Monday, 13th September, 2021

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DAILY ANALYST Monday, 13th September, 2021

Global News

ECOWAS holds virtual meeting

...to assess needs of women in development

The ECOWAS Commission

through the Directorate

of Free Movement

of the Department of

Trade, Customs and Free

Movement organized a one (1) day

virtual Needs Assessment meeting

for Women in Development.

The meeting was convened

to identify areas of intervention,

Gaps, Challenges and Needs of

women in development (WID)

networks for Regional support

under the Framework of the

ECOWAS Regional Cross Border

Cooperation Support Programme

(ECBCSP) 2021-2025 and the ECOW-

AS Cross-Border Cooperation and

Free Movement and Migration

(CBC-FMM) Fund recently adopted

by ECOWAS Ministers in Charge

of Cross-Border Cooperation and

endorsed by ECOWAS Council of

Ministers at its meeting of January

2021. ECBCSP is a multi-sectoral

development Programme which

aims to Strengthen Cooperation

amongst Populations, States and

Markets to accelerate and deepen

Regional Integration from below.

It works with local communities

in border regions to ensure

social cohesion, regional construction

and sustainable development.

It supports Joint Socio-economic

development Initiatives and mainstreams

Gender in its actions. The

Regional meeting had in attendance

over 73 participants drawn

from across the ECOWAS Member

States and representatives of the

ECOWAS Commission.

In his opening speech, Mr Tei

Konzi, the ECOWAS Commissioner

for Trade, Customs and Free Movement

extended warm welcome

to all participants at the all-important

meeting and commended

all Actors for efforts to advance

the regional integration agenda

of ECOWAS. He reminded all that

part of the objectives of ECBCSP

include strengthening cross-border

cooperation and consolidation

of peace, stability and development

and supporting implementation

of economic-driven local community

projects. He stated that this

assessment meeting was organized

to identify and document needs of

women in Cross-Border Regions

in order to inform support in the

implementation of Gender development

projects across Borders.

Madame Bolanle Adetoun,

Director, ECOWAS Gender Development

Centre, in her remark,

expressed her pleasure at the

huge turn out and participation

of National and Local Actors at

the virtual meeting aimed at

strengthening support to Women

in development. She said it is no

gain-saying that support is needed

for women in development actions

especially in the area of Trade

and Free Movement for sustainable

development and mentions

that in the area of cross-border

trade in the region, about 70% of

the volume are done by women

making them a critical factor in

development discourse and action.

She opined that the cross-border

trading done by women provides

livelihood for a lot of families in

border communities and strong

efforts should be made to support

such Cross-Border Cooperation development

initiatives to promote

regional integration especially

through the African Continental

Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Initiative.

She noted that addressing

challenges and constraints faced

by women traders in border communities

will also go a long way in

promoting economic stability and

development in ECOWAS.

The meeting elicited interesting

exchanges on local interventions

and needs of women in

development across Borders and

ended with joint decisions and recommendations

that will serve as a

basis for identifying and providing

Support to Women development

Projects in ECOWAS Cross-border

Zones.

FBI classifieds

documents on

Saudis and 9/11

The FBI has released

a newly declassified

document that looks into

connections between

Saudi citizens in the US

and two of the 9/11 attackers.

Relatives of victims have

long urged the release of the files,

arguing Saudi officials had advance

knowledge but did not try to stop

the attacks.

But the document provides no

evidence that the Saudi government

was linked to the 9/11 plot.

Fifteen of the 19 plane hijackers

were Saudi nationals.

Ahead of the declassification,

the Saudi embassy in Washington

welcomed the release and once

again denied any link between

the kingdom and the hijackers,

describing such claims as "false

and malicious".

The document was declassified

on the 20th anniversary of the

deadliest terror attacks on US soil

- almost 3,000 people were killed

after four planes were hijacked -

and is the first of several expected

to be released.

Some families of the victims

had put pressure on President Joe

Biden to declassify the documents,

saying he should not attend Saturday's

commemoration ceremonies

in New York if he was not prepared

to release them.

The FBI document also says

there were links between the two

hijackers and Fahad al-Thumairy, a

conservative imam at the King Fahad

Mosque in Los Angeles. He was

described by sources as "having

extremist beliefs".

Both Mr Bayoumi and Mr Thumairy

left the US weeks before the

9/11 attacks, according to the AP

news agency.

The agency also quoted Jim

Kreindler, a lawyer for the relatives

of 9/11 victims, as saying that the

released document did "validate

the arguments we have made in

the litigation regarding the Saudi

government's responsibility for the

9/11 attacks".

Last month, a lawsuit launched

by relatives saw several top former

Saudi officials questioned under

oath.

The administrations of George

W Bush, Barack Obama and Donald

Trump all declined to declassify

the documents, citing national

security concerns.

But Joe Biden last week ordered

a review of investigative documents,

telling officials to release

what they could over the next six

months.

There has long been speculation

of official Saudi links to the

plot, given the number of Saudi

nationals involved and al-Qaeda

leaders Osama Bin Laden's Saudi

background.

However, the 9/11 commission

report found no evidence to

implicate the Saudi government or

senior officials.

The US and Saudi Arabia have

long been allies, although the

relationship has at times been

difficult.

Donald Trump strengthened

ties but Joe Biden called Saudi

Arabia "a pariah" for its part in the

gruesome murder of Saudi journalist

Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey.

The BBC's Frank Gardner says

Mr Biden has since softened his

stance towards most powerful

man in Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince

Mohammed bin Salman, reflecting

the hard reality of the importance

of the alliance.—BBC

For the last few years life in

rural areas of north-western

Zamfara state has been

agonisingly brutish.

Gun-toting motorbike

gangs have made the state

of approximately 15,352 sq miles

(39,761 sq km) - an area bigger than

countries like Burundi, Lesotho

and Rwanda - a haven for wanton

killing, rape and kidnapping for

ransom.

The gang members are devious

and well organised, often wearing

military fatigues to confuse villagers

as they come under attack.

This problem, which has festered

for years, has now spread to at

least five neighbouring states.

Various initiatives have been

tried in Zamfara to end their reign

of terror, including:

• An amnesty for repentant

gang members

• A no-fly zone - imposed

amid allegations that helicopters

were delivering arms to the bandits

• And a ban on mining after

it was suspected gold was being

used to fund the kidnappers.

But these measure have not

made much difference, so the Zamfara

authorities have now banned

the movement and sale of animals,

along with the weekly markets

where farmers and business people

go to trade. Stealing animals is

one of the gangs' main streams of

income.

The more drastic measure has

been switching off all of Zamfara's

240 mobile phone towers.

The aim is to deny the criminals

the means of communication with

their informants and of negotiating

ransoms with the families of those

abducted.

A sustained air and ground operation

has also been launched.

The phone blackout - which

also affects communities on Zamfara's

borders with other states -

comes at a huge cost to families and

businesses.

Simple things that could be

done with just a call now need a

whole day's trip to achieve.

Some are resorting to writing

Nigeria's kidnap crisis:

Letters replace phones

letters. Without a functioning

postal system, these are being

delivered via commercial buses

that still travel between towns in

the state and to other parts of the

country.

A Zamfara-born resident of the

capital, Abuja, told me that it has

been unbearable not knowing if

his family was safe.

It was only when a relation

arrived in Abuja a few days ago

that he received an update on their

wellbeing.

Another told me that he was so

worried, he will be travelling back

to Zamfara soon to check up on his

family.

One native of the state based in

the capital said it was far better to

endure a short period of pain rather

than the daily mayhem that has

turned Zamfara into one big jungle

where armed men rule.

For now there is a near information

blackout from Zamfara on

how operations against the criminals

are going.

Even journalists have no

means of ascertaining the true

state of affairs.

One reporter told me that she

has been trying to convince the

authorities to allow her to embed

with troops.

Anecdotal reports suggest

some degree of success in dislodging

the gangs from their hideouts

in forested areas.

However, more worryingly, this

has been said to have driven them

to neighbouring areas like Katsina,

where I was born.

There has been a spike in

abductions there in the last week,

including that of the children of a

local notable and that of a retired

federal civil servant alongside his

15-year-old daughter.

I personally chose to move

my mother away from her home

recently - and just a few days ago,

three university students were abducted

less than a kilometre from

her house.

Many security analysts argue

that the current push, with all

its pains, should have been a

simultaneous operation in all

the six states affected, so that the

criminals would have no room for

escape.

Most agree that only a joinedup

approach will end the nightmare.—BBC

DAILY ANALYST

Monday, 13th September, 2021 Page 3

Story: Freeman

Koryekpor Awlesu

Information reaching DAI-

LY Analyst indicates that a

gang of youth are preying

on law-abiding residents,

particularly land owners

in Tetegu, a suburb of Accra.

The gang, whose members

are in their mid-30s and 50s, are

always armed to the teeth almost

on a daily basis, and the mere

mention of this so-called youth

gang known as “Land guards”

stirs fear and anger.

Their modus operandi include

vandalising building projects

worth thousands of Ghana

Cedis and also beating innocent

land owners to pulp..

They also torment property

owners and stop them from

continuing with any further

development of their projects.

Apart from visiting mayhem

on individual citizens, DAILY

Analyst gathered that members

of this youth gang who sometimes

wield cudgels, sledgehammers

and crowbars extend their

animalistic behaviours to estate

developers.

The development which is

very worrying is creating unnecessary

tension and confusion in

the area.

And in the wake of their

terrorising, a group calling itself

ed to them,” he lamented

They visibly worried Tetegu

residents could not fathom why

the police will not act when such

brutalities are reported to them.

This gang has no respect

for the chief of the town, the

Municipal Chief Executive (MCE)

of Weija-Gbawe and even the

Member of Parliament (MP) for

the Constituency.

“In our view, the lack of action

from the police shows that

they have been compromised,”

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Youth Gang On Prowl

some of the residents alleged.

They pointed out that they

know that criminal cases must

go to the law courts, but not to be

settled out of court by setting the

people free.

"They do not respect anybody

at all and in fact, these are people

living in Tetegu as citizens. This

recalcitrant people always use

guns to harass and threaten

people, but if you report them

to the police then the police set

them free which enables them

to continue with their nefarious

activities,” they said.

"Now we the concerned

citizens want to ask whether

nothing can be done to stop this

kind of indiscipline at Tetegu.

“We are asking questions

because when even you sleep in

your own room, this same people

can come and threaten you and

even harm innocent persons

with sharp tools or cutlasses.

"Now, if any matter rises,

and leads to the police station

(GICEL and Tetegu) the suspects

are freed. To this extent, we the

residents in Tetegu are living in

fear," they bemoaned.

Against this back ground, the

residents further stressed the

urgent need for the new IGP to

take a drastic action against his

officers at both GICEL and Tetegu

Police.

They added that "these indiscipline

people forcibly demand

for what they call digging fee

from unsuspecting developers

and builders of new houses, and

even chase and inflict cutlass

wounds on people if they decline

to pay these illegals fees or

monies."

They entreated the IGP that

"what we the concerned citizens

are saying could be verified

from our Hon Assemblyman of

Tetegu."

Writer's email: koryekporfreeman@yahoo.com

51 Women Trained As Heavy-Duty Truck Drivers

Story: George Obeng,

Burma Camp, Accra

A

total of 51 female

beneficiaries of the

Youth Employment

Programme have

received training in

driving heavy-duty trucks under

the Zoom Captains (ZL Diversity

Programme).

They undertook a 15-week

training which crowned in a

closing ceremony on Friday,

September 10, 2021, at the Armed

Forces Supplies and Transport

Training School (FATS), Burma

Camp in Accra.

The Zoom Captains concept

was launched on July 16, 2008,

when 25 Female Youth Employment

beneficiaries were trained

in the operation of various

categories of heavy- duty/earth

moving equipment (excavators,

graders, vibratory rollers, pay

loaders and thrash compactors).

Today these operators have

been absorbed into the company’s

mainstream operations

and can be seen exhibiting their

skills on the various landfill

sites and sites where there is the

need to construct roads to aid its

operations.

It is the objective of the company

to also build a work environment

that encourages and

promotes affirmative action in

less popular feminine job roles

that the Zoom Captains programme

was extended to mainstream

commercial driving.

Closing the ceremony, the

Commanding Officer of the

FATS, Lieutenant Colonel Franklin

Gyamerah Amoako, charged

the participants to put into

practice the knowledge and skill

Concerned Citizens of Tetegu

has raised a red flag about the

development.

They have called on the acting

Inspector General of Police

(IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare,

to, as a matter of urgency, deploy

police officers to the area to

mount surveillance in the town

to help flush out this gang.

"We are always in fear because

this gang can strike at any

time. And they come always full

armed and anyone who dares

challenges them is beaten to

pulp.”

"The most serious one is that

even when innocent persons are

in their rooms, members of this

gang enter forcefully to assault

them with cutlasses.

"When such assaults take

place and are reported at Tetegu

Police and GICEL Police stations,

action(s) are not taken,” a

distraught resident narrated his

ordeal with the gang to the paper.

The resident who spoke on

condition of anonymity for fear

of his life disclosed the latest

incident witnessed members of

this gang mercilessly beat innocent

persons.

“But the sad aspect was that

the police at GICEL took no action

after the matter was reportthey

have acquired as well as the

discipline the experienced.

He expressed the school’s appreciation

to the Jospong Group

of Companies (JGC) for making

them a part of their training

programme.

“And it is also my hope that

when you get out there, you will

be given the opportunity to handle

and operate these vehicles

because you have all the competencies

to do so,” he said.

However, he recommended

that the new female heavy-duty

truck drivers should be attached

to the company’s male

heavy-duty trucks’ drivers to

further build their confidence

and sharpen their competencies

and enable the new drivers to be

conversant with the operations

of the heavy-duty vehicles.

According to Lt. Col. Gyamerah

Amoako, the ladies have

acquired competencies in driving

various tonnage capacity of

trucks, “I must say these were

ladies who had no knowledge

at all in driving, and within

the time frame, were able to

be transformed from ground

zero to heavy-duty drivers,” he

disclosed.

With the help of instructors,

he said, the trainees were taught

from the scratch how to move

a vehicle from rest, changing

of gears, steering control, road

signs, road manners and ethics

among several topics and skills.

He explained that this was

because apart from the weight

of the vehicle, participants had

to be introduced to the hydraulics

systems, which are a major

feature of heavy-duty trucks.

“I am also happy to note

that in collaboration with the

DVLA, the school has managed

to acquire for all the 51 participants

license B upon which they

will systematically be migrated

to the license C, D in due

course.”

The Chief Operating Officer

(COO) of Environment and

Sanitation Cluster of the JGC,

Mrs. Florence Larbi, congratulated

the female heavy-duty

truck drivers for going through a

successful 15-week training.

She said these were street

sweepers who had no idea in

driving, saying “today they have

been trained to drive heavy-duty

trucks of the company.”

She maintained that it has

always been the vision of the

Executive Chairman of JGC,

Dr Joseph Siaw-Agyepong, to

empower women to take up

such challenging opportunities

to make them confident and

compete with their male counterparts.

“Zoomlion Ghana Limited

and the entire Jospong Group

has a culture of empowering our

staff with the necessary learning

interventions. For example,

this year alone, our organisation

has invested about one million

cedis in the developmental

needs of our staff with the

Ghana Armed Forces Training

School,” she noted.

Further, she added that the

company maintains its focus

on enhancing diversity and

inclusiveness programmes, and

this is another reason why all

these ladies here were selected

to undertake this development

programme.

Earlier this year, one hundred

drivers and two hundred

janitors were trained and passed

out successfully in this same

school.

These included ladies. Additionally,

management team of

Zoomlion participated in the Senior

Executive Leadership training

courses as well. This was to

enable us to build a formidable,

resilient and disciplined team of

employees who deliver efficient

services with military precision.

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Story: DAILY Analyst

Correspondent

The Micheletti Company

Limited of the Trassaco

Group Limited

has been adjudged the

Green Building Company

of the Year at the maiden

edition of the 2021 Ghana Construction

Industry Excellence

Awards (GCIEA).

The company was honoured

for constructing the One Airport

Square located at Airport City

which is the first certified Green

Building in Accra, Ghana.

At the award ceremony held

on Friday, September 10, 2021,

in Accra, the Managing Director

for the company, Mr Ernest

Taricone, expressed appreciation

to the organisers of the awards

for recognising the company’s

efforts.

According to Mr Taricone, the

company will put in more effort

in providing outstanding works

in the construction sector and

contributing to the growth of

the country’s economy.

“We are honoured to receive

this award. I am grateful to the

organisers of the awards for the

honour bestowed on us. I dedicate

the award to my hard-working

team for their immense

support in making this possible.

We are going to work hard to

support the construction sector

and the country,” he assured.

Also, at the event, organised

Micheletti Company Honoured

Association, Madam Joana Adjei.

The Managing Director of

Core Construction Company was

declared the Overall General

Construction Company of the

Year, while the Managing Director

for Oswal Investment Limited,

Mr Humphrey Williams, was

honoured with the Innovative

Construction Company of the

Year.

The Associated Consultants

Limited led by the Ing. Kwabena

Bemponga, received the Distinguished

Construction Design

Team of the Year.

Micheletti Company is one of

Ghana’s leading civil engineerby

the Ghana Chamber of Construction

Industry (GHCCI), 44

other companies and individuals

were honoured for their outstanding

performances in the

construction industry and their

contributions to the growth of

the country’s economy.

The award ceremony was

graced by dignitaries including

the Vice President of Ghana, Dr.

Mahamudu Bawumia, who was

the guest of honour, the Minister

for Works and Housing, Mr

Francis Asenso-Boakye, the President

of the Cape Coast House of

Chiefs, Odeefo Amoakwa Buadu,

the Chief Executive Officer of

Private Enterprise Federation,

Nana Osei Bonsu, the Chairman

of (GHCCI), Surveyor Emmanuel

Martey, and players in the construction

industry.

Held on the theme: “Creating

Competitive Collaborative and

Innovative Business Governance

for the Construction Industry of

Ghana, the award is targeted at

rewarding publicly most distinguished

companies, institutions,

teams and individuals operating

in the sector and also serve as a

standard for all practitioners to

aim at quality production and

increase productivity.

The Vice President of Ghana,

Dr Bawumia, who spoke on behalf

of the President, Nana Addo

Dakwa Akufo Addo, commended

the awardees for contributing to

the growth of the national economy

and development.

He urged them not to relent

in their efforts but to continue to

attain higher heights in building

a robust national economy for

the country.

He also indicated that government

has enacted new laws

with others in the pipeline to

sanitise and regulate the construction

industry in order to

create an enabling environment

for the sector.

“There’s a lot of work ongoing

in reinforcing the legal

framework to help regulate and

create an enabling environment

for the construction industry,”

he said.

Among the 44 awardees were

the Minister of Roads & Highways,

Mr Kwasi Amoako-Attah,

who was declared the Infrastructure

Minister of the Year;

the Chief Executive Officer for

Ghana Cocoa Board, Mr Joseph

Boahen Aidoo, who was honoured

the Best SIGA Construction

Industry of the Year; the

Chief Executive Officer of Private

Enterprise Federation, Nana Osei

Bonsu emerged as the Outstanding

Excellence Leadership of

the Year, with the Construction

Woman of Excellence of the

Year going to the President for

Progressive Road Contractors

ing and building construction

companies whose operations

involve planning, designing and

building projects.

It has been in operations for

over 50 years since 1955.

The company constructed

the first certified Green Building

in Accra, Ghana.

The One Airport Square located

at Airport City was certified

through the collaborative efforts

of Ghana Building Council (GHG-

BC) and Green Building Council

of South Africa (GBSCA) and

received a four (4) star design

rating on the Green Star Office

(V1) Rating Tool in 2015.

Dr Lawrence Tetteh

Honoured

Story: News Desk

The Hungarian government

has honoured

Dr Lawrence Tetteh at

Parliament by appointing

him to act

as Adviser to Hungary-Africa

Knowledge Centre.

Dr Tetteh is the Founding

President of the Worldwide Miracle

Outreach and the Lawrence

Tetteh Ministries.

The rather short ceremony

was graced by Rt Hon Jakab Ist-

van Deputy Speaker of Hungary’s

Parliament, Professor Csaba

Gyuricza, Rector of the Agricultural

and Economics University

of Hungary, Boldizsar Peter

Entz, Consul General, and Laszlo

Bihari, Vice President of Hungary-Africa

Knowledge Centre.

Bawumia’s digital agenda key to creating

tech entrepreneurs - Razak Opoku

Advertising Psychologist,

Razak Opoku,

says Vice President

Mahamudu Bawumia's

digital agenda is key

to creating digital and technology

entrepreneurs for Ghana and

Africa.

According to him, every

modern economy and society is

developed through the concept of

digitalization or Digitization.

In a statement, he said digitalization

is transforming the ways

in which industries, businesses,

agricultural products, general

goods and services are marketed,

distributed, traded, delivered

and consumed in an increasingly

digitized economy and marketplace

globally and Ghana is not an

exception.

“Online marketing, trading,

shopping, banking and e-commerce

have become the mainstream

channels for consumers.

Products, goods and services are

moving from tangible mediums to

digital ones.

“In Ghana, the sustainability

of government flagship

programmes such as Planting

for Food and Jobs, and One-District-One-Factory

would largely

depend on digitalization, how

the ministries and companies involved

in the programme be able

to effectively and efficiently adopt

digital technologies to promote

and market their products and

services to the local, African and

Global markets for profits, Razak

Opoku said.

He pointed out that Digital,

internet and technology-driven

companies such as Amazon, Apple,

Microsoft, Google, Tencent, Visa,

Mastercard, Facebook, Alibaba,

Twitter etc. are economic giants

in their own capacity, having

economic growth and financial

impact greater than the entire

economy of African Countries.

“This is one of the main

reasons why Akufo-Addo's government

through Dr. Bawumia is

doing everything possible to, first

of all, formalize and change the

Ghanaian economic architecture

through Digitalization/Digitization.

“Through the efforts and

commitment of Dr. Mahamudu

Bawumia, the NPP government

is capable of rolling out a

comprehensive Programme on

Digital, Internet and Technology

Entrepreneurship leading to the

creation of world-class digital and

technology entrepreneurs who

would be able to provide the needed

platforms to market, distribute,

trade and attract the needed

investments aimed at ensuring

the sustainability of the government's

flagship programmes,

especially 1D1F and Planting for

Food and Jobs envisioned, initiated

and implemented by H. E. Nana

Akufo-Addo,” the advertising

Psychologist indicated.

He said Digital and Technology

Entrepreneurs would assist

the government to transform the

socio-economic architecture of

Ghana, compete fairly with other

global digital and technology

entrepreneurship platforms such

as Amazon, Tencent, Alibaba, Microsoft,

Apple etc.

He stated that digital and

Technology Entrepreneurs are

very key pillars for economic

growth, jobs, wealth creation and

innovation.

“Through Dr. Bawumia's digitalization

initiative, Ghana would

soon boast of digital and technology

entrepreneurs who would help

the government to drastically

reduce the rate of youth unemployment.

Through Dr. Bawumia,

Ghana shall become the Hub of

Digital and Technology Entrepreneurship

in Africa,” Razak Opoku

concluded.

DAILY ANALYST


‘Coodeta’; the spoilt

child of ‘yentie obia’

By Haruna Atta

The pathetic and

bewildered look says

it all. A broken man.

Only a week or so ago,

everything was at his

beck and call as president of the

Republic of Guinea. His orders

were being barked here and

there, in fact, everywhere, and

uniformed security personnel

would snap to attention, saluting

away even if it was only his

shadow they glimpsed flashing

by.

He was a powerful man, a

very powerful man. His satellites

were many – family,

friends, time-servers, and

others, describing all sorts of

orbits around him. He and his

satellites exuding power, arrogance,

and wealth! Owners of all

that they surveyed… His words,

quoted and repeated ad nauseam

by the media, especially the

state-owned ones, were more

or less law. He travelled widely

abroad, enjoying all the creature

comforts not available to the

ordinary taxpaying citizen.

At international regional and

sub-regional summits, a very

exclusive club, hosting countries

treated him and his colleagues

like deities. The privileges associated

with his office were thick

and juicy! Don’t get me wrong,

I am not being a spoilsport, nor

am I being jealous or envious.

On the contrary, I think, with

some amount of moderation, the

office deserves all that to allow

the holder to serve his people

with integrity, accountability,

competence, and incorruptibility,

and know when he had

expended his welcome to leave

the scene – in Ghana’s case, after

two terms.

I believe in his case it was

the same, until when he decided

that he alone was the anointed

and decided to amend the constitution

to allow him to be on

top indefinitely, and then…

Coodeta!

I first heard of coup d’état on

a windy, dry savannah on February

morning in 1966 when I

was a little schoolboy attending

Navrongo Secondary School. Our

headmaster, a feisty Scotsman

called Robin Crawford (later the

Rev) that morning, called an

emergency assembly.

The whole school, including

the teaching staff, trooped to

the assembly hall, which at that

time also doubled as our dining

hall. Even before we had settled,

he delved into his mysterious

reason for assembling us in such

an emergency fashion. He said

to us that news had just come

from Accra that President Nkrumah

had been overthrown in a

‘coodeta’.

Classes would not continue,

and we were all to proceed to our

dormitories and remain calm.

End of Assembly. We trooped

out the same way we came in

with ‘coodeta’ ringing over and

over in my head and wringing

my curious ignorant mind into

all sorts of knots. There was

no going to the dormitories, as

we gravitated in clumps to our

different groups to learn some

more. There was an old “redif-

fusion box” somewhere in the

entertainment area where the

senior boys had taken positions.

Every now and then, some of us

would tear away from our peer

clumps to this senior one to listen

to the “rediffusion box” and

read the lips of our seniors.

The box itself was blaring

mostly military-style music. It

was from one of these seniors,

a distant relation that I finally

got a hang of coup d’état and

the man behind it, a Colonel

“Kiteku”, and true, that’s how

that one also twisted itself to

my tongue. The coup d’état of

February 1966 and Colonel Kotoka’s

role are now an indelible

episode of our history, for good

or bad, but by popular acclamation,

for bad…After that, we had

the coups of 1972 and 1981, with

a “housecleaning revolution” in

1979, a palace coup that removed

the coup maker of ‘72, and the

palace coup-makers themselves

who were all scythed in the

house cleaning, not forgetting

the number of attempted coups

thrown in to add to the flavour

of coup making in Ghana.

“Serves the fool right!” in

2021

The overthrow of President

Professor Alfa Conde of Guinea

came to me from a friend

through my WhatsApp – the

“rediffusion box” having gone

extinct for decades now. As soon

as I finished reading it, I sent

a one-liner to him: “Serves the

fool right!” This is a man who

refused to see all the wrong

turns he was taking, plunging

his impoverished country into

more and more under development.

He was a typical example of

words that have become very

symptomatic of many African

countries, sadly including

mine at the moment: impunity,

arrogance, corruption, abuse of

power (especially, the electoral

process), destruction of state institutions,

treating the constitution

with contempt (for example

defying its intrinsic secular

nature with the imposition of a

so-called national cathedral as

the “mother church” of Ghana

to act as the focus of everything

Ghanaian). And much, much

more.

It is right we abhor and

frown upon ‘coodetas’, but our

governments must also reign

in their inordinate lust for the

abuse of office – something Frema

Busia described in a recent

commentary as “yentie obia”!

I don’t know, but maybe, it was

just a Freudian slip or living in

denial, but the ECOWAS statement,

originating from Ghana,

could not bring itself to accept

the Guinean coup and referred

to it as an “attempted coup”.

They must mend their ways,

for somewhere, not far off, only

an AK47 barrel away, a coup

maker may be lurking, using

“yentie obia” as his casus belli,

which for my country, I say, God

forbid! Never again! To the credit

of the Guinea coup makers,

they did not harm the deposed

head of state in any way, with

the exception of his dignity,

which is in tatters, what with

all those embarrassing pictures

of him that have gone viral.

Video clips have also appeared

showing former ministers and

appointees of the former government

being taken away with

taunts of “thieves, thieves” from

the public.

It is also worth noting that

the coup was peaceful, something

we cannot say of Ghana’s

2020 elections, which registered

deaths and injuries, with the

culprits still roaming free.

Ambassador Alhaji Abdul-Rahman

Harruna Attah

Every modern economy

and society is developed

through the concept of

digitalization/Digitization.

Digitalization is transforming

the ways in which industries,

businesses, agricultural products,

general goods and services are

marketed, distributed, traded,

delivered and consumed in an increasingly

digitized economy and

marketplace globally and Ghana

is not an exception.

Online marketing, trading,

shopping, banking and e-commerce

have become the mainstream

channels for consumers.

Products, goods and services are

moving from tangible mediums

to digital ones.

In Ghana, the sustainability of

government flagship programmes

such as Planting for Food and

Jobs, and One-District-One-Factory

would largely depend on

digitalization, how the ministries

and companies involved in the

programme be able to effectively

and efficiently adopt digital technologies

to promote and market

their products and services to the

local, African and Global markets

for profits.

The easy accessibility and

availability of the products and

goods from the 1D1F and Planting

for Food and Jobs on the market-

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greater the profits and sustainability

of the programmes. ...to creating technology entrepreneurs

However, it is important to

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companies/industries which are Digital, Internet and Technology

established around the concept of Entrepreneurship leading to the

digitalization create trillions and creation of world-class digital and

billions of dollars to support the technology entrepreneurs who

national economy in terms of jobs would be able to provide the needed

platforms to market, distrib-

and wealth creation.

Digital, internet and technology-driven

companies such investments aimed at ensuring

ute, trade and attract the needed

as Amazon, Apple, Microsoft,

the sustainability of the government's

flagship programmes,

Google, Tencent, Visa, Mastercard,

Facebook, Alibaba, Twitter etc. especially 1D1F and Planting for

are economic giants in their own Food and Jobs envisioned, initiated

and implemented by H. E. Nana

capacity, having economic growth

and financial impact greater than Akufo-Addo.

the entire economy of African

The Digital and Technology

Countries.

Entrepreneurs would assist the

This is one of the main reasons

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socio-economic architecture of

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Page 6


Crack whip on people

who litter beaches

—Clean Ocean Ghana, others charge govt

Story: Prosper Kwaku

Selassy Agbitor

Lives along the shores of

the country are in real

danger due to the unconducive

environment of

the country’s beaches.

The situation, according to

Story: Freeman

Koryekpor Awlesu

The decision by members

of the 2020 Vetting

Committee of the

Metropolitan, Municipal

and District

Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to

recommend the appointment of

Madam Elizabeth Kaakie Mann as

the new Ga East Municipal Chief

Executive (MCE) to replace the

incumbent MCE, Mrs Janet Tulasi

Mensah, has degenerated into

serious confusion and tension in

the municipality.

Majority of youth groups including

traditional office holders,

chiefs, assembly members, market

women, students, religious

leaders, members and supporters

of New Patriotic Party (NPP) in

the area could not fathom why

members of the committee would

rather recommend Madam Mann

for nomination as the MCE for Ga

East looking at the good works

the incumbent MCE has done to

generally transform the municipality.

In that report, the three

persons who are Elizabeth Kaakie

Mann, Mr Robert Bonsu and Janet

Tulasi Mensah were shortlisted

for the position.

But in a report in possession

of this news outlet, members of

the committee have recommended

Madam Mann for nomination

as MCE.

According to the report, the

nomination of Madam Mann will

balance the ethnic composition

of the Ga East in the Greater

Accra Region.

The report indicated that

Madam Mann worked actively

during the 2020 general election

and added that she has great

ocean-friendly non-governmental

organisation (NGO), Clean Ocean

Project Ghana (COPG), is due to

irresponsible actions by residents

living along the coast of the

country.

Speaking to journalists during

a clean-up operation along the

shores of Teshie in Accra on Saturday,

the Project Coordinator of

COPG, Guelda Osei, called for the

MMDCEs appointment:

appeal across the ethnic groups

in the constituency.

The report mentioned that

Madam Mann was the Secretary

to the General Secretary from

2008-2014, explaining that she is

a member of the Dome-Kwabenya’s

Women’s Wing from 2016 to

date.

According to the report, Madam

Mann holds BSc in Business

Administration from UPSA.

But in a quick response,

majority of the constituents

interviewed punched deep holes

into the report of the members of

the vetting committee.

They described the report as

bogus, calling on President Nana

Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo to

ignore the recommendation of

the committee and retain Mrs

Tulasi Mensah as the MCE for her

second term to continue to her

good works to bring sustainable

development to the area.

They pointed out that looking

at the performances of Mrs

situation to be addressed to help

contribute to the country’s attainment

of the Sustainable Development

Goals (SDG) 6 and 8, adding

that this was very paramount in

the achievement of a clean ocean.

The exercise which took place

at the Teshie site for the construction

of a landing beach was organised

by COPG, in collaboration

with Eco Brigade, a Jospong Group

of Companies’ subsidiary.

According to Mrs Osei, the

oceans need to become habitable

for both humans and animals,

saying that the government must

apply stiffer punishment to people

who pollute the beaches.

Of all the beaches in the country,

she said, Usher Fort was one

Tension in Ga East

...over plans to sideline incumbent MCE

Mensah it is bad for members

of the vetting committee to

team up with some individuals

of Dome-Kwabenya to support

Madam Mann to be appointed the

new MCE of the area.

“We want to speak the truth

and her achievements are glaring

for everyone to see. She has built

schools, provided potable water

to our areas, improve the social

welfare of the people, embarked

on numerous developmental

projects and projected the image

of the constituency.

“So we want to state that the

members of the vetting committee

are wrong to team up with

constituency and polling station

executives to endorse Madam

Mann for the new Ga East MCE

position. These individuals had

done that because of their individuals’

selfish interest and not

that of the constituency.”


that had a routine maintenance

culture, indicating that the rest

were in a mess, which needed a

collaborative effort to maintain

them.

The General Manager (GM),

Ecozoil Limited, Mrs Abitha

Odame-Nyanteh, advocated a massive

public education, particularly

along the beaches.

While calling for punitive

measures to curb the menace, she

appealed for the right infrastructure

to be put in place.

"Maybe when you arrest an

offender for littering or defecating

at the beach and put him or her

behind bars and shown on television,

it will serve as a deterrent to

others who otherwise would do

same," she said.

She entreated government and

stakeholders to collaborate and

embark on a massive public education

on the need to ensure that

country’s beaches were clean.

The Managing Director, Mediterranean

Shipping Company

(MSC), Mr Peter Ehrenreich, also

added his voice for an intensive

Story: Freeman

Koryekpor Awlesu

The Municipal Chief

Executive for Bibiani

Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal

Assembly in the

Western North Region,

Hon Alfred Amoah, has corrected

a falsehood being spread by

some individuals concerning the

new National Health Insurance

(NHIS) office in Bibiani.

The said reported alleged that

he and the assembly caucus had

squandered the amount supposed

to be channeled into the building

of the said edifice.

Speaking in an interview on

Okyeame Radio Adekyee which

was monitored by DAILY Analyst,

the MCE noted that the

design or plan was brought from

the National Health Insurance

education tailored towards children.

He urged parents to educate

their children on the benefits of

keeping and living in a healthy

environment.

"If a thorough education

goes ahead of punitive measures,

people living close to the beaches

would appreciate the worth of a

clean environment," he said.

It is in the light of the above

that Clean Ocean Ghana, in

collaboration with Eco Brigade,

appealed for measures to be put

in place to curb the perennial

menace of shore littering in order

to make them safe for human and

animal habitation.

During the exercise, the cleanup

team swept and collected

sachets, plastic bags and bottles.

At the end, the Teshie Sango Naa

Beach became clean.

The group members also

pledged to continue the exercise

on a regular basis in a bid to keep

the beaches clean and habitable

for living organisms.

We didn't alter NIA

architectural building plan

—Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai MCE clears air

Authority (NHIA) head office in

Accra which was uniform across

the country which cannot be

changed by anyone.

Mincing no words, Mr Amoah

refuted claims that a storey

edifice was the idea but a flat

was constructed and due to that

President Nana Addo Dankwa

Akufo-Addo was angry and did

not commission the building

when he arrived at the site

during his tour of Western North

Region recently.

He stated that the footages

and pictures in circulation on social

media proved that President

Akufo-Addo officially commissioned

the block, urging all and

sundry to debunk claims that

it wasn't commissioned by the

President.


DAILY ANALYST


Story: Freeman

Koryekpor Awlesu

The principal and

accredited elders of

Akwaanor Royal Family

of Ashalaja in the Ga

South municipality of

the Greater Accra Region have

performed traditions and customs

to officially appoint a new head of

the family.

The Principal new Head of

the family is in the person of

Nii Armah Quansah who was

appointed on September 7, 2021,

to replace the former Head of

Akwaanor Royal Family, Mr

Solomon Mintah Ackaah, who was

removed following several charges

of wrongdoings levelled against

him.

In order to make the change

legal and genuine, the elders

have instructed the Kwame Gyan

and Associate Law Firm in Accra

to officially write to inform Mr

Ackaah that the family has resolved

after a meeting held on August 19,

2021, to remove him [Mr Ackaah]

per the customs and traditions of

the people of Ashalaja.

The letter, which in the

possession of DAILY Analyst and

headlined: "Appointment of New

Head of Akwaanor Royal Family

of Ashalaja reads in part; "We

respectfully refer to the above

mentioned subject-matter and

write as solicitors for Akwaanor

Story: Freeman

Koryekpor Awlesu

The Minerals Commission

of Ghana has

denied granting license

to Barari DV Ghana

Limited (Barari) to

mine lithium in the country.

Royal Family of Ashalaja."

"We have been instructed

by our client to submit to you

the attached self-explanatory

document on removal of Mr

Solomon Mintah Ackaah, head of

Akwaanor Royal Family of Ashalaja.

We are by this notification

requesting you to amend your

records accordingly.

"Kindly accept our best

regards," the letter ended.

The letter, which is signed

and certified by Mr Lawyer

Kwame Gyan, is copied to the

Survey and Mapping Division of

Lands Commission, Director in

charge of Land Registration at

the Lands Commission, Greater

Accra Regional Police Commander,

Amasaman Divisional Police

Commander, Amasaman District

Police Commander, Weija

District Police Commander and

Ngleshie Amanfro District Police

Commander.

However, members of the

family have declared that they

Minerals Commission

denies granting license

to Barari/Ironridge

...to mine lithium in Ghana

Akwaanor Royal family of

Ashalaja appoints new head

...warns public against Solomon Mintah Ackaah

"We want to state on record

that the Commission has not

recommended the grant of a mining

lease, nor has the Minister

for Lands and Natural Resources

granted a mining lease or authorisation

to Barari/Ironridge or

any company whatsoever to mine

or extract lithium in Ghana,'

the Chief Executive of Minerals

Commission, Mr Martin Ayisi, has

stated.

In a press statement copied

to this news outlet and signed by

Mr Ayisi, it noted that the attention

of the Minerals Commission

has been drawn to a statement

and a video in the public domain

on the discovery of one hundred

and fifty billion dollars’ (US

$150 billion) worth of lithium in

Ghana.

It said while lithium has been

discovered in Ghana, the quantity

and other information contained

in the statement and video were

false and misleading.

According to the statement,

the Barari DV Ghana Limited

(Barari), a wholly-owned Ghanaian

company, which holds a prospecting

license for gold, lithium

and other minerals, discovered

lithium at Ewoyaa near Saltpond

in the Mfantsiman Municipality

of the Central Region.

It noted that Barari operates

through joint venture with Ironridge

Resources Limited (Ironridge),

an Australian incorporated

company which is listed on the

Alternative Investment Market

have made a resolution to remove

Mr Ackaah by the customs and

traditions of the people of Ashalaja.

They explained that their

decision to remove the head of the

Akwaanor Royal Family was as a

result of charges of irresponsibility,

disrespect, unconcerned attitude

towards the welfare of the

Akwaanor Royal Family members

in particular and the people of

Ashalaja in general.

"We have made a resolution

to appoint a new head of family

following the removal of Mr

Ackaah, whose removal was

preceded by the performance of

certain customs.

"We have resolved to ensure

the publication of the removal and

the appointment of a new head of

family to the whole world," they

stated.

Following this development,

the members of the family has

cautioned the general public to

desist from buying land from

Mr Ackaah, stressing that he has

(AIM), a sub-market of the London

Stock Exchange in the UK.

The statement asserted that

the discovery made by Barari/

Ironridge still required further

exploration before a feasibility

study can be undertaken.

Consequently, the statement

noted that all activities of Barari/

Ironridge at this stage were purely

for exploration.

The statement emphasised

that the Commission has not

recommended the grant of a mining

lease, nor has the Minister

for Lands and Natural Resources

granted a mining lease or authorisation

to Barari/Ironridge or

any company whatsoever to mine

or extract lithium in Ghana.

In view of the above, the

statement informed the general

public that the Ironridge has not

been granted a mining lease to

mine lithium in Ghana therefore

the statement in the public

domain that Ironridge has been

granted a thirty-year mining

lease, renewable for another thirty

years, is false.

According to the statement,

there is no tax holiday under the

fiscal regime for mining in Ghana

and no such waiver has been

granted to ironridge.

It said the ironridge has not

submitted a feasibility study or

report to the Commission which

has defined or delineated lithium

reserves in Ewoyaa to be worth

US$150 billion; and ironridge

is not registered as an entity or

company operating in the Free

Zones.

The Commission in the

statement reminded the media

and the general public that the

Minerals Commission is available

to provide information on all

mining activities or operations in

Ghana and the public is advised

to seek clarification or verify such

information with the Commission

before they are made public.

been removed as the Head of the

Akwaanor Royal Family.

They also sounded a strong

word of warning to Mr Ackaah

against parading himself as the

MTN Ghana has

launched a home

internet service

dubbed MTN

HOME to offer

affordable internet services to

customers in their homes.

MTN Home provides highspeed

internet access, facilitating

live streaming, videoon-Demand,

and home internet

automation services ensuring

that subscribers truly receive the

benefits of a connected world.

MTN Home offers cheaper

data, video and voice services to

families. The service is currently

available to customers nationwide.

substantive head of the family

since his headship has been

removed.

Writer's email:

koryekporfreeman@yahoo.com

MTN launches Home

Internet Service

Commenting on the MTN

Home Service, the Chief Marketing

Officer for MTN Noel

Kojo-Ganson said, “the Covid-19

pandemic has facilitated Work

-from- Home, Online Schooling,

Webinars and E-Commerce and

it takes access to fast and reliable

internet service to make these

possible”.

“As a network that is working

towards leading the delivery

of a bold new digital world for

customers, we believe that every

home and office deserves to experience

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driving force behind MTN Home

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Page 8

Health


Vaccine protection still strong

—Oxford jab creator

The vaccines are still

providing strong protection,

a year on from the

initial two doses, says

the scientist who developed

the Oxford-AZ vaccine.

The UK's vaccine advisory

body is set to decide whether

booster doses against Covid-19 are

needed this autumn.

Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert told

the BBC that offering a third

booster dose to millions of people

was "a complex decision".

And she called for more vaccines

to be licensed to increase

supplies.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination

and Immunisation (JCVI)

has already said a third top-up

dose should be offered to people

with severely weakened immune

systems, which accounts for up to

half a million people in the UK.

But it has not decided if booster

doses are needed to extend

protection in larger numbers of

people at high risk from Covid-19,

including those normally eligible

for a flu jab.

The UK reported a further

37,622 coronavirus cases on Friday,

according to the latest government

figures.

There have also been another

147 deaths of people who tested

positive for the virus within the

previous 28 days.

Prof Gilbert, who began

designing the Oxford-AstraZeneca

vaccine in early 2020 when

Covid first emerged in China, said

there were no signs of immunity

waning in ongoing trials of the

vaccine, which started in April

2020.

Blood tests on volunteers who

had been vaccinated more than a

year ago, showed they had signs of

good protection.

"It's the first dose of the

vaccine that has the most impact,

whoever you give that vaccine

too," she said.

"We get good protection after a

single dose and then it's improved

by a second dose and we would

expect to see it being maintained

or possibly slightly improved then

by third dose.

"As we would expect, with

any other vaccine, we are seeing

strong maintenance of the [immune]

response."

More doses needed'

Prof Gilbert also said the world

needed more doses and more vaccine

supplies, so there didn't need

to be a choice between vaccinating

one country over another.

"More doses are becoming

available and we need to focus on

getting those doses to countries

that really need them," she said,

adding that many African countries

had only vaccinated 2% of

their population.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid

said on Thursday he was awaiting

"final advice" from the JCVI,

but was "confident" a booster

programme would start later this

month.

Interim advice issued by the

JCVI in July suggested more than

30 million people should receive a

booster dose, including all adults

over 50.

The UK medicines regulator

(MHRA) has approved the use of

Pfizer and AstraZeneca as Covid

booster vaccines, paving the way

for a rollout ahead of the winter.

Prof Sir Andrew Pollard, director

of the Oxford Vaccine Group,

agreed there is a "fire raging all

around the world with huge pressure

on health systems in many,

many countries".

He told BBC Radio 4's Today

programme the UK had a "moral

obligation" to help other countries,

adding: "There is such a big

risk, morally from our perspective

- there's a risk to trade, there's a

risk to economies, but also these

are our friends and colleagues

who need to be protected, and

Ghana Health Service organises

breastfeeding campaign at Tema

The Ghana Health Service

(GHS) with support from

the Greater Accra Regional

Health Directorate

and the Tema Nutritional

Team have embarked on a

breastfeeding awareness advocacy

at the Tema main market.

The advocacy was aimed

at creating awareness about

the need to strictly adhere to

breastfeeding measures and also

encourage nursing mothers to

appreciate the need for exclusive

breastfeeding.

The advocacy was also used

as an opportunity to interact

with the market woman to know

more about the challenges they

faced with and how best it can be

addressed.

Ms Gifty Ampah, Coordinator

for Maternal Infant and Young

Child Nutritional Programme of

the Ghana Health Service, told the

Ghana News Agency during the

exercise that, the advocacy had

become necessary to upscale exclusive

breastfeeding, which had

unfortunately been on the decline

in the country.

She added that, the few children

that were even fed for the

period of six to 23 months were

not properly fed as stipulated by

the Ghana Health Service and the

World Health Organization.

"As it stands now, it is only

about half of our children that are

put to breast milk when they are

we are losing them every day that

goes by."

Sir Andrew also said the UK

still had high levels of protection

from the virus, despite the

fall in levels of people's immune

response after having had the vaccine.

The JCVI needs to look at the

issue of who is ending up in hospital

after being infected as part of

its considerations, he added.

More than 48.3 million people

in the UK - 88.8% of the population

aged over 16 - have had a first dose

of a Covid-19 vaccine, while 43.7

The girls, who have not been

named, are said to be recovering

well.

"They are breathing and eating

on their own," Eldad Silberstein,

the head of Soroka's plastic

surgery department, told Israel's

Channel 12 news.

It is the first time such an

operation, which has only been

conducted 20 times worldwide, has

been performed in Israel.

Months before the surgery, inflatable

silicone bags were inserted

regions and the country at large,

by providing market woman with

a place where they can bring their

children and breastfeed them

whiles at work, so that children

were not left in the house, without

million have had both doses.

The UK has ordered more than

540 million doses of seven of the

most promising vaccines, including

the four so far approved for

use - Pfizer, Oxford-AstraZeneca,

Moderna and Janssen.

However, there are vast differences

in the pace of progress in

different parts of the world, and

the government has pledged to

donate 100 million surplus jabs to

poorer countries before the middle

of 2022.—BBC

Twins conjoined at head

separated after rare surgery

One-year-old twin girls

who were born conjoined

at the back of

their heads have seen

each other for the first

time after undergoing rare separation

surgery in Israel.

The 12-hour operation at the

Soroka Medical Centre in the

city of Beersheba last week took

months of preparation, and included

the scalp grafts for both.

Dozens of experts from Israel

and abroad were involved.

born and just about 43 per cent

are breastfed exclusively for six

months," she said.

She explained that, even after

six months only 13 per cent of

children were fed properly as outlined

by the Ghana Health Service.

Ms Ampah, said, "breastfeeding

fit in the gap for social care,

psychological development, mental

development and cognitive

development".

She said mothers were faced

with challenges anytime they returned

to work after three months

exclusive breastfeeding, hence the

need to be supported.

She called on all stakeholders

and policy makers to invest and

support the activity in the various

into their heads and periodically

expanded to stretch skin. The new

skin was then used to seal their

heads after the skulls were reconstructed.

Preparation also included the

creation of a 3D virtual reality

model of the twins, said Mickey

Gideon, Soroka's chief neurosurgeon.

"To our delight, everything

went as we had hoped," he added.

The girls, who were born in

August 2020, are expected to lead

completely normal lives.—BBC

proper care.

Madam Abena Sebiah, one of

the beneficiaries, thanked the

Ghana Health Service for the great

initiative.

DAILY ANALYST


Opinion

February

It was Wednesday, and early

mid-morning adventure to one of

obvious Ghana’s tourist sites, the

Boti Falls.

The twin waterfall is located

in Yilo Krobo municipal in the

Eastern region of Ghana. A place

where once was referred to as

the most attractive venue in that

area by the former president, Dr.

Kwame Nkrumah upon his first

visit.

And so, we were in good company,

to thread this same path

and discover a bit of Ghana that is

often talked about as an envious

destination for tourists in all

respects.

This visit includes students,

artistic activists, and creators

from different backgrounds,

much to the sound of excitement

and delight of all traveling members

onboard.

But of course, the journey

did not come without hurdles,

bundled in a bit of fear with a

bumpy, skimpy road faced with

a piece of big vehicular machinery

digging trenches, clearing

of trees in what appears to be a

construction of a new tar road

for the municipality, thus the

road leading to the waterfall. One

asked, ‘Didn’t Dr Kwame Nkrumah

use this same route to the

waterfall?’ It is Ghana, remember!

The other retorted. How

come we allow such an important

road to degrade into this deplorable

state!

We often take things for

granted, even road leading to

one of our foremost tourist sites.

I wondered; what might go

Tourism; the other

Ghanaian pandemic

nual bush burning by ‘bush meat’

hunters and local [farmers] folks.

Ghana’s problem

It is no different, this country

has had a lot of issues at hand

even before this pandemic. With

the ill culture of maintenance,

disregard for other social issues,

and at the height of global climate

change and threats facing

the world, many seem unperturbed.

Our plans and efforts to

shape talks on climate issues still

remain minimal. ‘Illegal hunting,

bush burning in this age and

stage?!’ what has law regulators

got to do? Well, you ask –

This is my bit, as I write and

highlight the issues that threaten

the waterfall and the ecosystem

altogether. It is important to

bring to the attention; the pandemic

of unconcern Ghanaians,

the pandemic of poor maintenance

culture, disregard for rules

and regulations, and the pandemic

of ‘it is not my property’

pronounced by common folks.

This is to be curtailed and

make civilians abide by the law

and maintain social sanity and

civility in the conduct of every

Ghanaian to minimize this

menace.

What is the Ghanaian made

of…?

I would like to end here without

failing to say the trip was fun

and educative albeit, and we carried

with us, a more concerned

approach to this twin waterfall

tourist site in the future.

Hopefully, we get to return

again but to a promised change of

scenery- thus both streams flowing

happily because that’s what

twins do; they move together.

And importantly, to see the

female side of the fall flow again

traditionally because that’s all we

want to witness, sigh.

Written by Mac-King T.

Thompson

Credits: Sterlin Cemon, Boti

falls, Ewura Adams Karim, SP

Artistic Activism

Tags @Boti waterfall @Ghanaian

attitude @climate change

@environmental issues

MTN, Ayoba launch “Life Inside Ayoba”

African Super App

ayoba launches

continent wide “LIFE

INSIDE AYOBA”. ATL

campaign MTN in

partnership with ayoba has

launched a dynamic media campaign

entitled: ‘Life inside ayoba’

that will bring the African super

app to life. The campaign brings

together all the features of the

‘super app’ including chat, voice

and video calling, channels,

music via playlists, gaming, micro

apps and payment facilities

(only in certain territories).

The campaign is set to

launch in early September and

is designed to highlight the

simplicity of the app, and the

advantages a user gains in using

all the exciting features. “Ayoba

is a strategic platform for MTN

as it harnesses Africa’s unique

digital ecosystem and context.

We believe it to be a triple play

opportunity to advance free

messaging, content distribution

and e-commerce powered by an

open platform. Made in Africa

for the World, ayoba is highly

localised and tailored for African

and Middle East consumer

needs. This campaign is perfect

for our markets, its vibrant and

relevant and is sure to appeal

to all who use it,” says Serigne

Dioum, Group Chief Digital and

Fintech Officer. Digital revenue

increased by 23.8%* at half

...to bring super app to life

through the mind of foreigners

who ply this road for the sake of

visitation.

Our invitation to the site

draws near, about an hour journey

from Adukrom, in the eastern

region. Here, the Fall looks in

sight and we were ready to embark

on this adventure, we must

go back with a new experience

albeit.

At the request of the tour

guide, men, women, students

took the stairs descending to the

waterfall- one step at a time and

treading behind each other to

this beautiful scape.

You cannot escape this glorious

view!

However, things did not look

as expected, it is a twin waterfall,

remember? It appeared only one

side of the waterfall had water

streaming down from it. The

other side is dry with no water!

What has happened? I dared

asked the tour guide. He fumbled,

with a look on his face worrying,

as one lost of words. It’s somewhat

disturbing, he answers;

‘about 40% of the forest reserve

has been tempered!’ He continues,

‘the groves that cover the

river through the jungle has been

destroyed by human activities

such as illegal felling of trees, anyear,

supported by the greater

uptake of our services. In the

period, our instant messaging

platform ayoba, recorded 8.0

million monthly active users,

an addition of 2.5 million since

December 2020. It has now been

integrated into 17 MTN markets.

Our goal is to reach 19 million

monthly active users (MAUs) by

2021 and 100m by 2025. Our plan

is to leverage MTN existing base

to scale up quickly and then

grow as OTT player in new markets

The ayoba TV campaign is

supported by radio, localised to

each broadcast territory as well

as outdoor, print and on-ground

activations through our unique

trade tool. The message is simple

- ayoba has everything you need

“allin-one app”. “There is a need

to go above the line to raise the

awareness of ayoba. We strongly

believe that our app will appeal

to many in Africa and the

Middle East and provides digital

solutions to the day-to-day life

of the consumer. In building the

campaign we looked at what

unites our African users, rather

than what divides them. We

had to show users that they can

find everything they need in our

all-in-one app. This approach

has brought us a textured and

innovative campaign, and we are

very proud of it. We excited to

launch the campaign with the

full support of MTN’” says Burak

Akinci, Chief Executive Officer

of Simfy (ayoba). 2021 has been

a fast-paced year so far for the

messaging app, Ayoba celebrated

its second year in operation in

May 2021 and recorded 8 million

monthly active users as of July

2021 across MTN’s 18/19 markets.

Ayoba is accelerating not

only digital inclusion but also

financial inclusion, MTN MoMo

has been integrated into ayoba

in select markets including

Ghana, Uganda, Cameroon, and

Congo Brazzaville. Ayoba has

recently receive the award for

Best OTT Brand of the Year at the

Marketing World Awards 2021.

This adds to the 2020 win for

ayoba at the Africa Digital Award

for Best Mobile Application in

November 2020. ENDS. About

the MTN Group Launched in

1994, the MTN Group is a leading

emerging market operator with

a clear vision to lead the delivery

of a bold new digital world to

our more than 260 million customers.

We are inspired by our

belief that everyone deserves the

benefits of a modern connected

life. The MTN Group is listed on

the JSE Securities Exchange in

South Africa under the share

code “MTN”. We are pursuing our

BRIGHT strategy with a major

focus on growth in data, fintech

and digital businesses in Africa.

About Ayoba Since its launch in

May 2019, ayoba has reached 8

millions of monthly active users

in June 2021. Ayoba offers users

free access to an ecosystem of

digital and rich media services

through channels, micro-apps

and payment solutions, embedded

within an African super-app.

Ayoba is highly localised and

tailored for African and Middle

East consumer needs, supporting

22 relevant languages. Users

can send and receive encrypted

messages, share photos, videos,

files and voice notes and can

also subscribe to live channels.

Family friendly localised content

is available through curated

channels aimed at entertaining,

educating and empowering

communities as well as a range

of games. Ayoba is available for

Android users on the Google

PlayStore, on iOS (AppleStore) as

well as the Transsion, Huawei,

Samsung and BeMobi stores.

Users can also download the

app on our website (ayoba.me).

Ayoba recently launched its web

version (ayoba lite) and can be

accessed at web.ayoba.me.

Page 10

Business

Girls In ICT initiative gets

10M cedi boost from MTN

MTN Ghana has

presented GHc10

million to the

Ministry of Communication

and

Digitization as part of its 25th-anniversary

celebrations in support

of the Girls in ICT project.

Girls in ICT program is an

international initiative adopted

in 2012 by all ITU Member States

including Ghana. The program is

aimed at exposing young girls to

opportunities in the ICT sector

through the mentorship workshop

and open day programs to

prepare them for ICT-related

professions in the future.

The first part of the funds was

presented to the Minister of Communications

and Digitalisation

Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful at a

presentation ceremony in Accra.

The funding is to cover

the cost of the project over a

three-year period to support the

government’s efforts to empower

and encourage girls to consider

studies and careers in ICT.

Speaking at the presentation

ceremony, Chief Corporate Service

Officer of MTN Ghana, Samuel Koranteng,

said “The MTN Group is

a signatory to the United Nations

Women Empowerment Principles

and by this, the company has

pledged its commitment to the

advancement of Gender Equality

and the Empowerment of Women.

It is part of the company’s core

beliefs that everyone deserves the

benefits of a modern, connected

life and therefore strive to ensure

that men and women benefit

equally from ICT.”

“Gender Empowerment is a

key strategic component of MTN’s

Corporate Social Investment

and over the years we have made

significant contributions in this

regard and because of that, we do

not wait until precocious young


girls become seasoned women

professionals before taking an interest

in them. Our contributions

start from the grassroots level,”

Mr. Koranteng added.

The Chief Capital Projects officer,

William Tetteh speaking on

behalf of the CEO of MTN Ghana

said “MTN Ghana remains committed

in supporting government

development agenda and this

presentation is a demonstration

of that commitment”.

Receiving the cheque on behalf

of the government, Minister

of Communications and Digitalization,

Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful,

thanked MTN Ghana for joining

other corporate organizations to

support the government’s initiative

to empower girls in ICT.

She said “The ICT world provides

great career opportunities

for girls if they are given the needed

support and mentorship. The

initiative for this year includes a

bootcamp for girls from rural communities

in the Western North

region who are already undergoing

programming and coding training.

The Ministry will consider expanding

the programme to reach

more girls in other regions.”

The initiative falls in line with

MTN’s vision to lead the delivery

of bold new digital world and its

core beliefs that everyone deserves

the benefits of a modern, connected

life. In view of that, MTN Ghana

has supported the programme

since its inception with mentorship

programs as well as cash and

kind donations.

MTN Ghana is the market

the Import Declaration Form,”

Samson Asaaki Awingobit, the

Executive Secretary of the Association

said.

“However, we think this

accusation lacks merit since the

authors of the said report failed to

learn that the GRA and the various

Banks that transact business with

these companies can track any

transaction through the IDF to

know if an importer is under-declaring,”

he exclaimed.

Bemoaning the negative effect

the allegations have had on the

named companies, Mr. Awingobit

further asked the media to be

circumspect in reporting such

allegations.

“These companies have inleader

in the increasingly competitive

mobile telecommunications

industry in Ghana, offering

subscribers a range of exciting

options under Pay Monthly and

Pay As You Go Services and Mobile

Financial Services. The company

has committed itself to delivering

reliable and innovative services

that provide value for subscribers

in Ghana’s telecommunications

market. Since its entry into Ghana

in 2006, MTN has continuously

invested in expanding and modernizing

its network in order to

offer superior services to a broad

expanse of the nation.

Mahama economic record woeful

The President of the

Republic, Nana Addo

Dankwa Akufo-Addo,

has described the period

in office of his predecessor,

John Dramani Mahama, as an

unmitigated disaster, describing

his economic track record whilst

in office, from 2013 to 2016, as

abysmal.

President Akufo-Addo made

this known on Friday, 10th

September 2021, in response to

question posed by the host, in

which she referenced a statement

made by former President John

Mahama in which he accused the

current Government of economic

mismanagement

Responding to the statement,

the President stated that “I

wonder whether this statement

was made tongue in cheek by the

former president. When you look

at the record that this political

leader, who can accuse my government

of mismanagement, there

are a few facts that when you

put on the table to compare his

performance and mine, it would

tell you that if what I am offering

people is economic mismanagement.”

He continued, “I wonder what

words should we describe his (Mahama)

stewardship of Ghana. It

is an unmitigated disaster, that’s

what I would call him.”

According to President

Akufo-Addo, under the tenure of

office of John Mahama, economic

growth rate in 2016 stood at 3.4%,

the lowest in two decades; with all

other macroeconomic indicators

pointing in the wrong direction.

“Inflation, when he left office,

was 15.4%; today, at the end of July,

which are the last hard facts from

the Statistical Service, it’s 9%. Interest

rates are always a good determinant

of how the economy is

operating, 32% in December 2016,

today, it is 20.6%. We are talking

about treasury bill decline in

interest rate, we are talking about

the trade deficit that was $1.8

billion in 2016, to a trade surplus of

$2.6 billion at the end of 2019,” the

President said.

He stressed that if these statistics,

which, prior to COVID-19, led

to Ghana being one of the fastest

growing economies in the world

with a GDP of 7%, “can be considered

economic mismanagement”,

he then wondered what would be

the description of the economy

managed by John Mahama, which

took Ghana into the embrace of

the IMF.

Responding again to comments

made by John Mahama,

asking Government to organise

an economic forum, President

Akufo-Addo stated that “if the

economic forum is going to be a

repetition of the so-called Senchi

Consensus, then I think I have

to spare the people of Ghana this

sort of development.”

He continued, “The Senchi

Consensus was an unmitigated

disaster, out of it we went into the

embrace of the IMF with all the

difficulties that came from there

and the disarray it pointed to in

the economy of our country.”

The President, thus, urged former

President Mahama to be wary

of commenting on matters to do

with economic management.

“He is not on strong ground

when he is talking about the

economy. His track record, I am

reluctant to use these strong

words, but in normal parlance, I

would say it abysmal and, therefore,

he has no lessons to give me

at all in the management of the

economy,” President Akufo-Addo

added.

Importers and Exporters Association debunks tax evasion

The Importers and Exporters

Association has

debunked media reports

which allegedly accuses

some of its members

of evading taxes at the country’s

ports as well as engaging in

money laundering through port

transactions.

This comes on the back of

reports by pressure group, Movement

for Truth and Accountability

which alleged that some importing

companies especially those in

the Tema enclave are engaged in

under-invoicing, tax evasion and

money laundering.

They cited investigations allegedly

done by the Bank of Ghana

monitoring department, Ministry

…money laundering claims

of Finance and other anti-corruption

agencies.

According to the group, the

companies upon getting their

request for Import Declaration

Form approved to bring in goods

to the amount requested ended

up importing much less than they

requested.

Their report further stated

that a total of over 1.8 million

dollars was transferred to these

companies solely for import

purposes, but cannot be traced

because they allegedly under-invoiced

the transactions or refused

—President Akufo-Addo

to pay the required taxes to the

Ghana Revenue Authority.

Some of these companies

mentioned in their allegation include

WE2 Sea Foods, Three Hills,

Greensam Enterprise and Alltrade

Enterprise.

But the Importers and Exporters

Association said these reports

are misleading and should be

disregarded.

“Per the said reports, most of

the importing companies were

accused of under-declaring tax by

importing far less of goods they

had stated and paid for through

ternational reputation. They are

causing harm to the companies

and the nation. They are putting

the country at risk level that

Ghana launders money through

importation. They are impugning

the integrity of the hard-working

staff of the GRA and the Customs

Division.”

“I strongly believe that if you

[the media] pick or intelligence,

please try your best to speak to

experts. Speak to people who

understand trade and their input

before you proceed. Go beyond and

speak to the said company that

the story is about,” he advised.—

Citifmonline.com

DAILY ANALYST


Salah scores 100th

goal in Liverpool win

Liverpool kept pace with

the Premier League’s

leading pack as Mohamed

Salah’s 100th

English top-flight goal

helped them to victory at Leeds.

The game was somewhat

marred, though, by a dislocated

ankle to teenage midfielder

Harvey Elliott, who was stretchered

off following an initially

innocuous-looking sliding challenge

from Pascal Struijk that

ultimately saw the Leeds player

sent off.

Liverpool were already firmly

in control of the game by then,

though.

Egyptian forward Salah was

perfectly placed to tap in Trent

Alexander-Arnold’s low cross

and give the Reds a 20th-minute

advantage, with Fabinho bundling

home the second following

a corner five minutes after the

Hearts of Oak on

Sunday afternoon

suffered a 3-2 defeat

to Accra Lions FC in

a friendly match as

the side continued preparations

for their campaign in the CAF

Champions League.

After emerging as Champions

of the 2020/2021 Ghana

Premier League season, the team

nicknamed the Phobians are set

to compete with other champions

in the continental inter-club

competition.

As part of preparations for

the first game of the competition,

Hearts of Oak have in the

break.

Sadio Mane had missed a

number of chances in the game,

but made absolutely certain of

the points with a low finish into

the far bottom corner in injury

time.

Leeds had their chances too,

with Rodrigo firing the best of

them straight at Alisson with

the game still goalless.

But with a man fewer, Leeds

could not muster the challenge

required and have now failed to

win any of their first four topflight

matches in a season for

the first time since 1958-59.

They will also now have to

deal with a shortage of numbers

in central defence, with Struijk

banned and Diego Llorente limping

off in the first half to join

Robin Koch on the treatment

table.—BBC

Hearts of Oak lose

3-2 to Accra Lions

past weeks been training and

playing friendly matches.

In another friendly match

played at the Accra Sports Stadium

today, the Ghanaian champions

hosted top-flight league

newcomers Accra Lions FC.

At the end of a very tough

contest, Hearts of Oak has been

defeated 3-2 to Accra Lions at the

end of the 90 minutes.

The team will have a rest

on Monday but will return to

training on Tuesday to continue

preparations for the CAF Champions

League encounter against

CI Kamsar next weekend.

Ferguson helped

bring Ronaldo

back to Man U

Sir Alex Ferguson has

revealed his role in

ensuring Cristiano

Ronaldo returned to

Manchester United

rather than joining rivals Manchester

City.

Ronaldo made his second

debut for United on Saturday

and scored twice against Newcastle

United in a 4-1 win.

Speaking to Viaplay ahead

of the game, Ferguson said he

contributed as he didn't want

Ronaldo playing for City.

"I'm excited like everyone

else, there was anticipation all

day yesterday and waking up

in the morning. I speak for all

supporters -- it's a great day for

Manchester United," Ferguson

said.

"A lot of people played their

part [in bringing Ronaldo back]

and I contributed knowing

that really Cristiano wanted

to come here and that was important.

It worked very well.

"I wouldn't say it's emotional

but it's exciting for me

and a relief because I couldn't

imagine him playing for Man

Romelu Lukaku

scored his first ever

goals at Stamford

Bridge as Chelsea

beat Aston Villa to

maintain their unbeaten start.

Lukaku kissed the club

badge as he celebrated his

opener in front of Blues fans

after beating Villa goalkeeper

Jed Steer on his 15th appearance

at the stadium overall.

The Belgian’s clinical finish

through Steer’s legs came from

City, I don't think anyone could.

"That's why we took steps to

make sure he came here and the

club then followed in very well

and I spoke to the Glazers and it

Sports

Stamford Bridge goals

...as Chelsea beat Aston Villa

a precise pass from Mateo Kovacic

inside his own half.

Dean Smith’s side created

plenty of chances after conceding

and managed four shots on

target, but could not find a way

past Blues goalkeeper Edouard

Mendy.

Villa were punished for their

wasted chances when Kovacic

doubled Chelsea’s lead early in

the second half with a first-time

finish into the bottom corner

from Tyrone Mings’ weak back

was done. I think he will make

an impact on the young players

in particular, he's got the experience

to handle the occasion."

Ronaldo spent six seasons at

Old Trafford between 2003 and

2009. While with the club he

won eight major trophies and

scored 118 goals.

The Portugal international

appeared to be close to joining

City at the end of the summer

transfer window but instead

signed a two-year deal with

United from Juventus.—ESPN

pass.

Lukaku sealed the win for

Chelsea in injury time with a

powerful finish down from the

edge of the box.

The victory takes Thomas

Tuchel’s side up to second, and

sees the club reach a significant

milestone as they become only

the second team in Premier

League history to reach 600

wins in the competition (Manchester

United have 689).—

ESPN

DAILYAnalyst

Monday, 13th September, 2021

Monday, 13th September, 2021

Govt dragged to court

...over continuous stay

Story: George Obeng

The Member of Parliament

for South Dayi,

Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor

has dragged

the government to

court over the continuous stay

of Metropolitan, Municipal and

District Chief Executives (MMD-

CEs) in office.

According to him, President

Akufo-Addo has no constitutional

mandate to direct MMDCEs to

remain at post in acting capacity.

The President, in January

2021 after he was sworn in to

Henry Quartey,

Greater Accra

regional minister,

on Thursday,

reiterated that his

"Let's make Accra work' agenda

was not only geared towards

sanitation in the capital, but

also towards health, education,

security, and indiscipline.

He said: "'Let's make Greater

Accra work' agenda focuses on

five significant pillars of security,

sanitation, health, education,

and indiscipline, which is

cross-cutting."

Mr. Quartey who made the

call when addressing the annual

conference of the Greater Accra

Presiding Members in Accra

on the theme: "Making Greater

Accra work, the role of local

assemblies (Let your action

count)" said the agenda was

borne out of indiscipline and

total disregard for orderliness in

the capital.

The programme brought

together all presiding members

in the region, experts in local

governance, and development

partners.

It would also serve as a

training ground for members to

strategize towards the growth

and development of the region.

serve a second presidential term,

directed all MMDCEs to remain

at post until new ones are appointed.

According to the communiqué

signed by the Chief of Staff,

Akosua Frema Opare, announcing

the directive also warned

the MMDCEs against taking any

policy-related decisions.

“You are to take note of the

provision of section 14 (5) of the

Presidential (Transition) Act

(2012) which states that you shall

not take a decision involving a

policy issue,” the notice said.

Dafeamekpor, who filed the

suit as a private citizen of Ghana,

among other things wants a

“declaration that upon a true and

proper interpretation of Article

243(1), the President of the

Republic of Ghana cannot direct,

instructor appoint any person to

either act or hold office as a Metropolitan,

Municipal and District

Chief Executive without the

prior approval of the Members of

the District Assembly to which

the said person would be acting

or holding office as a Metropolitan,

Municipal and District Chief

Executive.”

He also wants the court to

order the acting MMDCEs to immediately

vacate their post.

“An order directed at all

Metropolitan, Municipal and

District Chief Executives continuing

in office pursuant to the

above-mentioned Presidential

directive to vacate office with

immediate effect.”

'Let's make Accra work'

agenda is holistic -Minister

Sanitation and waste management

would also form an

integral part of their conference.

Mr. Quartey called on the

presiding members to influence

their assemblies to carry out

educational programmes with

stakeholders to achieve the

vision of the agenda.

He said the next line of

action would be on maintaining

high standards in the erection

of advertising signs on the major

streets of the region.

The regional minister said

the Regional Coordinating

Council was currently carrying

out training programmes to

bring sanity into good advertising

standards.

He announced that stakeholders

in the private sector had

been supportive of the agenda

and called for more support to

achieve it.

Mr. Joseph Korto, Regional

Dean of presiding members

called on his colleagues to place

a premium on education as it

was the bedrock of education.

He said: "Honourable members

since education is the only

weapon that society can use to

level up, I will want to suggest

that we intensify education in

our various districts to fight the

disease."

He commended Henry Quartey,

the Greater Accra regional

minister for his innovations in

keeping the city clean and appealed

to his colleagues to offer

the minister maximum support

to achieve health and sanitation

goals.

"The regional minister's

operation clean your frontage

and the demolition of unauthorized

structures on waterways,

among many others cannot

yield positive impact without

the support of the assemblies in

the region."

He described the regional

minister as a courageous leader

with a high level of intelligence

who needed their support for

the Greater Accra region to

work.

Mr. Korto, who is also the national

dean of presiding members

appealed to the executive

and legislative arms of government

to take steps to improve

the conditions of service of

members across the country.

Dr. Nana Ato Arthur, Head

of Service at the office of Local

government service called on

the presiding members to be

innovative towards the development

of their assemblies.

He called on the assemblies

to avoid awarding contracts

that could not receive adequate

funding as that could lead to

putting up so many uncompleted

buildings.

Enoch Teye Mensah, Greater

Accra representative of the

Council of State urged assemblies

to move their conversations

towards electing MMDCEs,

a proposal that had lingered on

for some time now.

Story: Freeman

Koryekpor Awlesu

A

40-year-old mason,

Richard Oppong, has

met his untimely

death on the Gomoa

Fetteh Kakraba

Nkwantanan road yesterday

morning after an alleged gang

attacked him.

According to an eyewitness

who lives in the area, “around

2:00 a.m., midnight, he heard

the deceased screaming for help

while he was being beaten but

because it was midnight and was

afraid to step out he couldn’t rescue

him till they saw him naked

and dead this morning”.

The people in the area confirmed

that the deceased lived

in Manfam, a suburb of Gomoa

Fetteh Kakraba

The Awutu Bereku District

Tension in Gomoa

Fetteh Kakraba

Police Officer, Chief Superintendent

Mr Joshua Semenyo, who

was at the scene with his men

also confirmed to journalists

that the man was brutalised by

an unknown gang with several

injuries all over his body

He said no arrest has been

made so far and the cause of the

dead was yet to be identified

“The body will be sent to the

police mortuary for postmortem

pending investigations,” the

police commander added.

On his part, Odikro for Gomoa

Fetteh Kakraba, Nana Essel

Amokoando II, appealed to the

new acting IGP to beef up security

in the area because robbery

cases kept on increasing.


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