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Takoradi (Western Region) 07 October 2002-
Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama has called on the media to highlight
"agricultural and developmental issues" confronting the nation
instead of the emphasis on personalities and political issues, adding that, the
neglect of other important areas should be reversed.
Alhaji Mahama was speaking at the
commissioning of a 2.5billion cedis office (SKYY House) for Skyy Power FM
station at Takoradi. "I want to suggest that the media heads in the areas
of socio-economic and developmental issues, just as it has done in the music,
dance and fashion industry," Vice President Mahama said.
He said, "If the media is a powerful
tool, then there is an urgent need for it to take a second look at its
role". The Vice President asked the media to lead the campaign for the
patronage of Made in
Mr Rod Pollen, British High Commissioner said
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Kumasi (Greater Accra) 07 October 2002- Vice
President Alhaji Aliu Mahama, has stressed the need to promote understanding
and unity among Ghanaians, "since any nation held by internal cohesion and
togetherness, regardless of tribal, political and religious differences, stands
to gain from the human and material resources it has been endowed with".
This was contained in an address read on his
behalf by Alhaji Rashid Bawa, Deputy Minister of Education, at the eighth
annual conference of the Tijania Muslim Movement in
Alhaji Aliu said, "it is a fact that a
nation divided against itself cannot realise any meaningful development no
matter the abundance of its human and material resources". To play an
influential role in the promotion of national unity, Muslims should start
fostering inter-denominational understanding through dialogue on issues of
national interest for a consensus.
Another way of helping to achieve national
unity "is to explore avenues for inter-religious dialogue and
understanding, especially among the Christian and Islamic faiths and the
traditional religion,” Vice President Mahama said.
He said plans were being made to implement
the President's directive that Arabic language should be made part of the
curriculum. Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharabutu, National Chief Imam, said Muslims
could also enhance unity by supporting national reconciliation efforts.
The National Chief Imam stressed "such
collaboration can be done by helping to educate Muslims on the purpose and
wisdom of national reconciliation.” In an address by Alhaji Boniface Sadique,
Deputy Minister of Trade and Tourism on behalf of Mr S.K. Boafo, Ashanti
Regional Minister, called on Muslims to fight indiscipline by practising the teachings of the Holy Quran.
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President Kufuor and his wife on arrival
filed past the body in a coffin on a raised dais and exchanged greetings with
the bereaved family and the widow, Mrs Gloria Nikoi and her children. The
Reverend (Mrs) Ernestina Afriyie of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana and the
immediate Co-ordinating Chaplain of the Church, in a sermon said God gave
everyone a talent to be used for the welfare of mankind.
She said the talent was to be used at an
opportune time and to the ability of the individual not for selfish gains or
only to enrich himself but to be used to improve the welfare of society and
mankind. The late Dr Nikoi, 72, died on Thursday, September 5, after a short
illness. Born on January 19 1930 at La,
Accra, Dr Nikoi was educated at the Roman Catholic Jubilee Primary School at
Cape Coast and then Achimota School from 1945-48.
He continued his education at the
Dr Nikoi continued his academic and
intellectual pursuits at
He became a member of the
In 1969, Dr Nikoi returned to
On 1 March 1973, he was appointed Governor
and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Ghana and within the same
period was the Chairman of Ashanti Goldfields Company (AGC) and Chairman,
Grains Warehousing Company.
He was retired in 1977 as the Governor of the
Central Bank by the National Redemption Council (NRC) under the late General
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. In 1979, Dr Nikoi was decorated with the State Honour
of the Order of the Volta (Civil Division) for public service in Public
Administration and Banking by the SMC II under General F.W.K. Akuffo.
During the
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Accra (Greater Accra) 07 October 2002- The
Rev. Dr. Mensah Otabil, General Overseer of the International Central Gospel
Church (ICGC), on Saturday said the break down in law and order in the country
was the result of lack of adherence to moral uprightness within the society.
He said it therefore, behoves on religious
organisations to turn around the situation, adding that a key player
responsible for creating an atmosphere for moral uprightness and the prevalence
of law and order was the Church.
Rev Dr. Otabil, who was speaking at a special
service for the opening of the 45th Legal Year in
"If the Church is upright, the
congregation would be motivated to do according to its teachings," he
said. Rev. Dr. Otabil urged Judges to avoid pitfalls within their profession
such as partiality and the collection of bribes to pervert justice, noting that
as humans they could falter.
He said the main aim of the courts should be
to provide solutions to problems being encountered by people and not just be
interested in passing sentences. Rev. Dr. Otabil noted that true justice within
a nation conferred honour and dignity on the people and said punishment of the
guilty should not be to humiliate but to correct. "God made man in his own
image and therefore, upholds the sacredness of life and the dignity of
man," he said.
He noted that as a nation, there was the need
to always ensure that principles formed the basis of all actions and said
bending such principles to suit individuals or groups was the surest way to
halting progress.
Rev. Dr. Otabil said even though there was
bound to be shortcomings in the past; they only served as a guide for success
in future and not a setback. He observed that unity was most vital to success
and urged Judges to work in love and unity for better dispensation of justice.
Among those present at the service were the
Chief Justice, Mr Justice Edward Kwame Wiredu, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,
Attorney General, Miss Gloria Akufo, Deputy Attorney General and Mr. Osafo
Sampong, Director of Public Prosecutions.
Others are the Justices of the Supreme,
Appeal and High Courts as well as Tribunal Chairmen. A minute's silence was
observed for departed souls including Justice Philip Edward Archer and other
Justices.
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Justice Wiredu said this in a message to
usher in the 45th legal year at a special service held at the
"This situation is very disturbing, but
there is one thing for certain and it is that no one would correct this
negative perception about us, we have to correct it ourselves," he said.
The Chief Justice announced that the Judicial Council has therefore, embarked
on a crusade to weed out the bad nuts amongst the Judiciary.
Justice Wiredu said apart from a few bad one
whose misdeeds have dented the respectable and admirable image of the
judiciary, a number of judges and officials have really worked hard during the
past year, adding, "this is evident by the substantial number of hard
working and incorruptible judges and officials who have been promoted and
elevated.
One of the serious problems, the Chief
Justice said, facing the Judiciary was uncomplimentary perception of long
delays in the administration of justice and announced that within the next few
years all the Superior Courts would be automated to ensure that cases are
expeditiously dealt with.
"The automation process of the court
would give meaning to the age-old adage of justice delayed, justice
denied." he added. Justice Wiredu announced that the service would soon
launch an HIV/AIDS programme to be dubbed "AIDS Sub-Project in the
Judicial Service" in
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100-acre marijuana farm destroyed
The drug control authorities in
The mature cannabis weighed three tons and it is claimed that drug
barons in
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