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Abena Pokua has described the media engagement by evacuees from South Africa as unnecessary, insisting that it does not amount to accountability. She has called on Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa to come clean on the evacuation exercise

JoyNews Head of Research, Kofi Adjei, says some evacuees are unaware they were supposed to receive GH₵5,500, contrary to Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s insistence that all evacuees knew about the amount.

Member of Parliament for Asokwa and Deputy Minority Leader, Hon. Patricia Appiagyei, has called on the government to appoint an independent committee to investigate the Obuasi SHTS rape case and produce a comprehensive report to ensure justice is served for the affected students.

Former Gender Minister Otiko Afisa Djaba has criticised the handling of the Obuasi SHTS rape case, arguing that referring the docket to the Attorney General for advice at this stage is too late, as the case should have been addressed in 2025.

ASP Lloyd Baidoo, Regional Court Officer and PRO of the Ashanti South Regional Command, has denied reports that Obuasi SHTS headmaster Zakaria Abdulai has been arrested, saying the headmaster is at home. This follows conflicting accounts, as Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak told Parliament on October 20 that the headmaster had been arrested.

NPP National Women’s Commissioner Mavis Hawa Koomson says it is unfair for the NDC to clear the Obuasi SHTS headmaster to contest the Juaben constituency chairmanship while the case involving the students remains a concern. She also questions whether the country’s leaders would handle the matter the same way if their daughters were involved

Narawa Company Limited’s Corporate Affairs Manager, Doris Attoh, alleges that Alfred Mahama confirmed to the company’s Managing Director that he sent people to take over its offices and concession. She recounts the claims amid concerns over the circumstances surrounding the alleged takeover

Kumawu MP Ernest Yaw Anim is urging the Ghana Education Service and the Ghana Police Service to take immediate action against the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School, insisting that the matter must be handled without political interference

Kumasi Mayor Richard Ofori-Agyemang Boadi recounts the steps he says he took after rape rumours involving the headmaster of Obuasi Sec Tech emerged, including advising him to stop allowing girls into his home and asking for his removal.

NPP National Second Vice Chairman Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, has accused Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa of failing to account for GH₵16.4 million allocated for the evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa, out of the GH₵50 million presented to Parliament.