Shiashie Police shootings: Police Service declare war against armed robbers

 The Ghana Police Service has stated that, they are ready to fight against armed robbery activities in the country.

Acting Director -General of Police Public Affairs Department, ACP Kwesi Ofori speaking about the Shiashie Police shootout with 6 armed robbers said, “The police command conducted a special intelligence-led operation that led to the death of three persons. They targeted a businessman, robbed him of his money after taking it from a bank near the airport. The police quickly moved in and took control of the situation, but the robbers decided to shoot at the police and the police exchanged fire with them. Fortunately, the police managed to gun down three of them. Two other robbers were arrested,”

He explained that the suspects had planned to rob a businessman who had gone to withdraw money from the bank.

The suspects who were gunned down have been identified as Akika Christian Roberts, Alhassan and Alhaji who have been on police wanted list.

Suspect Akika Christian Robert, who was armed with a Taurus foreign pistol shot and wounded a police officer in the leg during the shoot-out.

The two other suspects, Abdul Latif (47) and Prosper Koku (27) who was arrested are assisting the police in investigations.

Police also retrieved one Taurus pistol loaded with 27 rounds of ammunition from the robbers.

ACP Kwesi Ofori said, the Police Service will work on any information they get to tackle criminal Activity in the country.

 

 

Kenyasi-Adwumam: Residents demonstrate over their poor road network

Residents at Kenyasi-Adwumam in the Afigya Kwabre East have embarked on a demonstration to express their displeasure against the government.

Some of the angry demonstrators speaking to Silver fm’s Nana Peprah said, their road is in a deplorable state hence the need for the government to as a matter of urgency construct the road.

They threatened that; no political party should enter the community for any political reasons ahead of the 2024 general elections.

They added that, the current state of the road has become a dead trap.

Assembly member of the area, Hon. Bruce Yeboah speaking to Nana Ampratwum on Silver fm Omanbapa morning show said, the current state of the road has caused many accidents after the contractor left the project uncompleted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I pity NDC youth supporters- Atubiga

Former member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Stephen Atubiga has jabbed the Executives of the NDC been selfish and thinking about themselves.

According to him, the NDC led by the incompetent National Chairman, Elder Ofosu Ampofo doesn’t think about the struggles the youth within the party goes through but rather focus on their own well being.

He added that, “I wish the youth in the NDC party would organize themselves and beat up and Executives and burn the party office for tarnishing the image of the party.

The founder and leader of the National Liberation Congress (NLC) made this comments after some members of the NDC criticized the NPP government for for appointing Kwame Sefa Kayi to the board of the National Petroleum Authority. His appointment has raised a number of questions with a number of persons confirming their suspicions of him being a sympathizer of the NPP.

Stephen Atubiga urged the NDC members to should take lessons from President Akufo Addo on how he is governing the country.

“If an experienced politician like Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is awarding loyalty, the NDC needs to keep quiet and learn from his wisdom”, he said.

Atubiga was sad because he was aware of several unoccupied positions during the period NDC occupied power but because of greed and wickedness, those positions were not occupied.

He noted that, President Akufo Addo has done a lot of developmental projects in the country unlike the NDC who said, the NPP cannot fulfill their promises.

 

 

 

 

Covid-19: Those Ministers supporting Hon. Agyemang Manu should be prosecuted- Hon. Mintah Akandoh

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Juaboso Constituency, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has urged all the Ministers and MPs should desist from supporting the Minister of Health, Hon. Kwaku Agyemang.

Pressure has been piling on the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, to resign over Ghana’s botched Sputnik V vaccine procurement deal.

This comes after an ad-hoc parliamentary committee tasked to probe the deal recommended that efforts should be made to retrieve over GHS16 million expended as part of the deal.

The Minority in Parliament for instance has threatened to pass a vote of censure on the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu.

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, says the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, did not lie to the ad-hoc committee probing the botched Sputnik V vaccine deal about the money paid in advance by the state to Dubai-based Sheikh Al Maktoum for the supplies.

According to him, the minister in his testimony did not state emphatically that no payment had been made, but rather said to the best of his knowledge, he was not aware of any such payment.

But Hon. Mintah Akandoh has stated that, those supporting him (Hon. Kwaku Agyemang) can be prosecuted.

He added that, all evidence is against the Health Minister hence the need for him to resign.

Hon. Akandoh stressed that, Hon. Agyemang Manu should have seek Executive approval before signing the Al Maktoum Procurement Agreement from the Parliament.

Meanwhile the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has taken a two-week leave.

He officially started the leave last week after been permitted by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare.

 

 

 

Health Minister should resign- Ksi residents

Pressure is mounting on Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, to resign following revelations in the report of the Parliamentary Committee that probed the Sputnik V vaccine contract.

Parliament took a break on Saturday, August 7, without taking a decision on the report.

After the report went public, a cross-section of the public, including the Minority, called for the Minister to go.

Minority MPs chanted war songs after 2^nd Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Andrew Amoako Asiamah, called off a vote on the fate of the Health Minister.

Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, says his side of the aisle will not back down on their push to get the Health Minister out of the job.

Sections of Ghanaians within the Kumasi Metropolis are also calling on the Health Minister to resign from his post.

According to some of them, Hon. Agyemang Manu has tarnished the image of the country and President Akufo Addo hence the need for him to resign.

Meanwhile the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has taken a two-week leave.

He officially started the leave last week after been permitted by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare.

Another said, though Hon. Agyemang Manu has fought hard for the procurement of the vaccines but he needs to listen to Ghanaians and resign as the Health Minister.