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Dr Okrah adjudged Ghana’s Most Respected CEO in Youth Dev’t
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Dr Andy Osei Okrah with Mrs Ursular Owusu-Ekuful,(second fromright), His wife,
Alice and daughter Hilary (right)after the award.
Founder of Young Professionals and Youth Coalition (YPYC), Dr. Andy Osei Okrah, has been adjudged Ghana’s Most Respected CEO in Youth Development at the sixth edition of the Ghana industry CEO awards, 2023 held in Accra.
Dr Okrah, also a philanthropist emerged winner out of a keenly contested category thereby confirming a pre-event prediction which was largely credited to his decade long countrywide youth activism.
The YPYC is a youth development-oriented Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) with focus on transformational leadership, entrepreneurship and career development
Organisers of the prestigious award congratulated Dr. Okrah on his convincing victory saying “an overwhelming majority of voters, in an exit poll, confirmed their confidence in the YPYC Founder as a credible individual whose youth-driven organisation could be trusted to champion and sustain youth-biased policies and programmes.”
Fellow award winners and competitors in other categories also commended Dr Okrah for his unwavering campaign to promote youth welfare and empowerment.
On his part, Dr Okrah commended organisers for the opportunity and recognition, and promised voters who reposed confidence in his leadership style that, “we will not relent in youth advocacy and activism.”
He said YPYC will continue to promote gender equality, youth empowerment, employment, leadership and inclusion in the decision-making process.
Recently, Dr Andy Okrah also received a Transformational Leadership award from the Humanitarian Awards Global (HAG) for his philanthropic and humanitarian services to humanity especially in youth leadership development.
By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu
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The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) rescued a fuel tanker driver and his mate on Tuesday after their vehicle overturned at Adubili Yili in Tamale, averting what could have been a major disaster.
The tanker was carrying about 45,000 litres of diesel when it overturned.
Firefighters from the Northern Regional Headquarters Sub-Station responded promptly to the scene. They worked to free the two trapped occupants and safely handed them over to the National Ambulance Service for medical attention.
To prevent a fire outbreak, the crew also cooled the tanker and contained the spilled fuel at the accident site.
During the rescue operation, two buses collided. One of the buses crashed into a parked GNFS fire appliance, damaging its air system.
No additional casualties were reported in connection with the secondary crash.
The GNFS Northern Region has urged motorists to exercise caution around accident scenes and to give emergency responders the needed space to operate safely.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The North East Regional Police Command has arrested four suspects and intercepted 118 bags of cocoa beans weighing 11,800 kilogrammes at Bunkpurugu, suspected to have been destined for neighbouring Togo through the Bunkpurugu-Togo border.
The suspects are Dickson Asante, 35, the driver of the truck; Gideon Tab, 19, his mate; Mohammed Mumin, 22; and Ernestina Akugre, 23, who claimed ownership of the consignment.
The interception occurred on 9th August 2026 after Police received information that a Hyundai Rhino truck with registration number AS-3272-25, loaded with plantain and cocoa, was being transported under suspicious circumstances towards the Togo border.
Acting on the information, a Police patrol team intercepted the truck at the Bunkpurugu Police Snap Check Point and arrested the four suspects.
A joint security team comprising the Police, Ghana Immigration Service, Defence Intelligence, GRA Customs Division and National Security subsequently searched the vehicle at the Customs Office. The search revealed that the plantain was being used as a decoy to conceal the cocoa beans.
The four suspects are in Police custody assisting investigations and will be put before court to face the full rigours of the law.
