Prempeh
College holds Speech Day
Empower
women to curb spread of AIDS
Court
subpoena bank secretary to produce documents
Journalists
want quick passage of Bill
Government
signs contract for six-lane carriage way
Committee
on death at Ridge Hospital presents report
President
Kufuor inspects work on IT Centre
Ashanti
NDC chairman worried about polarisation of party
Prof.
Mills urges youth to be conversant with NEPAD
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Africa in her development - Aliu
Government
to introduce new identification system
Prempeh
College holds Speech Day
Kumasi (Ashanti
Region) 14 December 2002-Oheneba Adusei Poku, Akyempimhene of Kumasi on behalf
of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene at the weekend inaugurated three projects
as part of activities to mark the 53rd speech and prize-giving day of Prempeh
College in Kumasi.
The projects are the
870 million-cedi two-storey dormitory named Opoku Ware House, financed by the
Old Students of the College to decongest student population and the 120
million-cedi dinning hall extension to seat all the students at a time, which
was financed by its 1975 year group.
He also inaugurated an
Information Technology Centre which has 50 computers presented to the school by
Great American Resource Centre in the United States through the initiative of
Mr. Francis Nketia of the 1977 year group at the cost of 50,000 dollars.
Mr John Totoe, a
member of the 1977 year group presented the computers and 1,000 books to the
school library. The Akyempimhene called on the new executive members of the Old
Students Association to build the 10th dormitory, named after the current
occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu.
Professor Agyemang
Badu Akosah, National President of the Old Students Association and
Director-General of the Ghana Health Services, said it was ungrateful for past
students to fail to look back to help in the development and progress of the
alma mater.
He said it has been
institutionalised that past students of 1962, 1972 and 1982 should pick
projects and execute them to improve infrastructure development of the college.
Dr Andrew Akwasi Oteng-Amoako, Head of Department of the Forestry Research
Institute of Ghana (FORIG) in Kumasi, commended all stakeholders for helping to
build and promote the progress and academic excellence of the students.
Mr Asamoah Owusu-Achiaw,
Headmaster of Prempeh College, in his report, said four students recorded seven
"A" in this year's SSSCE and that out of this, three students were in
science and one student in the Business Department.
He said five students
recorded six 'A', out of which two were science students, two business students
and one in Arts, adding that seven students scored five 'A' and five were from
science and two were from business.
He asked that more
science facilities be provided to admit more science students and also called
for the provision of equipment and facilities such as scholarships for
sportsmen in the school. Dr (Mrs) Akua Adusei Hebstein, Managing Director of
Akuaba Limited and Akuaba Estates Limited, called on the students to be
law-abiding.
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Accra (Greater Accra)
14 December 2002-The United Nations Fund For Population Activities (UNFPA), on
Friday presented awards to Engender Health, Ghana and Dr. Kwasi Odoi-Agarko,
Executive Director of Rural Integrated in the Upper East for their significant
contributions in providing access to quality reproductive services including
the family in the poorest areas of the country.
The international
community affirms United Nations (UN) gives the awards, which are in two
categories, to persons and organizations whose contributions. 10 UN
member-states and one representative of the UN Secretary General, and the
Executive Director of the UNFPA do selection to the award.
Mr.Moses Mokasa, UNFPA
Country Director, said the award is in recognition of their dedication to
provide information to people in the deprive areas of the country to take care
of their sexual life and family planning.
He said the UNFPA
would continue to play its role in the facilitation of population and
reproductive issues, and thank all persons and institutions, which in diverse
ways have helped them over the years.
Dr.Isaiah Ndong,
Regional Director of Engender Health, West Africa noted that his organization
is currently working in 50 countries world-wide and has 23 offices in other
nations.
He said their goal is
to provide information to both men and women to have control of their
reproductive health and plan their families properly so as have comfortable and
meaningful life.
Dr.Ndong said even
though his outfit has laudable programmes for the people, it is very difficult
to get resources to finance them, as support from the UN is not enough.
He said Engender Health
usually works in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and other private
organizations in the country whose support from the government are also not
enough.
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Empower
women to curb spread of AIDS
Cape Coast (Central
Region) 14 December 2002- Media practitioners in the Central Region on Friday
called on the government and other stakeholders to strive to alleviate poverty
in the society, in order to minimise women's dependence on men for their
survival, in order to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS.
The practitioners,
made the call in a seven-point resolution adopted at the end of a day's seminar
organised for them by the regional secretariat of the National Population
Council (NPA) on "stigmatisation and discrimination against people living
with HIV/AIDS (PLWAs) at Cape Coast.
It also added its
voice to calls to the society to show love to PLWAs, the curbing of indecent
publications in both the electronic and print media, and of the influx of
foreign films which impact negatively on the youth.
The resolution,
further stressed the need for commercial sex workers to be trained in
employable skills to enable them to encourage those who engage in that trade
due to financial constraints, to quit, and for the intensification of education
on puberty rites and sex education.
In a welcoming address
and an overview of the workshop, Mr. Paul Djan, Regional Population Officer,
expressed regret that despite intensive education to enhance awareness that
AIDS has no cure, the attitudes of Ghanaians, had still not changed, and that
the region has a prevalence rate of 2.7 per cent.
Mr. Roger Angsomwine,
Regional Coordinating Director, who chaired the function, mentioned the
Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem and the Assin districts as the most AIDS prevalent
areas in the region.
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Court
subpoena bank secretary to produce documents
Accra (Greater Accra)
14 December 2002- An Accra Fast Track Court trying Tsatsu Tsikata, former Chief
Executive of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) on Friday
subpoenaed the Secretary of the Merchant Bank to produce certain documents on
the next adjourned date to assist the court in its proceedings.
Mrs Justice Henrietta
Abban, Appeal Court Judge sitting on the case as an additional High Court Judge
gave the order when counsel for Tsikata made the application during
cross-examination of a prosecution witness who is a former employee of the
bank.
Counsel stated that
those documents, namely, Trust Date, Technical Report and Final Shareholders
Protocol would assist him in further cross-examining the witness. Tsikata is
facing trial on four counts of causing financial loss and intentionally
misapplying funds belonging to the State.
He allegedly
authorised and caused 2.3 million French Francs to be paid to Caisse Francaise
de Development on behalf of Valley Farms (VF), which had defaulted in the
payment of a loan it contracted.
Tsikata has pleaded
not guilty to the charges, and the court had admitted him to a 700-million-cedi
self-recognisance bail.
Answering questions
from Major R S Agbenoto (retired), counsel for the accused person, Mr Jude Kofi
Arthur, former Corporate Finance Manager of the bank told the court that
Merchant Bank did not create any conflict between GNPC and Valley Farms (VF).
Mr Arthur stated that
as GNPC's nominee shareholder of VF, IHL, a subsidiary of Merchant Bank, he
provided services to VF around 1987 advisory role in the activities of VF.
Witness who left
Merchant Bank in 1994, recalled that the relationship between the bank and VF
began in the latter part of 1987, when VF was trying to put together its
shareholding structures.
Mr Arthur disagreed
with a suggestion by counsel that the bank advised GNPC on equity shares in VF,
explaining that if it did, the advice would have been put into writing. Witness
reiterated that in its dealings with GNPC, Merchant Bank dealt with the
corporation as a body and not Tsikata as an individual.
He, however, told the
court that the bank dealt with Tsikata "as a lawful representative of
GNPC." Before the next adjourned date of Thursday, 19 December was
announced, Mr Osafo Sampong, Director of Public Prosecutions indicated that he
intended calling one more witness.
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Journalists
want quick passage of Bill
Accra (Greater Accra)
14 December 2002- The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), at the end of a
two-day workshop held at Swedru for senior journalists, has called on the
government to expedite the passage of the Freedom of Information Bill to remove
inimical and outmoded laws for Ghanaians to enjoy the full benefits of the
repealed Criminal Libel Law.
Government, the
Association said, must also offer the leadership required to further open up
the 'public space' for all citizens to participate in the economic development
and democratic consolidation of the country.
A statement issued at
the end of the workshop, and signed by the association's president, Mrs Gifty
Affenyi-Dadzie, commended Ghanaian journalists for their contribution to
maintenance of public accountability, checking corruption, raising public
awareness about governance and creating a sense of nationhood amongst Ghanaians
during the last 10 years.
The association,
however, called on journalists to safeguard the current liberal media regime by
showing a sense of responsibility and accountability in their work. It
therefore urged all journalists to be guided by the highest standards of
professional behaviour based on professional conscience and respect for the GJA
Code of Ethics, and further asked media houses to develop individual basic self
regulatory manuals to guide practitioners.
The GJA called on
owners and management of media houses to seriously address the training needs
of their staff and underlined the essence of public and private media
collaboration to address once and for all the perennial problems associated
with newspaper production and circulation.
The participants
expressed worry over general low remuneration for journalists, reported
inducements and extortion and the influx of impostors as reporters, and said
there was the need for concerted effort to overcome them.
They stressed on the
GJA'S drive for excellence and professionalism among media practitioners by
reporting to the GJA Ethics Committee as well as the National and Regional
Executive any journalist who indulged in unprofessional or unethical behaviour.
With regard to the
effect of newspaper reviews by broadcasting stations on the economic fortunes
of publishers, the participants called for a dialogue between representatives
of the print media and the broadcasting industry with a view to determining an
acceptable framework that should uphold the public interest without putting
publishers business in jeopardy.
The workshop held on
the theme "Ten Years of Constitutional Rule-Challenges of the Ghanaian
Media" was organised by the GJA, in collaboration with the National
Governance Programme and KAB Governance Consult, and sponsored by the United
Nations Development Programme.
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Government
signs contract for six-lane carriage way
Accra (Greater Accra)
14 December 2002- Dr Richard Anane, Minister of Roads and Transport, on Friday
signed an agreement with Mr Andrew Holmes, Managing Director of TAYSEC
Construction Limited in Accra, for the beginning of a six lane dual carriage
way from the Kwame Nkrumah Circle to the Neoplan junction at Achimota in Accra.
The construction
consisting of three lanes per carriage way, commences the ministry's program to
implement the President's statement in his State of the Nation address in
January 2002, that he would prioritise the infrastructure sector of the nation
for quicker economic growth.
Dr Anane said although
the Ministry was working on the commencement of several road projects, the road
from Accra to Kumasi was one of the major one. He said due to the length of the
road it had been divided into sections, adding that one of the most important sections
was the one from the Kwame Nkrumah Circle to Achimota.
Dr Anane said 5
billion cedis was to be paid to people with landed property which would be
destroyed as a result of the construction. He said about 104 kiosk and
container owners had been identified and compensated with 106.4 million cedis.
Mr Holmes observed
that TAYSEC had in the past successfully worked on a number of construction
projects in the country, and added that the company would ensure that it
completed the work within the scheduled period of 32 months.
The construction of
the seven-kilometre road is estimated to cost over 200 billion cedis. Payment
is supposed to be done in both cedis and pounds sterling at the rate of 38
percent in cedis and 62 percent in pounds sterling.
The project includes
two-foot bridges at Circle and Avenor, a mini interchange at Alajo junction and
an interchange at the Achimota school junction. The rest are a transport
terminal off the Achimota School road, several signal intersections and a
two-kilometre access road into the industrial area to Alajo. The President,
John Agyekum Kufuor, is on Monday expected to cut the sword for the
commencement of the project.
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Committee
on death at Ridge Hospital presents report
Accra (Greater Accra)
14 December 2002- The Committee tasked to investigate a newspaper report that a
young woman died on the operating table during a power outage at the Ridge Hospital
presented its report to the Minister of Health on Friday.
The Insight, the
newspaper, which first carried the story on 30 October 2002, alleged that the
woman, Mrs Gladys Ampadu died on the operating table at the hospital as a
result of power failure.
This generated a lot
of controversy between Dr Kwaku Afriyie, Minister of Health and the Ridge
Hospital authorities on one hand and Mr Kwesi Pratt, Managing Editor of the
paper.
While the Minister and
the Ridge Hospital authorities came out denying the publication stating that no
such incident occurred during any power outage at the hospital, Mr Pratt
insisted that the story was true.
Nii Osa Mills,
Chairman of the Committee, said the report, which took them three weeks to
complete, involved a visit to the hospital theatre and mortuary, interviewing
of the staff on duty during the alleged incident and Mr Pratt.
He said detailed
analysis of the report would be presented to the Minister at a later date. The
Health Minister said the Ministry would study it make the content public in due
course.
Dr Afriyie said the
Ministry has also received the report of the Committee that investigated the
death of Master Frank Asubonteng, a heart patient, who died at the Korle Bu
Teaching hospital in September this year. The father of the boy claimed that
the son's death was due non-attention given them by the Korle Bu staff when
they arrived.
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President
Kufuor inspects work on IT Centre
Accra (Greater Accra)
14 December 2002- President John Agyekum Kufuor on Friday inspected progress of
work on the Ghana-India sponsored Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Accra.
The one-storeyed
Centre would have six classrooms and lecture halls, Corporate and Executive
Training room, an auditorium, snack bar and an administrative block.
He was briefed on the
extent of work, which began on 01 November this year by Mr Mladen Simonovic,
Managing Director of EPGHANA Limited Contractors on the project.
President Kufuor who
was impressed about the extent of work done urged the contractors to ensure
that they completed the project on schedule. Work on the project is expected to
be completed on 01 March next year.
Mr Felix Owusu
Agyapong, Minister of Communications and Technology who accompanied President
Kufuor briefing newsmen, said the government has provided two million dollars
for the structure while the Indian government would provide training and
equipment valued at about two million dollars.
He said 12 Ghanaians
had already been sent to India for training to man the Centre, which would be
run on cost recovery system to maintain the standard and also serve the entire
West African Sub-Region
Mr Agyapong said
during President Kufuor's State visit to India in August this year, Ghana and
India agreed to establish an advanced Information Technology Institute to be
named after Mr Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary General in Accra.
He said a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU), was signed to that effect in New Delhi, between him and
Mr Pramod Mahdjan, Minister of Communications and Information Technology of
India.
Under the agreement,
India would provide the latest state of the art accessories, computer hardware
such as servers, desktops, printers and scanners. Others were software and
communication equipment such as routers, switches and other equipment required
to set up the Centre.
India would in
addition train ICT trainers from Ghana, help in the design of the curriculum
for teaching of ICT in both schools and colleges. Ghana would provide land,
building and supporting technical and administrative staff.
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Ashanti
NDC chairman worried about polarisation of party
Kumasi (Ashanti
Region) 14 December 2002- Mr Emmanuel Nti-Fordjour, Ashanti Regional Chairman
of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has expressed concern about what he
described as the open display of antagonistic posture and dirty political
tactics employed by supporters of the two contestants vying for the party's
presidential slot.
He warned that if the
development did not stop, it could have disastrous consequences on the unity,
cohesion and integrity of the NDC.
In an interview with
the Ghana News Agency in Kumasi, Mr Nti-Fordjour said it was amazing that
supporters in the two camps appeared to have thrown decency into the wind and
were behaving like "sworn enemies at war."
He said: "Let it
not be lost on anyone that multi-party democracy is about numbers and for that
matter, what is required of us is to ensure that we come out of the 21 December
congress stronger and more united but not fragmented."
Mr Nti-Fordjour said
as Regional Chairman, he was completely kept in the dark about visits to
Ashanti by former President Jerry John Rawlings, the founder of the NDC on mere
suspicion that he the Chairman was supporting one of the contestants.
He cited the meeting
the former President held with some of the party's delegates at Effiduase in
the Sekyere East district last Tuesday and said he and the party's Regional
Secretary, Mr Sly Akakpovie, were not informed about it.
Mr Nti-Fordjour said
he would raise the matter with the Council of Elders and the National Executive
Committee of the party. He said there could not be any parallel authority
exercising control over the party in Ashanti apart from the duly elected
regional executive.
Mr Nti-Fordjour said
his position has been to ensure that the two contestants have equal and
unimpeded access to the delegates to enable them to carry across their campaign
messages.
He said it was in that
spirit that he chaired all the meetings Professor John Atta Mills held with the
delegates during his campaign tour of the region and also attended those held
by Dr Kwesi Botchwey with the delegates.
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Prof.
Mills urges youth to be conversant with NEPAD
Cape Coast (Central
Region) 14 December 2002- The former Vice-President and an aspiring flagbearer
of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor John Evans Atta Mills, on
Friday tasked the youth, particular University students, to endeavour to
acquire knowledge about the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD),
to enable them to contribute constructively to the nation's development, as
future leaders.
Prof. Mills made the
call when he interacted with students of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and
supporters of the NDC in surrounding communities, as part of his tour of the
Central Region, to solicit support for his candidacy.
He particularly,
expressed concern about the harsh conditions attached to most loans sourced by
African governments, and said it is in this regard that it has become
imperative for the youth to study the document and make the necessary
contributions towards the achievement of its objectives.
On his bid to lead the
party and the country, the former Vice-President, reiterated that the NDC,
under his leadership would offer quality services to all Ghanaians. Mr. Ekwow
Spio-Garbrah, a leading member of Prof. Mills's Campaign team, called on
delegates in the region to the party's congress next week, to vote for Prof.
Mills whom he described as a more marketable candidate if they want the party
to regain power in the 2004 elections.
This is because the
former Vice-President was already known to a majority of the electorate, and
there was therefore, no need to bring in a new person who is not known to lead
the party.
He repeated his
party's assertions that the people had become disillusioned because the NPP
government had failed to deliver, and wanted the NDC back in power.
At a soiree organised
later for journalists in the evening, a visibly tired Prof. Mills, who had
toured 16 of the 17 constituencies in the region, just within five days, was
optimistic that his party would provide a more credible government for the
nation if voted back into power.
He referred to his
party's dismal performance in the Western and Central regions with regard to
votes during the last elections, and attributed it to complacency and some
loopholes, which it intends to rectify.
On the party's
projections for the future of the nation, the former Vice-President said it
would evolve more effective policies for sectors, such as health and education
for accelerated improvement.
In re-action to
notions that he would not be his own man because former President Rawlings was
rooting for him, Prof. Mills, dismissed such claims, and in reference to the
recent unsavoury publications about him in the Statesman, he asked the paper to
stem the impression it was creating and that he was being insulted.
Mr. Spio-Garbrah, said
the NDC intends to make the region the gold mine of the party, and that the NPP
was doomed to become a one-term government because it had failed the people and
was making grievous mistakes, and cited the IFC loan saga.
On the former Vice
-President's entourage included Mr.Sam Valis Akyianu, a former Ambassador and
Regional Minister, Mrs Comfort Owusu, MP for Mfantsiman-East and Dr. Ato
Quarshie, MP for the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo- Abrem (KEEA) constituency and
regional chairman of the party.
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Africa in her development - Aliu
Beatrice Akua Asamani,
GNA Correspondent, Marrakech
Marrakech (Morocco) 14
December 2002- Vice President Aliu Mahama on Friday said many African
governments were making serious efforts to achieve good democracy, good
governance and development, but they require international support in the
spirit of global interdependence to be successful.
Addressing the closing
session of the Fourth Global Forum on Reinventing the Role of Governments, in
the Moroccan city of Marrakech, Vice President Mahama said Africa was also
striving to achieve international standards in its fight against corruption and
promoting transparency and accountability.
More than 1000
delegates, including three Vice Presidents, three Prime Ministers, high level
political leaders, private sector operators, civil society representatives and
experts attended the three-day event, that devised strategies for creating
partnerships and dialogue to promote good governance, development and
democracy.
Vice President Mahama,
who represented Africa at the closing session, said African leaders, had
developed mechanisms to promote such partnerships that would make governments
more effective and businesses the engine of growth under the New Partnership
For Africa's Development (NEPAD), which they adopted in October 2001.
He said: "We have
learnt from our own experiences that peace, security, democracy and good
governance, and sound economic management are conditions for sustainable
development."
The theme of the
forum: "Citizens, Businesses and Governments: Dialogue and Partnerships
for Democracy and Development," he said, therefore reflected the goals of
NEPAD.
However, Vice
President Mahama stressed that though NEPAD aimed at accelerating
socio-economic growth, eradicating the widespread and severe poverty on the
continent, and halting Africa's marginalisation in the global economy, globalisation
had limited the space for her to control her own development.
He attributed Africa's
limitation to playing an active part in globalisation to structural impediments
to growth and development, which he said, were in the form of resource outflows
and unfavourable terms of trade.
"Overcoming these
challenges require the recognition of global-interdependence in respect of
production and demand and global governance that recognises partnerships among
all peoples.
"We in Africa
believe that it is within the capacity of the international community to create
fair and just conditions in which Africa can participate effectively in the
global economy and body politic," he said.
Vice President Mahama
called for investments by both African governments and the International
Community to deal with the challenges of providing quality education, better
health care, potable water, energy, in the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria and
other communicable diseases.
He called for the
adoption of the Marrakech Declaration by those he called the "global
family", to create the relevant partnerships for wealth creation and the
empowering of citizens to ensure the well being of all.
The Marrakech
Declaration, read by Mr Rachid Benmokthar, Chairman of the Scientific Committee
of the Forum, called for the involvement of civil society representatives at
all levels of decision making.
He also called for the
building of trust among partners through transparency, accountability,
information sharing and true leadership to be able to develop sound
partnerships.
The Declaration,
however, noted that in inviting the participation of the private sector and
civil society in decision-making, the diversity of their functions should be
considered to make them relevant.
The Deputy Prime Minister
of Portugal, Jose Luis Arnaut, said special attention should be given to the
needs of the minorities in the process of globalisation so that their needs
would be met as the world moved towards increased dependency on information,
communication and technology.
The Forum was
organised by King Mohammed the VI of Morocco with support rom the United
Nations and the World Bank. The next
one would be held in exico.
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Government
to introduce new identification system
Accra (Greater Accra)
14 December 2002- Ghana will introduce a new National Identification System
(NIS) for residents by 1 July 2004, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Finance
Minister Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo announced on Friday.
Receiving three
technical reports from a panel of local experts and foreign consultants on
behalf of Government, Mr Osafo-Maafo said the unique identity card would
provide a good database for use in the 2004 elections.
The first phase of the
project would cover both citizens and non-citizens between the ages of 16 and
above while the two other phases will be for those between ages six and 14 and
Zero-Six years.
The project, which is
yet to be awarded on tender, would capture, maintain and update personal
details of all citizens of Ghana and other legally resident foreigners on a
national register or central database.
Mr Osafo-Maafo said
the NIS would be a useful tool in mobilizing national resources, especially in
generating revenue since one of the banes of the current tax system was its
inability to capture a lot more people.
"It will also
provide a transparent environment for banking and assist the financial
institutions to build credible credit systems that could enhance transparency
and reduce fraud," he said.
Other benefits of the
identification system include efficient administration of the National Health
Insurance Scheme, improved administration of Driver and Vehicle Licensing
Authority (DVLA) and maintenance of proper records held by Births and Death
Registry.
Mr Osafo-Maafo pledged
government commitment to the implementation of the projects since it would
speed up the development process of the country. "I therefore urge all
Ghanaians who would be entrusted with the implementation process to be devoted
to their task to ensure that it was done on schedule.
Mr Kojo Mpianim, Chief
of Staff said the NIS would streamline the election process and prepare the
ground for free and fair elections to enhance the democratic process. He asked
those who would be assigned responsibilities to keep to the timetable of
executing the project before the next elections.
Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom,
Minister of Economic Planning and Regional Co-operation commended the technical
panel for a job well done. He said the cost for the project was yet to be
determined, as it would span a period of between three and four years.
Mr Bernard Dujardin,
Head, Civi Por Conseil, the consultants said the project was a sound and
feasible one that would speed up the economic development of the country since
population was an important determinant in planning for programmes. Professor
Ernest Dumor, Head of the Technical Committee presented the report to Mr
Osafo-Maafo.
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