The National Communications Officer of the opposition Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has taken on the government over its decision to terminate a power purchase agreement with Ghana Power Generation Company (GPGC) which has led to Ghana being slapped with a $170 million judgement debt. Mr. Gyamfi on Monday’s edition of the Point of View on Citi TV said the Akufo-Addo government had shown bad faith by terminating the agreement it had expressed confidence in. “It is hypocritical and preposterous for anybody to challenge the propriety of this agreement because apart from the fact that the agreement was approved by…
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The Best farmer of the Adoe Community, Atia Agurantey has been found hanging in his room at Adoe, a suburb of Odomase in the Sunyani West District of the Bono Region. According to his wife, Adwoa Kubeysa, with whom he had four children, the incident happened on the dawn of Monday. She told Adom News that she heard an unusual sound from her husband’s room, and when she broke in, she found him hanging on the bar of wood on his ceiling, with a metal wire tied around his neck. She added that he was still alive when she discovered…
THE Speaker of Parliament, RT. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has pledged the support of the legislature to 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHS) and has called on all citizens to participate in the national exercise. The Speaker, who was among the first personalities to be counted in the exercise on Monday morning, said the exercise is necessary for planning, budgeting and coordination of state response to the challenges facing the development of the country. “The population and housing census is so critical to survival – quality of life – and the development of the country. I therefore call on…
The National Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress has revealed that the current Attorney General, Mr Godfred Dame was a member of the legal team that represented the country in the $170m judgement debt. Mr Sammy Gyamfi made this known at a Press Conference that was addressed by him on Monday. According to Mr Sammy Gyamfi, Mr Godfred Dome cannot apportion blame to anyone when indeed he was part of the legal team that represented Ghana in this case. Kindly read the full statement by Mr Sammy Gyamfi Distinguished friends from the media, another point worthy of mention in…
The National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress has denied claims by the ruling New Patriotic Party on the basis of excess capacity charges. In a Press Conference held on Monday, June 28, Mr Sammy Gyamfi described the claim as mischievous. Kindly read the full statement below Finally, ladies and gentlemen, we cannot end this press conference without responding to the false narrative about excess capacity charges that the NPP and its surrogates have been regurgitating for sometime now. The claim by the NPP that the Akufo-Addo government is paying a lot of money forpower we don’t need…
Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah, has written to the Assin North MP to use judicial processes to prosecute his allegations of bias against the High court judge presiding over his case. This follows a petition by the Assin North MP, Joe Gyaakye Quayson, for the Chief justice to prevail on the Judge sitting on his case to recuse himself. The MP indicated, the judge, Justice Kwasi Boakye allegedly made a comment prejudicial to the case and allowing him to continue presiding over the matter would not serve the ends of justice. According to him, Justice Kwasi Boakye, had said that…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is holding a press briefing today to discuss the $170 million judgment debt the country has been slapped with for wrongful termination of GPGC agreement. Last week, the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame disclosed his intention to lodge a formal complaint with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate the Power Purchasing Agreement signed between the erstwhile NDC government and GPGC. Mr Dame accused the signatories of failing to undertake a conclusive work which will protect the public purse. However, some political actors affiliated with NDC has debunked the claim. The…
Police in Kyebi in the Abuakwa South Municipality of the Eastern Region have arrested four suspects believed to have been involved in the deadly bullion van robbery attack at Jamestown in Accra. The suspects: Collins Addae aka Kekye from Akim-Swedru; Ebenezer Gyimah, aka Peace and Musa Kamara, 26; with his brother Suleman Ketah, 26 years old alias 69, both from Guinea, are said to be on police wanted list. The suspects, according to reports, were fished from their hideouts at Kyebi by the police at a mining site upon information gathered by the CID Headquarters in Accra. The police have…
A sports journalist in the Eastern Region, Adam Shaibu of Obourba FM, has been reported dead after the vehicle he was traveling in got involved in an accident on Sunday, June 27, 2021, on the Nkawkaw-New Abirem road. Baba Kankani, as he is affectionately called, was in the company of three others who were returning to Nkawkaw after covering a division 2 football match between Okwawu City and Okwahu United at Yayaso near New Abirem. Citi News understands that the taxi in which they were traveling somersaulted several times after the driver lost control of the wheels. The sudden demise…
ASEPA has this morning at exactly 11am, filed a Criminal Complaint with CID against Godfred Dame and two others for criminal negligence leading to financial loss to the State. The CID on whatever reason declined to endorse our official copy of the petition for our records. The CID has however given us two weeks, to respond to the petition.