Michael Kenetey Kofi

Story by Michael Kofi Kenetey  The Operations Motherland team made up of the police, military and the Immigration Service have arrested nineteen suspected immigrants at Akuse in  the Lower Manya Krobo District of the  Eastern Region.  They were on board a VW crafter bus with registration number GR 1354-21  which was driven by one Mawuli Katasi 32, and his mate  Kofi Nyavedzi 35.  A statement from Eastern Regional Police PRO Sgt Francis Gomado stated that the suspects when interviewed by the police confirmed their identies as Nigerians and that they were traveling from Aflao to Madina in Accra.  The suspected immigrants whose ages are between 21- 56 have been handed over to the immigration officials for further action.

Story by Michael Kofi Kenetey The Huhunya Presbyterian Basic School in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region has threatened to close down part of the school classroom due to its dilapidated nature to prevent any future disaster.  This has become necessary because the   lower primary block and some part of the upper primary has become a death trap for the pupils. The School Management Committee (SMC) Chairman, Isaac Kodi gave the hint   in an exclusive interview at Huhunya. The Huhunya Presbyterian Basic School which was established for over 100 years now has not experienced any renovation. The facility which is the only basic school in the area serves about 20 communities such as Akusum, Salom, Aboabonya, Bosotwe, Perchiri and Agortsom among others with a student population of almost 400.  The walls of the buildings have developed cracks with the ceiling being torn apart and as a result of that has become very weak. The floors of the classrooms ...

Story by Michael Kofi Kenetey.  The Acting Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana Police Service in the Eastern Region, Sergeant Francis Gomado has mentioned that the current rampant crime in the region and the country as a whole is as a result of individuals failing to abide by the rules and regulations governing the country and thereby taking the law into their own hands.  He indicated that individuals instead of reporting cases to police for action to be taken rather flout the rules and terminates the lives of others.  In an exclusive interview, Sgt. Gomado however noted, that apart from individuals taking the lives of others, crimes such as armed robbery and stealing has been in a decline for the past weeks in the region. He bemoaned that the people are not helping the police in combating crime but rather keep silence whenever a crime is being perpetrated and urged society to wake up.  Sgt. Gomado  further noted that guesthouses and hotels in the region...

 Story by Michael Kenetey Kofi Four people have filed their nominations at the Eastern Regional Office of the Electoral Commission to contest the Council of Statement membership in the region.  The four, all males include a 60-year-old business executive, who is also the incumbent Paa Kofi Ansong, a 35-year-old teacher Ernest Mawufemor Amemakuse, a 33-year-old Librarian  Citizen Francis Tetteh and 61-year-old Mechanical Engineer, James Amanor Ossom. The Eastern Regional Director of the Electoral Commission, Faith Amedzake who provided the information said that only the four filed their nominations at the close of nominations on last Thursday 4th February at 5:00pm.  She added that the elections will be held on Friday 12th February at the Regional Coordinating Council.  The electoral college comprise of two representatives from all the 33 districts in the region nominated by the district assemblies making up 66 delegates. 

  Story: Michael Kenetey Kofi The Parliament of Ghana will resume sitting for its first meeting of the 8th Parliament today after it adjourned its sitting following its chaotic inauguration on the early hours of last week Thursday.  The House’s first engagement will be the resolution of who forms the Majority and Minority of the House. Three previous meetings between the leadership of both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Caucus and National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in the House to resolve the matter proved futile.  The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Bagbin is expected to bring finality to the matter in today’s sitting.  At a separate news conference in Parliament yesterday, both leaders of the NPP and the NDC caucus Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu and Haruna Iddrisu said they expect the Speaker to give a fair ruling.  The December seven, 2020 elections left the NDC and NPP with 137 seats apiece, with one independent MP, Andrew Asiamah Amoah of Fomena,...

 Story by Michael Kenetey Kofi  To avoid losing their seats at the right side of the Speaker, some New Patriotic Party (NPP) legislators got seated in the House by 4 am. This is approximately six hours before the regular sitting of the House.  The action by the NPP MPs follows the take over of the majority side of the seat by their National Democratic Congress (NDC) colleagues on the eve of January 7, ahead of the inauguration of the 8th Parliament. The NDC MPs clad in white on January 7, then the Minority arrived in Parliament hours before sitting to take over the right hand side which is the majority side of Parliament. The situation left the members of the governing party in shock when they arrived in the House.  For about 20 minutes, Adansi Asokwa MP, K.T. Hammond, and former Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery along with former Defense Minister, Dominic Nitiwul tried though unsuccessfully to convince the minority to move back to their seats.  The situation subs...

 Story by Michael Kenetey Kofi The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) in Koforidua registered three hundred and 60 new vehicles at the beginning of this month. This includes 118 motorbikes, 171 private cars and 71 commercial vehicles. The Eastern Regional Director of the Authority, Sylvanus Markwei disclosed this to radio Ghana in Koforidua.  According to him, the authority also registered three thousand and sixty-six vehicles last year. This consists of one thousand five hundred and two private cars and one thousand five hundred and sixty-four commercial vehicles.  He further stated that the new vehicles registration system adopted by the authority began operation this year.  Mr. Markwei said the only challenge facing the new system is frequent interruption of internet service. Under this new system, he said one can get his or her vehicle registered within 20 to 30 minutes.  He pointed out that the system will helped eliminate the operation of middle...