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‘Fibre cut threat to telecommunications’
Fibre cuts affect service providers
Frequent fibre cuts and theft of cables in the Western Region are a worrying phenomenon and also a national security issue, MTN Regional Technical Manager in-charge of Western and Central regions, Teddy Hayford Acquah, has lamented.
He added “We experience power cable, feeder cable, fibre cable and joint box and active telecom equipment theft. These are caused by high demand at the scrap market. Indeed, these activities frustrate our operations to extend services to corners of the Western Region especially those in the fringes.”
Mr Acquah disclosed these in an interview with The Spectator on operational challenges MTN Ghana faced in providing smooth services to customers in the Western Region on the sidelines of a media interaction in Takoradi, last Thursday.
Other key challenges including galamsey, sand winning, estate development and road construction are also undermining MTN Ghana’s efforts to roll out fibre transmission lines and improve networks throughout the entire western corridor.
“Fibre cuts affect businesses. In 2021, the Western Region recorded in excess of 275 fibre cuts, increasing to 230 in August this year, we’ve just covered half year and you can imagine the impacts of these human activities on our network connectivity and quality of services we roll out to our customers,” Mr Acquah stressed.
To reduce the cuts and interruption of services, the engineer said, MTN Ghana was intensifying the education and the community engagements through media platforms, explaining that, the cost in repairs and relocation, could be channelled into social interventions, and even built and expanded the network.
“We are laising with security and law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute those who will be found culpable of the law,” he told The Spectator.
He added “The cost of replacement or relocation per kilometre, is in excess of GH¢100,000. We are soliciting everybody’s support to come on board for us to trigger that conversation on how we can all curtail this challenge. Of course, we need the roads, fuel stations, private property but we need to work together and ensure that there is balance between these and our fibre infrastructure.”
From Clement Adzei Boye, Takoradi
Ghana’s First Lady, Lordina Mahama, has made a generous donation to the country’s national female Under-17 and Under-20 teams – Black Maidens and Black Princesses- as they continue preparations for major international assignments.
The donation, made on Friday, May 22, was presented on behalf of the First Lady by the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, at the GFA Technical Centre in Prampram.
The gesture forms part of efforts to motivate and support Ghana’s young female footballers as they prepare to represent the country on the international stage.
The donation included essential food items and toiletries aimed at supporting the welfare and well-being of the players and technical teams.
The donation included cartons of Milo, T-rolls, soft drinks, toiletries, and a range of essential supplies aimed at supporting the welfare of the players, enhancing camp conditions, and easing preparations ahead of their respective assignments.
The Black Maidens are currently engaged in preparations for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers and are set to take on Liberia women’s national under-17 football team in the second-leg encounter in Liberia this weekend.
Meanwhile, the Black Princesses have already secured qualification to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after overcoming Uganda in the qualifiers, extending Ghana’s remarkable record to eight consecutive appearances at the tournament.
The donation by the First Lady was expected to boost morale within both camps while reinforcing national support for the young female footballers who continue to make the country proud.
The prosecution has officially rested its case in The Republic v Solomon Asamoah & Another, the high-profile legal battle commonly referred to as the “Sky Train” case.
The Deputy Attorney General Justice Srem Sai announced the development, praising the state’s team of hard-working prosecutors for successfully anchoring the state’s evidence before the High Court.
The criminal trial centers on the former Chief Executive Officer and the former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF).
The duo stands accused of illegally authorizing and paying out US$2 million to a foreign company without obtaining board directives or other mandatory statutory approvals.
State investigators have confirmed that the disbursed millions cannot be found.
Following the closure of the prosecution’s case, the accused persons moved the court for an opportunity to file a submission of no case.
The presiding judge granted the application, ordering the defense to submit their arguments by June 8.
The outcome of the June 8 filings will decide the fate of the trial:
With this, if the judge finds the defense’s submission convincing, the accused will be acquitted and discharged however, If the judge dismisses the submission, the court will order the accused officials to take the stand and explain why they should not face prison sentences.
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