Botwe slum under Okaikwei Municipal Assembly is a nuisance
Dear Editor,
I wish to draw your attention to activities of slum dwellers within the Botwe community of the Okakwei Municipal Assembly.
The activities of the people continue to affect the lives of residents and the beauty of the area.
The area lack proper places of convenience, in the process leaving the community and gutters polluted with human excreta and other waste material.
As a result, people are seen openly defecating in the big drain.
The situation has become unbearable for residents of the area who hardly come by any fresh air to breath from an atmosphere polluted and accompanied by a terrible stench.
Also the gutters are polluted with rubbish and other waste material, impeding the free flow of water into the big drain.
Recently, officials from the Okaikwei Municipal Assembly stormed the area after constant reports from the residents about the activities of these dwellers.
Sadly, nothing has changed after those visits. We have not seen any action from them. All we are asking the authorities to do is to find a solution to this problem. What is happening there is an eyesore.
A long term solution, I suggest will be a demolition of the springing slum and the land used properly for the good of the community.
I urge the authorities to prioritise this issue and help address this concerns to ensure a good life for the residents.
Thank you.
Yours Sincerely,
Tugbewofia Adzo
Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has revealed that in the whole of 2024, only GHS 362 million was released to MMDAs in Common Fund.
Contrary to this, In 2025 alone GHS 5 billion was released to the MMDAs with the following breakdown as follows.
The Minister made this revelation when he took his turn at the Government Accountability Series held today.
In breakdown, the minister nonted that 1st Quarter – 790,372,058.40 was released for 2025.
He added that for the 2nd Quarter, 1,464,983,309.60 was released.
3rd Quarter saw the release of 1,188,921,640.80 and
1,592,706,391.20 for 4th Quarter.
The Minister added tha each of the MMDAs were required to undertake the following; at least 2-CHPS compounds, 3 Classroom blocks, 10 Boreholes, and Completion of legacy projects.
Additionally, 25% of the Common Fund was allocated for the Construction of 24-Hour Economy Model Markets.
Ahmed Ibrahim noted that as a result of the timely and unprecedented release of Funds, a total of 494 CHPS compounds, 761 Classroom Blocks, 4,029 Boreholes, and 2,755 Legacy projects are currently at various stages of completion.
Also, he added that 261 24-Hour Economy Model Markets have all been awarded on contracts and construction has begun on many of them.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), on April 17, 2026, decorated nineteen (19) senior officers who have been promoted to their next ranks based on the recommendations of the Police Council and approval of the President, John Dramani Mahama.
The ceremony, held at the National Police Headquarters in Accra, forms part of efforts to recognise merit, dedication, and long-standing service within the Ghana Police Service, while strengthening leadership across key operational and administrative levels.
The officers promoted from Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) to Commissioner of Police (COP) are Dr. Luke Asue-In-Yeng Zakpaa, Mr. Frederick Agyei, Mr. Duuti Tuaruka, Mr. Arthur Osei-Akoto, Mr. Darko Offei Lomotey, Mr. Eric Ken Winful, Mr. Barnabas Nambont Nasumong, and Mr. Desmond Owusu Boampong.
The IGP and members of POMAB congratulated the officers and urged them to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in the discharge of their duties.
