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Godfred Dame as A-G means innocent people will go to jail – Jakpa
The third accused in the controversial ambulance procurement trial, Richard Jakpa, has questioned the integrity of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame.
Jakpa and the first accused in the case, Minority Leader Cassiel Ato Forson, were on Tuesday acquitted and discharged of the charges of causing financial loss to the State.
Jakpa, a former soldier who had pleaded not guilty, sees his victory as upholding the rule of law, and described the Minister of Justice as a person who employs foul means against those who do not align with his interests.
He made these remarks following the 2:1 majority decision quashing the ambulance trial.
Calling the Attorney General names and accusing him of not playing by the rules, Jakpa said putting Yeboah Dame up as the Attorney General means one “…can rest assured that innocent people will be jailed. You either join them to pillage and run the country down and capture the whole country or they send you to jail.”
Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa, who is a representative for Big Sea, were accused of causing a financial loss of €2.37 million to the State in a deal to purchase 200 ambulances for the country between 2014 and 2016.
The Court said the two have no case to answer, and therefore set aside an earlier decision of the High Court for the case to proceed, for which Richard Jakpa, the 3rd accused, has had to call a number of witnesses.
During the interaction with the press, Mr Jakpa explained that “almost all our institutions have been captured, they have been cowered into silence.We only have a few men of integrity who are still in state institutions, who are still trying to hold the rule of law and protect this democracy of ours. If it was left to these people in government, there would be nothing left for Ghanaians.”
Meanwhile, the Attorney General has vowed to appeal against the Appeals Court’s decision.
Godfred Dame indicated that his office “considers the decision of the Court of Appeal to be perverse in the quest for public accountability and the rule of law.”
“The decision clearly is heavily against the weight of the cogent evidence led by the prosecution in substantiation of all the charges against the accused persons at the trial,” he concluded.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
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Prof Alidu Seidu files nomination for Tamale Central seat
The newly elected parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Tamale Central, Prof Alidu Seidu, has submitted his nomination forms to the Electoral Commission.
As of 10:00 a.m. today, he was the only person who had filed to contest the seat.
Nomination of candidates will close at the end of the day.
Associate Professor and Head of the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana Legon, Prof. Alidu Seidu won the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the Tamale Central constituency with a landslide victory.
The elections, supervised by the party’s Elections and IT Directorate in the Northern Region, saw Prof. Seidu poll 840 votes out of the total valid ballots cast.
His closest contender, Lawyer Hanan Gundadow Abdul-Rahaman, secured 536 votes.
The other aspirants could not make significant gains, with Dr. Seidu Fiter obtaining 44 votes, Aliu Abdul-Hamid 23 votes, and the rest recording fewer than 10 votes each.
In all, 1,500 ballots were cast, with 6 ballots rejected and 7 spoilt ballots recorded.
The results were signed and declared by Dr. Arnold Mashud Abukari, NDC Northern Regional Director of Elections and IT.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) held parliamentary primaries in Tamale Central to choose a candidate for the upcoming by-election following the death of the sitting Member of Parliament, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed. Dr. Mohammed, who also served as Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, tragically died in a military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District on August 6, 2025, alongside seven others.
His passing left the Tamale Central seat vacant, as required by Ghana’s 1992 Constitution.
The Electoral Commission has scheduled the by-election for September 30, 2025. While the NDC moved quickly to open nominations and vet aspirants, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) announced it would not contest the seat, citing the need to respect the somber circumstances and promote national unity.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Two Firefighters, one Civilian sustain injuries at Lartebiokorshie warehouse fire- GNFS
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) says two of its officers and one civilian sustained injuries in a warehouse fire that broke out at Lartebiokorshie near the Salvation Army School in Accra on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
In an incident update shared on its official Facebook page, the Service said it received a distress call at 4:15 p.m. and dispatched a response a minute later.
The first fire tender from the Greater Accra Regional Headquarters Substation arrived at 4:24 p.m., where the blaze was already well advanced.
According to the GNFS, reinforcements quickly followed, with five additional fire tenders from Industrial Area, Circle, Accra Metro, Ministries, and Flagstaff House fire stations, supported by four private water tankers.
The Service explained that after several hours of firefighting, the blaze was brought under control at 7:44 p.m., preventing it from spreading to nearby residential homes.
It added that the injured firefighters and civilian were treated and are recovering well.
The GNFS noted that earth-moving equipment is currently being used to excavate debris to fully extinguish the fire, which involved leather and plastic footwear materials stored in the warehouse.
Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the fire.
By: Jacob Aggrey
