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BoG Governor must receive our petition in person – Minority demands
The Minority in Parliament is demanding the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison to be the receiver of its petition during its protest on September 5, 2023.
The Minority had given a 21-day ultimatum for the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, and his deputies to step down, citing concerns about the central bank’s handling of the 60 billion Ghana Cedis losses reported in its 2022 financial statement and the ongoing $250 million new head office project.
The group has thus decided to protest at the premises of the Bank of Ghana on September 5 over the continuous stay in office of the Governor and his deputies.
Speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting with the police on procedures for the demonstration, the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga said they are hopeful that the police will communicate their demand to the Governor of the Bank of Ghana.
BoG Governor must receive our petition in person – Minority demands
byNii Ayikwei Okine August 24, 2023 Reading Time: 2 mins read
The Minority in Parliament is demanding the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison to be the receiver of its petition during its protest on September 5, 2023.
The Minority had given a 21-day ultimatum for the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, and his deputies to step down, citing concerns about the central bank’s handling of the 60 billion Ghana Cedis losses reported in its 2022 financial statement and the ongoing $250 million new head office project.
The group has thus decided to protest at the premises of the Bank of Ghana on September 5 over the continuous stay in office of the Governor and his deputies.
Speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting with the police on procedures for the demonstration, the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga said they are hopeful that the police will communicate their demand to the Governor of the Bank of Ghana.
“One of the key issues in our demand, when we met with the police, is that we want the governor to be the one to receive our petition and that is why we must march to the Central Bank building itself so that he can come down and receive the petition himself. And we insisted on that position, and so I believe the police will convey our demands to him and I believe that he will make himself available.”
The Minority was invited by the Greater Accra Regional Police Command on Wednesday, August 23 ahead of the September 5 picketing.
The police later expressed discomfort with the routes selected for the protest and asked the Minority to relocate the routes and the destination for the picketing which the service said was in the interest of public order, public safety, and running of essential services.
Source: Citinewsroom.com
Ghana Tourism Authority is leading Ghana’s participation at ITB Berlin, which opened in Berlin with a vibrant national pavilion highlighting Ghana’s rich cultural heritage, tourism destinations and investment opportunities.
March 5 has been designated as Ghana Day, a special platform to promote Ghana’s languages, cuisine, Kente, festivals and business prospects to the global tourism community. The stand has already drawn strong interest with traditional arts and crafts displays, immersive multimedia presentations and popular Ghanaian snacks.
Seven private-sector players are exhibiting alongside government officials as part of efforts to deepen trade partnerships, expand market access, and attract investment across the hospitality, heritage tourism, ecotourism, and creative arts sectors.
Ahead of the official opening, the Ghana delegation also engaged young Ghanaian investors in Germany in collaboration with V Afrika-Verein and the Ghana Embassy, strengthening diaspora investment linkages and highlighting opportunities within the tourism value chain.
Ghana’s coordinated presence at ITB Berlin 2026 reinforces its strategy to position the country as the Gateway to Africa and a competitive destination for leisure travel and global investment.
The Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh Dompreh, has expressed concern over delays in the release of the District Assemblies Common Fund, warning that the situation is stalling development across the country.
On his facebook page, he described as a matter of urgent national importance, the Minority Chief Whip pointed to what he sees as a growing crisis of unpaid contractors, abandoned projects, and halted infrastructure works in many districts.
He noted that several communities are grappling with half completed schools, unfinished health facilities, abandoned markets, deteriorating roads, and stalled sanitation projects.
According to him, many contractors who have executed projects for district assemblies have not been paid, forcing some construction firms to demobilise from sites while workers lose their jobs.
He stressed that the District Assemblies Common Fund is not a discretionary allocation but a constitutional requirement under Article 252 of the 1992 Constitution, intended to support development at the local level.
In his view, years of delayed releases and accumulated arrears have weakened district development financing and disrupted projects meant to improve living conditions in communities.
He further argued that some payments made in recent years were largely the settlement of old debts rather than funding for new or ongoing projects, a situation he believes has affected contractor confidence and local economic activity.
He described the issue as more than a budgetary challenge, characterising it as a development emergency and a governance concern.
He therefore urged the appropriate authorities to pay outstanding DACF arrears, settle contractors who have completed their work, and ensure that transfers to districts are automatic and predictable.
He maintained that decentralisation can only succeed when district assemblies receive adequate and timely funding to carry out development projects.
He emphasised that stalled projects directly affect ordinary citizens, since they rely on such infrastructure for education, healthcare, transportation, sanitation, and economic activities.
He called for renewed attention to grassroots development, insisting that national progress should not be concentrated only in major cities but extended to all communities.
By: Jacob Aggrey
