JOE GHARTEY

I’ll Meet GRA’s Revenue Target In A Friendly Manner – Joe Ghartey
23 May

I’ll Meet GRA’s Revenue Target In A Friendly Manner – Joe Ghartey

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The newly appointed Board Chair of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Joe Ghartey, has pledged to diligently work towards bolstering the government’s revenue target while maintaining the Authority’s business-friendly approach. President Nana Akufo-Addo appointed Joe Ghartey as the new Board Chair of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Wednesday, May 22. Addressing a brief inaugural ceremony led by the Finance Minister, Mr. Ghartey, who also serves as the current Member of Parliament (MP) for Essikado-Ketan, emphasised the critical need to meet GRA’s targets promptly. “The GRA is very crucial in the life of our nation, especially at this time and it…
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Akufo-Addo Appoints Joe Ghartey As GRA Board Chair
22 May

Akufo-Addo Appoints Joe Ghartey As GRA Board Chair

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Joe Ghartey as the new Board Chair of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). Mr Ghartey who is the current Member of Parliament (MP) for Essikado-Ketan replaces Dr. Tony Oteng Gyasi. Mr Ghartey is tasked with reforming the GRA and streamlining its activities The Dr Anthony Oteng-Gyasi-led board of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), which has spearheaded the country’s revenue mobilisation efforts was dissolved by President Akufo-Addo on Thursday, 28 March 2024. As a consequence, the Commissioner General of the GRA who is a member of the board, Rev Dr Amishaddai Owusu-Amoah (62), was…
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31 May

Essipong: The Decaying Sports Stadium

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Ghana’s embattled Finance Minister during the presentation of the 2021 Budget Statement on the floor of Parliament, said there were ongoing renovation works on some stadia in Ghana; Ohene Gyan Sports Stadium, Accra; Cape Coast Sports Stadium; Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi; and Sekondi Sports Stadium, Essipong. After his pronouncement, many Ghanaians, especially those in the Western Region who knew the state of the stadium, didn’t take it lightly. One of them is the Member of Parliament for Essikado Ketan constituency, Joe Ghartey. “I write with regard to the above. The Finance Minister in the Budget Statement delivered on Wednesday,…
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Impending Flagbearership Contest Could End NPP In Opposition If…- Nana Obiri Boahene
19 Mar

Impending Flagbearership Contest Could End NPP In Opposition If…- Nana Obiri Boahene

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The impending flagbearership contest could land the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in opposition if not handled with care, deputy General Secretary, Nana Obiri Boahene, has advised. In a one on one interview with Oheneba Nana Asiedu on Wontumi TV, the deputy General Secretary for the NPP advised members of his party against picking entrenched positions when it comes to finding the next candidate to lead the party when President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo retires. He categorically stated that doing so would land the NPP in opposition and called for the process to organized with care due to the party’s history.…
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Joe Ghartey, EC Never Rigged Essikado-Ketan Parliamentary Polls, NDC Lied – NPP
13 Dec

Joe Ghartey, EC Never Rigged Essikado-Ketan Parliamentary Polls, NDC Lied – NPP

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Joe Ghartey, EC Never Rigged Essikado-Ketan Parliamentary Polls, NDC Lied – NPP Contrary to claims by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the Essikado-Ketan Constituency Parliamentary election was rigged in favor of veteran politician and lawyer, Hon. Ghartey, New Patriotic Party (NPP) insists the election was credible and transparent. The EC’s certified results for the Essikado-Ketan Constituency showed that Hon. Ghartey polled 26,701 of valid votes cast. NDC’ Parliamentary candidate, Grace Ayensu-Danquah garnered 24,527 votes, while the Parliamentary Candidate for the Ghana Union Movement polled 629 votes. Even before the EC could declare the results, NDC and its Parliamentary Candidate for Essikado-Ketan Constituency,…
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Ghana Railways Devt Authority, Afcons Seal $419m Rail Deal
11 Oct

Ghana Railways Devt Authority, Afcons Seal $419m Rail Deal

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Ghana Railways Devt Authority, Afcons Seal $419m Rail Deal The Ghana Railways Development Authority (GRDA) and Afcons Infrastructure Limited of India, have signed a railways development contract. The contract, valued at $419 million was signed on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at the Ministry of Railways Development in Accra. It is for the construction of a 51 kilometres standard gauge railway line from Eduadin to Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. Afcons Infrastructure Limited, which is constructing the Tema-Mpakadan rail line, is per the new contract, expected to construct the Obuasi to Eduadin stretch of the Western Rail line which forms part…
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I Was In ‘Slavery’ In My Constituency For Eight Years Under NDC – Joe Ghartey
02 Oct

I Was In ‘Slavery’ In My Constituency For Eight Years Under NDC – Joe Ghartey

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I Was In ‘Slavery’ In My Constituency For Eight Years Under NDC – Joe Ghartey Joe Nana Kobina Akwa Ghartey, the Member of Parliament for Essikado-Ketan Constituency, has justified his inability to develop his constituency for eight years during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration. According to him, when he was elected in 2004 as the first Parliamentary candidate of the then newly created constituency, he told his constituents to vote for him as well as Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who was at the time, the flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) so that he would be able to help develop the constituency. But…
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NPP Gov’t Has Made Giant Steps In Transforming The Railway Sector- Joe Ghartey
02 Oct

NPP Gov’t Has Made Giant Steps In Transforming The Railway Sector- Joe Ghartey

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NPP Gov't Has Made Giant Steps In Transforming The Railway Sector- Joe Ghartey Minister for Railways Development, Hon. Joe Ghartey, has given credit to the NPP government under Nana Akufo-Addo, for monumentally developing the Railways Sector since the days of Governor Gordon Guggisberg in the pre-colonial era. He said that, by the timely intervention of President Akufo-Addo what would have happened to the Railways Development would have been disgusting. He said since the railway lines were inactive some of the railway lines and terminals were turned into market places. Hon. Ghartey in an interview with Nana Konadu Abu Prah on…
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