District Chief Executive for Kadjebi District, Wilson Agbanyo escaped narrow mob attack over the death of two footballers, Peter and Paul, when he, the DCE went to commiserate with the family at Yadzo, a farming community in the district.
General Secretary of the governing NPP, Justin Frimpong Koduah in no minced words has told all government appointees, including ministers, CEOs, MMDCEs and others to resign from their posts if they feel tired for fresh limbs who are ready to deliver takeover from them.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has noted that though several laws have been enacted to check corruption and corrupt practices, the menace still persists. He describes the situation where people either demand bribes before doing their work or collect bribes to allow wrongdoings retard development. President Akufo-Addo said Ghana loses an estimated amount of $3bn annually to corruption.
A local government expert says the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) would have resigned if Ghana was to be another jurisdiction due to the fallout from the local-level election. According to Mr. Amon Kotei, though there are lapses with any human institution, what happened yesterday where some electoral areas could not vote was not the best.
Head of Local Government Service, Dr. Nana Ato Arthur, has called for the election of Assembly Members to be done on partisan lines in order to increase voter turnout.
Electoral Commission in Sehwi Juaboso has begun distribution of electoral materials to the various polling stations in the district. The District Level Elections for Assembly members and Unit Committee members come off Tuesday, December 19, 2023, across the country.
Asante Akyem National Commission for Civic Education has called on qualified Ghanaians to go out in their numbers and vote in the district level election which is scheduled for Tuesday, December 19, this year.
Head of Central Regional Food and Drugs Authority, Francisca Obeng, has cautioned Ghanaians to be vigilant on expired products, especially canned and prepackaged foods in this Christmas festivities.