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18 senior metro guard officers decorated with new ranks
Decoration of Chief Inspectors to Deputy Metro Guards
The Sekondi –Takoradi Metropolitan Chief Executive, Hon. Abdul Mumin Issah recently decorated18 Senior Metro Guard officers with new ranks at Sekondi.
Chief Ernest Kodie Awuah, Chief Mercy Eghan, Chief Mercy Ainooson, Chief Isaac Eghan, Chief Vida Kwofie, Chief Philip Dadzie, Chief Joycelyn Arthur were promoted to Deputy Metro Gauards.
Chief Comfort Boombom, Chief Peter Sakyi Cain and Chief Samuel Pobee were decorated as Chief Metro Guards whilst Chief Inspectors of Metro Guards were as well decorated with new ranks as Deputy Metro Guards and they include Samuel Gordon, Benedict Asmah, Isaac Osei Banahene, Eric Adanu, Joseph Owuredu, Paul Adupanyin, George Quaicoe, and Joseph Odoom.
In his remarks, the MCE charged the newly promoted Senior Officers to work on the path of diligence, devotion, and discipline in the performance of their duties as Metro Guards, tasking them to work harder to help improve the Assembly’s revenue mobilisation drive and enhance the image of STMA.
According to the MCE, Management awaited approval from the National Security Secretariat to enable the introduction and use of new uniforms by the Metro Guards.
“Management is not oblivious of the challenges you face as a unit and we will continue to work assiduously to improve on the situation and I can attest to the fact that Management has increased the allowance of Metro Guards on Internal Generated Funds (IGF)”, he said.
The Head of Metro Guards Unit, Chief Ernest Kodie Awuah in his inaugural speech indicated that promotions like this did not represent just a change in rank or title but more work, therefore, the newly promoted senior officers should approach their roles with a sense of wisdom, discernment and an unwavering commitment to justice.
In attendance were the Metro Coordinating Director, Mr. John Nana Owu; Head of Central Administration, Mr. Michael Adjei; Metro Security Liaison Officer, Warrant Officer Class 1 Emmanuel Lawer Alemawor; Heads of Department and Units, as well as other Metro Guard officers and family members of the newly promoted Chiefs and Deputy Metro Guards.
By Francisca Stokes Atta-Eyison
National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Executive Committee member and Volta River Authority (VRA) Board Member, Wonder Victor Kutor, has described calls for the resignation of Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as premature and unjustified.
He argued that there was no evidence to establish that the minister had committed any wrongdoing to warrant such demands.
Speaking on Joy News in Accra on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, Mr Kutor questioned what had changed to justify the growing calls for the minister to step down.
He recalled that the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, had earlier indicated that the opposition was not accusing Mr Ablakwa of any wrongdoing.
Mr Kutor, therefore, challenged those demanding the minister’s resignation to provide fresh evidence to support their position.
“The call for the Minister to resign is premature, it is untenable. There is no evidence. I mean, what has he done wrong?” he questioned.
He added that documents, including boarding passes, airline receipts and flight manifests relating to the minister’s return journey, had been provided.
Mr Kutor expressed concern that the calls for Mr Ablakwa’s resignation could discourage young politicians from speaking out against corruption and advocating transparency.
According to him, politicians should not be targeted or maligned for demanding accountability, warning that such treatment could create the impression that speaking against corruption could later become a liability when one is appointed to public office.
He maintained that calling for accountability and transparency should not be used as grounds to target public officials without evidence of wrongdoing.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana will host the Africa Festival of Arts, Culture and Creatives (AFESTAC) 2026 alongside Industrial Skills Week Africa (ISWA) 2026 in Accra from December 9 to 12, 2026.
On the back of these programmes, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on corporate Ghana, the media and the general public to support the initiative through partnerships, sponsorships and active participation.
The events, supported by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), will bring together stakeholders to celebrate Africa’s rich cultural heritage, strengthen the creative economy, promote industrial skills development and create employment opportunities for young people.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
