Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah( COKA) has today rewarded news reporters and morning show presenters for supporting him during and after the election with a huge millions of Ghana cedis.
According to administor of Coka reporters team, each reporter received an amount of five hundred (500) Ghana cedis, while morning show host also received one thousand (1000)Ghana cedis.
The said amount was given to each reporter for their tremendous endorsement for chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah popularly known as COKA. “You did well for me and infact am overwhelmed about it and all what I want to say is thank you so much and I appreciate your efforts.”he said.
Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah who contested chairman Wontumi in the just ended Ashanti Regional Election pulled 306 votes as the second highest contestant.
Richnews gathered that, a close source who is the member of the said group chart also stated that their interest is to get something from COKA so his lost is not their concern. “We presented a candidate and he has lost so we move on but as reporters our interest is to get something so those following chairman Wontumi can also go and take something from him.” he concluded.
A rotational nurse who’s currently under clinicals at Tafo -Kumasi Government Hospital in the Old Tafo Municipality in the Ashanti Region has allegedly turned into a crocodile.
Report has it that the rotational nurse was sent to buy gari and beans(Gorb3, local food) by a staff eye clinic (nurse) who is pregnant and upon her return the staff begun to rain insult on her for not able to go by her orders in purchase of the food.
The rotational nurse who was not happy about the eye clinic staff humiliation went to the hospital’s nurses’ room waiting patiently for the eye clinic staff to come and eat.
According to the eye clinic staff , immediately she got to the nurses’ room , at her first sight saw the rotational nurse seated and later turned to a crocodile in few minutes ready to swallow her up ,this made the eye clinic staff collapsed and became unconscious and was admitted at the same hospital on last Friday.
The eye clinic staff narrated her ordeal when she started recovering two days after and the crocodile rotational nurse has since not reported to duty. More soon………
Ghanaian Journalist Shaibu Perez Hamidu Ties Knot With His Long Time Girlfriend Cynthia Owusu Gyamfi.
The CEO of Focus Institute of Journalism FIJ and Journalist at KENCITY MEDIA ASHH FM Shaibu Perez Hamidu tied the knot with his long time girlfriend Cynthia Owusu Gyamfi who’s a nurse at Tafo Government Hospital in the Ashanti region.
The spectacular engagement ceremony which took place at Sankore in Ahafo region was graced by popular Sankore tradition Authorities, Newscasters, Sports and Entertainment Journalist, politicians, Clergy’s etc.
The main wedding ceremony has been scheduled to Saturday 28th May 2022 at Christ Righteous Ministry in I.P.T Nyankereniase behind Goil Filling Station and the reception will be officers mess Danyame.
Shaibu Perez Hamidu has been in the journalism industry for over a decade and has contributed immensely to the creative arts sector of the country.
He is currently the Chief Executive Officer for the Focus Institute of Journalism F.I.J and a worker of KENCITY MEDIA ASHH FM.
The Asona Royal family of Offinso on today May 10, 2022, has organized a brief press conference against the purported nomination of Dr. Kofi Koduah Sarpong as the next Omanhene of Offinso by Nana Ama Serwaa Nyarko, Offinsomanhemaa in succession to the late Nana Wiafe Akenten III.
Speaking to the spokesperson of the Asona Royal family of Offinso in an interview, Mr. Kwesi Owusu Afriyie disclosed that, Dr. Kofi Koduah Sarpong popularly known as Dr. K.K Sarpong is known to be an indgene of sekyere Beposo but claiming to have an ancestral links with the royal Asona family of Offinso.
He continued that, though Dr. Sarpong was one of the eighteen (18) contestants known to have submitted request to Nana Ama Serwaa Nyarko, Offinsomanhemaa, to be given the chance to mount the Wiafe stool as the successor to Nana Wiafe Akenten III, but the royal family of Akonkodease do reject that nomination.
The spokesperson for the royal family, Mr. Kwesi Owusu Afriyie added that, the Wiafe stool has been sold the Dr. K. K Sarpong by the queen mother of Offinso traditional council with the aim of bringing development to the people of Offinso and it’s environs, but the royal family is telling the queen mother, Nana Ama Serwaa Nyarko that, the Wiafe stool is not there for sale, but it’s only eligible for the people from the royal family who are selected for succession.
The spokesperson for the Asona Royal family, Mr. Kwesi Owusu Afriyie added that, the Abusuapanin of the Asona family after hearing the nomination without knowing it, consulted the principal members of the family and later returned to the queen mother’s house and swored the great Oath on her to the effect that Dr. K. K Sarpong was not a bonafide royal of the Wiafe stool and consequently was wrong in nominating him for the stool.
The members of the Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAG) have backed the newly introduced electronic transfer levy also known as E-Levy.
Meeting President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo today May 10, 2022 at the Jubilee House, the General Secretary of the Association, Evans Otumfuo, gave assurance to the government that they are committed to the success of the E-Levy.
“Your Excellency, let it be on record that our organisation believes in the payment of taxes as a major tool to drive the needed development and progress and would not do anything that frustrates the success of the E-Levy,” Otumfuo said.
He said that most of the concerns that the association had on the E-Levy have been addressed by the government and they believe in the payment of taxes as a major tool to drive the needed development and progress and would not do anything to frustrate the success of the levy.
Otumfuo commended the government for taking the bold step to reduce the electronic transfer levy from the initial 1.75% to 1.5%.
He also appealed the President Akufo-Addo to address some of the challenges the E-Levy has brought to them.
“Your Excellency, we appeal to you and the Minister of Finance to expedite action to look at the challenges that the levy has brought to us as agents in line with doing our business such as deductions that are made at the agent’s account in an attempt to push funds from their agent’s accounts to their bank accounts for purposes of withdrawals and other agents’ related activities”
The General Secretary also touched on the low level of education on the E-levy and pledged that the association is ready to help in educating Ghanaians on the levy.
“We have identified, Your Excellency, the feedback and signals picked after the implementation of the E-levy which really has revealed that communication on the E-levy has been extremely low. Your Excellency, it is in the best interest of the association to help drive education and the needed sensitization. We are ready to mount any responsibility that government will be willing to give to the association to ensure that, one, our businesses are well protected and then again we will encourage the consumer to increase their confidence in the usage of the Mobile Money platform”
He also touched on the challenges the association is facing which includes financial fraud, armed robbery, high cost of operations, difficulties in accessing funds.
The association also implored the President to include its members on boards and institutions whose policies and programs directly or indirectly affect their businesses.
“In concluding, the association is proud of you for these wonderful initiatives and that MMAG is ready to partner government to bring more of such refreshing policies since the Mobile Money business is one of the area government can invest in to create more employment for the youth” the General Secretary stated.
For his part, President Akufo-Addo thanked the association for agreeing to partner with government in ensuring that the E-levy becomes a success.
“I am also very encouraged and grateful by this offer of partnership to make sure this controversial tax is successfully administered” the President said.
He also expressed his happiness about the fact that stakeholders in the industry voice out their concerns as and when the need arises.
“I think it is appropriate that stakeholders like you voice out your concerns as you did and that these concerns are taken into account by government so that when the law is finally shaped like it has been, it’s one that’s meaningful for the state and it’s equally meaningful for the private sector operatives who are in this area” the President emphasized.
Also present at the meeting were the Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the executive members of the Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAG) and other top officials from the Communications Ministry as well as the Presidency.
The members of the Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAG) have backed the newly introduced electronic transfer levy also known as E-Levy.
Meeting President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo today May 10, 2022 at the Jubilee House, the General Secretary of the Association, Evans Otumfuo, gave assurance to the government that they are committed to the success of the E-Levy.
“Your Excellency, let it be on record that our organisation believes in the payment of taxes as a major tool to drive the needed development and progress and would not do anything that frustrates the success of the E-Levy,” Otumfuo said.
He said that most of the concerns that the association had on the E-Levy have been addressed by the government and they believe in the payment of taxes as a major tool to drive the needed development and progress and would not do anything to frustrate the success of the levy.
Otumfuo commended the government for taking the bold step to reduce the electronic transfer levy from the initial 1.75% to 1.5%.
He also appealed the President Akufo-Addo to address some of the challenges the E-Levy has brought to them.
“Your Excellency, we appeal to you and the Minister of Finance to expedite action to look at the challenges that the levy has brought to us as agents in line with doing our business such as deductions that are made at the agent’s account in an attempt to push funds from their agent’s accounts to their bank accounts for purposes of withdrawals and other agents’ related activities”
The General Secretary also touched on the low level of education on the E-levy and pledged that the association is ready to help in educating Ghanaians on the levy.
“We have identified, Your Excellency, the feedback and signals picked after the implementation of the E-levy which really has revealed that communication on the E-levy has been extremely low. Your Excellency, it is in the best interest of the association to help drive education and the needed sensitization. We are ready to mount any responsibility that government will be willing to give to the association to ensure that, one, our businesses are well protected and then again we will encourage the consumer to increase their confidence in the usage of the Mobile Money platform”
He also touched on the challenges the association is facing which includes financial fraud, armed robbery, high cost of operations, difficulties in accessing funds.
The association also implored the President to include its members on boards and institutions whose policies and programs directly or indirectly affect their businesses.
“In concluding, the association is proud of you for these wonderful initiatives and that MMAG is ready to partner government to bring more of such refreshing policies since the Mobile Money business is one of the area government can invest in to create more employment for the youth” the General Secretary stated.
For his part, President Akufo-Addo thanked the association for agreeing to partner with government in ensuring that the E-levy becomes a success.
“I am also very encouraged and grateful by this offer of partnership to make sure this controversial tax is successfully administered” the President said.
He also expressed his happiness about the fact that stakeholders in the industry voice out their concerns as and when the need arises.
“I think it is appropriate that stakeholders like you voice out your concerns as you did and that these concerns are taken into account by government so that when the law is finally shaped like it has been, it’s one that’s meaningful for the state and it’s equally meaningful for the private sector operatives who are in this area” the President emphasized.
Also present at the meeting were the Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the executive members of the Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAG) and other top officials from the Communications Ministry as well as the Presidency.
Source: Richard Mensah
Asiedu Nketia must return to the University of Ghana Business School for remedials – Bawumia.
Veep Dr Bawumia
Vice President Dr Bawumia, addressing a gathering at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), at the launch of the School’s 60th Anniversary
Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has made fun of the General Secretary of the opposition National Democracy Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia.
According to the Vice President, the NDC’s chief scribe must return to the University of Ghana Business School, for remedials.
Dr Bawumia made this comment, while delivering an address at the launch of the 60th Anniversary Celebration of the University of Ghana Business School on Wednesday, May 11.
“Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great pleasure to be here today, representing the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at this major celebration. I am here as one of you, having been an academic myself, including teaching at a business school, in my previous life.
I share in your joy, because sixty years of continuous operation that has produced prominent people in Ghana and the world of business is not a small feat. I think you should be very proud of yourselves for being trailblazers of this institution.
It was like a who is who in Ghana. Even Asiedu Nketiah was part of it. But in his case, Dean, we may have to let him come back for remedial classes”, he said.
Dep. Defence Min. MP Atwima Kwanwoma Hon Kofi Amankwaa Manu
The Atwima Kwanwoma New Patriotic Party (NPP), has held its constituency elections in a peaceful atmosphere to elect executive members to steer the affairs of the party for the next four years.
Mr. Kofi Amankwaa Manu, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Atwima kwanwoma and deputy minister for defence, called for a united front to lead the party and admonished them not to allow petty squabbles to divide them.
Hon Kofi Amankwaa Manu assured them of his readiness to work with all the new executives in an atmosphere of peace to facilitate the victory of the party in 2024.
Newly elected Atwima kwanwoma Constituency exercutives
In all, 1225 eligible delegates voted for 4 candidates for various positions in the party in addition to 13 candidates went on unopposed.
At the end of the polls, Mr.Abraham Kofi Oduro Kyerematen, carry the day as the constituency chairman for unposed.
Mr. Henry Akwasi Aning polled a massive votes to win the 2nd vice chairman position and Isaac Essampong Nyame win the 1st vice chairman.
Mr. Tahiru Musah bagged in more votes to win the Nasara coordinator and Akua Adutwumwa Ameyaw who went on Unopposed based on her hardwork.
For the position of Treasurer, Kofi Amoaben won while Richard Sarpong went on unopposed for the position of secretary.
Mr. Patrick Antwi win the position of Organiser and Youth Organiser Positions was Emmanuel Amponsaa respectively.
Mr. Abraham Kofi Oduro Kyerematen, the new Chairman pledged his commitment to foster unity in the party and promised to deliver on his mandate.
Running and managing a Political Party is completely different from the running and management of a corporate organization. The fact that one may be successful at running and managing Corporate organization does not necessarily mean that you may excel or succeed with the running and managing a national established political party and vice versa.
At the corporate level, one will be dealing with management structure, interest of external stakeholders/shareholders and the Board(at least membership of 10-15) of the corporate entity.
However, Political Administration is completely different. One will be implementing decisions taken by large membership of National Delegates Conference, National Council, National Executive Committee, National Steering Committee and various sub-committes established by National Council, National Executive Committee and National Steering Committee.
Appropriately, any person aspiring for General Secretary should have considerable National IPAC experience as well as managing or intellectually contributing to national operations and strategy of the Party. Also ,a strong alliance with the smaller opposition political parties is an added advantage taking into consideration a possible run-off since we are heading towards the 8year cycle curse.
An experienced and matured National Chairman will require the perfect combination with an experienced General Secretary if indeed NPP is very serious to scale the 8year cycle curse.
It is a complete joke to be making promises similar to the running and management of a Corporate entity when aspiring to the headship of the National Secretariat of any political party because all those corporate-like promises can be possibly rejected outright by the members of Delegates Conference, National Council, National Executive Committee, National Steering Committee and majority of the membership of the Party.
Crossing over the 8year cycle curse would definitely demand the service of an experienced General Secretary who has served in almost all the structures of the Party, a track record of partaking in the operations & Strategic decisions of the Party for Victory 2016 and 2020.
The person should also have the experience of getting the interest of the Party done at the National IPAC meetings.
Corporate organizations are set up for profit and jobs creation unlike Political Parties which are set up primarily to win the mandate of the people.
The NDC is patiently waiting to see the outcome of the election of NPP’s Executives. This will help them to strategize and put up radical leadership just like they did ahead of the 2008 general elections.
The Delegates of NPP should choose wisely because we have a responsibility to cross over the 8.
Aspiring Constituency Chairman for Afigya kwabre south in the Ashanti Region, Hon Robert Owusu has said that, Hon.Boakye Asenso ,MP for the area needs a competent chairman to work with.
According to him,the work of an MP is to lobby and serve the interest of the constituent and this according to him could be achieved with competent chairman leadership.
He said,as a chairman,the welfare of the constituent is his topmost priority and with kind heart he is poised to serve in their interest, speaking in an exclusive interview with Richard Mensah.
Hon Robert Owusu maintained that his leadership will see to the mobilization of the grassroot to gather more votes for the party to break the eight year rule in election 2024.
He is also providing support to the constituent by providing financial support to reshape their businesses.
He formally appealed to delegates to vote for him come Thursday as they go to the polls. He’s number one on the ballot paper.
RICHNEWS.COM 