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“I can’t support Ken Agyapong; he could sit back and watch people kill me” – Alex Tetteh

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“I can’t support Ken Agyapong; he could sit back and watch people kill me” – Alex Tetteh

Alex Kwaku Tetteh, the founder and president of the Centre for International Trade and Education Ghana (CITEG), has broken his silence on why he ditched Kennedy Agyapong, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful.

The former staunch supporter of Kennedy Agyapong highlighted that he promised to protect him regardless of any controversy, but later abandoned him over a personal opinion.

According to Alex Kwaku Tetteh, Kennedy Agyapong was displeased with him after he petitioned the police to arrest a party member.

Speaking in an interview on Neat FM shared on social media, Alex Kwaku Tetteh stated, “Kennedy questioned me on why I took such action against a party member. If I have done something and you disown me, why should I follow you anymore?” he said in an interview on Neat FM shared on social media.

You have 22 children and you’re protecting them. I also have a family, so I can’t risk my life. He promised me protection and failed. I can’t support him because he could sit back and watch people kill me if I get into trouble”. Tetteh lamented.

Meanwhile, Kennedy Agyapong is contesting for the NPP flagbearer position after he was defeated by Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

Kennedy Agyapong has told the party delegates to try him for the 2028 election.

According to Kennedy Agyapong, if he fails to deliver as a flagbearer and subsequently president, the delegates can remove him after four years and try someone else..

Speaking to party delegates in the Western North Region, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “If contracts were given to our contractors, would we have been standing there when NDC was distributing money, and would we not be doing the same? Please try me, and let’s see. After four years, if I don’t deliver, you can remove me and try another person; if I do well, we continue to build the country and the party.”

“If we had resourced our contractors and made them money, we would not be complaining that NDC was sharing money while we sat and watched,” he said.

Kennedy Agyapong further added, “We need to build the party, and we can only build the party if we resource the party people. We don’t resource them. Someone can say we are not here because of the party.

Someone’s agency, since he left the NDC, has filled over 12 vacancies, and you are sitting here jobless. These same people are coming to you; please don’t sell yourself cheap”.

The NPP aspirant further revealed that the most disgraceful thing was that all five contestants in the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearership paid an extra four million cedis after paying for the filing fees.

He asserted that the party is broke just eight months after leaving office.

“What’s even disgraceful now is that all the aspirants are paying four million for development fees. I took my form for a hundred thousand and filed for five hundred thousand. I was told that there was a deadline, so I had to give them four million”, Mr Agyapong lamented.

In a separate campaign promise, the former Assin Central MP noted that the Bawumia camp alludes to the fact that President John Mahama lost the 2016 election with 1 million votes, and it took him eight years to come back, so they can also come to power.

However, Kennedy Agyapong quizzed that if President Mahama lost with a vote difference of 1 million, and it took him 8 years, and Bawumia lost the 2024 election by 1.7 million votes, how long will it take Bawumia to close the gap and win power for the NPP?

Speaking in a short video shared by EDHUB on social media, Kennedy Agyapong quizzed, “You have gone national and lost by a 1.7 million-vote deficit. The last time I heard someone saying aka 9 p3.

Mahama lost with a vote of 1 million; it took him eight years, and someone else also lost by 1.7 million. If 1 million is equal to 8 years, then 1.7 million is equal to X. Find X”.

He further reiterated, “His own post is saying it, Mahama lost and came back after eight years, ok, good, so if you are using that analogy, Mahama lost with a 1 million vote deficit, which sent him home, and he used eight years to close the gap.

You lost by 1.7 million votes. How many years will it take to close the gap?” Mr Agyapong quizzed. 

Meanwhile, the NPP’s Presidential Elections Committee has confirmed that five aspirants have completed and submitted their nomination forms.

The five include Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, Hon. Ken Ohene Agyapong, Hon. Dr. Bryan Acheampong, H.E. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum

Also, the NPP will be holding their internal elections on Saturday, January 31, 2026, to select a flagbearer for the 2028 general elections.

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South African Foreign Minister to touch down in Ghana in an attempt to resolve DStv price impasse

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South African Foreign Minister to touch down in Ghana in an attempt to resolve DStv price impasse

The reports gathered suggest the South African Foreign Minister is set to touch down in Ghana in an attempt to resolve the impasse between MultiChoice and Communication Minister, Sam George, over DStv subscription prices.

Charles Owiredu, Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Information and Communications Committee, confirmed this.

According to Charles Owiredu, the visit is aimed at de-escalating tensions that have been mounting in recent weeks following the impasse surrounding DStv’s refusal to reduce its subscription fees.

“The South African Minister is set to touch down in Ghana to engage our Foreign Minister on this particular matter. We need to use diplomatic standards to solve this, not threats and confrontations. It doesn’t help anybody,” Mr. Owiredu stated.

In Addition, the National Communications Authority (NCA) confirmed that MultiChoice Ghana has agreed to the directive from the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations to establish a Stakeholder Committee that will evaluate DSTV pricing in Ghana.

The NCA statement read, “MultiChoice Ghana has agreed to the directive from the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations to establish a Stakeholder Committee that will evaluate DSTV pricing in Ghana. The company has also committed to fully participating in this process.”

Meanwhile, Sam George had earlier replied to MultiChoice Ghana, operators of  DStv, after they refuted claims that they had agreed to reduce their subscription prices.

According to Sam George, he has no intention to tolerate the disrespect from DStv to Ghanaians.

The sector minister revealed, the National Communication Authority (NCA) will proceed to shut down DSTV operations tomorrow, September 6, 2025.

In a statement released, MultiChoice Ghana stated, “We have noted the statement made by the Minister for Communications Technology and Innovation, Hon. Samuel Nartey George.

We continue to engage with the Minister in a bid to find an amicable solution that is beneficial for all parties involved, but does not jeopardise the viability of the DSty service.

We will fully participate in the established Working Committee. However, we wish to clarify that MultiChoice Group has not agreed to a price reduction”.

In a post on X in reaction to MultiChoice’s statement, Sam George wrote, “Let me be clear, I have no intention to continue tolerating the disrespect to Ghanaians by DStv.

If MultiChoice is not interested, as they claim in their last statement, in discussing a reduction in prices as they had indicated to me, we would proceed to effect the shutdown tomorrow as indicated.

DStv indicated their willingness to engage the Ministry on its concerns on pricing and prayed us to stay our enforcement action. If they have changed their position, then we simply would enforce the regulatory action”.

He added, “No company is above the law. When MultiChoice is ready to discuss price reduction, they can come to the negotiation table. Until then, there is nothing for us to meet over. The @NCAGhana would carry out enforcement.

Ghana is open for businesses that respect our laws and institutions”.

Additionally, the CEO of the Consumer Protection Agency, Kofi Kapito, has urged Ghanaians to boycott Multichoice DSTV and GOTV services.

According to Kofi Kapito, Ghanaians must boycott DSTV and GOTV by switching them off in protest against rising subscription costs.

He confidently emphasised that Multichoice’s exploitation of Ghanaians is enough.

Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, Kofi Kapito stated, “We can send them a strong message by just showing our displeasure by switching our subscriptions off to let them know that if they don’t reduce it, we will keep disconnecting our subscriptions”.

“We, the consumers who subscribe to their business, are telling them that enough is enough,” he said.

Kofi Kapito added, “They need to listen to the consumer, the subscriber, who makes them money. Just like in any business, if you are selling and I keep telling you that the cost of your product is too high and you don’t listen, if I stop buying from you, eventually your business might fold up. There is some power afforded a consumer to use to let a business understand that they are unhappy with their services”.

Additionally, Senior Member, Movement for Change Richard Sumah has said that if DSTV thinks Ghanaians are not good enough for them, they should pack up and go.

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Sam George, NCA shifting goalposts in DStv brouhaha – Manasseh Azure

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Sam George, NCA shifting goalposts in DStv brouhaha – Manasseh Azure

Manasseh Azure Awuni, an investigative journalist, has joined the ongoing saga between the Communication Ministry, the National Communications Authority (NCA), and MultiChoice Ghana.

According to Manasseh Azure, MultiChoice Ghana had never opposed participating in the stakeholder committee set up to evaluate DSTV pricing.

The investigative journalist has accused the NCA of apparent dishonesty and shifting of position.

In a Facebook post, Manasseh wrote, “If the government negotiates a price reduction for Ghanaian subscribers of DSTV, I will be happy about the outcome. I stopped using DSTV because of the price increment, so I’m not against a price reduction.

However, we may have to detach our emotions from issues of this nature and discuss the issues dispassionately, as some border on good governance practices. That is why one has to be worried about the apparent dishonesty and shifting of position in the NCA’s statement.

Let’s consider point one, which is the substance of the statement. Did Multichoice ever disagree to participate in the stakeholder committee?”.

He added, “The company said in the 5th September press statement that it “would fully participate in the established working committee” in the discussions to resolve the impasse.

The company then proceeded to deny the minister’s claim that it had agreed to reduce its prices. This infuriated the minister, Sam George.

The Minister shared Multichoice’s press release on social media and said that he had run out of patience with the company and threatened to shut down DSTV the following day, yesterday, if the company would not discuss a price reduction”.

Manasseh Azure cited Sam George’s statement in reaction to Multichoice’s denial of agreeing to a price reduction as erroneous.

The investigative journalist further went on to punch holes in Sam George’s statement, saying, “In fact, this statement was erroneous, judging from his announcement of ‘price reduction’ and the content of the Multichoice press statement he shared.

He had said the company had agreed to reduce prices. The company said it was not true. One would have expected him to call out the company for assuring him on the price reduction and later releasing a press statement to deny it.

Manasseh noted that Sam George did not refute the company’s press statement.

He added that Multichoice has not changed its position since the September 5th press release and still stands by its denial of the minister’s claim, and still wants the committee’s engagement to proceed as the company had said.

Mr Awuni asserted that the Minister has not carried out his threat to shut down DSTV.

“Your statement should have been forthright.  You should have told us something different. Why the threat to shut down DSTV has not happened, since, from what you have shared, no further concession has come from Multichoice.

The NCA and the Ministry may have evaluated their position and decided to continue with the committee’s engagement, which Multichoice had clearly indicated its willingness to engage. That admission would not be a weakness. Changing course to get a better result is a strength. And the NCA statement should have honestly admitted that”, Manasseh detailed.

Manasseh’s comment comes following the National Communications Authority (NCA) confirming that MultiChoice Ghana has agreed to the directive from the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations to establish a Stakeholder Committee that will evaluate DSTV pricing in Ghana.

The NCA statement read, “MultiChoice Ghana has agreed to the directive from the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations to establish a Stakeholder Committee that will evaluate DSTV pricing in Ghana. The company has also committed to fully participating in this process.”

Meanwhile, Sam George had earlier replied to MultiChoice Ghana, operators of  DStv, after they refuted claims that they had agreed to reduce their subscription prices.

According to Sam George, he has no intention to tolerate the disrespect from DStv to Ghanaians.

The sector minister revealed, the National Communication Authority (NCA) will proceed to shut down DSTV operations tomorrow, September 6, 2025.

In a statement released, MultiChoice Ghana stated, “We have noted the statement made by the Minister for Communications Technology and Innovation, Hon. Samuel Nartey George.

We continue to engage with the Minister in a bid to find an amicable solution that is beneficial for all parties involved, but does not jeopardise the viability of the DSty service.

We will fully participate in the established Working Committee. However, we wish to clarify that MultiChoice Group has not agreed to a price reduction”.

In a post on X in reaction to MultiChoice’s statement, Sam George wrote, “Let me be clear, I have no intention to continue tolerating the disrespect to Ghanaians by DStv.

If MultiChoice is not interested, as they claim in their last statement, in discussing a reduction in prices as they had indicated to me, we would proceed to effect the shutdown tomorrow as indicated.

DStv indicated their willingness to engage the Ministry on its concerns on pricing and prayed us to stay our enforcement action. If they have changed their position, then we simply would enforce the regulatory action”.

He added, “No company is above the law. When MultiChoice is ready to discuss price reduction, they can come to the negotiation table. Until then, there is nothing for us to meet over. The @NCAGhana would carry out enforcement.

Ghana is open for businesses that respect our laws and institutions”.

Additionally, the CEO of the Consumer Protection Agency, Kofi Kapito, has urged Ghanaians to boycott Multichoice DSTV and GOTV services.

According to Kofi Kapito, Ghanaians must boycott DSTV and GOTV by switching them off in protest against rising subscription costs.

He confidently emphasised that Multichoice’s exploitation of Ghanaians is enough.

Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, Kofi Kapito stated, “We can send them a strong message by just showing our displeasure by switching our subscriptions off to let them know that if they don’t reduce it, we will keep disconnecting our subscriptions”.

“We, the consumers who subscribe to their business, are telling them that enough is enough,” he said.

Kofi Kapito added, “They need to listen to the consumer, the subscriber, who makes them money. Just like in any business, if you are selling and I keep telling you that the cost of your product is too high and you don’t listen, if I stop buying from you, eventually your business might fold up. There is some power afforded a consumer to use to let a business understand that they are unhappy with their services”.

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Some NPP presidential aspirants facing disqualification over failure to pay GHC 4m development fees   

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Some NPP presidential aspirants facing disqualification over failure to pay GHC 4m development fees   

Reports gathered suggested some NPP presidential aspirants are at risk of disqualification over failure to pay GHC 4 million development fees by the September 5 deadline.

It will be recalled, Kennedy Agyapong last week blew the alarm that NPP aspirants were made to pay GHC 4 million development fees.

According to Kennedy Agyapong, it is a disgraceful thing that all five contestants in the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearership paid an extra four million cedis after paying for the filing fees.

He asserted that the party is broke just eight months after leaving office.

Speaking to party delegates in the Western North Region, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “What’s even disgraceful now is that all the aspirants are paying four million for development fees. I took my form for a hundred thousand and filed for five hundred thousand. I was told that there was a deadline, so I had to give them four million”.

Kennedy Agyapong further beg the NPP delegates to try him if he fails to deliver as a flagbearer and subsequently president, the delegates can remove him after four years and try someone else..

Mr Agyapong added, “If contracts were given to our contractors, would we have been standing there when NDC was distributing money, and would we not be doing the same? Please try me, and let’s see. After four years, if I don’t deliver, you can remove me and try another person; if I do well, we continue to build the country and the party.”

“If we had resourced our contractors and made them money, we would not be complaining that NDC was sharing money while we sat and watched,” he said.

Kennedy Agyapong continued, “We need to build the party, and we can only build the party if we resource the party people. We don’t resource them. Someone can say we are not here because of the party.

Someone’s agency, since he left the NDC, has filled over 12 vacancies, and you are sitting here jobless. These same people are coming to you; please don’t sell yourself cheap”.

The NPP 2026 primaries are heating up with the main front-runners for the NPP’s flagbearer position, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, former Assin Central MP Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, former Minister for Agriculture Bryan Acheampong, former Minister for Education Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, and Kwabena Agyei Agyepong.

The NPP’s Presidential Elections Committee confirmed that five aspirants have completed and submitted their nomination forms.

The five include Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, Hon. Ken Ohene Agyapong, Hon. Dr. Bryan Acheampong, H.E. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum.

However, reports circulating suggest some members of the five risk being disqualified over failure to pay GHC 4 million development fees.

The NPP will be holding their internal elections on Saturday, January 31, 2026, to select a flagbearer for the 2028 general elections.

Additionally, a new poll released by Global Info Analytics on August 21, 2025, shows the former Vice President and NPP presidential candidate for the 2024 Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is the leading candidate ahead of the party’s primaries in January 2026.

The Global Info Analytics shows Dr Mahamudu Bawumia running away with a commanding 52% lead, with his closest contender, Kennedy Agyapong, the former Assin Central MP, with 17%.

Dr Bryan Acheampong polled 3%, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the former Education Minister, polled 1%.

Kwabena Agyapong, former General Secretary, Boakye Agyarko, and Addai Nimo all polling less than 1%.

However, 10% of delegates remain undecided, with 9% declining to disclose their choice.

According to the Global Info Analytics, the poll surveyed 2,656 NPP delegates, with 2,560 completing all responses across 263 of the 276 constituencies.

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Death prophecy ‘hits’ KiDi

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Death prophecy ‘hits’ KiDi

Well, it looks like the death prophecies are going no where despite efforts by some respected men of God to manage the frequent ‘doom’ prophecies. The latest one goes to popular musician with Lnyx entertainment KiDi.

Although Prophet clement, did not mention his name directly, the description can unmistakably be referencing KiDi

“There is a young man that sings in Ghana, his friend is, I think, the Kwame guy, he’s fair in nature, I think he’s fair, he’s a young man. Last week in my prayer room, I was praying, then I saw a clear vision about him, he was in a train, you know, and then, you know a train you can stand and hold, whatever, like a foreign train” he said

According to the prophet, KiDi might died from food poison

“Then the angel of the Lord carried me in the train, and I also stood there watching, I saw people there, and I saw something like water, and like food that was at the side of the train where he was standing.”

“Then I saw like a hand drop something inside, the water and the food, and then the hand just left. The next vision came to me and what I saw was that, I heard that, ah, this one has happened to this young man. People were screaming, poison, poison, are you with me? And I said, Kai, could it be the hand that put the thing inside the water and the food? And the Lord said, Clement, rise up quickly, sound this alarm, you are one of the watchers for the nation.”

Meanwhile in January 2020, the Highlife artiste called “prophets” describing them from such church leaders “Prophets of doom”

Speaking on Accra 100.5FM’s mid-morning show, Ayeeko Ayeeko on Kidi described such public announcements of doom as wrong.

The highlife artiste told show host Nana Romeo that: “This is serious, I think sometimes we take these things for granted but these things need to stop. We have to stop certain things. As a prophet, if you get a revelation about someone, you contact the person, the person is a public figure, you can easily contact them but if you come on radio and TV and say all these about the person, anytime they’re going about their daily activities they’ll be thinking about it, that they’ve said this about me, every time they’ll be panicking.

“My mum told me something that becareful about these people, though they’ve said it, it’s not of God but because they want the congregation to believe in the prophecies they give…they’ll also ensure that the prophecy comes true. It’s not right, we need to check some of these things, God is with us, we’re okay.”

Ghana Police arrest NPP’s Bono Regional Chairman Abronye

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Ghana Police arrest NPP’s Bono Regional Chairman Abronye

Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, the NPP’s Bono Regional Chairman has been arrested by the Ghana Police Service.

On Sunday, September 7, 2025, about 16 armed officers stormed the residence of former NPP Greater Accra Regional Youth Organiser, Moses Abor, in three Tundra vehicles and on motorbikes.

In a viral video, some police officers were seen invading Moses Abor’s residence on Sunday, September 7, 2025.

Reports suggest the officers were in search of Kwame Baffoe Abronye, popularly known as Abronye DC, who is wanted.

The police claim they acted on intelligence that Abronye was being harboured at the property.

Abronye’s arrest came on the back of him seeking political asylum and security protection over threats on his life by government operatives and IGP Christian Tetteh Yohuno and his boys.

Abronye, in a detailed letter, September 5, 2025, appealed to the embassies and high commissions of Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, Côte d’Ivoire, Spain, France and Italy for urgent protection.

According to Abronye, his troubles started immediately after the NDC assumed office in January 2025.

He revealed he was the first opposition politician invited, arrested and detained by the government following his criticism of the government’s dismissal of more than 150,000 workers.

He claims, “The first opposition politician to be invited, arrested and detained by the National Investigations Bureau (NIB)”.

“During my detention, I was threatened, intimidated and sternly warned that unless I ceased criticising the government, I would face more severe reprisals,” he wrote.

Abronye also alleged that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, was involved in selective arrests of opposition members.

“He ordered me to report to the National Police Headquarters immediately to answer questions as to why I had been insulting and disrespecting the IGP. He warned that if I failed to comply, I would be dealt with mercilessly and that I ‘wouldn’t come back to life,'” Abronye recounted.

He detailed that when his lawyers wrote to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to verify the summons, they were informed them no complaint or investigation had been initiated against him.

“The supposed investigator refused to clarify and instead ominously stated: tell that boy that if he refuses to come and we pick him up, he won’t come back to life”.

Abronye cited international law in his appeal for political asylum, under the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the 1969 OAU Refugee Convention and the UNHCR Guidelines on International Protection.

“This application is respectfully grounded upon binding international legal instruments that recognise the well-founded fear of persecution for political opinion and prohibit refoulement”, he stated.

He added that copies of his application had been sent to the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Ghana, UNHCR Ghana, UNDP Ghana and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS).

He wrote, “I respectfully seek political asylum and security protection in your country.

“I place my trust in your respected institution to consider my case urgently and extend the necessary humanitarian assistance and protection under international conventions governing the rights of asylum seekers”.

Meanwhile, Titus Glover, the former Greater Accra Regional Minister, has quizzed the John Mahama-led government following a raid on the residence of former NPP Greater Accra Youth Organiser Moses Abor.

The former Greater Accra Regional Minister questioned the Mahama-led administration about whether their reset agenda is to scare Ghanaians.

According to Titus Glover, should anything happen to Moses Abor or Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, the government will be held responsible.

Speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Titus Glover stated, “Is Mahama’s reset agenda to scare Ghanaians? I don’t get it.

A policeman climbed a wall into a house to raid Moses Abor’s home. That’s trespassing”, he added.

He, however, urged the Mahama government to direct its efforts at solving pressing national security challenges and to stop harassing political opponents.

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Mahama to hold first media encounter on September 10

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Mahama to hold first media encounter on September 10

Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President, has announced that President John Mahama will on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, host a Presidential Media Encounter at The Presidency.

According to the statement issued by Felix Kwakye, the event will begin at 8:00 pm.

Felix Kwakye’s statement read, “President John Dramani Mahama will host a Presidential Media Encounter on Wednesday, 10th September 2025. The Event is scheduled to take place at The Presidency at 8:00 pm

The encounter will provide a unique platform for President Mahama to engage the Ghanaiar people, through the media, on pressing national issues, his Resetting Ghana Agenda, policies and ongoing projects.

It will also offer an opportunity for journalists to pose questions directly to the President on a wide range of subjects affecting the nation”.

The statement emphasised that participation will be strictly by accreditation”.

“The Presidency looks forward to a productive and engaging session with the media”, the statement concluded.

In related news, President John Dramani Mahama has submitted an investigative report on violence recorded during the 2020 and 2024 general elections to the Attorney General.

John Mahama stated, “Last week, I received the investigative report on the two incidents. It details and catalogues everyone affected by the violence and the circumstances that led to it.

We have handed it over to the Attorney General. The Attorney General will review it and, where necessary, hold people accountable and bring them to justice.”

Mahama disclosed this when the leadership of the Ghana Journalists Association paid a courtesy call on him at the Jubilee House.

He further added that the Attorney General will determine adequate compensation for victims of the violence.

“What is the adequate compensation we can give to people like that?” he quizzed.

Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has boldly declarated that he will not be a candidate in Ghana’s next elections.

According to John Mahama, stepping aside in 2028 would give him the moral authority to hold the line when it comes to Ghana’s fiscal discipline in an election year.

Mahama, during a bilateral discussion with Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, criticised the practice of incumbent governments by-passing fiscal safeguards to curry favour with voters, a cycle he will end.

“I will not be a candidate in the next elections and therefore I can hold the line when it comes to fiscal discipline,” he said.

John Mahama’s declaration finally put an end to the growing speculation that he may seek another term in 2028.

Additionally, President John Mahama’s dismissal of the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office will definitely be raised during his engagement with the media.

John Mahama sacked Justice Getrude Torkornoo with immediate effect, after he received a first report from the five-member committee he constituted to investigate three petitions brought against the Chief Justice.

Hours after President Mahama received the committee reports, Chief Justice Torkornoo was sacked with immediate effect.

A statement from the presidency stated, “President John Dramani Mahama has, in accordance with Article 146(9) of the 1992 Constitution, removed the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office with immediate effect”.

“This follows receipt of the report of the Committee constituted under Article 146(6) to inquire into a petition submitted by a Ghanaian citizen, Mr. Daniel Ofori. After considering the petition and the evidence, the Committee found that the grounds of stated misbehaviour under Article 146(1) had been established and recommended her removal from office.

“Under Article 146(9), the President is required to act in accordance with the Committee’s recommendation,” the statement concluded.

A leaked document on social media concluded that Justice Torkornoo had engaged in conduct amounting to “stated misbehaviour” under Article 146(1).

The Key finding read, “Unlawful expenditure of public funds: The committee held that the Chief Justice caused the Judicial Service to pay travel expenses for her husband and daughter during private holiday trips in 2023, including per diem allowances. This, the report stated, was an “avoidable and reckless dissipation of public funds.”

Abuse of discretionary power: The committee found that her handling of the transfer of one Mr. Baiden breached Article 296(a) and (b) of the Constitution, describing the act as misbehaviour.

Interference in judicial appointments: The report also noted that she sought to bypass the established process for nominating Justices of the Supreme Court, contrary to precedent set in the Ghana Bar Association case. The committee concluded this amounted to misbehaviour”.

The committee subsequently recommended her removal in accordance with Article 146(7). President Mahama, bound by Article 146(9), which makes the President’s action mandatory once such a recommendation is made, formally removed Justice Torkornoo by Warrant of Removal under the Presidential Seal.

In addition, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the most senior Supreme Court judge, was appointed by President Mahama to act as Chief Justice during the investigation process.

President Mahama is now expected to name former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo’s successor in the coming days.

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Sacked CJ Torkornoo to challenge her removal in court

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Sacked CJ Torkornoo to challenge her removal in court

The legal team of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has hinted that they will challenge the decision of the Committee of Inquiry that recommended her removal from office.

Nii Ayikoi Otoo, the lead counsel and former Attorney-General, highlighted that the former Chief Justice has been treated unfairly and deserves an opportunity to clear her name.

Nii Ayikoi Otoo, in an interview on Saturday, September 6, 2026, stated, “This is an option we are looking for to get the records straight. When Dr. Danquah went to court to talk about Re and Akoto, and that there was the abuse of a fundamental human right, people did not take him seriously.

But today, people are praising him for having fought that good fight. So, we will go to court at the right time”, he added.

However, Kofi Bentil, the vice president of Imani Africa, has said the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo was not a mere witch-hunt.

Speaking on TV3 KeyPoints, Kofi Bentil noted that Constitutional processes were followed in the removal of Justice Torkornoo, and asserted that there was no breach of the letter of the constitution.

Mr Bentil stated, “This is not a mere witch-hunt. Constitutional processes were followed, and there was no breach of the letter of the constitution”.

He further cautioned against turning the removal of the Chief Justice into a norm for every new political party voted into office.

According to Kofi Bentil, the removal of the Chief Justice should not be done lightly, as it could wear down judicial independence.

“Removing a Chief Justice should not be done lightly. If this continues, every new president could walk in, clear the Chief Justice and security heads, and replace them with their own people. That is not what the Constitution is meant for”, he added.

Also, IMANI Africa’s President, Franklin Cudjoe, has said, Justice Torkornoo’s actions could have attracted harsher penalties elsewhere.

Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Big Issue, Franklin Cudjoe stated, “Listening to all the arguments, I found out that they also relied on the fact that she got herself an imprest, which actually she was not supposed to spend”.

“The argument that she should have been guided by a finance officer, because she didn’t know, is neither here nor there. She was the head of the judiciary; she knows the law. In other countries, she would have been in jail by now.”

Background

President John Mahama sacked the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office with immediate effect after he received a first report from the five-member committee he constituted to investigate three petitions brought against the Chief Justice.

Hours after President Mahama received the committee reports, Chief Justice Torkornoo was sacked with immediate effect.

A statement from the presidency stated, “President John Dramani Mahama has, in accordance with Article 146(9) of the 1992 Constitution, removed the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office with immediate effect”.

“This follows receipt of the report of the Committee constituted under Article 146(6) to inquire into a petition submitted by a Ghanaian citizen, Mr. Daniel Ofori. After considering the petition and the evidence, the Committee found that the grounds of stated misbehaviour under Article 146(1) had been established and recommended her removal from office.

“Under Article 146(9), the President is required to act in accordance with the Committee’s recommendation,” the statement concluded.

A leaked document on social media concluded that Justice Torkornoo had engaged in conduct amounting to “stated misbehaviour” under Article 146(1).

The Key finding read, “Unlawful expenditure of public funds: The committee held that the Chief Justice caused the Judicial Service to pay travel expenses for her husband and daughter during private holiday trips in 2023, including per diem allowances. This, the report stated, was an “avoidable and reckless dissipation of public funds.”

Abuse of discretionary power: The committee found that her handling of the transfer of one Mr. Baiden breached Article 296(a) and (b) of the Constitution, describing the act as misbehaviour.

Interference in judicial appointments: The report also noted that she sought to bypass the established process for nominating Justices of the Supreme Court, contrary to precedent set in the Ghana Bar Association case. The committee concluded this amounted to misbehaviour”.

The committee subsequently recommended her removal in accordance with Article 146(7). President Mahama, bound by Article 146(9), which makes the President’s action mandatory once such a recommendation is made, formally removed Justice Torkornoo by Warrant of Removal under the Presidential Seal.

Meanwhile, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the most senior Supreme Court judge, was appointed by President Mahama to act as Chief Justice during the investigation process.

President Mahama is now expected to name former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo’s successor in the coming days.

Wesley SHS housemistress assaulted after preventing student from cheating in WASSCE

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Wesley SHS housemistress assaulted after preventing student from cheating in WASSCE

The housemistress of Wesley Senior High School in Konongo, Ashanti Region, has been assaulted after she prevented a candidate sitting for this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) from allegedly cheating during the exams.

Rev Agnes Gaisie, the headmistress of the school, detailed that after the Christian Religious Studies (CRS) paper on Friday, September 5, a male student assaulted the housemistress.

According to her, the student was made to apologise, and was subsequently taken through counselling.

However, on Sunday, September 7, there was a stone pelting incident occurred in the evening.

The police had to intervene to maintain order at the Wesley Senior High School in Konongo, Ashanti Region.

The headmistress revealed that an investigation is ongoing to identify the students involved, adding that the situation has been brought under control.

In related news, Samuel Armah, a teacher at Ghana College SHS, and two university students, Kwame Oteng Nkansah and Amedeka James, have been jailed for a total of 20 months in prison.

The three have been jailed for their involvement in examination malpractice during the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

The convicts were arrested in Kasoa while engaging in various exam-related offences.

They were sentenced by the Kasoa-Ofaakor District Magistrate’s Court.

Samuel Armah, a teacher who was serving as an invigilator, was caught dictating answers to candidates with the answers to Social Studies Paper 1 on his mobile phone.

He was sentenced to eight months in prison and fined 80 penalty units.

Another convict, a Level 100 student of Accra Technical University, Kwame Oteng Nkansah, was caught impersonating Quayson Francis Atta of Ghana College SHS and was jailed for six months and fined 80 penalty units.

Additionally, Amedeka James, a level 100 University of Ghana was also jailed for six months and fined 80 penalty units for impersonating his twin brother, Amedeka Justice, during the same paper.

In related news, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has closed the Adventist Day Senior High School examination centre in Kumasi and relocated its candidates to the WAEC regional office

This follows a widespread malpractice during the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

David Oppong, the Kumasi Metropolitan Director of Education, revealed that all 936 candidates from the school have been reassigned to write their English Language paper under strict supervision at the WAEC office.

David Oppong stated, “This has come to the attention of the Regional Director, and we are yet to conduct our investigation. For now, the students have been bused to the WAEC centre to take the examination, and it is very unfortunate”.

“We will ensure that the code of conduct and the rules governing the examination are applied,” he added.

A total of 461,640 students, including 207,381 males and 254,259 females, are sitting for the 2025 WASSCE nationwide.

Meanwhile, renowned educationist Prof Stephen Adei has highlighted that cheating in schools reflects the wider decay in national values.

Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, Prof Stephen Adei stated,  “What is happening is a reflection of the moral degradation or degeneration in our society. When you see politicians openly bribing their way, giving money in the open to everybody else. When we see galamsey, people say that ‘so long as we get money, even if we poison the whole nation, we don’t care’. Corruption in the public sector, the decadence in the homes, because it’s parents who are sponsoring these”.

“Now the question is why? There are a lot of ills in our society and pressure to perform, and, irrespective of how you do it. So people now have a lot of mansions they cannot explain and cars that their income does not support. And that is going down into the schools to say that once you achieve, irrespective of how, society will recognise you. Then there is a very big problem, which the World Bank in 2016 called schooling without learning,” Prof. Adei warned.

Prof Stephen Adei cautioned that Ghanaian children go through primary school totally illiterate.

He added, “Our primary schools in the public sector; practically, the children go through school totally illiterate. If you go to a place like Togo, by the second year in primary school, every child is literate.

And if it is not addressed, these people will therefore go through and will have a way of getting some certificates anyway. And because of that, most of the children have very poor study habits,” he explained.

“For 11 years, my school has stopped using BECE as an entrance requirement” – Prof Adei

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“For 11 years, my school has stopped using BECE as an entrance requirement” – Prof Adei

Prof Stephen Adei, a renowned educationist, has revealed that for eleven years his school, the Ghana Christian International High School, has stopped using BECE results as an entrance requirement.

According to Prof Stephen Adei, he does not trust the credibility of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, Prof Stephen Adei stated, “For 11 years, Ghana Christian International High School in Accra has not used BECE as an entrance requirement because we don’t trust them”.

He noted that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has brought in measures but is still playing catch-up.

Prof Stephen Adei added, “I must say that WAEC has been trying to catch up; there is a catch-up game. It seems the things are entrenched and always the things happen before they try. For example, deploying monitoring teams, some of whom have also been corrupted; arrest and prosecution of only a few; cancellation of results… so they are trying, but there are many against the tide”.

The renowned educationist highlighted that cheating in schools reflects the wider decay in national values.

He added, “What is happening is a reflection of the moral degradation or degeneration in our society. When you see politicians openly bribing their way, giving money in the open to everybody else. When we see galamsey, people say that ‘so long as we get money, even if we poison the whole nation, we don’t care’. Corruption in the public sector, the decadence in the homes, because it’s parents who are sponsoring these”.

“Now the question is why? There are a lot of ills in our society and pressure to perform, and, irrespective of how you do it. So people now have a lot of mansions they cannot explain and cars that their income does not support. And that is going down into the schools to say that once you achieve, irrespective of how, society will recognise you. Then there is a very big problem, which the World Bank in 2016 called schooling without learning,” Prof. Adei warned.

Prof Stephen Adei cautioned that Ghanaian children go through primary school totally illiterate.

He added, “Our primary schools in the public sector; practically, the children go through school totally illiterate. If you go to a place like Togo, by the second year in primary school, every child is literate.

And if it is not addressed, these people will therefore go through and will have a way of getting some certificates anyway. And because of that, most of the children have very poor study habits,” he explained.

His Comments follow a JoyNews exposé that has uncovered some officials of the Ghana Education Service (GES) colluding with invigilators to help BECE candidates cheat.

The exposé revealed that the GES official received as little as GH¢60 to allow candidates to cheat in the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE).

The probe revealed that at the Derby Avenue RC Basic School in Accra, invigilators were promised GH¢60 daily to allow candidates to smuggle mobile phones into examination halls to use artificial intelligence tools to solve questions.

At St. George’s Anglican, the supervisor distributed envelopes containing GH¢400 to each invigilator, and some candidates also made some daily contributions.

The JOYNEWS exposé also unearthed an “Aseda Offertory” which was collected before the start of the final papers at the centre, it was meant to thank invigilators for their assistance in the examination.

According to the report, students contributed at least GH¢5 each in appreciation to be given to the invigilators.

The invigilator who got the nickname Sir Aseda moved from one exam hall to the other with a box to collect the aseda offertory.

John Kapi, Head of Public Affairs at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), in the documentary stated, “Any payment that is made in the course of the examination to an invigilator or supervisor is illegal. It is not coming from WAEC.

“WAEC does not pay money in the course of the examination. We don’t do that”.

The exposé also revealed that malpractice was carefully organised with invigilators dictating answers, and circulated handwritten and printed solutions.

Also, Supervisors acted as lookouts against WAEC and National Security officials.

Kofi Asare of Africa Education Watch, in an interview, stated, “We’re teaching children corruption in basic schools. Corruption 101 begins here. They grow up to normalise it, producing corrupt citizens and professionals”.

Furthermore, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, the acting Director-General of GES, noted that all staff caught aiding malpractice would be dealt with.

“We cannot work with staff who cheat. Why keep someone who carries questions to students in an exam hall instead of teaching them in class? Nobody wants to be operated on by a doctor who cheated their way through. We must stop this”, he stated.

The documentary titled Dark World of BECE will be aired on Monday, 8th September 2025, on JoyNews’ AM Show and also on Joy Prime’s Prime Morning.

603,328 candidates across the country took part in the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

The exams were scheduled from Wednesday, June 11, to Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

The 297,250 males and 306,078 females are the first batch of students seeking to benefit from the Free Senior High School (FSHS) Policy under the new government.

In related news, Samuel Armah, a teacher at Ghana College SHS, and two university students, Kwame Oteng Nkansah and Amedeka James, have been jailed for a total of 20 months in prison.

The three have been jailed for their involvement in examination malpractice during the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

The convicts were arrested in Kasoa while engaging in various exam-related offences.

They were sentenced by the Kasoa-Ofaakor District Magistrate’s Court.

Samuel Armah, a teacher who was serving as an invigilator, was caught dictating answers to candidates with the answers to Social Studies Paper 1 on his mobile phone.

He was sentenced to eight months in prison and fined 80 penalty units.

Another convict, a Level 100 student of Accra Technical University, Kwame Oteng Nkansah, was caught impersonating Quayson Francis Atta of Ghana College SHS and was jailed for six months and fined 80 penalty units.

Additionally, Amedeka James, a level 100 University of Ghana, was also jailed for six months and fined 80 penalty units for impersonating his twin brother, Amedeka Justice, during the same paper.

“Is Mahama’s reset agenda to scare Ghanaians?” – Titus Glover asks after raid on Moses Abor’s home

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“Is Mahama’s reset agenda to scare Ghanaians?” – Titus Glover asks after raid on Moses Abor’s home

Titus Glover, the former Greater Accra Regional Minister, has quizzed the John Mahama-led government following a raid on the residence of former NPP Greater Accra Youth Organiser Moses Abor.

The former Greater Accra Regional Minister questioned the Mahama-led administration about whether their reset agenda is to scare Ghanaians.

According to Titus Glover, should anything happen to Moses Abor or Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, the government will be held responsible.

Speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Titus Glover stated, “Is Mahama’s reset agenda to scare Ghanaians? I don’t get it.

A policeman climbed a wall into a house to raid Moses Abor’s home. That’s trespassing”, he added.

He, however, urged the Mahama government to direct its efforts at solving pressing national security challenges and to stop harassing political opponents.

On Sunday, September 7, 2025, about 16 armed officers stormed the residence of former NPP Greater Accra Regional Youth Organiser, Moses Abor, in three Tundra vehicles and on motorbikes.

In a viral video, some police officers were seen invading Moses Abor’s residence on Sunday, September 7, 2025.

Reports suggest the officers were in search of Kwame Baffoe Abronye, popularly known as Abronye DC, who is wanted.

The police claim they acted on intelligence that Abronye was being harboured at the property.

The Police raid comes on the back of Abronye DC, who is seeking political asylum and security protection over threats on his life by government operatives and IGP Christian Tetteh Yohuno and his boys.

Abronye, in a detailed letter, September 5, 2025, appealed to the embassies and high commissions of Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, Côte d’Ivoire, Spain, France and Italy for urgent protection.

According to Abronye, his troubles started immediately after the NDC assumed office in January 2025.

He revealed he was the first opposition politician invited, arrested and detained by the government following his criticism of the government’s dismissal of more than 150,000 workers.

He claims, “The first opposition politician to be invited, arrested and detained by the National Investigations Bureau (NIB)”.

“During my detention, I was threatened, intimidated and sternly warned that unless I ceased criticising the government, I would face more severe reprisals,” he wrote.

Abronye also alleged that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, was involved in selective arrests of opposition members.

“He ordered me to report to the National Police Headquarters immediately to answer questions as to why I had been insulting and disrespecting the IGP. He warned that if I failed to comply, I would be dealt with mercilessly and that I ‘wouldn’t come back to life,'” Abronye recounted.

He detailed that when his lawyers wrote to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to verify the summons, they were informed them no complaint or investigation had been initiated against him.

“The supposed investigator refused to clarify and instead ominously stated: tell that boy that if he refuses to come and we pick him up, he won’t come back to life”.

Abronye cited international law in his appeal for political asylum, under the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the 1969 OAU Refugee Convention and the UNHCR Guidelines on International Protection.

“This application is respectfully grounded upon binding international legal instruments that recognise the well-founded fear of persecution for political opinion and prohibit refoulement”, he stated.

He added that copies of his application had been sent to the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Ghana, UNHCR Ghana, UNDP Ghana and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS).

He wrote, “I respectfully seek political asylum and security protection in your country.

“I place my trust in your respected institution to consider my case urgently and extend the necessary humanitarian assistance and protection under international conventions governing the rights of asylum seekers”.

“Don’t do a lavish wedding” – Archbishop Duncan-Williams advises

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“Don’t do a lavish wedding” – Archbishop Duncan-Williams advises

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, the founder and General Overseer of Action Chapel International, has advised young men to avoid lavish weddings.

Duncan-Williams emphasised that men who borrow money to organise lavish weddings often face frustrations in their home due to the intense pressure from creditors.

According to Duncan-William, individuals must prioritise their lives and avoid spending all their earnings on weddings and end up in debt.

Preaching to his congregation, Duncan-Williams stated, “Most of the foolish things we do are to use our money for other things. For weddings, we go and buy all these white dresses and suits. We spend all the money on weddings.”

“So people have come, you’ve dressed nicely, but you are in debt, and they are calling for their money. Your phone is ringing, and somebody says, the money you collected, when can I have my money? And you can’t tell the lady that you borrowed some money to do shows”, he stressed.

He further recounted his own personal experience, adding that he got married at the 21 or 22.

Duncan-William revealed he got married because he felt pressured to do so.

He added, “You could tell that this guy is confused. I was like a sheep carried to the slaughter. I had no idea of what I was doing. I had no idea of what marriage was – I was just told I should marry, so me too, I married”.

“So let me say to some of you, when you get it all right, don’t do a wedding”, he counselled.

“If I were you, I would take that money that they are going to use for the wedding to do other things for the marriage itself. Just come to the office, sign the document, we bless you, you kiss one another, go home”, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams added.

Also, Daniel McKorley, a renowned Ghanaian businessman and Executive Chairman of the McDan Group, commonly known as McDan, has warned Ghanaian youths that marriage without money can derail them.

According to McDan, one must not marry if they don’t have money.

McDan further revealed that he was afraid of marriage because of  ‘chop money’

Speaking at the 2025 edition of PCH Hangouts at the ICGC The New Wine Temple, East Legon, McDan stated, “If you don’t have money, don’t marry. Marriage without money can derail you”.

“I couldn’t marry early because I was afraid of ‘chop money.’ I grew up in an environment where you could see a man physically abusing a woman because of money, and a woman verbally abusing a man because of money.

“So, the institution of marriage was scary for me,” he confessed.

The business mogul further advised Ghanaian youths who sleep more than eight hours a day to start sleeping for four hours.

He noted that young adults need to practice discipline, courage, and personal sacrifice to achieve success.

According to McDan, Ghanaian youths must cut back on sleep to invest more time in self-improvement and service to others.

McDan stated, “If you sleep eight hours a day, start sleeping four hours. Add the extra two hours in serving somebody. There’s a lot of benefit in service. So, start with yourself”.

McDan further noted that many Ghanaian youth are intelligent and full of potential, but often lack the discipline and “finishing power” to make their dreams a reality.

He added, “It’s not money. The finishing power. If you ask me to stop everything and focus on one thing, focus on yourself”.

“Discipline is what the Ghanaian youth need, discipline and a bit of courage. We have smart youth in this country, but they need a bit of discipline and a bit of courage”.

“You are becoming a public nuisance” – Abronye told 

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“You are becoming a public nuisance” – Abronye told 

Nyankopa Daniels, spokesperson of Peace Watch Ghana (PWG), has said Kwame Baffour, popularly known as Abronye DC has become a national nuisance who must be sanctioned by the NPP.

According to Nyankopa Daniels, Abronye has attacked several prominent individuals in Ghana, including Archbishop Duncan Williams and, recently, Ghana’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohonu, without provocation.

She noted that leaders need to be criticised when they are underperforming, but the politics of insults are not acceptable.

Speaking on the issue, the spokesperson for Peace Watch Ghana stated, “The politics of insults directed at our leaders is unhealthy. We have every right to criticise our leaders if we believe they are underperforming, but resorting to denigrating words like ‘stupid,’ ‘mad,’ and other insults, as Abronye DC does, is unacceptable.”

“The NPP had a responsibility to discipline him when he started misbehaving,” she continued.

She added, “How can you tell the IGP that his shoes smell or call him all sorts of names? You can criticise him if you think he is not performing, but you must not insult him. Abronye should be cautious. He is becoming a public nuisance. I feel for him because if he continues to attack people unprovoked, he will be left to fight his battles alone, as even those who would defend him are the very people he has insulted.”

“Peace Watch Ghana is asking the NPP to immediately withdraw and discipline Abronye DC,” she said.

“His behaviour should not be tolerated by the party. He has insulted pastors, politicians, businessmen, and even members of his own party. He is a negative example for our children.

Nyankopa Daniels added, “He has normalised insults, leading young people to believe there is nothing wrong with disrespecting leaders. This is unacceptable, and we must put a stop to it.”

Abronye is now seeking asylum, claiming his life is under threat. We are also calling on authorities to investigate his allegations.

It is not right for anyone to threaten another person, so this matter must be thoroughly investigated. However, the most important point is that insults do not develop a country; they destroy, divide, and undermine unity and stability.”

Her comments come following the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe Abronye, commonly known as Abronye DC, who is seeking political asylum and security protection over threats on his life by government operatives and IGP Christian Tetteh Yohuno and his boys.

Abronye, in a detailed letter, September 5, 2025, appealed to the embassies and high commissions of Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, Côte d’Ivoire, Spain, France and Italy for urgent protection.

According to Abronye, his troubles started immediately after the NDC assumed office in January 2025.

He revealed he was the first opposition politician invited, arrested and detained by the government following his criticism of the government’s dismissal of more than 150,000 workers.

He claims, “The first opposition politician to be invited, arrested and detained by the National Investigations Bureau (NIB)”.

“During my detention, I was threatened, intimidated and sternly warned that unless I ceased criticising the government, I would face more severe reprisals,” he wrote.

Abronye also alleged that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, was involved in selective arrests of opposition members.

“He ordered me to report to the National Police Headquarters immediately to answer questions as to why I had been insulting and disrespecting the IGP. He warned that if I failed to comply, I would be dealt with mercilessly and that I ‘wouldn’t come back to life,'” Abronye recounted.

He detailed that when his lawyers wrote to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to verify the summons, they were informed them no complaint or investigation had been initiated against him.

“The supposed investigator refused to clarify and instead ominously stated: tell that boy that if he refuses to come and we pick him up, he won’t come back to life”.

Abronye cited international law in his appeal for political asylum, under the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the 1969 OAU Refugee Convention and the UNHCR Guidelines on International Protection.

“This application is respectfully grounded upon binding international legal instruments that recognise the well-founded fear of persecution for political opinion and prohibit refoulement”, he stated.

He added that copies of his application had been sent to the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Ghana, UNHCR Ghana, UNDP Ghana and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS).

He wrote, “I respectfully seek political asylum and security protection in your country.

“I place my trust in your respected institution to consider my case urgently and extend the necessary humanitarian assistance and protection under international conventions governing the rights of asylum seekers”.

Meanwhile, reports also suggest the residence of former NPP Greater Accra Regional Youth Organiser, Moses Abor, was allegedly raided by some masked and armed police officers in Accra.

In a viral video, some police officers were seen invading Moses Abor’s residence on Sunday, September 7, 2025.

Reports suggest the officers were in search of Kwame Baffoe Abronye, popularly known as Abronye DC, who is wanted.

NPP’s Moses Abor’s home allegedly raided by Police in search of Abronye

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NPP’s Moses Abor’s home allegedly raided by Police in search of Abronye

The reports gathered suggest the residence of former NPP Greater Accra Regional Youth Organiser, Moses Abor, was allegedly raided by some masked and armed police officers in Accra.

In a viral video, some police officers were seen invading Moses Abor’s residence on Sunday, September 7, 2025.

Reports suggest the officers were in search of Kwame Baffoe Abronye, popularly known as Abronye DC, who is wanted.

The Police raid comes on the back of Abronye DC, who is seeking political asylum and security protection over threats on his life by government operatives and IGP Christian Tetteh Yohuno and his boys.

Abronye, in a detailed letter, September 5, 2025, appealed to the embassies and high commissions of Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, Côte d’Ivoire, Spain, France and Italy for urgent protection.

According to Abronye, his troubles started immediately after the NDC assumed office in January 2025.

He revealed he was the first opposition politician invited, arrested and detained by the government following his criticism of the government’s dismissal of more than 150,000 workers.

He claims, “The first opposition politician to be invited, arrested and detained by the National Investigations Bureau (NIB)”.

“During my detention, I was threatened, intimidated and sternly warned that unless I ceased criticising the government, I would face more severe reprisals,” he wrote.

Abronye also alleged that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, was involved in selective arrests of opposition members.

“He ordered me to report to the National Police Headquarters immediately to answer questions as to why I had been insulting and disrespecting the IGP. He warned that if I failed to comply, I would be dealt with mercilessly and that I ‘wouldn’t come back to life,'” Abronye recounted.

He detailed that when his lawyers wrote to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to verify the summons, they were informed them no complaint or investigation had been initiated against him.

“The supposed investigator refused to clarify and instead ominously stated: tell that boy that if he refuses to come and we pick him up, he won’t come back to life”.

Abronye cited international law in his appeal for political asylum, under the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the 1969 OAU Refugee Convention and the UNHCR Guidelines on International Protection.

“This application is respectfully grounded upon binding international legal instruments that recognise the well-founded fear of persecution for political opinion and prohibit refoulement”, he stated.

He added that copies of his application had been sent to the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Ghana, UNHCR Ghana, UNDP Ghana and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS).

He wrote, “I respectfully seek political asylum and security protection in your country.

“I place my trust in your respected institution to consider my case urgently and extend the necessary humanitarian assistance and protection under international conventions governing the rights of asylum seekers”.

Meanwhile, Nyankopa Daniels, spokesperson of Peace Watch Ghana (PWG), has said Abronye has become a national nuisance who must be sanctioned by the NPP.

According to Nyankopa Daniels, Abronye has attacked several prominent individuals in Ghana, including Archbishop Duncan Williams and, recently, Ghana’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohonu, without provocation.

Speaking on the issue, the spokesperson for Peace Watch Ghana stated, “The politics of insults directed at our leaders is unhealthy. We have every right to criticise our leaders if we believe they are underperforming, but resorting to denigrating words like ‘stupid,’ ‘mad,’ and other insults, as Abronye DC does, is unacceptable.”

“The NPP had a responsibility to discipline him when he started misbehaving,” she continued.

She added, “How can you tell the IGP that his shoes smell or call him all sorts of names? You can criticise him if you think he is not performing, but you must not insult him. Abronye should be cautious. He is becoming a public nuisance. I feel for him because if he continues to attack people unprovoked, he will be left to fight his battles alone, as even those who would defend him are the very people he has insulted.”

“Peace Watch Ghana is asking the NPP to immediately withdraw and discipline Abronye DC,” she said.

“His behaviour should not be tolerated by the party. He has insulted pastors, politicians, businessmen, and even members of his own party. He is a negative example for our children.

Nyankopa Daniels added, “He has normalised insults, leading young people to believe there is nothing wrong with disrespecting leaders. This is unacceptable, and we must put a stop to it.”

Abronye is now seeking asylum, claiming his life is under threat. We are also calling on authorities to investigate his allegations.

It is not right for anyone to threaten another person, so this matter must be thoroughly investigated. However, the most important point is that insults do not develop a country; they destroy, divide, and undermine unity and stability.”

NPP’s Abronye seeks political asylum in multiple embassies over alleged threats

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NPP’s Abronye seeks political asylum in multiple embassies over alleged threats

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe Abronye, commonly known as Abronye DC, is seeking political asylum and security protection over threats on his life by government operatives and IGP Christian Tetteh Yohuno and his boys.

Abronye, in a detailed letter, September 5, 2025, appealed to the embassies and high commissions of Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, Côte d’Ivoire, Spain, France and Italy for urgent protection.

According to Abronye, his troubles started immediately after the NDC assumed office in January 2025.

He revealed he was the first opposition politician invited, arrested and detained by the government following his criticism of the government’s dismissal of more than 150,000 workers.

He claims, “The first opposition politician to be invited, arrested and detained by the National Investigations Bureau (NIB)”.

“During my detention, I was threatened, intimidated and sternly warned that unless I ceased criticising the government, I would face more severe reprisals,” he wrote.

Abronye also alleged that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, was involved in selective arrests of opposition members.

“He ordered me to report to the National Police Headquarters immediately to answer questions as to why I had been insulting and disrespecting the IGP. He warned that if I failed to comply, I would be dealt with mercilessly and that I ‘wouldn’t come back to life,'” Abronye recounted.

He detailed that when his lawyers wrote to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to verify the summons, they were informed them no complaint or investigation had been initiated against him.

“The supposed investigator refused to clarify and instead ominously stated: tell that boy that if he refuses to come and we pick him up, he won’t come back to life”.

Abronye cited international law in his appeal for political asylum, under the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the 1969 OAU Refugee Convention and the UNHCR Guidelines on International Protection.

“This application is respectfully grounded upon binding international legal instruments that recognise the well-founded fear of persecution for political opinion and prohibit refoulement”, he stated.

He added that copies of his application had been sent to the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Ghana, UNHCR Ghana, UNDP Ghana and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS).

He wrote, “I respectfully seek political asylum and security protection in your country.

“I place my trust in your respected institution to consider my case urgently and extend the necessary humanitarian assistance and protection under international conventions governing the rights of asylum seekers”.

Meanwhile, reports also suggest the residence of former NPP Greater Accra Regional Youth Organiser, Moses Abor, was allegedly raided by some masked and armed police officers in Accra.

In a viral video, some police officers were seen invading Moses Abor’s residence on Sunday, September 7, 2025.

Reports suggest the officers were in search of Kwame Baffoe Abronye, popularly known as Abronye DC, who is wanted.

However, Nyankopa Daniels, spokesperson of Peace Watch Ghana (PWG), has said Abronye has become a national nuisance who must be sanctioned by the NPP.

According to Nyankopa Daniels, Abronye has attacked several prominent individuals in Ghana, including Archbishop Duncan Williams and, recently, Ghana’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohonu, without provocation.

Speaking on the issue, the spokesperson for Peace Watch Ghana stated, “The politics of insults directed at our leaders is unhealthy. We have every right to criticise our leaders if we believe they are underperforming, but resorting to denigrating words like ‘stupid,’ ‘mad,’ and other insults, as Abronye DC does, is unacceptable.”

“The NPP had a responsibility to discipline him when he started misbehaving,” she continued.

She added, “How can you tell the IGP that his shoes smell or call him all sorts of names? You can criticise him if you think he is not performing, but you must not insult him. Abronye should be cautious. He is becoming a public nuisance. I feel for him because if he continues to attack people unprovoked, he will be left to fight his battles alone, as even those who would defend him are the very people he has insulted.”

“Peace Watch Ghana is asking the NPP to immediately withdraw and discipline Abronye DC,” she said.

“His behaviour should not be tolerated by the party. He has insulted pastors, politicians, businessmen, and even members of his own party. He is a negative example for our children.

Nyankopa Daniels added, “He has normalised insults, leading young people to believe there is nothing wrong with disrespecting leaders. This is unacceptable, and we must put a stop to it.”

Abronye is now seeking asylum, claiming his life is under threat. We are also calling on authorities to investigate his allegations.

It is not right for anyone to threaten another person, so this matter must be thoroughly investigated. However, the most important point is that insults do not develop a country; they destroy, divide, and undermine unity and stability.”

“Justice Torkornoo would have been in jail in other countries” – Franklin Cudjoe

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“Justice Torkornoo would have been in jail in other countries” – Franklin Cudjoe

The president of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has said the former Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, could have attracted harsher penalties elsewhere.

According to Franklin Cudjoe, Justice Torkornoo would have been jailed in other countries.

President John Mahama, on September 1, 2025, sacked the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office with immediate effect after he received a first report from the five-member committee he constituted to investigate three petitions brought against the Chief Justice.

Hours after President Mahama received the committee reports, Chief Justice Torkornoo was sacked with immediate effect.

A statement from the presidency stated, “President John Dramani Mahama has, in accordance with Article 146(9) of the 1992 Constitution, removed the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office with immediate effect”.

“This follows receipt of the report of the Committee constituted under Article 146(6) to inquire into a petition submitted by a Ghanaian citizen, Mr. Daniel Ofori. After considering the petition and the evidence, the Committee found that the grounds of stated misbehaviour under Article 146(1) had been established and recommended her removal from office.

“Under Article 146(9), the President is required to act in accordance with the Committee’s recommendation,” the statement concluded.

A leaked document on social media concluded that Justice Torkornoo had engaged in conduct amounting to “stated misbehaviour” under Article 146(1).

The Key finding read, “Unlawful expenditure of public funds: The committee held that the Chief Justice caused the Judicial Service to pay travel expenses for her husband and daughter during private holiday trips in 2023, including per diem allowances. This, the report stated, was an “avoidable and reckless dissipation of public funds.”

Abuse of discretionary power: The committee found that her handling of the transfer of one Mr. Baiden breached Article 296(a) and (b) of the Constitution, describing the act as misbehaviour.

Interference in judicial appointments: The report also noted that she sought to bypass the established process for nominating Justices of the Supreme Court, contrary to precedent set in the Ghana Bar Association case. The committee concluded this amounted to misbehaviour”.

The committee subsequently recommended her removal in accordance with Article 146(7). President Mahama, bound by Article 146(9), which makes the President’s action mandatory once such a recommendation is made, formally removed Justice Torkornoo by Warrant of Removal under the Presidential Seal.

Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Big Issue, in reaction to the development Franklin Cudjoe stated, “Listening to all the arguments, I found out that they also relied on the fact that she got herself an imprest, which actually she was not supposed to spend”.

“The argument that she should have been guided by a finance officer, because she didn’t know, is neither here nor there. She was the head of the judiciary; she knows the law. In other countries, she would have been in jail by now.”

Also, Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, the Director of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has backed President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to sack the Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.

According to Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, President Mahama acted in accordance with the Constitution.

Edudzi Tameklo likened President Mahama’s situation to that of Pontius Pilate, who was petitioned to crucify Jesus Christ.

He noted unlike Pontius Pilate, who had the option to wash his hands, President Mahama had no option done to follow the Committee’s recommendation to remove the Chief Justice.

Speaking on TV3’s Election Command Centre during the coverage of the Akwatia by-election, Godwin Edudzi Tameklo stated, “They had in it (Constitution) an Article called 146 which basically says our superior court judges are given what we call security of office, that is to say, you cannot remove them, unless on proven stated misbehaviour, incompetence, infirmity etc”.

He added, “What has happened basically is that President John Dramani Mahama finds himself in the position of Pontius Pilate where the Pharisees, Sadducees, and what have you had to present a petition and hear for the removal of the Chief Justice.”

“Basically, for the Constitution and how the Constitution has been interpreted over the period, the President is only a conveyor belt in the circumstance. And so again, like Pontius Pilate, what you would have to do is to consult the Council of State”

“In this case, you do not have the benefit of washing your hands. The Constitution clearly gives a duty,  a duty is cast on the President to act in a particular manner. Having consulted the elders (Council of State), a prima facie case was determined against the Chief Justice, now removed,” he highlighted.

“We can’t bundle people based on complaints and throw them into jail” – Deputy AG on ORAL

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“We can’t bundle people based on complaints and throw them into jail” – Deputy AG on ORAL

The Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Srem Sai, has reassured Ghanaians that the John Mahama-led government is working to pursue cases under the Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) initiative.

It will be recalled that on February 10, 2025, the ORAL team submitted their final report to President John Mahama, who has since directed the Attorney General for further actions.

The chairman of Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) and Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa revealed that with just 36 cases, Ghana can potentially recover $ 20.49 billion in stolen state resources.

According to Dr Srem Sai, the concerns about the pace of ORAL cases are legitimate, but he stressed that due process must be followed.

Speaking in an interview on TV3, Dr Srem Sai stated, “The public will say they don’t see anything, but the point I am trying to make is that the expectation is legitimate because of what we have witnessed.

The work we are doing is very thorough and vibrant. I hardly sleep, but the public has to be made aware that we just can’t bundle people based on complaints and throw them into jail”.

Dr Srem Sai also added that the legal vacation had contributed to delays.

“To the extent that for Adu Boahene, we have covered one-third of the case, if not for the legal vacation, which stops the court for two months, we would probably have concluded our case, and then the defence would be open.

We will come back in October and continue from where we left off. That is very fast if you compare it with all the other criminal trials that we are even doing here,” he noted.

Meanwhile, Dr Justice Srem Sai, in an earlier interview, revealed that whistleblowers are pushing Operation Recover all Loots (ORAL) cases beyond 50.

According to the Deputy AG, the ORAL report had 33 cases, but the cases are now running to over 50 cases.

He noted that Ghanaians are determined to get accountability, leading to whistleblowing being on the rise.

Speaking on JOYNEWS, Dr Justice Srem Sai detailed, “There are other cases. The ORAL report had 33 cases, but I can tell you on authority that right now we are running over 50 cases. People are bringing you evidence and complaints. I can tell you, Ghanaians are really determined to get accountability.”

“You were right when you said that the ORAL is the ultimate determinant of what happened in 2020.”

He added, “Every day, someone walks into the Attorney General’s office. Some come with lawyers, others come alone. And they have documents, making complaints every day.”

“So the number is actually increasing now against former government officials. Well, some of them are neutrals, but most of them are government officials. And some people were part of the previous government, and they themselves are coming forward with information.”

“Some low-level government appointees have come out to come forward. They generally are coming forward with information against their own former colleagues. Some are high up.”

“The message I get is that people want accountability. That’s why they come forward, even without being pushed. We don’t act on mere claims. But once there’s evidence, once there’s reason to investigate, we do,” he said.

In related news, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has blown an alarm on some NDC party members cutting deals to protect people who should be prosecuted.  

The NDC issued General Secretary a stern warning to party members attempting to shield suspects from prosecution.

Speaking at an event on September 6, 2025, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey stated, “Attorney General, I’m sure the pressure is mounting. We at the level of the party are picking signals, and the signals we are picking is that many among us, in spite of the fact that pleas and the pressure coming from the public that things have to be done properly, and punishment must be exacted, some among us are busy trying to cut deals with people who are supposed to be prosecuted”.

According to Fifi Kwetey, he will not mention the names of those persons, but a time will come when the party will expose those persons cutting deals for those supposed to be prosecuted.

He added, “Some are becoming (sic) through whom pressure is being brought to bear on people who are supposed to do what is right. I’m not mentioning names, but a time will come when we may have to. A word to the wise is enough. Some know themselves, and we are hearing your names”.

Fifi Kwetey also reminded the NDC members that the victory in the 2024 election was because Ghanaians wanted the right things to be done, not to collude with wrongdoers to protect them.

“Think again because this victory was achieved largely because the people of Ghana wanted the right things done, not for deals to be cut. For them to say, ‘okay now that we’re here on the other side, we can use it so that tomorrow you also can get a deal’. No, it won’t happen”, he added.

“This is not a mere witch-hunt” – Kofi Bentil on CJ removal

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“This is not a mere witch-hunt” – Kofi Bentil on CJ removal

Kofi Bentil, the vice president of Imani Africa, has said the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo was not a mere witch-hunt.

Speaking on TV3 KeyPoints, Kofi Bentil noted that Constitutional processes were followed in the removal of Justice Torkornoo, and asserted that there was no breach of the letter of the constitution.

Mr Bentil stated, “This is not a mere witch-hunt. Constitutional processes were followed, and there was no breach of the letter of the constitution”.

He further cautioned against turning the removal of the Chief Justice into a norm for every new political party voted into office.

According to Kofi Bentil, the removal of the Chief Justice should not be done lightly, as it could wear down judicial independence.

“Removing a Chief Justice should not be done lightly. If this continues, every new president could walk in, clear the Chief Justice and security heads, and replace them with their own people. That is not what the Constitution is meant for”, he added.

Also, IMANI Africa’s President, Franklin Cudjoe, has said, Justice Torkornoo’s actions could have attracted harsher penalties elsewhere.

Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Big Issue, Franklin Cudjoe stated, “Listening to all the arguments, I found out that they also relied on the fact that she got herself an imprest, which actually she was not supposed to spend”.

“The argument that she should have been guided by a finance officer, because she didn’t know, is neither here nor there. She was the head of the judiciary; she knows the law. In other countries, she would have been in jail by now.”

However, former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo’s remarks in an interview condemned President John Mahama’s removal of the former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.

According to Sophia Akuffo, the allegation that led to the removal of the Chief Justice is not strong enough to justify her dismissal.

In an interview with TV3, September 2, Sophia Akuffo stated, “The [allegations] lack the gravity that will lead to a grave outcome such as the removal of the head of an institution of justice.”

Sophia Akuffo described the proceedings as a “rigmarole” that set a dangerous precedent for Ghana’s judiciary.

The former Chief Justice added, “She did not get a fair trial. Even though it is not a trial strictly speaking, it was handled as though it were a treason trial”.

“They lack the gravity that will lead to a grave outcome such as the removal of the head of an institution of justice”.

Meanwhile, President John Mahama, on September 1, 2025, sacked the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office with immediate effect after he received a first report from the five-member committee he constituted to investigate three petitions brought against the Chief Justice.

Hours after President Mahama received the committee reports, Chief Justice Torkornoo was sacked with immediate effect.

A statement from the presidency stated, “President John Dramani Mahama has, in accordance with Article 146(9) of the 1992 Constitution, removed the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office with immediate effect”.

“This follows receipt of the report of the Committee constituted under Article 146(6) to inquire into a petition submitted by a Ghanaian citizen, Mr. Daniel Ofori. After considering the petition and the evidence, the Committee found that the grounds of stated misbehaviour under Article 146(1) had been established and recommended her removal from office.

“Under Article 146(9), the President is required to act in accordance with the Committee’s recommendation,” the statement concluded.

A leaked document on social media concluded that Justice Torkornoo had engaged in conduct amounting to “stated misbehaviour” under Article 146(1).

The Key finding read, “Unlawful expenditure of public funds: The committee held that the Chief Justice caused the Judicial Service to pay travel expenses for her husband and daughter during private holiday trips in 2023, including per diem allowances. This, the report stated, was an “avoidable and reckless dissipation of public funds.”

Abuse of discretionary power: The committee found that her handling of the transfer of one Mr. Baiden breached Article 296(a) and (b) of the Constitution, describing the act as misbehaviour.

Interference in judicial appointments: The report also noted that she sought to bypass the established process for nominating Justices of the Supreme Court, contrary to precedent set in the Ghana Bar Association case. The committee concluded this amounted to misbehaviour”.

The committee subsequently recommended her removal in accordance with Article 146(7). President Mahama, bound by Article 146(9), which makes the President’s action mandatory once such a recommendation is made, formally removed Justice Torkornoo by Warrant of Removal under the Presidential Seal.

NDC members cutting deals to protect people who should be prosecuted – Fifi Kwetey

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NDC members cutting deals to protect people who should be prosecuted – Fifi Kwetey

Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has blown an alarm on some NDC party members cutting deals to protect people who should be prosecuted.  

The NDC issued General Secretary a stern warning to party members attempting to shield suspects from prosecution.

Speaking at an event on September 6, 2025, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey stated, “Attorney General, I’m sure the pressure is mounting. We at the level of the party are picking signals, and the signals we are picking is that many among us, in spite of the fact that pleas and the pressure coming from the public that things have to be done properly, and punishment must be exacted, some among us are busy trying to cut deals with people who are supposed to be prosecuted”.

According to Fifi Kwetey, he will not mention the names of those persons, but a time will come when the party will expose those persons cutting deals for those supposed to be prosecuted.

He added, “Some are becoming (sic) through whom pressure is being brought to bear on people who are supposed to do what is right. I’m not mentioning names, but a time will come when we may have to. A word to the wise is enough. Some know themselves, and we are hearing your names”.

Fifi Kwetey also reminded the NDC members that the victory in the 2024 election was because Ghanaians wanted the right things to be done, not to collude with wrongdoers to protect them.

“Think again because this victory was achieved largely because the people of Ghana wanted the right things done, not for deals to be cut. For them to say, ‘okay now that we’re here on the other side, we can use it so that tomorrow you also can get a deal’. No, it won’t happen”, he added.

Also, Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Srem Sai, has revealed to the public that the government is diligently pursuing cases under the Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) initiative.

According to him, the concerns about the pace of ORAL cases are legitimate, but he stressed that due process must be followed.

Speaking in an interview on TV3, Dr Srem Sai stated, “The public will say they don’t see anything, but the point I am trying to make is that the expectation is legitimate because of what we have witnessed.

The work we are doing is very thorough and vibrant. I hardly sleep, but the public has to be made aware that we just can’t bundle people based on complaints and throw them into jail”.

Dr Srem Sai also added that the legal vacation had contributed to delays.

“To the extent that for Adu Boahene, we have covered one-third of the case, if not for the legal vacation, which stops the court for two months, we would probably have concluded our case, and then the defence would be open.

We will come back in October and continue from where we left off. That is very fast if you compare it with all the other criminal trials that we are even doing here,” he noted.

Meanwhile, some Ghanaians have reacted to Fifi Fiavi Kwetey saying, Ghanaians chose the NDC for its promise of accountability (#ORAL). You weren’t elected to appease your opponents, but beware: if you don’t deliver, the same voters will claim you’re no different from them. Ghanaians must stay vigilant. We’re watching closely”.

Another netizen accused the Attorney General as the main deal-cutter “According to the General Secretary of the NDC, Mr. Fiifi Kwetey, some members of the NDC Gov/Party are busy cutting deals. Well, Mr. Kwetey, the Attorney General is the MAIN Deal-Cutter. Remember 60/40? He did it for a key member of your party”.

“Fifi Kwetey came out from nowhere to win the General Secretary after years of not doing public politics is one thing I still don’t understand how he did it up till date”, another stated.

One more netizen stated, “All of you are corrupt and no wonder you’re confirming that some of you are making deals to prevent prosecution. You do me, I do you kinda system. Imagine a DG posted himself as a volunteer of the NSS, earned millions, and he’s walking free. The Ghanaian was born corrupt!”

Additionally, another Ghanaian wrote, “You don’t have any evidence of embezzlement or misappropriation of public funds, yet you made noise about a promise you can’t keep. If so, why do you resort to press conferences rather than the court? These tactics won’t work cos we are in 2025. Come again Sir”.

“@fifi_kwetey Sir, we can’t see any ORAL action at all, all docket information and evidence have been collected, so why are things going so slowly? The attorney general can be changed because we want fast-track courts to make decisions fast because these NPP thieves stole our money fast”, a netizen added.

A netizen asserted, “They’ve left Kwabena Duffour off the hook cos he’s a party member. This is the first sign of a lack of political will in fighting corruption.

These NDC people made a lot of noise, for 8months they couldn’t find all the evidence they had in opposition.

How can we develop with this psyche?”.

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Revealed – Ex-CJ Torkornoo attempted to negotiate a retirement deal before running to court

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Revealed – Ex-CJ Torkornoo attempted to negotiate a retirement deal before running to court

Abraham Amaliba, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) legal team, has revealed that former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo attempted to negotiate with President John Mahama to retire with her full entitlements.

According to Abraham Amaliba, Gertrude Torkornoo was working with two prominent figures to seek the arrangement to retire with all her entitlements.

Mr Amliba added that the former Chief Justice, during the negotiations rather went to court to fight her removal from office.

Speaking on TV3’s KeyPoints, Abraham Amaliba stated, “I can tell you on authority that Gertrude Torkornoo worked through some two eminent persons in this country.

They came to plead that she should be allowed to retire with all her entitlements,” Amaliba revealed. Somehow, when the discussion was ongoing, she went to court to fight her removal process.”

Also, private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has said the sacked Chief Justice Torkornoo loses all her entitlements.

According to him, her removal from office implies liability for breaching certain rules.

Martin Kpebu stated“This is because the meaning of the sack is that she was sacked on the basis that she’s been found liable to have breached certain rules whilst in office”.

It will be recalled that Martin Kpebu had earlier warned Gertrude Torkornoo that, would lose all her retirement entitlements if she lost her case.

Speaking on the matter on JoyNews on July 31, 2025, Kpebu explained, “This Article 146 proceedings she’s facing, if she loses the case, it means that her record is tarnished. Can you imagine her family, her children, her record is tarnished.

“And besides, she will lose her entitlement because that is misconduct. When you look at Article 146, it’s misconduct. And you see, usually in our employment law, when a person is dismissed from office because of misconduct, that person loses entitlement,” he added.

Kpebu added, “And so, it means that by her position, Chief Justice Torkornoo would have retired on her salary, entitled to security, entertainment, et cetera. All those things she won’t get if she loses this case. So, I’m thinking that, perhaps, if she’s allowed to resign and then she can go with these benefits, it will help the whole nation.”

Kpebu suggested, “… Perhaps that avenue to resign is not available to her that’s why you see that she’s going nine miles. So, in this context, I once again implore our senior statesmen to come together and then perhaps approach her. If she consents, then they will approach the president and the other stakeholders so that they negotiate something for her to go, so that she resigns… I think a political settlement where she exits in a dignified manner is better”.

“That would help us because right now, it appears, looking at our state of development, we are not quite there,” he continued.

“The matters she’s thrown out have forced certain conversations that ordinarily we wouldn’t have. You see, she raised issues of bribery, issues of nepotism, issues of political influence, matters that we usually hesitate to hold frankly in the no-holds-barred fashion. These are matters that, when it comes to the judiciary, we are coy, shy about them. But I see that she’s forced the conversation,” he added.

Meanwhile, the former Chief Justice has called on the ECOWAS Court to deliver judgment in her favour.

The former Chief Justice argues that Ghana’s Attorney General has failed to file a response within the stipulated time.

Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo’s request follows her removal from office by President John Mahama.

Background

President John Mahama sacked the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office with immediate effect after he received a first report from the five-member committee he constituted to investigate three petitions brought against the Chief Justice.

Hours after President Mahama received the committee reports, Chief Justice Torkornoo was sacked with immediate effect.

A statement from the presidency stated, “President John Dramani Mahama has, in accordance with Article 146(9) of the 1992 Constitution, removed the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office with immediate effect”.

“This follows receipt of the report of the Committee constituted under Article 146(6) to inquire into a petition submitted by a Ghanaian citizen, Mr. Daniel Ofori. After considering the petition and the evidence, the Committee found that the grounds of stated misbehaviour under Article 146(1) had been established and recommended her removal from office.

“Under Article 146(9), the President is required to act in accordance with the Committee’s recommendation,” the statement concluded.

A leaked document on social media concluded that Justice Torkornoo had engaged in conduct amounting to “stated misbehaviour” under Article 146(1).

The Key finding read, “Unlawful expenditure of public funds: The committee held that the Chief Justice caused the Judicial Service to pay travel expenses for her husband and daughter during private holiday trips in 2023, including per diem allowances. This, the report stated, was an “avoidable and reckless dissipation of public funds.”

Abuse of discretionary power: The committee found that her handling of the transfer of one Mr. Baiden breached Article 296(a) and (b) of the Constitution, describing the act as misbehaviour.

Interference in judicial appointments: The report also noted that she sought to bypass the established process for nominating Justices of the Supreme Court, contrary to precedent set in the Ghana Bar Association case. The committee concluded this amounted to misbehaviour”.

The committee subsequently recommended her removal in accordance with Article 146(7). President Mahama, bound by Article 146(9), which makes the President’s action mandatory once such a recommendation is made, formally removed Justice Torkornoo by Warrant of Removal under the Presidential Seal.

Meanwhile, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the most senior Supreme Court judge, was appointed by President Mahama to act as Chief Justice during the investigation process.

President Mahama is now expected to name former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo’s successor in the coming days.

What law is Sam George using to shut down DStv? – Manasseh Azure quizzes

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What law is Sam George using to shut down DStv? – Manasseh Azure quizzes

Manasseh Azure Awuni, an investigative journalist, has waded into the ongoing brouhaha between the Communication Ministry, the National Communications Authority (NCA), and MultiChoice Ghana.

According to Manasseh Azure, MultiChoice Ghana had never opposed participating in the stakeholder committee set up to evaluate DSTV pricing.

He noted that what some Ghanaians wanted to know was what law the Communication Minister, Sam George, would use to shut down the broadcast of DStv.

Manasseh Azure stated, “Some of us wanted education on the law under which the minister would shut down the broadcasting entity yesterday. We are yet to be convinced”.

“The NCA and the Ministry may have evaluated their position and decided to continue with the committee’s engagement, which Multichoice had clearly indicated its willingness to engage.

“That admission would not be a weakness. Changing course to get a better result is a strength. And the NCA statement should have honestly admitted that,” he emphasised.

Manasseh’s comment comes following the National Communications Authority (NCA) confirming that MultiChoice Ghana has agreed to the directive from the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations to establish a Stakeholder Committee that will evaluate DSTV pricing in Ghana.

The NCA statement read, “MultiChoice Ghana has agreed to the directive from the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations to establish a Stakeholder Committee that will evaluate DSTV pricing in Ghana. The company has also committed to fully participating in this process.”

Meanwhile, Sam George had earlier replied to MultiChoice Ghana, operators of  DStv, after they refuted claims that they had agreed to reduce their subscription prices.

According to Sam George, he has no intention to tolerate the disrespect from DStv to Ghanaians.

The sector minister revealed, the National Communication Authority (NCA) will proceed to shut down DSTV operations tomorrow, September 6, 2025.

In a statement released, MultiChoice Ghana stated, “We have noted the statement made by the Minister for Communications Technology and Innovation, Hon. Samuel Nartey George.

We continue to engage with the Minister in a bid to find an amicable solution that is beneficial for all parties involved, but does not jeopardise the viability of the DSty service.

We will fully participate in the established Working Committee. However, we wish to clarify that MultiChoice Group has not agreed to a price reduction”.

In a post on X in reaction to MultiChoice’s statement, Sam George wrote, “Let me be clear, I have no intention to continue tolerating the disrespect to Ghanaians by DStv.

If MultiChoice is not interested, as they claim in their last statement, in discussing a reduction in prices as they had indicated to me, we would proceed to effect the shutdown tomorrow as indicated.

DStv indicated their willingness to engage the Ministry on its concerns on pricing and prayed us to stay our enforcement action. If they have changed their position, then we simply would enforce the regulatory action”.

He added, “No company is above the law. When MultiChoice is ready to discuss price reduction, they can come to the negotiation table. Until then, there is nothing for us to meet over. The @NCAGhana would carry out enforcement.

Ghana is open for businesses that respect our laws and institutions”.

Sam George had earlier revealed that a committee had been formed at MultiChoice’s request to reach an agreement on the appropriate level of reduction.

Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Friday, September 5, 2025, Sam George stated, “We have taken an immediate step to put together a committee comprising representatives from the ministry, the regulator, NCA, Multichoice Ghana, and Multichoice Africa. I will personally chair the committee”.

He added, “Let us be clear—they have finally accepted that there will be a reduction and they want us to discuss the level of reduction. I believe that as a minister, we do not need 30 days”.

Fourteen days is enough, inclusive of weekends, for us to reach this decision. The committee is to present a suitable price reduction strategy to the people of Ghana,” Mr. George stated.

It will be recalled that Ghana’s communication minister had warned DStv that their transmissions would be shut down by September 6 if there was no resolution in complying with the key regulatory order.

Sam George also imposed a GHC10,000 daily fine on DStv on August 15, for failing to submit pricing data requested under the Electronic Communications Act (ECA).

According to reports, the sanction took effect today, Friday, August 15, 2025.

Sam George emphasised that the fine is a legal requirement under the ECA.

“The law is clear, and we will enforce it. If necessary, we can freeze accounts to protect consumer interests”, he said.

“If not, we expect DSTV to comply with our directive to make subscriptions more affordable,” he noted.

The minister revealed that the pricing data was needed to facilitate discussions on lowering subscription fees for Ghanaian customers.

He noted that the data will include a detailed breakdown of bouquet prices, tax components, and comparisons with at least six other African markets.

Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News on Friday, August 15, Sam George stated, “They said they wanted to provide a consolidated response, and I asked what that meant. They explained that they wanted to submit the information alongside a response to the 30-day suspension notice. The two are not connected in any way.

The suspension notice is saying that they failed to apply to the first request of the Ministry, and per the terms of their licence, we have the power to suspend your licence in the interest of the public or on national security grounds. So, we invoked that clause and suspended it.

While they seek to consolidate us, I will enforce the laws of the land. We have fined them GHC10,000. If on the 6th of September there is no resolution, we will stop any transmission of DStv in the country,” he added.

Additionally, the CEO of the Consumer Protection Agency, Kofi Kapito, has urged Ghanaians to boycott Multichoice DSTV and GOTV services.

According to Kofi Kapito, Ghanaians must boycott DSTV and GOTV by switching them off in protest against rising subscription costs.

He confidently emphasised that Multichoice’s exploitation of Ghanaians is enough.

Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, Kofi Kapito stated, “We can send them a strong message by just showing our displeasure by switching our subscriptions off to let them know that if they don’t reduce it, we will keep disconnecting our subscriptions”.

“We, the consumers who subscribe to their business, are telling them that enough is enough,” he said.

Kofi Kapito added, “They need to listen to the consumer, the subscriber, who makes them money. Just like in any business, if you are selling and I keep telling you that the cost of your product is too high and you don’t listen, if I stop buying from you, eventually your business might fold up. There is some power afforded a consumer to use to let a business understand that they are unhappy with their services”.

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Why the Asantes ‘begged’ Dormaa people for a piece Kumasi lands but later took over

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Why the Asantes ‘begged’ Dormaa people for a piece Kumasi lands but later took over

Kumasi, as is well known, is predominantly occupied by the Asantes under the rulership of the Asantehene. But the Asantes were not the first to inhabit the Kumasi lands; it was the Dormaas. They, together with the Tafo and Amekom people, possessed and held custody over the present-day Kumasi lands.

The Asantes, who migrated from the Bekwai area, particularly Amansia, begged the Dormaa people for a piece of land to settle. According to renowned lawyer and historian Anokye Frimpong, the Asantes quickly populated and took over the entire Kumasi land.

This, according to the renowned historian, degenerated and created bad blood between the Asantes and Dormaas. War broke out between the two tribes, and the Asantes were defeated; two of their chiefs, Oti Akenteng and Obiri Yeboah, died as a result.

But the Asantes, relentless as they are, identified a new chief, Osei Tutu, who previously was based in Denkyira, and travelled back to Kumasi in the company of his friend Okomfo Anokye for his enstoolment.

Osei Tutu led the Asantes to travel to Accra to meet his friend Ansa Sasraku, a powerful ruler who controlled trade routes to the coast. Osei Tutu, together with the Asantes, procured guns and strong men from Ansa Sasraku to defeat the Dormaa people.

The Asantes, after defeating the Dormaas and beheading their chiefs, drove them out while enslaving the rest on the request of Okomfo Anokye, Lawyer Anokye narrated.

This has resulted in numerous battles between the tribes over the years, including a recent spat between Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

The confirmation of this unamiable relationship between the two revered traditional rulers has been cemented over the past years from the many instances of their supposed ‘bad blood.’

Dormaahene has in recent times questioned the actions of Otumfuo Osei Tutu, especially over the announcement of a paramount chief for Fiapre.

According to the Dormaahene, Fiaprehene owes allegiance to the paramount chief of Odumase, adding that the paramount chief of Odumase exercises control over Fiapre.

Nana Agyeman Badu also vowed to resist any attempt by Otumfuo to install a chief at Fiapre and indicated his readiness to risk his life for it.

He appealed to Otumfuo Osei Tutu, stating that his actions are leading to divisions among the chiefs in the Bono Region and, therefore, he must be wary of his actions.

“The final authority in the chieftaincy rank is the paramount chief. There is no authority beyond the paramount chief. Otumfuo is a paramount chief, so he cannot lord over another paramount chief.

“So, I want to plead with the Fiaprehene that Otumfuo cannot make him a paramount chief. As long as I remain president of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, Otumfuo cannot install a paramount chief. It is not possible. Even if the court says otherwise, I will not obey, and I’m willing to go to jail for that.

“The Fiaprehene is on Bono land, so he should come to us so that we seek forgiveness from the ancestors for him. Fiapre is not under the authority of Otumfuo. It is not Otumfuo’s blood. What I know is that he is from Denkyira and ended up at Kumasi Number 1 due to wars. I cannot make him a paramount chief.

“The only person who can do that is the paramount chief of Odumase Number One. There are people staying elsewhere and causing trouble in Dormaa land. I have never disrespected Otumfuo, but he shouldn’t fight for what does not belong to him,” he said.

Nana Agyeman Badu’s claim corroborates the viewpoint of the Odumase No. 1 Traditional Council that the Fiaprehene, Obrempong Professor Kyem Amponsah II, cannot be installed as a paramount chief by the Asantehene.

Speaking at a press conference on Friday, June 28, 2024, the Kontirehene of Odumase No. 1, Nana Godlove Kwaku Boateng, said that Odumase was not one of the lands conquered by the Ashanti Kingdom and, therefore, the Asantehene cannot install a paramount chief on their land.

He issued a strong warning to Fiaprehene Kyem Amponsah II, cautioning him against joining the Asanteman Council and added that the chief can leave their land if he wishes.

“He can leave for any town he wishes. He can serve anybody he wants. But he cannot take our property because he came to meet our land, which belongs to our ancestors. He should leave our land because it is for the children of Fiapre.

“I spoke to our family head, and he agreed with me that the Asantehene cannot leave Asante and install a paramount chief in Fiapre because, when he (the Fiaprehene) needed land to settle on, it was his (the family head’s) father who gave him the land. And so no one can live on his father’s land and serve another person,” he said in Twi.

He added, “You (Fiaprehene) are saying you are your own man and you can do what you want. But our land does not belong to the Asantehene. Odumase is not one of the lands conquered by the Asante.”

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Kofi Akpaloo in EOCO custody for fraud, money laundering, others

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Kofi Akpaloo in EOCO custody for fraud, money laundering, others

Justice Srem Sai, the Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has revealed why LPG founder Kofi Akpaloo is in the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) custody.

According to the deputy AG, Kofi Akpaloo is under investigation for allegations of various financial crimes, including fraud, causing financial loss to the State, dissipation of public funds, and money laundering.

In a social media post on X, Justice Srem Sai stated, “Suspect PERCIVAL KOFI AKPALOO is under investigation on allegations of various financial crimes (including fraud, causing financial loss to the State, dissipation of public funds, and money laundering).

EOCO officials arrested him on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. He has, however, been granted police bail with the following conditions: GHC 10 million bond with 2 sureties to be justified.

The suspect remains in the custody of EOCO pending the fulfilment of the bail conditions”, he added.

On September 3, 2025, news broke of EOCO picking up  Kofi Akpaloo, the presidential candidate and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG).

According to sources, Kofi Akpaloo was picked up by EOCO’s Surveillance and Asset Recovery unit (SARU).

 The family of Kofi Akpaloo confirmed the news but did not disclose any reason for his detention.

The family sources revealed Kofi Akpaloo was picked up from his home in Kumasi.

According to them, they do not know his current whereabouts are unknown.

Meanwhile, the Legal Counsel for Kofi Akpaloo, Enoch Afoakwa, has stated that the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has not formally charged his client after his arrest.

According to Afoakwa, Akpaloo’s case involves a civil commercial dispute that is currently under investigation by EOCO.

He added that the case is also being followed before the Commercial Division of the High Court in Accra.

Akpaloo’s legal counsel also refuted widespread rumours that Akpaloo’s wife was also arrested.

Speaking on Adom FM Thursday, September 4, 2025, Afoakwa stated, “He has not been formally charged but has been cautioned on some offences they are investigating”.

“… It centers on a civil commercial dispute which I’m handling parts of and on behalf of Kofi Akpaloo before the High Court’s Commercial Division in Accra. It is the same case EOCO is investigating.

It centres on a civil commercial dispute between a private engagement he undertook. His wife isn’t part of the case but only Akpaloo, who is currently in the custody of EOCO,” he added.

In related news, Kofi Akpaloo was recently in the news when he shockingly stated that God used the helicopter crash as a reminder to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government not to lie to Ghanaian cocoa farmers.

According to Kofi Akpaloo, the NDC in opposition promised cocoa farmers they were going to raise a bag of cocoa to 7000 cedis, but only added 128 cedis to the bag of cocoa.

Speaking on Wontumi TV, Kofi Akpaloo shockingly claimed, “God is not asleep. You saw where the helicopter crash occurred? A cocoa farm. The cocoa farmer that they deceived, this is what happened. Someone will remember it one day. This is not politics. Everything that happens is God who makes it happen.

God used the cràsh as a reminder, don’t lie to cocoa farmers”.

He added, recounting an incident that happened to the now Health minister, Mintah Akandoh, “I told you about Akandoh. God knows he will become a health minister, so he made something small happen to him, and he was rushed to Kumasi. Go was telling him that if he became the Health Minister all health projects he should continue them because it is necessary”.

“You told the cocoa farmers you were going to give them GHC7000 when you came into office. They all placed their hope on you, and you only added 128 cedis to their money”, Kofi Akpaloo noted.

He added, “Then, in the morning, a plane carrying eight people crashed on a cocoa farm, killing them. Do you think it’s for nothing? Don’t take things for granted. God is reminding you, God is reminding you, don’t lie to them again.

This is not about politics. I am telling you as it is, you lied to them, the people who voted for Mahama. These were some of the lies they told them: they lied on the plane, they lied on the cocoa farm, and God is using this as a reminder to them”.

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NCA would proceed to shut down DStv tomorrow – Sam George

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NCA would proceed to shut down DStv tomorrow – Sam George

Sam George, the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, has replied to MultiChoice Ghana, operators of  DStv, after they refuted claims that they have agreed to reduce their subscription prices.

According to Sam George, he has no intention to tolerate the disrespect from DStv to Ghanaians.

The sector minister revealed, the National Communication Authority (NCA) will proceed to shut down DSTV operations tomorrow, September 6, 2025.

In a statement released, MultiChoice Ghana stated, “We have noted the statement made by the Minister for Communications Technology and Innovation, Hon. Samuel Nartey George.

We continue to engage with the Minister in a bid to find an amicable solution that is beneficial for all parties involved, but does not jeopardise the viability of the DSty service.

We will fully participate in the established Working Committee. However, we wish to clarify that MultiChoice Group has not agreed to a price reduction”.

In a post on X in reaction to MultiChoice’s statement, Sam George wrote, “Let me be clear, I have no intention to continue tolerating the disrespect to Ghanaians by DStv.

If MultiChoice is not interested, as they claim in their last statement, in discussing a reduction in prices as they had indicated to me, we would proceed to effect the shutdown tomorrow as indicated.

DStv indicated their willingness to engage the Ministry on its concerns on pricing and prayed us to stay our enforcement action. If they have changed their position, then we simply would enforce the regulatory action”.

He added, “No company is above the law. When MultiChoice is ready to discuss price reduction, they can come to the negotiation table. Until then, there is nothing for us to meet over. The @NCAGhana would carry out enforcement.

Ghana is open for businesses that respect our laws and institutions”.

Sam George had earlier revealed that a committee had been formed at MultiChoice’s request to reach an agreement on the appropriate level of reduction.

Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Friday, September 5, 2025, Sam George stated, “We have taken an immediate step to put together a committee comprising representatives from the ministry, the regulator, NCA, Multichoice Ghana, and Multichoice Africa. I will personally chair the committee”.

He added, “Let us be clear—they have finally accepted that there will be a reduction and they want us to discuss the level of reduction. I believe that as a minister, we do not need 30 days”.

Fourteen days is enough, inclusive of weekends, for us to reach this decision. The committee is to present a suitable price reduction strategy to the people of Ghana,” Mr. George stated.

Ghana’s communication minister had warned DStv that their transmissions would be shut down by September 6 if there was no resolution in complying with the key regulatory order.

Sam George imposed a GHC10,000 daily fine on DStv on August 15, for failing to submit pricing data requested under the Electronic Communications Act (ECA).

According to reports, the sanction took effect today, Friday, August 15, 2025.

Sam George emphasised that the fine is a legal requirement under the ECA.

“The law is clear, and we will enforce it. If necessary, we can freeze accounts to protect consumer interests”, he said.

“If not, we expect DSTV to comply with our directive to make subscriptions more affordable,” he noted.

The minister revealed that the pricing data was needed to facilitate discussions on lowering subscription fees for Ghanaian customers.

He noted that the data will include a detailed breakdown of bouquet prices, tax components, and comparisons with at least six other African markets.

Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News on Friday, August 15, Sam George stated, “They said they wanted to provide a consolidated response, and I asked what that meant. They explained that they wanted to submit the information alongside a response to the 30-day suspension notice. The two are not connected in any way.

The suspension notice is saying that they failed to apply to the first request of the Ministry, and per the terms of their licence, we have the power to suspend your licence in the interest of the public or on national security grounds. So, we invoked that clause and suspended it.

While they seek to consolidate us, I will enforce the laws of the land. We have fined them GHC10,000. If on the 6th of September there is no resolution, we will stop any transmission of DStv in the country,” he added.

In addition, Sam George, in an earlier interview, detailed that MultiChoice, the operator of DStv Ghana, is not willing to drop its prices by even one cent.

It will be recalled that Sam George, speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Friday, August 1, announced MultiChoice broadcast license will be suspended by the National Communications Authority (NCA) if they fail to reduce subscription prices by August 7, 2025.

The NCA has subsequently written to MultiChoice DStv, issuing a 30-day notice to suspend the DStv broadcasting licence.

Sam George on JOY FM Super Morning Show on August 12, 2025, broke down the Impasse with DStv.

He stated, “I had made a request for 30%. There’s a reason behind the 30%. In April this year, MultiChoice increased their prices by 15%… at that time, the cedi had appreciated by about 10% against the dollar… So there was absolutely no justification for that 15%. So I’m reversing that 15% and then demanding a further 15% for the Ghanaian people.

They have said to me that they have a position we are not going to drop by even one cent. My advice to businesses is that you don’t fight your regulator”.

“They wrote me a nine-page letter with six graphs and bar charts explaining to me the instability of Ghana’s economy and how our cedi appreciation cannot be trusted to be sustainable,” he recounted with disbelief.

“I wrote back to them and asked them, ‘Since when did MultiChoice become an economic forecasting institution?’ … and sent them links from the IMF, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s on the future outlook of Ghana’s economy”, he added.

Sam George further revealed that DStv wrote to NCA without copying him in the message, stating they would not comply with his directive for a price reduction in subscription prices.

The sector minister fumed, “They wrote to my regulator, the NCA [National Communications Authority], asking the NCA to write to them confirming that the NCA would not comply with my directive as minister… You write to my regulator; you don’t copy me”.

“When you say you have a low subscription in Ghana, it’s because your prices are not uniform and have led to cross-border piracy on your platform”, he charged

Sam George further cited MultiChoice court cases in Malawi and in Nigeria, which led to a price drop.

“In Malawi, in 2023… they just shut them down… MultiChoice went to court, lost the case, and four months later came back, offered one week free… and dropped the prices. In Liberia… they slashed the premium package by $30. In Nigeria in 2024… the Nigerian House of Reps passed an instruction prohibiting the increases”, he detailed.

Sam George further announced that Canal+ has reached out to him, and he made Ghana’s request clear to them.

Canal+ has acquired MultiChoice, the parent company of DStv, in a $3 billion deal, which will give it control over DStv and GOtv.

Sam George added, “Canal+ has reached out and I’ve made it clear to them if they want to come into Ghana and operate… this is our request. Canal Plus’s attitude is light-years more positive than that of MultiChoice”.

Additionally, the CEO of the Consumer Protection Agency, Kofi Kapito, has urged Ghanaians to boycott Multichoice DSTV and GOTV services.

According to Kofi Kapito, Ghanaians must boycott DSTV and GOTV by switching them off in protest against rising subscription costs.

He confidently emphasised that Multichoice’s exploitation of Ghanaians is enough.

Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, Kofi Kapito stated, “We can send them a strong message by just showing our displeasure by switching our subscriptions off to let them know that if they don’t reduce it, we will keep disconnecting our subscriptions”.

“We, the consumers who subscribe to their business, are telling them that enough is enough,” he said.

Kofi Kapito added, “They need to listen to the consumer, the subscriber, who makes them money. Just like in any business, if you are selling and I keep telling you that the cost of your product is too high and you don’t listen, if I stop buying from you, eventually your business might fold up. There is some power afforded a consumer to use to let a business understand that they are unhappy with their services”.

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“I have no intention to continue tolerating the disrespect” – Sam George replies MultiChoice

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“I have no intention to continue tolerating the disrespect” – Sam George replies MultiChoice

Sam George, the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, has replied to MultiChoice Ghana, operators of  DStv, after they refuted claims that they have agreed to reduce their subscription prices.

In a statement released, MultiChoice Ghana stated, “We have noted the statement made by the Minister for Communications Technology and Innovation, Hon. Samuel Nartey George.

We continue to engage with the Minister in a bid to find an amicable solution that is beneficial for all parties involved, but does not jeopardise the viability of the DSty service.

We will fully participate in the established Working Committee. However, we wish to clarify that MultiChoice Group has not agreed to a price reduction”.

According to Sam George, he has no intention to tolerate the disrespect from DStv to Ghanaians.

He asserted that if MultiChoice is not interested in reducing prices, it will be shut down tomorrow as indicated.

In a post on X in reaction to MultiChoice’s statement, Sam George wrote, “Let me be clear, I have no intention to continue tolerating the disrespect to Ghanaians by DStv.

If MultiChoice is not interested, as they claim in their last statement, in discussing a reduction in prices as they had indicated to me, we would proceed to effect the shutdown tomorrow as indicated.

DStv indicated their willingness to engage the Ministry on its concerns on pricing and prayed us to stay our enforcement action. If they have changed their position, then we simply would enforce the regulatory action”.

He added, “No company is above the law. When MultiChoice is ready to discuss price reduction, they can come to the negotiation table. Until then, there is nothing for us to meet over. The @NCAGhana would carry out enforcement.

Ghana is open for businesses that respect our laws and institutions”.

Sam George had earlier revealed that a committee had been formed at MultiChoice’s request to reach an agreement on the appropriate level of reduction.

Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Friday, September 5, 2025, Sam George stated, “We have taken an immediate step to put together a committee comprising representatives from the ministry, the regulator, NCA, Multichoice Ghana, and Multichoice Africa. I will personally chair the committee”.

He added, “Let us be clear—they have finally accepted that there will be a reduction and they want us to discuss the level of reduction. I believe that as a minister, we do not need 30 days”.

Fourteen days is enough, inclusive of weekends, for us to reach this decision. The committee is to present a suitable price reduction strategy to the people of Ghana,” Mr. George stated.

Ghana’s communication minister had warned DStv that their transmissions would be shut down by September 6 if there was no resolution in complying with the key regulatory order.

Sam George imposed a GHC10,000 daily fine on DStv on August 15, for failing to submit pricing data requested under the Electronic Communications Act (ECA).

According to reports, the sanction took effect today, Friday, August 15, 2025.

Sam George emphasised that the fine is a legal requirement under the ECA.

“The law is clear, and we will enforce it. If necessary, we can freeze accounts to protect consumer interests”, he said.

“If not, we expect DSTV to comply with our directive to make subscriptions more affordable,” he noted.

The minister revealed that the pricing data was needed to facilitate discussions on lowering subscription fees for Ghanaian customers.

He noted that the data will include a detailed breakdown of bouquet prices, tax components, and comparisons with at least six other African markets.

Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News on Friday, August 15, Sam George stated, “They said they wanted to provide a consolidated response, and I asked what that meant. They explained that they wanted to submit the information alongside a response to the 30-day suspension notice. The two are not connected in any way.

The suspension notice is saying that they failed to apply to the first request of the Ministry, and per the terms of their licence, we have the power to suspend your licence in the interest of the public or on national security grounds. So, we invoked that clause and suspended it.

While they seek to consolidate us, I will enforce the laws of the land. We have fined them GHC10,000. If on the 6th of September there is no resolution, we will stop any transmission of DStv in the country,” he added.

In addition, Sam George, in an earlier interview, detailed that MultiChoice, the operator of DStv Ghana, is not willing to drop its prices by even one cent.

It will be recalled that Sam George, speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Friday, August 1, announced MultiChoice broadcast license will be suspended by the National Communications Authority (NCA) if they fail to reduce subscription prices by August 7, 2025.

The NCA has subsequently written to MultiChoice DStv, issuing a 30-day notice to suspend the DStv broadcasting licence.

Sam George on JOY FM Super Morning Show on August 12, 2025, broke down the Impasse with DStv.

He stated, “I had made a request for 30%. There’s a reason behind the 30%. In April this year, MultiChoice increased their prices by 15%… at that time, the cedi had appreciated by about 10% against the dollar… So there was absolutely no justification for that 15%. So I’m reversing that 15% and then demanding a further 15% for the Ghanaian people.

They have said to me that they have a position we are not going to drop by even one cent. My advice to businesses is that you don’t fight your regulator”.

“They wrote me a nine-page letter with six graphs and bar charts explaining to me the instability of Ghana’s economy and how our cedi appreciation cannot be trusted to be sustainable,” he recounted with disbelief.

“I wrote back to them and asked them, ‘Since when did MultiChoice become an economic forecasting institution?’ … and sent them links from the IMF, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s on the future outlook of Ghana’s economy”, he added.

Sam George further revealed that DStv wrote to NCA without copying him in the message, stating they would not comply with his directive for a price reduction in subscription prices.

The sector minister fumed, “They wrote to my regulator, the NCA [National Communications Authority], asking the NCA to write to them confirming that the NCA would not comply with my directive as minister… You write to my regulator; you don’t copy me”.

“When you say you have a low subscription in Ghana, it’s because your prices are not uniform and have led to cross-border piracy on your platform”, he charged

Sam George further cited MultiChoice court cases in Malawi and in Nigeria, which led to a price drop.

“In Malawi, in 2023… they just shut them down… MultiChoice went to court, lost the case, and four months later came back, offered one week free… and dropped the prices. In Liberia… they slashed the premium package by $30. In Nigeria in 2024… the Nigerian House of Reps passed an instruction prohibiting the increases”, he detailed.

Sam George further announced that Canal+ has reached out to him, and he made Ghana’s request clear to them.

Canal+ has acquired MultiChoice, the parent company of DStv, in a $3 billion deal, which will give it control over DStv and GOtv.

Sam George added, “Canal+ has reached out and I’ve made it clear to them if they want to come into Ghana and operate… this is our request. Canal Plus’s attitude is light-years more positive than that of MultiChoice”.

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We have not agreed to a price reduction – MultiChoice

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We have not agreed to a price reduction – MultiChoice

MultiChoice Ghana, operators of  DStv, has refuted claims by Sam George, the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, that they have agreed to reduce their subscription prices.

In a statement released, MultiChoice Ghana stated, “We have noted the statement made by the Minister for Communications Technology and Innovation, Hon. Samuel Nartey George.

We continue to engage with the Minister in a bid to find an amicable solution that is beneficial for all parties involved, but does not jeopardise the viability of the DSty service.

We will fully participate in the established Working Committee. However, we wish to clarify that MultiChoice Group has not agreed to a price reduction”.

MultiChoice Ghana’s statement comes after Sam George revealed in a press conference that they have agreed to a price reduction.

According to Sam George, a committee has been formed at MultiChoice’s request to reach an agreement on the appropriate level of reduction.

Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Friday, September 5, 2025, Sam George stated, “We have taken an immediate step to put together a committee comprising representatives from the ministry, the regulator, NCA, Multichoice Ghana, and Multichoice Africa. I will personally chair the committee”.

He added, “Let us be clear—they have finally accepted that there will be a reduction and they want us to discuss the level of reduction. I believe that as a minister, we do not need 30 days”.

Fourteen days is enough, inclusive of weekends, for us to reach this decision. The committee is to present a suitable price reduction strategy to the people of Ghana,” Mr. George stated.

Ghana’s communication minister had warned DStv that their transmissions would be shut down by September 6 if there was no resolution in complying with the key regulatory order.

Sam George imposed a GHC10,000 daily fine on DStv on August 15, for failing to submit pricing data requested under the Electronic Communications Act (ECA).

According to reports, the sanction took effect today, Friday, August 15, 2025.

Sam George emphasised that the fine is a legal requirement under the ECA.

“The law is clear, and we will enforce it. If necessary, we can freeze accounts to protect consumer interests”, he said.

“If not, we expect DSTV to comply with our directive to make subscriptions more affordable,” he noted.

The minister revealed that the pricing data was needed to facilitate discussions on lowering subscription fees for Ghanaian customers.

He noted that the data will include a detailed breakdown of bouquet prices, tax components, and comparisons with at least six other African markets.

Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News on Friday, August 15, Sam George stated, “They said they wanted to provide a consolidated response, and I asked what that meant. They explained that they wanted to submit the information alongside a response to the 30-day suspension notice. The two are not connected in any way.

The suspension notice is saying that they failed to apply to the first request of the Ministry, and per the terms of their licence, we have the power to suspend your licence in the interest of the public or on national security grounds. So, we invoked that clause and suspended it.

While they seek to consolidate us, I will enforce the laws of the land. We have fined them GHC10,000. If on the 6th of September there is no resolution, we will stop any transmission of DStv in the country,” he added.

In addition, Sam George, in an earlier interview, detailed that MultiChoice, the operator of DStv Ghana, is not willing to drop its prices by even one cent.

It will be recalled that Sam George, speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Friday, August 1, announced MultiChoice broadcast license will be suspended by the National Communications Authority (NCA) if they fail to reduce subscription prices by August 7, 2025.

The NCA has subsequently written to MultiChoice DStv, issuing a 30-day notice to suspend the DStv broadcasting licence.

Sam George on JOY FM Super Morning Show on August 12, 2025, broke down the Impasse with DStv.

He stated, “I had made a request for 30%. There’s a reason behind the 30%. In April this year, MultiChoice increased their prices by 15%… at that time, the cedi had appreciated by about 10% against the dollar… So there was absolutely no justification for that 15%. So I’m reversing that 15% and then demanding a further 15% for the Ghanaian people.

They have said to me that they have a position we are not going to drop by even one cent. My advice to businesses is that you don’t fight your regulator”.

“They wrote me a nine-page letter with six graphs and bar charts explaining to me the instability of Ghana’s economy and how our cedi appreciation cannot be trusted to be sustainable,” he recounted with disbelief.

“I wrote back to them and asked them, ‘Since when did MultiChoice become an economic forecasting institution?’ … and sent them links from the IMF, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s on the future outlook of Ghana’s economy”, he added.

Sam George further revealed that DStv wrote to NCA without copying him in the message, stating they would not comply with his directive for a price reduction in subscription prices.

The sector minister fumed, “They wrote to my regulator, the NCA [National Communications Authority], asking the NCA to write to them confirming that the NCA would not comply with my directive as minister… You write to my regulator; you don’t copy me”.

“When you say you have a low subscription in Ghana, it’s because your prices are not uniform and have led to cross-border piracy on your platform”, he charged

Sam George further cited MultiChoice court cases in Malawi and in Nigeria, which led to a price drop.

“In Malawi, in 2023… they just shut them down… MultiChoice went to court, lost the case, and four months later came back, offered one week free… and dropped the prices. In Liberia… they slashed the premium package by $30. In Nigeria in 2024… the Nigerian House of Reps passed an instruction prohibiting the increases”, he detailed.

Sam George further announced that Canal+ has reached out to him, and he made Ghana’s request clear to them.

Canal+ has acquired MultiChoice, the parent company of DStv, in a $3 billion deal, which will give it control over DStv and GOtv.

Sam George added, “Canal+ has reached out and I’ve made it clear to them if they want to come into Ghana and operate… this is our request. Canal Plus’s attitude is light-years more positive than that of MultiChoice”.

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“Those born in the 1940s are Ghana’s problem” – Solomon Owusu 

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“Those born in the 1940s are Ghana’s problem” – Solomon Owusu 

Solomon Owusu, a senior Communicator for the Movement for Change, has confidently stated that those born in the 1940s are Ghana’s problem.

According to Solomon Owusu, who refers to those born in the 1940s as baby boomers, they had everything cheaply.

Solomon Owusu made these remarks while reacting to Sophia Akuffo’s remarks on the removal of Getrude Torkornoo as Chief Justice.

He fingered out Sophia Akuffo as part of a generation that enjoyed every privilege but failed to build a sustainable system for the next generation.

Speaking in an interview on GHOne TV, Solomon Owusu stated, “As for Sophia Akuffo, I’ve said the baby boomers in this country are a problem. You know the baby boomers?

“Those who were born in the 1940s. They had everything cheap, cheap, cheap. At the university, they would go on a demonstration because they were having too much chicken.

“They had everything cheap, but they have destroyed the system”.

He further accused of buying Sophia Akufo of buying state land at Cantonments for 7000 cedis.

Solomon Owusu, “If the former Chief Justice wants me to take her seriously and to see her as an honest person, she must return the land that she bought for 7,000 cedis at Cantonments. I’m scandalised. Who buys land at 7,000 and claims that she’s honest?”

“No, they should leave the youth — those of us that have destroyed our lives — to be living sheepishly, to go away in peace.”

Solomon Owusu further quizzed the former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo on what is so trivial about Getrude Torkornoo travelling with her family and giving them per diem.

According to Solomon Owusu, it is unacceptable for someone of Sophia Akuffo’s stature to downplay such matters.

He added, “She didn’t have basis for what she said. You, on the matter of procurement alone, she single-handedly determined the Prime Minister’s case using the same Article 146.

And in 2017, somewhere in July, she, through the Judicial Secretary, warned every Ghanaian that she wouldn’t dare comment about what the committee was doing about Charlotte Osei’s case—we would all be in prison.

This former Chief Justice told us that.”

He added, “What is so trivial about travelling with your husband and daughter when they are not supposed to be part of it, and giving them per diem?

“You and I are tax revenue. Someone who is supposed to know does this, and you say, oh, it’s trivial. What are you talking about?”

Mr Owusu called on state authorities to investigate Akuffo’s tenure as Chief Justice, suggesting that she could have done worse while she was in office if she found the removal of the Chief Justice trivial.

“I will call on the State Security Agencies to begin to go and investigate her time as the Chief Justice. Because it means she did worse if she finds all these things are trivialities. It’s a serious crime. If you are the Chief Justice, someone that can imprison someone, your bar is so high”, he added.

His comment comes following Sophia Akuffo’s remarks in an interview, condemning President John Mahama’s removal of the former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.

According to Sophia Akuffo, the allegation that led to the removal of the Chief Justice is not strong enough to justify her dismissal.

In an interview with TV3, September 2, Sophia Akuffo stated, “The [allegations] lack the gravity that will lead to a grave outcome such as the removal of the head of an institution of justice.”

Sophia Akuffo further urged Gertrude Torkornoo to take heart, as God may have bigger, better, and greater things planned for her.

Madam Sophia Akuffo added, “She should take heart. That God sees, and sometimes when you go through certain things which you think have brought you to the end or to your knees or something like that, that could be far from the truth”.

“There could be bigger, better and greater needs that the Lord has in store. That is what I will tell her, and that is what I will send to her as a text message.”

“When you are a believer, things happen today, yes, they have happened, so look to God and move on, and you will allow God to manage the rest”, she added.

Sophia Akuffo further condemned the proceedings that led to President John Dramani Mahama removing the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo.

According to Sophia Akuffo,  Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo was not given a fair hearing.

Sophia Akuffo described the proceedings as a “rigmarole” that set a dangerous precedent for Ghana’s judiciary.

The former Chief Justice added, “She did not get a fair trial. Even though it is not a trial strictly speaking, it was handled as though it were a treason trial”.

“They lack the gravity that will lead to a grave outcome such as the removal of the head of an institution of justice”.

The former Chief Justice’s remarks echo the same feelings Chief Justice Torkonoo herself had earlier labelled as cruel and unconstitutional.

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“We must end the cycle of you do me, I do you politics” – Afenyo-Markin

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“We must end the cycle of you do me, I do you politics” – Afenyo-Markin

Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has expressed concern over the growing trend of retaliatory politics in Ghana.

According to Afenyo-Markin, Ghana must end the cycle of you do me, I do you politics.

He noted that a political party gain power only to take revenge on their opponents, which undermines democracy and could pose a threat to Ghana’s democratic stability.

Speaking to a gathering on September 4, 2025, Afenyo Markin stated, “The way our country has become today, it is like we get the power to come and show our opponents where the power lies. We are using the power for revenge.

When we [NPP] were in office, a few of us took it upon ourselves to rather build bridges to ensure that this extremist type of approach, where power is used to punish, attack and hurt others, are somewhat minimised”.

He added, “I would want to encourage our friends in government to eschew such a posture. The fact that it happened yesterday is not justification for it to be repeated.

“We must end the cycle of ‘you do me, I do you’. I’ve never been happy with some of these things. It doesn’t help our democracy”.

In related news, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has broken his silence following President John Dramani Mahama’s removal of the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from office.

According to Afenyo-Markin, Ghana is mourning democracy following the dismissal of Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.

He noted that the government claimed it received three petitions, but has removed Justice Torkorno after receiving just one committee finding out of the three charges.

Speaking to journalists in Akwatia, during the ongoing by-election on Tuesday, September 2, Afenyo-Makrin stated, “We are mourning democracy. You claim that you have charges against the Chief Justice, so you are done with count 1, you have count 2 and 3 not done, and then you say you dismiss the person.

That is the work of the Pwamang Committee? That is what Pwamang did as a judge?”

However, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, a former Director of the Ghana School of Law, has said the people of Ghana must not be sad about the removal of the Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, by President John Mahama.

According to Kwaku Ansa-Asare, Ghanaians should rather be happy and accept the fact that the 1992 constitution is working.

Speaking on The Pulse programme on JoyNews, Mr Ansa-Asare asserted, “If you allege that your constitutional rights are being violated, and you yourself as the head of the judiciary do not understand the ramifications of the Chief Justice removal process, you shoot yourself wrongly in the foot”.

He continued, “I don’t think that we should be sad about this; we should rather be happy. We should be happy that the constitution is working. This is a democracy.”

“If the President has to act, every step the President takes, he must act in accordance with the Constitution,” he said.

Kwaku Ansa-Asare further added that President Mahama has not contravened the constitutional process.

“So far, I have yet to be convinced that the President has contravened the constitutional process. No one has been able to pinpoint exactly where President Mahama has gotten it wrong”, he added.

Also, Prof Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, the University of Ghana law lecturer, has said the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo was a foregone conclusion.

According to Prof Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, President Mahama strictly adhered to constitutional provisions.

He asserted that, from the constitutional angle, due process was followed.

Speaking on JoyNews’ Pulse, Prof Appiagyei-Atua stated, “From the constitutional angle, due process was followed”.

“It was a foregone conclusion looking at the way proceedings went.”

“She had to fight for her rights,” he stressed.

Meanwhile, Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, the Director of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has backed President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to sack the Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.

According to Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, President Mahama acted in accordance with the Constitution.

Edudzi Tameklo likened President Mahama’s situation to that of Pontius Pilate, who was petitioned to crucify Jesus Christ.

He noted unlike Pontius Pilate, who had the option to wash his hands, President Mahama had no option done to follow the Committee’s recommendation to remove the Chief Justice.

Speaking on TV3’s Election Command Centre during the coverage of the Akwatia by-election, Godwin Edudzi Tameklo stated, “They had in it (Constitution) an Article called 146 which basically says our superior court judges are given what we call security of office, that is to say, you cannot remove them, unless on proven stated misbehaviour, incompetence, infirmity etc”.

He added, “What has happened basically is that President John Dramani Mahama finds himself in the position of Pontius Pilate where the Pharisees, Sadducees, and what have you had to present a petition and hear for the removal of the Chief Justice.”

“Basically, for the Constitution and how the Constitution has been interpreted over the period, the President is only a conveyor belt in the circumstance. And so again, like Pontius Pilate, what you would have to do is to consult the Council of State”

“In this case, you do not have the benefit of washing your hands. The Constitution clearly gives a duty,  a duty is cast on the President to act in a particular manner. Having consulted the elders (Council of State), a prima facie case was determined against the Chief Justice, now removed,” he highlighted.

Committee established to determine DStv price cuts within 14 days – Sam George

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Committee established to determine DStv price cuts within 14 days – Sam George

Sam George, the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, has revealed that a committee has been established to determine DStv price cuts within 14 days.

According to Sam George, MultiChoice demanded a 30-day window, but he insisted 14 days was enough for the committee, adding that he will chair the committee personally.

He asserted that the committee has been formed at MultiChoice’s request to reach an agreement on the appropriate level of reduction.

Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Friday, September 5, 2025, Sam George stated, “We have taken an immediate step to put together a committee comprising representatives from the ministry, the regulator, NCA, Multichoice Ghana, and Multichoice Africa. I will personally chair the committee”.

He added, “Let us be clear—they have finally accepted that there will be a reduction and they want us to discuss the level of reduction. I believe that as a minister, we do not need 30 days”.

Fourteen days is enough, inclusive of weekends, for us to reach this decision. The committee is to present a suitable price reduction strategy to the people of Ghana,” Mr. George stated.

The committee’s work is now expected to be announced later this month.

Ghana’s communication minister had warned DStv that their transmissions would be shut down by September 6 if there was no resolution in complying with the key regulatory order.

Sam George imposed a GHC10,000 daily fine on DStv on August 15, for failing to submit pricing data requested under the Electronic Communications Act (ECA).

According to reports, the sanction took effect today, Friday, August 15, 2025.

Sam George emphasised that the fine is a legal requirement under the ECA.

“The law is clear, and we will enforce it. If necessary, we can freeze accounts to protect consumer interests”, he said.

“If not, we expect DSTV to comply with our directive to make subscriptions more affordable,” he noted.

The minister revealed that the pricing data was needed to facilitate discussions on lowering subscription fees for Ghanaian customers.

He noted that the data will include a detailed breakdown of bouquet prices, tax components, and comparisons with at least six other African markets.

Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News on Friday, August 15, Sam George stated, “They said they wanted to provide a consolidated response, and I asked what that meant. They explained that they wanted to submit the information alongside a response to the 30-day suspension notice. The two are not connected in any way.

The suspension notice is saying that they failed to apply to the first request of the Ministry, and per the terms of their licence, we have the power to suspend your licence in the interest of the public or on national security grounds. So, we invoked that clause and suspended it.

While they seek to consolidate us, I will enforce the laws of the land. We have fined them GHC10,000. If on the 6th of September there is no resolution, we will stop any transmission of DStv in the country,” he added.

In addition, Sam George, in an earlier interview, detailed that MultiChoice, the operator of DStv Ghana, is not willing to drop its prices by even one cent.

It will be recalled that Sam George, speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Friday, August 1, announced MultiChoice broadcast license will be suspended by the National Communications Authority (NCA) if they fail to reduce subscription prices by August 7, 2025.

The NCA has subsequently written to MultiChoice DStv, issuing a 30-day notice to suspend the DStv broadcasting licence.

Sam George on JOY FM Super Morning Show on August 12, 2025, broke down the Impasse with DStv.

He stated, “I had made a request for 30%. There’s a reason behind the 30%. In April this year, MultiChoice increased their prices by 15%… at that time, the cedi had appreciated by about 10% against the dollar… So there was absolutely no justification for that 15%. So I’m reversing that 15% and then demanding a further 15% for the Ghanaian people.

They have said to me that they have a position we are not going to drop by even one cent. My advice to businesses is that you don’t fight your regulator”.

“They wrote me a nine-page letter with six graphs and bar charts explaining to me the instability of Ghana’s economy and how our cedi appreciation cannot be trusted to be sustainable,” he recounted with disbelief.

“I wrote back to them and asked them, ‘Since when did MultiChoice become an economic forecasting institution?’ … and sent them links from the IMF, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s on the future outlook of Ghana’s economy”, he added.

Sam George further revealed that DStv wrote to NCA without copying him in the message, stating they would not comply with his directive for a price reduction in subscription prices.

The sector minister fumed, “They wrote to my regulator, the NCA [National Communications Authority], asking the NCA to write to them confirming that the NCA would not comply with my directive as minister… You write to my regulator; you don’t copy me”.

“When you say you have a low subscription in Ghana, it’s because your prices are not uniform and have led to cross-border piracy on your platform”, he charged

Sam George further cited MultiChoice court cases in Malawi and in Nigeria, which led to a price drop.

“In Malawi, in 2023… they just shut them down… MultiChoice went to court, lost the case, and four months later came back, offered one week free… and dropped the prices. In Liberia… they slashed the premium package by $30. In Nigeria in 2024… the Nigerian House of Reps passed an instruction prohibiting the increases”, he detailed.

Sam George further announced that Canal+ has reached out to him, and he made Ghana’s request clear to them.

Canal+ has acquired MultiChoice, the parent company of DStv, in a $3 billion deal, which will give it control over DStv and GOtv.

Sam George added, “Canal+ has reached out and I’ve made it clear to them if they want to come into Ghana and operate… this is our request. Canal Plus’s attitude is light-years more positive than that of MultiChoice”.

DSTV agree to reduce its subscription prices – Sam George

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DSTV agree to reduce its subscription prices – Sam George

Sam George, the Communication Minister, Digital Technology and Innovations, has revealed that MultiChoice Ghana operators of  DStv have agreed to reduce it subscription prices.

MultiChoice Ghana’s decision to reduce its DStv subscription prices comes following a standoff between the ministry and the pay-TV operator.

According to Sam George, a committee has been formed at MultiChoice’s request to reach an agreement on the appropriate level of reduction.

Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Friday, September 5, 2025, Sam George stated, “We have taken an immediate step to put together a committee comprising representatives from the ministry, the regulator, NCA, Multichoice Ghana, and Multichoice Africa. I will personally chair the committee”.

He added, “Let us be clear—they have finally accepted that there will be a reduction and they want us to discuss the level of reduction. I believe that as a minister, we do not need 30 days”.

Fourteen days is enough, inclusive of weekends, for us to reach this decision. The committee is to present a suitable price reduction strategy to the people of Ghana,” Mr. George stated.

Ghana’s communication minister had warned DStv that their transmissions would be shut down by September 6 if there was no resolution in complying with the key regulatory order.

Sam George imposed a GHC10,000 daily fine on DStv on August 15, for failing to submit pricing data requested under the Electronic Communications Act (ECA).

According to reports, the sanction took effect today, Friday, August 15, 2025.

Sam George emphasised that the fine is a legal requirement under the ECA.

“The law is clear, and we will enforce it. If necessary, we can freeze accounts to protect consumer interests”, he said.

“If not, we expect DSTV to comply with our directive to make subscriptions more affordable,” he noted.

The minister revealed that the pricing data was needed to facilitate discussions on lowering subscription fees for Ghanaian customers.

He noted that the data will include a detailed breakdown of bouquet prices, tax components, and comparisons with at least six other African markets.

Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News on Friday, August 15, Sam George stated, “They said they wanted to provide a consolidated response, and I asked what that meant. They explained that they wanted to submit the information alongside a response to the 30-day suspension notice. The two are not connected in any way.

The suspension notice is saying that they failed to apply to the first request of the Ministry, and per the terms of their licence, we have the power to suspend your licence in the interest of the public or on national security grounds. So, we invoked that clause and suspended it.

While they seek to consolidate us, I will enforce the laws of the land. We have fined them GHC10,000. If on the 6th of September there is no resolution, we will stop any transmission of DStv in the country,” he added.

In addition, Sam George, in an earlier interview, detailed that MultiChoice, the operator of DStv Ghana, is not willing to drop its prices by even one cent.

It will be recalled that Sam George, speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Friday, August 1, announced MultiChoice broadcast license will be suspended by the National Communications Authority (NCA) if they fail to reduce subscription prices by August 7, 2025.

The NCA has subsequently written to MultiChoice DStv, issuing a 30-day notice to suspend the DStv broadcasting licence.

Sam George on JOY FM Super Morning Show on August 12, 2025, broke down the Impasse with DStv.

He stated, “I had made a request for 30%. There’s a reason behind the 30%. In April this year, MultiChoice increased their prices by 15%… at that time, the cedi had appreciated by about 10% against the dollar… So there was absolutely no justification for that 15%. So I’m reversing that 15% and then demanding a further 15% for the Ghanaian people.

They have said to me that they have a position we are not going to drop by even one cent. My advice to businesses is that you don’t fight your regulator”.

“They wrote me a nine-page letter with six graphs and bar charts explaining to me the instability of Ghana’s economy and how our cedi appreciation cannot be trusted to be sustainable,” he recounted with disbelief.

“I wrote back to them and asked them, ‘Since when did MultiChoice become an economic forecasting institution?’ … and sent them links from the IMF, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s on the future outlook of Ghana’s economy”, he added.

Sam George further revealed that DStv wrote to NCA without copying him in the message, stating they would not comply with his directive for a price reduction in subscription prices.

The sector minister fumed, “They wrote to my regulator, the NCA [National Communications Authority], asking the NCA to write to them confirming that the NCA would not comply with my directive as minister… You write to my regulator; you don’t copy me”.

“When you say you have a low subscription in Ghana, it’s because your prices are not uniform and have led to cross-border piracy on your platform”, he charged.

Sam George further cited MultiChoice court cases in Malawi and in Nigeria, which led to a price drop.

“In Malawi, in 2023… they just shut them down… MultiChoice went to court, lost the case, and four months later came back, offered one week free… and dropped the prices. In Liberia… they slashed the premium package by $30. In Nigeria in 2024… the Nigerian House of Reps passed an instruction prohibiting the increases”, he detailed.

Sam George further announced that Canal+ has reached out to him, and he made Ghana’s request clear to them.

Canal+ has acquired MultiChoice, the parent company of DStv, in a $3 billion deal, which will give it control over DStv and GOtv.

Sam George added, “Canal+ has reached out and I’ve made it clear to them if they want to come into Ghana and operate… this is our request. Canal Plus’s attitude is light-years more positive than that of MultiChoice”.

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“If 1m votes = 8 years, and 1.7m votes = X, find X” – Ken Agyapong quizzes Bawumia  

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“If 1m votes = 8 years, and 1.7m votes = X, find X” – Ken Agyapong quizzes Bawumia  

Kennedy Agyapong, a former member of parliament for Assin Central and a NPP presidential candidate hopeful, has quizzed Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, one of his opponents for the NPP flagbearer position.

The former Assin Central MP noted that the Bawumia camp alludes to the fact that President John Mahama lost the 2016 election with 1 million votes, and it took him eight years to come back, so they can also come to power.

However, Kennedy Agyapong quizzed that if President Mahama lost with a vote difference of 1 million, and it took him 8 years, and Bawumia lost the 2024 election by 1.7 million votes, how long will it take Bawumia to close the gap and win power for the NPP?

Speaking in a short video shared by EDHUB on social media, Kennedy Agyapong quizzed, “You have gone national and lost by a 1.7 million-vote deficit. The last time I heard someone saying aka 9 p3.

Mahama lost with a vote of 1 million; it took him eight years, and someone else also lost by 1.7 million. If 1 million is equal to 8 years, then 1.7 million is equal to X. Find X”.

He further reiterated, “His own post is saying it, Mahama lost and came back after eight years, ok, good, so if you are using that analogy, Mahama lost with a 1 million vote deficit, which sent him home, and he used eight years to close the gap.

You lost by 1.7 million votes. How many years will it take to close the gap?” Mr Agyapong quizzed.  

Also, Kennedy Agyapong has urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates to try him for the 2028 election.

According to Kennedy Agyapong, if he fails to deliver as a flagbearer and subsequently president, the delegates can remove him after four years and try someone else..

Speaking to party delegates in the Western North Region, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “If contracts were given to our contractors, would we have been standing there when NDC was distributing money, and would we not be doing the same? Please try me, and let’s see. After four years, if I don’t deliver, you can remove me and try another person; if I do well, we continue to build the country and the party.”

“If we had resourced our contractors and made them money, we would not be complaining that NDC was sharing money while we sat and watched,” he said.

Kennedy Agyapong further added, “We need to build the party, and we can only build the party if we resource the party people. We don’t resource them. Someone can say we are not here because of the party.

Someone’s agency, since he left the NDC, has filled over 12 vacancies, and you are sitting here jobless. These same people are coming to you; please don’t sell yourself cheap”.

The NPP aspirant further revealed that the most disgraceful thing was that all five contestants in the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearership paid an extra four million cedis after paying for the filing fees.

He asserted that the party is broke just eight months after leaving office.

“What’s even disgraceful now is that all the aspirants are paying four million for development fees. I took my form for a hundred thousand and filed for five hundred thousand. I was told that there was a deadline, so I had to give them four million”, Mr Agyapong lamented.

Meanwhile, Kennedy Agyapong, after filing his nomination, told the party delegates that Ghanaians are crying for him.

The former lawmaker successfully filed his nomination to contest the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearership on, August 27, 2025.

Addressing party members after submitting his forms, Kennedy Agyapong urged the NPP delegates to ignore the noise and vote for him.

According to him, a vote for Kennedy Agyapong and a victory in the 2028 general election are assured for the NPP.

Speaking to the party members, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “I’m on my knees, I beg you in the name of God, do not listen to what Ghanaians are saying. Vote for Kennedy Agyapong, and victory will be assured for the NPP in 2028. Wherever you go, Ghanaians are crying for Kennedy Agyapong.

“Don’t allow anyone to intimidate you. Party victory is paramount, so let us unite and select a candidate who can deliver,” he declared.

Also, a spokesperson for Kennedy Agyapong’s campaign team, Kwasi Kwarteng, has shielded him, the NPP flagbearer hopeful, against criticisms of his temperament.

According to him, Kennedy Agyapong’s passion must be harnessed for national development.

Speaking to Joy News, Kwasi Kwarteng stated, “Our candidate, Kennedy Agyapong, is a human being. He has his strengths and he has his shortcomings”.

“Even in his shortcomings, we can capitalise on them to develop this country,” he said.

“People see him as having a temperament, but we see him as someone who is passionate about getting things done.”

“If indeed certain utterances of his have caused problems, we will not shy away from taking responsibility and apologising,” he concluded.

In addition, Dr Stephen Amoah, the Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, has confidently stated that the former Assin Central lawmaker, Kennedy Agyapong, is the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) strongest chance of winning the 2028 elections.

 He does not have a question about former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s competence.

According to him, Dr Bawumia is a capable leader, but Kennedy Agyapong stands out as the NPP’s stronger contender for 2028.

He detailed that electoral outcomes in Ghana are not just influenced by government performance.

Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News on August 26, Stephen Amoah stated, “I don’t think I have questioned the competence of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia before. Never. My issue is about the high probability of NPP winning or losing the election in 2028. It is not about competence. In winning an election in Ghana, it doesn’t depend only on performance.

“There are a number of factors that will actually impact; they correlate with different degrees, and most of them do not necessarily mean you have performed well or not. We have geographical voting. I have analysed these things and I think our chance of winning with Kennedy Agyapong will be higher,” he stated.

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‘How come you paid $200m, yet the Ofankor-Nsawam road contractor received $195m? – Asenso-Boakye asked

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‘How come you paid $200m, yet the Ofankor-Nsawam road contractor received $195m? – Asenso-Boakye asked

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has asked the former Roads Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye, how he paid the contractor of the Ofankor-Nsawam road $200 million, yet the contractor received only $195 million.

Francis Asenso-Boakye, in a social media post, criticised President Mahama’s remarks about the loan taken for the Ofankor–Nsawam Road project.

Speaking in an interview with Accra-based Joy News on Thursday, September 4, 2025, Agbodza clarified, “President Mahama is not saying that the project is entirely paid for, yet the contractor did not work. He’s saying you said you prioritised it and took a loan for that project. Is it the case that what you took was not enough loan, or you forgot about the scope of the work?” he quizzed.

“So, I’m not sure why he’s having a problem with that, because at the end of the day, the person using that corridor today is concerned that the road has been abandoned. He wants the road fixed, and that is exactly what President Mahama is referring to,” Kwama Agbodza said in the interview.

He explained,“Let’s go to the point he made. The president made a point that the NPP said, that the road was a priority, and they took a loan of $750 million from Afreximbank. According to the former minister, my good friend, they allocated $200 million to that project. The total cost of the project is around $340 million.

“In the first place, why were we awarding a GOG-funded project in dollars, in clear contravention of the Bank of Ghana rules. This is another matter we can discuss on a different day … Now, he says they allocated $200 million, but on record, what the contractor was paid was $195 million.

“…So that is another question we need to ask. He needs to respond to how come he paid $200 million, yet the contractor received $195 million,” he stated.

His comment comes after Francis Asenso-Boakye replied to President John Dramani Mahama’s claim on the loan taken for the Ofankor-Nsawam Road project, which was exhausted, with the project still not over.

President John Mahama, during a visit to the Ofankor-Nsawam Road project, cried out that a loan was taken for the Ofankor–Nsawam road under the erstwhile Akufo-Addo government, but the money has elapsed without the road being completed.

Mahama further urged contractors working on the Ofankor–Nsawam road project to complete the work on schedule.

He highlighted that, as his government is committed to paying the contractors well, they must commit to moving faster on the road and also use quality materials.

President Mahama, on Wednesday, September 3, inspected the ongoing works on the key arterial road.

Speaking at the site of the Ofankor–Nsawam road project, John Mahama stated, “A loan was taken for this project and I don’t understand why the money is finished and the project is not over”.

“We are now having to pay an additional 78 million cedis from government funds. We need to find out what really happened, whether the estimates were wrong or something else went wrong.”

He added, “I can see that drivers are happy now, and I hope that from now till you finish the project, you will maintain a smooth flow of traffic even as you are working so that you don’t impede the flow of traffic”.

“So we will hold you to your work. You say by the end of the second quarter next year you should be finished.”

President Mahama further urged the contractors to use quality materials.

“As the government commits to paying you well, you too must commit to moving faster on the road and also use quality materials. One of the major problems with road contractors in this country is the quality of materials.

You build the road, and after a short while, the road starts to deteriorate. Your company is one of the world’s most well-known contracting companies. We hope that this will be a mark of the quality of your brand,” he said.

Also,  Ing. Kwabena Bimpong, the Chief Resident Engineer of the Rehabilitation of the Ofankor–Nsawam Road (Dual Carriage), reassured the government of their commitment to meet the second quarter of 2026 deadline.

Reacting to President Mahama’s claims, Asenso-Boakye, in a Facebook post, stated that Mahama’s claims were misleading.

He described the claims as “an unfortunate attempt to misrepresent well-established facts for political gain.”

According to him, the total cost of the Ofankor-Nsawam Road project was $346.4 million, and the government contracted a loan of $200 million from Afreximbank for the project.

Asenso-Boakye revealed that the government was supposed to cover the remaining cost of the project, $146.4 million.

“The Afreximbank facility was always designed as a partial financing instrument, with the balance to be covered through Government of Ghana budgetary allocations.

“For the President to suggest that the funds have been exhausted without the project being completed is simply inaccurate, unless he has been wrongly briefed. He knows very well that the Afreximbank facility did not represent the full financing requirement,” Asenso Boakye stated.

Exposé – GES officials caught on tape taking GH¢60 to aid 2025 BECE candidates cheat

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Exposé – GES officials caught on tape taking GH¢60 to aid 2025 BECE candidates cheat

A JoyNews exposé has uncovered some officials of the Ghana Education Service (GES) colluding with invigilators to help BECE candidates cheat.

The exposé revealed that the GES official received as little as GH¢60 to allow candidates to cheat in the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE).

The probe revealed that at the Derby Avenue RC Basic School in Accra, invigilators were promised GH¢60 daily to allow candidates to smuggle mobile phones into examination halls to use artificial intelligence tools to solve questions.

At St. George’s Anglican, the supervisor distributed envelopes containing GH¢400 to each invigilator, and some candidates also made some daily contributions.

The JOYNEWS exposé also unearthed an “Aseda Offertory” which was collected before the start of the final papers at the centre, it was meant to thank invigilators for their assistance in the examination.

According to the report, students contributed at least GH¢5 each in appreciation to be given to the invigilators.

The invigilator who got the nickname Sir Aseda moved from one exam hall to the other with a box to collect the aseda offertory.

John Kapi, Head of Public Affairs at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), in the documentary stated, “Any payment that is made in the course of the examination to an invigilator or supervisor is illegal. It is not coming from WAEC.

“WAEC does not pay money in the course of the examination. We don’t do that”.

The exposé also revealed that malpractice was carefully organised with invigilators dictating answers, and circulated handwritten and printed solutions.

Also, Supervisors acted as lookouts against WAEC and National Security officials.

Kofi Asare of Africa Education Watch, in an interview, stated, “We’re teaching children corruption in basic schools. Corruption 101 begins here. They grow up to normalise it, producing corrupt citizens and professionals”.

Furthermore, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, the acting Director-General of GES, noted that all staff caught aiding malpractice would be dealt with.

“We cannot work with staff who cheat. Why keep someone who carries questions to students in an exam hall instead of teaching them in class? Nobody wants to be operated on by a doctor who cheated their way through. We must stop this”, he stated.

The documentary titled Dark World of BECE will be aired on Monday, 8th September 2025, on JoyNews’ AM Show and also on Joy Prime’s Prime Morning.

In related news, Samuel Armah, a teacher at Ghana College SHS, and two university students, Kwame Oteng Nkansah and Amedeka James, have been jailed for a total of 20 months in prison.

The three have been jailed for their involvement in examination malpractice during the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

The convicts were arrested in Kasoa while engaging in various exam-related offences.

They were sentenced by the Kasoa-Ofaakor District Magistrate’s Court.

Samuel Armah, a teacher who was serving as an invigilator, was caught dictating answers to candidates with the answers to Social Studies Paper 1 on his mobile phone.

He was sentenced to eight months in prison and fined 80 penalty units.

Another convict, a Level 100 student of Accra Technical University, Kwame Oteng Nkansah, was caught impersonating Quayson Francis Atta of Ghana College SHS and was jailed for six months and fined 80 penalty units.

Additionally, Amedeka James, a level 100 University of Ghana, was also jailed for six months and fined 80 penalty units for impersonating his twin brother, Amedeka Justice, during the same paper.

In related news, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has closed the Adventist Day Senior High School examination centre in Kumasi and relocated its candidates to the WAEC regional office.

This follows a widespread malpractice during the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

David Oppong, the Kumasi Metropolitan Director of Education, revealed that all 936 candidates from the school have been reassigned to write their English Language paper under strict supervision at the WAEC office.

David Oppong stated, “This has come to the attention of the Regional Director, and we are yet to conduct our investigation. For now, the students have been bused to the WAEC centre to take the examination, and it is very unfortunate”.

“We will ensure that the code of conduct and the rules governing the examination are applied,” he added.

A total of 461,640 students, including 207,381 males and 254,259 females, are sitting for the 2025 WASSCE nationwide.

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Pressure mounts on Mahama to take action on a petition seeking the removal of Jean Mensa

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Pressure mounts on Mahama to take action on a petition seeking the removal of Jean Mensa

A civil society organisation calling itself Positive Transparency and Accountability Movement Africa (PTAAM Africa) is putting pressure on President John Dramani Mahama to take action on a petition seeking the removal of Jean Mensa and deputies.

According to the civil society organisation, they have petitioned John Mahama to remove Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Jean Mensa and her deputies, Eric Bossman Asare and Samuel Tettey.

They revealed the petition was submitted on January 8, 2025, a day after President John Mahama assumed office.

PTAAM Africa is accusing the Jean Mensa-led Electoral Commission of causing financial loss to the state, creating a constitutional crisis, and engaging in mismanagement and abuse of funds.

PTAAM Africa’s Vice President, Rashid Isah, has expressed frustration over the lack of response from the Presidency despite sending follow-up reminders in April.

Speaking on Joy FM on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, Rashid Isah stated, “As a matter of fact, we’ve not had any clear communication on what action the President intends to take on our petition. We have sent reminders, and we are prepared to follow up if nothing is done”.

“While we recognise that the new administration may need time to settle, our patience is wearing thin. We are keeping our fingers crossed, but we have also taken note of certain actions by this government that appear to be geared towards the same goal. As a team, we will soon decide on our next line of action,” Isah noted.

Rashid Isah cited the EC’s decision to compile a new voters’ register for the 2020 elections, which cost over US$80 million, as an example of mismanagement and also referenced incidents of electoral violence and the disenfranchisement of an entire constituency in 2020 as evidence of a constitutional crisis.

Meanwhile, Prof Baffour Agyeman-Duah, a former United Nations Senior Governance Adviser, has revealed that Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, and her two deputies, Dr Eric Bossman Asare and Samuel Tettey, are next in line to be removed from office.

According to Prof Baffour Agyeman-Duah, the process for the removal of Jean Mensa and her deputies has already been initiated.

He highlighted that a petition has already been sent to President John Dramani Mahama.

Speaking on JOYNEWS AM Show on Wednesday, September 3, Prof Baffour Agyeman-Duah stated, “In fact, yesterday [Tuesday], we were told that the NDC has not finished yet in terms of the people they intend to remove, and I guess it will be the Electoral Commissioners. I think a petition has already been sent to the President,” he revealed.

Prof Agyeman-Duah also stressed that the development surrounding the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo is a worrying trend of political interference in independent state institutions.

“You don’t have to politicise certain key institutions of governance so the people can continuously have trust and believe in the role that they play in a democracy,” he warned.

In the run-up to the 2024 election, there were growing concerns about the fairness of the Jean Mensa Electoral Commission.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), in particular, has been vocal about its dissatisfaction with the Commission’s handling of the recent elections.

The EC top officials are made up of Jean Mensa (Chairperson), Samuel Tettey (Deputy Chairman for Operations), Dr Bossman Eric Asare (Deputy Chairman for Corporate Services), Adwoa Asuama Abrefa (Commissioner), Salima Ahmed Tijani, Dr Peter Appiahene, and Rev Akua Ofori Boateng.

The NDC National Chairman, Asiedu Nketia, has already appeared to be setting the tone for the future sacking of the Electoral Commission boss despite the NDC victory.

He revealed that even before the NDC came to power, he was calling for a reset in the judiciary and the Electoral Commission, and he still stands by his calls.

Johnson Asiedu Nketiah declared that Electoral Commission Chairperson Jean Mensa and other top officials must all be sacked.

Asiedu Nketia asserted that the fact that the NDC won the 2024 elections does not turn the Electoral Commission chairperson, Madam Jean Mensa, into an angel.

Speaking in an interview on Radio Gold, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah stated, “Before we came to power, I called for a reset of our various institutions, the judiciary, the Electoral Commission, and the Auditor General, and I termed it an institutional reset.

“I still stand by my comments because I raised these concerns first. Why should I change my mind just because we have won an election and the EC is now seen as an angel? For me, those at the top it not just one person, he stated.

In a separate interview, Asiedu Nketia also stated that the NDC had to dine with the devil in the 2024 elections regarding the party’s dealings with the Electoral Commission.

According to Asiedu Nketia, the NDC used a long spoon to beat the Jean Mensa-led EC in the 2024 election when they dined together.

The NDC chairman likened Madam Jean Mensa-led EC to the devil.

Asiedu Nketia is quoted by JOY NEWS as having stated, “We had to dine with the devil in 2024 -we used a long spoon to beat the EC”.

“Afreximbank facility did not represent full financing” –  Asenso-Boakye replies Mahama

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“Afreximbank facility did not represent full financing” –  Asenso-Boakye replies Mahama

Francis Asenso-Boakye, a former Minister of Roads and Highways, has replied to President John Dramani Mahama’s claim on the loan taken for the Ofankor-Nsawam Road project, which was exhausted with the project still not over.

President John Mahama, during a visit to the Ofankor-Nsawam Road project, cried out that a loan was taken for the Ofankor–Nsawam road under the erstwhile Akufo-Addo government, but the money has elapsed without the road being completed.

Mahama further urged contractors working on the Ofankor–Nsawam road project to complete the work on schedule.

He highlighted that, as his government is committed to paying the contractors well, they must commit to moving faster on the road and also use quality materials.

President Mahama, on Wednesday, September 3, inspected the ongoing works on the key arterial road.

Speaking at the site of the Ofankor–Nsawam road project, John Mahama stated, “A loan was taken for this project and I don’t understand why the money is finished and the project is not over”.

“We are now having to pay an additional 78 million cedis from government funds. We need to find out what really happened, whether the estimates were wrong or something else went wrong.”

He added, “I can see that drivers are happy now, and I hope that from now till you finish the project, you will maintain a smooth flow of traffic even as you are working so that you don’t impede the flow of traffic”.

“So we will hold you to your work. You say by the end of the second quarter next year you should be finished.”

President Mahama further urged the contractors to use quality materials.

“As the government commits to paying you well, you too must commit to moving faster on the road and also use quality materials. One of the major problems with road contractors in this country is the quality of materials.

You build the road, and after a short while, the road starts to deteriorate. Your company is one of the world’s most well-known contracting companies. We hope that this will be a mark of the quality of your brand,” he said.

Also,  Ing. Kwabena Bimpong, the Chief Resident Engineer of the Rehabilitation of the Ofankor–Nsawam Road (Dual Carriage), reassured the government of their commitment to meet the second quarter of 2026 deadline.

Reacting to President Mahama’s claims, Asenso-Boakye, in a Facebook post, stated that Mahama’s claims were misleading.

He described the claims as “an unfortunate attempt to misrepresent well-established facts for political gain.”

According to him, the total cost of the Ofankor-Nsawam Road project was $346.4 million, and the government contracted a loan of $200 million from Afreximbank for the project.

Asenso-Boakye revealed that the government was supposed to cover the remaining cost of the project, $146.4 million.

“The Afreximbank facility was always designed as a partial financing instrument, with the balance to be covered through Government of Ghana budgetary allocations.

“For the President to suggest that the funds have been exhausted without the project being completed is simply inaccurate, unless he has been wrongly briefed. He knows very well that the Afreximbank facility did not represent the full financing requirement,” Asenso Boakye stated.

Meanwhile, the deputy road minister apologised to motorists for the inconvenience caused by the prolonged delay.

Speaking at the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Wednesday, August 20, Alhassan Suhuyini stated, “I will first of all apologise to all motorists on that stretch. It is one of the potatoes that we inherited at the ministry. By the time we got to the ministry, the contractor, like many other contractors across the country, had already abandoned the site due to non-payment, and we have been working with the Finance Minister to ensure that we get some releases to these contractors so they can go back to the site.

“This contractor, as we speak, has received some payment and has adequately mobilised back to the site. It is not going to be a nine-day wonder; he is back to site,” Mr. Suhuyini guaranteed.

Meanwhile, Kwasi Agyei, the Controller and Accountant General, has revealed that GH¢809 million has been paid to the contractor working on the Pokuase–Nsawam Highway.

The Controller and Accountant General announced that the money was paid on August 4, 2025.

Kwasi Agyei added that the government has fully met its financial obligations towards the project.

Speaking in an interview on Peace FM on Monday, August 18, the Controller and Accountant General stated, “On July 24, we gave part payment; on July 30, another tranche; and on August 4, the final payment. Altogether, we have honoured the request in full, amounting to about GH¢809 million”.

The Controller and Accountant General announcement comes just days before the one-week ultimatum issued by the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU).

The GPRTU had earlier threatened to suspend operations on Wednesday, August 20, if the government failed to get the contractor back on site.

However, reports suggest the contractors of the Pokuase–Nsawam have returned to continue repair works.

Speaking on Sedem Afenyo, the Member of Parliament for Amasaman, stated, “Saturday in morning, I realised some work was being done here. Sunday, I went to church when I came back, and they were still working. Today they’ve moved to Sapeiman and Samsam junction. I drove to Samsam, and I realised that they have done a bit of filling. Sapeiman, they have done a bit of levelling, or let me say reshaping, and a bit of refilling”.

“What we’ve seen now is a situation we’ve not seen in the past two months. I have never seen vehicles drive at this speed in the past two weeks. There is always traffic here.

“The engineers I spoke to told me they are hoping to finish this stretch as in the filling and levelling of the road, by close this week. That is, if there is no rain, move to the other side, asphalt it for us and then move traffic flow to the other side and then work on this side,” the MP added.

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Conversations about Oobakɛ, Woezor, and Akwaaba give tribal bigots an opportunity – Nana Aba

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Conversations about Oobakɛ, Woezor, and Akwaaba give tribal bigots an opportunity – Nana Aba

Nana Aba Anamoah, a Ghanaian broadcast journalist and television personality, has weighed in on the ongoing ‘Oobakɛ’ brouhaha.

According to Nana Aba, it is a trivial matter, as there are more important issues of national concern.

She asserted that National Service personnel who have just ended their service do not know when their next income will come, and also pointed to the fact that Ghana’s roads have become death traps.

Nana Aba Anamoah highlighted that the conversations about Oobakɛ, Woezor, and Akwaaba allow tribal bigots to be very tribalistic.

Speaking in an interview on Okay FM on September 4, 2025, Nana Aba stated, “I woke up in the morning and people were arguing, fighting, and I was like Why are we going on and on about Oobakɛ, Woezor, and Akwaaba, when we have real problems in this country?

 There are people who are done with National Service. They don’t know when they are getting jobs, they don’t know where their next income would come from, and they don’t know where their next meal would come from.

These are real problems. Our roads are killing us; we are experiencing typhoid outbreaks, which is a serious problem. We are particularly concerned about Oobakɛ, Akwaaba, and Woezor. I thought it was very unnecessary,” she said.

Nana Aba further explained, “I used the word tribalism because every time such a thing comes up, it gives tribal bigots the opportunity to enter the conversation and be very tribalistic. They just look for that opportunity, and I saw so many of them”.

Also, Ghanaian media personality Serwaa Amihere has waded into the brouhaha surrounding the proposal to swap the Twi word “Akwaaba” with the Ga expression “Oobakɛ”.

According to Serwaa Amihere, Ghana must find innovative and modern ways to solve problems and challenges.

Serwaa Amihere suggested that the Ghana Airport get an electronic board at the airports which welcomes guests in the major local languages in alternating fashion.

In a post on X in reaction to the growing debate, she wrote, “As Ghanaians, let us find and use innovative and modern ways to solve problems and challenges. Get an electronic board at our airports which welcomes guests in the major local languages in alternating fashion”.

Her post further added, “We are one people with wonderful diversity, so let’s live to love each other … Ghana”.

However, Linda Ocloo, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, has said the Ga people have every right to raise legitimate concerns over the preservation and promotion of their language and cultural identity.

In a statement issued on Friday, August 29, 2025 the Greater Accra Regional Minister stated, “The Ga people, as custodians of the land on which our capital city stands, have every right to raise legitimate concerns about the preservation and promotion of their language and cultural identity”.

She, however, noted that Ghana’s identity rests on unity in diversity and that all ethnic groups, citing her marriage to an Ewe.

She added, “At the same time, it must be emphasised that Ghana is a nation built on unity in diversity. Our strength lies in the coexistence of various ethnic groups whose values and traditions enrich our national identity. Just as the concerns of the Ga people are important, so too would the voices of the Ashanti, the Ewe, and all other ethnic groups be treated with equal seriousness, should they raise legitimate matters in the interest of national harmony.

I was married to an Ewe, and my children proudly bear Ewe names. My own family reflects the diversity that makes Ghana unique, and I stand firmly against any interpretation that seeks to pit one ethnic group against another”.

Her statement added, “As someone with close family ties to other ethnic communities, I am firmly against any form of tribalism or division. This government is here to work and serve all the people of Ghana without bias. Decisions concerning matters of culture and heritage must therefore be made with sensitivity, broad consultation, and national interest at heart.

In this regard, I assure all stakeholders that the government will engage widely, listen attentively, and pursue a balanced approach that honours the Ga-Dangme heritage while safeguarding the unity and inclusiveness that define us as Ghanaians”.

Linda Ocloo further reaffirmed, “Let it be clear: the preservation of Ga culture is not in opposition to national cohesion. Rather, it is an integral part of our collective identity. Together, we shall continue to uphold our cultural heritage while promoting unity, peace, and development across our beloved nation”.

Additionally, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, the Ga Mantse, has warned against the growing disregard for the Ga people.

According to the Ga Mantse, they will not banish anyone from the Greater Accra, but the Ga people need to be respected as custodians of the capital.

The Ga Mantse highlighted that there is a need to respect Ga customs and traditions, even within the Greater Accra cosmopolitan setting.

He reiterated the traditional authorities’ commitment to safeguarding peace and harmony in the region.

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What is trivial about travelling with your family and giving them per diem? – Sophia Akuffo quizzed

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What is trivial about travelling with your family and giving them per diem? – Sophia Akuffo quizzed

Solomon Owusu, a senior Communicator for the Movement for Change, has quizzed the former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo on what is so trivial about Getrude Torkornoo travelling with her family and giving them per diem.

According to Solomon Owusu, it is unacceptable for someone of Sophia Akuffo’s stature to downplay such matters.

Speaking in an interview on GHOne TV, Solomon Owusu stated, “She didn’t have basis for what she said. You, on the matter of procurement alone, she single-handedly determined the Prime Minister’s case using the same Article 146.

And in 2017, somewhere in July, she, through the Judicial Secretary, warned every Ghanaian that she wouldn’t dare comment about what the committee was doing about Charlotte Osei’s case—we would all be in prison.

This former Chief Justice told us that.”

He added, “What is so trivial about travelling with your husband and daughter when they are not supposed to be part of it, and giving them per diem?

“You and I are tax revenue. Someone who is supposed to know does this, and you say, oh, it’s trivial. What are you talking about?”

Solomon Owusu further called on state authorities to investigate Akuffo’s tenure as Chief Justice, suggesting that she could have done worse while she was in office in she finds the removal of the Chief Justice as trivial.

“I will call on the State Security Agencies to begin to go and investigate her time as the Chief Justice. Because it means she did worse if she finds all these things are trivialities. It’s a serious crime. If you are the Chief Justice, someone that can imprison someone, your bar is so high”, he added.

His comment comes following Sophia Akuffo’s remarks in an interview, condemning President John Mahama’s removal of the former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.

According to Sophia Akuffo, the allegation that led to the removal of the Chief Justice is not strong enough to justify her dismissal.

In an interview with TV3, September 2, Sophia Akuffo stated, “The [allegations] lack the gravity that will lead to a grave outcome such as the removal of the head of an institution of justice.”

Sophia Akuffo further urged Gertrude Torkornoo to take heart, as God may have bigger, better, and greater things planned for her.

Madam Sophia Akuffo added, “She should take heart. That God sees, and sometimes when you go through certain things which you think have brought you to the end or to your knees or something like that, that could be far from the truth”.

“There could be bigger, better and greater needs that the Lord has in store. That is what I will tell her, and that is what I will send to her as a text message.”

“When you are a believer, things happen today, yes, they have happened, so look to God and move on, and you will allow God to manage the rest”, she added.

Sophia Akuffo further condemned the proceedings that led to President John Dramani Mahama removing the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo.

According to Sophia Akuffo,  Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo was not given a fair hearing.

Sophia Akuffo described the proceedings as a “rigmarole” that set a dangerous precedent for Ghana’s judiciary.

The former Chief Justice added, “She did not get a fair trial. Even though it is not a trial strictly speaking, it was handled as though it were a treason trial”.

“They lack the gravity that will lead to a grave outcome such as the removal of the head of an institution of justice”.

The former Chief Justice’s remarks echo the same feelings Chief Justice Torkonoo herself had earlier labelled as cruel and unconstitutional.

Background

President John Mahama sacked the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office with immediate effect after he received a first report from the five-member committee he constituted to investigate three petitions brought against the Chief Justice.

Hours after President Mahama received the committee reports, Chief Justice Torkornoo was sacked with immediate effect.

A statement from the presidency stated, “President John Dramani Mahama has, in accordance with Article 146(9) of the 1992 Constitution, removed the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office with immediate effect”.

“This follows receipt of the report of the Committee constituted under Article 146(6) to inquire into a petition submitted by a Ghanaian citizen, Mr. Daniel Ofori. After considering the petition and the evidence, the Committee found that the grounds of stated misbehaviour under Article 146(1) had been established and recommended her removal from office.

“Under Article 146(9), the President is required to act in accordance with the Committee’s recommendation,” the statement concluded.

A leaked document on social media concluded that Justice Torkornoo had engaged in conduct amounting to “stated misbehaviour” under Article 146(1).

The Key finding read, “Unlawful expenditure of public funds: The committee held that the Chief Justice caused the Judicial Service to pay travel expenses for her husband and daughter during private holiday trips in 2023, including per diem allowances. This, the report stated, was an “avoidable and reckless dissipation of public funds.”

Abuse of discretionary power: The committee found that her handling of the transfer of one Mr. Baiden breached Article 296(a) and (b) of the Constitution, describing the act as misbehaviour.

Interference in judicial appointments: The report also noted that she sought to bypass the established process for nominating Justices of the Supreme Court, contrary to precedent set in the Ghana Bar Association case. The committee concluded this amounted to misbehaviour”.

The committee subsequently recommended her removal in accordance with Article 146(7). President Mahama, bound by Article 146(9), which makes the President’s action mandatory once such a recommendation is made, formally removed Justice Torkornoo by Warrant of Removal under the Presidential Seal.

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Three jailed over WASSCE malpractices

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Three jailed over WASSCE malpractices

Samuel Armah, a teacher at Ghana College SHS, and two university students, Kwame Oteng Nkansah and Amedeka James, have been jailed for a total of 20 months in prison.

The three have been jailed for their involvement in examination malpractice during the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

The convicts were arrested in Kasoa while engaging in various exam-related offences.

They were sentenced by the Kasoa-Ofaakor District Magistrate’s Court.

Samuel Armah, a teacher who was serving as an invigilator, was caught dictating answers to candidates with the answers to Social Studies Paper 1 on his mobile phone.

He was sentenced to eight months in prison and fined 80 penalty units.

Another convict, a Level 100 student of Accra Technical University, Kwame Oteng Nkansah, was caught impersonating Quayson Francis Atta of Ghana College SHS and was jailed for six months and fined 80 penalty units.

Additionally, Amedeka James, a level 100 University of Ghana was also jailed for six months and fined 80 penalty units for impersonating his twin brother, Amedeka Justice, during the same paper.

In related news, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has closed the Adventist Day Senior High School examination centre in Kumasi and relocated its candidates to the WAEC regional office.

This follows a widespread malpractice during the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

David Oppong, the Kumasi Metropolitan Director of Education, revealed that all 936 candidates from the school have been reassigned to write their English Language paper under strict supervision at the WAEC office.

David Oppong stated, “This has come to the attention of the Regional Director, and we are yet to conduct our investigation. For now, the students have been bused to the WAEC centre to take the examination, and it is very unfortunate”.

“We will ensure that the code of conduct and the rules governing the examination are applied,” he added.

A total of 461,640 students, including 207,381 males and 254,259 females, are sitting for the 2025 WASSCE nationwide.

Meanwhile, a JoyNews exposé has uncovered some officials of the Ghana Education Service (GES) colluding with invigilators.

The exposé revealed that the GES official received as little as GH¢60 to allow candidates to cheat in the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE).

Investigators found that invigilators were promised GH¢60 daily to allow candidates to smuggle mobile phones into examination halls to use artificial intelligence tools to solve questions.

The JOYNEWS exposé also unearthed an “Aseda Offertory” which is collected after the final paper.

According to the reports, students contributed at least GH¢5 each in appreciation.

John Kapi, Head of Public Affairs at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) stated, “Any payment that is made in the course of the examination to an invigilator or supervisor is illegal. It is not coming from WAEC.

“WAEC does not pay money in the course of the examination. We don’t do that”.

The exposé also revealed that malpractice was carefully organised with invigilators dictating answers, and circulated handwritten and printed solutions.

Also, Supervisors acted as lookouts against WAEC and National Security officials.

Kofi Asare of Africa Education Watch, in an interview, stated, “We’re teaching children corruption in basic schools. Corruption 101 begins here. They grow up to normalise it, producing corrupt citizens and professionals”.

Furthermore, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, the acting Director-General of GES, noted that all staff caught aiding malpractice would be dealt with.

“We cannot work with staff who cheat. Why keep someone who carries questions to students in an exam hall instead of teaching them in class? Nobody wants to be operated on by a doctor who cheated their way through. We must stop this”, he stated.

NPP broke, all five aspirants paid an extra GHS4m before filing – Ken Agyapong

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NPP broke, all five aspirants paid an extra GHS4m before filing – Ken Agyapong

Kennedy Agyapong, a former member of parliament for Assin Central and a NPP presidential candidate hopeful, has disclosed that all five aspirants paid an extra GHS4 million for development fees before filing.  

According to Kennedy Agyapong, it is a disgraceful thing that all five contestants in the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearership paid an extra four million cedis after paying for the filing fees.

He asserted that the party is broke just eight months after leaving office.

Speaking to party delegates in the Western North Region, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “What’s even disgraceful now is that all the aspirants are paying four million for development fees. I took my form for a hundred thousand and filed for five hundred thousand. I was told that there was a deadline, so I had to give them four million”.

Kennedy Agyapong further beg the NPP delegates to try him if he fails to deliver as a flagbearer and subsequently president, the delegates can remove him after four years and try someone else..

Mr Agyapong added, “If contracts were given to our contractors, would we have been standing there when NDC was distributing money, and would we not be doing the same? Please try me, and let’s see. After four years, if I don’t deliver, you can remove me and try another person; if I do well, we continue to build the country and the party.”

“If we had resourced our contractors and made them money, we would not be complaining that NDC was sharing money while we sat and watched,” he said.

Kennedy Agyapong continued, “We need to build the party, and we can only build the party if we resource the party people. We don’t resource them. Someone can say we are not here because of the party.

Someone’s agency, since he left the NDC, has filled over 12 vacancies, and you are sitting here jobless. These same people are coming to you; please don’t sell yourself cheap”.

Meanwhile, Kennedy Agyapong, after filing his nomination, told the party delegates that Ghanaians are crying for him.

The former lawmaker successfully filed his nomination to contest the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearership on, August 27, 2025.

Addressing party members after submitting his forms, Kennedy Agyapong urged the NPP delegates to ignore the noise and vote for him.

According to him, a vote for Kennedy Agyapong and a victory in the 2028 general election are assured for the NPP.

Speaking to the party members, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “I’m on my knees, I beg you in the name of God, do not listen to what Ghanaians are saying. Vote for Kennedy Agyapong, and victory will be assured for the NPP in 2028. Wherever you go, Ghanaians are crying for Kennedy Agyapong.

“Don’t allow anyone to intimidate you. Party victory is paramount, so let us unite and select a candidate who can deliver,” he declared.

Also, a spokesperson for Kennedy Agyapong’s campaign team, Kwasi Kwarteng, has shielded him, the NPP flagbearer hopeful, against criticisms of his temperament.

According to him, Kennedy Agyapong’s passion must be harnessed for national development.

Speaking to Joy News, Kwasi Kwarteng stated, “Our candidate, Kennedy Agyapong, is a human being. He has his strengths and he has his shortcomings”.

“Even in his shortcomings, we can capitalise on them to develop this country,” he said.

“People see him as having a temperament, but we see him as someone who is passionate about getting things done.”

“If indeed certain utterances of his have caused problems, we will not shy away from taking responsibility and apologising,” he concluded.

In addition, Dr Stephen Amoah, the Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, has confidently stated that the former Assin Central lawmaker, Kennedy Agyapong, is the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) strongest chance of winning the 2028 elections.

 He does not have a question about former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s competence.

According to him, Dr Bawumia is a capable leader, but Kennedy Agyapong stands out as the NPP’s stronger contender for 2028.

He detailed that electoral outcomes in Ghana are not just influenced by government performance.

Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News on August 26, Stephen Amoah stated, “I don’t think I have questioned the competence of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia before. Never. My issue is about the high probability of NPP winning or losing the election in 2028. It is not about competence. In winning an election in Ghana, it doesn’t depend only on performance.

“There are a number of factors that will actually impact; they correlate with different degrees, and most of them do not necessarily mean you have performed well or not. We have geographical voting. I have analysed these things and I think our chance of winning with Kennedy Agyapong will be higher,” he stated.

“Try me after 4 years if I don’t deliver, remove me” – Ken Agyapong begs NPP delegates

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“Try me after 4 years if I don’t deliver, remove me” – Ken Agyapong begs NPP delegates

Kennedy Agyapong, a former member of parliament for Assin Central and a NPP presidential candidate hopeful, has told the party delegates to try him for the 2028 election.

According to Kennedy Agyapong, if he fails to deliver as a flagbearer and subsequently president, the delegates can remove him after four years and try someone else..

Speaking to party delegates in the Western North Region, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “If contracts were given to our contractors, would we have been standing there when NDC was distributing money, and would we not be doing the same? Please try me, and let’s see. After four years, if I don’t deliver, you can remove me and try another person; if I do well, we continue to build the country and the party.”

“If we had resourced our contractors and made them money, we would not be complaining that NDC was sharing money while we sat and watched,” he said.

Kennedy Agyapong further added, “We need to build the party, and we can only build the party if we resource the party people. We don’t resource them. Someone can say we are not here because of the party.

Someone’s agency, since he left the NDC, has filled over 12 vacancies, and you are sitting here jobless. These same people are coming to you; please don’t sell yourself cheap”.

The NPP aspirant further revealed that the most disgraceful thing was that all five contestants in the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearership paid an extra four million cedis after paying for the filing fees.

He asserted that the party is broke just eight months after leaving office.

“What’s even disgraceful now is that all the aspirants are paying four million for development fees. I took my form for a hundred thousand and filed for five hundred thousand. I was told that there was a deadline, so I had to give them four million”, Mr Agyapong lamented.

Meanwhile, Kennedy Agyapong, after filing his nomination, told the party delegates that Ghanaians are crying for him.

The former lawmaker successfully filed his nomination to contest the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearership on, August 27, 2025.

Addressing party members after submitting his forms, Kennedy Agyapong urged the NPP delegates to ignore the noise and vote for him.

According to him, a vote for Kennedy Agyapong and a victory in the 2028 general election are assured for the NPP.

Speaking to the party members, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “I’m on my knees, I beg you in the name of God, do not listen to what Ghanaians are saying. Vote for Kennedy Agyapong, and victory will be assured for the NPP in 2028. Wherever you go, Ghanaians are crying for Kennedy Agyapong.

“Don’t allow anyone to intimidate you. Party victory is paramount, so let us unite and select a candidate who can deliver,” he declared.

Also, a spokesperson for Kennedy Agyapong’s campaign team, Kwasi Kwarteng, has shielded him, the NPP flagbearer hopeful, against criticisms of his temperament.

According to him, Kennedy Agyapong’s passion must be harnessed for national development.

Speaking to Joy News, Kwasi Kwarteng stated, “Our candidate, Kennedy Agyapong, is a human being. He has his strengths and he has his shortcomings”.

“Even in his shortcomings, we can capitalise on them to develop this country,” he said.

“People see him as having a temperament, but we see him as someone who is passionate about getting things done.”

“If indeed certain utterances of his have caused problems, we will not shy away from taking responsibility and apologising,” he concluded.

In addition, Dr Stephen Amoah, the Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, has confidently stated that the former Assin Central lawmaker, Kennedy Agyapong, is the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) strongest chance of winning the 2028 elections.

 He does not have a question about former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s competence.

According to him, Dr Bawumia is a capable leader, but Kennedy Agyapong stands out as the NPP’s stronger contender for 2028.

He detailed that electoral outcomes in Ghana are not just influenced by government performance.

Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News on August 26, Stephen Amoah stated, “I don’t think I have questioned the competence of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia before. Never. My issue is about the high probability of NPP winning or losing the election in 2028. It is not about competence. In winning an election in Ghana, it doesn’t depend only on performance.

“There are a number of factors that will actually impact; they correlate with different degrees, and most of them do not necessarily mean you have performed well or not. We have geographical voting. I have analysed these things and I think our chance of winning with Kennedy Agyapong will be higher,” he stated.

Body parts of slain immigration officer allegedly missing; as family demands full remains for burial  

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Body parts of slain immigration officer allegedly missing; as family demands full remains for burial  

The family of the slain immigration officer, Stephen King Amoah, are demanding the full remains of the officer for burial.

According to the family, they cannot proceed with the burial until his remains are complete.

The family revealed that preliminary checks during preparations for the burial showed portions of the late officer’s body were missing.

Speaking in an interview on JOYNEWS on Thursday, September 4, 2025, a family member of the slain immigration officer disclosed, “We cannot lay him to rest like this. We need his full remains”.

The family member further called on investigators and the suspects to provide clarity and release any outstanding parts to the family.

The family member lamented that the situation is causing more grief as the missing body parts keep delaying the funeral.

The Adabraka District Court on Thursday, September 4, 2025, adjourned the case to October 9.

The Ghana Police has also announced that a third suspect linked to the case died on August 23, 2025, after a short illness.

Meanwhile, the aunt of the late Immigration Officer Stephen King Amoah invoked curses on suspects on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at the Adabraka District Court.

In a viral video, the aunt of the slain officer broke eggs, performed rituals, and invoked curses on those she believes are responsible for his death, extending the curse to their generations.

Speaking in the video, she invoked curses, saying, “Anyone responsible for his death should also suffer the same fate.

All your generation will suffer the same fate; the gods should deal ruthlessly with anyone responsible for his death, the gods shouldn’t spare anyone involved in his murder,” she cursed.

In addition, details of how the murder of Immigration Officer Stephen Amoah at the residence of the main suspect have emerged.

According to reports, Bright Aweh, the prime suspect, allegedly orchestrated the killing of immigration officer Stephen King Amoah with chilling precision.

Ghana Chronicles in a post on X on August 26, 2025, detailed, “Bright Aweh, the prime suspect, lived with his wife in a storey building. On the morning of the incident, he sent his wife on an errand, ensuring she was out of the house.

To clear the compound, Bright told his upstairs neighbour, who was leaving for work, not to return early because he planned to fumigate due to a “funny smell.”

When the neighbour offered to chip in for fumigation chemicals, Bright refused, insisting he’d handle it alone, raising suspicions about his true intentions.

Bright also confronted another neighbour about their CCTV facing his compound. The neighbour claimed it was faulty, but later installed a 360° camera that recorded three motorbikes entering Bright’s house before Amoah arrived. Their purpose remains a mystery”.

The further narrated, “Stephen Amoah, the victim, told his nephew he was visiting Bright to collect money owed to him. Tragically, he entered the house and never came out alive.

 Later, Bright’s car was seen leaving the compound, its contents unknown, adding to the growing list of suspicious activities.

Disturbingly, WhatsApp messages were sent from Stephen’s phone after the incident, claiming, “I have received the money, my wife is not around, so today I am going to chase girls,” suggesting an attempt to mislead investigators.

Following Bright’s arrest, a second suspect, Thomas Zigah (AKA Nii Jaase), was apprehended. A third suspect was also detained but has since died under unclear circumstances.

The calculated moves by Bright—clearing the house, deflecting neighbours, and the mysterious motorbikes—point to a meticulously planned crime. What drove him to such lengths? The investigation continues”.

Furthermore, the Ghana Police Service has announced that they have discovered weapons used in the murder of Immigration Officer Stephen Amoah at the residence of the main suspect.

According to the police, during a search of the suspect’s home, they found bloodstains in the living room and evidence of a freshly painted wall, apparently intended to conceal the crime.

The Police revealed a separate search at another location uncovered a blood-stained carpet that had been burned and a fufu pestle stained with blood.

COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, the Director General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, detailed that all recovered items were sent for forensic analysis, which confirmed the presence of human blood.

Speaking during a press conference on August 4, COP Lydia Yaako Donkor detailed, “The investigation took a decisive turn on July 16, 2025, when the CID, supported by officers from the Counter Terrorism Unit and the Kwabenya District Police, visited the suspect’s residence. A forensic review revealed the following: bloodstains in the living room, evidence of attempted cleanup, freshly painted walls, and an empty can of spray paint.

“A search of a secondary crime scene near the GBC Satellite Area also uncovered a burnt woolen carpet stained with blood and a partially burnt camouflage fabric. These items were photographed, retrieved, and processed for forensic analysis,” she added.

The CID boss added, “On July 24, police obtained a warrant to search a specific room in the suspect’s house. The search revealed additional bloodstains, which were photographed and sampled for forensic analysis. A further search in the bushes approximately 100 meters from the suspect’s house also led to the retrieval of a fufu pestle with bloodstains all over it, wrapped in polythene,” she said.

COP Donkor also revealed that an impounded vehicle belonging to the suspect also contained bloodstains and tested positive for human blood.

“Police also impounded the suspect’s vehicle, in which bloodstains were found and collected for analysis. I wish to state that the initial blood samples collected have tested positive for human blood. To aid the investigation, the deceased’s mother and son have provided samples for DNA profiling,” she stated.

COP Yaako Donkor has disclosed that the suspect has now been charged with murder in light of the new evidence gathered and will reappear in court on August 8.

She added that efforts are being made to arrest his accomplices.

COP Yaako Donkor added, “In light of this evidence, the suspect, initially charged with kidnapping, has been re-arrested and formally charged with murder. He is currently in custody following his appearance before the Adabraka District Court and is scheduled to reappear on August 8, 2025.

“A special operation is currently underway to identify and arrest his accomplices, and we are following other vital leads to gather all necessary evidence against the suspect and his accomplices,” she said.

Former CJ Sophia Akuffo bought state land at Cantoments for ₵7,000 – Solomon Owusu claims

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Former CJ Sophia Akuffo bought state land at Cantoments for ₵7,000 – Solomon Owusu claims

Solomon Owusu, a senior Communicator for the Movement for Change, has accused the former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo of buying a state land at Cantoments for ₵7,000.

According to Solomon Owusu, if Sophia Akuffo wants him to see her as an honest person, she must return the land she bought for ₵7,000.

Speaking in an interview on GHone TV on September 4, 2025, “If the former Chief Justice wants me to take her seriously and to see her as an honest person, she must return the land that she bought for 7,000 cedis at Cantonments. I’m scandalised. Who buys land at 7,000 and claims that she’s honest?”

“She knows the embattled Chief Justice in three ways: both are women, they attended Wesley Girls’ High School, and both have held the position of Chief Justice. That is why she did what she did”, he alleged.

His comment comes following Sophia Akuffo’s remarks in an interview, condemning President John Mahama’s removal of the former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.

According to Sophia Akuffo, the allegation that led to the removal of the Chief Justice is not strong enough to justify her dismissal.

In an interview with TV3, September 2, Sophia Akuffo stated, “The [allegations] lack the gravity that will lead to a grave outcome such as the removal of the head of an institution of justice.”

Sophia Akuffo further urged Gertrude Torkornoo to take heart, as God may have bigger, better, and greater things planned for her.

Madam Sophia Akuffo added, “She should take heart. That God sees, and sometimes when you go through certain things which you think have brought you to the end or to your knees or something like that, that could be far from the truth”.

“There could be bigger, better and greater needs that the Lord has in store. That is what I will tell her, and that is what I will send to her as a text message.”

“When you are a believer, things happen today, yes, they have happened, so look to God and move on, and you will allow God to manage the rest”, she added.

Sophia Akuffo further condemned the proceedings that led to President John Dramani Mahama removing the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo.

According to Sophia Akuffo,  Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo was not given a fair hearing.

Sophia Akuffo described the proceedings as a “rigmarole” that set a dangerous precedent for Ghana’s judiciary.

The former Chief Justice added, “She did not get a fair trial. Even though it is not a trial strictly speaking, it was handled as though it were a treason trial”.

“They lack the gravity that will lead to a grave outcome such as the removal of the head of an institution of justice”.

The former Chief Justice’s remarks echo the same feelings Chief Justice Torkonoo herself had earlier labelled as cruel and unconstitutional.

Meanwhile, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, the former Director of the Ghana School of Law, has told Sophia Akuffo to remain silent in view of the oath of secrecy she subscribed to as a Council of State member.

According to Kwaku Ansa-Asare, Sophia Akuffo’s remarks on the removal of Gertrude Torkornoo as Chief Justice are inappropriate and amount to a breach of the oath of secrecy.

Speaking in an interview on TV3’s NewsCentral, September 3, 2025, Ansa-Asare stressed, “All I can say is that our eminent and distinguished former Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana has nodded a little. The public has reposed confidence in her; she subscribed to the oath of a member of the Council of State and the oath of secrecy, so her comment and the whole interview are inappropriate.

“…seeks to realise that she cannot say anything and some of the things she said are just indirectly to her knowledge of what actually transpired at the Council of State and her appearance at the Committee sittings and once she has subscribed to a certain oath, she must always bear in mind that the Oath is a sacred duty which must not be broken,”

He added, “What she has done is in clear breach of the trust the good people of Ghana have reposed in her”.

“My good advice to my distinguished former Chief Justice is that in such matters, she should remain silent in view of the oath that she has subscribed to,” Kwaku Ansa-Asare added.

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“The actual name was ‘Akuma Ase Hene’, not Kumasi” – Dormaahene punches holes in Okomfo Anokye’s tale

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“The actual name was ‘Akuma Ase Hene’, not Kumasi” – Dormaahene punches holes in Okomfo Anokye’s tale

The Dormahene Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs and Paramount Chief of the Dormaa Traditional Area, has punched holes in the historical tales of Okomfo Anokye.

History tells us that the Asante Kingdom was founded in the 18th century by King Osei Tutu I, with the direction of his spiritual leader, Okomfo Anokye.

According to historical accounts, Okomfo Anokye planted two trees in a forest, saying one would grow to become the capital of the Ashanti Kingdom, with the other dying.

However, in a recent viral video, the Dormahene has debunked the tales as lies.

The Dormahene in the video stated, “They said Komfo Anokye planted two trees, that one survived and the other did not, which gave the names to Kumawu and Kumasi. That is not true.

When we say Kumasi today, I am teaching you live and clear. In the olden days, the place they called Asante was under the Denkyira chief. The Kumasi people were under Denkyira and were fetching firewood for him. The name of the tool used for cutting firewood is the axe, akuma. So, the actual name was ‘Akuma Ase Hene’, not Kumasi. It is a lie.

If you are a chief who can read and write, you should fear nobody. If everyone keeps quiet, the Dormaa people will not keep quiet or hide”, he confidently added.

It will be recalled, Dormahene, in another interview stated that anyone who claims the Golden Stool was summoned to descend from the sky is a liar.

According to the Dormahene, the Golden Stool, when it was recently outdoored, looked welded when it was displayed in public.

Speaking during the launch of the Bonokyempem Council in the Bono Region on August 14, 2025, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, stated, “If anyone tells you they can summon something to descend from the sky, I, Agyeman Badu II, am saying it is a lie”.

“Didn’t you see when the Golden Stool was recently outdoored, it looked welded? Didn’t you see?” he quizzed.

However, Otumfuo’s Nanahene, speaking in an interview on Adum TV on August 24, 2025, claimed the Dormaahene was being haunted by the ghost of his late mother after he had ignored investigating the cause of her death.

According to Otumfuo’s Nanahene, the Dormahene’s hatred against the Asantehene will not work.

Otumfuo’s Nanahene stated, “Did he see the Golden Stool that he is questioning whether it is from the sky? Everything the Dormaahene is saying about the Golden Stool does not make sense. He does not know what he is talking about”.

He further revealed that the Dormahene’s own uncle once served at the Manhyia Palace and also respected the Golden stool and quizzed why the Dormahene has changed since he became a chief and is now disrespecting the Golden stool.

Also, Okatakyie Afrifa Mensah, a controversial media personality, has slammed Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs and Paramount Chief of the Dormaa Traditional Area, over his recent comments on the Golden Stool.

Speaking on his For the Records show on August 19, 2025, Okatakyie Afrifa Mensah quizzed the Dormaahene whether the Golden Stool is from the sky or not, then so what?

According to him, the Dormaahene had the perfect opportunity to talk about development, but chose to attack the Asantehene.

Afrifa-Mensah stated, “Nana Dormaahene, respectfully, if the Golden Stool is from the sky or not, then so what? The conversations you were having, what beneficial interest will that bring to the Bono people? There are a lot of pressing issues you could have addressed instead of talking about the Golden Stool.

“You had the perfect opportunity to talk about development and how to support the region, but what you did instead was driven by personal interest. What have you done for the people of Dormaa to show off?”

He continued, “Whether the Golden Stool came from the skies or not, it belongs to the Asantes and nothing else.

“You started this attack four years ago, but still, John Mahama continues to engage with the Asantes. Aren’t you tired, Nana Dormaahene? You did this for the NDC, and now that the NDC is in power, you are still attacking the Asantes.”

In addition, Historian Anokye Frimpong has revealed that all the Golden Stools in Ghana were made by the Paramount Chief of Dormaa, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, forbears.

According to Anokye Frimpong, Nana Dormaahene’s forbears moulded a Golden Stool, which was seized by the Ashantis and melted.

Speaking to Agyenkwa FM, Anokye Frimpong explained, “Under Opoku I, the Asantes went to war against the people of Dormaa, who were led by Nana Kofi Adu. The Ashantis defeated them and took away their Golden Stool”.

“Because Konfo Anokyi has warned that there must be only one Golden Stool and that if anyone found one, the Ashantis should go to war and conquer it, the Ashantis defeated Dormaa and took hostage of their Golden Stool, melted it, and it became the first Golden Stool melted by the Ashantis in history”.

He further revealed that another great-grandfather of the current Dormaahene, Nana Kwadwo Adinkra Karikari, also manufactured a Golden Stool during the reign of Nana Osei Bonsu as the Asantehene.

He revealed that the stool became the second one which the Ashantis seized through war and destroyed.

Anokye Frimpong added that all the welded Golden Stools in Ghana’s history were made and used by the forbears of the current Dormaahene, but not the Ashantis.

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“It is very unfair” – NPP Secretary refute TDC claims of selling state land at GHS2k to his wife

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“It is very unfair” – NPP Secretary refute TDC claims of selling state land at GHS2k to his wife

Okwei Ian Tabalor, the Tema Central Constituency Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has refuted the claims made by Courage Makafui Nunekpeku, the Managing Director of Tema Development Company (TDC) Limited, who accused him of illegally selling a public plot of land to his wife for GHS 2,000.

According to Courage Makafui Nunekpeku, the land sold was located behind Tema Secondary School, which has since been retrieved for state development purposes.

Speaking to the media in Accra on Thursday, September 4, the Managing Director of TDC stated, “The NPP Tema Central Constituency Secretary sold that place to his wife at the cost of GHS2000.

The documents are with me, and I can make it available. When I went into the matter, I said no way, I engaged the woman, and I terminated the contract,” he stated.

He added,  “…I am not grabbing any land, I am just doing the right thing for the Ghanaian. I terminated that contract, and now the place is for the state to be used as a public toilet.”

Reacting to the accusations, Okwei Ian Tabalor, the NPP Constituency Secretary, detailed that he had no involvement in the land allocation process.

Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News on Thursday, September 4, the NPP Constituency Secretary stated, “This is something that my wife drew my attention to — the fact that her brother, who is called Caleb Kisei, who was a former worker of TDC until he travelled out of the country, had a portion of a plot in the same area, which is Community Five”.

“According to her, the brother was the one who made her know that the next plot to his was also a commercial [plot] which she could apply for. According to her, she went through the process and applied… I have no hand in them. I am a protocol officer, not a manager. I am not responsible for land allocation.”

He further added, “The land allocation proposal of the fee that was given to Irene was assigned by Mr Asare Darko, who is the former Estate Manager of TDC. The man is alive. The lady went to the company to pay the said fee. She had even gone ahead to apply for permit for the said plot at TDC, which TDC had given her to develop the plot at GHS4,600.

“She had gone further to obtain ETA permit for the said plot. The said area is Community 5, the commercial enclave. The size of the said plot is 28 by 30 feet, which I have seen on the site plan.”

He further confidently stated that he had no influence on land matters at the TDC.

“My work had been to be in charge of events, be in charge of meetings, be in charge of governmental relationships or institutional relationships, and then sometimes when VIPs are coming into the company, I arrange facility tours and those things.

“So for the Managing Director to accuse me of the one to have sold a portion of the land to my wife, I think it is very unfair, very unfair”, he added.

Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has announced he has ordered the Land Ministry to conduct a comprehensive audit of state lands leased or sold between 2017 and 2024.

According to Mahama, the audit will be conducted by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources in collaboration with the Lands Commission, will cover lands acquired for state purposes.

Speaking at the newly reconstituted National Lands Commission during their inauguration on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, John Mahama stated, “I’ve directed the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Lands Commission to immediately undertake a comprehensive audit of all state lands allocated, leased or sold, particularly between 2017 and 2024”.

“This audit will cover lands acquired for schools, hospitals, and public institutions, forest and ecological zones, and lawfully converted to private use, any transaction tainted by conflict of interest, abuse of power, or political patronage,” he explained.

Mahama warned that any transactions found to have been carried out illegally will be reversed, and the land reclaimed by the state.

President Mahama further dismissed claims that the government is witch-hunting opponents, adding that the process will be conducted fairly and transparently.

John Mahama added, “Where illegality or impropriety is discovered, such transactions will be reversed and the land will be recovered to the government by law. We’re not on a witch hunt. Those who have legally acquired land through proper processes need not fear. This exercise is about fairness and justice”.

President Mahama further revealed that there has been a temporary ban on state land transactions.

“Today, with the inauguration of the new commission and the adoption of robust accountability measures, I am pleased to announce that the ban on land transactions has been lifted”, he said.

Petition already sent to Mahama for the removal of Jean Mensa and deputies – Alarm blows

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Petition already sent to Mahama for the removal of Jean Mensa and deputies – Alarm blows

Prof Baffour Agyeman-Duah, a former United Nations Senior Governance Adviser, has revealed that Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, and her two deputies, Dr Eric Bossman Asare and Samuel Tettey, are next in line to be removed from office.

According to Prof Baffour Agyeman-Duah, the process for the removal of Jean Mensa and her deputies has already been initiated.

He highlighted that a petition has already been sent to President John Dramani Mahama.

Speaking on JOYNEWS AM Show on Wednesday, September 3, Prof Baffour Agyeman-Duah stated, “In fact, yesterday [Tuesday], we were told that the NDC has not finished yet in terms of the people they intend to remove, and I guess it will be the Electoral Commissioners. I think a petition has already been sent to the President,” he revealed.

Prof Agyeman-Duah also stressed that the development surrounding the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo is a worrying trend of political interference in independent state institutions.

“You don’t have to politicise certain key institutions of governance so the people can continuously have trust and believe in the role that they play in a democracy,” he warned.

In the run-up to the 2024 election, there were growing concerns about the fairness of the Jean Mensa Electoral Commission.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), in particular, has been vocal about its dissatisfaction with the Commission’s handling of the recent elections.

The EC top officials are made up of Jean Mensa (Chairperson), Samuel Tettey (Deputy Chairman for Operations), Dr Bossman Eric Asare (Deputy Chairman for Corporate Services), Adwoa Asuama Abrefa (Commissioner), Salima Ahmed Tijani, Dr Peter Appiahene, and Rev Akua Ofori Boateng.

The NDC National Chairman, Asiedu Nketia, has already appeared to be setting the tone for the future sacking of the Electoral Commission boss despite the NDC victory.

He revealed that even before the NDC came to power, he was calling for a reset in the judiciary and the Electoral Commission, and he still stands by his calls.

Johnson Asiedu Nketiah declared that Electoral Commission Chairperson Jean Mensa and other top officials must all be sacked.

Asiedu Nketia asserted that the fact that the NDC won the 2024 elections does not turn the Electoral Commission chairperson, Madam Jean Mensa, into an angel.

Speaking in an interview on Radio Gold, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah stated, “Before we came to power, I called for a reset of our various institutions, the judiciary, the Electoral Commission, and the Auditor General, and I termed it an institutional reset.

“I still stand by my comments because I raised these concerns first. Why should I change my mind just because we have won an election and the EC is now seen as an angel? For me, those at the top it not just one person, he stated.

In a separate interview, Asiedu Nketia also stated that the NDC had to dine with the devil in the 2024 elections regarding the party’s dealings with the Electoral Commission.

According to Asiedu Nketia, the NDC used a long spoon to beat the Jean Mensa-led EC in the 2024 election when they dined together.

The NDC chairman likened Madam Jean Mensa-led EC to the devil.

Asiedu Nketia is quoted by JOY NEWS as having stated, “We had to dine with the devil in 2024 -we used a long spoon to beat the EC”.

The NDC Chairman also cited the Electoral Commission’s handling of recent electoral matters, particularly the unresolved parliamentary election in Ablekuma North, as showing an institutional failure.

He noted that six months after the 2024 election, we still don’t have an elected MP for Ablekuma North.

Speaking on JOY NEWS, Asiedu Nketia stated, “There has to be a change… The three top leadership must all go. They have managed the commission so badly”.

“You cannot still be having an election that will go into a stalemate. There is no anticipation of any stalemate in our laws unless people don’t want to do their work well… It’s a clear case of negligence or inability to perform its functions,” he stated.

He added, “Six months on after the election, and we still don’t have an elected MP. That must tell you something is wrong”.

“This commission, as presently constituted, took over the reins of the Electoral Commission, and they have never done a satisfactory election… First was SALL. A whole constituency went unrepresented for four years. Now, Ablekuma North. And the Ayawaso West by-election? Everything has been messed up,” he added.

Asiedu Nketia further added, “Resetting the EC means bringing it back to an institution that is fit for purpose. The way it is existing now, it is not fit for purpose.”

“If in any serious country we want to maintain this type of Electoral Commission, then I don’t know what the country is about.”

Meanwhile, the Centre for Democracy and Socio-Economic Development (CDS Africa), has advised President John Dramani Mahama not to attempt to replace the Electoral Commission chairperson, Jean Mensa and her two deputies.

According to them, any attempt by the president to make such a move will be faced with fierce opposition as doing so will set a dangerous precedent for future governments, potentially infringing upon the independence of the Commission.

CDS Africa’s petition comes after two separate petitions were filed against the EC Chairperson and her deputies – Dr Bossman Asare and Mr Samuel Tettey – alleging misconduct and calling for their removal from office.

“Mahama competing with Adolf Hitler and Idi Amin” – PNP’s Nabla on CJ removal 

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“Mahama competing with Adolf Hitler and Idi Amin” – PNP’s Nabla on CJ removal 

Janet Nabla, the National Chairman of the People’s National Party (PNP), has likened President John Dramani Mahama to Adolf Hitler and Idi Amin following his removal of Gertrude Esaaba Torkornoo as Chief Justice.

The PNP chairman accused Mahama of undermining the constitution.

According to her, John Mahama has now become the head of the judiciary.

Speaking in an interview on Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5 FM, Nabla stated, “Our democracy is gone because President Mahama has now become the head of the judiciary. The executive power has taken control over the judiciary. The separation of powers and democracy are no longer working in this country. It is as if we are in a military regime”.

“President Mahama is doing whatever he wants, abusing his office. He has disrespected and violated Article 146. How can you establish a prima facie case without giving the one involved a fair hearing? The grounds on which she was removed are ridiculous and senseless.”

She added, “President Mahama has disgraced the entire nation of Ghana to the whole of Africa. President Mahama is competing with Adolf Hitler and Idi Amin.

“When you examine what President Mahama is doing, the only people I can liken him to are Adolf Hitler and Idi Amin. These two leaders were ruthless, wicked and abused power. They undermined the constitution and used their own minds in governing.”

Madam Nabla noted that Ghanaians would punish the National Democratic Congress (NDC) by voting them out of office in the 2028 elections.

Janet Nabla asserted, “We won’t let the NDC as a political party destroy our democracy. This is the last time any Ghanaian will vote for the NDC.

They can travel to space and back, but they will be voted out in 2028. There is no amount of violence they can deploy that would make them win the elections. This is a political party that thrives on violence and abuse of office, but those times have passed.”

Background

President John Mahama sacked the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office with immediate effect after he received a first report from the five-member committee he constituted to investigate three petitions brought against the Chief Justice.

Hours after President Mahama received the committee reports, Chief Justice Torkornoo was sacked with immediate effect.

A statement from the presidency stated, “President John Dramani Mahama has, in accordance with Article 146(9) of the 1992 Constitution, removed the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office with immediate effect”.

“This follows receipt of the report of the Committee constituted under Article 146(6) to inquire into a petition submitted by a Ghanaian citizen, Mr. Daniel Ofori. After considering the petition and the evidence, the Committee found that the grounds of stated misbehaviour under Article 146(1) had been established and recommended her removal from office.

“Under Article 146(9), the President is required to act in accordance with the Committee’s recommendation,” the statement concluded.

A leaked document on social media concluded that Justice Torkornoo had engaged in conduct amounting to “stated misbehaviour” under Article 146(1).

The Key finding read, “Unlawful expenditure of public funds: The committee held that the Chief Justice caused the Judicial Service to pay travel expenses for her husband and daughter during private holiday trips in 2023, including per diem allowances. This, the report stated, was an “avoidable and reckless dissipation of public funds.”

Abuse of discretionary power: The committee found that her handling of the transfer of one Mr. Baiden breached Article 296(a) and (b) of the Constitution, describing the act as misbehaviour.

Interference in judicial appointments: The report also noted that she sought to bypass the established process for nominating Justices of the Supreme Court, contrary to precedent set in the Ghana Bar Association case. The committee concluded this amounted to misbehaviour”.

The committee subsequently recommended her removal in accordance with Article 146(7). President Mahama, bound by Article 146(9), which makes the President’s action mandatory once such a recommendation is made, formally removed Justice Torkornoo by Warrant of Removal under the Presidential Seal.

Meanwhile, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the most senior Supreme Court judge, was appointed by President Mahama to act as Chief Justice during the investigation process.

President Mahama is now expected to name former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo’s successor in the coming days.

“Akpaloo has not been formally charged” – Lawyer breaks silence on his EOCO arrest

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“Akpaloo has not been formally charged” – Lawyer breaks silence on his EOCO arrest

The Legal Counsel for LPG founder Kofi Akpaloo, Enoch Afoakwa, has stated that the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has not formally charged his client after his arrest.

According to Afoakwa, Akpaloo’s case involves a civil commercial dispute that is currently under investigation by EOCO.

He added that the case is also being followed before the Commercial Division of the High Court in Accra.

Akpaloo’s legal counsel also refuted widespread rumours that Akpaloo’s wife was also arrested.

Speaking on Adom FM Thursday, September 4, 2025, Afoakwa stated, “He has not been formally charged but has been cautioned on some offences they are investigating”.

“… It centers on a civil commercial dispute which I’m handling parts of and on behalf of Kofi Akpaloo before the High Court’s Commercial Division in Accra. It is the same case EOCO is investigating.

It centres on a civil commercial dispute between a private engagement he undertook. His wife isn’t part of the case but only Akpaloo, who is currently in the custody of EOCO,” he added.

Yesterday, September 3, 2025, news broke of EOCO picking up  Kofi Akpaloo, the presidential candidate and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG).

According to sources, Kofi Akpaloo was picked up by EOCO’s Surveillance and Asset Recovery unit (SARU).

 The family of Kofi Akpaloo confirmed the news but did not disclose any reason for his detention.

The family sources revealed Kofi Akpaloo was picked up from his home in Kumasi.

According to them, they do not know his current whereabouts are unknown.

EOCO has yet to issue an official statement surrounding the arrest.

Meanwhile, Kofi Akpaloo was recently in the news when he shockingly stated that God used the helicopter crash as a reminder to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government not to lie to Ghanaian cocoa farmers.

According to Kofi Akpaloo, the NDC in opposition promised cocoa farmers they were going to raise a bag of cocoa to 7000 cedis, but only added 128 cedis to the bag of cocoa.

Speaking on Wontumi TV, Kofi Akpaloo shockingly claimed, “God is not asleep. You saw where the helicopter crash occurred? A cocoa farm. The cocoa farmer that they deceived, this is what happened. Someone will remember it one day. This is not politics. Everything that happens is God who makes it happen.

God used the cràsh as a reminder, don’t lie to cocoa farmers”.

He added, recounting an incident that happened to the now Health minister, Mintah Akandoh, “I told you about Akandoh. God knows he will become a health minister, so he made something small happen to him, and he was rushed to Kumasi. Go was telling him that if he became the Health Minister all health projects he should continue them because it is necessary”.

“You told the cocoa farmers you were going to give them GHC7000 when you came into office. They all placed their hope on you, and you only added 128 cedis to their money”, Kofi Akpaloo noted.

He added, “Then, in the morning, a plane carrying eight people crashed on a cocoa farm, killing them. Do you think it’s for nothing? Don’t take things for granted. God is reminding you, God is reminding you, don’t lie to them again.

This is not about politics. I am telling you as it is, you lied to them, the people who voted for Mahama. These were some of the lies they told them: they lied on the plane, they lied on the cocoa farm, and God is using this as a reminder to them”.

Reacting to his comments, Kwame Nkrumah Tikese on Ada Akye Abia stated he always knew Kofi Akpaloo had no wisdom.

He stated, “Kofi Akpaloo and the rest, I am pleading with you people, look for sensible things to say. If God does not help you, and you are a fool when you are young, when you grow up, you will still be a fool.

People have died, and the whole country is in mourning, and you go and sit on a radio station playing politics with this. Nonsense, that they were deceiving cocoa farmers, that is why they crashed in a cocoa farm”.

He added, “Foolish talks like things. He will come wrapped in cloth, telling Ghanaians to vote for him. In Ghana, we need to be examining people’s brains if they want to be president. For long, I have known that Kofi Akpaloo had no wisdom, but now is the time Ghanaians are learning about it”.

“All your generation will suffer the same fate” – Aunt of slain Immigration Officer invokes curses on suspects

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“All your generation will suffer the same fate” – Aunt of slain Immigration Officer invokes curses on suspects

The aunt of the late Immigration Officer Stephen King Amoah invoked curses on suspects on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at the Adabraka District Court.

In a viral video, the aunt of the slain officer broke eggs, performed rituals, and invoked curses on those she believes are responsible for his death, extending the curse to their generations.

Speaking in the video, she invoked curses, saying, “Anyone responsible for his death should also suffer the same fate.

All your generation will suffer the same fate; the gods should deal ruthlessly with anyone responsible for his death, the gods shouldn’t spare anyone involved in his murder,” she cursed.

Meanwhile, the case has since been adjourned to October 9.

The Ghana Police has also announced that a third suspect linked to the case died on August 23, 2025, after a short illness.

In addition, details of how the murder of Immigration Officer Stephen Amoah at the residence of the main suspect have emerged.

According to reports, Bright Aweh, the prime suspect, allegedly orchestrated the killing of immigration officer Stephen King Amoah with chilling precision.

Ghana Chronicles in a post on X on August 26, 2025, detailed, “Bright Aweh, the prime suspect, lived with his wife in a storey building. On the morning of the incident, he sent his wife on an errand, ensuring she was out of the house.

To clear the compound, Bright told his upstairs neighbour, who was leaving for work, not to return early because he planned to fumigate due to a “funny smell.”

When the neighbour offered to chip in for fumigation chemicals, Bright refused, insisting he’d handle it alone, raising suspicions about his true intentions.

Bright also confronted another neighbour about their CCTV facing his compound. The neighbour claimed it was faulty, but later installed a 360° camera that recorded three motorbikes entering Bright’s house before Amoah arrived. Their purpose remains a mystery”.

The further narrated, “Stephen Amoah, the victim, told his nephew he was visiting Bright to collect money owed to him. Tragically, he entered the house and never came out alive.

 Later, Bright’s car was seen leaving the compound, its contents unknown, adding to the growing list of suspicious activities.

Disturbingly, WhatsApp messages were sent from Stephen’s phone after the incident, claiming, “I have received the money, my wife is not around, so today I am going to chase girls,” suggesting an attempt to mislead investigators.

Following Bright’s arrest, a second suspect, Thomas Zigah (AKA Nii Jaase), was apprehended. A third suspect was also detained but has since died under unclear circumstances.

The calculated moves by Bright—clearing the house, deflecting neighbours, and the mysterious motorbikes—point to a meticulously planned crime. What drove him to such lengths? The investigation continues”.

Furthermore, the Ghana Police Service has announced that they have discovered weapons used in the murder of Immigration Officer Stephen Amoah at the residence of the main suspect.

According to the police, during a search of the suspect’s home, they found bloodstains in the living room and evidence of a freshly painted wall, apparently intended to conceal the crime.

The Police revealed a separate search at another location uncovered a blood-stained carpet that had been burned and a fufu pestle stained with blood.

COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, the Director General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, detailed that all recovered items were sent for forensic analysis, which confirmed the presence of human blood.

Speaking during a press conference on August 4, COP Lydia Yaako Donkor detailed, “The investigation took a decisive turn on July 16, 2025, when the CID, supported by officers from the Counter Terrorism Unit and the Kwabenya District Police, visited the suspect’s residence. A forensic review revealed the following: bloodstains in the living room, evidence of attempted cleanup, freshly painted walls, and an empty can of spray paint.

“A search of a secondary crime scene near the GBC Satellite Area also uncovered a burnt woolen carpet stained with blood and a partially burnt camouflage fabric. These items were photographed, retrieved, and processed for forensic analysis,” she added.

The CID boss added, “On July 24, police obtained a warrant to search a specific room in the suspect’s house. The search revealed additional bloodstains, which were photographed and sampled for forensic analysis. A further search in the bushes approximately 100 meters from the suspect’s house also led to the retrieval of a fufu pestle with bloodstains all over it, wrapped in polythene,” she said.

COP Donkor also revealed that an impounded vehicle belonging to the suspect also contained bloodstains and tested positive for human blood.

“Police also impounded the suspect’s vehicle, in which bloodstains were found and collected for analysis. I wish to state that the initial blood samples collected have tested positive for human blood. To aid the investigation, the deceased’s mother and son have provided samples for DNA profiling,” she stated.

COP Yaako Donkor has disclosed that the suspect has now been charged with murder in light of the new evidence gathered and will reappear in court on August 8.

She added that efforts are being made to arrest his accomplices.

COP Yaako Donkor added, “In light of this evidence, the suspect, initially charged with kidnapping, has been re-arrested and formally charged with murder. He is currently in custody following his appearance before the Adabraka District Court and is scheduled to reappear on August 8, 2025.

“A special operation is currently underway to identify and arrest his accomplices, and we are following other vital leads to gather all necessary evidence against the suspect and his accomplices,” she said.

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SHOCK – NPP Constituency Secretary ‘fingered’ for selling state land at a paltry GHS2k to his wife

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SHOCK – NPP Constituency Secretary ‘fingered’ for selling state land at a paltry GHS2k to his wife

Courage Makafui Nunekpeku, the Managing Director of Tema Development Company (TDC) Limited, has accused the NPP Tema Central Constituency Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of illegally selling a public plot of land to his wife for GHS 2,000.

The NPP Constituency Secretary, who previously served as a protocol officer to a former TDC Managing Director, has been accused of selling a public plot of land in Tema Community 5.

According to Courage Makafui Nunekpeku, the land sold was located behind Tema Secondary School, which has since been retrieved for state development purposes.

Speaking to the media in Accra on Thursday, September 4, the Managing Director of TDC stated, “The NPP Tema Central Constituency Secretary sold that place to his wife at the cost of GHS2000.

The documents are with me, and I can make it available. When I went into the matter, I said no way, I engaged the woman, and I terminated the contract,” he stated.

He added,  “…I am not grabbing any land, I am just doing the right thing for the Ghanaian. I terminated that contract, and now the place is for the state to be used as a public toilet.”

Also,  the TDC revealed it plans to deliver 800 affordable housing units by April 2026.

Courage Makafui Nunekpeku detailed, “Phases 1–3 of the project at Kpone, Community 26, have already provided more than 1,000 housing units over the past 19 years. Phase 4, which is currently underway, will add 800 two-bedroom units comprising 100 blocks. Together, these developments will bring the total to about 1,800 housing units”.

“One of the challenges we have is not a deficit per se in housing, but can Ghanaians afford it? There are a lot of empty buildings all over the place, and the answer is no. What we are doing is to ensure that what we build is both accessible and affordable to the average Ghanaian,” he stated.

Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has announced he has ordered the Land Ministry to conduct a comprehensive audit of state lands leased or sold between 2017 and 2024.

According to Mahama, the audit will be conducted by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources in collaboration with the Lands Commission, will cover lands acquired for state purposes.

Speaking at the newly reconstituted National Lands Commission during their inauguration on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, John Mahama stated, “I’ve directed the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Lands Commission to immediately undertake a comprehensive audit of all state lands allocated, leased or sold, particularly between 2017 and 2024”.

“This audit will cover lands acquired for schools, hospitals, and public institutions, forest and ecological zones, and lawfully converted to private use, any transaction tainted by conflict of interest, abuse of power, or political patronage,” he explained.

Mahama warned that any transactions found to have been carried out illegally will be reversed, and the land reclaimed by the state.

President Mahama further dismissed claims that the government is witch-hunting opponents, adding that the process will be conducted fairly and transparently.

John Mahama added, “Where illegality or impropriety is discovered, such transactions will be reversed and the land will be recovered to the government by law. We’re not on a witch hunt. Those who have legally acquired land through proper processes need not fear. This exercise is about fairness and justice”.

President Mahama further revealed that there has been a temporary ban on state land transactions.

“Today, with the inauguration of the new commission and the adoption of robust accountability measures, I am pleased to announce that the ban on land transactions has been lifted”, he said.

It will be recalled, a member of the John Mahama Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) team, Martin Kpebu, has revealed that the ORAL committee has a list of all former NPP government officials who bought state lands for cheap.

He asserted that ex-NPP government officials bought state lands around Cantonment at very cheap prices.

According to Lawyer Kpebu, Okuzeto Ablakwa has a long list of former NPP government appointees who bought these state lands for cheap even before the elections.

Speaking on TV3’s The Key Point on January 18, 2025, Martin Kpebu detailed, “We are making efforts to retrieve all the documents. If we gave them another chance, the whole of Ghana would have been gone. This state capture has to stop. Members of the erstwhile administration bought the lands at $12,000”.

“This list honourable Ablakwa had this list before the elections, you remember he kept making noise about it, interceptor general, he had these documents before ORAL came in, it is publicly available evidence, he had a long list ”, he added.

Martin Kpebu further mentioned some names of NPP officials who bought state lands for cheap, saying, “You will see Osei Nyarko, Henry Quartey, Bawumia, of course not directly his name, but underground people will tell you that is his, you will see other government appointees a lot”.

The private legal practitioner further revealed that state lands valued at $500,000 were sold to former president Akufo-Addo’s appointees for just $12,000.

He noted that the lands sold to Akufo-Addo appointees for just $12,000 were offered to a vegetable farmers’ association for $500,000.

Lawyer Kpebu revealed, “The vegetable farmers association was asked to pay $500,000 for one plot of land. That is where they keep the vegetables before they export them”.

“Just next to them, this same land was offered to ministers, etc., for GHC160,000. If you convert it, it’s $12,000. It’s within the same space. The documents are out there, and the land is around Cantonments”, he stated boldly.

Also, Dominic Nitiwul, the former Minister of Defence, has boldly accused the NDC of selling more state lands.

He asserted that it was under the NDC administration from 1996 to 1998 when that policy was started.

According to Dominic Nitiwul, the NPP government could only do a private partnership to some extent, but not sell the lands to individuals.

Speaking in an interview on Channel One TV’s Face to Face, Nitiwul detailed, “We have not given out any state lands to anybody. We never, we don’t do that. We can only do private partnerships to some extent. But to sell lands to individuals, we can’t. The general question of state lands has to be very holistic”.

“If there’s anybody who has taken state lands, if you put the two parties together, the NDC has sold more state lands to private individuals than the NPP”.

“All of them are selling under a policy called in-filing. It was under the NDC administration from 1996 to 1998 when that policy was started”, he added.

‘Mahama had no option, unlike Pontius Pilate’ – Edudzi Tameklo on CJ Torkornoo’s removal

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‘Mahama had no option, unlike Pontius Pilate’ – Edudzi Tameklo on CJ Torkornoo’s removal

Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, the Director of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has backed President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to sack the Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.

According to Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, President Mahama acted in accordance with the Constitution.

Edudzi Tameklo likened President Mahama’s situation to that of Pontius Pilate, who was petitioned to crucify Jesus Christ.

He noted unlike Pontius Pilate, who had the option to wash his hands, President Mahama had no option done to follow the Committee’s recommendation to remove the Chief Justice.

Speaking on TV3’s Election Command Centre during the coverage of the Akwatia by-election, Godwin Edudzi Tameklo stated, “They had in it (Constitution) an Article called 146 which basically says our superior court judges are given what we call security of office, that is to say, you cannot remove them, unless on proven stated misbehaviour, incompetence, infirmity etc”.

He added, “What has happened basically is that President John Dramani Mahama finds himself in the position of Pontius Pilate where the Pharisees, Sadducees, and what have you had to present a petition and hear for the removal of the Chief Justice.”

“Basically, for the Constitution and how the Constitution has been interpreted over the period, the President is only a conveyor belt in the circumstance. And so again, like Pontius Pilate, what you would have to do is to consult the Council of State”

“In this case, you do not have the benefit of washing your hands. The Constitution clearly gives a duty,  a duty is cast on the President to act in a particular manner. Having consulted the elders (Council of State), a prima facie case was determined against the Chief Justice, now removed,” he highlighted.

Meanwhile, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has broken his silence following President John Dramani Mahama’s removal of the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from office.

According to Afenyo-Markin, Ghana is mourning democracy following the dismissal of Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.

He noted that the government claimed it received three petitions, but has removed Justice Torkorno after receiving just one committee finding out of the three charges.

Speaking to journalists in Akwatia, during the ongoing by-election on Tuesday, September 2, Afenyo-Makrin stated, “We are mourning democracy. You claim that you have charges against the Chief Justice, so you are done with count 1, you have count 2 and 3 not done, and then you say you dismiss the person.

That is the work of the Pwamang Committee? That is what Pwamang did as a judge?”

However, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, a former Director of the Ghana School of Law, has said the people of Ghana must not be sad about the removal of the Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, by President John Mahama.

According to Kwaku Ansa-Asare, Ghanaians should rather be happy and accept the fact that the 1992 constitution is working.

Speaking on The Pulse programme on JoyNews, Mr Ansa-Asare asserted, “If you allege that your constitutional rights are being violated, and you yourself as the head of the judiciary do not understand the ramifications of the Chief Justice removal process, you shoot yourself wrongly in the foot”.

He continued, “I don’t think that we should be sad about this; we should rather be happy. We should be happy that the constitution is working. This is a democracy.”

“If the President has to act, every step the President takes, he must act in accordance with the Constitution,” he said.

Kwaku Ansa-Asare further added that President Mahama has not contravened the constitutional process.

“So far, I have yet to be convinced that the President has contravened the constitutional process. No one has been able to pinpoint exactly where President Mahama has gotten it wrong”, he added.

Background

President John Mahama sacked the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office with immediate effect after he received a first report from the five-member committee he constituted to investigate three petitions brought against the Chief Justice.

Hours after President Mahama received the committee reports, Chief Justice Torkornoo was sacked with immediate effect.

A statement from the presidency stated, “President John Dramani Mahama has, in accordance with Article 146(9) of the 1992 Constitution, removed the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office with immediate effect”.

“This follows receipt of the report of the Committee constituted under Article 146(6) to inquire into a petition submitted by a Ghanaian citizen, Mr. Daniel Ofori. After considering the petition and the evidence, the Committee found that the grounds of stated misbehaviour under Article 146(1) had been established and recommended her removal from office.

“Under Article 146(9), the President is required to act in accordance with the Committee’s recommendation,” the statement concluded.

A leaked document on social media concluded that Justice Torkornoo had engaged in conduct amounting to “stated misbehaviour” under Article 146(1).

The Key finding read, “Unlawful expenditure of public funds: The committee held that the Chief Justice caused the Judicial Service to pay travel expenses for her husband and daughter during private holiday trips in 2023, including per diem allowances. This, the report stated, was an “avoidable and reckless dissipation of public funds.”

Abuse of discretionary power: The committee found that her handling of the transfer of one Mr. Baiden breached Article 296(a) and (b) of the Constitution, describing the act as misbehaviour.

Interference in judicial appointments: The report also noted that she sought to bypass the established process for nominating Justices of the Supreme Court, contrary to precedent set in the Ghana Bar Association case. The committee concluded this amounted to misbehaviour”.

The committee subsequently recommended her removal in accordance with Article 146(7). President Mahama, bound by Article 146(9), which makes the President’s action mandatory once such a recommendation is made, formally removed Justice Torkornoo by Warrant of Removal under the Presidential Seal.

Meanwhile, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the most senior Supreme Court judge, was appointed by President Mahama to act as Chief Justice during the investigation process.

President Mahama is now expected to name former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo’s successor in the coming days.

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