Misuse of President's name-Council calls for investigations
Misuse of President's name-Council calls for investigations
Sakomono
(Greater Accra)
Nii
Adjetey Kokroko, Akwasontse
of TTC who made the call when speaking to the GNA at Sakomono
said a youth group which calls itself, "watchdog taskforce from the
TTC", goes round to harass land developers with the message that,
"President Kufuor has released the acquisition of lands back to the TTC
during his recent visit to Tema."
The group
members numbering eight, who are alleged to be moving in a Ford bus,
(registration number withheld) are said to be holding offensive implements,
threatening developers to stop work on their plots and order them to come to
re-negotiate with the chief of Tema, adding before they leave they plant a sign
board with the inscription, "keep off by Tema watch dog taskforce".
Nii Kokroko said in some cases, the group extorts monies from
the developers whom they met at site, so that their workers were not molested.
He said TTC
was informed by some of the developers, who had properly acquired their lands
11 years ago to undertake school and hotel projects and refused to see any
documents that have been given to them (developers) by the Tema Development
Corporation (TDC) and approved by the Tema Municipal Assembly (TMA).
The TTC,
during their investigations, has apologised to the
developers about the harassment meted out to them and said they would pursue
the matter till those involved in the misuse of President Kufuor's
name and the TTC are brought to book.
"Since
the alleged "terrorist group" linked their activities to the TTC,
using the name of Tema Mantse, we rushed to
investigate the complaints and saw the sign posts planted on a number of plots
that were being developed at Sakomono."
Nii Kokroko said the security man of
He said TTC
has lodged a complaint with the Tema Regional Police Command, to help
investigate the activities of this terrorist group, and arrest the members,
adding "we have supplied some details of the vehicle being used and people
to contact, to the police to arrest them to assist them in their
investigations."
The
government, in 1951 acquired about 63 square miles of land from the Kpone, Tema and Nungua
Traditional Councils when the Tema harbour was being
constructed, which is being managed by the TDC and TMA.
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Tamale
(Northern Region) 13 January 2003- Brigadier George Aryiku,
General Officer Commanding the Northern Command, has appealed to Ghana Telecom
to restore telephone lines for the use of security personnel stationed at Bole
to monitor the crisis in Cote d'Ivoire.
He said for
security reasons, Telecom should consider the use of the facility by the
security personnel on the ground, while government takes measures to pay-off
the debt it owns the company.
Brigadier Aryiku made the appeal at a news briefing in Tamale on the
general security situation in the Northern Region on Saturday.
He urged
journalists to help in their reportage on Dagbon to unite the people for
development, saying, "Let fairness and ethics of your profession guide you
when filing stories on Dagbon".
The GOC
reminded people of Dagbon that real peace would come from them and not the
government, noting that government's duty was to facilitate the peace process
to complement their efforts.
He
therefore, advised them to be mindful of their actions, utterances at public places
and the way and manner they organise press
conferences in order not to jeopardise the prevailing
fragile peace in the area.
Brigadier Aryiku assured the people in Dagbon that the government
would do all that it could to protect them and called for co-operation from the
stakeholders in the area to sustain the prevailing peace in the communities.
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Samuel Yaw
Owusu, President of Friends of the Aspiring and Married Couples (FOTAMAC), a
non-governmental organisation, committed to fostering good relationships
amongst married partners who gave the reminder blamed the frequent break in
most marriages on mistrust.
Owusu was
speaking to the Ghana News Agency in
The FOTAMAC
President reminded NGOs that as partners in development with the state, they
should intensify their educational campaigns among the youth to curb social
vices. Owusu advised the youth to take the HIV/AIDS campaign seriously to avoid
the deadly disease.
He said
marriage was a life-long contract and advised the youth not to rush into it and
to refrain from indiscriminate sex. They should also ensure complete abstinence
until they were ready to marry.
He said
FOTAMAC was established in September last year and had organised seminars and
talks in churches and for the public to create awareness married among couples
and the youth on their social responsibilities. Owusu said the organisation
would take the HIV/AIDS message to at least 60 districts in the country by the
end of the year.
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He said,
"The church must take care of the fatherless and widows by demonstrating
true love and compassion which God showed through his only begotten son, Jesus
Christ."
Rev.
Richardson, who was once a Ghanaian Film Actress, was speaking at a
thanksgiving service for orphans of the Orphanage International Ministry (OIM),
a Christian non-governmental organisation (NGO).
It seeks to
assist orphans academically, spiritually and morally to enable them to be
confident and self-supporting. The OIM, which was recently judged the best NGO
in the country by the government, has been in existence for the 12 years now
and currently.
Rev.
Richardson criticised mothers who abandon or cause abortion and said it was
against Christian values adding that children be helped to exploit their
talents. The OIM President, Rev. Samuel Ludwig Aferi,
presented a certificate of commitment on the plight of orphans to Rev.
Richardson conferring on her the Africa Director of Women and Children Affairs
of the OIM. Orphans from the Osu Children's Home,
Teshie Orphanage, Frafraha, Dodowa,
and
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Accra
(Greater Accra) 13 January 2003- Religious leaders have been asked to
persistently preach the message of reconciliation to ensure that Ghanaians
assist in making the national reconciliation exercise a success.
The
Reverend Kojo Amo, General
Secretary of the Ghana Baptist Convention, made the request at the
He said:
"Religious bodies should promote reconciliation by preaching, praying and
explaining to their followers and the public the role of the National
Reconciliation Commission to enable the government to reconcile the offender
and the offended."
Rev Amo asked Ghanaians to unite and move the country forward
and appealed to persons who would appear before the Commission to be faithful.
He appealed to members of the Commission to be tolerant and to give equal
opportunity to people who would testify before it.
Rev Amo advised politicians to avoid provocative statements,
which could to inflict more pain on aggrieved people. He said reconciliation
could bring peace, unity and development to the country and called on Ghanaians
to support the process.
Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh, Executive Secretary of National Media
Commission, who was the guest of honour, asked
religious leaders to understand the reconciliation exercise before educating
the public on it.
Rev Amo and Rev. Steve Asante jointly
cut the tape to formally dedicate the church.
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