A reliable information available to Masemtvgh.com reveals that the National Democratic Congress, the NDC, has instructed its Caucus on the Appointment Committee to boycotte the vetting of Mr Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah. Mr Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, a nominee of one of the three deputy ministers designate for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development is scheduled for vetting this morning, Thursday, June 10, 2021. According to a source, some of the Minority Caucus on the Appointment Committee have expressed a contrary view on the directives by the National Democratic Congress on the instruction to boycotte the vetting of Mr Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah.…
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The Health Committee in Parliament says the government is not being ripped off in any deal to procure Sputnik-V for COVID-19 vaccination in the country. Per reports from a Norwegian news portal and subsequent communication from the Minority in Parliament, the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has signed an agreement to purchase Sputnik-V vaccines through intermediaries at higher prices at the expense of the taxpayer. The concerned groups say the purchase is also in breach of procurement procedures. But speaking on Eyewitness News on Wednesday, the Chairman of the Health Committee, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie, said although the country has signed…
A Circuit Court in Takoradi presided over by Mrs. Abigail Animah Asare, has slapped three illegal small-scale miners with a 15-year jail term each. The convicts are also to pay a fine of GHS 240,000 each. The three, Joseph Donkoh, 40, Joseph Paul, 27, and Charles Ewuse, 27, were arrested on 16th February 2021, carrying out illegal small-scale mining in the Cape-3-Point Forest Reserve of the Western Region according to the Prosecutor of the case, Sergeant Robert Amonoo Yawson. They were charged with conspiracy to commit crime and undertaking small-scale mining operations without licence contrary to Section 23(1) of the…
The opposition National Democratic Congress in Parliament has described the decision by the Chief of Justice as ”assault of freedom of expression” in his letter dated on May 25, 2021. The Chief Justice, Mr Anin Yeboah has directed a former Deputy Minister of Justice and Attorney to the Ghana Legal Council to investigate a purported statement he allegedly made at a program organized by CDD-Ghana. This decision by Mr Anin Yeboah has resulted in many people condemning the act and say that the action amounts to bringing back the culture of silence which is aimed at causing fear and panic…
On the May 19th-23rd 2014, the African Development Bank (AFDB) held an annual meeting at Kigali in Rwanda dubbed “Leadership for the Africa we want.” Among the panels were Ibrahim Mo (Chair, Mo Ibrahim foundation), Dlamini-Zuma (Chairperson, African Union Commission), Paul Kagame (President, Rwanda), Obasanjo (Former President, Nigeria), Ruto (Vice President, Kenya). Former President Obasanjo in his introductory statement said he was very uncomfortable about six month ago when a Nigerian young girl about 27 years old presented a letter to him and it reads; I am worried and constrained to write to you this letter, it is because I…
Hilda Asomani, A 27-year-old woman has stabbed her boyfriend to death for refusing to give her a grass cutter meat on Tuesday, June 8 around 1am at dawn. The deceased was stabbed in the neck and his jaw. The incident happened at Genny Guest house, an area near Abesim in the Sunyani East Municipality of the Bono Region. Speaking with the Police Detective Officer who went to the scene, Sergeant Benjamin Lartey State that,“So at 1:10 am that we had a call that there was fighting so we rushed to the scene and when we got there it was true.…
The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Adutwum last Sunday during a press conference said, Government has so far spent 7.7bn on free Senior High School since 2017 to 2020 but former Deputy minister of Education is calling for forensic audit. Hon Alex Kyeremeh said, Ghanaians want to know the amount of money spent on feeding, Infrastructurs etc since the Implementation of free senior high school. The Former Deputy Minister of Education who doubled as former Member of Parliament for Techiman North District Hon Alex kofi Kyeremeh explained that, the NDC are not an enemies or not against the policy of…
The Omanhene of Dormaa traditional area who doubles as the President of the Bono Regional House of chiefs Osaagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II has called on Ghanaians to make agriculture a priority to boost national economy. V/O: According to the Dormaahene, there is the need for the country to prioritize Agriculture since the country has adored formal education since colonial days but has gained not much from it. To him, Singapore has been successful from palm so, Ghana with much rich and fertile lands stands the chance of earning much in Agriculture The Aduanapiesie was speaking at his 22 years…
The National Security secretariat says mistrust in the Electoral Commission (EC) is arming political parties’ vigilante groups for violence that threatens the state’s security. The secretariat’s strategic security policy demands the EC to investigate the source of the public mistrust and urgently address them. The opposition National Democratic Congress has not hidden its dislike for and mistrust in the current leadership of the Jean Mensah led Electoral Commission. Indeed the outcome of the 2020 general elections and the Supreme Court judgment on the 2020 election petition entrenched the party’s strong opposition to the EC. Former President John Mahama amplifies this…
The Assin North legislator, Joe Gyakye Quayson, is yet to be served a week after a high court in Cape Coast ordered his service, notifying him of his lawyer’s withdrawal from the case. Counsel for the MP, Abraham Amaliba, wrote to the court indicating his withdrawal from the case. Based on that the MP, Joe Gyaakye Quayson, is expected to search for a lawyer to represent him after he’s been served so he would be represented in court. But it turned out that the Express Mail Service (EMS) relied upon the facilitation of Abraham Amaliba failed to carry out the…