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• Larteh-Akwapim
campus of
MountCrest
University College
• Former President John Agyekum Kufuor (M) detailing how Baroness Valerie Amos (2nd left), Directornof
School of Oriental and African Studies assured him of Britain's support should he declare the HIPC initiative while
Lawyer Kwaku Ansa-Asare, co-founder of MountCrest University College (left) and others look on in admiration
• Lawyer Victor Kodjogah
Adawudu
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THERE WAS drama in court
on Friday when one of the defence
lawyers in the case in
which Dr Fredrick Yao Mac
Palm and nine others have
been held for allegedly plotting to destabilise
the state went berserk to extend an
invitation to the police prosecutor for a
fight outside the Court if he claims “he is a
man”.
Lawyer Kodjogah Adawudu, who was
unhappy about remarks from the prosecution
led by Assistant Superindent of Police
ASP Sylvester Asare, expressed furious remarks
before the District Court Magistrate
Mrs Rosemond Dodua Agyiri.
ASP Asare, while responding to complaints
by defence counsel Mr Adawudu on
his cliaims that his client was refused a request
to be taken to the Police Hospital for
treatment instead of the BNI hospital,
asked the defence lawyer to be “careful”
with his utterance about the BNI.
Coup plot:
Lawyer,
prosecutor
clash
But this did not go down well with the
defence lawyer and reacted angrily, saying,
“What do you mean by that? If you are a
man, meet me outside the Court and I will
show you. What do you mean by I should
be careful.”
Magistrate Mrs Agyiri, however, intervened
and calmed down nerves.
• Lawyer Victor Kodjogah Adawudu
Police Hospital saga
On the issue that generated the heated
debate, the court ordered that the first accused
person, Dr Mac Palm, be sent to the
Police Hospital at all material times should
he require medical attention.
Application for disclosures refused
In a related development, the court dismissed
an application by defence lawyers
requesting for full disclosure of all the documents,
evidence and files the Prosecution
intends to rely on to establish their case
against the accused persons.
The Court indicated that since the case
is one to be tried by indictment, the District
Court could not ask the Prosecution to
make any disclosures at this time. The
Court ruled that disclosures would be made
at the High Court as soon as Indictment
proceedings were completed and the case
set down for trial.
The Court adjourned to February 6,
2020.
Background
Information about the foiled coup plot
first came to light in the
country on September
23, 2019, when the government
announced that
some persons had been
arrested after several
months of investigations.
The accused persons,
Dr. Fredrick Mac Palm
(1st Accused), Donyo
Kafui, aka Ezor, Bright
Alan Debrah Ofosu,
a.k.a Bright Alan Yeboah,
Col. Samuel Kodzo
Gameli, Gershong
Akpah, W.0.II Esther
Saan Dekuwine, and Cpl.
Seidu Abubakari.
The rest were L/Cpl.
Ali Solomon, L/Cpl.
Sylvester Akanpewon
and ACP Benjamin
Agordzo, and the accused
are suspected to
have masterminded a 15-
months plot to destabilize
the country and
possibly take over the
government of the Republic.
MountCrest, SOAS University launch TNE partnership
BY MUNTALLA INUSAH
muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh
THE SCHOOL of Oriental and
African Studies (SOAS) at the
University of London and the
MountCrest University College
(MCU) have entered into a
Transnational Education (TNE)
Partnership under which the two
universities will run joint programmes.
The TNE partnership involves
the delivery of truly international
degree programmes, contextualised
for Ghana, aimed at boosting
career mobility and building
capacity of local talent at both undergraduate
and postgraduate levels,
without students having to
leave the country for extensive period.
The TNE is also aimed to
bring UK Higher Education to
the doorstep of students on
Ghanaian soil.
The partnership was officially
launched at a durbar of the chiefs
and people of Larteh Akwapim
on Thursday. The event was also
in honour of Baroness Valerie
Amos, the Director of the SOAS,
University of London.
The durbar was the first of
The partnership was
officially launched
at a durbar of the
chiefs and people of
Larteh Akwapim on
Thursday.
three celebratory events held from
January 23-25, 2020 and it
brought together many distinguished
guests, including former
President John Agyekum Kufuor.
Fruitful partnership
Madam Amos, who was the
Guest of Honour, in her remarks,
said “I’m sure that this partnership
between SOAS and Mount-
Crest will produce inspiring
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Cabinet didn’t support
HIPC initially
BY MUNTALLA INUSAH
muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.c
om.gh
FORMER PRESIDENT
John Agyekum Kufuor has
said the decision for his
government to declare
Ghana an insolvent state
in the form of Highly Indebted
Poor Country (HIPC) was due to
the firm assurance he received from
two ladies from Britain, Baroness
Valerie Amos and Glean Short.
According to former President
Kufuor, “not even my cabinet readily
accepted” the decision for him
to declare Ghana as a HIPC nation
“because they said it was too demeaning
for a young government,
which took office in 2001, to go to
the public and admit the insolvency
of our country.
“But why I dared to stand firm
into virtually forcing my cabinet to
agree with me to go to parliament
to tell the nation that the government
was taking the initiative, I will
confess here that, was chiefly due to
the assurance I got from the ladies
from Britain that if Ghana will take
that step they will ensure that the
government of Britain will rally to
the support of Ghana,” he said.
• Ex-President Kufuor reveals
•Former President John Agyekum Kufuor
“Talking with these important people
about our economy, in a way I felt
forced to admit the dire situation of
our economy and once you admitted,
you were forced to logically say that
taking the initiative was the only
alternative thing to do.”
Mr Kufuor made this
known when he was addressing
a Grand Durbar
of Chiefs and
people of Akwapim for
the official launch of
the Transnational Education
Partnership Programme
between School
of Oriental and African
Studies (SOAS) and
Mount Crest University
College for an exchange
programme and to also
honour Baroness Valerie
Amos, Director of the
SOAS at the University
of London.
I felt forced to
declare HIPC
At the time he took
office in 2001, he said
“we just couldn’t bear
the burdens of our
debts internationally,
but cabinet didn’t support
it and not any of
our best known economists
would support it,
but I found that there
wasn’t any alternative to
admitting to the situation
that we were in a
way insolvent economically.
“I met a number of international
experts; for instance, the president of
the World Bank at the time and two
ladies, Glean Short and our Guest of
Honour, Baroness Valerie Amos.
“Talking with these important
people about our economy, in a way
I felt forced to admit the dire situation
of our economy and once you
admitted, you were forced to logically
say that taking the initiative was
the only alternative thing to do.”
£50 Million loans
indebtedness
He said in 2001 alone, the country
needed an amount of £50 million
to pay interest on loan
indebtedness to that country, Britain.
“Where were we going to get the
money from?” he asked rhetorically.
He said there were other interest
to pay for other creditors but for
that of Britain alone, Ghana needed
to find £50 million “to service our
indebtedness, so when I met the
ladies and they assured me that if we
will take this (HIPC) initiative,
Britain will come to the support of
Ghana to change the situation, to
lighten the burden on us, I came
back to meet my cabinet, and with
this secret up my sleeves, so I dared
the economists who were resisting
that if you wouldn’t go HIPC, give
me alternative and, of course, they
didn’t have any alternatives, so I instructed
the Finance Minister then,
to please go to Parliament and tell
the nation through parliament that
the president has decided to take the
HIPC initiative, which we did.”
Cancellation:
£50 Million loans
indebtedness
True to his word, he said, “soon
after we came out like that, Britain
was the first country to have virtually
cancelled the £50m we needed
to find, and that it opened the gate
for “our economic recovery and improvement
that I have come to associates
with.”
In his bid to show appreciation to
Baroness Amos, former president
Kufuor said he and his government
conferred on her the Order of the
Volta.

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•US Africa Command has increased troops protecting
the Manda Bay military base
US Africom denies Kenyan soldiers hid during attack
THE US military African command
has denied reports that
Kenyan soldiers hid in the grass
as militants of the Islamist
group al-Shabab attacked the
Manda Bay military base near
the Somali border.
The New York Times carried
an article this week that
claimed the Kenyan soldiers
took cover as al-Shabab fighters
stormed into the base,
named Camp Simba, and destroyed
an American surveillance
plane and the airfield.
One US military service
member and two contractors
were killed in the 5 January attack.
The article said that the performance
of Kenyan soldiers
during the attack had frustrated
their American colleagues.
But in a reply, the US Africa
command said the response by
US and Kenyan forces to the
attack was "timely and effective"
and helped to "reduce the
number of casualties and eliminated
the potential for further
damage". BBC
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World news in 4 stories
Uganda and Rwanda trade
insults in border row
The diplomatic feud
between Rwanda and
Uganda has spilled
over to Twitter where
top government officials
have exchanged
tough words.
The two East African neighbours
are locked in a row over security
and spying allegations.
Both countries had agreed to resolve
all issues between them in an
agreement signed in August 2019 in
Angola's capital, Luanda. But subsequent
talks have been pushed back
•Border crossings have been halted between Rwanda and Uganda
a few times.
On Thursday, Uganda's Minister
for Regional Affairs Philemon
Mateke tweeted that "nothing good
comes from signing a pact" with its
neighbour.
Rwanda's minister in charge of
the East African Community (EAC)
trade bloc Olivier Nduhungirehe responded
by telling his Ugandan
counterpart to "allow real diplomats
to do their job".
The tweets contained unfriendly
references to each other.
Rwanda closed its border with
Uganda in March 2019 and has restricted
movement of goods and
people between the two countries.
It recently gave Uganda a list of
200 names of citizens who it says
are illegally detained in Uganda and
should be released in order to ease
tensions between the two countries.
Uganda accuses Rwanda of deploying
intelligence agents in
Uganda and infiltrating Uganda's
security services. Uganda has continued
to arrest and deport dozens
of Rwandans. BBC
Brexit: EU leaders sign
UK withdrawal deal
THE HEADS of the European
Commission and Council
- Ursula von der Leyen and
Charles Michel - have signed
the Withdrawal Agreement,
ahead of the UK's exit from
the EU on 31 January.
The Queen approved it on
Thursday, and next Wednesday
the European Parliament is expected
to vote for it too.
The UK has agreed to
abide by EU rules during a
transition period until the end
of the year. By 2021 the UK
aims to have agreed a deal on
future ties.
Brexit ends 46 years in the
EU club.
After the document was
signed in Brussels it was taken
to Downing Street by EU and
UK officials, for signing by
UK Prime Minister Boris
Johnson, due later on Friday.
The agreement will then travel
back to Brussels, and a copy of
it will remain in London. Next
week's European Parliament
vote is seen as all but a formality,
after it was backed by the
parliament's constitutional affairs
committee on Thursday.
Mrs von der Leyen and
other senior EU figures are
sceptical about the UK government's
plan to negotiate a
comprehensive deal on future
relations before the end of
2020. They believe the
timetable for that is too tight.
BBC
•A historic moment for the EU- Signing off on the UK's exit
Trump impeachment prosecutor Adam Schiff becoming Exhibit A in president's defence
THE LAWMAKER walking U.S.
senators methodically through the
case for removing President Donald
Trump from office is also becoming
Exhibit A in efforts by the
president’s allies to defend him.
Over the first three days of
Trump’s impeachment trial, the
head of the House of Representatives
Intelligence Committee,
Adam Schiff, has led a team of
Democratic lawmakers serving as
prosecutors as they lay out their
evidence that Trump abused his
power by pressuring Ukraine to
•House Managers Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks next to Rep. Jerry
Nadler (D-NY) during a news conference
investigate former Vice President
Joe Biden, a leading 2020 Democratic
presidential contender.
Even a few of Trump’s fellow
Republicans have said Schiff has
made an effective case.
At the same time, Trump’s
lawyers and political allies have
made Schiff a central focus of
their efforts to defend the president
during his trial. When they
laid out their written case for why
Trump should be acquitted, the
president’s lawyers mentioned
Schiff ’s name almost 100 times.
They accused the congressman
of running an “unheard of procedure
that denied the president any
semblance of fair process,” accused
him of lying and of personally
orchestrating the
whistleblower complaint that led
to the impeachment probe.
Congressional Republicans
have intensified those critiques
since the start of Trump’s trial this
week, accusing him of misstating
the evidence against the president
and running a hasty and unfair investigation.
Reuters

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Editorial
Fix the drainage system to stem flooding
IN FIVE days’ time we would
be in February and it would not
be a surprise if the rains set in.
Obviously rains are good,
particularly for our rain-fed
agricultural activities and
controlling the dust in our
environment, yet for people
living in flood-prone areas
across the country rainfall is
dreaded.
This is because the cost of
flooding in terms of loss of
property and even life, as well as
the associated discomfort, is
huge and highly hated.
Sometimes people living at
safe places wonder why others
must live in flood-prone areas
and think that such people must
be left to suffer their perennial
misfortune or even die.
But should these people be
left to their fate? The DAILY
HERITAGE thinks the
answer to this overarching
question is a big NO. Why?
There are some property
owners suffering the brunt of
the deliberate misdeeds of their
neighbours, especially those
who fill up streams to divert
their courses onto other
people’s lands.
We are in country where
individuals mostly struggle to
put up structures so they can
have a place to lay their heads
and they sometimes do things
haphazardly. In some of such
instances, town and country
planning is ignored all because
the government has failed over
the years to be serious about
providing housing for the
citizenry, even if for sale to the
people.
Also, government agencies
that are supposed to ensure the
right thing is done in the
housing sector go to sleep and
wake up only to realize that
great harm has been done and
all they do is give orders: STOP
WORK; PRODUCE PERMIT;
REMOVE STRUCTURE etc.
The giving of orders is one
of the firefighting approaches
to solving the numerous
problems in the housing sector
and in most cases needless.
Can the authorities not be
proactive enough to stem some
of these cases as it is done in
other jurisdictions where these
men in authorities here travel
to?
As we have already said, very
soon the rains would come and
residents of Accra, for instance,
cannot see any sign of promises
given by the Minister of Works
and Housing on various
occasions in the past that the
drainage system would be fixed
to stem flooding.
Right now there are places in
Accra where gutters have been
de-silted but the silt is left in
heaps along the gutters. Also
the largest drain in the city, the
Odaw river, needs to be
dredged beyond Accra towards
the Eastern Region, from where
water flows into the Odaw but
so far this has not been done.
This is a great worry!
It is not too late for
something to be done so Mr
Minister, do something now to
fulfil your repeated promises.
After all, some of the people
who live at safe places have to
pass through flood-prone areas
to their homes.
MountCrest, SOAS University launch TNE partnership
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students and future academics
who will globally make positive
impact and lasting difference.”
On behalf of her staff, and
the delegation from SOAS,
Baroness Amos expressed her
gratitude to the chiefs of Larteh
for releasing the vast plot of
land for the new MountCrest
University campus at Larteh-
Akwapim.
She said that speaks to the
importance of tradition, community
and the strong commitment
to education, adding that
“this project will not have been
possible without the consistent
patience of Lawyer Kwaku
Ansa-Asare” whom she described
as “bold and very persistent
person.”
•Some guests at the launch
Africa in focus
According to her, SOAS has
a strong international reputation
and “we have members of our
faculty working on areas related
to Africa on the law, politics,
history, culture, African languages
and we have been doing
this for 1000 years.”
She explained further that,
SOAS has a “strong teaching,
strong research, a commitment
to excellent and the commitment
to working with power on
this continent to find solutions
to some of the difficult and intractable
problems but also
work together to develop the
capacity, the capability of the
people of the continent.”
She said “our values are
strong, connectivity across cultures,
communities, excellence
and finding solutions to global
challenges, grow capacity and
the strong commitment in deliv-
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Enough of oil - how about
resource on the streets?
BY SAMUEL ALESU-DORDZ
E
NOUGH OF the
gushing and blushing
over the Ghanaian
victory in the maritime
boundary dispute
between Ghana
and La Côte d’Ivoire. I have heard
some talk of taking active steps to
negotiate and delimit our boundaries
with Togo and so on.
That is all well and good. But
while we are at it, we need to remind
ourselves that we still have a
lot of resource battles to fight.
And the most important of
these battles has to do with the
boys and girls who for one reason
or the other have found themselves
on the street.
Take a moment, drive late at
night in Accra at about 11pm
over 12 pm and guess who you
are likely to find on the streetboys
and girls. These young ones
can be found doing a variety of
things.
They are either begging; or offering
to clean your windscreen or
selling gum or sweets. It is not
only at night. Look around traffic
in the mornings. You find children
of school age being held
hostage in broad day light by their
blind and disabled relatives. And
we are all looking on.
The invasion of the street by
these children at such late hours
should be a cause for concern.
Remember, human beings are
the most important resource on
the face of the earth. And that is
the reason we should stop gushing
about oil and all the prospects
it provides; and redirect our energies
towards getting as many children
as possible out of the roads.
These children, like all other
children, deserve a good life. And
we must find a way of making
that happen with or without
•The invasion of the street by the youth should be a cause for concern
parental support and presence.
There are lots of countries
without an ounce of our resource
wealth; and yet they are doing
well. They are leading in terms of
intellectual property and innovation.
Mindsets and education alone
have transformed landlocked
countries and arid landscapes into
financial hubs and food baskets.
Someone has to speak for
these kids. And I think it should
be fair to say we have not done
enough. I would not be the first
person to talk about child
streetism in Ghana. And hopefully
I would not be the last.
In writing this piece, I did
some google searches. A lot of
writing and commenting has been
done on this. I am just wondering
if it is worth writing more. What
we need is some form of action.
The future of this nation cannot
and should not be allowed to
be on the street. This is not right
and fair.
The state has an obligation towards
its children. The constitution
places the obligation to
ensure the well being of children
on their parents, the legislature
and the executive
The presence of the children
They are either begging; or offering to clean your windscreen
or selling gum or sweets. It is not only at night. Look around
traffic in the mornings. You find children of school age being
held hostage in broad day light by their blind and disabled relatives.
And we are all looking on.
clearly indicates a failure of the
social system.
The Constitution places the responsibility
on the Parliament of
Ghana to pass laws to ensure that
children and young persons receive
special protection against
exposure to physical and moral
hazards.
The Constitution also requires
the protection and advancement
of the family as the unit of society
all in the bid of promoting the
interest of children.
As if it is not enough, the
Constitution provides that every
child has the right to be protected
from engaging in work that constitutes
a threat to his health, education
or development.
Children are not supposed to
be subjected to torture or cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment
or punishment.
The Children’s Act further
provides that no person shall deprive
a child access to education,
immunization, adequate diet,
clothing, shelter, medical attention
or any other thing required
for his development.
I need not say much to prove
how helpless our authorities and
the state have been in the face of
these flagrant and evil treatments
being meted out to the young
ones.
Yes, it is true that parental responsibility
has failed. But so also
has the state. If we had a solid
state and social welfare system, as
we are supposed to, these children
will at the very least have an opportunity
to decent life, but no.
They are definitely not our priority.
And we are wasting their
sweet and precious lives away.
It cannot be business as usual.
There is no moral, social or intellectual
justification for the presence
of these young ones on the
road. Heaven knows the risks and
dangers that they have to live up
with on a daily basis.
And if we wouldn’t want that
for ourselves and our children,
why should we for a moment
stand by and watch that happen
to others.
We can do better than we are
doing right now. The future of
this country is literally wasting
away on the streets. How long can
we look on?
Yes, it is true that
parental responsibility
has failed.
But so also has
the state. If we
had a solid state
and social welfare
system, as
we are supposed
to, these children
will at the very
least have an opportunity
to decent
life, but no.

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Steps for coping with harmattan
• Take lots of water
Because of the dryness experienced
and the hotness of the
day, the body loses a lot of water.
Taking a lot of water keeps your
throat and mouth moistened.
• Step up your
nutrition
Take nutritional supplements
like Vitamin C
• Stay warm
Wear protective clothing during
the day and at night. Asthmatics
or those with chronic
respiratory conditions should pay
special attention to their health.
• Step up your hygiene
Sneeze into your arms, not
hands, by preventing the spread
of viruses and other infectious
agents to and from people.
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Good nutrition enhances academic
performance - Ghana Health Service
THE DIRECTOR of Health
Services in the Oti Region has
said good nutrition enhances academic
performance of children
and contribute to their lifelong
health and well-being.
Dr Emmanuel Dzotsi said,
“Healthy students are better learners”
adding that schools must not
only be seen as centres for academic
learning but also supportive
venues for the provision of
essential health education and
services for children to improve
on their health.
The Director, who was speaking
at stakeholders meeting on the
“Nutrition-Friendly Schools Programme”
in Ho, said it had been
acknowledged that schools were
the ideal places for children and
youth to observe and learn about
healthy eating and nutrition.
He said paying attention to the
health and nutrition of school
children was paramount as childhood
and adolescence were
known to be critical periods for
health and development.
Physiological needs for nutrients
and consumption of diet of
high nutritional quality also increased
during those periods.
Dr Dzotsi said malnutrition in
girls contributed to increased
morbidity and mortality associated
with pregnancy and delivery,
and the increased risk of delivering
low birth-weight babies, which
also contributed to the intergenerational
cycle of malnutrition.
He said a healthy and balanced
lifestyle was important for children
because optimal eating patterns
and habits developed early
in life were more likely to be
maintained and have a significant
influence on health and well-being
in adulthood.
Thus, it reduced the risk of
chronic ailments such as cardiovascular
diseases, cancer, and type
II diabetes.
He maintained that healthy dietary
intake and improved physical
activity during childhood and
adolescence also reduced the risk
of immediate nutrition-related
health problems of primary concern
to school children, namely
under-nutrition, over-nutrition including
obesity and dental caries.
He said, though, there was a
steady decline in most malnutrition
indicators at the national
level, Ghana “is still confronted
with the triple burden of malnutrition:
the coexistence of stunting,
overweight/obesity, and
micronutrient deficiencies.”
Madam Enyonam Afi
Amafuga, the Volta Regional Director
of Education, said issues of
health and education could be
found at the core of human development,
however, the latter
would be handicapped if the former
was weak.
She said it was, therefore, important
for stakeholders to pay serious
attention to the health issues
of children because education delivery
could be optimal if health
issues were not ignored by stakeholders
but rather addressed thoroughly.
She said when school children
were given right nutritional meals
in schools it would go a long way
to keep them in good health for
the academic exertion required of
them and therefore urged all
stakeholders to ensure that
schools become profound nutrition-conscious
centres for the
benefit of children.
Richard Ahiagbede, the Director
of Environmental Health for
Volta and Oti Regions, urged
stakeholders in the educational
sector to pay attention to schools’
environment by ensuring that it
was kept clean at all times to prevent
diseases.
He said nutritional meals could
be provided to school children
but if the environment was not
kept clean the food would be contaminated
thereby defeating the
purpose of the initiative.
Source:GNA
Girls must abstain from early sex to avoid cervical cancer
•Miss Rose Eduful,
Miss Rose Eduful, the Principal
Nursing Officer of the Korle-Bu
Teaching Hospital (KBTH) Reproductive
Health Centre, has
urged teenage girls to abstain
from early sexual activity to reduce
the risk of getting cervical
cancer in the future.
She said research has proven
that abstaining from early sex
was one way of reducing cervical
cancer, the most common cancer
among women in Ghana.
Ms Eduful made this known
to the Ghana News Agency
(GNA) in an interview in Accra.
She said the human papilloma
virus (HPV), which caused cervical
cancer, was acquired through
skin to skin contact with someone
who had the virus during sexual
intercourse.
She said once infected, the
virus could stay in the host for
about 10 to 15 years before symptoms
start to show.
“Symptoms include; offensive
discharge from the vagina, blood
flow after normal menstrual period,
during or after sexual intercourse
and women in their
menopausal age who bleed, prolonged
back pains, loss of weight
among others,” Madam Eduful
added.
She said it was for that reason
that the facility would be embarking
on a three month cervical
cancer awareness campaign starting
on January 24, 2020 to screen
more women and girls.
The screening, which normally
costs Ghc150.00 would be at a
discounted rate of Ghc80 to be
able to screen more women.
"Also the HPV vaccination,
which was GHC 300 is reduced
to GHC200 to allow more
women to vaccinate as preventive
measures," she added.
Ms Eduful said after three
years of sexual exposure, every
woman should have a cervical
cancer test, while teenagers from
nine to 14 years who had not
been initiated to sex should be
given the vaccine to prevent them
from getting the HPV infection.
She said teenage girls, not engaged
in any sexual activity would
be 100 per cent immunised when
they go for vaccination.
"Women who are already engaged
in sexual activity however,
havw 70 per cent chances hence,
the need for them to get screened
at least once every three years, Ms
Eduful added.
She advised women who experience
any of the symptoms to
visit the health centre for medical
examination adding that some of
the risk factors of developing cervical
cancer included; the human
papilloma virus (HPV), low socioeconomic
status, smoking, marrying
before age 18 years, young age
at the first coitus, multiple sexual
partners, multiple sexual partners
of spouse, and multiple childbirths.
The Cancer Advocate said too
many women were dying of cervical
cancer, and every woman
needed examination to reduce the
deaths.
She said statistics indicated
that 3,000 cervical cancer cases
were recorded annually with more
than half of those diagnosed not
surviving due to late reporting.
"But the good thing is that the
situation can be averted when detected
early and therefore the
screening is necessary," she
added.
She revealed that the Greater
Accra Regional Hospital Ridge
and other public and private facilities
would be embarking on a
campaign and urged women to
take advantage and get screened.
Cervical cancer is a major public
health issue causing increasing
morbidity and mortality globally.

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Ali-Gabass appointed tutor
at UCC’s Nsawam
prison campus
NEWS DESK REPORT
THE NSAWAM prison promises to be
an interesting place for inmates following
the inauguration of University of Cape
Coast campuses there.
What is even more interesting is the
appointment of imprisoned medical
doctor, Sulley Ali-Gabass, as a tutor at
the UCC new campus at the Nsawam
prisons.
Dr Ali-Gabass’ appointment follows
last Saturday’s matriculation of 59
inmates of the Nsawam medium-security
to study as distance students of the UCC.
Dr Ali-Gabass, together with lecturers
of UCC and Prison officers, as well as
inmates with professional skills, are
expected to help in the successful
running of the Plan Volta Foundation’s
project to allow long-term serving
inmates to enrol on UCC’s Distance
Learning Programme, the news website
reports.
Ali-Gabass was once a medical doctor
at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital
in the Western Region before his
incarceration in 2015 for 25 years for
sodomising a 16-year-old senior high
schoolboy.
He has since been imparting
knowledge to his fellow inmates at the
Nsawam Prisons, so his appointment
appears to be a shot in the arm.
•Sulley Ali-Gabass,
Dr Ali-Gabass,
together with lecturers
of UCC and Prison
officers, as well as
inmates with
professional skills, are
expected to help in
the successful running
of the Plan Volta
Foundation’s project
to allow long-term
serving inmates to
enrol on UCC’s
Distance Learning
Programme, the news
website reports.
Sit up else…
BY IVAN HEATHCOTE – FUMADOR
THE ASANTEHENE,
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II,
has sent the strongest
signal to the Kumasi
Metropolitan Assembly
that his stool will not
hesitate to withdraw its financial
support to the assembly if it
continues performing abysmally in the
delivery of its mandate.
This was contained in a fiery
address delivered by the Bantamahene,
Baffour Amankwatia VI, at the
swearing-in of assembly members of
the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.
The clearly disturbed chief, who
did not mince words, decried the rate
of decadence and mismanagement of
the city, describing the metropolitan
authority as a total failure.
He recounted the congestion of
the Central Business District, the
engulfing filth, uncoordinated siting of
structures, and haphazard parking of
BY PHILIP ANTOH
philip.antoh@dailyheritage.com
THE CHIEF of Twifo Kotokye
in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District
in the Central Region, Nana
Asamoah IV, is calling on the
government to immediately
upgrade the road that links Twifo
Praso to Dunkwa-on-Offin in the
Central Region to aid movement
of persons, goods and service.
The traditional ruler explained
that due to the bad nature of the
road, traders and other business
people refused to travel to the
area to buy farm produce, making
the produce to go to waste,
thereby making the farmers suffer
untold financial hardship.
He said even when buyers
came in, drivers charged them
high fares due to the bad nature
of the road, and “so, the buyers
pay ridiculously low prices for the
items they buy here citing the
high fares that make it difficult
for them to just break even.”
Listing other problems
associated with the bad road,
Nana Asamoah said it was
difficult transporting sick people
to the hospital, and the worst of
it all was that “pregnant women
who ply this road risk losing their
•Otumfuo warns KMA
•Otumfuo Asantehene Osei Tutu II
vehicles by
transport
operators as
some of the
biggest
challenges that
the assembly
had allowed to
go in Kumasi
with impunity.
Baffour
Amankwatia
VI fumed,
“with all
sincerity
before God,
nothing works
properly in
Kumasi and
the KMA boss
who is sitting
close to me
knows it.
Everybody
does what they
want.”
“Our
Twifo Kotokye chief worried about hardship
•The bad nature of Twifo Kotokye road inset some elders at Twifo Kotokye palace
pregnancy or having premature
delivery”.
The chief said currently
pedestrian walkways have been taken
over by hawkers. Commercial drivers
have left their stations picking up
passengers from all places and
creating a mess. Stalls have been
erected haphazardly taking away the
beauty of plush settlements like
Nhyieso,” the Bantama Chief went
on.
He disclosed that Manhyia and its
council of chiefs are so furious with
the state of the city and had even
begun contemplating withdrawing the
55% of stool land revenues that it
generously advances to the assembly
to carry out its developmental
projects.
“The way we the chiefs are wild, if
you are not careful we will withdraw
our 55% stool land revenues from the
assembly and develop Kumasi
ourselves and you know that when the
Opemsuo speaks, it is final,” he dared.
Baffour Amankwatia VI charged
the assembly members to be goaloriented
and serious about cleaning up
the mess in the Kumasi Metropolis.
vehicles that risked using the
road broke down frequently
while dust covered the
passengers.
“What we are saying is that
the government by all means
must upgrade the road before
elections, if not, no politician
will embark on political
campaign in the town,” he
stated.
Speaking to the DAILY
HERITAGE at Kotokye
during the inauguration of
linguists and other elders to
assist the chief and the queen
in steering the affairs of the
town.
He said the linguists would
represent the chief and the
queen on many occasions as
they help them in managing the
affairs of the town.
The chief also called on the
Ministry of Health to
immediately post a midwife to
the Twifo Kotokye clinic to boost
delivery in the area.
I did not personally benefit from
purchase of cyber-security
machine - Former NCA boss
A FORMER Director-General of
the National Communication
Authority says he never
benefitted personally from the
purchase of the cyber security
machine meant to secure the
country’s cyber space.
William Tetteh Tevie said
when the Police conducted
investigations into his personal
accounts, no adverse report was
found.
According to Tevie he had
never in his life stolen anything,
anybody or money belonging to
the state and the charge of
stealing preferred against him by
the state really hurt him.
Tevie said this when he
opened his defence at his trial
with others for causing financial
loss to the state among other
charges at an Accra High Court
He was giving his evidence in
chief in respect of the four
million cyber security equipment
allegedly purchase to fight
terrorism and for cyber security
in the country in the year 2016.
Led by Mr. Godwin Edudzie
Tamakloe, his defence counsel,
Tevie said when the incident
happened he gave his bank
account details to the Police but
“they did not come out with
adverse findings against me,” he
told the court presided over by
Mr. Justice Eric Kyei Baffour, a
Court of Appeal judge sitting
with additional responsibility as a
High Court Judge.
The former Director-General
of NCA denied that he and the
other accused conspired to steal
from the state and also caused
financial loss to the state through
the purchase of the Pergasus
machine.
“We couldn’t have caused
financial loss if the said machine
was purchased, tested and handed
over to the state.”
According to him, if he had
stolen from the state, the said
Pergasus machine would not have
been purchased and same be in
the custody of the state.
“I couldn’t have stolen any
money. If I did, the equipment
would not have been here, same
be housed in a house of the
National Security Council
Secretariat.”
He intimated that he also did
not use his office for personal
gains, adding that I never took
state funds by signing cheques for
the payment for the machine
Tevie said that he was not the
only signatory to the NCA
accounts and the purported
cheques indicated that he and one
Dr Ani, Director of Finance
signed for the payment of the
cyber security machine.
According to him, although
the NCA did not have space on
cybersecurity issues, the
authority’s Engineering
“I couldn’t have
stolen any money.
If I did, the
equipment would
not have been
here, same be
housed in a house
of the National
Security Council
Secretariat.”
Department handled such
matters.
The former Director General
of NCA debunked the assertion
of the state that the 2016 budget
of the NCA did not capture the
purchase of the cyber security
equipment.
He recalled the Director of
Finance of the NCA, a
prosecution witness, indicated to
the court that there were some
variations in the said budget and
the machine’s purchase was
captured.
Tevie said the Directors of
Engineering and Finance of the
NCA were aware and involved in
the purchase of the machine and
there were board minutes to that
effect.
According to Tevie prior to
joining the NCA there was a
letter from Mr. Yaw Donkor, the
then Director of the National
Security, requesting for the
support for the purchase of the
cyber security machine.
He recalled that he was
invited to the National Security
Council Secretariat conference
room where demos of the said
machine viewed by him, some
security operatives and
representatives of the Israeli firm,
NSO.
The former Director General
of NCA said the Authority
realized that security had moved
into the country’s digital space
and it was also important that the
National Security also start
looking into that arena.
He explained that in July 2015
that he joined the NCA, there
were a lot of disruptions in
relation to terrorism in Nigeria,
and Burkina Faso hence Ghana
also needed to put things in place
to curtail terrorism.
Tevie said the machine could
protect Ghana’s cyberspace and
detect the footprints of terrorists.
GNA

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CURRENCY PARIS CODE BUYING SELLING
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RATES Pound Sterling GBPGHS
7.1810
7.1904
Euro
GBPGHS
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Producer price inflation rise to 13.0%
BY ROSEMOND BOATENG ADDAI
Rosemond.adjetey@yahoo.com
THE PRODUCER
Price Index (PPI)
that measures the
average change over
time in the prices received
by domestic
producers for the production of
their goods and services for the
month of December 2019 went
up to 13.0%.
The PPI and corresponding inflation
rates are presented for all
industries with a breakdown for
three major sub-sectors, namely
mining and quarrying, manufacturing
and utilities.
The rate for December is 3.1
percentage point increase in producer
inflation relative to the rate
recorded in November 2019 with
9.9%.
Mrs Araba Forson, Deputy
Government Statistician of Ghana
Statistical Service, at a press briefing
in Accra, explained that the
monthly change in producer price
index between November 2019
and December 2019 was 1.5%.
For mining and quarrying, she
said the producer inflation rate decreased
by 0.2 percentage point
over the November 2019 rate of
33.9% to record 33.7% in December
2019.
He added that for manufacturing,
which constitutes more than
two-thirds of total industry, increased
by 4.3 percentage points
to record 8.8%.
“During the month of December
2019, five out of the 16 major
groups in the manufacturing subsector
recorded inflation higher
than the sector average of 8.8%,”
he explained.
The Statistician added that
manufacture of machinery and
equipment not else classified
recorded the highest inflation rate
of 24.7%, while manufacture of
wood and of products of wood
and cork recorded the least inflation
rate of 0.8%.
He also explained that the utilityies
sub-sector recorded inflation
rate of 12.8% for December 2019,
indicating a slight increase of 0.2
percentage point over the November
2019 rate of 12.6%.
EIB Network’s Francisca Dickson Arhin for IFEJ award
GHONE TELEVISON’S business
reporter Francisca Dickson
Arhin has been shortlisted for the
2019 edition of the annual business
and financial journalism
awards by the Institute of Financial
and Economic Journalists
(IFEJ).
Her shortlist was confirmed
following a release issued by IFEJ
and signed by its president, Mr
Rayborn Bulley.
According to Mr Bulley, the
annual awards, which is known as
Flamingo Awards, was instituted
to reward business and financial
journalists and editors for their
good and high-quality coverage in
the area of business and finance.
The affable and hardworking
Ms Arhin would be contending
with other potential award nominees
on the night of the awards.
Other nominees
A five-member Jury under the
chairmanship of Professor John
Gatsi, settled on the following as
potential award winners across the
various business categories.
Mrs Ama Achia Amankwah
Baafi (Graphic Business); Mr
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, (The
African Eye Report), Kwabena
Adu Koranteng (New Crusading
Guide), Ms Jessica Acheampong
(Graphic Business); and Emmanuel
Bruce (Graphic Business).
The rest are Maclean Kwofie
• Francisca Dickson Arhin
(Graphic Business), Mr Charles
Benoni Okine (Graphic Business),
Mr Malvin James Dadzie (New
Crusading Guide), Kester Korankye
(Graphic Busines) and
Adnan Adams (Economic Times).
The 2019 Awards is partnered
by the World Bank Group, the
Ghana Stock Exchange, MTN,
Voltic Ghana, Accra Brewery
Limited and Melcom Group. Others
are GCB Bank, Stanbic Bank,
Vivo Energy Ghana, Bank of
Ghana and Inkit.
The event is slated for Friday,
February 7, at the Christ the King
Parish (King of Kings Hall), opposite
the Jubilee House in Accra.
The theme for the awards ceremony
is ‘Towards Agribusiness
and Sustainable Development
Goals’.
About IFEJ
The Institute of Financial and
Economic Journalists (IFEJ) was
formed in 1990 to help develop
the skills of journalists in business
and financial reporting.
One of the objectives of the
institute is to advance the study,
development and application of
improved financial and economic
communication methods through
appropriate hands-on approaches
and platforms.
Over the past years, the Institute
had lived up to this objective
and positioned itself as an effective
organisation that provides
and promotes co-operation, common
understanding and exchange
of ideas in the field of economic
and financial journalism.
This objective enabled members
of the Institute to attend various
workshops, seminars,
roundtable discussions with captains
of industry and commence
as well as with government and
non-governmental organisations
on other aspects of the economy.
One of the objectives
of the institute
is to advance the
study, development
and application of
improved financial
and economic communication
methods
through appropriate
hands-on approaches
and platforms.

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Politics
Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about
anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for
yourself —Henry James
I’ll never derail Ghana’s peace
•ACP Agordzo write
BY KOBINA WELSING
ASSISTANT COM-
MISSIONER of Police
(ACP) Benjamin
Agordzo has stated
that he will never do
anything that will derail
the peace that Ghana is enjoying.
ACP Agordzo made the comments
after he was released from police
custody on Thursday, days after
he was granted a GHc500,000 bail by
the Criminal Division of the Accra
High Court, presided over by Justice
Charles Ekow Baiden.
ACP Agordzo has been accused of
offering assistance to alleged coup
plotters and was charged with abetment
to commit treason. He was finally
granted bail on Tuesday after
over three months in being in police
custody.
On his Facebook page, ACP
Agordzo thanked his friends and supporters
for believing in him all these
months.
“I like to assure those who have
believed in me that I believe in democratic
values such as rule of law,
human rights and constitutional rule.
These are the things that drive the
passion in me.
“Having spent about 6 years of
my life in peacekeeping missions in
Sudan, Somalia and Haiti and witnessed
how conflicts have ravaged
those counties, I will be the last person
to do anything to derail the strides
we’ve made in democratic development,”
he stated.
Below is the unedited statement
by ACP Benjamin Agordzo
Home at last
Dear colleagues and friends, just to
inform you that I’m finally home reunited
with my family after almost
three months incarceration at BNI,
Ministries Police cells and IGP’s custody.
•ACP/Dr Agordzo
It’s been a whole world of experience
and I like to thank God for
bringing me this far; my counsel and
his team for standing by me with their
knowledge and skills in
law practice; and those of
you who believed in me
and supported me in various
ways. My special
thanks go to my wife,
family and the Chiefs and
people of Vakpo for their
massive support. I appreciate
you all.
I was particularly
strengthened by the fact
that even thousands who
had never set eyes on me
believed that I couldn’t
have done what I was
being accused of. These
sentiments were expressed
in various social
media platforms.
*For the millions who
silently went on their
knees regularly to intervene for me,
God richly bless you. Your prayers
were not in vain. I know you’ll continue
to remember me in your prayers.
The Lord of hosts is on our side and
it’s not over until it’s over.
I like to assure those who have believed
in me that I believe in democratic
values such as rule of law,
human rights & constitutional rule.
These are the things that drive the
passion in me.
Having spent about 6 years of my
life in peace keeping missions in
Sudan, Somalia and Haiti and witnessed
how conflicts have ravaged
those counties, I will be the last person
to do anything to derail the strides
we’ve made in democratic development.
Be assured that I love my country
so dearly I can never ever do anything
to disturb the relative peace we enjoy
in Ghana.
This is what I stand for and I’ll
never exchange this for anything else
Thank you one more time and
God bless. Still counting on your
prayers.
PARLIAMENT OF GHANA
FOURTH SESSION OF PARLIAMENT
(COMMENCEMENT) INSTRUMENT, 2020
KNOW YE ALL MEN that in exercise of the powers conferred on the Speaker by clause (1) of
article 112 of the Constitution, I, Joseph Osei-Owusu, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, by
this Constitutional Instrument, appoint Parliament House, Accra, to be the place, and ten o'-
clock in the forenoon of Tuesday, 28th January, 2020 to be the time at which the Fourth Session
of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic shall commence.
Given under my hand this 14th day of January 2020, in the Office of the Speaker.
Hon. Joseph Osei-Owusu
(First Deputy Speaker)

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Domelevo seeks more
time to file defence
BY KWAME ACHEAMPONG
AUDITOR-GEN-
ERAL (A-G)
Daniel Yao
Domelovo is asking
Senior Minister
Yaw Osafo-Maafo
for more time to access, collate
and file evidence and documents
based on which his disallowance
and surcharge decision was taken
against Osafo-Maafo and four
other public officers.
Mr Domelovo failed to file the
said documents in the High Court
14 days after service of the appeal
filed by Mr Osafo-Maafo and the
four others contrary to the provisions
of the applicable law which
deems such conduct contempt of
the High Court.
This prompted the Senior Minister
and the others to comply
with the law by citing the A-G for
contempt of the Accra High
Court. Subsequent to the publication
of the contempt application,
the A-G, in a letter sighted by
Starr News, was seeking “further
•Daniel Yao Domelovo, Auditor-General (A-G)
period
of 14 days” to file his response.
Background
The government on September
26, 2017 signed a contract with
Kroll Associates for some professional
services.
The contract was signed on behalf
of the government by Mr
Maafo.
The contract was to take effect
from February 2017.
The opposition National Democratic
Congress (NDC), for instance,
at a recent press conference,
stated that the contract “was
curiously awarded to Kroll Associates
based on an expression of interest
by the company.”
“Based on the expression of
interest, the contract was eventually
awarded on sole sourcing
basis without prior approval from
the Public Procurement Authority
(PPA) contrary to the dictates of
the Public Procurement Act 2003
(Act 663) as amended,” the NDC
stated.
According to the NDC, it is
“following the letter from the Auditor
General demanding proof of
approval from PPA failure of
which the Senior Minister stands
liable for surcharge, that the Office
of the Senior Minister released
some documents
purporting to show PPA approval
for the contract.”
A letter dated November 14,
2017 and addressed to the Minister
for National Security showed
sole-sourcing approval by the
PPA. This purported approval
went to the National Security
Council Secretariat and not the
Senior Minister, the NDC argued
at its press conference.
According to the NDC, the
sole-sourcing approval by PPA
conveyed to the National Security
Council Secretariat was done and
communicated on November 14,
2017 and that it was notable that
the contract to Kroll was awarded
on September 26, 2017 with a
retroactive effective date of February
13, 2017. This simply reveals
that the Kroll Associate
contract awarded by the Senior
Minister did not receive prior approval
from the PPA, the NDC alleged.
“This is in clear violation of
the Public Procurement Act,
which calls for the immediate
prosecution of all involved, including
the Senior Minister.
“Following the Auditor-General’s
intensified steps to reclaim
the illegal payment from the Senior
Minister, certain back-door
machinations are being engineered
to have him removed,” the NDC
General Secretary, Mr Johnson
Asiedu Nketia, said at the press
conference.
Sam George to petition Local Government Minister
over government appointees
MR NARTEY Sam George,
Member of Parliament for the
Ningo-Prampram, says he would
petition the Local Government
Minister over the number of government
appointees to the Assembly.
Mr Sam George, during the inaugural
service of the Ningo-
Prampram District Assembly,
indicated that the government appointees
were supposed to be
seven instead of 10.
He explained that the number
did not conform to the 30 per
cent required in accordance with
Act 242 (D) of the 1992 constitution.
According to him, "Since the
Assembly has 22 elected members,
one MP and one District Chief
Executive, we will have a total of
24 therefore 30 percent of that
will be 7.2".
He added that since the constitution
stipulated that the appointees
should not be more than
30 percent, it was obvious that the
•Mr Nartey Sam George
Mr Doku added
that the MP's calculation
was inaccurate
as his
checks with the
consultant of the
Ministry indicated
that the number
must be 10 not
seven saying that
had always been
the norm.
appointees should be seven
rather than the 10 as sworn in.
He therefore announced
that he would officially notify
the sector Minister about the
anomaly adding that there was
a High Court ruling on a similar
issue.
Mr Jonathan Teye Doku,
Ningo-Prampram District
Chief Executive, addressing
the issue, said the MP verbally
raised the issue but he asked
him to put it in official writing
which he was yet to do.
Mr Doku added that the
MP's calculation was inaccurate
as his checks with the consultant
of the Ministry indicated
that the number must be 10
not seven saying that had always
been the norm.
He therefore challenged the
MP to petition the Ministry
over the matter or resort to the
law courts for intervention.
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My crush
inspired my
‘Fantasy’ —
Tecknikal
BY ERICA ARTHUR
PROMISING COLUMBUS,
Ohio-based Ghanaian artist,
Tecknikal, born Earl Owusu
Ansah, says his latest and
first single under Extrial
Music label dubbed ‘Fantasy’ was inspired
by his crush.
According to the young artiste, who
is signed by Mugeez of R2BEES unto
the record label dubbed ‘Extrial Music’,
“‘Fantasy’ was inspired by a crush I had
on someone a while back. Funny
enough, I chose the title based on how
much I used to dream about her. She
became the girl of my fantasies so it
made sense to call the song that.”
In an interview on Livefm on a show
dubbed ‘Livefromthecapital’ hosted by
JKD, Tecknikal also disclosed that he is
most likely to drop a new banger
dubbed ‘Tuozafi’ after a Ghanaian meal
made from maize, which is his favourite
food.
Tecknikal also says he best fits in the
group that supports 100% authentic
music, especially to the class that is not
limited by the music genres such that he
can be called a multi-genre artiste because
he likes to experiment a lot, and is
always ready to showcase his versatility
on different sounds.
“The official music video is out on
YouTube via Extrial Music, and I can
guarantee it’s worth the watch,” he said.

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Morgan Heritage enlists topnotch
acts for April 4 iJAM Festival
GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING
Morgan Heritage has announced
that it has enlisted international superstars
for its iJAM Music Festival
with the tagline ‘Where Impact
Meets Music’, which comes off on April 4, this
year.
Morgan Heritage comprises Roy “Gramps”
Morgan, Peter “Peetah” Morgan and Memmalatel
“Mojo” Morgan, and they say the one-day festival
features international music superstars performing
a spectrum of genres including Reggae, Rock,
R&B, Soca, Latin.
They add that the debut iJAM Music Festival
is its debut and takes place at Orlando’s Tinker
Field on Saturday, April 4. Tickets went on sale to
the general public on Friday January 10, 2020.
The group says besides entertainment, the festival
will bring awareness through music and
maintain a sound mind, body and soul.
Headlined by Morgan Heritage, dubbed the
Royal Family of Reggae, the iJAM Music Festival
presents a star-studded lineup including Busy Signal
(Dancehall & Reggae), Less Than Jake (Ska
Punk), Baha Men (Junkanoo & Pop), Marcia Griffiths
(Reggae), Boris Bilbraut (formerly of Cultura
Profética), Pumpa (Soca), Gondwana (Latin),
Laza Morgan (Reggae & Pop), Jemere Morgan
(Reggae, Pop & Hip-Hop), Esh x Schief (Alternative/Acoustic),
Sailor Jane (Reggae & Soul) and
many more.
Festival benefits
The family-friendly festival will also include international
fare, holistic experiences, Health &
Wellness purveyors and Clean the World soap education
and a Kidz Zone.
The Morgan brothers say iJAM Music Festival
patrons will experience the true meaning of “One
• Morgan Heritage,music group
Love.”
"The iJAM Music Festival is a brilliant idea
brought to Central Florida by the legendary Morgan
Heritage. How can you not be a part of it?
With such an array of artists from different genres,
and iHeartMedia’s ability to reach the masses
to promote this event, it’s a win-win combo for
our community. We look forward to watching this
event grow each year and seeing just how much
of a positive impact it has on our little piece of
the world and how we can show our commitment
to One Love!", said Supa Dave, iHeartMedia
Event Sales & Production Manager/On-Air Talent.
“When Morgan Heritage and Central Florida
Deals approached us about being a part of the
iJAM Music Festival, we knew immediately that it
would be a great fit,” says Shawn Seipler, Founder
and Chief Executive Officer of Clean the World.
“This festival is an opportunity to raise awareness,
build social impact, and serve the community.
We are honoured to partner with this
talented family group of Grammy award winning
performers to spread love to those in need,” he
said.
Sharing a thought on the partnership the Morgan
Heritage Foundation has entered into with
Clean the World, Mojo Morgan said, “Through
our partnership, our goal is to bring awareness
about Clean the World’s mission to save millions
of people with proper hygienic health.”
“By recycling soap and other discarded hygiene
products, Clean the World saves lives with
items that traditionally end up in landfills. The
lives of thousands of children under the age of
five years are cut short due to infections and diseases
that are preventable. Since 2009, Clean the
World has distributed over 53 million bars of
soap, hygiene kits and other wash supplies and
provided aid to over 10 million people in 127
countries,” said Morgan Heritage Foundation.
Background
Since their formation in the early 90’s, unwavering
philanthropic ideals have always been at
the forefront of activities of Morgan Heritage.
Remaining faithful to their fundamentals, the
Royal Reggae brothers have woven together their
music and principles and orchestrated a musical
mission, which is the iJAM Music Festival. From
Africa to America, these benevolent brothers
continue to embrace their sense of duty and aspire
to spread the word of humanitarian causes.
To further their mission, The Morgan Heritage
Foundation aims to facilitate and create programs
that provide a clear path to success for the
youthm which is why they have partnered with
Clean the World, a non-profit, global-health organization
committed to improving the quality of
life for vulnerable communities around the world
through water, sanitation and hygiene for all those
affected by poverty, homelessness, and humanitarian
or natural crises.
Helping mothers is my ultimate goal — Vanessa Gyan
TV AND RADIO personality
Vanessa Gyan says making an impact
in the lives of Ghanaian mothers
will forever be her ultimate goal.
She said this following the success
of the fifth edition of her maternal
health awareness initiative
dubbed ‘The Post-pregnancy Boujie
Express’.
The initiative, which is under her
Sincerely Vee Foundation, was held
on December 20, 2019 at Korle-Bu
• Vanessa Gyan, (2nd L) presenting a gift to some of the mothers
Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra.
The programme hosted 200 expectant
and postpartum mothers to
a day filled with education, support,
guidance and love.
Among key speakers at the event
were actress Sonia Ibrahim, TV personality
Roselyn Felli, CEO of
Loaves & Fish Consulting Agency,
Babette Van Aalst, Yasmin Sangari
Botchway, CEO of EduCom World,
Emmanuel Nyame Asaa of GOWA,
‘The Ask A Midwife’ GH team and
Access Bank.
From self-care, how to get back
into the workforce to the importance
of saving, speakers connected
with patrons of the event, reassuring
them they were not alone on the
journey of motherhood.
They were also were thrilled to
hear about the partnership between
‘The Post Pregnancy Boujie Express’
and EduCom World and How To Be
Global, under which children of single
mothers would be granted educational
scholarships.
“No child should be left behind
due to their family’s financial status.
Collaborating with EduCom World
and How To Be Global is a dream
come true as we support the
younger generation in receiving the
education they deserve,” Vanessa
said.
The event was catered for by
April’s Touch, and patrons went
home with packages from Tree of
Life, Molfix, Kare Products, Faytex
Sanitary, Mongo Slade, Ahaban
GLF, Naaviq Company Limited,
Cheers & Tiers and Kasapreko.
“Thanks to the support of
Medak General Supply, the maternity
ward at Korle-Bu Teaching
Hospital was gifted with 40-bed
mats while premature diapers were
donated to the NICU. Thanks to
Ghandour Cosmetics, financially
strapped mothers and their newborns
were discharged,” Vanessa disclosed.
“I can’t thank our sponsors
enough for their endless support
and my team for going above and
beyond to make sure we continue to
put smiles on the faces of Ghanaian
mothers. It’s all about the woman
fully taking control of her life while
learning how to balance motherhood,
family life, career and self-care
while also championing SDG Goals
3, 4, 6, & 9,” she added.

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GFA holds
maiden ‘Meet
the Press’ today
THE GHANA Football
Association
(GFA) will interact
with the press in a
new program it has
instituted dubbed the ‘GFA Meet
the Press’ series.
The series will be a quarterly
media interaction program where
the GFA President, Executive
Council Members, the General
Secretary, Departmental and Committee
heads and other key officials
will be present to interact
with the media.
The maiden edition comes off
on Monday, January 27, 2020, at
the Conference Room of Exim
Bank in Accra at 11:00 a.m.
The GFA President, Executive
Council members and members of
committees of the GFA, except
the independent judicial committees,
will be present to respond to
questions from the media.
After the maiden edition on
Monday, the GFA will rotate the
Meet the Press Series in other regions
of the country to give media
organizations and journalists from
other parts of the country the opportunity
to interact with the
GFA.
• Kurt Okraku, GFA boss
FA clears air on Cup
sponsorship deal MTN
•De Gea was booked for his protests after referee Craig
Pawson allowed Roberto Firmino's effort
Manchester United
fined £20,000
for failing to
control players
MANCHESTER
UNITED have been
charged by the Football
Association for failing "to
ensure their players conducted
themselves in an
orderly fashion" when they
lost 2-0 at Liverpool on
Sunday.
The charge relates to an
incident where United
players confronted referee
Craig Pawson after he had
initially allowed a goal by
Liverpool's Roberto
Firmino.
The video assistant referee
ruled out the goal for
a foul by Virgil van Dijk
on keeper David de Gea in
the build-up.
United have until
Thursday to respond.
The incident, which
happened in the 26th
minute as Liverpool led 1-
0, saw De Gea booked for
his protests to Pawson.
THE GHANA Football
Association, following
calls by a section of the
Division One League
(DOL) clubs over the
disclosure of the total FA
Cup sponsorship package
with MTN, has revealed
the details of the deal.
The deal, which was
signed in 2010, has been
renewed in 2013 and
2017 but calls by the aggrieved
DOL clubs have
forced the FA to make it public.
In a publication on the official
website of the Ghana FA, the
deal worth GHc1.1m for a threeyear
period includes GHc800k
cash component and GHc310k
worth of recharge cards.
Below is the full statement
from the Ghana FA:
The Ghana Football Association
wishes to state that the Association
has not signed a new
agreement with Scancom PLC
(MTN Ghana) for the sponsorship
of its FA Cup competition.
It would be recalled that in
2017, the Association renewed its
agreement with MTN Ghana for
a further three (3) seasons at a
It must be noted that it
is this same agreement
between GFA and MTN
Ghana with the same
terms and conditions
that the current GFA is
utilizing this season due
to the holdup caused by
the #12 expose’.
total Sponsorship Fee of
GHc1,100,000.00 per year (that is
GHc800,000 cash and 310,000
MTN Recharge cards/products).
It would also be recalled that it
was during the middle
of the agreement that
the consequences of
the #12 expose’ truncated
the football season.
Thus, the
agreement was held up
until the resumption of
the MTN FA Cup by
the Association this
season.
It must be noted
that it is this same
agreement between
GFA and MTN Ghana with the
same terms and conditions that
the current GFA is utilizing this
season due to the holdup caused
by the #12 expose’.
The Association wishes to inform
all its members and stakeholders
to disregard all the fake
news in circulation about the
signing of a new contract by the
GFA and MTN.
To conclude, the GFA wishes
to reiterate that it has not signed a
new contract with MTN Ghana
and that the moment a new contract
is signed with any sponsor,
the Association shall communicate
the details to its members in
line with the its transparency policies.

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•Mr & Mrs Ansa-Asare, Co-founders
• Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor
• Baroness Valerie Amos
MountCrest, SOAS
University launch
TNE partnership
• Lawyer Kwaku Ansa-Asare, Baroness Amos and Former
President John Agyekum Kufuor
• Osabarima Enyine Asiedu Otoo Ababio III (behind the microphone),
and his entourage
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ering equality.”
Nature of partnership
The Deputy Rector of MUC, Mrs Irene
Ansa-Asare Horsham, told the DAILY
HERITAGE in an interview that the
partnership between her outfit and SOAS
essentially had brought international education
to the doorstep of Ghanaians.
According to her, “students would not
only have to be travelling to London to pursue
education but will also receive the same
education as the students going to London
to pursue education.”
Mrs Horsham said the faculty would be
put together from SOAS and Mount Crest
and other international faculties joining in
and the teaching would be done by Professors
of SOAS, Mount Crest and other international
faculty members joining in to
teach.
Subject to the final accreditation by the
National Accreditation Board, the initial
programmes will be delivered at MCU’s city
campus in Accra and its upcoming main
campus in Larteh Akwapem. They will be
delivered by joint SOAS, MUC and international
faculty members, leading to degrees
awarded by SOAS, University of London.
Co-Founder
Lawyer Ansa-Asare, co-founder of the
MCU, who doubles as the Registrar of the
Koforidua Dioceses of the Anglican
Church, said the land of Akwapim had produced
many great personalities and these
people had decided to give back what the
community gave them.
He said the effort was to transform lives
in the country and also to encourage the
people of Akwapim to have faith in everything
they do; adding that the nature of
programmes lined up will lead the people to
a greater height.
• ACP Kwesi Ofori (L), Director of Operations
at the Greater Accra Command and his team
• A cross section of Methodist Girls SHS
• Larteh-Akwapim campus of MountCrest
University College