According to the Nigerian business mogul, he is not afraid of being attacked online by supporters of the governing party and President Nana Akufo-Addo because he is capable of defending himself. “Look, I have fantastic friends in Ghana and they are everlasting friends and I intend keeping that friendship forever. So, for me, I am not going out of my way to ruffle any feathers but I can tell you that maybe it was easier under Mahama to say certain things. The issue of the culture of silence became topical months back when prominent statesman, Sir Sam Jonah, while delivering a speech to Rotarians indicated that the culture of silence appears to have returned in Ghana’s current democratic dispensation. But President Akufo-Addo while speaking at the University of Cape Coast after receiving an honorary doctorate degree (Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership), said the media, in particular, has remained free under his watch including the protection of fundamental human rights.

General News of Wednesday, 22 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Chief Dele Momodu says he can't deny his friend, John Dramani Mahama• He stated that he [Mahama] believed in his talent• He further indicated that, he got closer to the former president and travelled extensively with himAyòbámidélé Àbáyòmí Ojútelégàn Àjàní Momodu, popularly known as Chief Dele Momodu, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ovation International has stated that, he can’t deny his friend, the former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama. According to him, he has travelled extensively with the former President and he is someone who believed in his talent. “I can’t deny my friend, we’ve got very close, we travelled extensively together, he believed in my talent and he reached out and he used his power as a friend to tap into that talent. “One of the reasons why I love President Mahama to death is that, this man offered to help the incoming government, you don’t find that in Africa. Chief Dele Momodu added that even though his businesses are not in Ghana, he is still in Ghana because he comfortable in Ghana and most of his houses are in the country.

General News of Wednesday, 22 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Chief Dele Momodu says he was closer to John Dramani Mahama than any Ghanaian President• He said, Mahama was open to ideas• He indicated that he used his magazine to project GhanaChief Dele Momodu, has indicated that he was closer to John Dramani Mahama, the former President of Ghana, than any other President because Mahama was closer to him in terms of age and he [Mahama] was opened to him. He explained, John Dramani Mahama “was ever ready for ideas. He indicated that, Ovation magazine was only projecting the good things that were happening under Mahama’s administration and that does not translate in campaigning for John Dramani Mahama. He added, none of the stories he published in the Ovation magazine, he did freely and he was never paid a dime for it. Chief Momodu further indicated that the COVID-19 protocols at the airport is better managed than any country he has visited.

According to him, giving the youth a voice in the affairs of the country provides seamless integration of their concerns in nation-building and thus promotes sustainable development. In a statement carried by TV3, he stressed that youth groups that have come up in recent times must be commended and not condemned. He said these groups were playing their roles in seeking to be active participants in the governance of the country. “In recent times in Ghana, there are some positive developments in the country that should be commended but not condemned. The #FixTheCountry campaign has been accused of political bias on several occasions by pro-government persons who say the group tilts towards and is even funded by the main opposition National Democratic Congress.

General News of Wednesday, 22 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe presidency on Tuesday (September 21) confirmed the recent use of Ghana’s presidential jet by the Liberian president, George Weah, Accra-based Joy FM have reported. According to the report, a Jubilee House official said President Weah used Ghana’s presidential jet to the September 15 ECOWAS summit that took place in Accra adding that its use was granted based on a request to the presidency. “While President Akufo-Addo was engaged in his Arabian-King-style cruise on the LX-DIO at our expense, our Presidential Jet was being used by Liberian President, George Weah. “Our monitoring reveals that President Weah landed at the Roberts International Airport (Robertsfield) in Liberia onboard Ghana's Falcon at 10:00GMT on 18th September, 2021. It was the second time in the same week the Liberian leader was exclusively using our presidential jet,” he added.

Business News of Wednesday, 22 September 2021Source: thebftonline.comAnalysts are projecting the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana to maintain the policy rate at 13.5% given the risk to recovery as well as the current drivers of inflation. Senior Economist with Databank – asset management company – Courage Kingsley Martey said in an interview with the B&FT that the market is anticipating the BoG to keep the policy rate unchanged at the current level of 13.5%. This is not good for economic recovery if it continues,” Martey said. Currently, the BoG is confronted with the view that the drivers of inflation are cost-push and structural factors, which are not immediately within the reach of monetary policy, unlike demand-side forces. So, we expect the BOG to keep the policy rate unchanged.”Sharing his projection to B&FT in an interview, Senior Investment Analyst at OctaneDC Limited, Kwadwo Acheampong said giving the central bank’s aim of reducing average interest rate, it is unlikely that the bank will consider revising the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) upwards.

General News of Wednesday, 22 September 2021Source: rainbowradioonline.comFounder of Patriot Ghana, Kwesi Korang, has alleged that if five illegal miners are sampled, four of them are members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). He said the majority of persons engaging in illegal mining are party supporters who always claim to have supported the party financially. He said we must be thinking about the next generation of Ghanaians and stop people from engaging in illegal mining. “If you meet five persons engaging in galamsey, four of them are NPP members. They are always threatening to stop sponsoring the party should they be stopped from engaging in galamsey.

Rather intriguing, it does appear other Presidents have more confidence in Ghana’s Presidential Jet than President Akufo-Addo. It was the second time in the same week the Liberian leader was exclusively using our presidential jet. The Namibian President, Hage Gottfried Geingob continues to use Namibia’s Presidential Jet for all presidential travels. Interestingly, Namibia has a similar Presidential Jet – a Falcon 900B which is much older than ours. These African Presidents are showing President Akufo-Addo how the public purse is protected.

“Under my tenure of office, a lot was achieved and I am very proud of our collective efforts in this direction. "I hereby wish to express my utmost gratitude to His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwa AkufoAddo for deeming me fit to serve in his first administration. "Again, I wish to thank the New “Patriotic Party (NPP); National, Regional, and the Constituency levels, for the immense support and cooperation I enjoyed from you. “My appreciation also goes to our various stakeholders; Traditional Authorities, especially the Ga East Chiefs' Association, Ga East Council of Churches, Ga East Zongo Chiefs' Council, Ga East Imams' Council, Residents' Associations, Market Queens and Associations, NGOs/CBOs, Ga East Association of SmallScale Industries (ASSI), various youth groups and residents in general. “To the Ga East Municipal Assembly; the Presiding Member (PM), Hon.

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) had accused President Akufo-Addo of being the most nepotist Ghana has ever seen. “Ladies and gentlemen of the press, among Akufo-Addo’s uncountable relatives in government is Nana Asante Bediatuo, his cousin from Kyebi, who serves as his Executive Secretary. “In addition, Nana Asante Bediatuo’s sister, Lauretta Asante (marital name, Otchere), is one of the three Deputy Directors-General at SSNIT who have been appointed by this government. “Other relatives of President Akufo-Addo who currently occupy various positions in his government include, Ken Ofori Atta, Minister of Finance, Samuel Atta Akyea, Works and Housing Minister, and Kwesi Amoako Atta, Minister for Roads and Highways, all of whom are cousins of the President. He added “We have implemented some bold policy initiatives and fixed quite a number of things that needed fixing.

General News of Wednesday, 22 September 2021Source: 3news.comFormer Chief of Staff under the John Kuffuor administration, Mr Kwadwo Okyere Mpiani has said it is possible for his party, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to break the 8-year cycle. He however, said this will depend on how members of the NPP conduct themselves from now to 2024 and also how the government of President Akufo-Addo works. “Thankfully,” he said “we are led by a commander-in-chief, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and in fact he is the commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, whose passion and determination to hand over power to an NPP president in 2025 is absolute. He added “We have implemented some bold policy initiatives and fixed quite a number of things that needed fixing. In fact, we have fixed many things in the country and we are fixing more.”

Samuel Osabutey has said the NPC should not be expected to act promptly like the National Fire Service• Rev. Osabutey said the Peace Council usually follows some laid down procedures before addressing issues• The Accra Peace Council chairman has given reasons why his outfit did not publicly address the unrest in OdododiodioThe Greater Accra Regional Chairman for the National Peace Council, Rev. Osabutey said in most cases, the Peace Council tackles the issues behind closed doors by digging out the root causes of problems and engaging the parties involved. Osabutey in his defense said “The Peace Council is not a fire service. The Peace Council is not a problem healer.

General News of Tuesday, 21 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com•Josephine Panyin Mensah went missing on Thursday, September 16, 2021• She has been found in Axim• She is currently receiving treatment at a health facility28-year-old Josephine Panyin Mensah who went missing in Takoradi on Thursday, September 16, 2021, has been found in Axim. Josephine, who was 9 months pregnant at the time, was found with no signs of the pregnancy on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Her brother-in-law, Emmanuel Arkoh, according to a Citi News report, said she could not talk and only communicated in writing. She wrote that she was kidnapped and delivered the same day she went missing. The Ghana Police Service also served notice that it was tirelessly working to rescue the 9-month pregnant woman alive.

Entertainment of Tuesday, 21 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Jeneral Ntatia said he wasn’t paid for campaigning for the New Patriotic Party• The actor said his efforts were not appreciated• Ntatia actively campaigned for the NPP during the 2020 electionsActor cum comedian, Jeneral Ntatia, has stated that despite ‘breaking his back’ and intensively campaigning for the New Patriotic Party, (NPP), he wasn’t rewarded. According to Ntatia, he wasn’t paid for campaigning for the NPP during the 2020 general elections, unlike popular assertions. With regards to their lavish lifestyle on social media after NPP won the 2020 elections, these actors created the perception in the minds of people that they had ‘cashed out’ big time. But touching on such assertions, Jeneral said;“I’m not an NPP member, I supported the party because of their Free SHS initiative. I wasn’t given a dime not even 10 pesewas.

Politics of Tuesday, 21 September 2021Source: angelonline.com.ghFormer National Chairman for People’s National Convention (PNC) has said the break down of Convention Peoples Party (CPP) into other units is an insult to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah founded the CPP in 1949 after breaking away from the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC). Further disintegration of the Nkrumaists front is an insult to Kwame Nkrumah,” the MP hopeful said. “Kwame Nkrumah spoke of unity of first the country Ghana because the northern territory was not part of the colony. “When people were fighting for federal state, he said no, unitary state and he won with a unitary state,” he added.