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• File photo:
Some frontline
health officers
DR EPHRAIM Amu, the
Ghanaian musician of
international repute who
composed 'Yen ara y'asaase
ni', a song that has become a
national monument and
heritage, wrote another song,
'Asem yi di ka, w'ana beka?'.
Loosely translated into
English, 'Asem yi di ka...' will
go like this: "This matter
deserves to be discussed (or
dealt with) but who would
broach the discussion?
Ephraim Amu is long dead
and gone yet his songs cannot
be disputed as having great
bearing on any societal
discourse and today 'Asem yi
di ka' is very relevant to the
quest of the Union of
Professional Nurses and
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• The dead
security man at
the galamsey site
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COVID-19: Special schools,
judiciary disinfected by Zoomlion
BY MUNTALLA INUSAH
muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh
THREE VULNER-
ABLE institutions
and the Judicial
Service have become
the latest institutions
to be disinfected after
Zoomlion Ghana Limited had
disinfected all market spaces in
13 regions.
The beneficiary institutions
are the School for the Blind,
(Akuapem-Akropong), the
School for the Deaf (Akuapem-
Mampong), the Dzorwulu Special
School and the Senior
Correctional Centre at Roman
Ridge.
These special institutions,
apart from having their premises
disinfected, were also presented
with 10 Veronica
buckets, sanitisers, and hand
cleaning tissues among other
items.
Madam Emma Akyea
Boakye, the Communications
Director of Zoomlion, who led
the team for the exercise, said
the vunerable in spciety deserves
better.
She said apart from the
special schools and the judicial
service, the exercise
would be extended to all
public tertiary educational
and other institutions
across the country.
"This is part of the efforts
to ensure no more
Ghanaians contract and die
from the coronavirus,".
Madam Mahela Narh,
the headmistress of the
School for the Blind and
Mr Frederick Tetteh, the
head of the Dzowulu Special
School, in their separate
interviews,
commended Zoomlion for
the exercise.
They further expressed
their outfits' gratitude and
assured the waste management
giant that the items
would be put to judicious
use.
All children in the various
schools have been released
to go home due to
the emergence of the
Madam Mahela
Narh, the
headmistress of
the School for
the Blind and Mr
Frederick Tetteh,
the head of the
Dzowulu Special
School, in their
separate
interviews,
commended
Zoomlion for
the exercise.
COVID-19.
Judicial service
At the Judicial Service,
the Law Court Complex,
which houses 44 courtrooms,
the Ghana School of
Law, the Supreme Court and
the residence of the Chief
Justice were disinfected.
The coordinator of the
project, Lola Asiseh Ashitey,
said the disinfection exercise
at the institutions was being
done at no cost to them.
The waste management
giant has been collaborating
with the government to ensure
public spaces such as
markets and offices are disinfected
to protect the public
against the coronavirus.
Madam Lola, in her interaction
with the media, said,
"the disinfection exercise is
not meant to kill cocroaches
or other animals. So if we
disinfect, don't expect to see
these animals die but our job is
to make sure we kill all germs
such as bacteria and viruses so
that people are not exposed to
the Coronavirus".
Judicial Service Secretary,
Cynthia Pamela Akotoaa Addo,
while thanking Zoomlion for
the exercise, reiterated that the
disinfection exercise was being
done at no cost to the judicial
service.
JUSAG staff on leave
The president of the Judicial
Service Staff Association of
Ghana, Mr Alex Nartey, also
noted his members with health
conditions had been asked to
take their leave as part measures
to ensure the staff were
safe.
Mr Nartey said" staff with
certain conditions such as diabeties
as well as nursing mothers
had been allowed to take
their leave
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Special School after disinfecting the school’s premiese
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Front for us all!
BY MUNTALLA INUSAH
muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh
THE UNION of Professional
Nurses and Midwives
(UPNMG) is up
in arms against the
leadership of Ghana
Registered Nurses and Midwives
Association (GRNMA) for its proposal
to government making a case
for only frontline health workers at
the centres for the treatment of
COVID-19 cases instead of all
nursee and midwives.
The UPNMG has, however, disassociated
its itself from the
GRNMA's proposal to government
at a meeting held at the Presidency
on Wednesday.
Speaking to the DAILY HER-
ITAGE, the national president of
the union, Maxwell Oduro Yeboah,
said "the UPNMG has proposed
that the Government considers all
nurses and midwives as frontline
health workers and not just those
working at the treatment centres."
According to him, "as health
workers around the world put their
lives on the line to save others in
the fight against the coronavirus
pandemic, many have died and
thousands of them have tested positive."
• Nurses, midwives fume
and reject 35% allowance
"The 35% of basic salaries to be paid
to those who are not working at the treatment
centres as allowance as proposed by
the GRNMA is therefore unacceptable
and contradicts the definition of frontline
health workers as explained by the Hon
Minister of Health at the press briefing
held on the 7th April, 2020 at the Ministry
of Information."
GRNMA proposal bizarre
The union, in statement which was
copied to this paper, said, "We find this
proposal from the GRNMA bizarre since
all indications proved that the Hon. Minister
of Health was fighting for the inclusion
of all health workers in the enjoyment of
the 50% basic salary as allowance.
"UPNMG distances herself from
this strange proposal and calls on all
members to remain calm while we
push for equal treatment for all at
this critical moment.
Background
The COVID-19 pandemic
is having a devastating effect
on health workers globally and
"the risk to nurses and others
has become plain: Italy has
seen at least 18 doctors die
from the coronavirus disease."
Spain reported that more
than 3,900 health care workers
have become infected and the numbers
keep rising in the United States.
"UPNMG will stand for the welfare
of Nurses and Midwives even if it means
standing alone. And we will continue to dialogue
with Government to bring an amicable
solution to this frontline
issue before Nurses and Midwives
across the country begin to refer
all cases to the ‘Frontline Health
Workers," he added.
"This is a critical period in our
fight against the COVID 19 and so
we believe the President of the Republic
will listen to the cry of the
Community Health Nurse, the
Staff Midwife and or the Nurse at
a remote community risking it all
to save others but will not enjoy the allow,"
the statement concluded.
"The 35% of basic
salaries to be paid to
those who are not
working at the
treatment centres as
allowance as
proposed by the
GRNMA is therefore
unacceptable and
contradicts the
definition of frontline
health workers as
explained by the Hon
Minister of Health at
the press briefing held
on the 7th April, 2020
at the Ministry of
Information."
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Midwives Association, Ghana
(UPNMG) for all health workers to receive
50 per cent of their basic salaries as
allowance as against the proposal by the
leadership of the Ghana Registered
Nurses and Midwives Association
It's time for sacrifice
(GRNMA) that the 50 per cent should
apply to the frontline health worker, the
one at the Covid 19 treatment centre, and
35 per cent for all other health professionals.
(Our front page story refers).
Today, the DAILY HERITAGE
has elected itself to broach the discussion
because sometimes some groups of professionals
think their work is so important
and sensitive that they would be
peremptory or take entrenched positions
in their demands because if they lay
down their tools, others would suffer,
particularly in the case of health workers,
and truly others would suffer.
It is about the time every professional
must told that he or she is not worth
more than how society perceives them to
be and what the State can do for them.
It will interest any reader to note that
this is not the first time s group of professionals
are to enjoy allowances their
fellows would not have the privilege to
enjoy.
In the 1987/88 academic year, the
Armed Forces Revolutionary Council,
led by Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, intro-
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Republic Finance Holdings Ltd
supports fight against COVID19
REPUBLIC FINAN-
CIAL Holdings
Limited has announced
that the
Group will be making
a US$2- million
contribution collectively across all
of the territories in which it operates,
namely Trinidad and Tobago,
Grenada, Guyana, Barbados,
Ghana, Suriname, Cayman Islands,
St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the
Grenadines, St. Kitts & Nevis, St.
Maarten, Anguilla and Dominica.
Making the announcement, the
President & CEO of the Group,
Nigel Baptiste, stated that, “The
full extent of the human tragedy
that is unfolding before our eyes is
epochal. While the Group is committed
to helping our clients survive
the economic impact, there is
so much more that is needed to be
done at the society level.
"No country is immune from
this virus and given our preference
for open borders, we all must
be interested in what happens
elsewhere.
Management of this virus requires
global collective responsibility.”
The Group said it's pledge of
US$2 million across all its territories
fell under its 'Power to Make a
Difference' programme, and
being specifically targeted to address
some of the key immediate
requirements in the fight against
COVID-19.
"The funding is targeted to assist
with the purchase and provision
of critical needs such as
ventilators, PPE, testing kits,
The Group said it's pledge of US$2
million across all its territories fell
under its 'Power to Make a Difference'
programme, and being specifically
targeted to address some of the key
immediate requirements in the fight
against COVID-19.
food and supplies for the health
care workers as well as supporting
the all-important social distancing
messages," it said.
Members of the Republic
Group say they have already taken
numerous steps to safeguard the
wellbeing of their clients and
staff, while ensuring the provision
of essential banking services.
They add that the Group had
also reached out to its clients to
provide cash flow relief to those
affected by the disruption brought
about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Group said of this total,
an amount of GHS1.1 million
(US$200,000.00) had been earmarked
for Ghana.
Concerning the disbursement
of the portion for the country, the
information is that among the
beneficiaries identified are: President’s
COVID-19 Trust Fund,
Greater Accra Regional Hospital
(Ridge), Kumasi South General
Hospital.
The international financial institution
said its staff had made financial
contributions meant for
various communities affected by
the Coronavirus.
According to the Managing Director
of Republic Bank Ghana,
Mr. Farid Antar, the donation is to
assist the Government and other
stakeholders in the fight against
COVID-19 as Ghana strives to
overcome the pandemic.
"We are all in this together and
through our resilience, discipline
and unity of purpose, we will be
successful. The Republic Financial
Group recognises the dynamic nature
of the situation and remains
committed to a continuous assessment
of its actions and responses
to ensure that the best interests of
its staff, clients and communities
are served."
&Env.
Not all nose or face masks can stop spread of Covid-19
Former D-G of GHS says
BY PHILIP ANTOH
philip.antoh@dailyheritage.com
THE FORMER Director
General of
Ghana Health Service,
Dr Appiah
Denkyira, has
warned Ghanaians
not to produce and wear their
own face or nose masks because
those ones cannot save one from
contacting the deadly Coronavirus.
According to him, like the
hand sanitizers, the nose and face
masks must meet a certain standard.
Dr Denkyira said all nose or
face masks meant to prevent the
spread of Covid-19 and any other
germs must first meet the Ghana
Standard Board specification.
He said currently, the N95
nose and face masks are the ones
that have been recommended by
the board as meeting the standard.
"You cannot just put on any
ordinary face and nose masks because
when it is soaked it affects
the wearer so it is not advisable to
produce your own nose or face
mask," he stated.
Speaking on Morning Starr
Show with Francis Abban, he said
the call for producing 150000
nose and face masks on daily basis
locally is in the right direction
though but must meet the standard.
He advised that people who
sell food items or are exposed to
people on daily basis must use
face or nose mask to prevent the
virus from spreading.
On the rise of the cases from
214 to 287, he said "if the numbers
are from the already quarantined
people, then there is no
•Dr Appiah Denkyira
cause for alarm but if these are
new cases, then there is a serious
danger."
He called on the government
to target densely-populated areas
such as Chokor, James Town, and
Nima to screen them and if they
are found to be free from Covid-
19, they have to be made to understand
why they should not
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37 People die of CSM in Upper West
THIRTY SEVEN out
of 214 persons
under treatment
have died of Cerebrospinal
Meningitis
(CSM) in the Upper
West Region.
The Upper West Regional Director
of Health, Dr. Osei Kuffuor
Afreh, who disclosed this at a
media orientation on Covid-19 in
Wa by the Ministry of Information
today [Wednesday], said the
situation had become a major
health problem in the region as
people fail to report the endemic
to health facilities.
The Regional Director of
Health said the region was saddled
with two main health problems,
namely COVID-19 and Meningitis.
"So far we have over 214
recorded cases of Meningitis with
about 80 percent of the cases
coming from Nadowli/Kaleo district
as well as Nandom and Jirapa
municipalities.
According to Dr Afreh, every
year, from November to March,
the region records cases of
Meningitis because the risk factors
for Meningitis are very high during
that time.
Meningitis is an inflammation
of the meninges, the membranes
covering the brain and spinal cord.
It can be caused by a variety of
organisms that include bacteria.
Meanwhile, the Upper West
Region have received from the
government some consignment of
meningitis vaccines which were
imported from Greece.
The Regional Health Directorate
also received 300 packs of
CSM vaccines from the NPP parliamentary
candidate for Wa Central,
Hajia Humu Awudu.
COVID-19: 34-year-old Nigerian
remanded for taking blood sample of
pregnant women at James Town during
lockdown
A 34-YEAR-OLD Nigerian national
has been arrested for allegedly
defying the government's
restriction order by going round
to take blood samples of pregnant
women and other residents
of Gbese, a suburb of James
Town in without legal authority.
Chukwuka James has, therefore,
been remanded by the
Accra Circuit Court presided
over by Afia Owusuwaa Appiah
to re-appear on April 15, 2020.
His plea was not taken because
prosecution had indicated
it would need time to augment
their facts with new information.
In court on Wednesday, the
Prosecution, led by Police Chief
Inspector Guiliver Tenkorang,
told the court that the suspect
was arrested holding medical
equipment.
He told the court that certain
amendments needed to be added
to the facts would be done
within one week. He subsequently
prayed for the suspect to
be remanded.
The court, while remanding
the suspect to reappear on April
15 for the plea of the suspect to
be taken, ordered prosecution to
file their disclosures before the
next court date.
Tears flow
The suspect, immediately
upon being told he was going
to be remanded, broke down in
tears while kneeling before the
court and asking for clemency.
He said it was not intentional
that he came out that day and
begged for forgiveness.
Brief facts
The facts of the case as presented
to the court were that
James is a Nigerian national and
currently resides at Newtown in
Accra.
According Chief Inspector
Tenkorang, the prosecutor in the
case, due to the outbreak of
COVID-19 pandemic, the President,
by Executive Instrument
65 in accordance with provisions
of the Imposition Restrictions
Act 2020 (Act 1012), on March
30, 2020, imposed a two-week
restriction on movement outside
the place of abode of persons
resident within specified areas,
including the area where the suspect
resides in Newtown.
He told the court that on
April 4, 2020, at about 9 a.m. the
police had information that the
suspect was taking blood samples,
checking BP, and sugar level
of residents in the Gbese community.
According to him, the police
proceeded to Gbese in James
Town and arrested the suspect
who had in his possession glucometer,
thermometer, test strips
and gloves.
Upon interrogation, the suspect
informed the police that he
is a distributor of food supplements
and admitted that he went
to Gbese to take blood pressure
of his clients.
He told the court that suspect
was also checking the sugar levels
of the residents in the community.
He said it came to light that
suspect does not fall within the
exemption group with regard to
the imposition of restrictions on
all persons in Ghana.
A pregnant woman who lives
at Gbese confirmed to the police
that her blood presure was
taken by the accused person.
Investigate killing of civillan
at Ashaiman
• CenVI GH calls on IGP
•Mr Felix Engsalige Nyaaba
THE CENTRE for Victims of Injustice
(CenVI, GH) has condemned the alleged
killing of a civilian at Ashaiman in the
Greater Accra Region by a soldier on Monday
April 6, 2020.
According to CenVI,GH, the alleged
killing took place in the Ashaiman municipality
by a soldier who was among a number
of security men detailed to enforce the
14-day partial lockdown, which is part of
the government's measures to contain the
spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A release signed by the Executive Director,
Mr Felix Engsalige Nyaaba, said,
"We call on the Inspector General of Police
(IGP) to swiftly investigate the killing and
give the appropriate sanction to the officer
involved.
Mr Nyaaba said while the centre acknowledged
the magnitude of the challenge
and efforts made by the government to
fight Covid-19 across the country, "we are
also alarmed by several reports and videos
circulating on social media showing violations
of human rights, that include beating
of civilians by law enforcement agencies
tasked with ensuring compliance of the
lockdown."
He stated that as the country observed
the 14-day lockdown, the rights of citizens
must be respected and protected, including
the right to healthcare, security, and access
to food and water.
Mr Nyaaba said the lockdown must
have a human face; thus enabling citizens
and the general public to have access to
vital needs and relief for those who could
no longer earn a living since majority of
Ghanaians are daily income earners and live
below the poverty line.
The Executive Director said as a matter
of urgency, the government, in the coming
days, should implement transparent income
support programmes targeted at the most
vulnerable populations.
"Millions of Ghanaians who live in
slums and informal settlements without access
to basic services are at higher risk of
Covid-19 infection. We are of the view that
the government should ensure the rights to
health, food and water are realised in such
settlements under this pandemic," he stated.
He added the government has an obligation
to ensure that the most vulnerable
and marginalised in society, especially persons
living with disabilities and the homeless
(such as kayayei, street dwellers et al),
have sufficient access to the services
needed to give them the best chance of survival.
This, Mr Nyaaba said, should include
access to health services and facilities and
the provision of emergency shelters, especially
at where they needed to allow homeless
people to be taken care of in this difficult
times.
He said reports going rounds in some
parts of the country on shortages of vital
personal protective equipment for frontline
and other health workers were worrying
and could have tragic consequences during
the response to the coronavirus crisis.
"As they join the fight against coronavirus,
these frontline workers deserve immediate
attention and the government must
urgently put in place measures that protect
their rights to health and minimise their risk
of contracting the disease."
He said the government should ensure
that good-quality personal protective equipment,
information, training and psychosocial
support were urgently put at the
disposal of nurses, doctors and other response
staff during the unfolding crisis.
CenVI, GH, in addition, called on the
President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-
Addo to use every option available to increase
the production or procurement and
supply of personal protective equipment,
ventilators and other vital healthcare equipment
to equip the health workers.
Mr Nyaaba said there should be a drastic
increase in mass testing for Covid-19 in
every region of Ghana.
He said the scale and deadly nature of
the pandemic which has spread across the
globe had made it necessary for governments,
faith-based groups and individuals
to implement extraordinary measures.
"But with collective efforts, the chance
to curb the spread of the pandemic in
Ghana is very high and we must all get involved,"
Mr Nyaaba stated.

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Editorial
It's time for sacrifice
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duced the mass junior secondary school
system and the lowest qualification for
teaching at that level was post-secondary
teacher's certificates.
In the circumstances, some of such
teachers were asked to teach two streams
in a shift school, from from 8a.m to
5:35p.m. and given allowances.
Meanwhile, the other teachers teaching
at that level and others working in the office
s of Ghana Education Service monitoring
what went on in schools running
the shifts and others in charge of other
operations or activities related to the then
nascent school system and working from
8a.m. to 5p.m. were not paid any allowance.
However, these precious people
accepted the situation as the time to sacrifice
towards nation building.
It seems that spirit of sacrifice is dead
in some health professionals as they, at the
least opportunity, try to infect their fellows
with that rebellious virus so they would
take the shine out of the efforts of the
government to ensure good health for the
people.
It is difficult to make certain statements
publicly because they can inflame
the sensibilities of others but it's about
the time we should call a spade a spade,
not to spite anyone but to drive home the
reality and the truth.
Do members of the UPNMG think
only health workers are fighting the Coronavirus?
What are the security personnel enforcing
the lockdown doing? Have they
thought of the media personnel bringing
the news and preventive messages to the
public?
Nobody is happy that 18 doctors and
a greater number of nurses have died
from Coronavirus elsewhere but have
they also thought of the contributions
being made towards nation building by
thousands of non-health personnel who
have died from the Coronavirus disease?
What if.the President did not announce
the allowances at all due to the obviously
mounting financial obligations related to
the fight against the Covid 19? Would
health professionals have stopped working
because of allowances they did not
know of or had been proposed but not
sanctioned?
Have the agitating nurses and midwives
considered the fact that many are losing
their jobs and livelihoods due to the
emergence of Covid 19 and the fact that
they have theirs in tact?
Have they thought of the impact of
their demands on the national economy
vis-a-vis obligations to other sectors of
the society? Are they are alive to the fact
the Covid 19 is not the only problem of
the Ghanaian society?
Somebody should kindly ask other
questions.
It's about time our political leaders and
others muster the courage to tell the truth
as it is and treat all with equity rather than
pampering others with favours that tend
to provoke the rest of society because of
the unsatisfactory attitudes the recipients
show.
Our leaders should also be transparent
in their dealings with all segments and
economic sectors of society.
That way they can call for sacrifices for
nation building.
The agitating nurses must understand
that no one can deny them the opportunity
to make demands but their demands
must be reasonable in the circumstances
and acceptable to society.
The DAILY HERITAGE takes
this opportunity to commend President
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, his
Vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Ministers
of state, private individuals and organisations
which have contributed to the
Covid-19 Fund instituted by the President.
A huge commendation also goes to
churches, other organizations, businesses
and individuals helping the vulnerble in
the fight against the spread of the Coronavirus.
The DAILY HERITAGE wishes
to end by saying that this is the time to
sacrifice for the benefits of humanity
more than fighting for personal gains.
E/R: Security man found
dead in galamsey pit
BY KOJO ANSAH
APRIVATE Security
man has
been found
dead at a
galamsey site in
Akanteng, a community in
the West Akyem Municipality
of the Eastern Region.
The lifeless body, identified
as that of Tetteh
Kodah, 50, was found in an
abandoned mining pit filled
with water while his locally
manufactured single barrel
gun was beside him.
The body has been retrieved
and deposited at St.
Dominic Hospital Morgue by
a joint-team of police and
National Disaster Management
Organization, officials
according to Addo Kwasi
Annor, Municipal Director
of NADMO.
The Asamankese Police
have commenced investigations
into the incident.
Illegal mining has resurfaced
strongly in parts of
the Eastern Region and
also illegal miners operating
in parts of the region
have taken undue advantage
of the coronavirus
pandemic, which seems to
have swayed attention of
the country, to mine with
impunity.
The Bunso Water Treatment
Plant, for instance, is
unable to treat water
pumped from the Birim
river due to high turbidity
of the raw water source,
which goes as high as
20000NTU.
• The dead security man at the galamsey site
The body has been
retrieved and
deposited at St.
Dominic Hospital
Morgue by a jointteam
of police and
National Disaster
Management
Organization,
officials according
to Addo Kwasi
Annor, Municipal
Director of
NADMO.

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Your Safety is Government's Top Priority
- President Akufo-Addo to Health Workers
THE PRESIDENT,
Nana Addo
Dankwa Akufo-
Addo, has assured
all health workers in
the country that his
administration has as its frontline
agenda the safety of all health
care practitioners in the country.
The President gave the assurance
to health workers when he
met them at the Jubilee House
today, April 8, 2020, as part of
his government's broad consultations
with all major players in the
health sector of the nation amidst
the country's fight against the
novel Coronavirus, Covid-19.
"Some of the things you have
heard me say, the special arrangements
that are being made for
health workers, all of them are
within the objective of ensuring
that you feel reasonably protected,
reasonably secured to be able to
go out and give off your best,"
President Akufo-Addo said.
"It would be excellent if all the
demands or wishes that you have
could all be met. It won't be, but
we will do our best to meet the essential
ones and that is what we
are trying to do."
Participation
The various associations of
health workers of Ghana who
participated in the meeting included
the Ghana Registered
Nurses and Midwives Association,
Pharmaceuticals Society of
Ghana, Allied Health Professionals,
Ghana Association of Certified
Registered Anaesthetists, and
the Ghana Physician Assistants
Association.
Their leaders were given the
opportunity to address the gathering
to articulate their interests and
concerns to the President.
Confusion over frontline
workers
Madam Pepetual Ofori-Ampofo,
president of the Ghana
Registered Nurses and Midwives
Association, in her address, indicated
that nurses and midwives
were demotivated and felt unappreciated
by the government following
the many explanations
given of the President's statement
on allowances for frontline health
care workers.
It was her contention that
every nurse, midwife, physician assistant
and nurse anesthetist
everywhere is exposed to Covid-
19 and so they should all enjoy
government's incentive packages
of allowances.
All other representatives and
leaders of the other organized
groups also suggested same.
President Akufo-Addo, in a response
to the concerns of the
health care workers, noted that it
was obvious that the issue of
who a frontline worker is ought
to be clearly defined in order to
streamline and name the actual
beneficiaries of the government's
tax waivers for health workers that
he announced on April 5, 2020.
He assured the health workers
that the issue would be resolved.
PPE
The availability of Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE) was
the other major concern of all the
health workers who were present
at the meeting. They urged the
government to make good its
promise to ensure the supply of
PPE to all health workers. On that
score, President Akufo-Addo acknowledged
the shortfall while indicating
that the local production
of PPE would bridge the shortages
that existed in certain places
in the country.
"Some of the things you
have heard me say, the
special arrangements that
are being made for health
workers, all of them are
within the objective of ensuring
that you feel reasonably
protected, reasonably
secured to be able to go
out and give off your best,"
President Akufo-Addo said.
Darkovibes releases debut album ‘Kpanlogo’
BY ERICA ARTHUR
RISING GHANA-
IAN Afrobeats
artiste, Paul Nii
Amu Andrew
Darko, who is an
integral part of the
force behind the growing success
of La Même Gang, a collection of
budding superstars based in
Ghana, is out with his first 2020
album dubbed 'Kpanlogo'.
Darko, who is affectionatley
called Darkovibes, siad his latest
album is the new wave of alternative
Afrobeats music.
According to him, the album is
an Ode to his Ga heritage, hence
the title Kpanlogo, which is a popular
energetic Ga traditional dance
adored by all.
“It can be danced in both fast
and slow pace. This album captures
all of those nuances,” he
told the DAILY HERITAGE in
an interview.
He further revealed that his
debut album has14 singles on it
and featuring the likes of
Mugeez, King Promise, Runtown,
Peruzzi, Joey B, Stonebwoy, Mr
Eazi, and Wizkid.
•Paul Nii Amu Andrew Darko
“The album is a full ‘sonic'
experience and has great content
which has a reflection of
everyday life experience in it.
You can easily relate to the
lyrics. ‘Kpanlogo’ is like a mirror
that reveals you to you.
"On records like ‘Emotional,’
I talked about betrayal
and ‘Medaase’ speaks of gratitude.
Off this album is the single
I recently released, ‘Inna
Song (Gin & Juice)’ featuring
one of Ghana’s hitmaker,
singer, and songwriter, King
Promise.”
What's on the album?
‘Kpanlogo’ has 14 singles,
which are: ‘Available’ produced
by Kuvie; 'Emotional’ produced
by Streetbeatz; ‘Sister
Cee’ by Krosmusic; ‘Math set’
featuring Mugeez and produced
by Killbeatz; ‘Fa ma me’
featuring Peruzzi and produced
by Vacs,.
The rest are: ‘Different’ produced
by Uche B; ‘Mike Tyson’
featuring Runtown and produced
by JumpOFF; ‘Comforter’
produced by Bali;
‘Confirmed’ ft. Kwesi Arthur
and JoeyB and produced by
Supersmashbroz; GibDJ; 'Wish
me luck’ produced by Kuvie;
‘Come my way’ ft. Mr. Eazi and
produced by Killbeatz; and
‘Medaase’ produced by Kuvie.
About Darkovibes
The acclaimed singer, songwriter,
and producer has garnered
regional success with singles like
‘Tomorrow’ and ‘Stay Awake’.
As the musical landscape in
Ghana continues to shift, there are
few standouts like Darkovibes
who are poised to take over for
the next generation.
Most recently, The FADER
recognized him as “revolutionizing
the way we see life in Ghana,
helping to bridge the representation
gap between Africa and the
rest of the world” with Notion
Magazine citing him as “the muse
for this progression.”
Darkovibes' music defies genre
and his effortless ability to merge
many languages – including English,
Pidgin, Ga, and Twi – into a
contemporary sound has earned
him co-signs from some of
Africa's most sought-after artists,
including WizKid, Mr Eazi,
R2bees, and Stonebwoy.

DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2020
Balotelli’s failure to
unleash potential sad
• Enock Barwuah says of brother
ENOCK BARWUAH, the
younger brother of
Mario Balotelli Barwuah
has expressed disappointment
in his brother
for playing at only 30 per cent of
his potential.
The maverick goal poacher
joined Brescia to much fanfare at
the beginning of the 2019/20 campaign,
returning to the town where
he spent his childhood.
It was hoped the return to his
hometown would help Balotelli rediscover
his confidence, but that
hasn’t been the case.
He has found the net just five
times from 20 matches in Serie A
this campaign.
Barwuah is frustrated to see his
brother, who he thinks has so much
talent, continue to let himself down.
“The one thing I would like to
tell Mario is that if he played at 100
per cent, he’d be unstoppable. Instead,
he only plays at 30 per cent.
He’s very sensitive, so if the slightest
thing goes wrong, he lets his
head drop and doesn’t perform. It’s
not easy to play with that much
pressure on your shoulders,” Enock
told Calciomercato.com.
“We were both so happy when
he signed for Brescia. Mario didn’t
think twice, he accepted immediately
and dropped all the other proposals.
"Unfortunately, everything he
says or does gets painted in a negative
light. That’s why he wrote ‘Why
always me?’ on his shirt.
“I get so angry when I see Mario
being the victim of racist abuse. I’d
like to be by his side on the pitch to
support him. I think harsher penalties
are needed against these fans,
but you can’t force someone to
change their minds.”
Balotelli Barwuah was born in
Palermo to parents from Ghana,
but was raised by an Italian family,
taking on their name Balotelli, even
if the adoption was never made official.
•Mario Balotelli
Black Stars facing possibility
of three games in a week
• Emmanuel Keyekeh
Death of our club owner has
affected us this season
• Says Karela's Emmanuel Keyekeh
KARELA UNITED midfielder,
Emmanuel Keyekeh, has attributed
the team’s woes in the
2019/20 Ghana Premier League
season to the death of their club
owner, David Brigidi.
The former Nigerian Senator
bought the Ayinase-based club in
2013 and bankrolled them to earn
a promotion to the Ghana Premier
League.
Prior to his demise, the club
was in the top four of the
2017/18 league, which was truncated
following the Anas number
12 expose which was aired on
June 6, 2018.
Though the club played in the
finals of the NC’ Special Competition
tier 1 that year, they are yet
to find their rhythm in the ongoing
league as they lie 17th with 11
points after match week 15.
Keyekeh, in an interview with
Cape Coast-based YFM, said,
’’We are not happy about where
we are on the league log. The
death of our boss has really affected
us because aside him motivating
the playing body with
money, his presence during match
days was a morale booster for us.”
He pleaded with the fans to
disregard any reports of him joining
either Hearts of Oak or Asante
Kotoko.
“I’m still a Karela player and I
have more than six months left
on my contract. To be honest, my
dream is not to play in the Ghana
Premier League after Karela and
I’m not in a rush to leave Karela.”
THE SENIOR National Soccer
team would have to play three
matches in a week later this year
to haul in fixtures postponed
because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Black Stars will have
three matches to catch up following
Fifa's cancellation of all
international matches scheduled
for June.
Coach CK Akonnor's men
will travel to face Bafana Bafana
of South Africa on June 6 in a
top-of-the-table clash in their
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
group.
Already matches against
Sudan in the qualifiers have
been postponed.
Fifa is planning‚ reports say‚
to press national teams to catch
up quickly and ensure the international
calendar gets back on
track before the end of 2020.
As the calendar stands now‚
Ghana must play Sao Tome and
Principe home in September in
their last Cup of Nations Group
C qualifier and then in October
and November begin their
World Cup qualifying campaign
against Ethiopia‚ South Africa
and Zimbabwe.
But the fixture list is to be
shifted out‚ leaving the Black
Stars having to play Sudan
(twice) and South Africa in a
seven-day spell between September
2-8 and then Sao Tome
and Principe and‚ possibly‚ their
opening two World Cup qualifiers
from October 7-13.
That will put the qualifying
calendar back on track with a
further World Cup qualifier set
for November.
• Flashback: Black Stars
Three matches in seven days
in September would mean Black
Stars coach CK Akonnor would
need to select a bigger squad
and use more players.
The coach could save his
best XI for the Bafana Bafana
clash and two games against
Sudan before that against Sao
Tome with second stringers.
They would still be fancied to
win against the tiny island nation.
Ghana must play Sudan
twice before taking on Bafana.