Panpanso No. 1: Demolishing of buildings is very unfortunate- Hon. Dompreh

 

Panpanso No. 1: Demolishing of buildings is very unfortunate- Hon. Dompreh

Member of Parliament for Nsawam- Adoagyiri who doubles as the Majority Chief Whip, Hon. Frank Annoh Dompreh has expressed his discomfort following the illegal demolishing of over 11 houses at Panpanso No. 1.

He made this comment after the residents of Panpanso No.1, a farming community went on a rampage Monday morning after over 11 houses in the community were illegally demolished by masked armed men at the behest of an alleged real estate developer.

The affected persons became agitated and embarked on a spontaneous demonstration blocking the main Accra – Kumasi Highway.

Over 200 demonstrators blocked the highway with logs and stones, and additionally burnt tyres.

Hon. Dompreh speaking to the media said is very unfortunate that so many houses have been demolished.

According to him, he got a distressed call in the wee hours and he called the Police Command to help restore calm in the community.

He added that, he has talk to some elders of the community and plead with them to let the sleeping dog lie.

He noted that, per the information he got, the misunderstanding is due to some land litigation between some two factions.

He revealed that, though he will donate some items to them but the matter at hand cannot be solved with donations but rather they have to come onboard to solve the problem amicably.

.…HON. DOMPREH….

 

 

NPP opens nominations for constituency positions today

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has today officially opened nominations for constituency positions.

Director of Elections for the party, Evans Nimako speaking to the media today said, members of the party who are eligible to contest any of the positions available could as well visit the party’s website (www.newpatrioticparty.org) to download a nomination form and submit it before the closing date to enable them contest in the election or physically pick up the forms at the party office.

According to him, those vying for chairmanship positions would pay GH¢500, while those who seek other positions would pay GH¢200.

He added that, the National reps will work together with the Electoral Commission conduct the elections whiles Regional Executive Committee will also bring on board a Representative who is the secretary to the Committee and the Constituency Research Officer, Constituency IT Coordinator are members of the Committee.

Evans Nimako cited that, any member of the above who wish to contest for a position will leave the committee.

He explained that some of the aggrieved members even went to court after the polling stations and electoral area co-ordinators election had been conducted.

He appealed to all aspirants for constituency positions to pursue all their concerns through the party’s structures.

Mr Nimako expressed the hope that the elections would come off successfully and appealed to all members of the party’s elections committee to discharge their duties based on the party’s rules and guidelines outlined by the National Council.

…EVANS NIMAKO….

 

Afriyie Akoto consistently putting out false information of agric sector – Sulemana Braimah

Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has expressed concern over the Food and Agriculture Minister, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto not being held accountable for putting out false information on food production.

Sulemana Braimah says the Minister has consistently put out untruths about production capacity and general information in the sector.

According to him, the Minister himself has consistently been putting out false information and he’s always been exposed for the wrong information that is put out there but it appears that it doesn’t deter him.

Speaking to the media, he said, “That is why we are where we are. We get the false information and the false hope that we are doing well in terms of our full production capacity and how much we need in our country to feed ourselves all for the sake of political propaganda”

Citing an example the Mr Braimah said that “if you take our soya beans production, the minister on February 3rd in a meeting with Tony Blair put out false information that before 2017 when this government came to power Ghana was producing less than a 100, 000 metric tonnes which was false and then he went on to say that since coming to power soya bean production has increased to a quarter of a million tonne which again is false because the latest information by the ministry showed that Ghana was not doing more than 210, 000 metric tonnes as at 2020 “

His allegations come on the back of our yet to be aired latest Hotline documentary which reveals challenges poultry farmers are facing as a result of the shortage of soya beans on the market.

….BRAIMAH….

Boy, 9, drowns at Rattray Park, K’si on Easter Sunday

A family’s Easter outing ended tragically after their nine-year-old boy, who drowned in a swimming pool at Rattray Park Recreational Center in Kumasi Sunday afternoon.

The deceased, identified as Mensah Bonsu, is a Class Three pupil of Blessed Gift Model School in Kumasi.

Mother of the deceased Janet Opoku speaking to the media explained that, “on Sunday, April 17 when we returned from church, we decided to go to the Rattray Park Recreational Center to enjoy the Easter festival”.

According to her, initially the boy didn’t want to swim in the pool, so later when he told her that he will join his other siblings in the pool, she told him to wait for her to buy a towel.

She added that, when she returned with the towel her son had reportedly jumped into the pool and drowned so when she got to the pool side, she saw them pumping his chest with their hands to resuscitate him.

She noted that, the Doctor at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Emergency Unit told them that, he died before they brought him in.

….JANET OPOKU….

Former Kumasi Mayor, Hon. Osei Bonsu who in his time constructed the Rattary Park said, swimming pool was not part of the construction of Rattary Park.

According to him, the concept of creating the park was to help people relax with their wards with no selling of alcohol.

…HON. BONSU….