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  Information reaching Silver fm indicates that some of the school authorities are extorting monies from the students before giving them their share of the “free hot meal”. A concern resident, Teacher Alex speaking to Nana Ampratwum on Silver fm Omanbapa morning show said, a private school at Kaase charges students Five Ghana cedis before serving them the free hot meal. According to him, the school has failed to adhere to President Akuffo Addo’s directive that, the “Free hot meal” is free and must be distributed to all schools both private and public schools. The mother of the student confirmed the issue t o Silver FM’s Nana Frimpong in a telephone interview on condition of anonymity. According to her, a teacher i n the school told her they are private school therefore nothing prevents them from collecting monies from students. He said, “Nobody can stop us from col lecting money from children. When you go to roman, you do what romans do or……..”.  

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon. Simon Osei Mensah has denied making any ethnocentric comments following the pressure from the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) for him to resign. According to him, this is an action by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) executives because they are afraid of him because he is fair and firm. He added that, no one can bribe him because he is incorruptible. “Nana Addo knows best than them and I won’t waste my time on them but will be firm in implementing whatever decision within the frame work of the law”, he said. The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on the Dangers of Ethnocentrism to Ghana’s Unity, Stability, Peace and Security has called for the resignation of the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah over alleged ethnocentric comments he made against Northerners. The CSOs led by the Strategic Thinkers Network (STRANEK) says the president must sack the Minister if he fails to resign or they will be

Deputy Minister for Defense, Major Derrick Oduro has stated that, the Military are not deployed to these places to intimidate residents as been speculated by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Speaking to Nana Ampratwum on Silver fm Omanbapa Morning show, he disclosed that, the Security Officers are there to help prevent any casualties from happening. According to him, the Military Personals will never enter any polling station unless any casualty happens. He added that, the Bono regional Security Council agreed not to bus people to any polling station irrespective of where you are coming from. He revealed that, they have deployed Military Officers at the various borders to protect Ghanaians from any terrorist attacks. On Asiedu Nketiah claims that, some of the Military Officers are no drugs, this is what he said…    

The National Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party video at the Banda Constituency are member of the opposition party, National Democratic Congress (NDC). , Henry Nana Boakye, aka, Nana B has speculated that, residents who were seen in viral video are members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to him, no Military Officer was seen in the video touching or beating any member of any community. He added that, these speculations are only done by the NDC to tarnish the image of the New Patriotic Party and Nana Akufo Addo’s administration. He noted that, these Securities are only there for peace to prevail in this ongoing registration exercise. He made these after the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, released video and photo evidence of supposed military intimidation of some Ghanaians in the ongoing voter registration exercise. Officials of the opposition party insist such actions are calculated attempts by the govern

The Ashanti regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Bosiako, aka Chairman Wontumi has stated that, he is the governor of politics in the Ashanti region. According to him, everything about politics bothers him irrespective of the party. He added that, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will continue to report to him if they do not regard Jerry John Rawlings as their founder and leader. He noted that, he will one day buy NDC and add it to the NPP if things continue like this. “Just like Jerry John Rawlings predicted that the trajectory of events in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in recent times may crumble the party in the coming days then he will add the NDC to the NPP when he finally buy it. He said this while reacting to a book published by a leading member of the NDC titled “Working with Rawlings”. In the book, Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi chronicles his experiences while working with the former President of Ghana and the founder of the Nat