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•Mr Martin 

Alamisi Amidu, 

Special Prosecutor 

nominee 

•Tony 

Lithur, 

Lawyer 

• Mrs Kakra 

Duffuor-Nyarko 

•Flashback: Pupils 

writing on the floor 

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DAILY HERITAGE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2018 

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WORLD 

ANC leaders expected 

to ask President 

Zuma to resign 

POLITICS 

Thumbay Group of 

Dubai calls on 

First Lady 

BUSINESS 

PG.04 

Govt explores Asian 

markets for sixth 

Eurobond sale – 

Govt sources 

SPORTS 

PG.11 

Ghana Beach 

Soccer is 10yrs 

PG.10 

PG.15 

Daily Heritage 

report gets results 

BY PHILIP ANTOH 

Philip.antoh@dailyheritage.com.gh 

FOLLOWING A front page 

story published by the 

DAILY HERITAGE on 

February 2, 2018, captioned 

‘Torture; Pupils Write Class 

Test On The Floor At Tebu 

Basic School’ in the Ga South Municipality 

of the Greater Accra Region, the 

Municipal Director of Education, Mrs 

Felicia Okaine has donated eleven dual 

desks to the school. 

The donation is the third in series by 

the education director in giving assistance 

aimed at solving the furniture crisis 

in the school. 

Headteacher of Tebu M/A Basic 

School, Mr Emmanuel Bagut, in an interview 

with the DAILY HER- 

ITAGE said the director visited the 

school on Tuesday, February 6, four 

days after the story broke to make the 

donation. She assured them that the 

government would soon furnish the 

school with the needed furniture. 

Mr Bagut said Mrs Okaine had really 

helped the school after she personally 

donated six round tables and 14 chairs 

to the kindergarten department of the 

• As Ga South Education 

Director donates desks 

to Tebu Basic School 

school. 

“I can say that as we speak, the 

kindergarten is okay in terms of furniture 

but the lower and upper primary, as 

well as the Junior High School is still 

•Flashback: Pupils writing on the floor 

facing the challenge. One unique thing 

is that the situation is not peculiar to the 

school, the whole Circuit has similar 

challenge,” Mr Bagut stated. 

It would be recalled that on February 

2, the DAILY HERITAGE carried a 

front page publication about the plight 

of pupils of Tebu M/A Basic School 

where pupils had to go through daily 

ordeal of sitting and writing on the 

floor. 

The school, with a population of 

402, was compelled to manage only 20 

desks, a situation the head teacher described 

as very worrying. 

I can say that as we 

speak, the kindergarten 

is okay in terms of furniture 

but the lower and 

upper primary, as well 

as the Junior High 

School is still facing the 

challenge. One unique 

thing is that the situation 

is not peculiar to 

the school, the whole 

Circuit has similar challenge.

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To accomplish great things, we 

must not only act, but also dream, 

not only plan, but also believe. 

—Anatole France 

•Dr Dominic Ayine, MP Bolga Central 

•Mr Martin Alamisi Amidu, 

Special Prosecutor nominee 

• Tony Lithur , Lawyer 

Amidu too old 

BY MUNTALLA INUSAH 

muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh 

APRIVATE legal 

practitioner, Mr 

Tony Lithur has, 

upon the instructions 

of the 

Member of Parliament 

for Bolga Central, Dr 

Dominic Ayine, filed a suit at the 

Supreme Court challenging the 

eligibility of Special Prosecutor 

nominee, Mr Martin Amidu. 

Dr Ayine, a former Deputy 

Attorney General (AG) under 

the erstwhile National Democratic 

Congress administration in 

his lawsuit contends that Mr 

Amidu, 66 years of age, is too 

old to hold public office, under 

which the Special Prosecutor’s 

office falls. 

Mr Amidu, a former AG who 

has earned himself the name 

‘Citizen Vigilante’ for his public 

fight against corruption, was 

nominated by the President earlier 

this year and is expected to 

appear before the Appointments 

Committee of Parliament today. 

The applicant is not seeking 

to injunct the process per his suit 

at the apex court; he is rather 

• To be Special Prosecutor 

• Says MP who has dragged the 

‘Citizen Vigilante’ to court 

seeking among other things a 

declaration that “by a true and 

proper interpretation of Articles 

190(1)(d), 199(1), 199(4), and 295 

of the 1992 Constitution, the retirement 

age of all holders of 

public office created pursuant to 

Article(1)(d) is 60 years, anyhow 

not beyond (65).” 

The 26-page document filed 

at the registry of the apex court 

further argued that, “any other 

interpretation would result in an 

unlawful amendment of Article 

199 of the Constitution by legislation.” 

According to him, sections of 

the constitution states that “no 

person above the age of 65 years 

is eligible for employment in any 

public office created under Article 

190(1) (d).” 

He is, thus, seeking a declaration 

from the Supreme Court 

that Mr Amidu, “is not qualified 

or eligible to be nominated as the 

Special Prosecutor under Section 

13(3) of the Office of the Special 

Prosecutor Act, 2018 (Act 

959). 

“A declaration that by true 

and proper interpretation of article 

190(1)(d), 199(1), 199(4) and 

294 of the 1992 constitution, the 

retirement age of pall holders of 

public officers created pursuant 

to 190(10d, is 60 years, anyhow 

not beyond 65 years.” 

The former deputy AG is also 

seeking a declaration that “by a 

true and proper interpretation of 

articles of 190(1)(d), 199(4) of 

the 1992 constitution, no person 

above the age of 65 is eligible for 

employment of any public office 

created under article 190 (1)(d).” 

He added that, “by reason of 

his age, 66 years, Mr amidu is not 

qualified or eligible to be nominated 

as the Special Prosecutor 

under section 13 article three of 

the office of the Special Prosecutor, 

Act, 2018 Act 959. 

According to him, “by reason 

of his age, 66 years, Mr Martin 

Amidu is not qualified or eligible 

to be approved by Parliament as 

Special Prosecutor under section 

13(3) of the office of the Special 

Prosecutor Act, 2018, Act 959. 

He contends that, “by reason 

of his age, 66 years, Mr amidu is 

not qualified or eligible to be appointed 

by His Excellency the 

President of the Republic as the 

Special Prosecutor under secretion 

13 (3) of the office of the 

Special Prosecutor Act, 2018, 

Act 959.” 

He is further seeking a declaration 

that any purported nomination 

by the AG or approval by 

Parliament of appointment by 

his Excellency the President of 

the Republic of Amidu as the 

Special Prosecutor under section 

13, 3 of the office of the Special 

Prosecutor Act, 2018, Act 959 is 

unconstitutional and therefore 

null and void. 

He prayed that, in the event, 

“Amidu has already been vetted 

and approved by Parliament and 

or appointed by his Excellency 

the President of the Republic as 

the Special Prosecutor under section 

13, 3 of the office of the 

Special Prosecutor Act, 2018 Act 

959 prior to the final determination 

of his suit, an order annulling 

such nomination 

approval and appointment.”

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•Planes are grounded at the airport following the 

discovery of the device 

London City Airport shut as WW2 bomb found in Thames 

LONDON CITY Airport has 

been closed after a 500kg 

World War Two bomb was 

found nearby in the River 

Thames. 

The airport will be shut all 

day and all flights cancelled, affecting 

up to 16,000 passengers, 

a spokeswoman said. 

The bomb was found at 

George V Dock on Sunday 

during planned work at the east 

London airport, police said. 

Families in the area have 

been evacuated with the exclusion 

zone set to be widened 

when specialists begin removing 

the device. 

The airport was shut at 

22:00 GMT on Sunday. The 

Met Police said it was working 

with the Royal Navy to remove 

the bomb. 

A statement issued by the 

Met said: "The timing of removal 

is dependent on the 

tides, however, at this stage we 

estimate that the removal of 

the device from location will be 

completed by tomorrow morning.” 

According to the airport's 

website, a total of 261 arrivals 

and departures had been scheduled 

for Monday. BBC 



World news in 4 stories 

Trump warns Israel that settlements 'complicate' peace hopes 

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump 

has said Israeli settlements "complicate" 

the peace process with 

Palestinians and urged "care" 

over the issue. 

He also told an Israeli newspaper 

that he did not believe the 

Palestinians, and possibly Israel as 

well, were ready to make peace. 

President Trump angered 

Palestinians in December when 

he recognised Jerusalem as Israel's 

capital. 

He also threatened to withhold 

aid unless Palestinians 

agreed to talks. 

The US leader's latest comments 

came in an interview published 

on Sunday with the 

conservative newspaper Yisrael 

Hayom. 

Asked by editor-in-chief Boaz 

Bismouth when the US would 

present its peace plan, Mr Trump 

said: "We will see what happens. 

Right now the Palestinians are 

not into making peace, they are 

just not into it. Regarding Israel, I 

am not certain it, too, is interested 

in making peace so we will 

just need to wait and see what 

happens." 

Asked whether Israeli settlements 

would form part of the 

peace plan, he said: "We will be 

talking about settlements. The 

settlements are something that 

very much complicates and always 

have complicated making 

peace, so I think Israel has to be 

very careful with the settlements.” 

BBC 

•President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital 

was strongly welcomed by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu 

ANC leaders expected to ask 

President Zuma to resign 

Leaders of South Africa's 

governing ANC party 

are meeting to decide the 

future of President 

Jacob Zuma. 

The National Executive Committee 

(NEC) is likely to ask him to 

step down, says BBC Africa correspondent 

Andrew Harding. 

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa 

acknowledged on Sunday that the 

issue was causing "disunity and discord". 

Mr Zuma, 75, faces a number of 

corruption charges after nine years 

in power. 

There are 112 members of the 

NEC, and many may want to share 

their views during the meeting in 

Pretoria - meaning it they may not 

finish until late on Monday. 

"We know you want closure," Mr 

Ramaphosa said on Sunday, addressing 

supporters who had gathered to 

mark 100 years since the birth of 

the country's first black president, 

Nelson Mandela. 

He told the crowd in Cape Town 

that "our people want this matter to 

be finalised" and that the African 

National Congress (ANC) would 

comply. 

He acknowledged the ANC was 

going through "a period of difficulty, 

disunity and discord", and said 

he was seeking "a new beginning". 

He pledged to tackle the corruption 

that has marred Mr Zuma's 

time in office. BBC 

•Many in the ANC hope that removing Mr Zuma will boost the party's chances in the 2019 elections 

•Alexanda Kotey, left, and El Shafee Elsheikh were the last 

two members of the cell at large 

S Sudan opposition figure 

sentenced to death 

A FORMER opposition 

party spokesman has been 

sentenced to death for treason 

by a court in South 

Sudan. 

James Gatdet Dak, of the 

SPLA-IO, has been in detention 

since November 2016 

when he stated his party’s 

support for the removal of 

the UN’s peacekeeping force 

commander in South Sudan 

on Facebook. 

The UN troops, led by a 

Kenyan general, had been accused 

of failing to protect 

civilians during the war. 

At the time, he was living 

in Kenya, where he had been 

granted refugee status. After 

the post was published, he 

was expelled from the country. 

Back home in South 

•James Gatdet Dak of the SPLA-IO 

Sudan, he was brought before 

a court and accused of treason, 

among other charges. 

Last month, his lawyers 

said the trial was in violation 

of a ceasefire agreement between 

the government and 

rebels, which states that all 

political detainees should be 

freed. 

Despite repeated truces 

between both warring parties, 

South Sudan’s conflict has 

continued. 

Even fresh talks aimed at 

bring peace to the country are 

in jeopardy. This morning, 

delegates representing the 

rebels walked out of the discussions 

taking place in 

Ethiopia claiming government 

forces attacked their 

troops last night. BBC



The other side of contraceptives 

SEX AMONG teenagers has regrettably 

become inevitable, particularly, 

in second cycle and tertiary 

institutions due to several factors 

not excluding peer pressure. 

While religion is playing a key role 

to complement advocacy to ensure 

abstinence, social pressure is pushing 

our teenagers into very dangerous 

life habits. 

These days, it is common to find 

students and pupils gleefully resorting 

to the use of aphrodisiacs to 

show their sexual prowess. Man 

Woman, Chinese Spray and all kinds 

of concoctions are being used as 

sexual enhancers without recourse 

to the potential side effects. 

Some moralists had to succumb 

to the call on the youth to resort to 

the use of condoms to prevent diseases 

and avoid unwanted pregnancies 

because things were getting out 

of hand. 

The advent of contraceptives was 

also meant to assist women take decisions 

whether and when to conceive. 

Experts posit that 

contraceptives even go beyond a 

woman’s decision to conceive or 

not. They argue that the use of contraceptives 

makes parents happier 

and marriages last longer. 

Naturally, hormone-based birth 

control has some minor side effects 

such as headache, dizziness, breast 

tenderness, nausea, decreased libido 

and mood swings among others. 

However, doctors have assured that 

contraceptives are safe if taken according 

to prescriptions. 

Sadly, that is not what is happening. 

Some sexually active adolescents 

are abusing all kinds of drugs 

in the name of preventing pregnancy. 

The famous Postinor 2 is now 

daily pills for some teenagers in Senior 

High Schools. Due to rampant 

sex, these teens have resorted to taking 

the pill on an almost daily basis 

after each bout of sex. 

But, experts have warned that the 

misuse of the pills could create liver 

problems and have suggested that 

emergency contraceptive pills 

should be used only twice in a year 

or 10 times in one’s lifetime. 

The DAILY HERITAGE 

wants to stress that abuse of everything 

is dangerous, most especially, 

pills that have direct contact with 

vital organs in a woman’s system. 

We, thus, urge our teenagers to be 

cautious about the use of contraceptives, 

lest they develop complications 

in future when they are 

ready to conceive. 

Don’t pay 

increased fares 

BY STEPHEN ODOI LARBI 

THE GHANA 

Private Road 

Transport 

Union 

(GPRTU) of 

the Trades 

Union Congress (TUC) is 

urging the public not to succumb 

to any upward adjustment 

of lorry fares since 

they have not sanctioned 

that. 

Throughout last week, it 

was reported that transport 

fares had been increased as 

a result of the continued 

upward adjustment of petroleum 

prices. 

But, the GPRTU of 

• GPRTU to passengers 

• The GPRTU has an arrangenment with 

the Transports Ministry to review fares 

TUC and the Ghana Road 

Transport Coordinating 

Council in a joint statement 

issued in Accra, Monday, 

said such reports were false. 

“We are alarmed by such 

false information being 

pelted round by some 

groups of people who want 

to bring the reputation of 

the association into disrepute. 

We want to assure the 

general public that there is 

no such increase and the information 

should not be entertained.” 

They added “we are by 

this statement appealing to 

our members to disregard 

the information and comply 

with the existing fares so as 

to avoid any confrontation 

with the traveling public.” 

According to the transport 

operators’ umbrella 

group, they have an arrangement 

with the Ministry of 

Transport to review transport 

fares periodically and 

are currently in discussion 

with the Ministry as to 

whether there is the need to 

increase transport fares or 

not.


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Reflections on ‘Operation 

Cow Leg’ and animal cruelty 

BY NANA YAW OSEI 

M 

ANY GREAT 

feats accomplished 

in history 

were the 

outcome of either 

political or economic integration. 

For example, in reaction 

to exigencies of the evolving 

Cold War and Russians’ aggression 

in Europe, the North Atlantic 

Treaty Organisation was 

formed in 1949. 

Also, in response to the economic 

challenges of West Africa, 

the Economic Community of 

West African States [ECOWAS] 

Per Ghana’s constitution, anybody 

born in Ghana before independence 

and, regardless of his/her nationality is 

a Ghanaian. This somewhat elucidates 

why I think Fulani stereotype in Ghana 

must stop! From my novice commonsensical 

convictions, 

‘Operation Cow 

Leg’ is nothing otherwise 

than an act 

of animal cruelty. 

What have cattle 

got to do with constitutional 

infringement? 

Animal cruelty 

refers to an overt 

and deliberate act 

of violence towards 

animals. Killing of 

animals in inhuman 

manner is an example 

of animal savagery. 

Animals are 

sentient creatures 

and their lives cannot 

be wasted in a 

manner that ‘Operation 

Cow Leg’ 

team killed cattle 

belonging to the 

nomadic herdsmen 

at Agogo in 

Ashanti Region of 

the Republic of 

Ghana. In the religion 

of Islam, a 

special prayer is said 

before an animal is slaughtered. 

Hare Krishnan example 

In the Hare Krishnan faith, thereare 

strong beliefs that eating meat is eating a 

life created by Krishna (their God) and 

thus, imperative need for members to 

remain vegetarian. Far from dabbling in 

animism, paganism and totemism as 

derogatorily used to describe African 

traditional religion, killing pregnant animals 

could have spiritual implications 

on the killer. Admittedly, some aspects 

Animal cruelty 

refers to an 

overt and 

deliberate act 

of violence 

towards 

animals. Killing 

of animals in 

inhuman 

manner is an 

example of 

animal 

savagery 

was formed in 1975 to commit to 

bolstering economic development 

through free movement of 

people in the West African subregion. 

Thus, diversity in integration 

and development are bedfellows. 

That is why I am grappling to 

catch the drift of the opinion 

that division could accelerate development 

[highly debatable 

though]. 

Ghana as a member of 

ECOWAS is ruled by a constitution 

framed and shrouded in puritan 

egalitarian ideals [that all 

men are created equal] and Albert 

Venn Dicey- coined rule of 

law. 

of animism, paganism and 

totemism are held by African traditional 

believers. Nevertheless, paganism and 

animism or totemism cannot suffice as 

substitutes for African faith. Such claims 

are borne out of ignorance 

Anyhow, my late 

paternal ground father 

in my village, 

who was a great 

hunter, told me the 

following anecdote. 

He said a certain 

hunter went on his 

usual hunting mission. 

This hunter 

saw a female chimpanzee 

on top of a 

tree nursing the 

young chimp. The 

hunter was terrified 

with the presence 

of the animal and 

decided to kill 

them. All attempts 

to kill the animal 

and the young 

chimp were unsuccessful 

because the 

gun did not even 

trigger, let alone 

shooting! The man 

ended his hunting 

expedition and 

went home with a 

belief, that pregnant/nursing 

animals 

are protected 

by some spirits such as dwarfs and forest 

monsters. 

I know the story will sound weird 

and superstitious to many readers because 

it came from an African believer. 

To those skeptics: “You shall not muzzle 

an ox when it is treading out the 

grain” (Deuteronomy 25:4). “If you 

come across a bird's nest in any tree or 

on the ground, with young ones or eggs 

and the mother sitting on the young or 

on the eggs, you shall not take the 

mother with the young. You shall let the 

• “Operation Cow Leg’ team killed cattle belonging to the nomadic 

herdsmen at Agogo in Ashanti Region recently 

mother 

go, but the young you may take for 

yourself, that it may go well with you, 

and that you may live long.” (Deuteronomy 

22:6-7). 

Other examples 

I am without a modicum of desire 

to construct the niches of security in 

Ghana, even so, I am humbly calling for 

alternative interventions and operational 

strategies, devoid of prejudice against 

the Fulani to eradicate nomadic herdsmen 

menace in the farming communities. 

Let us assume that nomadic 

herdsmen have breached the laws of 

Ghana. What then have their innocent 

animals got to do with rule of law? The 

killing of cattle belonging to the herdsmen 

is very despicable. In some parts of 

the globe animal welfare legislations 

prohibit citizens from engaging in animal 

cruelty. In United States of America, 

the 1966 Animal Welfare Act is 

enforced by United States Department 

of Agriculture (USDA). In California 

State, an individual can be convicted 

into 12 months imprisonment and a 

fine up to $ 20,000 for offences of animal 

cruelty. In 2009, Canada introduced 

code of practice for the care and handling 

of dairy cattle. 

Besides, in Egypt, anyone who intentionally 

kills any domesticated animal 

may be jailed. Animal cruelty offence is 

punishable by law in Sweden. Animal 

owners who intentionally kill their animals 

in Sweden risk having their rights 

to own animals revoked. There is a proposed 

Universal Declaration on animal 

welfare at the United Nation (UN) to 

prevent cases of animal cruelty. As of 

today, there is no clear-cut UN accord 

frowning upon violence towards animals. 

Predictably, the Fulani Association 

of Ghana complaining at UN against 

Ghana government (Source: peacefmonline.com, 

January 20, 2018), is dead 

on arrival. Nonetheless, whoever master-minded 

mass killing of cattle as a so- 

lu- 

tion to Agogo crop farmers-nomadic 

herdsmen conflict goofed, big time! 

Ghana rather needs to introduce cattle 

ranching laws or enforce the existing 

laws. Sensitive cases like this must be 

CONCLUSION 

We need to encourage best cattle 

rearing farming practices to revamp 

livestock industry to balance the 

country’s meat deficit. Ghana’s 

Food and Agriculture Ministry reports 

indicate that cattle is predominantly 

reared by either Ghanaian 

local farmers or Fulani herdsmen in 

Ghana. Beef represents about 33% 

of all locally produced meat in the 

country. Cattle are kept for either 

beef or milk. Three types of cattle 

in Ghana are beef cattle, dairy cattle 

and dual purpose cattle (Source: 

MoFA, Ghana). 

World Health Organisation 

(WHO’s) findings indicate that an 

average African consumes about 

36kg of milk annually. This is far 

below the WHO’s recommended 

annual consumption of 200kg of 

milk per person. Per UN trade 

records, Ghana spent more than 

$80 million importing milk and milk 

products every year since 2011. 

Thus, killing cattle equally does not 

only risk endangering food security 

in the country, but also imperil staggering 

Ghana under a huge financial 

burden. Needless to say, I do not 

support the alleged atrocities committed 

by the nomadic herdsmen at 

Agogo. I am not unaware of reported 

cases of militant nomadism 

as in Northern Nigeria. All that I 

am suggesting is that we must marshal 

enough evidence to confirm 

the belief that murder, bush rape 

are truly perpetrated by the Fulani 

nomadic herdsmen. What about the 

tackled devoid of 

emotions. Modern 

cattle ranching best 

practices workshop 

should be organised 

for the herdsmen 

and cattle 

owners. 

The 2016 

Human Development 

Index report 

by United Nations 

Development Program 

ranked Ghana 

139 out of 188 

countries. Food security 

is an integral 

part of human development 

and 

poverty reduction. 

In 2015, Professor 

Gabriel Ayum Teye 

of University of 

Development Studies 

averred that 90% of meat products 

consumed in Ghana were imported 

from Burkina Faso and Europe. Certainly, 

beef import cost a Ghanaian tax 

payer huge sums of money. 

murder and rape incidents reported 

in other parts of Ghana? Are they 

committed by nomadic herdsmen? 

We must not hide behind the 

Fulani stereotype and preach hate 

against them. Our leaders must 

avoid creating mess for the police 

and the military. May the soul of the 

security men who lost their lives 

during ‘Operation Cow Leg’ rest in 

peace! We must not pretend not to 

know the real owners of the cattle 

in Agogo. We have every right to 

protect the lives and property at 

Agogo, but mass killing of cattle is 

very unfortunate. Let us look for 

herdsmen who violate others’ rights 

and punish them in accordance with 

the law. 

Let us not destroy cattle because 

of nomadic activities or because 

they belong to Fulani herdsmen. 

Fulani herdsmen are our fellow 

Africans. It is very unfair to discriminate 

against them. Economic activities 

are products of culture. Many 

cultures mean more economic activities. 

Cultural diversities come 

with diverse experience and technologies. 

Let us embrace multiculturalism 

for development. Show 

some love to Fulani minority in 

Ghana! We can conceive of a future 

without high-rises. But a humanity 

without music and love is not just 

inconceivable; it is impossible – 

George Leonard. Arrest Fulani 

herdsmen who are criminals only! 

Say no to animal cruelty. God Bless 

Our Homeland Ghana!


Signs and symptoms of throat cancer 

THROAT CANCER refers to 

cancerous tumors that develop in 

your throat (pharynx), voice box 

(larynx) or tonsils. 

Your throat is a muscular tube 

that begins behind your nose and 

ends in your neck. Throat cancer 

most often begins in the flat cells 

that line the inside of your 

throat. 

• A cough 

• Changes in your voice, such 

as hoarseness or not speaking 

clearly. 

• Difficulty swallowing. 

• Ear pain. 

•A lump or sore that doesn't 

heal. 

• A sore throat. 

• Weight loss. 



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Nine natural anti-inflammatory 

foods needed in your diet 

INFLAMMATION CAN be 

a force for good, but it can 

also be a force for bad. It’s a 

natural process that your 

body relies on in times of 

need, but it can also leave 

you in a severe amount of pain. 

When inflammation spirals out 

of control, it becomes chronic 

and very painful. And once 

chronic inflammation has set in, it 

can be really hard to eliminate. It 

can take a few weeks to go away, 

but sometimes it can take a few 

years. Not cool. And during that 

time, it can cause a load of health 

problems, from arthritis to diabetes. 

The thing is that, like many 

things that happen to our body, 

inflammation can be avoided if 

you eat the right things. If you fix 

up your diet and avoid inflammation 

causing foods, you can reduce 

its symptoms and even 

prevent it altogether. Let’s take a 

look at the top 20 best anti-inflammatory 

foods you should include 

in your diet. 

Avocados 

Poster boy for fruit itself, the 

colourful avocado is a super food 

that’s rich in fibre, magnesium, 

potassium, and good fats. If 

you’re not sure what that means, 

there are two types of fat: Good 

and bad. The good ones are also 

known as mono-unsaturated fats, 

and they’re good for your heart. 

Avocados also contain compounds 

that can reduce your risk 

of developing cancer. Be creative 

with avocados. Include them in 

your next salad, in scrambled 

eggs, in a smoothie, or even try 

them on a burger. 

Ginger 

Ginger is one heck of a super 

food that comes stuffed with all 

kinds of medicinal properties. If 

you’re in time of need and need 

to heal quickly, ginger should be 

your new best friend. 

Ginger’s potency is largely 

down to its compounds called 

•Ginger 

gingerols (a 

suitable name 

if ever we 

heard one!) 

which are 

anti-bacterial, 

anti-disease, 

antioxidant and 

– critically – antiinflammatory. 

According 

to studies, 

gingerols have been proven 

to block numerous enzymes and 

genes in your body that, if left 

unchecked, can run riot and cause 

inflammation. 

Indeed, researchers have been 

experimenting with rats to see if 

ginger can calm arthritis by inhibiting 

joint swelling. To get the 

most out of ginger, you would 

need to consume fresh 

Mushrooms 

Mushrooms are a funny old 

thing. Their bulbous shape and 

grimy colour palette doesn’t exactly 

make them the fairest vegetable 

in the land, but many 

people absolutely love them. And 

if you love them too, it’s time to 

start eating even more of them 

because they’re a marvelous antiinflammatory 

food. 

Mushrooms indeed have anticancer, 

antioxidant and anti-viral 

properties. They’re anti everything! 

As well as this, they also 

contain lots of potassium, copper 

and iron. Mushrooms are super 

versatile too, and they come in 

•Avocados 

various varieties. 

So pick 

your favourites and 

get eating them. 

Green tea 

Love the taste or hate it, no 

one can deny that green tea is one 

of the healthiest things you can 

drink. It’s been studied extensively, 

and we can say with confidence 

that it reduces your risk of 

developing obesity, Alzheimer’s, 

cancer, heart disease and other 

nasties. 

This is all down to it anti-inflammatory 

and antioxidant 

agents. In particular, green tea 

contains a substance known as 

EGCG which does a grand job of 

inhibiting inflammation. 

If you’re really not a fan of 

green tea and are wincing at the 

thought of having to drink it in 

order to conquer inflammation, 

why not try flavoured green tea 

instead? The benefits are still the 

same but the taste might be more 

to your liking. 

Salmon 

Salmon is one of the healthiest 

fish you can eat. In fact, it’s one of 

the healthiest foods you can eat. 

One of the reasons for this is that 

salmon is rich in omega-3 fatty 

acids. These are good fats that 

provide anti-inflammatory benefits 

for your body. 

Moreover, salmon is also a 

good source of poly-unsaturated 

fats and provides your body with 

•Mushrooms 

DHA and EPA. 

Cinnamon 

Unlike green tea, we’re pretty 

sure that almost everyone likes 

cinnamon. Who can resist the 

charms of a cinnamon bun or a 

few sprinkles in our (green or otherwise) 

tea? Cinnamon adds a perfectly 

sweet taste to things but it’s 

also highly beneficial for our 

health. In fact, it’s one of the best 

anti-inflammatory foods you can 

eat. Who knew anti-inflammatory 

foods tasted this good? 

As well as being anti-inflammatory, 

cinnamon also has antioxidant, 

anti-diabetic and antiseptic 

agents. It’s also a good source of 

calcium, iron, manganese, vitamin 

E and vitamin K. As well as reducing 

inflammation, cinnamon 

can also reduce bad cholesterol 

levels, and it also lowers your risk 

of developing heart disease, 

Alzheimer’s and cancer. 

Tomatoes 

OMG tomatoes are just pure 

amaze. As luscious as lipstick, as 

sweet as the sun, tomatoes are 

super tasty, super versatile and 

super healthy. They work well in 

salads, soups, on pizzas, in sandwiches, 

they work pretty much 

everywhere! 

They’re also fantastically antiinflammatory 

and deserve to be 

on this list as much as everything 

else. Tomatoes are low in calories 

and fat and contain absolutely no 

cholesterol. 

They’re a good source of manganese, 

potassium, vitamin K and 

A, and their antioxidant agents 

fight the good fight against heart 

disease, skin issues and cancer. 

Cauliflower 

Cauliflower always reminds us 

of visiting grandma when we 

were kids and her kitchen would 

reek of steamed cauliflower. It’s 

hardly the most pleasant of all 

aromas, but cauliflower is fantastically 

healthy for us and doesn’t 

taste all that bad at all. 

Thank to its omega-3 fatty 

acids, phytonutrients and vitamin 

K content, cauliflower is one of 

the best anti-inflammatory foods 

around. It also contains a good 

amount of potassium, magnesium 

and protein. 

The things this cruciferous 

vegetable does for our bodies? 

Well, it boosts cardiovascular 

health, brain functioning and it 

lowers our blood pressure. Meanwhile, 

its fibre content promotes 

better digestion. 

Red Peppers 

Peppers in general are anti-inflammatory 

and whether you go 

for red, yellow or green you will 

be getting some kind of benefit. 

However, red peppers are the best 

ones to go for because they have 

more vitamin C than the rest. 

This means they’re better at 

tackling inflammation markers. 

Red peppers also contain luteolin, 

which has been proven to reduce 

inflammation, as well as beta 

carotene, which is another beneficial 

anti-inflammatory agent. 

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DAILY HERITAGE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2018 


UN Secretary General’s 

Envoy on Youth visits 

Agbogbloshie 

BY LOIS DOGBE, GIJ INTERN 

AS PART of efforts to develop the 

youth in Ghana, the United Nations 

(UN) General Secretary’s Envoy on 

Youth, Ms Jayathma Wickramanayake 

has engaged the youth to solicit their 

views on their needs. 

During a one-day tour to engage 

the youth at the Agbobloshie market, 

Ms Wickramanayake had the privilege 

to be guided by the United Nations 

Population’s Fund representative, Mr 

Niyi Ojuolape and Madame Doris 

Mawuse Aglobitse, a communications 

programme analyst, as well as 

Madame Selina Owusu, a gender 

programme analyst. 

Ms Wickramanayake also paid a 

courtesy call on the Canadian High 

Commissioner to Ghana, Ms. Heather 

Cameron and Mr Isaac Asiamah, 

Minister for Youth and Sports. 

The Envoy’s visit was in line with 

the UN’s agenda in the 2030 roadmap 

for Africa, which seeks to mobilise 

and to realise potentials. 

“I’m here to talk and listen to 

young people, take ideas and seek for 

solutions and to share with the UN 

and the rest of the world, congrats for 

the good work that you have being 

doing, it’s truly an honour to be here,” 

she stated. 

The Minister of Youth and Sports 

said “unemployment is a threat to 

democracy, peace and stability and 

that is why in Ghana whatever we do 

is about targeting the youth and 

unemployment to make sure that there 

are programmes that could engage 

them in society. 

“I’m happy to know that our 

young people are engaging in the 

‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ initiative 

because the land is there and is an 

opportunity for us to secure jobs for 

our people. 

“As a Youth and Sports Ministry, 

we are going to build 10 multipurpose 

youth centres consisting of an 

Information and Communications 

Technology (ICT) unit, restaurant, 

counseling centre, and multipurpose 

sporting facilities, as a Minister for 

Youth and Sports I assure you that 

your future is being guaranteed.” 

On his part, Mr Emmanuel Sin- 

Nyet Asigri, Chief Executive Officer 

of the National Youth Authority, 

under the Ministry disclosed that, 

there was a launch of the Digital 

Market Programme targeting about 

3,000 youth to ensure that “we have 

youth who are well vested in ICT who 

can develop their own programme and 

brand their own businesses and 

empower themselves,” he said. 

Ms Wickramanayake, upon hearing 

this, expressed enthusiasm to aid in 

whatever way possible “Africa and 

Ghana specifically, have energy and 

potential and that opportunity needs 

to be used as a positive tool in the 

region at large , we hope to use each 

other’s expertise to work together to 

attain a greater goal,” she said. 

Ms Wickramanayake, as part of her 

tour visited the Agbogbloshie market, 

specifically to see the needs of the 

Kayayei’s in the market. 

The Kayayei’s had one request to 

be granted, the assurance that the 

marginalised in society would be 

attended to in cases of child marriage, 

education, vocational skills and to 

acknowledge them in all her 

engagements in policy making. 

Ms Wickramanayake, who was 

touched, promised to keep the people 

of Agbogbloshie in mind. 

•Ms Jayathma Wickramanayake and Mr Isaac Asiamah, Minister for 

Youth and Sports 

Pupils carry bamboo to school 

PUPILS OF Abertima D/A 

Primary School in the 

Upper Manya Krobo 

District of the Eastern 

Region have been asked to 

bring bamboo and palm 

fronds to school to renovate the 

collapsing bamboo-made classrooms. 

Announcing to the pupils at 

Assembly when the DAILY 

HERITAGE visited the school, a 

teacher said, "class 3 to 6, you are 

bringing bamboos to school. It should 

be 12 inches.” 

Abertima D/A Primary School, 

located near the official residence of 

the District Chief Executive for the 

area, lacks adequate classroo m block. 

The only two-classroom-unit block 

in the school was constructed by Plan 

International, Ghana for the 

Kindergarten pupils. 

Pupils of class one to six learn in 

bamboo-made shed roofed with palm 

fronds. 

Teaching and learning is always 

disrupted whenever it rains. During 

raining season teaching becomes 

impossible; also in the dry season, the 

high temperatures cause the palm 

ZONGO CHIEFS in Ghana have 

appealed to the National House of 

Chiefs to consider the inclusion of 

representatives of Zongo Chiefs into 

Regional and National House of 

Chiefs. 

The Paramount Chief and Leader 

of all Zongo Chiefs in Ghana, 

Maimartaba Sarkin Zongo Sultan 

Alhaji Omar Farouk Saeed believes 

their inclusion would help deepen 

harmony in the country and bridge 

communication gap. 

“Zongo chiefs appeal now to the 

President of the National House of 

Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV, to 

consider, together with other chiefs, 

to include Regional Zongo Chiefs 

where they are not part of the 

traditional chiefs, and at least give two 

slots of Zongo representatives into 

the National House of Chiefs.” 

He said this in Koforidua on 

Saturday during the 5th Annual 

Conference of National Association 

of Zongo Chiefs on the theme 

‘Education, the Bedrock of Poverty 

Alleviation in the Zongo 

Communities.’ 

Maimartaba Saeed commended 

President Nana Akufo-Addo for 

fulfilling his promise by creating 

Inner Cities and Zongo Development 

Ministry. He, however, appealed to 

government to include Zongo chiefs 

on the Board of the newly 

established Zongo Development 

Fund. 

He also appealed for more 

political appointments from the 

Zongo communities. 

fronds roof to dry easily, 

hence pupils are compelled to 

bring palm fronds every two 

weeks to roof the bamboomade 

classrooms. 

The dirty, worn out 

uniform -looking pupils 

reflect the dusty and dirty 

environment in which 

they access basic 

education. 

Inadequate teaching 

and learning materials has 

compounded the 

challenges facing the 

school. 

Teachers in the school 

were reluctant to grant 

recorded interview for 

fear of being victimised 

by Ghana Education and 

political heads in the 

district, however they 

expressed worry over the 

condition the school 

under anonymity. 

A six-unit classroom 

block started in 2016 had 

stalled at foundation level 

after the election. 

Astroturf not a priority to Zongos-Zongo chiefs 

BY KOJO ANSAH 

• To renovate classroom 

•Pupils of Abertima D/A Primary School 

•Alhaji Abubakar Sadique Boniface (M), Minister of Inner Cities and Zongo Development 

Also in 

attendance 

was the 

Second Lady, 

Mrs Samira 

Bawumia and 

Minister of 

Inner Cities 

and Zongo 

Development, 

Alhaji 

Abubakar 

Sadique 

Boniface. 

First 

Speaker, Alhaji 

Mahamadu 

Dendey Maze 

Waje IV - 

Chief Zongo 

of Cape said 

the Zongo 

communities 

are lagging 

due to misplaced priority. 

He said the Zongo Ministry is 

committing the same mistake with the 

construction of astroturf in the 

Zongos which is not a priority area 

for Zongo communities. 

However, the Minister of Inner 

The state of 

educational infrastructure at the basic 

education level in the Upper Manya 

Krobo District of the Eastern Region 

continues to expose government’s 

neglect of primary education. 

Poor BECE performance 

The bad state of schools in the 

district is a manifestation of the poor 

performance of students in Basic 

Education Certificate Examination 

(BECE). 

The 2016/2017 data obtained in 

the Upper Manya Krobo District 

indicated that total population in basic 

schools was 10,604. 

Averagely, only one -third of 

candidates who write BECE pass 

every year. 

In 2016/2017, out of the 786 

candidates who wrote the BECE, only 

275, 283 and 343 candidates passed 

Mathematics, Science and English 

respectively. 

Out of 475 teachers teaching in 

basic schools in the district, 365 are 

trained. 

Cities and Zongo Development 

explained the importance of the 

astroturf projects to the development 

of Zongo communities. 

The Second Speaker, Sheik Abdul 

Moomeen Dalhu - Sarkin Zongo of 

Tamale, who gave historical 

antecedents of Zongo communities 

said, Zongo communities have not 

received their share of national 

development over the years despite 

their contribution to national 

development. 

“Zongo chiefs appeal now 

to the President of the 

National House of Chiefs, 

Togbe Afede XIV, to consider, 

together with other chiefs, to 

include Regional Zongo 

Chiefs where they are not 

part of the traditional chiefs, 

and at least give two slots of 

Zongo representatives into 

the National House of 

Chiefs.” 

•Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and wife, Samira 

Samira was my 

‘chief nurse’ 

while on medical 

leave – Bawumia 

BY KWADWO ANIM 

VICE PRESIDENT of the 

Republic, Dr Alhaji Mahamudu 

Bawumia has showed love to 

his wife, Samira Bawumia who 

she partly credits for his speedy 

recovery after he took ill 

recently. 

According to him, his wife 

who was away with him on 

medical leave in the United 

Kingdom, played the role of a 

‘chief nurse’ and ensured that 

he strictly complied with 

instructions given to him by his 

doctors. 

“I want to give thanks to my 

lovely wife Samira, though there 

were nurses, she was the chief 

nurse and she seized all my 

phones and made sure I was 

resting and not trying to do 

anything but rest. So I really 

thank her so much, the doctor 

said that, you said that the 

battle is the Lord’s but today 

the Lord has caught up with 

you, you have to rest,” Dr 

Bawumia told congregants at 

the International Central 

Gospel Church, Abossey Okai 

on Sunday where he attended a 

thanksgiving service to thank 

God for healing him. 

He told the gathering that he 

was sure the Hand of God 

healed him after he was taken ill 

in Ghana a few weeks ago, 

necessitating a two-week 

medical leave to England. 

The Vice President was full 

of thanks to both the Christian 

and Muslim Communities in 

Ghana saying he believes that 

he had a special visitation from 

God as a result of the many 

prayers offered for him and it is 

the reason for his state of good 

health today. 

The Vice President left 

Accra to London on January 19, 

2018, on the advice of his 

physician after being announced 

sick. After announcing his 

return to work in a Facebook 

post on Friday aimed at 

expressing his “sincere 

gratitude” to Ghanaians for 

their prayers and support while 

away on medical leave, Dr 

Bawumia joined the National 

Chief Imam Sheikh Nuhu 

Sharubutu to observe the 

Friday prayers at the Central 

Mosque at Abossey-Okai. 

According to 

him, his wife who 

was away with 

him on medical 

leave in the 

United Kingdom, 

played the role of 

a ‘chief nurse’ 

and ensured that 

he strictly 

complied with 

instructions given 

to him by his 

doctors.


12TH 

FEBRUARY 

2018 

MONDAY 

CURRENCY PARIS CODE BUYING SELLING 

US Dollar USDGHS 4.3600 4.5000 

RATES Pound Sterling GBPGHS 

6.0500 

6.2000 

Euro 

GBPGHS 

5.3800 

5.5500 

10 



Gov’t explores Asian markets for 

sixth Eurobond sale – Govt sources 

GOVERNMENT 

OFFICIALS will 

meet investors in 

Asia this week to 

explore new 

markets for a $1 

billion Eurobond sale this year, 

government sources said on Friday. 

The major commodity exporter 

is seeking favourable terms 

for the bond, slated for April, 

amid market uncertainty fuelled 

by the likelihood of a United 

States Federal Reserve hike that 

could render sub-Saharan African 

debt unattractive. 

Finance Minister, Mr Ken 

Ofori-Atta and a deputy central 

bank governor will attempt to 

woo investors in Singapore and 

Hong Kong to the sale, which is 

Ghana’s sixth. Previous debt was 

sold mainly to investors in Europe 

and the United States. 

Analysts said Ghana’s move 

was unlikely to yield results as 

Asian markets target higher quality 

credits such as those offered 

by Gulf countries. 

“It’s an odd choice and we 

don’t see any interest from Asian 

accounts in African bonds,” a 

major Europe-based fund analyst 

told Reuters. If the Ghanaians 

succeeded, they would change the 

dynamics of the African bond 

market,” the analyst said. 

Ghana, which exports cocoa, 

gold and oil is in its final year of a 

$918 million credit deal with the 

International Monetary Fund to 

narrow deficit, inflation and public 

debt, which hit 68 percent of 

GDP last year. 

The government is yet to announce 

lead advisors for the 2018 

Eurobond sale, which it advertised 

in this year’s budget. – 

Reuters 

Ghana, which exports 

cocoa, gold 

and oil is in its final 

year of a $918 million 

credit deal with 

the International 

Monetary Fund to 

narrow deficit, inflation 

and public debt, 

which hit 68 percent 

of GDP last year. 

•Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance 

NPA to review 15% petroleum tax after fuel demo 

THE NATIONAL Petroleum 

Authority (NPA) says prices of 

petroleum products are likely to 

go down in the coming days. 

The Chief Executive Officer 

of the NPA, Mr Hassan Tampuli 

who hinted of the possible reduction 

attributed this to the decline 

in crude oil prices on the global 

market last week. 

The Chamber of Petroleum 

Consumers, Ghana (COPEC- 

Ghana) has threatened to engineer 

a nationwide protest should 

government fail to respond to 

calls for reduction in the cost of 

fuel within one week. 

They made the pronouncement 

last Wednesday after a 

protest in the capital-Accra that 

saw dozens, including the Industrial 

and Commercial Workers 

•Mr Hassan Tampuli, Chief Executive Officer of the NPA 

Union and several 

transport unions 

across the country 

demonstrating to express 

their displeasure 

with the fuel hikes. 

The demonstration, 

according to 

COPEC-GH was to 

force government to 

reduce taxes on petroleum 

products. 

But Speaking on 

Newsfile on Saturday, 

the NPA Chief Executive 

Officer said government 

had 

considered making 

proposals to make the 

Special Petroleum Tax 

a specific amount instead 

of a “percentage 

of ex-depot price”, so it does not 

trigger any future increases in 

prices. 

“One thing that we have all 

agreed on is that instead of making 

the Special Petroleum Tax a 

percentage of ex-depot price, we 

will rather make it a specific 

amount so that it does not compound 

any future increases in the 

prices and it will also help government 

to stabilise revenue when 

prices go down,” he explained. 

He added that the considerations 

may happen in the next 

pricing window indicating “as at 

yesterday [last Friday], we have 

been having meetings about when 

to do it. We didn’t need [the 

COPEC and ICU] demonstration 

to even let us know that is what 

we should do.”



DAILY HERITAGE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 11 

Politics 

Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, 

where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is 

made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to 

oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor 

property will be safe — Frederick Douglass 

Thumbay Group of Dubai 

calls on First Lady 

ON FRIDAY, February 

9, 2018, the Thumbay 

Group of Dubai 

led by the 

Founder/President, 

Mr Thumbay Moideen, led a delegation 

made up of Dr Vinod Abraham, 

Director –External and Internal 

Affairs of the Thumbay Group, the 

Board Chairman of National Health 

Insurance, Professor Yaw Adu- 

Gyamfi and Madam Cecilia Dapaah, 

the Minister for Aviation to call on 

Her Excellency Mrs Rebecca Akufo- 

Addo, following a Memorandum of 

Understanding (MoU) signed with 

the Ministries of Health and Education 

for the establishment of a Medical 

University and Teaching Hospital 

in the Greater Accra Region, by the 

Thumbay Group of Dubai. 

Dr Abraham indicated that 

the US$ 600 million ultra-modern 

health project, will help to pioneer innovative 

solutions to health delivery 

in Ghana and beyond, particularly in 

the West African sub-region. 

He said that when completed, the 

• Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo (M) with Thumbay Group delegation 

university will be the “first of its kind 

in the West African sub-region” and 

will be a unique medical research and 

innovation centre in West Africa offering 

programmes including medicine, 

dentistry, pharmacy, nursing and 

physiotherapy. 

He also noted that “the university 

will not only cater for Ghanaian students 

but also international students 

and offer state of the art virtual patient 

learning, advanced simulation 

centre, among others, which will 

transform medical education in the 

country and in the region as a 

whole.” 

In addition to the university, Dr 

Abraham said the Teaching Hospital 

proposed would have 300 beds and 

would be a tertiary care centre for 

Ghanaians as well as those from the 

sub-region. This, he noted will “help 

position Ghana as a medical tourism 

destination.” 

He assured the First Lady that 

the hospital would also provide cost 

effective and affordable care to the 

poor and needy as well as provide direct 

employment to 2,500 Ghanaians 

when both projects are completed. 

The First Lady expressed her gratitude 

to the Thumbay Group for 

choosing Ghana for such an enormous 

project and pledged her support 

to see the project completed. 

Thumbay Group is a diversified 

international business conglomerate 

with its headquarters in DIFC- 

Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The 

Group is a pioneer in using innovation 

to constantly find solutions to 

health issues. 

Realisation of the SDGS key to 

Africa’s future — Prez Akufo-Addo 

THE PRESIDENT of the Republic, Nana Addo 

Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has described the realisation 

of the 17 United Nations (UN) Sustainable 

Development Goals (SDGs) as an investment in 

the future of the youth and children of the 

African continent. 

According to President Akufo-Addo, the 17 

UN SDGs “present our generation with the great 

opportunity to fight inequality on all fronts, wipe 

out extreme poverty, tackle the issues of climate 

change, and reverse the degradation and unsustainable 

use of our environmental resources.” 

It is for this reason that Ghana, the President 

indicated, has taken up the challenge of the 

SDGs. 

“We have captured them in our Co-ordinated 

Programme for Economic and Social Development 

Policies, which was submitted to Parliament 

last November, and we have set up a Governmental 

Inter-Ministerial Committee to co-ordinate and 

monitor the implementation of the SDGs,” the 

President added. 

President Akufo-Addo made this known on 

Friday, February 9, 2018, when he delivered the 

opening remarks at a public lecture addressed by 

Queen Mathilde of Belgium, at the Great Hall of 

the University of Ghana. 

The President, who is the co-Chair of the 

Group of Advocates of Eminent Personalities of 

the SDGs, noted that the Group of Advocates, 

which includes Queen Mathilde, has the duty to 

promote the universal character of the SDGs, the 

engagement of new stakeholders in the implementation 

and financing of the global goals, encourage 

partnership with civil society and the 

private sector, and to share knowledge and best 

practices necessary to support accelerated implementation 

of the goals. 

•President Nana Akufo-Addo in a tete-atete 

with Queen Mathilde of Belgium 

“We must succeed in removing millions of 

people out of poverty, protect our planet, and 

provide hope of a secured future to the teeming 

youth in the world who have the greatest stake in 

the SDGs. And this is exactly what I am firmly 

committed to championing, as Co-Chair of the 

Advocates,” the President stated. 

With Africa at a critical stage in its development, 

he noted that the realisation of the SDGs 

could mark a major turning point for the continent. 

“With some 75 percent of 

the world’s poor living in 

Africa, poverty eradication remains 

an enormous challenge. 

But we have a great opportunity, 

with the SDGs, to reverse 

that, and, with smart policies, 

make considerable inroads in 

eradicating poverty, and bringing 

prosperity and increased 

human development to the 

continent,” he added. 

Achieving SDGs 

Achieving the SDGs, President 

Akufo-Addo said, “we will 

take bold ambition in thought and actions, creativity, 

innovation, hard work, and, most critically, 

connecting to the positive and abundant energies 

of the youth. 

“The story of Africa’s hitherto inability to develop 

is primarily the story of our damaging colonial 

heritage and bad governance. We must make 

governance and our governance systems work for 

the eradication of poverty and the creation of 

prosperity and wealth. And, as we embark on this 

path, we must commit to building accountable and 

transparent institutions,” he stated. 

The President added, “we cannot grow out of 

poverty and achieve the SDGs through charity 

and the benevolence of others. If we are going to 

succeed to move Africa Beyond Aid, this cannot 

be a mere slogan. It will take adopting more effective 

and appropriate development models, doing 

business differently, and making the tough choices 

necessary to accelerate inclusive growth in the 

economy.” 

President Akufo-Addo reiterated his belief 

that a key accelerator to achieving the goals is a 

strong and vibrant private sector, which has the 

space to grow, flourish and unleash the entrepreneurial 

talents of the people. 

As the African Union’s Gender Champion, he 

added that “for our continent to achieve the 

SDGs and capture totally our grandeur, we must 

succeed in fully unleashing the potential of 

Africa’s women. This is an absolute priority for 

me, as it should be for one privileged to be labelled 

the African Union Gender Champion.”


12 

DAILY 

Politics 


HERITAGE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 

I’ve nothing 

to lose — 

Martin Amidu 

MARTIN AMIDU says 

he is looking forward 

to his vetting on 

February 13, 2018 as 

Ghana’s first Special 

Prosecutor nominee. However, he said 

whatever the outcome – approval or 

disapproval by Parliament – he has 

“nothing personally to win or lose.” 

The Appointments Committee of 

Parliament has fixed Tuesday, February 

13, 2018 to vet President Akufo-Addo’s 

nominee to occupy the Office of the 

Special Prosecutor to deal with issues of 

corruption in the public sector. 

Ahead of his vetting, the former 

Attorney General said in a statement 

that: “One thing I know from the 

outpouring of support for the 

President’s nomination of my humble 

self as the Special Public Prosecutor is 

that if the President’s wishes were put 

to a national referendum, all the 275 

constituencies of the country will 

return an overwhelmingly positive 

endorsement for his choice. 

“But the Office of the Special 

Public Prosecutor Act (Act 959) gives 

the power of approval to the 

Parliament and it is important that 

everyone complies with the Act and the 

instructions issued by the Committee 

for the public hearing. 

“Only two outcomes are possible 

after the public hearing – to approve or 

disapprove the President’s nominee. 

Whatever the outcome, I will have 

nothing personally to win or lose. I 

accordingly urge every Ghanaian unable 

to attend the hearing personally to stay 

calm and await the outcome. I will 

forever remain grateful for the 

outpouring of support 

across the country on the 

occasion of the 

President’s 

announcement of my 

nomination for approval 

as Special Prosecutor.” 

Below is the full 

statement on his 

website: 

THE NOMINEE 

FOR SPECIAL 

PROSECUTOR IS 

SORRY THAT ONLY 

A LIMITED 

NUMBER OF 

PEOPLE CAN BE 

INVITED TO THE 

PUBLIC HEARING 

As the days to the 

public hearing of my 

nomination approval by 

the Appointments 

Committee of Parliament on 13th 

February 2018 as the Special Public 

Prosecutor approaches, I have been 

inundated with endless calls from 

chiefs, friends and well-wishers from all 

over the country wishing to attend my 

nomination approval hearing. 

Unfortunately, the letter written 

from the Parliamentary Service inviting 

me “to appear before the Committee at 

its public hearing on Tuesday, 13th 

February, 2018 at 10:00 am in 

Committee Rooms 1-3, New 

Parliamentary Office Complex, 

Parliament House, Accra” with an 

attached Notes for Nominees, which 

limits the number of “supporters of 

the Nominee that will be allowed at the 

venue for the Public Hearing.” 

Consequently, only a limited number 

of invitation cards were given to me for 

the purpose which I have already 

distributed on a first call basis whether 

or not I knew the caller personally. The 

notes also prohibit drummers and 

dancers from entering the venue for the 

public hearing. 

Accordingly, I wish to appeal to all 

Ghanaians who would have wished to 

attend the public hearing of my 

nomination approval in person whom I 

have been unable to send or give an 

invitation card, to instead participate in 

my nomination hearing by viewing the 

event on television should it be telecast 

live or replayed after the public hearing. 

This will enable me to comply with the 

Notes for Nominees attached to my 

invitation for the public hearing. I am 

sorry I have no control over the 

number of well-wishers or spectators 

allowed to personally attend such public 

•President Nana Akufo-Addo (R) interacting 

with the Vice President and Martin Amidu 

nomination hearings. I hope the 

members of the public who have 

contacted me for invitation cards will 

forgive my inability to invite more than 

the permissible number allowed me. 

One thing I know from the 

outpouring of support for the 

President’s nomination of my humble 

self as the Special Public Prosecutor is 

that if the President’s wishes were put 

to a national referendum, all the 275 

constituencies of the country will 

return an overwhelmingly positive 

endorsement for his choice. But the 

Office of the Special Public Prosecutor 

Act (Act 959) gives the power of 

approval to the Parliament and it is 

important that everyone complies with 

the Act and the instructions issued by 

the Committee for the public hearing. 

Only two outcomes are possible after 

the public hearing – to approve or 

disapprove the President’s nominee. 

Whatever the outcome, I will have 

nothing personally to win or lose. I 

accordingly urge every Ghanaian unable 

to attend the hearing personally to stay 

calm and await the outcome. I will 

forever remain grateful for the 

outpouring of support across the 

country on the occasion of the 

President’s announcement of my 

nomination for approval as Special 

Prosecutor. 

Martin A. B. K. Amidu 

February 11, 2018 

• Nana B and President 

Nana Akufo-Addo 

Opinion: Nana B 

is capable and 

will deliver 

BY RAPHAEL KUMAH ABOLASOM 

HE OCCUPIED no official 

party position, yet his name, 

Henry Nana Boakye, a.k.a Nana 

B, became a household name, 

particularly in the run-up to 

election 2016 as a result of his 

pro-activeness. 

Point is, if an “office-less” 

party man was able to project 

the interest of the party to the 

extent that he was seen and 

being heard (when we needed a 

voice the most) much more than 

his competitors who were and 

are still party officials, then it 

tells you the kind of leadership 

the youth wing will have if he 

becomes the next National 

Youth Organiser; a proactively 

vibrant one! He’s like the rock of 

Gibraltar, bold, firm, charismatic 

and not a pushover! 

Without any shred of doubt, 

Nana B is committed to his resolve 

to make sure the toil of 

hardworking youth is not forgotten. 

He maintains that if 

there are political gains, there’s 

every need to ensure, it trickles 

down to the ordinary voter, to 

the ordinary young men and 

women who devoted their time, 

energy and scarce resources to 

spearhead an agenda that 

brought a total liberation of the 

Ghanaian people from the economic 

mismanagement, crass incompetence 

and grotesque 

nepotism of the erstwhile National 

Democratic Congress 

government. 

Nana B has chosen to honour 

hard work, promote servitude 

to party and encourage loyalty 

by proposing to create a 

welfare fund when he becomes 

the next National Youth Organiser 

of the New Patriotic Party 

(NPP). This fund is aimed at 

supporting party men and 

women, who in the course of 

their service to the party, encounter 

challenges of various 

forms. He acknowledges that, a 

nation that does not honour its 

heroes has set for itself a path to 

auto-destruction. 

In choosing who becomes 

our next youth leader, never at 

any point in time must we forget 

this; the NPP has a battle not 

within the NPP, but outside the 

NPP. Defending the interest of 

the party through strategic communication 

is non-negotiable. 

Effective Organisation and mobilisation 

of the youth front for 

various party activities is key. 

Empowering the youth wing 

through various capacity building 

and personal development 

opportunities is an area we 

mustn’t toy with. Building a reliable 

data base for the youth 

wing is a necessity in tracking 

the needs, challenges and 

progress of the youth! 

These are the many but few 

qualities and policies Nana B intends 

to bring on board when he 

gets the nod to lead the youth 

front of our party. Let’s give him 

the chance, he will deliver! Boys 

go chop, girls for chop!

13 

WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH DAILY HERITAGE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2018 

BY ABIGAIL ASARE 

Ebony wanted me to 

settle her $100,000 exit 

and termination clause 

• Nana Appiah Mensah clarifies Tweet 

BY RAMSON 

ACQUAH-HAYFORD 

hayfordramson@gmail.com 

NANA AP- 

PIAH Mensah 

(NAM), Chief 

Executive Officer 

and 

founder of 

Zylofon Media, who came 

under severe backlash from the 

public on his Tweet commemorating 

Ebony, has explained his 

post on Zylofon FM. 

In an interview with Sammy 

Flex on the Showbiz Agenda, 

the businessman stated that his 

message was just a tribute to 

the deceased nothing more 

nothing less. 

“I do not see anything 

wrong with the post, I was only 

recounting the details of our 

meeting because those were her 

exact words and I quoted her 

verbatim.” 

Mr Mensah expressed shock 

at the feedback and stated that 

while the only thing people 

could talk about after the incident 

was poor road system and 

other spiritualities, he decided 

to come from a different perspective. 

“I said we should pay attention 

to our female artistes in the 

last part of my message. It has 

always been my conviction that 

there has to be some advantage 

for them since it is a male dominated 

industry. 

“This was the main subject 

matter of my tribute that is exactly 

what I wanted to project 

which is why that part was in 

caps.” 

Concerning the issue of 

Ebony wanting a bailout and 

reports of him arranging a 

meeting without the knowledge 

of her manager, NAM revealed 

that the people behind such assertions 

are doing so “intentionally” 

and that it 

is“far-fetched”. 

“I'm also hearing things 

about me wanting to sow where 

I have not reaped. The person 

himself [Bullet, Ebony’s manager] 

had said on your platform 

[Zylofon FM] and it is in the 

public domain that if there was 

an offer and the money was 

good he would give her up. 

“So if my sister Ebony 

comes to me and says that bro I 

need to satisfy an exit and termination 

clause in our contract 

so help me pay 100,000 dollars 

to Ruff Town Records and I 

can afford it, what is the big 

deal about that?” he asked. 

Background 

NAM said Ebony pleaded 

with him to pay her manager 

•Nana Appiah 

Mensah 

off in order to ‘free’ her. 

According to him, he had 

met up with Ebony and had 

agreed on terms of contract 

with Ebony and was on the 

verge of signing her until her 

demise. 

He this on Twitter and while 

eulogising the artiste said, “we 

had a fruitful meeting and 

reached an agreement just last 

Tuesday. 

“I hope you’re free now and 

finds absolute peace in the 

bosom of the almighty God. 

Let’s pay critical attention to 

our female artists,” the big time 

Showbiz mogul said. 

Ebony and other two others 

- her bodyguard and personal 

assistant lost their lives on Friday 

through a motor accident 

on the Sunyani-Kumasi road at 

the Mankranso stretch. 

•Mrs Theresa Ayoade, Chief 

Executive Officer of 

CharterHouse 

2018 VGMAs 

slated for April 14 

CHARTERHOUSE 

GHANA, organisers of 

the annual Ghana Music 

Awards, has announced 

the official date for the 

2018 Vodafone Ghana 

Music Awards. 

The main awards 

night has been scheduled 

to take place on Saturday, 

April 14, 2018 at the 

Accra International Conference 

Centre. 

The theme for the 

19th edition of the event 

is ‘Our Music Beyond 

Borders.’ Organizers say 

the intent is to help promote 

Ghanaian artistes 

and music beyond the 

Ghanaian and African 

market. 

Prior to the main 

awards night, there will 

be a nominees’ jam on 

March 24, 2018 at Cape 

Coast, and a music seminar 

on April 12, 2018 at 

the Movenpick Hotel. 

Ghana Music Awards 

Festival is the biggest 

event on the Ghanaian 

music calendar. 

It is powered by CharterHouse 

in partnership 

with the Musicians 

Union of Ghana and 

under the auspices of 

the Ministry of Tourism, 

Culture and Creative 

Arts and sponsored by 

Vodafone Ghana. 

It seeks to honour 

artistes and stakeholders 

in the Ghanaian music 

industry who have released 

works that generated 

the most public excitement 

within the year 

under review, and also 

reward veteran artistes 

who have blazed the trail 

in the music industry. 

A total of 709 nominations 

were received for 

the scheme, about 72% 

were received online. 

Singer Joe Mettle, currently 

holds the ultimate 

title of Artist of the 

Year, something widely 

believed to be snatched 

by dancehall singer 

Ebony, who was reported 

dead last night in 

an accident on the Sunyani 

– Kumasi road. 

FlowKing Stone drops tribute song on Ebony 

BY ERICA ARTHUR 

FLOWKING STONE has released a tribute 

song to the late Ebony Reigns. 

The rapper rides on the instrumental of the 

dancehall artiste’s popular ‘Maame Hwe’ expressing 

his condolences to the bereaved family 

and the music industry. 

Flowking recounts meeting Ebony once 

where they discussed possibilities of collaborating 

on a song. He further called on authorities 

to pay attention to the nature of Ghana’s 

roads to avert further occurrences. 

Ebony, real name Priscilla Opoku- 

Kwarteng, was returning from Sunyani in the 

Brong Ahafo Region when the Jeep she was 

travelling in crashed into a VIP bus on Thursday 

evening, according to police. 

Ebony was travelling with three other people, 

and two of them have also been confirmed 

dead. The two include a young lady, 

Ebony’s assistant, and a man in military uniform 

believed to be a soldier. 

She produced hits songs like ‘Dancefloor,’ 

‘Kupe,’ ‘Hustle,’ ‘Maame Hwe,’ ‘Date Ur Fada’ 

‘Poison’ and her latest gospel ‘Aseda’.



Berla Mundi, Nana Aba Anamoah, 

Baisiwa, Emmaline Datey, 

others make most influential list 

WOMANRISING, A 

flagship network of The 

African Network of Entrepreneurs 

(TANOE) 

has announced its annual 

list of Ghana’s Most Influential 

Women for the 

year 2017. 

Curated by TANOE Research, 

the list was instituted to 

celebrate and acknowledge 

women who are breaking 

grounds, blazing trails, shattering 

glass ceilings and taking 

tougher roles. 

It also seeks to continually 

put spotlight on outstanding 

and positively influential 

Ghanaian women, and also 

empowers girls and women. 

It cuts across 10 sectors including 

Media, Politics, Business, 

Religion, Academia, 

Music, Film, Health, Fashion 

and Leadership. 

Below is the full list 

arranged in alphabetical order: 

1. Acheampong, Rebecca 

Akosua (Becca) || Musician 

2. Acher, Barbara Ayisi 

(Hon) || Deputy Education 

Minister 

3. Addardey, Berla (Mundi) 

|| GhOne TV 

4. Addo, Nana Akua || 

Model 

5. Afeku, Catherine (Hon) 

|| Tourusm& Creative Arts 

Minister 

6. Afoley Quaye, 

Elizabeth Naa 

(Hon) || Fisheries 

and Aquaculture 

Development 

Minister 

7. Agyare-Honu, 

Regina || Soronko 

Solutions 

8. Agyekum, 

Beryl || Echohouse 

Ghana 

9. Akofio-Sowah, 

Estelle || CSquared 

10. Akuffo, 

Anita || Fashion 

GH TV Host 

11. Akuffo, Gloria 

Afua (Hon) || 

Attorney-General and 

Minister of Justice 

12. Akuffo, Sophia 

(Her LadyShip) || Chief 

Justice 

13. Akufo Addo, Rebecca 

(H.E.) || First Lady 

14. Akyianu, Patience 

|| Barclays Bank 

15. Amoateng, Stacy 

|| Restoration TV 

Show Host 

16. Anamoah, Nana Aba || 

TV Host 

17. Anim-Wright, G. Koryoe 

(Dr.) || AUUC President 

18. Anti, Gifty (Oheneyeri 

|| The StandPoint TV Show 

Host 

19. Appiah- Oppong, Marrietta 

Brew (Hon) || Former 

Minister 

20. Appiah, Jackie || Actress 

21. Aryee, Caritas || 

Tatas& Friends 

22. Aryee, Joyce (Dr) || 

Salt and Light Ministries 

23. Asante, Juliet || Blackstar 

International Film Festival 

24. Awindor, Jane (Efya) || 

Musician 

25. Ayoade, Theresa || 

Charterhouse 

26. AyorkorBotchwey, 

Shirley (Hon) || Foreign Affairs 

Minister 

27. Baneseh, Mabel Aku || 

Daily Graphic 

28. Bawumia, Samira (H.E) 

|| Second Lady 

•Berla Mundi 

29. Bedwei, Ayesha || 

PWC Partner 

30. Bedwei, Farida || Logiciel 

Ghana 

31. Bingley, Gifty || 

AirtelTigo 

32. Blessing, Joyce || Musician 

33. Brigidi, B. Abena || 

Nimed Capital 

34. Brobbey, Emelia || Actress 

35. Cobbah, Esther || 

Stratcomm Africa 

36. Cofie, Ethel || Women 

in Tech Africa 

37. Danku, Kafui || Actress 

38. Dankwa, Edith || Business 

and Financial Times 

39. Dapaah, Cecilia Abena 

(Hon) || Aviation Minister 

40. Darko-Opoku, Obuobia 

|| Public Speaker 

41. Dartey, Emmanline || 

EIB Network 

42. Djaba, OtikoAfisa 

(Hon) || Gender Children and 

Social Protection Minister 

43. Dongotey-Padi, Joyce 

Akumaa (AkumaaZimbi) 

|| Multimedia 

44. Dosoo, Dzibordi 

|| Allure 

Africa Group 

45. 

Dowuona- 

Hammond, 

Betty Baisiwa || GhOne TV 

46. Dumas, Joselyn || 

Actress 

47. Duncan, Ama || Fabulous 

Women’s Network 

48. Edjeani-Afenu, Constance 

Ama Emefa || Ghana 

Armed Forces 

49. Ekuful, Ursula (Hon) || 

Communications Minister 

50. Erskine-Amaizo, 

Anita || Starr FM 

51. Esua-Mensah, Pearl || 

Media General Ltd 

52. Forson, Lydia || Actress 

53. Frimpong-Manso 

Shirley || Sparrow Productions 

54. Frimpong-Manso, Deloris 

|| Excellencia Ghana 

Limited 

55. Gadzekpo, Audrey 

(Prof.) | University of Ghana 

56. Hagan, Ellen || 

L’AINE Services 

57. Hamenoo-Kpeda, Vera 

(MzVee) || Musician 

58. Hyde, Peace || Forbe 

Africa 

59. Ibrahim, Juliet || Actress 

60. Kasser-Tee, Clara Beeri 

|| Lecturer & Lawyer 

61. Konadu, Nana Akosua 

|| The Hard Truth TV Show 

Host 

62. Lartey, Amma || 

•Nana Aba 

Anamoah 

Reach for Change 

63. Lithur, Nana Oye (Hon) 

|| Former Minister 

64. Lumor, Claudia || 

Glitz Africa 

65. Mahama, HajiaAlima 

(Hon) || Local Government 

Minister 

66. Makafui, Fella || Actress 

67. Marfo, Ethel || Junior 

Shapers Africa 

68. McBrown, Nana Ama 

|| Actress 

69. Mensa, Jean || IEA 

70. Mensa-Bonsu, Henrietta 

(Prof) || University of Ghana. 

71. Mensah-Doku, Naa 

Ashorkor || Multimedia 

72. Mogtari, Joyce Bawah 

(Hon) || H.E. John Mahama’s 

Spokesperson 

73. Montia, Hamamat || 

Model 

74. Nelson, Yvonne || Actress 

75. Nettey, Mansa || Standard 

Chartered Bank Ghana 

76. Noella, Wiyaala || Musician 

77. Ocran, Comfort || 

•Baisiwa 

Bank of Ghana Board Member 

78. Opoku-Ware, Lesley 

(H.E.) || Petronia City Board 

Chair 

79. Osei Tutu, Julia 

80. Osei, Charlotte || 

Electoral Commission Chairperson 

81. Osei, Gifty || Musician 

82. Osei-Opare, Frema || 

Chief of Staff, Government of 

Ghana 

83. Otabil, Joy 

84. Oteng-Mensah, Francisca 

|| MP 

85. Pobee, Martha (H.E) || 

UN 

86. Pokua, Afia || Adom 

FM Radio Host 

87. Quartey-Papafio, Kate 

|| Reroy Cables Limited 

88. Quist, Lucy || Airtel 

Ghana Former CEO 

89. Rawlings, Nana Konadu 

Agyeman (H.E.) || Former 

First Lady 

90. Rawlings, Zanetor (Dr) 

|| KorleKlottey MP 

91. Saforo, Jessice Opare || 

Citi FM Radio Host 

92. Sampson, Caroline || Y 

FM/Kwese TV Host 

93. Sappor, Patricia || 

Chartered Institute of Bankers 

94. Sarfo, Sarah Adwoa || 

MP 

95. Simpson, Mabel || 

Msimps 

96. Whitaker Duncan 

Williams, Rosa || Whitaker 

Group President 

97. Wiafe Addai, Beatrice 

(Dr) || Breast Cancer Advocate 

98. Wood, Georgina 

Theodora (Her Ladyship) || 

Former Chief Justice 

99. Zakariah, AbibataShanniMahama 

|| MASLOC 

100. Zuh, Zynell 

|| Actress

DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH 

Sports 


Ghana Beach 

Soccer is 10yrs 

FROM GHANA BEACH 

SOCCER ASSOCIATION 

THE PRESI- 

DENT of the 

Ghana Beach 

Soccer Association, 

Mr Yaw 

Ampofo Ankrah 

believes that after a decade of 

experimental development, the 

time is right for a total overhaul 

and rebranding of beach soccer 

in Ghana. 

The man, who is widely acknowledged 

as the founding father 

of beach soccer along with 

Albert Frimpong who is the 

founder and Chief Executive 

Officer of Skate Soccer and 

media guru Sammy Heywood 

Okine, have been at the helm of 

affairs for a decade amidst challenges, 

hurdles, and relative successes. 

In his estimation, Mr 

Ankrah believes that out of the 

decade, only five years were 

used to progressively advance 

through marketing and branding. 

"It's not about making excuses 

but the fact remains that 

we had no textbook or template 

to guide us in our formative 

days and so it was trial and 

error from day one. 

"It has been a blessing in 

disguise over the past few years 

because we've had more disappointments, 

failures and setbacks 

than successes but these 

very setbacks have allowed us 

to appreciate what works and 

what does not and will be used 

as a guide for any future beach 

•Flashback: Ghana Vs 

Morocco clash 

soccer management to advance 

the growth and development of 

the sport." 

Former player and now 

manager of Layoca Beach Soccer 

Club, Nii Laryea Bonnie, 

shares the view that the sport is 

about to finally take off and explode 

because the lessons of 

past disappointments would 

serve as a major guide. 

There are significant positives 

to celebrate about beach 

soccer in Ghana. 

Record-setting teams like 

triple league champions Keta 

Sunset and one time winners 

Mighty Havedzi blazed the trail 

from the Volta Region. 

Greater Accra has produced 

clubs like Sea Lions, Layoca, 

Wuo Gbee, Gulf Powers and 

Dansoman Beach Soccer Club. 

Other names that have become 

household names in 

beach soccer include Osu Dolphins, 

Ada Assurance, Chorkor 

Blue Whales, Golden Eagles 

and Teshie United BSC, as well 

as Nima Beach Soccer Club. 

Ironically, the football-dominated 

Ghanaian media is yet to 

fully embrace the energy demanding 

sport or critically assess 

the impact the sport has 

made over such an explosive 

period. 

For example, during the 

2014 season, Beach Soccer was 

able to run a double-tier league 

of 20 teams making it the first 

of its kind on the Africa continent. 

Due to lack of sponsorship, 

logistics and general technical 

resources, the league was reset 

down to 10 teams with clubs 

hailing from the Western, Central, 

Volta and Greater Accra 

regions of Ghana. 

Meanwhile, a sports marketing 

consultant, Mr Frederick 

Amoah has advised beach soccer 

team owners to set up their 

clubs on professional models to 

meet the challenges of sport 

management and business. 

It is no secret that Mr 

Ankrah is currently in talks with 

the Ghana Football Association 

(GFA) on potential partnership 

and affiliation as encouraged by 

Confederation of Africa Football 

leading to the accelerated 

growth of the sport on the domestic 

front, across the African 

continent and eventually a 

strong African presence beyond 

the continent. 

Ghana Beach Soccer is likely 

to go to Congress before 

March by which time the GFA 

would have outlined the wider 

context for the development of 

the game. 

Meanwhile, the ‘Ghana 

Beach Soccer @10’ anniversary 

programme, is also expected to 

roll out where clubs would be 

given the opportunity to present 

their internal set up-structures 

which would create an 

enabling environment for more 

funding, infrastructure and general 

support to boost the sport. 

Nigeria to host 

African Fencing 

Championships 

THE INTERNATIONAL Fencing 

Federation (FIE) has awarded Nigeria 

the hosting right for the 2018 

Junior/Cadet African Fencing 

Championships. 

The event, which will take place 

from February 26 to March 5 at the 

Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of the 

Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, 

has been endorsed by Lagos State, 

with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode 

scheduled to attend the ceremony 

along the FIE President, Alisher Usmanov, 

who is Russia’s richest man 

and a major shareholder in Arsenal 

Football Club. 

President of the Nigeria Fencing 

Federation, Adeyinka Samuel said 

this was the first time Nigeria would 

host any international event in the 

sport, adding that the country beat 

Tunisia and Algeria to the hosting 

right. 

The J/C AFC is an internationally 

recognised and FIE-approved 

tournament that provides a platform 

for fencers across Africa’s 31 registered 

nations to compete for world 

ranking points leading to the 2018 

World Championships in Verona, 

Italy and the 2020 Olympics Games 

in Tokyo, Japan. 

Other international dignitaries 

are also expected at the championship, 

which is expected to attract 

over 150 fencers from about 25 

African countries. 

Samuel, a former top 100-ranked 

fencer, lauded Governor Ambode for 

the support to host the event, pointing 

out that it would boost tourism 

and other businesses in the state. 

Polo lambasts Kotoko’s wastefulness in CARA win 

FORMER BLACK Stars 

player Mohammed Ahmed 

Polo has lambasted Asante 

Kotoko for their profligacy in 

their slender win over CARA 

Brazzaville in the first leg of 

the preliminary stage of the 

CAF Confederation Cup on 

Sunday. 

The Baba Yara Sports Stadium 

was dead silence in the 

aftermath of Asante Kotoko 

1-0 victory against Congolese 

outfit CARA Brazzaville in the 

first leg encounter of the 

opening day of this year's 

CAF's second-tier club competition 

after the Ghana FA 

Cup holder's squandered three 

penalties in the game. 

During an interview with 

Happy FM, Mohammed Polo, 

who experienced numerous 

high-octane clashes against the 

Porcupine Warriors during his 

time with the club's sworn adversaries, 

Hearts of Oak, reiterated 

his grievance over the 

chances missed and claimed 

that it could haunt them in the 

return encounter. 

"Kotoko won't have it easy 

in Congo. I doubt if they'll be 

able to handle the home support 

Cara will get," Mohammed 

Polo told Happy FM. 

"Missing three penalty 

kicks clearly shows the technical 

problem Kotoko is facing. 

Kotoko’s performance was 

nothing to write home about. 

"Coach should concentrate 

more on training players on 

how to score goals because it's 

a major problem in our football 

in Ghana. 

"Kotoko will be intimidated 

in Congo. They had the 

opportunities here and they 

wasted them. Kotoko have to 

score real goals there. They 

won't be awarded four penalties." 

The second leg is scheduled 

to come off in a fortnight. 

•Kotoko line-up


12/02/2018 

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Mrs Kakra 

Duffuor 

-Nyarko 

…On Intl Day of Women 

and Girls in Science 

• Mrs Kakra Duffuor-Nyarko 

THE 

UNITED 

Nations 

observes 11 

February 

each year as 

the International Day 

of Women and Girls in 

Science. This Day is to 

celebrate the world’s 

efforts in getting more 

women to study and 

work in science-related 

fields. 

Unfortunately, women and 

girls continue to be excluded 

from participating fully in 

science. Evidence all over the 

world shows disparaging 

equalities between males and 

females pursuing sciencerelated 

courses and careers. 

This is attributable to a 

flawed notion that science is 

too difficult and complex for 

girls and women to understand 

or excel in! However, the 

global community has gained 

some triumph over the past 15 

years in pushing many more 

girls into these fields and 

celebrating women who are 

effecting change using science 

acquired skills. 

Duffuor Foundation 

proudly celebrates Mrs Kakra 

Duffuor-Nyarko as Ghana’s 

First and only Female Actuary 

on this Day!!! She is certainly a 

blazing torch in the effort to 

inspire change and encourage 

more women to boldly take 

up the sciences. 

Our inspiration obtained 

both her ordinary and 

advanced level certificates at 

the Ghana International 

School majoring in 

Mathematics, Chemistry and 

Biology. She forged on to 

obtain a B.Sc. (Hons) First 

Class Degree in Economics 

from University of Warwick 

(UK), a Postgraduate 

Diploma in Actuarial 

Science with distinction as 

well as an MSc. in 

Actuarial Management 

from the prestigious 

Cass Business School, 

City University 

(London, UK). She is 

a qualified fellow of 

the Institute and 

Faculty of 

Actuaries (UK) as 

well as of the Actuarial 

Society of Ghana. 

An actuary is responsible for 

determining rates dealing with 

mortality, sickness, accidents, 

disability and retirement to 

forecast future risks and 

evaluate how these predictions 

will affect various aspects of 

insurance. Actuaries also help 

insurance companies deal with 

payment and coverage issues, 

engage in consulting work as 

well as assist companies with 

statistical requirements and 

policy construction. 

On this 

International Day, 

I urge all parents, 

communities and 

governments to 

appreciate and 

continuously 

endorse the 

unshaken ability 

of girls and 

women to study 

and excel in any 

science related 

field and ably 

pursue careers in 

these fields. 

Mrs Duffuor-Nyarko sure 

did not let all these skill 

acquisitions go to waste and 

she has worked in and 

contributed markedly to the 

Insurance and Actuarial 

Consulting Industry for over 

10 years now. Currently, she 

serves as the Executive 

Director and Chief Actuary at 

StarLife Assurance Company 

Ltd, an indigenous Company 

well known for rolling out 

award-winning life insurance 

solutions for diverse groups. 

Her Message: 

“On this International Day, 

I urge all parents, communities 

and governments to appreciate 

and continuously endorse the 

unshaken ability of girls and 

women to study and excel in 

any science related field and 

ably pursue careers in these 

fields. 

To young girls who have any 

inkling to study any science 

subject, dispel that notion that 

science is difficult! Go right 

ahead and boldly pursue it, put 

in all your efforts and 

commitment and you will 

surely excel and contribute to 

society as you want!” 

SOURCE: DUFFUOR 

FOUNDATION

February 13

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