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•President Nana 

Akufo-Addo 

•Goats in the dining hall 

•From (L-R) Rachael Ofosua Asare and Faiza 

Seidu representatives of Klo-Agogo SHS 

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DAILY HERITAGE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2018 

DAILY QUOTE 

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one motivation, and that is 

desire. No reasons or principle 

contain it or stand against it 

— Jane Smiley 

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WORLD 

George Weah wants 

6,000 Nigerian 

teachers 

POLITICS 

Prez Akufo-Addo on 

issues important to 

Ghanaians 

BUSINESS 

PG.04 

Traders hail reduction 

in utility tariffs 

SPORTS 

PG.11 

Lady power lifter 

tops all 

PG.10 

PG.15 

Klo-Agogo SHS wins 

GH@61 Ind. Day quiz 

• Despite sharing dining hall with goats 

BY MUNTALLA INUSAH 

muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh 

THE KLO – 

AGOGO Senior 

High School 

(SHS) in the Yilo 

Krobo District 

of the Eastern 

Region has outclassed two 

other schools including West 

Africa Senior High School 

(SHS) to win the Ghana @61 

Independence Day ‘What Do 

You Know’ contest. 

The school, despite being 

frustrated with infrastructure 

challenges, defied all the odds 

including having to share dining 

hall with goats and other 

creatures to still show their 

prowess by competing with 

top class schools in the country. 

Represented by Faiza Seidu 

and Rachael Ofosua Asare, 

form three and two General 

Arts students respectively, the 

school obtained a score of 35 

against West Africa SHS and 

•From (L-R) Rachael Ofosua Asare and Faiza 

Seidu representatives of Klo-Agogo SHS 

Linkpe SHS, who placed second 

and third with a score of 

23 and 20 respectively. 

The Independence Day 

quiz competition moderated 

by Quiz Master Dan Afari 

Yeboah was on the theme, 

‘Putting Ghana Beyond Aid.’ 

They were deservedly rewarded 

with a cash amount of 

GH¢ 1,000.00 and a certificate 

for the school. 

Mr John Mensah Dzokoto, 

the headmaster of 

the school in an 

interview with the 

DAILY HER- 

ITAGE expressed 

gratitude 

to the Almighty 

God, the students 

and the entire 

staff for their 

sterling performance. 

•Goats in the 

dining hall 

Students share Dining 

Hall with goats 

It would be recalled that on 

Monday, February 12, 2018, 

the DAILY HERITAGE 

carried a story with the caption 

‘NASTY: STUDENTS 

SHARE DINING HALL 

WITH GOATS AT KLO- 

AGOGO SHS’ which highlighted 

the challenges of the 

school including sharing the 

dining hall with animals. 

The 

headmaster 

of the 

school, 

Mr John 

Mensah 

Dzokoto 

described 

the plight 

of the 

school as 

“pathetic” 

which required 

urgent 

attention.

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People rarely succeed unless they 

have fun in what they are doing. 

—Dale Carnegie 

Prez declares 

war against 

armed robbers 

BY MUNTALLA INUSAH 

muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh 

THE PRESIDENT, 

Nana Addo Dankwa 

Akufo-Addo, has described 

the recent 

spate of armed robberies 

in the country 

as unacceptable and declared that 

those "miscreants" would no longer 

have the space to terrorise citizens 

and generate a sense of insecurity 

in the country. 

According to him, he is under 

every obligation to maintain peace 

of the country and will not compromise 

it. 

The President’s assurance comes 

in the wake of what has been 

months of bloody armed robbery 

attacks which have claimed scores 

of human lives and loss of property. 

Addressing the 61st Independence 

Day celebration at the Black 

Star Square in Accra yesterday, 

President Akufo-Addo said 

“I will work to ensure that citizens 

are able to go about their daily 

duties in the confidence that they 

are safe. I want to make this clear: 

no miscreant will have the space to 

terrorise citizens and generate a 

sense of insecurity in our country,” 

he promised. 

“My dear fellow Ghanaians all 

these plans and big dreams I have 

outlined will come to not if we do 

not have peace in our country, the 

primary requirement for prosperity 

is peace. The first obligation of any 

government is to ensure the safety 

and security of the citizenry. As 

your President, this is an obligation 

I accept and I am determined to 

discharge faithfully,” he stated. 

RTI Bill 

According to him, he would 

give impetus to his fight against 

corruption by urging Parliament to 

pass the Right to Information Bill 

(RTI) before the House goes on recess. 

The RTI Bill has been gathering 

dust since 2013 when it first went 

to Parliament. The right to information 

is a fundamental human 

right guaranteed by the country’s 

1992 Constitution and recognised 

as a right under International Conventions 

on Human rights. 

The Bill will give substance to 

Article 21 (1) (f) of the Constitution 

which states that “All persons 

shall have the right to information 

subject to such qualifications and 

•President Nana Akufo-Addo 

laws as are necessary in a democratic 

society. 

“Fellow Ghanaians, corruption, 

or, more specifically, the stealing of 

public funds, continues to hold 

back the development of our nation. 

Corruption is not a partisan 

matter and we must all act to protect 

the public purse. With the office 

of the Special Prosecutor now 

in place we can expect more prosecutions 

for corruption in the coming 

months and public officials, 

present and past, should be on notice 

that they would be held accountable 

for their stewardship of 

our public finances,” he noted. 

Ghana Beyond Aid 

President Akufo-Addo also 

noted stated that the ‘Ghana Beyond 

Aid’ mantra is not just a slogan 

but meant to propel Ghana 

into the frame of mind that would 

quicken the pace of development. 

“My fellow Ghanaians, ours is a 

country that is well endowed with 

many natural resources such as 

gold, bauxite, diamonds, oil, timber, 

cocoa, water, fertile land etc. The 

truth, however, is that the state of 

our nation does not bear out that 

we have these natural endowments. 

Poverty continues to be our lot. We 

have huge infrastructural deficits. 

“Mismanagement, corruption 

and high fiscal deficits have become 

the hallmarks of our economy, 

which we finance through 

borrowing and foreign aid. It is 

time to pursue a path to prosperity 

and self-respect for our nation. A 

‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ is a prosperous 

and self-confident Ghana that 

is in charge of its economic destiny. 

It is not a pie in the sky notion, 

other countries; including some of 

our peers at independence have 

done exactly that. It is doable and 

we must believe that what others, 

with less resources, have done, we 

can do. 

“Ghana Beyond Aid is meant to 

be more than a slogan. It is meant 

to propel us into the frame of mind 

that would quicken our pace of development. 

It is meant to change 

our mindset from one of dependency 

to one of achieving our destiny. 

It is meant to put us in charge 

of our own affairs and make us 

truly independent.” 

President Buhari 

lauds Ghana 

The President of the Federal 

Republic of Nigeria, Mr Muhammadu 

Buhari, who was the quest 

of honour, commended President 

Akufo-Addo for the creation of 

the Special Prosecutor (SP) office 

to fight corruption in Ghana. 

According to him, the move 

demonstrates the President’s willingness 

and determination to 

weed out corruption from the 

public life of the country. 

“I congratulate both the government 

and Parliament for the 

quick passage of the SP Act and 

its signing into law,” he said. 

“Your Excellency, you can be 

assured that you have a good 

partner in me as I look forward to 

any form of collaboration between 

Nigeria and Ghana in tackling 

the menace of endemic 

corruption,” he said.

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•Kim Jong-un was pictured welcoming delegates to a 

dinner on Monday 

Kim Jong-un to meet S Korea leader in landmark summit 

THE LEADERS of North and 

South Korea are due to meet at 

a summit next month, Seoul's 

envoy says. 

It will be the first such meeting 

for more than a decade and 

the first since Kim Jong-un took 

power in North Korea. 

The envoy also said Mr Kim 

suggested he would be willing to 

discuss getting rid of nuclear 

weapons, but only if his country's 

security could be guaranteed. 

In previous programmes to 

halt its nuclear ambitions, the 

North has failed to keep its 

promises. 

Mr Kim and South Korean 

President Moon Jae-in will meet 

on the heavily fortified border 

next month, at the truce village 

of Panmunjom. The two countries 

also agreed to open a hotline 

between the leaders. 

After returning from a rare 

trip to Pyongyang, South Korean 

officials said Mr Kim told 

them there would be no missile 

tests while diplomacy continued. 

Fast-closing window for 

diplomacy post-Olympics 

Have the Winter Olympics 

repaired North-South Korea relations? 

BBC 



World news in 4 stories 

George Weah wants 

6,000 Nigerian teachers 

NIGERIA'S 

MEDIA are reporting 

on Liberian 

President 

George Weah's request 

for thousands 

of Nigerian teachers to plug 

the country's deficit. 

"We are seeking 6,000-plus teachers 

to make up for the shortage of 

good teachers in our educational 

system,” President Weah told reporters 

after his meeting with Nigeria's 

President Buhari yesterday in 

Abuja. 

Liberia's new president has put 

education at the top of his agenda, 

saying previously his government 

will pay all university exam fees for 

every student, though it is unclear 

how he will fund the plan after describing 

the government as “broke". 

President Weah also used the 

meeting to appeal for Nigeria's help 

to "jump-start" the Liberian economy, 

calling for increased private investment 

in construction, housing, 

agricultural and power sectors. 

Mr Weah also urged the Nigerian 

banks which "dominate" Liberia's 

banking not to reduce their support 

or close operations because he was 

"optimistic that trade and commerce 

will increase in the near future”. 

BBC 

•Liberian President George Weah 

•The vast majority of Rwandans are Christians but many also 

follow traditional practices 

Rwanda arrests 

prominent church 

leader 

POLICE IN Rwanda have 

arrested six church leaders 

including Bishop Innocent 

Rugagi, one of the famous 

pastors in the country, for 

plotting to defy a government 

order requiring 

churches to comply with 

building regulations and 

noise pollution. 

About 700 churches have 

been closed down for failing 

meet these requirements. 

Bishop Rugagi, who leads 

the “Abacunguwe church” 

(Redeemed Gospel Church), 

was allegedly heard criticising 

what he called an abrupt decision 

to stop the churches 

from operating. 

The arrest of these 

preachers comes after President 

Paul Kagame publicly 

criticised what he called a 

huge number of illegal 

churches in the country. 

Mr Kagame questioned 

whether these churches, in 

his words, bring any worthy 

benefit to the people. 

He also said that they 

cause security risks. BBC 

Oldest message in a bottle found on Western Australia beach 

A PERTH family has found the 

world's oldest known message in 

a bottle, almost 132 years after it 

was thrown into the sea, Australian 

experts say. 

Tonya Illman picked up the 

bottle while going for a walk 

around sand dunes on a remote 

beach in West Australia. 

Her husband Kym Illman told 

the BBC they found some paper 

in the bottle but had "no idea" 

what it was until they took it 

home and dried it in the oven. 

Experts have confirmed it is 

an authentic message from a German 

ship. 

The note in the bottle, which 

was dated 12 June 1886, was jettisoned 

from the German ship 

Paula, as part of an experiment 

into ocean and shipping routes by 

the German Naval Observatory. 

Previously, the Guinness world 

record for the oldest message in a 

bottle was 108 years, between it 

being sent and found. 

The Illman family were driving 

through a beach north of Wedge 

Island on 21 January when the car 

became bogged down in the sand, 

and Mrs Illman and her friend decided 

to go for a walk. 

"Tonya saw a whole lot of 

rubbish on the ground, and 

thought she'd help pick up some 

rubbish," Mr Illman told the 

BBC. 

She found and picked up the 

bottle, thinking it would be nice 

for her bookshelf, he added. BBC 

•Kym and Tonya Illman have loaned the find to the 

Western Australian Museum



Hit-and-run must stop 

NOBLE PRIZE winner and 

anti-apartheid icon, Nelson 

Rolihlahla Mandela once said 

“when a man is denied the right 

to live the life he believes in, he 

has no choice but to become an 

outlaw.” 

It is also said that no one is 

born a criminal, but it’s society 

that makes him so. Society indeed 

has significant roles to play 

in the shaping of norms and attitudes 

of its citizens. 

When for a long period of 

time individuals begin to lose 

faith in authorities, the cumulative 

effect is a society full of lawless 

and heartless people. 

In Ghana, stories are told of 

criminals who are left off the 

hook moments after they are arrested 

because the Police had 

been compromised. This has led 

to lack of trust in the Police, 

hence the taking of the law into 

people’s own hands. 

Many a time, when a driver 

knocks down someone, especially 

in populated areas, the 

driver is beaten to pulp or 

lynched. The assumption is that 

the driver is into money rituals 

and needs blood sacrifice, so 

must be paid back in his own 

coins. 

In society’s bid to mete out 

instance justice to such drivers, 

a canker of hit-and-run evolved 

where drivers knock down motorists 

and bolt. 

This evil trend has gotten out 

of hand. Even in situations 

where drivers could help people 

they knock down; they leave 

them to their fate. This, in our 

view, ought to stop. 

The DAILY HERITAGE 

is therefore appealing to drivers 

to stop this evil hit-and-run 

practice because it is gradually 

tearing society apart. 

We also appeal to those who 

take the law into their hands to 

stop the lynching of drivers. 

This way, lives could be saved 

when drivers mistakenly knock 

down motorists. 

ECG to name and 

shame power thieves 

BY KOJO ANSAH 

THE EASTERN 

Regional branch 

of the Electricity 

Company of 

Ghana (ECG) is 

to use a ‘name 

and shame’ strategy in tandem 

with prosecution of culprits 

to deal with growing 

illegal connection in the region. 

The region, through the efforts 

of the Revenue Protection 

Unit (RPU), retrieved 

GH¢ 87,893.00 from detected 

illegal connections such as 

meter tempering ,unauthorised 

service connections 

,damaged meter ,bypass ,and 

self-reconnection in the system 

in 2017. 

The Eastern Regional 

•Michael Baah, Eastern Regional Manager, ECG 

Manager, Ing. Michael Baah 

said this during an interaction 

with the media on operations 

of the company in the region. 

"The illegal connection incidents 

in the Eastern Region 

increased over the past two 

years due to increase in electricity 

tariff. Since the time 

the tariff was increased, people 

started to at least carry 

out illegal connections and 

these affected us," the regional 

manager stated. 

He added that "we have instituted 

measures dubbed 

‘name and shame’ of culprits 

of illegal connection activities. 

The company will not 

hesitate to broadcast and publish 

the names and pictures of 

culprits of illegal connection 

activities in the media. Furthermore, 

perpetrators of illegal 

connection activities 

would be brought before a 

competent court of jurisdiction 

to be prosecuted." 

He also mentioned cable 

theft, non-payment of bills 

and bush fires as some of the 

challenges militating against 

the operations of ECG in the 

region. 

Despite these challenges, 

the company connected 

27,737 customers across the 

region in 2017 through government's 

Self Help Electrification 

Project and ECG's 

Rural Electrification Project. 

Three Customer Service 

Centers worth GH¢ 

1,747,455.24 have also been 

constructed to serve customers 

around Anyinam, 

Kukurantumi and Abetifi as 

part of decentralisation of its 

services.


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Prez Akufo-Addo on issues 

important to Ghanaians 

I 

T IS sixty-one years today 

(yesterday) since our nation 

Ghana won her independence, 

and it is fitting that we 

should gather to celebrate 

the anniversary of this special 

day. 

I extend, on behalf of all 

Ghanaians, a warm welcome to 

our guest of honour, that sterling 

champion of the battle against one 

of Africa’s most pernicious diseases, 

corruption in public life, 

Muhammadu Buhari, President of 

the great Federal Republic of 

Nigeria, and his delegation. We are 

delighted that he has accepted our 

invitation to share this special day 

with us. Nigeria oman panyin, 

Muhammadu Buhari, ye ma woni 

woahokafuor akwaaba surunko. 

Sandazua, Muhammadu Buhari, 

shuuga bankasa Nigeria, da mutaaninka. 

Last year, at the 60th independence 

anniversary, I announced that, on my 

way here, I had cut the sod for the 

construction of a National Cathedral, 

which would serve as an inter-denominational 

place of worship for important 

national occasions. This year, I am 

happy to announce, that, on my way 

here, I have unveiled the beautiful design 

of the cathedral that has been 

done by the world-acclaimed Ghanaian 

architect, David Adjaye. God will see 

the project through for us. 

Grave responsibility 

At its birth, great things were expected 

of this nation of ours, and 

even greater things were expected of 

those who would have the honour to 

be called Ghanaians. This is the country, 

after all, that blazed the trail for independence 

on the African continent, 

and, with it, came a grave responsibility 

to be forever used as a measure of 

how the continent was doing. 

In many ways, we rose to the occasion. 

The many and varied peoples 

that came together, through happenstance 

or deliberate actions, to form 

the modern state of Ghana, have 

crafted a common identity. 

We might be Dagartis, Sissalas, 

Dagombas, Mamprusis, Gonjas, 

Konkombas, Frafras, Grusis, Kusasis, 

Gas, Krobos, Ewes, Fantes, Denkyiras, 

Gomoas, Guans, Nzemas, Ahantas, Sefwis, 

Akyems, Akwamus, Akuapems, 

Kwahus, Brongs or Ashantis; we might 

sometimes even lapse into ancient rivalry 

modes; but, as Ghanaians, we are 

comfortable in our skin. 

This sense of identity shows in our 

clothes, in our foods, in our music and 

in our politics. Sixty one years after 

this nation pledged itself to the total 

liberation of the continent, in the immemorial 

words of our first leader, 

Kwame Nkrumah, on that unforgettable 

night of 5th March, 1957, at the 

Old Polo Grounds, a few hundred 

yards from here, that “our independence 

is meaningless unless it is linked 

up with the total liberation of Africa”, 

we have remained faithful to our pan- 

African vocation. 

We know that our struggle for economic 

growth and independence cannot 

be for our nation alone, but for the 

entire African continent. A few weeks 

ago, in the hallowed halls of the 

United States Congress, as their President 

came to deliver the State of the 

Union Address, a group of congressmen 

and women wanted to make a 

statement of support for African nations. 

They draped kente strips over 

their clothing, and that said it all. 

Ghana’s kente 

Ghana’s kente has come to identify 

the African continent and its peoples. 

The kente best spells out the fact that 

we are a dynamic people, unafraid to 

put our best foot forward, and unafraid 

constantly to adapt our cultures 

and traditions. We wear it with pride 

and in style. 

That quintessential Ghanaian patriot, 

scholar and cultural icon, 

Ephraim Amu, would certainly be 

looking on now with admiration and 

satisfaction.At least, as far as clothing 

is concerned, we seem to have accepted 

his admonitions to be self-reliant, 

and to take pride in what was 

ours, rather than copy others. During 

his time, Owura Amu fought a lonely 

battle but, today, it seems strange to us 

that anyone ever suggested that you 

had to be dressed in European-style 

clothes to be accepted as a scholar or 

even to show up in church. 

Apart from the physical, outward 

things that identify us, there are the 

more subtle,but important things that 

define us as Ghanaians. Everybody’s 

list will doubtless be different. Let me 

cite a few of my favourite ones: we are 

a hospitable people, we make strangers 

and visitors feel at home, it is part of 

our DNA. 

We Ghanaians look out for each 

other even in modern, chaotic urban 

settings, and even when we find ourselves 

outside our country. We still regard 

the upbringing and training of 

children as a group responsibility for 

the public good, and the most sophisticated 

amongst us is not embarrassed 

to show respect to the elderly. 

We might have become famous or 

infamous for being great travellers, 

who can be found in all parts of the 

globe, but I can safely say that, deep 

inside us, we love our country. We love 

Ghana. We take seriously the words of 

our national motto, and have a passionate 

love for freedom and justice. 

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Prevention of tooth decay 

See your dentist 

Don’t be a stranger at the dental office if you 

want to avoid cavities. Getting routine cleanings 

at least once every six months can help prevent 

decay early on, before it progresses to become 

cavities, and if needed, your dentist can apply 

fluoride to any trouble spots to prevent tooth 

decay and cavities. 

Brush with fluoride 

Select toothpaste with fluoride as an ingredient 

as this is known to protect teeth from tooth 

decay and cavities. If you are concerned about 

the enamel of your teeth, brush more than the 

recommended twice daily and start brushing 

after every meal to remove sugar and starches 

that turn into corrosive acid and add an extra 

layer of protection from tooth decay and cavities 

Ṙinse with fluoride 

You can also find rinses such as Listerine 

total care anti cavity mouthwash and Listerine 

smart rinse anti cavity mouthwash that contain 

tooth-protecting fluoride to keep your teeth 

strong and fight off cavities. 

Limit snacking 

Try to snack only a limited number of times 

a day, and when you do, aim to include foods 

that fortify and are good for the teeth. Whenever 

you eat food or drink liquid other than 

water, this allows bacteria to create acid that 

wears away tooth enamel. 



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Vodafone pays bills for 300 women 

BY PHILIP ANTOH 

philip.antoh@dailyheritage.com.gh 

ON THE anniversary 

of Ghana’s 61st Interdependence 

Day 

celebrations, Vodafone 

Ghana through 

its initiative dubbed 

‘Homeoming’ has granted freedom to 

hundreds of financially-challenged 

women who have delivered but could 

not pay for their expenses in various 

hospitals across the country. 

The initiative is the company’s Cooperate 

Social Responsibility (CSR) in ensuring 

that the women join the rest of 

Ghanaians to mark the 61st independence 

anniversary at home. 

In all, over 300 patients across the 

country were giving the freedom to go 

home after Vodafone through its CSR 

paid all their hospital bills. 

Speaking to the media at Korle-Bu 

last Monday March 5, 2018, in Accra, 

the Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone 

Ghana, Ms Yolanda Cuba said the 

company through its CSR initiative embarked 

on such gesture to ensure that 

the women cerebrate independence with 

•Ms Yolanda Cuba playing 

with the twins at the Korle-Bu 

Maternity Ward 

their love ones. 

Ms Cuba said the ‘Homecoming’ initiative 

have help release over thousands 

of patients across the country who were 

financial constraints in paying out their 

hospital bills across the country in some 

time past. 

“For us making sure that each and 

everyone cerebrate Independence Day 

was our ultimate goal because there is 

no true independence unless one cerebrate 

it with their love ones. 

“Right now we are at the Korle-Bu 

maternity ward helping taking kids that 

are born a few months ago and their 

mothers’ home and for us today, this is 

the moment when we say you can go 

home and be welcome by their parents. 

We are actually taking out about 50 patients 

from Korle-Bu and other 250 

across various hospitals nationwide,” Ms 

Cuba stated. 

She added that there are no criteria 

for selection of patients adding that 

“what we do is, when we go to the hospitals 

we talk to management about the 

areas they want us to help and then we 

offer our support.” 

Zoomlion, AMA and Sanitation Ministry clean Accra 

Unity FM holds health 

walk in Kwahu 

HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT DESK 

UNITY FM, a private 

radio station at Kwahu Atibie 

in the Eastern Region, 

has held its maiden health 

walk to celebrate its one 

year anniversary. 

Attended by hundreds 

of teeming listeners of the 

station including health 

professionals and police 

officers in the locality, the 

participants took advantage 

of the mountainous 

area to do other exercises. 

Addressing the participants 

of the walk, the 

Chief Executive Officer of 

Unity FM, Mallam Mohammed, 

urged all to prioritise 

exercise. 

He noted that many 

people have, in recent 

times, been losing their 

lives at a very young age or 

are suffering from sicknesses 

which are preventable 

through exercise. 

He said though heavy 

schedule of work is preventing 

many people from 

exercising regularly, it is 

important that they find 

time to always exercise. 

The Chief Executive 

Officer urged all to make 

exercise their daily habit, 

as well as adopt good eating 

habit. 

“The food we eat plays 

important role in our daily 

lives and it is imperative 

for us to eat nutritious 

foods and avoid eating 

late. Fruits should also be 

added to our food menu,” 

he advised. 

He said, Unity FM 

would continue to introduce 

health programmes 

that would educate its 

teeming listeners on 

healthy living. 

•AMA and Zoomlion clean gutters 

IN A bid to achieve the government’s 

clean Accra project, Zoomlion over the 

weekend partnered city authorities, 

Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) 

and the Ministry of Sanitation And 

Water Resources to embark on a cleanup 

exercise within the city. 

About 800 workers of Zoomlion 

took their cleaning equipment to areas 

such as Obetsebi Lamptey Circle, parts 

of the Accra-Tema Motorway, Nima 

and Asylum Down to dredge choked 

drains, cut down overgrown weeds and 

sweep the streets. 

Speaking to journalists during the exercise, 

the Mayor of Accra, Mr Mohammed 

Adjei Sowah, hinted that his 

outfit would this time round enforce 

sanitation bye-laws with no human face 

or favouritism. 

“We will deal with anyone who just 

litters anywhere anyhow”, he said. 

He noted that a lot of these sanitation 

challenges are created by human behaviours 

hence the firm decision of the 

AMA to go after sanitation offenders. 

Sanitation Minister, Kofi Adda — 

who was with an entourage of government 

officials called for an attitudinal 

change to sanitation. He urged the public 

to stop putting up illegal structures 

that worsen the sanitation situation in 

Accra. 

“Those who 

are in the wrong 

places – who are 

there illegally – 

should move out 

of those places… 

you members of 

the press should 

do your part in 

supporting us. 

You have to 

come here periodically 

to and see what is going on. 

“If you catch anybody to littering or 

defecating or urinating openly you have 

to bring that person to book. Take a picture 

of them and put in the print media 

or on TV…then we know who it is” 

Kofi Adda told the press during the 

tour. 

Kofi Adda said Nana Akufo-Addo’s 

promise to make the capital city the 

cleanest in Africa is on course, saying a 

plan has already been mapped out for 

implementation. 

On his part, Chief Executive Officer 

of Zoomlion, Dr Siaw Agyepong, said 

the most efficient scheme to deal with 

the cancer of filth and to overcome the 

chaos that it comes with is to ensure that 

every house gets a dustbin. 

He believes that the treatment of 

waste has a pattern which should not be 

broken adding that once waste is generated, 

it must be contained in a liter bins 

awaiting transportation to the disposal 

or treatment site. Zoomlion has pledged 

to support the filth fight with a nationwide 

distribution of about two million 

dustbins. 

•Mallam Mohammed, Chief Executive Officer of Unity FM

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You don’t know security 

related power play better 

than me 

– Rawlings to critics 

BY JONATHAN ADJEI 

FORMER PRESIDENT Jerry John 

Rawlings has slammed critics who 

sought to downplay his views on the 

spate of armed robbery incident in the 

country. 

The ex-military leader in a tweet 

fumed:” None of them are in a 

position to recognise security related 

power play better than me.” 

In the wake of the increased 

robbery and violent crime, former 

President Rawlings said he hoped the 

heightened insecurity was not 

politically motivated. 

“Let us hope the recent robbery 

and killings are downright plain 

robbery and not a politically motivated 

action from within or without, 

calculated to undermine those in 

charge of the security machinery in 

order to pave the way for certain 

parochial ambitions,” the former 

President stated. 

But, his concerns over the recent 

spate of armed robbery in the country 

angered a section of the main 

opposition National Democratic 

Congress (NDC) members. 

The founder of the NDC has been 

taking the flak for the comment he 

made from members of his party. 

Commenting on the reaction in 

relation to his robbery statement, Mr 

Rawlings said: “Loud and timid minds 

incapable of recognising the most 

obvious desecration of Ghana’s pride, 

cannot and should not expect to be 

able to know or see what I see-much 

more to downplay it.” 

Meanwhile, President Nana Akufo- 

Addo has directed the Finance 

Minister to release funds for the 

purchase of the state-of-the-art 

equipment for the country’s security 

agencies, especially the Police Service. 

Additionally, he asked that the joint 

Police/Military patrol be intensified to 

cover every part of the country. The 

directives were issued following a 

meeting between the President and the 

nation’s security chiefs to deliberate on 

the recent upsurge in robbery activities 

in some parts of the country. 

Retire right 

BY ALBERT AMEKUDZI 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE 

Officer of NBC 

Ghana Trust, Mr 

William Asiedu 

Yeboah, has urged 

workers, especially 

those in the informal sector to retire 

right by investing in pension schemes 

to enable them enjoy their retirement 

life. 

Speaking on a wide array of issues 

about pensions and retirement, Mr 

Yeboah said “our traditional norms 

such as funerals, engagements, and 

outdooring, among others increase the 

retirement resources needed by each 

of us, hence the need to invest now 

for a better future.” 

Mr Yeboah added that there is the 

need to save for retirement, “because 

every working individual will retire 

one day, this should not come as a 

surprise. It is important for workers to 

plan their retirement well and enjoy 

their old age and minimise the burden 

on their children and other family 

members. 

“Retirement is something we all 

need to consider and start planning as 

soon as we start our working life. The 

little we invest today towards our 

retirement can change our lifestyle, 

therefore, everyone must take pension 

seriously,” he pointed out. 

The NBC CEO further urged 

industry players to venture into the 

informal sector, educate fellow 

citizens on pension benefits, the 

various products or services and 

enroll them for a secured future. 

The informal sector workers 

constitute about 80% of the working 

population and pension administrators 

have not been able to enroll most of 

them onto any retirement package. 

This, according to Mr Yeboah, 

provides an opportunity for the 

private sector pension administrators. 

Touching on the operations of 

pension administrators, Mr Yeboah 

stated that NBC Ghana Trust has the 

most robust operating system in the 

industry. 

He explained that “we have 

invested so much into building a very 

robust system that can be used to 

manage huge data in the country. 

With the growing number of clients, 

it is important we invest in building 

this kind of system so we can serve 

our customers better.” 

Mr Yeboah added that all pension 

administrators have similar products 

and services; however, “what 

distinguishes us from the rest is our 

operating system and the technical 

support we receive from our 

partners.” 

Ghanaians are unpatriotic – Jantuah 

• CEO urges workers 

• William Asiedu Yeboah, Chief Executive 

Officer of NBC Ghana Trust 

According to him, the company 

will keep investing in its systems with 

trending technology to ensure that 

clients are satisfied. 

NBC Ghana Trust Limited is part 

of the NBC Group, a leading force in 

the African Employee Benefits and 

Retirement Industry. 

About NBC 

NBC Holdings Limited has its 

origins from the mid-80’s when it 

championed the establishment of 

defined contribution schemes in 

South Africa, a trend that accelerated 

during the late 80’s and early 90’s as 

trade unions gained more influence 

and companies took advantage of the 

commercial certainty offered by 

defined contribution funds in the 

context of legislative changes 

regulating inter alia financial reporting 

of Defined Benefit pension fund 

liabilities. 

NBC Ghana was incorporated in 

November 2009 as a joint venture 

between South African investors and a 

local Ghanaian investor, MAY 

International Holdings Limited. The 

company’s primary goal is to 

participate in Ghana’s Employee 

Benefits Market by providing 

administration and consulting services, 

building and strengthening capacity 

and skills to provide solutions to our 

client’s needs. 

Cut excessive 

presidential 

powers – Haruna 

BY MOHAMMED AWAL 

THE MINORITY Leader, Mr 

Haruna Iddrisu is calling for an 

amendment to the 1992 

Constitution to whittle down 

the powers vested in the 

president. 

Speaking at a ceremony to 

celebrate 25 years of 

uninterrupted Parliamentary 

Democracy under the Fourth 

Republic, Mr Iddrisu said: “Mr 

President [Nana Akufo-Addo], 

this is not directed at you but 

to all other presidents under 

our Republican constitution. 

“I think and I feel that the 

powers vested on the President 

of the Republic are just too 

excessive and therefore we will 

look to water down not just the 

powers of Nana Addo Dankwa 

Akufo-Addo but all other 

presidents of our Republic.” 

On the ceremony, he said a 

“stronger parliament reflects an 

accountable and transparent 

government; a stronger 

parliament remains the 

custodian of the liberties of 

the people at all time.” 

In a subtle jab at the 

Speaker of Parliament Prof. 

Mike Oquaye, following the 

Minority’s incessant accusations 

of his style, Mr Iddrisu said, 

“It is important that I say that 

Parliament remains the 

medieval speech domination 

and we must be allowed to 

ventilate and secure full 

discussion and ventilation on 

all matters at all time. That is 

how we can enrich our 

democratic process.” 

Vowing that the Minority 

would at all times hold the 

executive arm of government 

accountable, he bemoaned how 

oversight responsibility since 

1993 remained largely the 

function of the political 

oppositions and the political 

Minority. 

“I think and I feel 

that the powers 

vested on the 

President of the 

Republic are just too 

excessive and 

therefore we will look 

to water down not 

just the powers of 

Nana Addo Dankwa 

Akufo-Addo but all 

other Presidents of 

our Republic.” 

• Former President Jerry John Rawlings 

BY ALBERT AMEKUDZI 

A MEMBER of the Public 

Interest and Accountability 

Committee, Mr Kwame Jantuah has 

called on Ghanaians to be more 

patriotic and think Ghana first as the 

country marks 61 years of 

Independence. 

According to him, leaders over 

the years have failed to ensure that 

Ghana progresses beyond aid and the 

dependence on foreign help. 

“Ghanaians are not patriotic 

enough to put Ghana first,” Mr 

Jantuah told Kafui Dey host of 

GhToday on GHONE TV Tuesday. 

He added that the West African 

Nation, which gained Independence 

few months before Malaysia, has 

failed to take advantage of the many 

natural resources at its disposal and 

are nowhere near achieving economic 

• Kwame Jantuah, member, Public Interest and 

Accountability Committee 

independence. 

Mr Jantuah urged President Nana 

Akufo-Addo and his government to 

put Ghana first and put in place 

measures and a development agenda 

that will ensure that the ‘Ghana 

Beyond Aid’ mantra becomes a 

reality and not mere talk. 

Ghana marked 61 years yesterday 

after gaining independence on March 

6, 1957. 

Independence Day parades were 

held across the country with students 

and security personnel displaying 

their marching skills while saluting 

the national flag. 

In the capital Accra, where 

President Akufo-Addo received the 

national salute at the Black Star 

Square, the Ghana Armed forces, the 

Police and other security agencies put 

on display, the nation’s arsenal and 

state of preparedness for external 

and international aggression. 

Nigeria’s President Mahamudu 

Buhari gave the key note address at 

the event which was attended by 

many diplomats. 

In the capital Accra, 

where President Akufo- 

Addo received the 

national salute at the 

Black Star Square, the 

Ghana Armed forces, the 

Police and other security 

agencies put on display, 

the nation’s arsenal and 

state of preparedness 

for external and 

international aggression. 

• Haruna Iddrisu (L), Minority Leader and 

President Nana Akufo-Addo


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Traders hail reduction in utility tariffs 

BY ROSEMOND BOATENG ADDAI 

rosemond.adjetey@yahoo.com 

Businesses, especially 

seamstresses and 

hairdressers have 

lauded the Public 

Utility Regulatory 

Commission for reducing 

utility tariffs by 30% which 

was announced on Monday. 

According to them, the reduction 

is not only a relief to them 

but will also boost their businesses 

and bring growth to the industry. 

A member of the Hairdressers 

Association, Madam Akosua Adjei 

told the DAILY HERITAGE 

that the association has welcomed 

the news and hopes to enjoy the 

changes effective March 15, 2018. 

She explained that electricity 

charges were really a headache to 

them because they spent all their 

profits on electricity bills. 

“When we heard the news we 

could not believe it because we 

thought it was one of the scams in 

the country until we heard the 

news from both radio and television. 

We hope the Commission 

will keep their promises to us,” 

she explained. 

Mr Emmanuel Nana Opoku 

Acheampong, Regional General 

Secretary of the Ghana Union 

Traders Association told the 

DAILY HERITAGE that the 

reduction will take a lot of burden 

away from it traders. 

“If God willing the Commission 

is able let living conditions in 

country become flexible then it is 

very good because it is something 

we all applaud doing,” he stated. 

A letter signed by Mrs Mami 

Dufie Ofori, Executive Director 

of PURC, explained that the 

Commission received tariff proposals 

from utility service 

providers in the electricity and 

water sectors namely, Ghana Grid 

Company Limited, Electricity 

Company of Ghana, Northern 

Electricity Distribution Company, 

Enclave Power Company Limited 

and the Ghana Water Company 

Limited. 

According the statement, in 

line with Section 17(2) of PURC 

Act 1997, (Act 538) the Commission 

investigated the cost of production 

of all sources of supply 

of electricity to the distribution 

utilities. 

"As prescribed by law, the 

Commission's decision -making 

process includes but not limited to 

detailed technical analysis of tariff 

proposals and extensive stakeholder 

consultation, which were 

held to solicit views and inputs for 

the determination of the approved 

tariffs," it stated. 

•Boakye Agyarko, Minister of Energy 

Kufuor appeals to govt to partner private sector for dev. 

FORMER PRESIDENT John 

Agyekum Kufuor is urging the 

government to partner the private 

sector in a manner that is mutually 

beneficial to unlock the wealth of 

the country for sustainable development. 

According to him, this is the 

only way Ghana could delink itself 

as a highly import-dependent 

country. 

In his view, reducing high-interest 

rates and other economic 

indices that make it hard for private 

business to thrive in the 

country will whittle down the lofty 

unemployment rate in the country. 

This he also said will encourage 

emerging and established entrepreneurs 

to operate without hindrances 

and inject more money 

into the economy by growing 

more businesses that will create 

employment opportunities for 

others. 

Former President Kufuor was 

•Former President John Agyekum Kufuor 

speaking in Accra at the launch of 

2017 edition of the "Lifetime in a 

Portrait Awards” by Change Initiators 

Foundation. 

"Raw material export without 

diversification and value addition 

will not do Ghana any good. If we 

create the enabling environment 

for the public and Private sector 

to add value to our raw materials, 

the country will make money and 

more jobs will be created," said 

former President Kufuor. 

The Former President believes 

that the more the private sector is 

empowered to do business, the 

more revenue the country will 

generate to undertake its projects 

without overly relying on foreign 

aids. 

He also lauded the "Ghana beyond 

aid" agenda being pursued 

by President Nana Akuffo-Addo. 

The Change Initiators Foundation 

is a not-for-profit organization 

established in 2001 with the 

objective of empowering, creating 

opportunities for business startups 

as well as honouring distinguished 

entrepreneurs whose 

activities have made Ghana an enviable 

business destination. 

The honorees of the 2017 edition 

of the 'Lifetime in a Portrait 

Awards include the Chief Executive 

officers of the McDan Group 

of Companies, Golden Group of 

Companies, Linda Dor Group of 

Companies, Golden Beam International 

School among others. 

Each of the awardees received 

a magazine that chronicles their 

journey to becoming extraordinary 

entrepreneurs. This, according to 

the organisers, is to inspire emerging 

entrepreneurs in the pursuit of 

their dreams. 

The Lifetime in a Portrait 

Awards is organised every year by 

the Change Initiators Foundation 

and it honours businesses in manufacturing, 

pharmaceuticals, real 

estate, waste management, freight 

forwarding, building and construction, 

innovation and creativity 

among others.



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thing as wisdom - and no such thing as public liberty 

without freedom of speech. Benjamin Franklin 

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Honoured personalities 

Fellow Ghanaians, there is a long list 

of honoured personalities that have 

played remarkable roles in getting 

Ghana to where she is today. Many of 

them have been publicly acknowledged, 

and justifiably honoured in various 

ways. The role of the Big Six – Joseph 

Boakye Danquah, Emmanuel Obetsebi 

Lamptey, Edward Akufo-Addo, 

William Ofori-Atta, Ebenezer Ako 

Adjei, and Kwame Nkrumah, our first 

President who led us to independence – 

in the struggle for and attainment of independence 

will never be forgotten. 

There are others such as George “Paa” 

Grant, Komla Agbeli Gbedema and 

Kojo Botsio, whose efforts deserve to 

be acknowledged, and we should continue 

to give honour where it is due. 

But I must also pay homage to the 

many Ghanaians, who simply continue 

to do their jobs and execute their tasks 

competently, without any fuss. They 

donot ask to be recognised or recompensed 

in any way. 

For, as the Prime Minister of the 

erstwhile Progress Party Government 

of the 2nd Republic, Kofi Abrefa Busia, 

put it, and I quote: "It is by the devoted 

day-to-day service of many ordinary 

and unnoticed citizens that a nation 

achieves greatness." I pay homage to 

the many millions who routinely do 

what is right, what is virtuous in their 

daily activities to elevate the common 

good, and do not come to the attention 

of a President. 

On a day such as this, when we celebrate 

the official start of our nationhood, 

we should also pay homage to 

those who have led the fight for individual 

freedoms. The fight that has made it 

possible for the present generation to 

believe that multi-party constitutional 

form of government is part of our 

makeup. The fight that led to the changing 

of the words of our National Anthem,in 

1967,to include the sacred 

injunction to “help us to resist oppressors’ 

rule”.I pay homage to all those 

who have led the fight to resist oppressors’ 

rule every time attempts have been 

made to take our freedoms from us. I 

salute also those who insisted that the 

concepts of probity and accountability 

should be part of the governing principles 

of the Constitution of the 4th Republic, 

whose Silver Jubilee we 

celebrated on 7th January by an interfaith 

service of thanksgiving to 

Almighty God, for having ushered us 

into the longest, uninterrupted period 

of stable, constitutional governance in 

our history. 

Our history 

Fellow Ghanaians, it is important 

that we never forget our history, and we 

try not to distort the truth about our 

past; the ugly and beautiful parts, they 

all deserve to be faithfully recorded and 

told. As our elders say, if you do not 

know where you are coming from, you 

are not likely to get to where you want 

to be. Our brothers and sisters in Nigeria 

probably capture it best: “to forget is 

the same as to throw away.” 

We should make an honest assessment 

of ourselves, and the situation of 

our country and our continent. This 

puts a lot of responsibility on those 

who tell our daily stories. In these days 

of social media, the task is on all of us, 

and not only on the journalists and writers. 

A deliberate falsehood, posted on a 

social media platform, poses a great 

danger to all of us, and undermines the 

credibility of the Ghana story. 

On a day such as today, our 

thoughts invariably stray to the past, 

but, as the 2nd President of the 4th Republic, 

His Excellency John Agyekum 

Kufuor, once put it, and I quote:“we do 

not intend to live on past memories, nor 

the Ghana story to be only what can be 

seen on old newsreel tapes, nor our 

sporting glories to be recounted only 

through the exploits of past heroes”. 

To paraphrase Ephraim Amu, in that 

great, patriotic song, yen ara yen 

asaaseni, it is now our turn to build 

upon those past glories– aduru me ne 

wonso so, seyebeye bi atoa so. The litmus 

test is simple: every day must bring 

some improvement in our lives, today 

must be an improvement on yesterday, 

and our tomorrow must certainly be 

better than our yesterday. 

Our independence 

Fellow Ghanaians, on this our sixtyfirst 

anniversary of our independence, it 

is important to remind ourselves that, 

around the time of our independence, 

we had peers such as Malaysia, South 

Korea and Singapore. Our per capita incomes 

were very similar at around four 

hundred and fifty United States dollars 

($450) in 1960, and our economies were 

dependent on the production of primary 

commodities. Today, these countries, 

once our peers, have significantly 

transformed themselves into industrialised 

economies. Income per head in 

Singapore is now at fifty one thousand, 

four hundred and thirty one United 

States dollars ($51,431), South Korea at 

twenty nine thousand, one hundred and 

fifteen United States dollars ($29,115), 

and Malaysia at nine thousand, six hundred 

and twenty three United States 

dollars ($9,623) compared to Ghana’s at 

one thousand, one hundred and fifty 

two United States dollars ($1,512). We 

are still dependent on the export of primary 

commodities, as was the case at 

the time of Gordon Guggisberg. We 

must admit, sadly, that, in the area of 

economic development, we have underachieved, 

relative to our peers at independence. 

Even though underachievement may 

have been a major part of our history 

thus far, it should no longer be part of 

our destiny. The only nation we are destined 

to become is the one we choose, 

and decide to be. We do not have to accept 

someone’s definition of Africa or 

Ghana. We must define and craft our 

own destiny. As the American politician, 

William Jennings Bryan, once put it, and 

I quote: “Destiny is not a matter of 

choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, 

it is a thing to be achieved.” 

But achieving our destiny requires a 

deliberate, qualitative change in all aspects 

of our lives; especially, in the 

structure of our economy, the nature of 

our infrastructure, the education of our 

young people and acquisition of skills, 

and,above all, in our attitudes and holding 

firm to the values that define us. 

The change in our fortunes will only 

happen when our economy improves. 

Since I became President, I have been 

advocating for a Ghana, indeed, an 

Africa, Beyond Aid,and I am keen to 

have the support of all of us in this enterprise. 

Economic transformation 

Nobody needs to spell it out to us 

that the economic transformation we 

desire will not come through aid. We 

have been on that trajectory for most of 

the past sixtyone years, and it has not 

happened. We are told there is “aid fatigue”. 

The taxpayers of the aid-givers 

have a right to decide how their tax 

money is spent. The truth is that, even 

if there were no aid fatigue, and with 

the best will in the world and the most 

charitable governments in place in the 

so-called donor countries, there will 

never be enough aid to develop Ghana 

to the level we want. Aid was never 

meant to be what would bring us to the 

status of a developed nation. 

I do not, by advocating a status Beyond 

Aid, want to inflict poverty on us, 

or thumb our noses against those who 

have helped us and continue to do so. 

There is nothing to be gained in celebrating 

an ideological victory in poverty. 

There is no pride or dignity in poverty; 

there is no dignity in having hungry 

children, or mothers dying needlessly in 

childbirth, and there is no dignity in 

drinking dirty water. We need no lessons 

in that. 

My fellow Ghanaians, ours is a 

country that is well endowed with many 

natural resources such as gold, bauxite, 

iron ore, diamonds, oil, natural gas, timber, 

cocoa, water, fertile land etc. The 

truth, however, is that the state of our 

nation does not bear out that we have 

these natural endowments. Poverty continues 

to be our lot. 

Mismanagement,corruption and high 

fiscal deficits have become the hallmarks 

of our economy, which we finance 

through borrowing and foreign 

aid. 

It is time to pursue a path to prosperity 

and self-respect for our nation. A 

Ghana Beyond Aid is a prosperous and 

self-confident Ghana that is in charge 

of her economic destiny; a transformed 

Ghana that is prosperous enough to be 

beyond needing aid, and that engages 

competitively with the rest of the world 

through trade and investment. It is possible. 

It is not a pie in the sky notion, because 

other countries, including some of 

our peers at independence, have done 

exactly that. It is doable, and we must 

believe that, what others, with less resources, 

have done, we can do. 

•President Nana Akufo-Addo inspecting the parade 

However, we are not going to 

achieve the transformation in our economy, 

which is necessary for a Ghana 

Beyond Aid, by just talking about it. We 

have to DO something about it! 

As a start, we have to do things differently 

to realize this goal of a Ghana 

Beyond Aid. 

Business as usual will not do it. It 

cannot happen by waving a magic wand. 

And it cannot be achieved overnight. 

Indeed, the most rapid cases of economic 

and social transformation in history, 

those in South East Asia, generally 

spanned a period of about 30 years; 

about a generation. We cannot wait that 

long; we have wasted enough time already. 

It is time to get on with it, and 

the time is now. 

You have heard me say on a number 

of occasions, I am a man in a hurry, 

butI am also a realistic man. 

To get to a Ghana Beyond Aid, we 

will have to harness effectively our own 

resources, and deploy them creatively 

and efficiently for rapid economic and 

social transformation. As I said in the 

Independence Day address last year, 

this will require “hard work, enterprise, 

creativity, and a consistent fight against 

corruption in public life”. It will also require 

that we break from a mentality of 

dependency and adopt a confident cando 

spirit, fuelled by love for our dear 

country, Ghana. We cannot subordinate 

the common good to build a prosperous 

nation to the selfish interest of a 

few. 

Moving Ghana Beyond Aid 

Moving Ghana Beyond Aid means 

ensuring that future generations of 

Ghanaians have a healthy environment 

to inherit. We must, thus, be determined 

to protect our environment and water 

bodies by joining hands in the fight 

against illegal mining, also known as 

galamsey, in order to bring an end to 

the devastation of some of our landscape, 

and the pollution of our water 

bodies, occasioned by the activities of 

illegal miners. We have to win that fight 

to keep our environment clean, and 

protect our heritage for our descendants. 

Fellow Ghanaians, we have started 

on the right path towards a prosperous 

future with the concrete steps we are 

taking to restore macro-economic stability 

and economic growth. After a year 

of disciplined and innovative economic 

management, the results have been remarkable. 

Our economy has grown 

from 3.6% in 2016, the lowest in 22 

years, to 7.9% in 2017, and is this year 

expected to grow at 8.3%, which would 

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make it the fastest growing economy in 

the world. Inflation has gone down from 

15.6% at the end of 2016 to 10.3%, as 

of January this year. Ghanaian industry 

has witnessed a spectacular revival from 

a growth rate of negative 0.5% in 2016 

to 17.7% in 2017. Interest rates are on 

the decline, the cedi is stabilising, and 

the fiscal deficit has gone down from 

9.3% in 2016 to 5.6% of GDP in 2017, 

with a projection of 4.5% for 2018. Fiscal 

discipline has been restored, and fiscal 

consolidation has taken hold. For the 

first time since 2006, government has 

been able to meet its fiscal deficit target. 

We will continue to manage the economy 

in a disciplined and sound framework 

so that we maintain fiscal and debt 

sustainability. This, in the long run, is 

fundamental to moving Beyond Aid. 

An improving, disciplined macroeconomy 

is essential for expanding the 

economy, and, thereby, creating jobs. 

This year, we will see vigorous job creation 

in the public sector, beginning with 

the recruitment of one hundred thousand 

(100,000) young men and women 

in the Nation Builders Corp. But, what I 

am seeking, above all, is the rapid 

growth of private sector jobs, both in 

industry and agriculture, i.e. in the programme 

for Planting for Food and Jobs, 

which should generate a lot of rural sector 

jobs. Moving Beyond Aid demands 

that effective measures are taken to address 

widespread unemployment, especially 

amongst our youth. We are on the 

right path to do so. 

Corruption 

Fellow Ghanaians, corruption, or 

more specifically, the stealing of public 

funds,continues to hold back the development 

of our nation. A recent audit 

by the Auditor General into the liabilities 

of the Ministries, Departments and 

Agencies led to the disallowance of 

some GH¢5.4 billion of claims. These 

are fictitious claims that would otherwise 

have had to be paid, but for the eagle 

eye of the Auditor General. Can you 

imagine what we can do with GH¢5.4 

billion? It can certainly finance the 

FreeSHS for five years. 

Corruption is not a partisan matter, 

and we must all act to protect the public 

purse. In the words of the 1st President 

of the 4th Republic, His Excellency 

Jerry John Rawlings, and I quote: “Combating 

corruption is not beyond us. 

Imagine the effect on our nation and our 

future if, for just a few months, all decent 

Ghanaians would put aside their 

own convenience, apathy and faintheartedness, 

and challenge every corruption, 

no matter how petty, which comes 

their way.” With the office of the Special 

Prosecutor now in place, we can expect 

more prosecutions for corruption in the 

coming months, and public officials, 

present and past, should be on notice 

that they would be held accountable for 

their stewardship of our public finances. 

Government has also made, in 2017, 

significant savings of some GH¢800 

million in government procurement,as 

we depart from sole sourcing as the primary 

method of public procurement. 

That departure will strengthen our public 

finances, and make it possible for us 

•President Nana Akufo-Addo exchanging pleasantries with former president Jerry John Rawlings 

to finance our development ourselves. 

The Right to 

Information Bill 

There is, however, one piece of the 

anti-corruption framework that is yet to 

be put in place: The Right to Information 

Bill. It would increase transparency, 

and add another critical weapon to the 

armoury in the fight against corruption. 

After many years of hesitation, we intend 

to bring a Bill again to Parliament, 

and work to get it passed into law before 

the end of this Meeting of Parliament. 

The protection of the public purse is 

a social common good, and it depends 

on all of us. It is in all our interest that 

corruption does not thrive, and we police 

each other’s behaviour. Going BeyondAid 

means Ghanaians should not 

serve as fronts for foreign companies to 

defraud our country. It will mean we all 

pay our taxes, as provided by law, and it 

will mean we all help to take care of 

government property, as though it were 

our own. 

Fellow Ghanaians, getting our country 

to a situation Beyond Aid means we 

add value to our exports, and stop the 

export of materials such as cocoa, gold, 

bauxite, manganese and oil in their raw 

state. Our cocoa farmers, for example, 

get less than 10% of the value of a bar 

of chocolate, and yet cocoa is the main 

ingredient. On the world market, bauxite 

inits raw form is worth about $42 per 

metric tonne. Processing it just one stage 

further into alumina oxide will fetch 

twice that amount. Refining the alumina 

oxide into alumina will increase the value 

by seven times, and smeltered aluminum 

fetches one hundred fold what it gets in 

the raw state. Aluminium, we are told, is 

the metal of the future. 

It is for this reason that Ghana has, 

since independence, sought to establish 

an integrated bauxite and aluminium industry. 

Thus far, this has remained a 

fond hope. But we are determined to 

make it happen within the next three 

years. Work on the law establishing an 

Integrated Bauxite and Aluminium Development 

Authority is far advanced, 

and will be submitted to Parliament very 

shortly. Government also hopes to reach 

an agreement soon with potential partners 

to establish an alumina refinery, and 

expand the VALCO smelter. A successful 

execution of this project will be key 

in moving Ghana Beyond Aid, as will be 

the successful exploitation of our iron 

ore and manganese deposits to build a 

steel industry for our country and the region. 

We are all aware of the vast sums of 

illicit financial flows from our continent 

that attend the exploitation of our natural 

resources, especially of our mineral 

wealth. We can no longer continue to 

blame others for that. We have to take 

our destiny into our own hands, and design 

and carry out the appropriate policies 

and measures that will ensure that 

we get our fair and proper share of the 

value of that wealth. Government will 

be rolling out such policies as an integral 

part of our determination to move 

Ghana Beyond Aid. 

Infrastructure 

Fellow Ghanaians, we have huge infrastructure 

needs in the areas of roads, 

bridges, water, electricity, housing, hospitals, 

schools, etc. The problem has always 

been where to find the money. 

However, where there is a will, there is a 

way. My government is going to implement 

an alternative financing model to 

leverage our bauxite reserves, in particular, 

to finance a major infrastructure 

programme across Ghana.This will 

probably be the largest infrastructure 

programme in Ghana’s history, without 

any addition to Ghana’s debt stock. It 

will involve the barter or exchange of refined 

bauxite for infrastructure. We expect 

to conclude this agreement and 

start its implementation this year. This 

will represent a paradigm shift in the financing 

of our development priorities, 

and make it possible for Ghana to move 

Beyond Aid. 

Digital world 

Ladies and gentlemen, we now live in 

a digital world, and to be competitive, 

we have to be a part of and take advantage 

of digitization. Since assuming office 

last year, we have undertaken 

deliberate policy reforms to digitize 

Ghana to formalize our economy, and 

leapfrog in some key areas. The national 

identification and address system, the 

drivers licence and vehicle registration, 

the paperless operation at the ports, 

inter-operability of payment system in 

the financial sector, are all geared towards 

modernizing our economy, and 

we should begin to feel the difference 

when all these measures become operational 

this year. I am looking forward, 

particularly, to the digitization of the 

land registration process to help the 

mortgage market, and release hundreds 

of billions of cedis to finance our development. 

Digitization would also allow the delivery 

of education and health services 

to remote areas, reduce corruption, expand 

the tax base, expand e-commerce, 

make credit more available as uncertainty 

is reduced for financial institutions, 

and increase domestic resource 

mobilization. 

Technology gap 

Fellow Ghanaians, at its core, the 

poverty gap is a technology gap. The 

mastery of technology is what, at the 

end of the day, separates developed 

from developing countries, or rich from 

poor countries. This is a gap we have to 

bridge. We are laying a strong foundation 

for an educated and skilled workforce 

of the future through the Free 

Senior High School (SHS) programme, 

which this academic year enabled 90,000 

additional young Ghanaians to enroll in 

SHS. These are our future scientists, engineers, 

modern farmers, innovators, entrepreneurs, 

and transformation agents! 

In the years ahead, the principal 

thrust of national development policy 

must be to ensure that science, technology 

and innovation drive all sectors of 

the economy. We are going to commit 

resources to basic and applied science 

and engineering, that should result in the 

development of the capacity to manufacture 

machinery, equipment and component 

parts for industry, 

agriculture,especially machinery for 

planting, harvesting and processing of 

produce. 

Fellow Ghanaians, as a government 

committed to the growth of the private 

sector, we believe that the private sector 

should be the critical partner in moving 

Ghana Beyond Aid. In truth, part of our 

problem has been that government tries 

to do too much, tries to take on far too 

much beyond its capacity. There are 

many projects in roads, railways, water 

transport, agriculture, etc. which, if 

properly structured, will attract private 

sector financing. Key to attracting private 

sector investment is a conducive, 

business friendly and peaceful environment. 

Plans and big dreams 

My dear fellow Ghanaians, all these 

plans and big dreams I have outlined will 

come to naught, if we do not have peace 

in our country. The primary requirement 

for prosperity is peace. The first obligation 

on any government is to ensure the 

safety and security of the citizenry. 

As your president, this is an obligation 

I accept, and I am determined to 

discharge faithfully. The recent spate of 

armed robberies is totally unacceptable. 

I will work to ensure that citizens are 

able to go about their daily duties in the 

confidence that they are safe. No miscreant 

will have the space to terrorize 

citizens, and generate a sense of insecurity 

in our country. The police have the 

primary responsibility of maintaining 

peace and keeping law and order in our 

society, and, in exceptional cases, with 

the backing of the armed forces. The 

government is doing, and will do whatever 

it takes to enable the police discharge 

their duties effectively. We are 

providing the means for them to modernize 

their equipment, and learn modern 

methods of policing, and their 

numbers will be rapidly increased to 

match our growing population, and the 

sophistication and audacity of the criminals. 

We should not forget that the police 

need the help and support of the community 

to be able to do their work. We 

dare not lose our reputation as a haven 

of peace and security. I urge you all to 

join in making sure there is no hiding 

place in our midst for those who would 

disturb our peace. For my part, I will do 

whatever is necessary, within the confines 

of the Constitution and the laws of 

the land, to ensure the peace of our 

country. Let us, on this joyous occasion, 

salute the leadership and the gallant men 

and women of our security forces, who, 

in the various Operations,Calm Life, 

Cow Leg, and Vanguard, are putting 

their lives on the line to protect our environment, 

and guarantee our safety and 

security. They are patriots, indeed. 

Fellow Ghanaians,Ghana Beyond 

Aid is meant to be more than a slogan.It 

is meant to propel us into the frame of 

mind that would quicken our pace of 

development. It is meant to change our 

mindset from one of dependency, to 

one of achieving our destiny. It is meant 

to put us in charge of our own affairs, 

and make us truly independent. 

Aboveall, Ghana Beyond Aid will give us 

the respect and dignity we deserve. 

Let us believe in ourselves. 

Let us believe in Ghana and in 

Africa. 

God bless us all, God bless Mother 

Africa, and God bless our homeland 

Ghana, and make her great and 

strong. 

Thank you for your attention.

13 

WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH DAILY HERITAGE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2018 

BY ABIGAIL ASARE 

Epixode drops triple 

dose Album ‘3nity’ 

BY CEDRIC K. AFEWU 

VERSATILE 

GHANAIAN 

artiste, Epixode 

unveiled his second 

studio album 

‘3nity’ on Sunday, 

March 4, 2018, at Badu 

Lounge in Accra during a listening 

session. 

The album, which has three 

different genres of music; 

dancehall, reggae and 

afrobeats, has 21 songs. 

The album also featured 

top artistes such as Stonebwoy, 

Kurl Songx, Mix Master Garzy, 

Medikal, Kwame from Ghana; 

Yung L. from Nigeria, Mel B 

and Ammara Brown of Zimbabwe, 

Tneena from Cameroun 

and Junior X from 

Jamaica. 

According to Epixode, the 

Reggae side of the album is 

called the Father, Dancehall 

part as the Son and the 

Afrobeats side as being the 

Holy Spirit. He showed gratitude 

to ‘DatbeatGod’ from 

Ghana for producing most of 

the songs on the album. 

Speaking to the DAILY 

HERITAGE, he said “the 

‘3nity’ album is expected to hit 

the online music stores in the 

last week of March 2018. The 

specific date for the release 

would be communicated to the 

general public soon. 

The multi-talented musician 

added that he will be on the 

street with his crew to sell his 

music for his amazing and 

royal fans and also put the 

tracks on all online music 

shops. 

The unveiling saw the likes 

of colleague musicians such as 

Akwaboah, Deon Boakye, 

Frank Guy and a couple others 

in attendance to support the 

event. 

Episode ended the event by 

presenting artistes and media 

personnel who came to support 

him with his ‘3nity’ 

album. 

I was laughed at - Kwesi Arthur 

BY ERICA ARTHUR 

GHANAIAN FAST rising rapper 

Kwesi Arthur says he was heavily 

laughed at during his childhood 

due to his ‘bow leg’( rickets). 

According to him, he was 

mocked at by friends in school for 

having Rickets which is a disease of 

children caused by vitamin D deficiency, 

characterised by imperfect 

calcification, softening, and distortion 

of the bones typically resulting 

in bow legs. 

Speaking on ‘Live From The 

Capital‘ on LIVE 91.9 FM, the 

Tema artiste revealed to the host 

Vanessa Gyan that though he was 

heavily humiliated by friends the 

experience immuned him from 

teases and heavy comments from 

fans on social media. 

The ‘Grind Day’ artiste and 

song writer said “I still remember 

the faces that laughed at me when 

I was young but anyway it has 

taught me to have a tougher skin 

•Epixode, versatile 

Ghanaian artiste 

and immuned me from comments 

on social media.” 

The ‘Best New Artiste of the 

Year’ nominee, Kwesi Arthur is inspired 

by American rapper, Darke 

due to how his lyrics speak about 

the regular activities everyone engages 

in. 

‘Live From The Capital’ is 

hosted by Vanessa Gyan, with support 

from DJ Mingle. It airs on 

Your Music PlayStation, LIVE 

91.9 FM every Friday between 

6p.m. and 8p.m. 

Late Ebony Reigns 

lands deal with GTP 

LATE GHANAIAN 

artiste, Ebony 

Reigns has 

landed a deal 

with Ghana 

Textile 

Printing 

Company 

Limited 

(GTP). 

The Textile 

Company 

has 

clinched a 

major deal 

with Ebony 

Reigns’ team. 

They will produce 

a line of 

clothing inspired by the 

singer which will be used for 

her funeral on March 24, 2018 

and can be worn at other 

events. 

The cloths would include 

brands such as ‘Maame Hwe’, 

Sponsor and Aseda. ‘Maame 

•Ebony Reigns 

Hwe’ is a funeral cloth 

which would be 

used for the 

singer’s funeral 

by music 

lovers, 

friends and 

family. 

Also the 

Aseda 

would be 

worn for 

the thanksgiving 

service. 

However, 

the intent of 

the new designs, 

according to the 

textile company, is to 

create a new brand inspired by 

the artist. 

GTP has unveiled the two 

brands (Maame Hwe and 

Aseda). The other designs are 

set to be launched later this 

year. 

Stonebwoy Ft. Asamoah 

Gyan on his ‘Dirty Enemies’ 

• Kwesi Arthur 

BY ERICA ARTHUR 

LIVINGSTONE ETSE Satekla, popularly 

known in showbiz as Stonebwoy, 

a Ghanaian afropop, dancehall 

and reggae artiste has featured Black 

Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan on his 

new track dubbed ‘Dirty Enemies’ 

The song, which was produced by 

MOG Beatz, finds the lyrics attacking 

people who don’t like the singers and 

plan their downfall. ‘Dirty Enemies, 

was released on Stonebwoy’s birthday 

on March 5. 

The new track is available on all 

online music shops.



2018 Vodafone Ghana Music 

Awards: Full list of nominees 

CHARTERHOUSE 

GHANA, organisers 

of the annual 

Vodafone Ghana 

Music Awards 

(VGMAs), has released 

the list of nominees for this 

year’s edition. 

After four years of being blacklisted 

by the board for denigrating 

the scheme, Shatta Wale is back into 

the fray of the VGMAs and will 

face competition from Ebony, 

Sarkodie, Joe Mettle and label mate 

Stonebwoy for the topmost award. 

The Ghana Music Awards is an 

award scheme designed to recognise 

and celebrate the hard work and 

dedication of various stakeholders 

and players in the entertainment industry. 

Below is the full list of nominees 

Highlife Song Of the Year 

Dream - Kumi Guitar 

Bronya - Wutah 

Odo - Kidi 

Angela - Kuami Eugene 

Over - R2bees 

Hustle - Ebony 

Gospel Song of the Year 

Boot 4 Boot- Joyce Blessing 

Obi Nyanime - Patience 

Nyarko 

Efatawo - Nacee 

Adom - Gifty Osei 

Jehovah - Ceccy Twum 

Hiplife Song of the Year 

Total Cheat - Fancy Gadam ft 

Sarkodie 

Boys Boys - Nacee F. Guru 

Obi Agyi obi girl - Captain 

Planet ft Kofi Kinataa 

Ayoo - Shatta Walle 

One Corner—Patapaa 

Hip Pop Song of the Year 

State Of The Art - Teephlow 

Light It Up - Sarkodie 

Grind Day Remix - Kwesi 

Arthur 

Pen and Paper - Kojo-cue & 

Shaker 

Dear God—B4Bonah 

Reggae/Dancehall Song of 

the Year 

Until The Dawn - Efya 

My Own - Samini 

My Name - Stonebwoy 

Maya Burn Dem - Article 

Wan 

Rewind - Mzvee 

Dem Confuse - 

Shatta Wale 

Afro Pop Song of the Year 

Makoma - Adina 

Oh Yeah - King Promise 

Say You Love Me - Kidi 

Sing My Name - Mzvee 

Jennifer Lomotey - Kurl Songz 

Sponsor - Ebony 

My Baby - Magnom 

Come From Afar - Stonebwoy 

Gospel Artiste of the Year 

Joyce Blessing 

Patience Nyarko 

Joe Mettle 

Celestine Donkor 

Nacee 

Gifty Osei 

Highlife Artiste of the Year 

Wutah 

Kidi 

Kuami Eugene 

Becca 

Reggae Dancehall Artiste of 

the Year 

Shatta Wale 

Ebony 

Stonebwoy 

Mzvee 

•Kuami Eugene 

Songwriter of 

the Year 

Kumi Guitar - 

Dream 

Joe Mettle - 

Bo Noo Ni 

Bullet - Maame Hw3 

Willis Beatz - Last Show 

Samini - My Own 

Stonebwoy - My Name 

Best Music Video of the Year 

Dream - Abass 

Selfish - Vertex 

My Girl -Nicol Sey 

Wedding Car - Bra Shizzle 

Obi Agyi Obi Girl -Gyo- 

Phamous Filmz 

Pen & Paper -E Kumodzi 

Record of the Year 

Dream - Kumi Guitar 

My Own - Samini 

Glory - Sarkodie 

State Of The Art-Teephlow 

Hiplife/hiphop Artiste of the 

Year 

Ponobiom 

R2bees 

Captain Planet 

Kwesi Arthur 

Sarkodie 

VVIP 

Best Male Vocal Performance 

Joe Mettle-Bo No Nii 

King Promise-Selfish 

Kidi- Odo 

Kuami Eugene-Angela 

Mugeez-Over 

Samini- My Own 

•Shatta Wale 

Best Female Vocal 

Performance 

Adina-Makoma 

Nana Yaa-Don’t Leave Me 

Alone 

Efya- Love 

Mzvee-Bright Lights 

Becca-Summuy3 

Best Group of the Year 

VVIP 

R2bees 

Wutah 

Best Rapper of the Year 

Eno Barony - Fear No Man 

Teflon - Phlowducation 

Sarkodie - Light It Up 

Shaker - Pen and Paper 

Ko-jo Cue - Pen and Paper 

Strongman - Transformer 

Best collaboration of the Year 

Bo Noo Ni— Joe Mettle Ft 

Luigi Maclean 

Sing My 

Name 

•Mz Vee 

Remix— Mzvee Ft Patoranking 

Jennifer Lomotey— Kurl Songs 

ft Sarkodie 

Pain Killer— Sarkodie ft Runtown 

Taking Over— Shatta Wale Ft 

S.M Militant 

Obi Agye Obi Girl— Captain 

Planet ft Kofi Kinata 

Na Wash— Becca ft Patoranking 

African Artiste of the Year 

Davido 

Wizkid 

Too Fan 

Cassper Nyovest 

Nasty C 

Tiwa Savage 

Olamide 

Best New Artiste of the Year 

King Promise 

Kurl Songz 

Kidi 

Kuami Eugege 

Magnom 

Kwesi Arthur 

B4Bonah 

UNSUNG Artiste of the Year 

Kelvyn Boy 

Dope Nation 

Dhat Gyal 

OBK 

Real MC 

Christian 

Album of the Year 

Epistles of Mama - Stonebwoy 

Highest - Sarkodie 

Daavi - Mzvee 

Bonyfied - Ebony 

Song of the Year 

Joe Mettle - Bo No Nii 

Shatta Wale - Ayoo 

King Promise - Oh yeah 

Sarkodie ft Runtown - 

Painkiller 

Patapaa - One Corner 

Ebony - Sponsor 

Kuami Eugene - Angela 

Kidi - Odo 

Shatta Wale ft The Militants - 

Taking Over 

Fancy Gandam ft Sarkodie - 

Total Cheat 

Magnom - My Baby 

Captain Planet ft Kofi Kinaata 

- Obi Agi Obi Girl 

Wutah - Bronya 

Artiste of the Year 

Joe Mettle 

Ebony 

Shatta Wale 

Sarkodie 

Stonebwoy

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Sports 

DAILY HERITAGE 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2018 

GAHA to hold 

gala competition 

BY ANNETTE S. YEBOAH 

Lady power 

lifter tops all 

•Ruth Kessiwaa was 

the toast of many fans 

THE GREATER Accra Handball Association 

(GAHA) will on Wednesday, 

March 14, 2018 organise a gala handball 

to usher in the 2018 Accra Handball 

League. 

Speaking to the Public Relations Officer 

of GAHA, Mr Nicholas Akusah 

told the DAILY HERITAGE in Accra 

that the venue for the gala has not yet 

been decided and would communicate 

to the various clubs in due course. 

According to Mr Akusah, the 2018 

league season would commence on 

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at all the 

approved match venues. 

He said a total of 13 teams would 

participate in the gala. 

Mr Akusah said the teams for the 

gala are Police, Prisons, Renijoe, Airforce, 

LEKMA and Navy among other 

clubs. The 2017 league was won by Police 

team in both men and women categories. 

The Greater Accra Handball Association 

in February officially released the 

calendar for 2018 league fixtures which 

is a knockout phase and the champions 

of champions. 

BY ANNETTE S. 

YEBOAH 

FEMALE 

POWER lifter, 

Ruth Jessie was 

the toast of 

fans as she 

lighted their 

evening with a sparkling 

performance in the 160kg 

female power lifting community 

auditions on Saturday 

at Down Town City 

Restaurant, Atadeka, a 

suburb of Ashaiman in 

Accra. 

Ruth, being guarded 

by her coach, beat 

two other female 

contenders who were 

no match for her at 

all at the first edition 

of World Amature 

Bodybuilding Association 

Ghana chapter 

community audition. 

Judging from her 

performance, Ruth 

has made it to the 

next round of the 

audition to be held 

on Saturday, March 

17, 2018 in Tema. 

She told the 

DAILY HER- 

ITAGE in an interview 

that though 

she is doing the 

sport for fun she is 

much happy that 

she emerged winner 

•A male power lifter 

•The three ladies that 

competed in the power 

lifter competition 

•Show of power 

of the night. 

According to her, she 

is doing that to keep herself 

fit and also to stay in 

good shape and has no 

plans of competing for 

Ghana on the international 

level. 

“My coach motivates 

me a lot and that is where 

I take my inspiration 

from. I will go to Tema 

on Saturday, March 17, 

2018, and win,” she said. 

The event saw hundreds 

of people gathered 

to witness a diverse range 

of thrilling and fascinating 

contests between 

prospective talents. 

Eleven athletes qualified 

for the next round of the 

selection process which is 

the district and regional 

championships. 

Mr Victor Baiden, 

who is the president of 

the association, was very 

delighted about the success 

of the tournament 

which saw huge numbers 

of athletes turning out. 

“A massive crowd 

turned up for the event 

and that everything went 

really well. The athletes 

were fantastic in their respective 

endeavours on 

stage. Even though they 

were all novices they all 

demonstrated remarkable 

potential,” he said. 

It would take God's 

intervention for 

the league to start 

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR of 

Great Olympics Saint Osei has cast 

doubt over the commencement of the 

2017/18 Ghana Premier League, claiming 

that only God's intevention could 

make it happen. 

The 2017/18 Ghana Premier League 

which was due to start last weekend 

was postponed after Great Olympics 

served the Ghana Football Association 

with a second court injunction in a 

protest against Bechem United for 

fielding an unqualified player against 

them last term. 

The GFA and Great Olympics were 

locked up in a crucial meeting at the 

former's secretariat last Friday in a bid 

to find an amicable solution to the 

issue that had halted the start of this 

season's Ghana league. 

However, the meeting did not yield 

any desired result after Great Olympics 

proposed an 18-team league, which the 

Ghana FA vehemently dismissed. 

During an interview with Happy 

FM, the club's scribe said he did not 

believe the league will start anytime 

soon unless God intervenes. 

"It would take the intervention of 

God for the league to start," Osei declared 

on Happy FM. 

"It stated categorically that the case 

be resolved before the league starts. We 

are surprised we were taken out and 

date fixed for the commencement of 

the league." Ghana soccernet

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Bakayoko 

The fleet-footed 25-year-old 

‘Sanchez 

is affecting 

Pogba at 

Man Utd’ 

MANCHESTER 

UNITED new 

boy Alexis 

Sanchez is 

affecting Paul 

Pogba’s 

performances. 

According to former player 

turned pundit Danny 

Higginbotham who says the 

Chilean is getting in his teammate’s 

way. 

Pogba and Sanchez have both 

struggled in recent weeks and 

faced criticism for a series of 

underwhelming displays. 

The high-profile duo both 

looked ineffective last night as 

United defeated Crystal Palace 3- 

2 at Selhurst Park. 

Sanchez would often drop 

deep to collect the ball during the 

clash in south London and 

Higginbotham reckons he 

prevented Pogba from expressing 

himself. 

“What I would say is, if 

you’ve got Pogba playing on the 

left side of the three, the amount 

Salah donates nearly £500,000 

to an Egyptian hospital 

ENGLISH-SPEAKING Egyptian 

news website King Fut are reporting 

that Salah has donated the money to 

help children suffering with bone 

marrow cancer at the hospital. 

forward is stealing hearts off the 

pitch with some commendable 

humanitarian work. On Saturday, it 

was revealed that he partially paid for 

an Egyptian child's bone marrow 

transplant surgery. 

Earlier this year, Salah sent a new 

Liverpool shirt to fan Mohamed 

• Sanchez (L) 

and Pogba 

Abdel-Karim after a photo of a torn 

jumper with ‘SALAH 10’ handwritten 

on the back went viral. He also 

donated €30,000 to the Association 

of Veteran Egyptian Players to help 

120 families who were struggling 

financially. 

On the pitch, the Egypt 

international has scored 24 goals in 

28 appearances for Liverpool this 

season and is among the favourites 

for this season's PFA Player of the 

Year prize. Fourfourtwo 

of times yesterday Sanchez was 

looking to drop into that position 

- that’s where Pogba wants to get 

into,” he told talkSPORT. 

“So at times they were 

looking to get into each other’s 

way. 

“I think the problem for 

Pogba yesterday was because 

Crystal Palace did something 

they’ve done all season; defence 

is not Crystal Palace’s biggest 

problem - it has been scoring 

goals. 

“What they do every time the 

opposition get the ball is send 

them inside into bodies. 

“They did it really well in the 

first half against Manchester 

United and Pogba was getting 

frustrated. 

“The top players, when they 

get frustrated, want more of the 

ball, so their way of getting more 

of the ball is coming closer to 

the ball. 

Dailystar 

• Mohammed 

Salah 

• Paulo 

Dybala 

Dybala accepts 

£120,000 

-a-week contract 

PAULO DYBALA has 

reportedly agreed to sign a 

new five-year contract at 

Juventus. 

Dybala, who hit his 15th 

Serie A goal this season in 

Saturday's 1-0 win at Lazio, 

had been the subject of 

interest from Manchester 

United, Real Madrid and 

Barcelona. 

But the 24-year-old will 

commit his future to Juve by 

penning a £120,000-a-week 

deal which does not include a 

buy-out clause, according to 

The Sun. 

Dybala is in his third 

season as a Juve player, 

having joined from Palermo 

in 2015. 

He has scored 45 goals in 

his first 86 Serie A 

appearances for the Turin 

outfit. 

Dybala trained with his 

Juve team-mates in Vinovo on 

Tuesday before they flew to 

London for the second leg of 

their Champions League last- 

16 tie with Tottenham. 

He missed the first leg 

with a hamstring injury but 

has played in three matches 

since. 

Juventus go into 

Wednesday's game at 

Wembley as 

underdogs 

to progress 

to the 

quarter-finals, 

having been held 

to a 2-2 first-leg 

draw in Dybala's absence. 

Spurs boss Mauricio 

Pochettino has all but two of 

his first-team players to 

choose from, with the injured 

Toby Alderweireld and the 

suspended Serge Aurier the 

only absentees for the hosts. 

Dailymail

March 7

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