CAPT. MAHAMA ADAM (RTD) URGES GHANAIANS TO WALK THE TALK AGAINST MOB JUSTICE

Captain Dennis Mahama Adam (Rtd) the father of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama today joined hundreds of security personnel's and the general public within the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis to walk against mob justice which led to the death of his son some weeks ago at Denkyira Obuasie in the Central Region of Ghana.

"Walk the Talk", an awareness creation initiative by Ahot) 102.3 FM in Takoradi with support from Melody FM also based in Takoradi is to drum home the call against Mob Justice which has been part of our society for some time and is taking the life of many innocent people whiles it denies investigators of accurate evidence.

Captain Dennis Mahama Adam (Rtd) who join in the Two hours walk through the principle streets of Takoradi with his second son Michael Mahama expressed gratitude to the organisers for taking the lead in the campaign against mob justice which "I am going to embark on across the length and breath of this country".

According the retired captain, he believes his son's death will end this whole canker of citizens taking the law into their own hands for one reason or the other.

The General Manager of Melody FM, Ekow Mensah Shalders mentioned that radio stations owe it as a responsibility to the masses to shape every discussion in the country "and that is exactly what we joined hands with Ahot) FM to champion this worthy cause through walking."looking at the health benefits for taking a walk as an exercise, we equally are educating the public to stay away from such a barbaric behavior".

Meanwhile the Acting Manager of Ahot) FM, Mr. Patrick Bismark Mensah noted that the excise is to bring home the issue of taking our evidence to the police as we refrain from taking the law into our own hands to deal with suspects.

He also hinted that the "Walk the Talk" campaign will continue to every part of the country and see to the closure of mob justice in this country.

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TAKORADI CONTAINER TERMINAL PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE TAKORADI SEE PORT TO START

Since the commencement of the Takoradi Container Terminal also known as the Off-Dock Container Terminal by Ibis Tek, residents in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis have raised several concerns with the location of the project and the traffic conjunction it’s about to create on the already busy Takoradi to Sekondi main road. 

As others say there was no public hearing before the project begun in April 2016, some laments the project is a deterrent to the hug traffic on the signal lane Takoradi to Sekondi main road leading to the Effie Nkwanta Regional Hospital.  Among rumor that, the project belong to Ibrahim Mahama the brother of Ghana’s formal President John Dramani Mahama.

At a stakeholders meeting in Takoradi, the mangers of the Takoradi Container Terminal noted that the project is purely Ghanaian investment by a company called Ibis Tek in a partnership with Ghana Port and Harbors Authority (GPHA).

Briefing stakeholders at the terminal yard, the legal advisor for the project Kwame Gyan mentioned that the Takoradi Container Terminal is linked with another project which will be carried out by Ibis Tek in regard to the construction of containerized multi-purposed terminal in the port.

The Ghana Revenue Authority, GCNET, National Security among other institutions he mentioned will now relocate to the Takoradi Container Terminal also known as an Inland Clearing Depot in port parlance to carry out their activities.

This he said among other things provides the opportunity for the reconstruction of the Takoradi Sea Port to start.

According to Lawyer Kwame Gyan, the contract agreement between GPHA and Ibis Tek which was signed on the 29^th day of January 2016 spells out that 25% of the grosses revenue from all handling charges as per GPHA approved fee will be paid to GPHA on the 10^th of every month.

Speaking on the benefit of this project apart from the many job opportunities it brings to the formal and the informal sector, lawyer Gyan however revealed that there is a plan as part of the reconstruction of the Takoradi Sea Port to reconstruct the Railway lines from Takoradi to Awaso, Eyineyin and Hamile in the Northern region.

Sitting on almost 97000 square meter land, the Takoradi Container Terminal can contain up to about 7,500 twenty-footer containers at a time and it is expected that the Takoradi Container Terminal will receive it first batch of cargo on March 4, 2017.

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ABANDONED STATE BUNGALOW DETERIORATE AS DIRECTOR LODGES IN A HOTEL IN TARKWA

The Abandoned Bungalow in Tarkwa

After lodging in a hotel for more than two years, the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Director of Education has finally moved into a two bed room self-contain apartment rented for her by the Municipal Assembly while her abandoned official bungalow deteriorate in it dilapidated state.

For more than two years, the Education Director for the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality has been lodging from one hotel to the other. This is because the formal director who currently went on retirement complained of seeing snakes in the house.

She left the bungalow with her family out of fear thinking that will also allow the assembly to fix the deteriorating wooden decking’s in the house. 

Front View of  the Abandoned Bungalow in Tarkwa

When I visited the abandoned bungalow of the Education Director in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality at Government Hill next to the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) bungalow, I realized that the all the decking’s used in the said bungalow has fast deteriorated and needed to be replaced.

The basement of the bungalow has sadly become a home for squatters.    

The new Director Education for the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality, Anastasia Kuntaa corroborated the story adding that she has been lodging in a hostel in Tarkwa since May 2016 when she took over from her predecessor until December 2016 when she was informed that the assembly has secured a two bed room self-contain for her while she was indisposed. 

The Basement of the Abandoned Bungalow in Tarkwa

She said that, the rented apartment is temporal and because she is fully aware the immediate past Municipal Chief Executive, Christian Cobbina directed the assembly’s engineer to renovate the place for her.

Mrs. Barbie Annan Nunoo

But the Public Relations Officer for the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Assembly, Mrs. Barbie Annan Nunoo disclosed to me that the Assembly needs two hundred and forty-two thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc242, 000) to rehabilitate the official residents of the Municipal Education Director of Tarkwa and the assembly has yet not award that contract for the bungalow to be renovated since the money involve is way too hug for the assembly to bear.

Basement of the Abandoned Bungalow 

However, the assembly according to her will definitely renovate the official bungalow of the Municipal Director of Education because it’s a government property and reminded us that the assembly cannot continue to rent accommodation for the Directors of Education posted to the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality. 

Front View of  the Abandoned Bungalow in Tarkwa

Meanwhile, the current director of Education of the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality, Anastasia Kuntaa is proposing that civil servants staying in government bungalows should be levied towards a periodic maintenance of the government bungalows in which they reside.

She believes that will ensure commitment on the part of these citizenry in protecting state properties.                             

                                                                        
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Fishermen Protest MEDEA Seismic Survey at ECTP

The fishermen associations in the the western region are fiercely protesting the signing of an agreement reached by GNPC and MEDEA DEVELOPMENT LTD to undertake a Seismic survey on the east cape three point (ECTP) sub-basin in Offshore Ghana.

The meeting which took place at the Sekondi fishing Harbour between official of GNPC, MEDEA and the fishermen ended without the fishermen signing the agreement which was agreed and signed by GNPC and MEDEA about 7 months ago.

The seismic vessel will tow 6 streamers each 8 km long with 100 m separation and will be escorted by 2 guard boats. Speaking to Joseph Eshun, the secretary to the Sekondi Canon Owners Association, he noted that the 70 days seismic survey is greatly going to affect their work knowing to well the month of August is a bumper harvest for fishermen in the western region of Ghana. 

According to him, they were not consulted in the process before signing the agreement. "now GNPC want us to sign documents we know nothing about, no way it's not possible. Until GNPC deems it fit to listen to our side and consider how best to go about this Seismic survey, we the fishermen in Ghana are going to protest this fiercely".

Adding that, I fishermen in the western region will resist any arrangements so far as the booming oil and gas industry in Ghana is concern that careless of their welfare. 

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THREE TRAPPED DEAD IN THEIR MUD HOUSE AT EGYAM

The people of Egyam suburb of Apowa in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region wake-up on Wednesday morning to a shocking news as a mud house collapsed on a family of three. 

The incident involved a 60-year old woman and her two grandchildren at Egyam. The deceased woman whose name was given as Grace Nson and the two young boys of ages three and seven were sleeping in their mud house when it collapse on them after a heavy downpour which rocked parts of the region at the don of Wednesday.

One James Quaicoe who was also affected by the collapsed structure is currently on admission at a hospital receiving treatment. Meanwhile bodies of the deceased’s have been deposited at the mortuary.
An eyewitness who helped in breaking their door to search for them under the mud narrated to the news team what he saw.

MAN ARRESTED FOR SLAUGHTERING HIS WIFE

Francis Agbemenya (suspect)
cleaning himself at the Kwesimintism
police station.

Francis Agbemenya the young man who checked off his wife's head last week Saturday 19^th January at Kwesimintism a surbub of Takoradi has been arrested by his neighbors and he is been arranged before court. 

Francis Agbemenya was apprehended by his neighbors at his hideout in the Apremdo community. He was first handed to military at the Apremdo military barrack after beating him up, he was later handed over to the Kwesimintism police for investigation.

DSP Akologo Ayamga

When Reportersplatform arrived at the police station a crowd had gathered to catch a glimpse of him, many of them still calling on the police to hand him over to them for instant justices.

  

Francis Agbemenya was completely naked with blood and dirt all over his body, the policemen at the station assist him to clean up and then took him to the hospital for medical attention.

The Kwesimintism Police Commander, DSP Akologo Ayamga told the newsmen that the suspect will be arranged before court as early as possible. 

DISGRUNTLE CHIEFS GOES TO COURT OVER ELECTION OF NEW EXECUTIVE

Some disgruntled chiefs in the Western Region House of Chiefs have decided to contest the election of new executive of the house at the high court since according to them proper lay down procedure of the house was not duly followed.

Awule Agyefi Kwame II

The disgruntled chiefs include Awule Agyefi Kwame II, Awule Angamatu Egyan II, Awule Annor Adjei III and Ogyeahouo Yaw Gyebi II. In a press briefing held in Takoradi on Wednesday, the chiefs indicated that the recent elections held by the Western Region House of Chiefs which was supervised by the regional electoral commission was not in sink with lay down procedure of the house and they therefore describe the elections as nal and void.

The aggrieved chiefs insist the notice of meeting on 3^rd December 2012 was improper as it was not even issued by the proper officer reorganized by the house.

Adding that six out of the twenty-two members of the house converged that day and they were not up to half of the membership of the house so they wonder how they cloud go on and elect new president and his vice as well as five other members to represent the house at the national house of chiefs and the EC also supervised this lawless conduct by some of their colleagues.  

In the rit presented to the press, they are calling on the high court to declare the 3^rd December 2012 elections held in the House at Sekondi to elect new executive as nal and void and a consequential order setting same aside.

They are also seeking an injection restraining the third to the sixth respondent from acting or holding themselves out as persons elected as president and vice president of the western region house of chiefs as well as members of the national house of chiefs.

According to the aggrieved chiefs, they do not recognize the Omanhene of Wassa Fiase Traditional Area, Osagyefo Kwamina Enimil VI as the president of the western region house of chiefs including the vice and the other executive members as their leaders and the right persons to represent the house at the national house of chiefs.

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