We’re fighting corruption with systems, not rhetoric – Bawumia

The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged the church to continue to use the pulpit and religious platforms to partner with the state to fight corruption and facilitate the development of the nation.

Bawumia made the call at the ordination and consecration service of Very Reverend Dr Kotei Neequaye as the new Suffragan Bishop for the Church.

Addressing the congregation, Bawumia touted the Anglican Church for using its platforms to preach against corruption.

Bawumia enumerated scores of policies and programmes the government has put in place to fight corruption including the digitisation of the economy through address system, ports, the Ghanacard, passport office, DVLA, GRA, SSNIT, NHIS, Lands Commission, Ghana.Gov platform, and others as evidence of Government’s commitment to fighting corruption. These digitization efforts have reduced and in some cases eliminated bribery and corruption in the provision of public services.

The Vice-President also alluded to the fact that the appropriate state agencies like the Office of the Special Prosecutor, CHRAJ, EOCO among others are being given the needed financial support to fight corrupt officials and agents.

He noted that in all of this, society must also play its part in the fight against society, and called for collaboration from all to make the fight easier.

….DR. BAWUMIA…..

 

 

A powerful king coerced Fomena MP to work with NPP Caucus – Muntaka Mubarak

The Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak, has alleged that a powerful king in the country coerced the Fomena MP, Andrew Asaimah Amoako, to work with the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) caucus in Parliament.

According to the Asawase MP, attempts by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to court the support of the independent MP proved futile due to the influence of the said powerful king.

He added that, he spent time talking to his wife than himself as part of his strategy that they were ready to offer anything until a powerful king called him and obviously they all respected that king.

He noted that, “there was an attempt to poach him to the NDC and we were almost succeeding then the powerful king called him, so when he told him I said, ‘Well this is a king that me myself I revere so it will not be good to disobey him,” he intimated.

However, the outspoken politician revealed that he advised his colleague not to accept any ministerial position that the Akufo-Addo government will offer him.

….MUNTAKA….

 

 

 

 

 

UTAG strike: All negotiations prove futile- Prof. Nunoo

President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Prof. Solomon Nunoo has revealed that, all negotiations they have had with the government have proved futile.

According to him, the government is not ready to help solve the situation looking at their lackadaisical approach.

He added that, the Association since 2019 has held negotiations with government which has yielded no impact.

He stressed that, they are fully convinced that, the government will implement what they want if they decided to call off the strike.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said his outfit is engaging the University Teachers Association of Ghana.

….PROF. NUNOO….

General Secretary for University of Ghana UTAG, Prof. Ransford Gyampo also said, the lecturers can only return back to class if the President intervenes.

According to him, it is not in the right order for the National Labor Commission to sue the Lecturers whom are demanding for their rightful allowances.

…PROF. GYAMPO….