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ActionAid Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) has organized a two-day training workshop for journalists in the Upper West Region to improve their knowledge of decent work practices and existing social protection schemes in Ghana.
The training was to build the capacity of journalists to influence government policies on decent work at the local assembly and national levels to help develop a clear roadmap for the enforcement of decent work principles in the agriculture sector.
Addressing journalists at the training on Saturday, the Project Manager of the ActionAid Ghana, Mr. Abukari Ayuba said the training was to raise awareness and advocacy for the expansion of social protection schemes to cover more rural and deprived communities.
“At the end of the training we want journalists to understand and appreciate the concept of decent work principles and to be able to produce articles on decent work and expansion of social protection schemes”, he said.
The Project Manager of the Northern Ghana Integrated Development Project (NGIDP), Dr Eliasu Mumum took journalists through decent work principles and the United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Strategies for media advocacy, social protection deficits within the agriculture value chain, among other areas of concern.
He said the main goal of decent work principles was to promote opportunities for people to obtain decent and productive working conditions of security, human dignity and freedom.
He admonished journalists to work hard towards the maintenance of peace and always be the voice of the voiceless in the communities.
The Communication and Public Relations Officer of ActionAid Ghana, Ms. Esther Ohenewaa Brown also took journalists through the role of the media in the advocacy for decent work and expansion of social protection schemes to vulnerable people.
She encouraged journalists to always be guided by the ethics of the profession.
The Upper West Regional president of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) Mr. Sualah Abdul Wahab commended ActionAid Ghana and its partners for the opportunity to train journalists in the region and said the knowledge acquired would help the journalist to feed the public with authentic information
He appealed to other organizations to partner with the GJA in the training of media persons to help improve the professional standard.
The training was held under the Northern Ghana Integrated Development project with funding from the European Union (EU) in Ghana.
FROM RAFIA ABDUL RAZAK WA
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly posing as a soldier and extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public at Ashaiman.
The suspect, identified as Bright Atsu Kudiabor, was arrested by the Ashaiman Police on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at about 7:00 a.m.
According to the Police, he was arrested at an area known as “I Shall Return”, where he was allegedly parading himself as a soldier and demanding money from people.
The Police said Kudiabor, who is an ex-convict, was initially arrested by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service in Ashaiman with assistance from other members of the public.
A search conducted on him after he was handed over to the Police reportedly led to the recovery of a set of military camouflage uniform.
The suspect is currently in Police custody and assisting with investigations.
The Tema Regional Police Command said he would be processed for court after investigations are completed.
The Police urged the public to remain vigilant and report anyone who falsely presents themselves as a soldier or a member of another security agency to deceive or extort money from the public.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, says the Volta Region holds enormous agricultural potential and efforts must be geared towards connecting farmers to the needed resources to unlock that potential.
He said focus must be on linking farmers to resources, technology, financing and markets to increase production, create jobs and build sustainable livelihoods.
Hon. Gunu made the remarks at the national launch of the Ghana Tomato Self-Sufficiency Initiative (GHATSI) held at Anloga in the Volta Region on Tuesday, September 15.
The initiative, under the theme “Produce at Home. Feed the Nation. Export the Surplus,” seeks to boost local tomato production, processing and marketing while reducing Ghana’s heavy reliance on imported tomatoes.
The launch was attended by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, his Deputy, John Setor Dumelo, Feed Ghana Coordinator, Bright Demordzi, Members of Parliament, traditional leaders, MMDCEs, farmers and other stakeholders.
Mr.Gunu expressed appreciation to the Minister for Food and Agriculture for the support announced for the region, including two excavators, 200 cartons of organic fertiliser, and GH¢200,000 for Ms. Kuatudzo Esther Dela, a tomato farmer and processor from Ziope.
He described the initiative as an important step towards making agriculture a stronger driver of food security, job creation and economic growth in the Volta Region.
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