Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency in the Volta Region, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says he is reliably informed the secessionists who launched attacks on security installations over the weekend were largely from Togo and not Volta Region. According to him, his fact-finding after the incidence has pointed to the fact that the language of the large majority of ...
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Hold on with IPO on Agyapa deal – Amidu tells Ofori Atta
Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has called on the Finance Ministry to hold on with its scheduled initial Public Offer (IPO) on the Agyapa royalties deal until he is done with his corruption risk assessment on the transaction. “This Office would have wished to complete its corruption risk assessment on the Agyapa Royalties Transaction soonest but for the non-submission of the ...
Read More »Ghana doesn’t legally exist – Kosi Kedem
In the wake of some group of people in the Volta Region demanding independence for a Western Togoland state, Kosi Kedem, a former Member of Parliament for Hohoe South has argued that Ghana does not legally exist. “There’s no union document on the so-called union between Ghana (Gold Coast) and Togoland. De facto, they are one [unit], but legally, Ghana ...
Read More »‘My residence’ was approved as my retirement package – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has explained that his decision to maintain the state residence he occupied while in office, contrary to recommendations made by a committee he set up to review emoluments of Article 71 office holders and his retirement package, was approved by the new government and Parliament. A statement from the office of John Mahama said, the ...
Read More »‘My residence’ was approved as my retirement package – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has explained that his decision to maintain the state residence he occupied while in office, contrary to recommendations made by a committee he set up to review emoluments of Article 71 office holders and his retirement package, was approved by the new government and Parliament. A statement from the office of John Mahama said, the ...
Read More »Nkrumah, Acheampong encountered Volta secessionists, time for national strategy – Security expert
Nkrumah, Acheampong encountered Volta secessionists, time for national strategy – Security expert Security expert, Col (rtd) Festus Aboagye, has called on the government to draw a robust national strategy that clearly articulates its approach to dealing with the security threat posed by the Western Togoland secessionists. Festus Aboagye told GhanaWeb on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, that because the agitation for ...
Read More »Minority’s Volta MPs tour areas ravaged by Togolanders
The Volta Caucus of the Minority in Parliament has toured parts of the Volta Region that came under attack from secessionist groups in the area. Led by North Tongu MP Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the caucus visited the areas that experienced the attacks including the STC yard. They also paid a visit to the family who lost their loved one ...
Read More »A delegation of Western Togoland separatists was sacked from Yaa Naa’s palace – Okudzeto
Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that some Western Togoland separatists who sought the support of the overlord of the Dagbon Kindom Yaa-Naa Abubakari Mahama II were sacked from the Gbewaa Palace. Speaking in an interview with Kwame Nkrumah Tikese of Okay Fm monitored by GhanaWeb, the MP said for the swift intervention of ...
Read More »Asanteman won’t forget your good works on December 7 – Otumfuo to Akufo-Addo
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has assured the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, that, going into the 7th December presidential and parliamentary elections, his record in office “will speak for him”. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II made this known on Monday, 28th September 2020, when President Akufo-Addo paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene at the Manhyia ...
Read More »Your work will speak for you – Otumfuo tells Akufo-Addo
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has assured the PresidentNana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, that, going into the 7th December presidential and parliamentary elections, his record in office “will speak for him”. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II made this known on Monday, 28th September 2020, when President Akufo-Addo paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene at the Manhyia Palace, at the commencement ...
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