GRi Newsreel Ghana 01 - 02 - 2001
MTTU, CEPS, Police top corrupt list
Controlling corruption ensures good
governance - Vice President
Government determined to turn economy around
- Osafo-Maafo
Togbega Gabusu denies press report
Vice President's wife meets market women
People of Volta asked to rally behind new
government
Woman claims ownership of stolen textiles
NGO co-ordinator urges halt importation of GM
products
TUC to sponsor workers for further courses
Civil servants cautioned against shoddy work
NPP MP urges
government to suspend fuel price increase
Nurses give armed robbers free medical care
under threat
Volta region was least problematic during
elections - Kanga
GJA to swear in new executives
Accra (Greater Accra) 01 Feb. 2001
The Police and the Motor Transport
and Traffic Unit (MTTU), Customs, Excise and Preventive Service and Immigration
Service are the most bribed agencies in Ghana, a Ghana Governance and
Corruption Survey and Action Plan initiated at the request of former President
Jerry John Rawlings with World Bank support has revealed.
"CEPS emerges as the most
bribed public agency according to firms in the service, manufacturing and
wholesale/retail sectors.
"The Police, MTTU, government
ministers, political parties, CEPS, Passport Office, the judiciary,
metropolitan/district assemblies, ministry of finance and lands commission were
rated low on honesty and integrity."
The survey covered 1,500
households, 500 business enterprises and 1,000 public officials countrywide
interviewed between May and June last year.
In a summary, Professor Y.
Gyimah-Boadi, Executive Director of CDD-Ghana, which undertook the survey, said
CHRAJ, NGOs, broadcasting and religious bodies, the armed forces and Ghana Post
were rated high on integrity.
Eighty per cent of public
officials blamed corruption on low salaries and the culture of gift giving,
absence of positive incentives, weak corruption reporting system and bad
internal management practices.
It recommended the
"strengthening of ongoing institutional reforms, creation of corruption
reporting mechanisms with proper protection of whistle-blowers and streamlining
of anti-corruption laws and regulations."
Mr Peter Harrold, World Bank Country Director, emphasised that the Bank would not tolerate corruption in programmes it supports.
He said and steps are being taken to ensure that they meet the highest standards of probity.
"...for every corrupt person there is someone doing that corrupting who, is equally at fault.
"We have identified some 54 companies world-wide that have engaged in corrupt practices to obtain World Bank-financed contracts. These companies are barred from any new contracts financed by us," Mr Harrold said.
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Controlling corruption ensures good
governance - Vice President
Accra (Greater Accra) 01 February 2001
The Vice-President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, on Wednesday said controlling corruption is central to Government's bid for good governance and economic management.
Inaugurating Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) in Accra, he said controlling corruption would also attract private investment, improve service delivery and reduce poverty.
He said as a central element in the New Patriotic Party's programme of "positive change", government intends "to make good on our commitment to pursue an anti-corruption agenda highlighted in our election campaign."
"We also believe the top levels of government, especially the President and the executive branch, have a special responsibility to provide leadership and to set a positive example by preventing and fighting corruption."
The GACC is a cross-sector grouping of the government, official anti corruption agencies, the private sector and civil society emerging from a process of local and international initiatives.
It comprises the Serious Fraud Office, Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, Institute of Economic Affairs, National Institutional Renewal Programme and Private Enterprises Foundation.
The rest are Ghana Integrity Initiative, Ghana Journalists Association and the Ghana Centre for Democracy and Development. The Executive, Parliament and Audit Service are to nominate representatives.
Alhaji Mahama announced that Government would initiate a Code of Conduct for top-level state appointees, adding that a draft code would be subjected to comments and suggestions of the public and identifiable bodies.
"This will fulfil the constitutional requirement for public officers to subscribe to a code of conduct," he said, adding that an Office of Accountability would be established to implement the code.
Alhaji Mahama said corruption causes the folding up of private companies that are incapable of bribing or inflating figures, "thereby depriving the state of the requisite taxes for national development."
"Investors may refuse to operate within the country, living standards will fall and poverty becomes widespread," the Vice President stressed.
He pledged the Government's support for institutions of accountability, including CHRAJ, SFO and the Auditor-General, and respect for the independence of the judiciary.
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Government determined to turn economy
around - Osafo-Maafo
Accra (Greater Accra) 01 February 2001
Ghana on Wednesday indicated its determination to quickly turn around its economic fortunes, which suffered a severe down turn due to major terms of trade shocks over the last two years.
In this regard, efforts would be made to improve upon the macroeconomic environment in general and ensure that the nation's financial situation is revamped to cope with targets set to achieve regional economic goals, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Minister of Finance-designate said in Accra.
Mr Osafo-Maafo said this when he commissioned the offices of the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI), which is based in Accra.
He said this would be done despite the difficult macroeconomic situation the new government inherited and the poor policy response to the attendant shocks which means that meeting the criteria will require tough decisions.
The WAMI is designed to be a forerunner institution to pave the way for the proposed West African Central Bank. This will eventually be responsible for issuing the planned common currency and managing the ensuing monetary system for the group of non-CFA countries in the sub-region.
Its main task will include designing an exchange rate mechanism and other related schemes for these countries to ensure policy convergence in key economic areas.
Mr Osafo-Maafo pledged government's full support for the development of the Institute saying Ghana will push forward its agenda to a successful conclusion.
He said the choice of Ghana, was probably due partly to the country's demonstrated commitment to the Second Monetary Zone project, the political stability it enjoys, improved infrastructure and the strategic role Ghana plays among the second monetary zone countries.
Mr Osafo-Maafo said the desire is to achieve the economic convergence of five per cent inflation by 2003, achieving gross to cover reserves of three months of imports by 2002 and six months of imports by 2003.
Others are a limit on central bank financing of budget deficit to 10 per cent of the previous year's tax revenue; and a limit of five per cent to the budget deficit of GDP ratio by the year 2001 and four per cent by 2002.
This, he said requires that all countries pursue domestic fiscal policies that are consistent with the single monetary system, "which no doubt requires serious reforms and adjustments in all countries."
Mr Osafo-Maafo said Ghana being the host will ensure that it achieves the targets notwithstanding the precarious situation it finds itself now.
"These convergence criteria, stringent as they may look, are but useful pre-conditions for promoting the level of economic discipline required to ensure the establishment of a credible monetary zone," he noted.
"Indeed, these same conditions would be applied to us were we to decide to join any other existing currency arrangement."
He said the NPP government realises the importance of the monetary integration in the sub- region and the positive benefits that the country stands to derive from an expanded West African market economy.
"The government, therefore, intends to place emphasis on regional economic co operation and integration to enable it realise these objectives."
Mr Osafo-Maafo said the government is working toward a lasting solution to the instability of the cedi adding that the convergent criteria are consistent with these ideals.
Mr Osafo-Maafo called for a close relationship between central banks in the sub-region and their corresponding ministries of finance to ensure that fiscal policies do not undermine monetary policies and vice versa.
Dr Kwabena Duffuor, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, noted that the ability of a central bank to effectively conduct appropriate monetary and exchange rate policies depends critically on its credibility in the banking system in particular and the public as a whole.
"The credibility of the proposed West Africa Central Bank will derive from the effectiveness and ability of WAMI to achieve its objectives on schedule," Dr Duffuor said.
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Togbega Gabusu denies press report
Hohoe (Volta Region) 01 February 2001
Togbega Gabusu VI, Paramount Chief of Gbi Traditional Area, at the weekend denied press reports that he led a delegation of chiefs from the Volta Region to the Central Region to campaign for the NDC in the presidential run-off.
Togbega Gabusu described the report as mischievous and libellous. Chiefs in the Gbi Traditional Council called a press conference to react to a publication in the January 24 edition of the "Ghanaian Chronicle" captioned "Volta Chiefs' clandestine visit to Central Region, House denies involvement and promises appropriate action soon".
Togbega Gabusu contended that the last time he visited the Central Region was in 1998, and therefore dismissed the report as "impertinent nonsense" calculated to tarnish his image.
He threatened to take legal action against the newspaper if his name was not cleared.
"I have not been to the Central Region to campaign for any political party. I want to make it clear that I am not a coward. I am the traditional leader of my people. I support the government of the day at any time for the progress of the nation and my traditional area in particular," Togbega Gabusu added.
Meanwhile, the Gbi Traditional Council has sent a congratulatory message to President John Agyekum Kufuor and Vice-President Aliu Mahama on their election victory.
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Vice President's wife meets market women
Accra (Greater Accra) 01 February 2001
Mrs. Ramatu Mahama, Wife of the Vice President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, on Wednesday advised women to unite and plan together to address problems facing them.
Thanking women at Malam Atta market in Accra for their support during the December elections that saw President John Agyekum Kufuor and the NPP emerging as the winners, Mrs Mahama told the women that they should not expect the new government to provide them with all their needs.
"We have won, as your leaders, to plan together and guide you to take the right decisions for your welfare," she said. "We will work as a team with you and share ideas for the development of women in the country."
Mrs Esther Obetsebi-Lamptey, wife of the Chief of Staff, Mr Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey who accompanied Mrs Mahama said most of the market women are not united.
"But togetherness among women will lead to the improvement of your lifestyle," she told the women, and advised them to make good use of the time spent away from home to make good earnings for their families, especially, children.
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People of Volta asked to rally behind new
government
Hohoe (Volta Region) 01 February 2001
Mr George Kofi Boateng, New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Hohoe North in the December elections at the weekend called on people of the Volta region to rally behind the NPP government to enhance the development of the region.
Mr Boateng, who was addressing a victory rally of the party at Alavanyo-Kpeme, in the Hohoe district, advised the people to co-operate with the administration in its bid to solve the socio-economic problems facing the country.
" Let us all put our shoulders to the wheel and push the nation forward", Mr Boateng said.
Mr Samuel Ameko, NPP constituency secretary for Hohoe North, appealed to supporters of the party to be law abiding, stressing that political opponents are not enemies.
Mr Kofi Ayim, a student activist of the party called on the youth to eschew laziness and work towards the betterment of their communities.
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Woman claims ownership of stolen textiles
Kumasi (Ashanti Region) 01 February 2001
The Ashanti Regional Police Administration said on Wednesday that Madam Theresa Haymens, a dealer in textiles at Dunkwa-On-Offin in the Central Region, has claimed ownership of a large quantity of stolen wax prints retrieved from an abandoned vehicle used by armed robbers at Kruwi, near Mampong-Nsuta, in the Ashanti Region.
A statement issued by the police in Kumasi said Madam Haymens arrived at Mampong on Sunday, January 28, in the company of Dunkwa-On-Offin police and identified the textiles as hers. The case has been referred to Dunkwa Police for investigations.
The statement said some of the robbers have been arrested and the police at other stations in Ashanti are assisting their counterparts at Dunkwa to arrest the remaining robbers who are on the run.
Last Saturday, a combined team of police and the citizens of Kruwi, Kofiase and Nyiapong in the Sekyere West District arrested Kwaku Agyemang and Osei Kwabena, suspected members of an armed gang, at Kruwi.
The robbers shot Sergeant J.A. Konadu who had gone to the village with two other policemen following a tip-off that some men were sharing stolen goods.
Meanwhile, the statement said Sgt. Konadu who was transferred from the Mampong Hospital to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, has undergone a successful surgery and is doing well.
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NGO co-ordinator urges halt importation of
GM products
Bolgatanga (Northern Region) 01 February 2001
Mr. Mike Sansom, national co-ordinator of African Initiative, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) promoting social justice, on Tuesday asked the government to take immediate measures to stop the importation of genetically engineered agricultural products into the country.
He said that although hunger has its political and economic implications, the practice whereby biotechnology companies and scientists offer Genetically Modified Organises (GMOs) as solutions to world poverty is a dangerous technical fix that has little or no regard at all for the plight of the poor in Africa.
He said the capacity of governments in poor countries to regulate GMOs is lean because bigger companies in Europe and the United States, which are guilty of that system continue to lobby governments and world bodies such as the World Trade Organisation to swell their products, ignoring the effects GMOs have on mankind.
Mr. Sansom was delivering a public lecture on genetic engineering in food production for agriculturists and development workers at Bolgatanga.
Notwithstanding the difficulties government would encounter in defending the interests of its citizens from selfish and money conscious companies and scientists, a successful regulation would protect and promote the country's agricultural interests and maintain its agricultural and natural evolutions, he said.
Mr. Sansom said seeds produced through genetic engineering cannot be used for reproduction, adding that there is a clear evidence that the system would kill the natural structures in crop production in the nearest future if measures were not taken to curb the prevailing situation.
He attributed the recent rise in cases of deformity in human beings and animals, cancer, infertility, low levels of intelligence and stunted growth in children partly to GMOs.
He said GMOs are not reversible once they are adopted and that there are no scientifically proven basis to check their defects.
Mr Sansom said the existing agricultural system in Africa and, especially Ghana, has been adapted to harsh environmental and social conditions as well as community needs and that the introduction of GMOs would therefore undermine these structures.
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TUC to sponsor workers for further courses
Dormaa Ahenkro (Brong Ahafo) 01 February 2001
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has decided to sponsor workers to pursue further courses at the Cape Coast University on the recommendation of the Ghana Labour College.
Mr. Albright Opoku-Kyeremeh, Chairman of the Dormaa district council of labour who made this known at a meeting of the council at Dormaa-Ahenkro said the labour collage would scrutinise workers applications and recommend suitable candidates for sponsorship.
He advised workers to buy more shares in the Labour Enterprise Trust, a subsidiary company of the TUC, to ensure its sustainable development.
Mr. Opoku-Kyeremeh, who is also the Brong Ahafo regional chairman of the TUC expressed concern about lack of unity among workers, saying this constitutes a major problem militating against the development of the labour movement.
He, therefore, called on workers to unite and fight for their rights at all times.
Mr. Opoku-Kyeremeh appealed to members of the council to attend regular meetings to enable them to deliberate on issues to promote their welfare.
The workers expressed dissatisfaction with the minimum daily wage of 4,200 cedis, describing it as woefully inadequate.
They, therefore, appealed to the tripartite committee to look into the issue and come out with an appreciable minimum wage that would enable workers to cope with the current high cost of living.
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Civil servants cautioned against shoddy
work
Accra (Greater Accra) 01 February 2001
Dr Robert Dodoo, Head of the Civil Service, on Wednesday advised heads of districts, government departments, ministries and agencies to study the NPP manifesto in order to know the government's policies and programmes.
This is to enable them to work efficiently, be abreast with the times and meet the challenges ahead.
"You should know the plans of the new government for the health, education and other sectors and, regardless of your political affiliation, you should work efficiently with any government to move the nation forward," Dr Dodoo said.
He was speaking at a day's workshop to introduce the new format for writing annual reports and signing of performance agreement for the civil service.
He said the in-coming ministers are people "of high calibre, doctors and professionals who have worked in various fields of endeavours, including the private sector, banks and industries, and will not tolerate any lapses and incompetence in service delivery."
He told civil servants to do away with shoddy work, absenteeism, apathy and lateness.
The meeting, attended by heads of department and co-ordinating directors, was organised by the Office of the Head of Civil Service and the Greater Accra Regional Co-ordinating Council.
Dr Dodoo said the civil service, as part of its re-restructuring, has introduced various management systems designed to make the service more efficient.
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Sunyani (Brong Ahafo) 01 February
2001
The Commission on Human Rights and
Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) in Sunyani on Tuesday issued an interim
injunction restraining the Paramount Chief of Hwidiem, Osuodumgya Barima Kwame
Bonsu, from banishing Isaac Odartey Lanquaye a butcher, from the traditional
area.
Mr. Kwame Adjei-Arhin, Principal
Investigator of CHRAJ, said the action by the chief "is an infringement of
the constitution, since no one has the right to banish anyone from any
place".
He said the constitution allows
free movement in any place, subject to good behaviour.
Lanquaye,28, who sought a redress
at CHRAJ, said on January 9 this year, he was invited by his brother, Mahmoud
Abubakar to take him from the police station where he had sought refuge after
some people had planned to eliminate him.
Odartey said he went to the police
station armed with a cutlass and a stick and after taking his brother home, he
was invited by the chief to explain why he was parading the streets with such
offensive weapons.
He said when he told the chief and
his elders that the implements were to help him protect his brother against any
attack, he was ordered to leave the town within 24 hours.
Okyeame Kofi Sammy Ababio, who
spoke on behalf of the chief, said Odartey was seen with a cutlass and a stick
threatening the lives of everyone, saying "if anyone jokes we shall teach
him a lesson".
He said Odartey was also seen
leading a group of people who threw stones and when the chief confronted him he
apologised and pleaded for leniency.
Okyeame Ababio said he was asked
to call his father but he told them his father had left the town.
He was then ordered to leave the
town within three days, "since he is known to be a violent man and can
breach the peace."
Okyeame Ababio said instead of
pleading for pardon, Odartey went to the market where he sells and boasted that
no one can send him out of the area.
"He later told one Osei Yaw
that he will kill four people before leaving the town", Okyeame Ababio
alleged, adding the matter was reported to the police.
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NPP MP urges
government to suspend fuel price increase
Accra (Greater Accra) 01 February
2001
A Member of Parliament on
Wednesday asked the government to suspend any planned price increases in
petroleum products because it would worsen the plight of the citizenry.
Mr Paul Collins Appiah-Ofori, NPP
Asikuma/Odoben/Brakwa said: "the people of Ghana voted us to power in
anticipation of improved quality of life and as we cannot immediately do this,
we should not embark on any action to worsen their plight."
In a statement Mr Appiah-Ofori
said a way should be found to avoid the price increases without impairing the
operations of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and suggested that the cost component
for the price build-up should be critically examined with a view of identifying
avoidable costs.
"If avoidable costs are
eliminated from the price build-up, it may be found that there may be need for
prices of petroleum products to be reduced instead of being increased."
He said any increase of fuel
prices now would create the impression that the NDC acted properly in
increasing fuel prices eight times in a year.
He said it makes economic sense
that consumers should be made to pay fully for what they consume, however, any
decision taken which is not a product of cost-benefit analysis might turn out
to be a boomerang, a shortcoming that characterised the NDC administration.
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Nurses give armed robbers free medical care
under threat
Accra (Greater Accra) 01 February 2001
A group of suspected armed robbers invaded the Ridge Hospital in Accra last Saturday at about 0200 hours, threatened the nurses and forced them to treat two of their injured members.
The robbers, numbering about 15, were said to have arrived at the hospital in vehicles including motor bikes without registration numbers.
Some wore camouflage military jackets with red berets while others were in plain clothes. They had guns and knives.
A nurse, who wants to remain anonymous, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that prior to the Saturday incident the group was on Thursday and Friday spotted under tress at the hospital.
She said the group stormed the hospital in batches. One batch of five entered the Recovery Ward with two wounded colleagues, threatened the nurses with weapons and ordered them to dress their wounds after which the other batch also came in.
The nurse said after the treatment they requested to see the Doctor on duty but they were told he had gone home.
They then climbed up to the administration block and the nurse said she heard them say in Hausa, " this place will be good."
Another nurse said when she reported for duty that Saturday four men, suspected to be robbers, came to the hospital in a taxi.
One of them, who gave his name as Clemence Omophile, requested an excuse duty form, claiming he was sick and had to call off a journey he was to undertake.
She said after he was examined, Omophile who gave his age as 30 and from Abelemkpe, was asked to go to the dispensary for drugs but he went to the Consulting Room.
When his attention was drawn, he became furious, joined his colleagues in the waiting taxi and they sped off.
She said the next day, Sunday, at abound 2130 hours, a man was brought to the hospital with head injury but died the next day. His name was given as Jafaru Sule from Nima.
However, she said, a man claiming to be the dead man's brother gave his name as Jafaru Nuru, adding that the brother came with a policeman to take the body and they were advised to send it to either the Police Hospital or Korle bu Teaching Hospital for autopsy.
A Principal Nursing Officer, said following a report made to the Police Headquarters armed policemen were detailed to guard the hospital.
However when the GNA visited the hospital at 0630 on Wednesday there was no guard on duty.
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Volta region was least problematic during
elections - Kanga
Accra (Greater Accra) 01 February 2001
Mr. David Adenze Kanga, Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC) in charge of operations, said on Wednesday that a review of last year's elections by the EC has so far shown that the Volta Region had the least number of problems during the exercise.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, he said, "I was in charge of the Volta and the Eastern regions and I can tell you that most of the allegations made about electoral malpractice in the Volta region are not true."
"In fact the region was relatively less problematic during the elections," he said.
Mr. Kanga said apart from Ho West, where polling agents committed an error by including proxy votes in the mainstream, which led to the acclaimed 100 per cent voter turn out in the region, there was virtually no problem anywhere else.
During the run-off election on December 28, 2000, reports of various forms of malpractice, including multiple voting, intimidation, voters register manipulation and assault were levelled against the NDC in that region.
People of the region were alleged to have threatened to brutalise polling agents of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Mr. Kanga said there was no way anyone could manipulate the voters register, adding: "We gave copies of the register out to anyone who asked for them but that meant nothing since the original ones used during the elections were in our possession.
"Even if we had given out ballot papers to citizens prior to voting day, there was no way anyone was going to get those ballot papers into the ballot boxes, because the system made that impossible," he said.
Mr Kanga said it is on record that a certain level of intimidation of voters and polling agents occurred in all the 10 regions, adding that as for the issue of multiple voting, the EC investigation proved that it was simply not true.
Mr Kanga called on the public to disabuse their minds of the notion that the Volta Region, which happens to be the stronghold of the NDC, was poised to be problematic to warrant recount or abolishing of votes in that region.
Mr. Kanga said malpractice during elections is just a third of what constitutes electoral rigging, adding that rigging begins from demarcation of electoral areas, through voter's registration before the elections proper.
"These three areas constitute that totality of the functions of the EC," he said. "We have realised that the root cause of the problem has to do more with the demarcation of electoral areas than the other two."
Mr Kanga said now that the elections are over the EC has several demarcation issues to deal with. There have been calls for re-demarcation of certain constituencies. "Whilst a constituency such as Bantama is small but highly populated, some constituencies, particularly in the north are very large but least populated."
"We are therefore taking a critical look at all the petitions people have filed to ensure that the proper thing is done before the next elections."
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GJA to swear in new executives
Accra (Greater Accra) 01 February 2001
The newly elected officers of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) will be sworn into office at the opening ceremony of the annual general meeting of the association on Friday, February 2, 2001.
The function, which starts at 09:30 hours at the Ghana International Press Centre, will be presided by Mr Nutifafa Kuenyehia, Chairman of the National Media Commission while Mr Kabral Blay Amihere, President of the West Africa Journalists Association (WAJA) will be the guest speaker.
A statement signed by Mr Bright Kwame Blewu, General Secretary of GJA listed those to be sworn in as Mrs Gifty Affenyi-Dadzie- President, Mr Yaw Owusu Addo, Vice President, Mr Bright Blewu, General secretary and Nii Nortey Dua, Deputy General Secretary.
The rest are Ms Yaa Oforiwa Acquah, Treasurer and Messrs MacKwame and Affail Monney- executive members.
The statement said all the officers except Nii Nortey, who was elected on January 25, 2001, with 277 votes against Mr George Mashall Naykene who polled 110 votes, were returned unopposed.
Bishop Charles Agyin Asare, Presiding Bishop of the Word Miracle Church International will swear in the officers.
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Police adopt new
measures to minimise robberies
Accra (Greater Accra) 01 February
2001
Mr Emmanuel Owusu-Poku, Inspector
General of Police, said on Tuesday that the Police have adopted a comprehensive
new strategy to counter the spate of armed robberies in some parts of the
country.
Mr Owusu- Poku told the Ghana News
Agency (GNA) that the measures would ensure that these crimes are brought under
control.
" The strategy is not to
eliminate crime, which is impossible, but to bring it to its barest minimum to
facilitate national development," he said
The IGP did not disclose details
of the measures, but said he is confident that they will work and called on the
public to co-operate with the security agencies.
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