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Akufo-Addo calls on chiefs to support PFJ Phase II

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The Government is seeking the support of chiefs in the country to help widen the scope of the Planting for Food and Jobs Programme Phase II.

In a press release, the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, noted that President Akufo-Addo will on Saturday engage with members of the National House of Chiefs as part of efforts to make large tracts of land available for farming.

“Recognized as custodians of land in Ghana, the release of land by our revered Chiefs to their subjects participating in the Planting for Food and Jobs Phase II will significantly address the challenge of access to land for agricultural production and boost the Government agenda of achieving food security for overall national development,” the statement read.

He noted that with about 80% of Ghana’s land being customary ownership by chiefs and families, it is acknowledged that chiefs have the power to allocate, lease, or sell land for various purposes.

“The President expects that the support of Chiefs will further enhance efforts to make the programme successful,” he concluded.

This follows the launch of the Planting for Food and Jobs Phase II, on August 28, 2023, by the President of the University for Development Studies in Tamale.

Targeted at building on the successes of the initial programme, the second phase of the programme is a five-year master plan for the transformation of agriculture in Ghana with a focus on modernisation through the development of a selected commodity value chain and active private sector participation.

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Adwoa Safo faces backlash after personally serving her constituents yoghurt

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The Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, is trending on Twitter, following an act of service.

The MP was seen personally handing out yoghurt on a tray to her constituents at a recent event.

This comes after she rendered an unqualified apology to the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), especially the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and other party officials.

The Dome-Kwabenya MP, who was absent from her post for over a year after travelling to the United States, is trying to make amends, and has topped Twitter trends for it.

The video was shared by United Television on Twitter with the caption “Mother for all” and has since drawn various reactions.

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Military takeovers not the solution to Africa’s economic challenges – Asantehene

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The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has expressed deep concern over the increasing spate of coup d’états occurring on the African continent.

He attributes these military takeovers to the challenging economic conditions faced by nations, leading to the ousting of democratically elected governments.

Addressing the St. Andrews Africa Summit in Scotland, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II vehemently opposed the notion of military coups as a solution to Africa’s problems. He emphasized that regardless of the circumstances, he firmly believes that military takeovers are not the answer.

“Let me make it categorically clear that regardless of the circumstances, I do not think that a military takeover offers the solution to the problems of our continent. There was a time when circumstances produced the notion that the gun was the solution, those times are over.

“We are in completely different circumstances now. The critical problems confronting Africans’ economy from North to South, East to West, the burden is the economy,” the Asantehene said.

several African countries have experienced coups in recent years, with notable instances in Niger and Gabon.

The most recent incident occurred in Gabon when military officers took control on August 30, announcing the annulment of election results that declared President Ali Bongo the winner.

The electoral commission’s declaration had sparked allegations of fraud by the opposition.

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40 Chief Inspectors sue IGP over promotions 

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Forty (40) Chief Inspectors in the Ghana Police Service have sued the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr George Akuffo Dampare, over what they describe as the unjustifiable refusal of the service to promote them.

In a writ filed at the Kumasi High Court, the Police Officers claim they have been excluded from a series of promotions prompted by the Service to grant special amnesty to police officers who had obtained degrees before 2020 after they were enrolled into the service.

The Officers say despite serving between 25 to 30 years, the Police administration has promoted their junior colleagues under the same amnesty but refused to grant them entry to the Police Academy to facilitate their promotions to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP).

The 40 plaintiffs are therefore praying the court to order the IGP to grant them direct access to the Police Academy and further restore their loss of income following the failure to promote them.

The IGP and some three senior police officers are before a parliamentary committee probing a leaked tape on which the police officers are heard plotting his removal.

Both the IGP and his accusers have already appeared before the committee.

The committee which is on a break is set to resume sitting on October 2 2023.

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