Ghana is not safe from Coups – Col Aboagye
General News of Saturday, 29 January 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comCondition that led to coups in our countries can be found in Ghana, AuthorGhana’s democracy is not entrenched, Col AboagyeThere are people in Ghana without representation in parliament, Col AboagyeAuthor and consultant Col Fustus Aboagye has said Ghana is not safe from the military overthrows currently happening in some West African countries. According to him a critical look at Ghana reveals that the condition that was the reason for coups can be found in Ghana. The author said people generally say that Ghana was a prosperous country and the economy was doing well but “it is not as simple as that”. Col Aboagye, a retired military officer who made these remarks on Joy News Newsfile programme which was monitored by GhanaWeb. “So, when for instance the president talks about the principle of free, fair and transparent elections.
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January 29, 2022 17:58 UTC
'Runaway government' – Sosu teases majority group as it abandons plans to vote on E-levy
It will be recalled that the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu at the resumption of sittings on Tuesday, January 25 indicated to the House that the E-levy will be considered in the second week. The consultations are concluding, if they conclude positively then perhaps we can consider the e-levy today [Friday, January 28, 2022]. TWI NEWSAs the debate was about commencing, the Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu threatened that if the debate is allowed, voting on the motion would also have to take place. TWI NEWSIn a post on his social media handle, Francis-Xavier Sosu teased the majority group and the government stating that it has not been serious with the E-levy. You introduce your own E-levy motion, and run away from same.
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January 29, 2022 13:28 UTC
Video of suspected landguards firing gunshots hits the internet
In the said video, one of the men raises a pistol, is heard saying: “last man standing” and he starts firing warning shots. Another of the group who was holding the camera asked rhetorically whether those viewing the video can see the guy and hear the gunshots. He posted the video on September 2021 while in his car without any reasonable excuse. Police said the video went viral on September 26 and was published by Adom FM online. This followed a Police investigation into a viral video that showed a man firing several shots of a firearm at the A&C Mall in Accra.
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January 29, 2022 11:25 UTC
We’re tired of fighting over E-levy; our communication has been poor - Annoh-Dompreh
He is quoted as saying: “I concede that we have also not told our story well. And as we speak, the town hall meeting and engagements are going on, it’s better late than never.”Annoh-Dompreh further disclosed that the majority caucus in parliament is tired of fighting the minority on the passage of the E-Levy Bill. We are tired of these fights; we’re tired of the fights. So, if there are compromises that have to be made, I know they’ll be made and already I’ve noted that more engagements are going on. The compromises that have to be made have to be made for the sake of our country,” the MP said.
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January 29, 2022 10:52 UTC
E-levy: NPP MPs ran away again, they did not have the numbers – Minority
According to him, Dome Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo was absent from the floor of parliament thus reducing their numerical advantage. “When he [Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu] said we should take it[the vote], we were prepared. It will be recalled that the Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu at the resumption of sittings on Tuesday, January 25 indicated to the House that the e-levy will be considered in the second week. The consultations are concluding, if they conclude positively then perhaps we can consider the e-levy today [Friday, January 28, 2022]. As the debate was about commencing, the Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu threatened that if the debate is allowed, voting on the motion would also have to take place.
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January 29, 2022 10:52 UTC
Nationwide boycott of MoMo, e-transactions will lead to another U-turn - Madina MP
Business News of Friday, 28 January 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comE-Levy will be re-submitted to ParliamentE-Levy to affect financial electronic transactionsE-Levy to pose serious security threats if passed-Madina MPThe MP for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu has added his voice to calls for the suspension of the Electronic Transactions Bill (E-Levy) saying it will lead to a nationwide boycott of the usage of electronic transactions. Mr. Sosu in a tweet stated “Like E-Levy, this government has always neglected to engage stakeholders before implementation of major policies hence their failure. The E-Levy according to government will affect mobile money payments, bank transfers, merchant payments, and remittances into Ghana. Meanwhile, Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy) bill is expected to be re-laid before parliament on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Check out the tweet below:
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January 29, 2022 03:15 UTC
If Bagbin is not presiding, don’t debate and vote on E-levy – KT Hammond
According to Kobina Tahir (KT) Hammond, once the Speaker is absent from Parliament or he is not presiding over the E-levy debate and subsequent voting, the Majority group would not get enough numbers to push the bill through. He indicated that, this will prevent further fisticuffs in the chamber since both sides of the House have 137 members each, and the only way to ensure there is order in the chamber is to reintroduce the E-levy Bill only when Speaker Bagbin is presiding. “If the speaker is not sitting and we have 137 and 137, how are we going to get the numbers? We (NPP) have our 138, Bagbin is sitting, there is no room for argument,” KT Hammond told Joy News on Thursday, January 27. The E-levy since its announcement by the Finance Minister has received public backlash from some Ghanaians especially Members of Parliament from the Minority Caucus.
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January 28, 2022 20:41 UTC
I ‘rejected’ luxury of using V8 to provide water for my people - NDC MP
In an interview with a Joy News journalist, Gomado said other pressing needs of his constituents was the reason he ‘diverted’ the funds. According to him, the issue of water provision had long bedevilled communities in his constituency and he found it more prudent to invest the cumulative sum of the loan and insuring it to support water provision. TWI NEWSAccording to him, he has already helped drill 41 mechanised boreholes from 2019 to date, together with partners from Saudi Arabia. The Joy News report added that as a cocoa growing area with bad roads, Gomado has mortgaged his four-year salary to get a grader to help reshape feeder roads to help farmers transport crops to market centres. He joins another NDC MP in the person of Francis-Xavier Sosu who is on record as stating that he had opted against using V8 as a matter of principle when his constituents are suffering from lack of basic amenities.
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January 28, 2022 11:03 UTC
A Plus scores ‘overwhelmed’ Akufo-Addo 20 out of 100
Politics of Friday, 28 January 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comPresident Akufo-Addo is overwhelmedSome appointees are not helping him to performAkufo-Addo should fire three ministers by nowKwame A Plus, a political activist and a musician has stated that even though President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo remained a smart and progressive leader, signs are that, he is overwhelmed. “If you ask me personally, the kind of person I know Nana Addo to be… I will give him 20% because Nana Addo has the potential, Nana Addo is a very smart, intelligent person but I think that he is overwhelmed,” A Plus said in an interview with Accra-based TV3. On the issue of non-performing ministers, he called for the sack of the Health and Agric Ministers, who he said further eroded the 20% mark that he gave the government because of their previous actions. TWI NEWS“If you bring the Agric Minister, Nana Addo’s mark will be left with 10. Agric Minister had to be sacked,” he added.
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January 28, 2022 09:40 UTC
Rohr Linked With Black Stars Coaching Job
Former Super Eagles handler Gernot Rohr is being linked with the vacant Black Stars coaching job, ghanaweb.com reports. On his part, the Ghana FA sacked Milovan Rajevac following the Black Stars’ disappointing campaign at the ongoing AFCON in Cameroon. And the Eagles will face the Black Stars in the 2022 World Cup play-offs in March. And according to ghanaweb.com, a source close to Rohr claims the German is open to the Black Stars job. He has now he quality to handle the Black Stars.
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January 28, 2022 06:58 UTC
The amount Ghanaians will pay if E-levy is passed pops up
The Electronic Transfer Levy is strongly being opposed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The NPP believes that the E-levy will increase Ghana's tax-to-GDP from 13% to a targeted 16% but the opposition NDC also insists that the 1.75% tax will overburden Ghanaians. The amount Ghanaians will pay if E-levy is passed pops up (Photo credit: Ghanaweb.com)Source: UGCThe government officials at the town hall meeting have released a document, that gave a fair idea of how much Ghanaians will pay for a MoMo transaction if the e-levy is passed into law in its current state. Ghanaians on social media are not happy with the upcoming charges it is passed into law. Nana Yaa Prempeh:Fiwwwwww the people you campaigned forCelestine Eni:But how does this levy create jobs?
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January 27, 2022 23:47 UTC
Majority leader dreaming – Minority speaks after e-levy approval comments
Speaking to the media in parliament, he accused the majority leader of creating problems with his entrenched stances. “Majority leader sometimes, he dreams because he sleeps in government bungalow. So if the majority leader says the E-levy has been passed, what are they engaging us for. Government should self-examine itself, he (majority leader) is the problem. He also wondered why the government is now engaging stakeholders after they had advised them to do so before the end of the last sitting.
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January 26, 2022 04:05 UTC
Kan Dapaah Breaks Rank With Majority Leadership
According to him, the minority group is not obstructing government business but rather contributing to demanding more accountability. “The study of the evaluation of Ghana’s parliament under the 4th republic reveals an interesting insight. “We love democracy…all of us love democracy but the only reason we love democracy is because of the checks and balances. Source: ghanaweb.comDisclaimer : Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.
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January 25, 2022 14:18 UTC
Profile of soldier who led Burkina Faso coup: Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
In the case of Burkina Faso, the end for Christian Roch March Kabore, who was in his second term as President of Burkina Faso, out Kabore, in Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. Until his 'rise' to the position of the coup leader, Damiba's last held post as a Lieutenant Colonel of the army was head of security for the capital, Ouagadougou (the country's third security region). He had only been handed that post in December 2021 by outgone President Kabore in a move analysts said was to retain the support of the military at the time. Damiba was on state TV when a spokesman, Kader Quedraogo announced that the government had been dissolved and the Constitution suspended. Despite a government statement denying the coup, it emerged on Monday morning that President Kabore had been arrested and taken to a military camp.
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January 25, 2022 10:02 UTC
Bogoso Disaster: Ibrahim Mahama Donates Truckloads of Items to Appiatse Explosion Victims
The Chief Executive Officer of Engineers & Planners, Mr. Ibrahim Mahama has sent 5,000 bags of rice, 5,000 tins of Mackerel, and 1,000 gallons of oil to residents of Appiaste near Bogoso in the Western Region. Classfmonline.com reports that the items were sent to Appiatse on Sunday, January 23, 2022, after the town was ravaged on Thursday, January 20, 2022, by the huge explosion. Photos that were taken during the donation exercise were shared on social media and have received heartwarming reactions from numerous social media users. Photos of Ibrahim Mahama and items sent to Appiatse Photo credit: Ghanaweb.com; ghhyper1 via InstagramSource: UGCThe explosion occurred when a truck conveying explosives was involved in an accident with a motorcycle and a third vehicle close to an electronic transformer. Social media reactionsBelow were some comments from Ghanaians on social mediabyill_hansen indicated:God bless you, also put a proper checking logistics in place before someone takes 1,000 bags of rice to his house ..
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January 24, 2022 20:00 UTC