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‘Agric Minister would do better as Minister for Comic Relief’ – Sam George on ‘Gob3’ fight
The Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament (MP), Sam Nartey George, has taken a swipe at the Agriculture Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie for refusing to accept the reality on the ground regarding food shortages.
He describes the constant justification by the sector minister as comic relief.
“The Agric Minister would do better as Minister for Comic Relief,” he said.
His statement comes after the Minister refuted his (Sam George) earlier claim that people, especially young men now depend on ‘Gob3’ (gari mixed with beans and oil) for a whole day due to the unavailability of food items coupled with high prices on the market.
The Agriculture Minister, who claimed there is abundant food items in the country replied Sam George; “boys have been gate-crashing parties for food since Adam so if it’s happening now, no be news.”
To him, this is not a justification for Sam George to suggest scarcity of food in the country.
The Minister made this assertion in an interview with Accra-based Metro TV’s Umaru Sanda monitored by this portal in a portion of the video shared on the journalist’s Twitter handle in which he tagged the lawmaker, Sam George.
Check the tweets below
Source: www.modernghana.com
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has amended the charges in the ongoing case against former National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Chief Executive, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, and nine others.
The number of counts has risen from 25 to 54 after investigators uncovered new evidence.
The accused are facing trial for alleged large-scale extortion, abuse of public office, and money laundering involving over GH¢291 million and US$332,000.
According to the OSP, the accused persons allegedly extorted huge sums of money from bulk oil transporters and oil marketing companies under the pretext of carrying out official duties.
The proceeds were reportedly laundered through the purchase of properties and investments in business entities to conceal their source.
The accused persons include Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Jacob Kwamina Amuah, Wendy Newman, Albert Ankrah, Isaac Mensah, Bright Bediako-Mensah, Kwaku Aboagye Acquaah, Propnest Limited, Kel Logistics Limited, and Kings Energy Limited.
The OSP has also seized and frozen several assets, including tanker trucks, fuel stations, houses, apartments, and parcels of land valued at more than GH¢100 million pending the outcome of the trial.
The case, titled The Republic v. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid & 9 Others (Cr/0603/2025), is currently being heard at the Accra High Court.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The National Operations Directorate (NOD) Surveillance Unit, of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a 32-year-old man, Akoto Nelson, for posing as a police officer during a public event at the Black Star Square in Accra.
The suspect was arrested on Sunday, 19th October 2025, by a team of officers deployed to provide security at a musical concert. The team observed the suspect dressed in a police uniform with the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) behaving suspiciously. Upon interrogation, he admitted that he was not a police officer.
Investigations revealed that the suspect impersonated a police officer to gain free entry to the event, claiming he did not have money to pay the entry fee. He further disclosed that the uniform belonged to a deceased Chief Inspector, identified as Gyasi, from whom he obtained the police accoutrements in 2022.
A subsequent search conducted at his residence in Taifa-Ashaiman uncovered several items that were retained as exhibits. These include one toy P99 pistol, one pepper spray, two ZTE mini handsets, one pepper spray pouch, one ZTE charger, one Xinfa cutter knife, some complimentary cards, one voter ID in the name of Akoto Nelson Elikem, and one birth certificate in the name of Nelson Akoto.
Preliminary investigations further established that the suspect works as a security guard and a messenger at a private company. He remains in police custody and will be put before the court.
