By: Gregory Pilkington Amoah 9/9/2024Some motor riders, taxi drivers and residents Odumse,in the Dodowa township of the Shai Osudoku constituency are baring their teeth at authorities over the poor nature of roads in the area.According to them, the poor road network in the area has made life unbearable for both drivers and commuters who ply the road hence are signaling the Member of Parliament for the area to as a matter of urgency heed their concerns or face their wrath in the upcoming elections.These residents in voicing their agitation revealed that for years, they have called on the office of their representative Linda Oclooo to drum home their concerns concerning the poor nature of the road but these have been unattended. They

𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒚 𝑲𝒐𝒌𝒖 𝑨𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒓 Leader of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama has accused the ruling government of shirking its security responsibilities. According to the former President armed robbery has increased astronomically and traders have been living in fear since the New Patriotic Party government took over. "Since the NDC left office, insecurity has been on the ascendancy. Everybody complains about the insecurity issues. Gold traders, momo merchants and market women are attacked by armed robbers while the government looks on unperturbed." He further sounded a warning to persons engaged in vices such as armed robbery to be on guard since the next NDC government will clamp down on the canker. Background Generally, issues of insecurity have been rife in the country with several reports

𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒚 𝑲𝒐𝒌𝒖 𝑨𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒓 Former President John Dramani Mahama has criticized the claims made by President Akufo-Addo’s administration that his administration has constructed 12,000 km of roads during its eight-year term. Speaking at a rally at the Wenchi Jubilee Park as part of his four-day campaign tour of the Bono region, the former president challenged the government to point to particular roads built in the Wenchi area, implying that the community had been overlooked despite the government’s road infrastructure boasts. “If what the president said is true, that under their 8-year tenure of office, they’ve been able to construct 12,000 kilometers of road, then what I can ask him is, where are the roads you constructed for the people of Wenchi?”, the former

By Stanley Kwabla Arku 09/09/2024 The Terkperbiawe Clan, Ada Songor Lagoon Association (ASLA), and the Dangme East Salt Producers Association (DESPA) have called for the immediate termination of mining leases granted to ElectroChem Ghana Ltd. At a press conference held on the sacred grounds of Yomo, the Salt Goddess, leaders from the community voiced their opposition to ElectroChem’s controversial activities, which they claim threaten their cultural heritage and livelihood. Representatives of the Terkperbiawe Clan, led by Divisional Chief Nene Korley IV and supported by Queen Mother Naana Korlekie Korley I, expressed gratitude to Parliament for addressing their grievances but criticized ElectroChem’s listing on the Ghana Stock Exchange. The Ada leaders argue that the leases granted to ElectroChem violate PNDC Law 287, which

By: Justice Appiah The Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong has indicated that since 2017, the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has embarked on the path of transformation, implementing policies and projects aimed at improving lives of Ghanaians.   According to him, the current administration has worked tirelessly to make positive impact in the areas of infrastructure development, education, healthcare delivery and economic empowerment. Speaking at a regional town hall meeting organised by the Ministry of Information in the Eastern Regional Capital, Koforidua, the Minister said the Eastern Region which has the second largest number of districts in the country has not been left out. Mr. Acheampong indicated that several interventions have been undertaken across the major sectors namely; economic, social, environment

By: Gregory Pilkington Amoah (5/9/2024) Market women at the Dodowa market are beaming with expectations following a drive by the New Patriotic Party’s Parliamentary Candidate for the Shai Osudoku constituency Benjamin Nargeh’s drive to improve healthcare by facilitating their enrollment onto the database of the National Health Insurance Scheme. As part his commitment to deepening the healthcare delivery machinery, the New Patriotic Party’s Parliamentary candidate for the Shai Osudoku constituency Benjamin Nargeh has taken the registration for enrollment into the National Health Insurance Scheme to the Dodowa market to help market women and their wards have easy access to the scheme. In a conversation with some market women, they expressed their satisfaction to this timely move by the aspirant and prayed that this

By Stanley Kwabla Arku 06/09/2024 Renowned Ghanaian journalist and social commentator Kwesi Pratt, Jnr has publicly refuted a circulating report that falsely claims he predicted Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s victory in the upcoming presidential election. In a press statement issued from Shanghai, where he has been for over a month, he expressed his dismay at the fabricated report, which allegedly cited him appearing on Pan-African Television’s Morning Show. "The report is completely false," Pratt stated emphatically, explaining that his physical absence from Ghana made such an appearance impossible. He criticized the report as part of a "desperate attempt" by elements within the Bawumia campaign team to misrepresent his views. The veteran journalist did not mince words in condemning the tactics employed by those

By Makiza Micheline Latifa The Anyaa Sowutuom Constituency Executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have set the record straight and responded to what they describe as a blatant misinformation and biased reportage presented in a recent constituency projects comparison on the Anyaa Sowutuom constituency by an Accra based TV station (Adom Television). According to the party, the project analysis comparison was clearly designed to undermine the significant achievements of the NDC government in the constituency and was riddled with inaccuracies, half truths and deliberate distortions of facts. Anyaa Sowutuom, located in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana is one of the constituencies that broke away from the now defunct Weija constituency and includes areas like Ablekuma, Awoshie, Santa-Maria and others. Addressing the media