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Ga Mantse inaugurates committee to refurbish King Tackie Tawiah Cluster of Schools
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Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II has inaugurated a committee of eminent personalities to help in the refurbishment of King Tackie Tawiah Cluster of Schools at Adabraka in Accra.
The committee chaired by Mr. Ekow Spio-Garbrah, a former Minister of Trade and Industry, has also been mandated to solicit funds to restore the well-known basic school named after one of the illustrious kings of the Ga State, King Tackie Tawiah I.
Other members are: Stanley Adjiri Blankson, a Member of Council of State, Henry Quartey, Greater Accra Regional Minister, Joseph Afotey-Agbo, former Regional Minister, Atiko Afisa Djaba, a former Minister of State and AyikoiOtoo, a legal practitioner.
The rest are Adjei Tawiah, Municipal Chief Executive of KorleKlottey Municipal Assembly, Elizabeth Kwaatso Sackey, Mayor of Accra, and Adu Mante, former Member of Parliament for Korley Klottey Constituency, Nii Tetteh AdjabenII, AdabrakaMantse and Mr Okoe from City Engineers.
Those from the office of the Ga Mantse are Justice Naa- Yaaley Sarkodie Mensah, the Chief of Staff, ChristopherDegraftQuaye, Isaac Abbey, and Nii Kwadey Ntreh with Madam Patience Gbevlo- Lartey, Amanor Akwete,Dorothy Adjeibia,Korkwei Clottey and Ernestina Owusua from the Ghana Education Service completing the list.
The Ga Mantse tasked the Committee to ensure that the school which for some time now, has not seen any renovation be refurbished and equipped with the state – of-the-art teaching and learning materials for conducive learning environment.
He said a whole three-storey block constructed under the Millennium Schools Project still remained uncompleted adding that the onus now was on the Committee to see to its completion while ensuring that furniture and other equipment to facilitate good learning were provided.
Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II said members of the Committee were carefully selected knowing their capabilities and ability to achieve the goals set before them and commending them for making themselves available for the good cause of people of Accra.
Mr Adjei Tawiah also said as the MCE, he would ensure that the Assembly would take the responsibility of completing the uncompleted storey building since plans had been far advanced for that purpose.
He said the Assembly would engage the Contractor who had temporarily abandoned the project to ascertain whether, he would wish to continue with the project or not for him (MCE) to know the way forward.
Mr. Spio-Garbrah who was a former pupil of the school thanked the Ga Mantse and members of the Ga Traditional Council for reposing confidence in them to deliver and promised they would do their best to deliver their mandate to the best of their ability.
By Lawrence Markwei
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has taken note of public allegations of extortion and related conduct made against the Minority Leader of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
The allegations were made by the Chief Executive of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi.
In a brief statement, the OSP said it has also received a joint petition submitted by two persons, as well as two separate petitions from other persons, in relation to the same allegations.
“Given the nature of the allegations, the OSP will assess the case and determine whether it falls within its statutory mandate and whether further investigative action is warranted,” the statement said.
The development comes amid a heated public feud between the Minority in Parliament and the leadership of GoldBod over the operations of the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme.
The Minority, led by Afenyo-Markin, has accused GoldBod and the Bank of Ghana of causing a loss of over $1.7 billion, citing the International Monetary Fund’s August 2026 report. The Minority has vowed to pursue the matter as Parliament has reconvened for an emergency sitting.
GoldBod, on the other hand, has rejected claims by some NPP MPs, including Tano South MP Dr Gideon Boako, that it owes the Bank of Ghana GH¢1 billion in overdrafts, describing the claim as “false and malicious.”
In the latest twist, GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi has accused the Minority Leader of extortion and related conduct, an allegation that has triggered petitions to the OSP.
The OSP is mandated under Act 959 to investigate and prosecute specific cases of alleged or suspected corruption and corruption-related offences involving public officers and politically exposed persons.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has filed his nomination to contest the position of General Secretary again as the party begins its rebuilding efforts ahead of the 2028 general elections.
He was accompanied by party stalwarts and supporters who were in high spirits, expressing confidence that he is the right person to hold the position.
Speaking after filing his nomination, Mr Kodua Frimpong assured the rank and file of the party that he would not disappoint them.
“I can assure you that the faith the rank and file of the party have had in me, I will never disappoint them,” he said.
He also pledged to run a clean campaign devoid of personal attacks.
“I can assure you that our internal campaign will be devoid of personal attacks,” he told his fellow contestants and the rank and file of the party as he seeks to retain his position.
His tenure has seen the party through the 2024 general elections, where the NPP lost power to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) after eight years in government.
The party is currently in a rebuilding phase, with internal elections scheduled to elect new national executives to lead its reorganization towards the 2028 polls.
The General Secretary position is considered one of the most influential in the party’s administrative structure, responsible for the day-to-day running of the party secretariat and implementation of party decisions.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
