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DISTILLING THE ISSUES IN THE ACHIMOTA FOREST RESERVE RECLASSIFICATION Will be a bit long though l’ll try my best to make it as short as it can be. So let’s go. If your point of reference on the news of the reclassification of Achimota Forest as no longer a Forest …

Damongo, Ghana – A Coalition of New Patriotic Party (NPP) youth in the Savannah Region is pushing for the incumbent Regional Chairman, Alhaji Sulemana Iddrisu, affectionately known as Professor Kalamonia to be retained. On Tuesday May 18, 2022, the Coalition picked, paid for and filed the nomination forms of the …

Tamale, Ghana – In the runup to the 2020 general elections, concerns were raised about unhealthy rivalry between Government Appointees mostly Regional Ministers, NPP Regional Chairmen, Constituency Executives and Party Foot Soldiers. This situation largely accounted for the NPP and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) close-fought election for Parliament in …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Former President John Dramani Mahama is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend a meeting of the Board of the Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa. Mr. Mahama is the Chairperson of the Tana Forum, which promotes African-led solutions by “holding discussions on the strategic and …

Tamale, Ghana – Member of Parliament for the Sissala West Constituency, Mohammed Adam Sukparu, has announced his intention to launch a youth empowerment programme targeted at building the capacity of young people who are unemployed. According to Mr Sukparu, the Sissala West constituency for a long time has “remained under-resourced …

Tamale, Ghana – The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) James Klutse-Avedzi, has urged the Auditor-General to indicate names of officers recommended in the Reports to refund unaccounted monies due to infractions instead of mentioning only their positions. According to the Chairman, the current practice of mentioning only the …

Sunyani, Ghana – The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Hon. James Klutse-Avedzi has reiterated his call to all Heads of Tertiary Institutions to come along with their schools Financial Statements whenever they appear before the Committee, adding, that the essence of the Auditor-General issuing the Financial Statement is …

Tamale, Ghana – The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) James Klutse Avedzi, has cautioned all certified Accountants working in the District Assemblies and Government agencies to desist from misplacing official documents. The Chairman of the Committee made these remarks at the third day public hearing of the PAC …

Tamale, Ghana – The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is currently holding public hearings in Tamale, capital to consider four (4) Auditor-General’s Reports referred to the Committee. The four (4) reports include: The Report of the Auditor-General on Universities and Polytechnics for the period ended 31st December, 2018. Tamale Technical University, …

OUR COURTS AND POLITICS Once again, our judges are in the news for the wrong reasons. Speaking at a sensitization workshop on National Security strategy for judges, Hon. Kan Dapaah echoed concerns about public confidence in the judiciary. He said, “Injustice occasioned as a result of the absence of an …