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Ghana National Association of Farmers and Fishermen appoints new PRO
The Executives of Ghana National Association of Farmers and Fishermen (GNAFF) have appointed Nana Oboadea Boateng Bonsu as Public Relations Officer.
Nana Boateng, who is the President of Concern Farmers Association of Ghana, is to serve a four-year term.
According to the President of GNAFF, Nene Tekpetey Agblese, there would not be any elections of officers this year but all the National and Regional Executives should continue to hold their respective offices while the association prepares towards its national congress.
He said the decision was taken as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and other financial issues confronting the association.
He charged Nana Oboadia Boateng to carry out his work in a professional manner to raise the image of farmers and the Agric Ministry in the country.
He praised the government for the numerous interventions in the agriculture sector and called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to listen to the concerns of farmers because they fed the citizenry.
In his response, Nana Oboadea Boateng pledged to ensure that the concerns of farmers would be addressed in the country.
He outlined his plans that would inure to the benefit of GNAFF and said he would soon have a meeting with the galamsey people in the various regions, organise educational tour to affected mining communities and sensitise them to take advantage of the government’s flagship programmes such as the Planting for Food and Jobs, rearing for Food and Jobs.
By Samuel Opare Lartey
Four tricycle operators, popularly known as ‘Pragya’, have been prosecuted and fined GH¢600 each equivalent to 50 penalty units by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Court for obstructing public roads at the Agbogbloshie Market.
The offenders, who were arrested by Public Health Officers of the AMA during a routine enforcement exercise, pleaded guilty to the offence and were subsequently convicted by the court.
The four operators were among the 21 offenders recently arrested at the Agbogbloshie Market for various sanitation and public order violations, including selling on open drains, obstructing walkways, and trading at unauthorised locations.
Speaking after the court proceedings, the Head of Public Health at the AMA, Madam Florence Kuukyi, said the court was lenient with the offenders since it was their first appearance, hence the fine, and warned that subsequent offenders would face stiffer penalties, including imprisonment.
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man believed to be behind a series of robberies and killings of taxi drivers in the Greater Accra Region.
According to a statement from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the suspect, Peter Akakpo, also known as “Dompe,” was arrested on October 13, 2025, at Kasoa-Domeabra.
Police say he is an ex-convict and is believed to have worked with another suspect, Vincent Gbetorglo, who was arrested earlier on June 30, 2025.
The arrests follow investigations into the deaths of two taxi drivers at Sakaman Blue Lagoon on May 9 and June 15, 2025. Police say the suspects contacted the victims before the attacks.
The Anti-Armed Robbery Unit of the CID led the investigation, using intelligence and surveillance to track down the suspects.
Police say efforts are being made to recover the vehicles of the murdered drivers.
The CID assured the public that investigations are still ongoing and promised to provide updates as new information emerges.
By: Jacob Aggrey
