The Ministry of Communication has announced it is taking frantic steps to break the near monopoly MTN Ghana enjoys as its dominance is not helpful for the growth of the Ghana Telco space.
In a statement released Sunday, it emerged that almost 92% of Ghana’s 4G spectrum is covered by MTN while the rest of the Telcos and other Internet Service Providers (ISPs) share the rest, a situation the ministry said was untenable.
The government has therefore directed the National Communications Authority (NCA) to enforce provisions of the Electronic Communications Act, 2008 (Act 775) and the National Telecommunications Policy (NTP) to address disparities in market and revenue share in the telecommunications sector.
Madam Ursula Owusu Minister of Communication says the goal of the new system is not meant to break MTN as a business (Significant Market Power [SMP]), but rather to “ensure various operator vendors were not subject to exclusionary pricing or behaviour, ensure that SMP’s access to information did not disadvantage any value added service of non-SMP operators and require operators to present implementation plans on national roaming services within the next 30 days for execution on or before the next 90 days”.
The minister’s statement added that the measures were to kick in immediately, and that the NCA was expected to work with all network operators which must cooperate to ensure it was done painlessly.
“We have come a long way in a very dynamic industry which has seen ancestors of all the current operators being the dominant player at one stage. Ghana Telecom, Mobitel, now MTN. Measures taken then to open up the market to ensure fairer competition, though unpleasant to the dominant player then, eventually inured to the benefit of the consumer and resulted in the vibrant telecom sector of today . This will also have the same result over time. It is corrective and not punitive,” the Minister’s statement added.
The implementation of the policy will offer choice to consumers with the stimulation of innovative products and promotions, give consumers the power to switch service providers for other experiences and not restrict them to the largest provider. It will also give consumers the choice to work with non-SMP operators.
In addition to that, it will create a catalyst for passive infrastructure sharing within the industry, especially for national roaming services, and increase service choice for consumers within areas where SMP is present.
The dominant operator will also not be able to use predatory pricing to eliminate competition, not be permitted to use its information on the consumer to preclude others from offering good innovative services at similar costs and not be permitted to charge a high price to call, send messages or transfer money to other services, while keeping its own prices low.
Currently, MTN covers 55.9% of Ghana’s voice Market share, Vodafone 21.93, Airtel Tigo 20.37% and Glo 1.75%. MTN however dominates the 4G space with over 92%.
The Ghanaian comedian, Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng who is also known as Funny Face has exposed Ghanaian Celebrities who practice occultism.
He unleashed his anger on some Ghanaian celebrities he believes are the ones behind the downfall of many celebrities in Ghana.
Richnewsnetwork.new sighted online, Funny Face said the Ghana entertainment industry is full of evil people who are fond of practicing all kinds of occultic activities and will work against their colleagues who pose a threat to their success.
The comedian claimed that his enemies in the entertainment industry have launched several attacks on him and his career but due to his consistent fasting and praying he is always victorious.
An aspiring assembly woman for Kuwait Oti Aprabon electoral area in Asokwa Municipal assembly Kumasi has assured all churches and mosque in her vicinity to go to their Church if only they can abide by the president directives. Mrs Princess Owusu Ansah a.k.a OBAATANPA a philanthropist and an aspiring assembly woman said,her wish for everyone is to worship his or her Maker without any instructions.
A woman who feeds millions of thousands of people during the president lockdown restrictions in the greater Kumasi has done it again by donating Veronica Buckets, Alcohol based hand sanitizers and Liquid Soaps to various churches in her Electoral areas.
An aspiring assembly member for Kuwait Oti Aprabon electoral area Mrs Princess Owusu Ansah has donated an items worth of thousands of Ghana cedis to fight the spread of coronavirus pandemic in her electoral area after the president has eased some of the restrictions in Ghana for churches and mosque to take effect.
The items includes alcohol based hand Sanitizers and Veronica buckets and Liquid Soaps in Kuwait Oti Aprabon electoral area.
The beneficiaries of the items were the churches and mosque to encouraged the poor to go to church.
Mrs Princess Owusu Ansah OBAATANPA
Mrs Princess Owusu Ansah , speaking to richnewsnetwork.news.blog she said “as part of my contribution to stop the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, I’m donating this hand sanitisers, Veronica buckets and Liquid Soaps to curb the spread of the coronavirus after the president has other Ghanains to go to church.
Some of the Church leaders said, “the donation has has come at the right time and beefed up the measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic especially the Hand Sanitizers.
Mrs Princess Owusu Ansah, urged all citizens in her Electoral area and Ghana as a whole to follow the laid down rules and safety precautions been put in place by the government.
She urged the people to practice the social distance in the church wearing facemask and stop the handshakes unlike the previous activities.
Her aim is to encouraged all individuals and small churches to worship God and should not be like because of hand sanitizer liquid soap we couldn’t go to church.
Mrs Princess Owusu Ansah wows Mr President Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo Addo for his continually showing a great leadership by protecting Ghanains in this pandemic and urged Kuwait Oti Aprabon people’s to vote her on power when the assembly election are due.
Some youth claiming to be supporters and polling station executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP) in the Offinso South Constituency of the Ashanti region have invoked curse on any individual or group that attempt to disqualify any of the four aspirants contesting the incumbent Member of Parliament, Mr. Abdallah Bandah to go unopposed. After presenting their to party leadership, the bare-chested men clad with pieces of cloth around their heads and arms also called on the gods to kill family members of the said individuals. In their incantations, the supporters said
“We are using River Offin and River Abankro to invoke a curse on any member of the vetting committee who attempts to disqualify any of the four men contesting the incumbent MP. His children and wife must be annihilated. Any vetting committee member who shows bias towards one candidate must also be dealt with“.
They added “anyone who tries to manipulate the system in favour of anyone must not be spared”
Leader of the disgruntled youth, Mr George, Offinso youth Association President “we traveled to a powerful shrine to invoke this curse. We are not joking so if they risk their own life if they think we are joking. We are not going to allow bribes to ruin our party. Some constituency executives are following the money to destroy the party.”
PETITION BY DELEGATES, CHIEFS AND SYMPATHIZERS OF NPP, OFFINSO SOUTH CONSTITUENCY – 4 th June, 2020
TO: The National Chairman New Patriotic Party
PETITION ON UNFAIR DECISION TO MAKE OFFINSO SOUTH MP GO UNOPPOSED IN UPCOMING PARLIAMENTRAY PRIMARIES
We the undersigned officers(polling station executives, coordinators and other delegates) of our great Party( New Patriotic Party), chiefs and supporters of NPP in the Offinso South Constituency of the Ashanti Region have appended our signatures to this petition to express our disgust at an alleged decision by the Steering Committee and the apex leadership of this democratic party, to force the incumbent Member of Parliament of our constituency, Hon. Ben Abdallah Bandah on us by making him go unopposed in the upcoming parliamentary primaries.
Mr. Chairman, we have heard with much disappointment your office’s decision, allegedly approved by our President, to cause Mr. Abdallah Bandah to go unopposed.
This information is a common knowledge in the entire Offinso South Constituency as leading supporters of the incumbent MP have unceasingly been announcing it at meetings with delegates and in the media.
As people who believe in democracy and the rule of law, coupled with the current conspicuously unpopular status of our MP, Abdallah Bandah who in his twelfth(12th) year as representative of the good people of Offinso South in parliament, we officially write to inform your office and humbly caution that if you go on with attempting to compel any other spirant to stop competing with Hon. Abdallah Bandah, in order to make him go unopposed(as a way to protect him), you will be doing the Offinso South NPP, our President, Addo Dankwa “Nana” Akufo-Addo and the entire NPP fraternity a great disservice, as the decision, much propagated by leaders of the MP’s camp, has already triggered serious disaffection and anger amongst the people, chiefs and other opinion leaders of Offinso South, at the party.
Mr. Chairman, we risk losing the Offinso South seat to an independent candidate in this year’s general elections if you dare prune other aspirants from the primaries.
For your information, in recent times, several communities, led by their opinion leaders have staged series of demonstrations and press conferences to express their dissatisfaction and disappointment in the MP, Hon. Ben Abdallah Bandah’s performance over his twelve year-period in parliament, and at all these programmes, the communities have warned our party, NPP, not to try presenting Mr. Abdallah Bandah as a parliamentary candidate or else they would throw their weight behind any independent candidate or that of our main opposition party, NDC.
The Omanhene of Offinso, recently, at a programme organised by our MP, of which he(Omanhene) was the chairman, publicly chastised Hon. Abdallah Bandah for disappointing his people and asked the MP not to think he could use gifts as stratagem to woo the traditional leaders and their people for his electoral victory pursuit.
Mr. Chairman, our MP, Abdallah Bandah’s incessant hatred for the Municipal Chief Executive of Offinso, Mr. Solomon Kesse and his uncountable attempts to demean and discredit him has brought serious disunity in the NPP at Offinso South. The MP has since the appointment of the MCE, refused to project the good work of our President, Nana Addo in the constituency since the project did not come through him.
His strive to sabotage the MCE and for that matter our government, has bred serious hatred for him by financiers of our party and almost every admirer of the MCE.
Mr. Abdallah Bandah has a very bad relationship with traditional authorities and other opinion leaders in Offinso South due to his disregard for them. His own uncle, the Krontihene of Abofour was the speaker at one of the Press Conferences held against him(MP) at Offinso.
Sadly, our MP is currently plunging our party and President Nana Addo’s government into mockery as after promising some communities of using part the One Constituency, One Million Dollars to construct their roads, (rather) fuels the Offinso Municipal Assembly’s Motor Grader to grade those roads but still shamelessly tell them the grading work is their share of the president’s year of roads programme.
Mr. Chairman, we could go on and on with several facts on happenings, incidents and occurrences that make your alleged decision to make the current Member of Parliament for Offinso South, Hon. Ben Abdallah Bandah go unopposed a very wrong and dangerous move.
For the sake of protecting our seat at Offinso South, we the undersigned, advice the leadership of our great party to allow all the other two aspirants to contest the primaries with him in an open and fair manner
An ace journalist, a media practitioner and a writer of THE NEW PUBLISHER newspaper in Kumasi Miss Marian Fouillard Winful is celebrating her memorable birthday at home amidst of COVID19.
Miss Marian Fouillard Winful urged Ghanaians to comply with the government protocols to curb the pandemic.
When someone near and dear to your heart turns another year older, you’ll want to do everything you can to make their day extra memorable.
Whether you’re throwing a birthday party, a cocktail party or planning a dinner at the honoree’s favorite restaurant.
Today marks the birthday of Ghanaian international media practitioner Marian Fauillard Winful
A Ghanaian media practitioner has celebrates her birthday in grand style as the season journalist celebrates her birthday today, May 28 in a self quarantine and called on Ghanaian to adhere the measures.
As flu season comes to an end and allergy season starts to heat up, there may be concerns about symptoms that mimic the new pandemic coronavirus COVID19.
Instead of toasting another year surrounded by friends and family at a restaurant like I have planned, CORONAVIRUS prompted me to celebrate it at home.
I wish all Ghanaian to put on a face mask to end the pandemic coronavirus COVID19 .
Tears flow in Offinso Namong a farming community in Offinso south constituency Kumasi in the Ashanti region as their member of Parliament Hon Ben Abdela Banda was intent to cut a sod for the construction of their deplorable road in the Municipality.
When a poor Female in Namong L/A JHS approach their MP Hon Ben Abdela Banda to make an enquiries either poor females from a poor background too can become member of Parliament.
But the Offinso south mp tells the poor girl, there’s always yes and possible if only one is determined and live an exemplary life to suit the legislative criteria.
The people of Namong in the Offinso south constituency of Ashanti region couldn’t hold themselves in chuckles when a poor 13 year old class six pupil of Namong L/A school went straight to Offinso south mp Hon. Ben Abdella Banda with the attire she was wearing, her approach and the type of questions to whether poor or females too can become legislative member.
The 13 years old Rita Manu told richnewsnetwork.news.blog that she has been dreaming to become a member of parliament but as to whether a poor females from a poor background like her are permitted to be a legislative member has become her main headache and challenge.
Speaking to Ashh Fm reporter Shaibu Lasisi “Rita Manu vowed that she has never heard nor seen a poor female from a poor background becoming a member of Parliament MP before” the 13 year old girl opined.
The Offinso South Mp Hon Ben Abdella Banda who requested to have a pictures with the girl as a measures to encourage her despite the background of one took time to schooled the girl on how to become a legislature irrespective of the gender or background.
The head pastor and Founder of International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim, also known as Angel Obinim has been arrested by the Ghana Police Service for violating lockdown rules.
Report indicates that Bishop Obinim was arrested by the Ghana Police for having counselling service in his church today.
Bishop Obinim on his arrest told the Police that he has a heart problem so he cannot follow the Police to their station but would rather prefer going to hospital before.
Evangelist Kwabena Manasseh formerly of Manasseh Ministries International has called Rev Ebenezer Adarkwa Yiadom (Opambour) a liar for denying the knowledge of Prophet Christopher Asante popularly known as Abruku Abruka.
In an interview with Kwaku Annan on NET 2 TV on The Hot Seat, Manasseh who claims to be a reformed pastor said that he used to work for Abruku Abruka as his junior pastor and had evidence to prove that Rev Opambour and Abruku Abruka were close friends.
He further stated that Rev Opambour was the ‘spiritual’ father of Abruku Abruka thus spiritually, Opambour is of a higher order. Mannaseh then produced a picture of Abruku Abruka kneeling before Opambour whiles Opambour placed his hands on the head of Abruku Abruka. Both were casually dressed.
He also produced another picture in which Opambour and Abruku Abruka were sharing a hearty moment. They were casually dressed and could be seen smiling.
However, the reason why Opambour keeps denying Abruku Abruka according to Manasseh is because Abruku snatched Opambour’s girlfriend some time ago.
This angered Opambour which led him to cut ties with Abruku. Opambour even sacked Abruku from his church one time when Abruku decided to pay him a visit.
Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga , supreme Court judge nominee
A Supreme Court judge nominee, Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, has apologised for appearing to endorse President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during a durbar in the Volta region early this year.
Justice Honyenuga in his welcome address to President Akufo-Addo at a durbar of chiefs and people of the Afajato South District had commended the President for various developmental policies introduced under his leadership.
He said “with the vision of the President and the gains made in his first term, Ghanaians may consider giving him another four years” to the loud cheers of people at the durbar grounds.
Many, including legal luminaries, who felt the judge probably erred in this open declaration took to social media to criticize his conduct. Some media reports suggested the comments were meant to endear him further to the current government for his nomination to the Supreme Court.
Answering questions during his vetting on Monday, the Supreme Court Judge nominee apologised for endorsing the President saying he was only reading a statement handed him on behalf of the paramount chiefs.
“In reading that statement, we didn’t intend in endorsing the president, our understanding was that we were wishing him well…this is what has been happening in this country for a very long time…on my part if out of political dissatisfaction some people are unhappy with whatever I am supposed to have said then I am sorry,” Justice Honyenuga said.
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The Chief Executive of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Dr, Oheneba Owusu Danso has confirmed that, two nurses at the health facility have tested positive to the novel Coronvirus pandemic.
According to the chief administrator of KATH, the management has been carrying out periodic test amongst the staff to ensure that their personnel were well in healthy condition to enable them dispense their duties in a more congenial adding that some of the staff who tested positive earlier tested negative upon further test.
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ashanti Region over the weekend imposed operation NO MASK NO ENTRY at the facility as parts of measures to ensure that staff, as well as patients and families adhere to the approved protocols introduced by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo to stem the spread.
Part of the statement issued to that effect read,.“Management wishes to indicate that the hospital’s Security Unit and all in-charges have been directed to allow only patients and visitors with facemasks to enter the hospital and all service areas”.
Management wishes to remind the public that in the pursuance of this objective, the public should note that all patients on admission are allowed two visitors who could visit one at a time during visiting hours,” a statement signed by CEO of KATH, Dr. Oheneba Owusu Addo maintained.
But Dr. Oheneba Owusu Danso speaking during an exclusive interview with Captain Koda on Kumasi based OTEC FM’s morning show ‘NYANSAPO’ assured that there was enough Personal Protective Equipments (PPES) and other needs to safeguard the welfare of the staff population, adding that his administration duly recognizes the efforts of the personnel in this COVID-19 era,
He dispelled claims that the emergence of COVID-19 death tolls has stretched Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital to the extent that the mortuary department has no enough space to accommodate the dead bodies, insisting that there were more spaces available.
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