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AMA Boss commissions three mechanism boreholes
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Mrs Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey yesterday commissioned three mechanised boreholes to end the perennial water shortages in some communities at Ga Mashie, a suburb of Accra.
The project which was funded by Madam Peggy Adamafio, President and founder of Relief and Aid International, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), also provided street lighting to help the people to feel safe and reduce crime in the communities.
Addressing chiefs and people of Ga Mashie at a durbar to commission the projects, Mrs Sackey thanked the NGO and said, the mechanized borehole would help the community take care of their water needs.
She said some residents struggle to get potable water in the community and called on benevolent individuals and organisations to partner with the Assembly in addressing critical concerns of the people of Ga Mashie.
Mrs Sackey urged residents in the area to maintain and take proper care of the project to ensure its sustainability and assured them of more developmental projects soon.
She called for a united front among the residents of Ga Mashie to foster growth and development, while admonishing the youth to desist from activities that would destroy their future, and take their education seriously.
Madam Peggy Adamafio, on her part, said the foundation had earmarked two borehole projects for the people of Danchira in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, and as well provided electricity and streets lights to Tupa and other schools in the Region.
She said the foundation would pay the cost of power needed to support the pumping of the underground water for 10 years to ensure the continuous flow of water for these communities.
Madam Adamafio added that the foundation had provided scholarships to some needy but brilliants student at the tertiary level, stressing that the beneficiaries were selected from communities in Ga Mashie.
BY BERNARD BENGHAN
National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Executive Committee member and Volta River Authority (VRA) Board Member, Wonder Victor Kutor, has described calls for the resignation of Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as premature and unjustified.
He argued that there was no evidence to establish that the minister had committed any wrongdoing to warrant such demands.
Speaking on Joy News in Accra on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, Mr Kutor questioned what had changed to justify the growing calls for the minister to step down.
He recalled that the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, had earlier indicated that the opposition was not accusing Mr Ablakwa of any wrongdoing.
Mr Kutor, therefore, challenged those demanding the minister’s resignation to provide fresh evidence to support their position.
“The call for the Minister to resign is premature, it is untenable. There is no evidence. I mean, what has he done wrong?” he questioned.
He added that documents, including boarding passes, airline receipts and flight manifests relating to the minister’s return journey, had been provided.
Mr Kutor expressed concern that the calls for Mr Ablakwa’s resignation could discourage young politicians from speaking out against corruption and advocating transparency.
According to him, politicians should not be targeted or maligned for demanding accountability, warning that such treatment could create the impression that speaking against corruption could later become a liability when one is appointed to public office.
He maintained that calling for accountability and transparency should not be used as grounds to target public officials without evidence of wrongdoing.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana will host the Africa Festival of Arts, Culture and Creatives (AFESTAC) 2026 alongside Industrial Skills Week Africa (ISWA) 2026 in Accra from December 9 to 12, 2026.
On the back of these programmes, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on corporate Ghana, the media and the general public to support the initiative through partnerships, sponsorships and active participation.
The events, supported by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), will bring together stakeholders to celebrate Africa’s rich cultural heritage, strengthen the creative economy, promote industrial skills development and create employment opportunities for young people.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
