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From fufuo pounding to the exhibition of coffins at the Pokuase interchange…Fred Kyei Mensah writes
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Fredyma Studio, Fred Kyei Mensah has expressed his worry over commercial activities springing up around the Pokuase Interchange.
In a Facebook post, he wrote, “The desecration of the Pokuase Interchange in Accra, continues unabated. I live around and can’t sit down unconcerned for individuals, to pulp this mighty edifice with their parochial interests to bring into disrepute the honor and the resources pumped into its construction.”
According to Fredyma, “I don’t know if this is how interchanges in other jurisdictions are managed! 3y3 tan! I have reported severally to the authorities responsible for the upkeep of this monumental edifice, however, to no avail.”
“From the noise of daylight evangelists to that of the GPRTU, drinking spots, fufuo pounding, and now, the selling of coffins under the interchange, is repugnant and smacks of the lack of discipline from the Ga North Assembly,” the renowned producer said.
“If the elders of a town allowed the children in it to consume some forbidden meat, they would be counted amongst them on the day of reckoning. I know this post would be limited by some unforeseen hands only for a few people to see it. Life is there for all of us.Good beads don’t rattle,” he said.
Ghana Tourism Authority is leading Ghana’s participation at ITB Berlin, which opened in Berlin with a vibrant national pavilion highlighting Ghana’s rich cultural heritage, tourism destinations and investment opportunities.
March 5 has been designated as Ghana Day, a special platform to promote Ghana’s languages, cuisine, Kente, festivals and business prospects to the global tourism community. The stand has already drawn strong interest with traditional arts and crafts displays, immersive multimedia presentations and popular Ghanaian snacks.
Seven private-sector players are exhibiting alongside government officials as part of efforts to deepen trade partnerships, expand market access, and attract investment across the hospitality, heritage tourism, ecotourism, and creative arts sectors.
Ahead of the official opening, the Ghana delegation also engaged young Ghanaian investors in Germany in collaboration with V Afrika-Verein and the Ghana Embassy, strengthening diaspora investment linkages and highlighting opportunities within the tourism value chain.
Ghana’s coordinated presence at ITB Berlin 2026 reinforces its strategy to position the country as the Gateway to Africa and a competitive destination for leisure travel and global investment.
The Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh Dompreh, has expressed concern over delays in the release of the District Assemblies Common Fund, warning that the situation is stalling development across the country.
On his facebook page, he described as a matter of urgent national importance, the Minority Chief Whip pointed to what he sees as a growing crisis of unpaid contractors, abandoned projects, and halted infrastructure works in many districts.
He noted that several communities are grappling with half completed schools, unfinished health facilities, abandoned markets, deteriorating roads, and stalled sanitation projects.
According to him, many contractors who have executed projects for district assemblies have not been paid, forcing some construction firms to demobilise from sites while workers lose their jobs.
He stressed that the District Assemblies Common Fund is not a discretionary allocation but a constitutional requirement under Article 252 of the 1992 Constitution, intended to support development at the local level.
In his view, years of delayed releases and accumulated arrears have weakened district development financing and disrupted projects meant to improve living conditions in communities.
He further argued that some payments made in recent years were largely the settlement of old debts rather than funding for new or ongoing projects, a situation he believes has affected contractor confidence and local economic activity.
He described the issue as more than a budgetary challenge, characterising it as a development emergency and a governance concern.
He therefore urged the appropriate authorities to pay outstanding DACF arrears, settle contractors who have completed their work, and ensure that transfers to districts are automatic and predictable.
He maintained that decentralisation can only succeed when district assemblies receive adequate and timely funding to carry out development projects.
He emphasised that stalled projects directly affect ordinary citizens, since they rely on such infrastructure for education, healthcare, transportation, sanitation, and economic activities.
He called for renewed attention to grassroots development, insisting that national progress should not be concentrated only in major cities but extended to all communities.
By: Jacob Aggrey
