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28 Jul

Parliament Approves €135m For Construction Of Suame Interchange

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Parliament has approved a €135 million facility to finance the design and construction of phase 1 of the Suame Interchange and ancillary road projects in Suame in the Ashanti Region. “All in favour of adopting the motion say aye, all against say No. The ayes have it, the House has adopted the motion,” the Speaker said. MP for the area, who is also the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was booed by some angry residents over the poor state of roads in the area last week. Speaking on the floor of the House on Wednesday, the Majority Leader described the traffic…

28 Jul

Speaker Of Parliament Expected To Determine Adwoa Safo’s Fate Today

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The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin is expected to make a pronouncement on the fate of Dome Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sara Adwoa Safo today, Thursday, July 28, 2022. This follows the laying of the Privileges Committee’s report on her absence in Parliament. The report delivered a split decision on whether or not her seat should be declared vacant. The committee failed to achieve a consensus in its recommendations on whether absenting herself for more than the mandatory 15 days without permission warrants her seat being declared vacant. According to a copy of the report, available, the Majority wants the…

28 Jul

Ghana Police Service Reacts To Reports Labeling It As Most Corrupt Institution

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The Ghana Police Service has reacted to recent surveys labeling its officials as the most corrupt in Ghana. Separate survey reports released by the Ghana Statistical Service and its partners, as well as Afrobarometer report, had officials of the service topping the corruption list. According to the Afrobarometer study undertaken by the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), 65 percent of Ghanaians believe most police are corrupt, while 31 percent believe only some police are corrupt. Responding to this in a five-page letter signed by the Inspector General of Police, George Akuffo Dampare, the police service acknowledged that there may be some bad nuts in…

28 Jul

Supreme Court Dismisses Gyakye Quayson’s Review Application

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The Supreme Court has refused restrained Assin North MP’s application to review its earlier decision on a Court of Appeal ruling. Mr. James Gyakye Quayson made a move last January, to quash the Appellate Court’s decision against standing down, and refer interpretation of Article 94 (2) (a) of the 1992 Constitution to the apex Court. His lawyers had argued before the 5-member ordinary Bench that legal argument could not be made on the substantive matter without the constitutional interpretation by the apex court. But the Ordinary Bench on March 9, 2022, dismissed the application by a unanimous decision. The 7-member…

27 Jul

NPP Is The Only Party That Can Build Ghana- NPP Chairman UK-Branch

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The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) UK branch, Kingsley Adumata Agyapong has indicated that the governing NPP, even though a capitalist party is known as the only party that is always ready to build the nation through social intervention programmes. These programmes according to him touches every aspect of the nation. “Generally, there is this belief and commitment that the NPP is a party of destiny that exist to help transform the nation Ghana to a serious wealth-creation country with a deep sense of social inclusion", he told Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In The Morning Show. “This was depicted…

27 Jul

Some NDC’s Are Illiterate -Hon. Ato Cudjo

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The former Member of Parliament (MP) of Ekumfi Hon. Francis Ato Cudjo, has described some NDC's as illiterate. His comment comes at the back of Cassiel Ato Forson, a former deputy Finance Minister’s allegations that government has printed GHC22b without parliamentary approval. Hon Ato Kudjo who doubles as the former deputy Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development told Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In The Morning Show that the NDC’s are noted for such lies. He said, “they said we have taken GHC22b without approval, meanwhile everything has been documented. The information is even accessible online but they go about saying…

27 Jul

John Boadu Has Become An Institution Of The NPP Party- NPP Chairman UK Branch

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The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) chairman of the UK branch , Kingsley Adumata Agyapong, popularly known as Wofa Kay has described the former General Secretary, John Boadu as an institution of the party. Speaking on Movement TV with Kwaku Dawuro, Mr Adumata stated he declared his support for John Boadu because he believed in his vision and experience. ‘’Unfortunately the elections didn’t go as planned but I believe Justin Koduah is another great person who can lead the party. I personally went to his office to congratulate him and assured him of our full support. If my candidate didn’t win…

27 Jul

Dr. Bawumia’s Digitalization Agenda Has Reduced Corruption- Rev. Acheampong Praises VEEP

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The organizer for friends of Bawumia group, Rev. George Opoku Acheampong, has praised the vice President of the republic Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia for his efforts in spearheading public sector digitization in the country which he said is positively impacting the fight against corruption. According to him, although corruption has been with the country for so long the introduction of the digitalization agenda by Dr. Bawumia has helped to create an inclusive society, fought corruption and enhanced domestic revenue mobilization. Speaking to Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In The Morning Show, Rev. Acheampong acknowledged the role of digitization in tackling corruption…

27 Jul

We Haven’t Printed ¢22.04bn To Support Government’s Budget – Bank Of Ghana

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The Bank of Ghana has dismissed claims by the Minority in Parliament that it has printed money to the tune of ¢22.04 billion to finance government’s budget. In a statement to set the records straight, the Central Bank said the amount of ¢22.04 billion represents net claims on government, and not new currency printed to support the Government’s budget. The Minority Ranking Member on the Finance Committee in Parliament, Cassiel Ato Forson yesterday, July 25, 2022, alleged that the Bank of Ghana has printed an amount of ¢22.04 billion to finance government’s budget without parliamentary approval. His assertion was in…

27 Jul

Nigeria’s Burna Boy, Tems, Pheelz Make Barack Obama’s Summer Playlist

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Three Nigerian artistes have made it onto former US President Barack Obama’s 2022 summer playlist. In keeping with his annual tradition, Barack Obama, on Tuesday, took to his social media pages to share the 44 songs he has been listening to this summer “Every year, I get excited to share my summer playlist because I learn about so many new artists from your replies—it’s an example of how music really can bring us all together,” he wrote. https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1552005985807618049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1552005985807618049%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjoyonline.com%2Fnigerias-burna-boy-tems-pheelz-make-barack-obamas-summer-playlist%2F Making the list were Nigeria’s Tems, Burna Boy and Pheelz. ‘Vibe Out’ by Tems was featured on her 2021 EP If Orange…