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Kwame Jantuah backs Mahama’s move to address fuel prices
A member of the Convention People’s Party, Kwame Jantuah, has welcomed plans by John Dramani Mahama to hold an emergency cabinet meeting on rising fuel prices.
Speaking in an interview on GHone TV on Tuesday, he noted that the decision by the President shows that he understands the challenges Ghanaians are facing.
He explained that the move to convene a cabinet meeting is a sign that the government is paying attention to the impact of fuel price increases on citizens.
According to him, government must not focus only on removing specific charges, such as the one cedi levy, but rather look at the entire structure of petroleum pricing.
He stressed that even if a single charge is removed, fuel prices could still remain high, making it necessary for a broader approach.
He pointed out that there may be room to adjust some petroleum charges, but emphasised that a long term strategy is needed to stabilise prices.
He urged government to take advantage of Ghana’s status as an oil producing country to reduce dependence on imported refined fuel.
He called for the expansion of the Tema Oil Refinery to increase local refining capacity.
He suggested that part of Ghana’s crude oil could be refined locally and stored as strategic reserves to help cushion the country during periods of high global prices.
He added that increasing strategic fuel reserves beyond the current levels would help the country respond better to future shocks.
He further noted that government could use excess revenue from higher global crude oil prices to cushion consumers.
According to him, with crude oil prices currently above the benchmark used in the national budget, there is an opportunity to provide some relief.
He raised concerns about capital flight, explaining that importing refined fuel leads to the outflow of foreign exchange.
He proposed that refining more fuel locally would help reduce this and strengthen the economy.
According to him, while the President’s decision to review the situation is a positive step, the outcome of the cabinet meeting will determine whether it brings real relief to Ghanaians.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The forecourt of the African University of Communications and Business (AUCB) in Accra came alive on Friday with colour, creativity and innovation, as Level 300 students transformed the space into a lively exhibition of ideas.
Under the theme “Building meaningful brands beyond the logo,” the students invited patrons into a world where ordinary products were reimagined through storytelling, design and purpose.
From scented candles to innovative food concepts, each stand told a unique story, one that went beyond aesthetics to capture identity, value and human connection.
For many of the students, the event was more than just an academic exercise; it was a moment to dream out loud.
Guided by their lecturer, Peter Wonders, they explored what it truly means to build a brand in today’s competitive world where trust, consistency and experience matter just as much as logos and slogans.
Chairman of the occasion, Nana Kum Gyata VI, in his remarks said a brand is what people say about you when you are not present.
At the end of the presentations, awards were presented to deserving groups with Vida Nyaneba emerging as the overall best branding student.
By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu
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The Senior Correctional Centre (SCC) has initiated a lecture session to broaden the horizon of level 400 students at the Social Work Department of the University of Ghana (UG).
The initiative is under the auspices of the Counselling Unit and OIC of the Station, in consultation with the University.
The inaugural lecture delved into education of Social Work students about the role of Ghana Prisons Service and its core mandates, while emphasising the need for counseling as a psychological intervention for inmates mental health and well-being.
It also gave clearer insights about what was required of them in contributing their quota to creating awareness about the Service’s reformational agenda.
The session forms part of the ‘Think Prisons 360 degrees’ initiative, a collaborative efforts of the SCC Counseling Unit to conscientise the final year students of their roles as future social workers.
ASP Alfred Nii Arday Ankrah, a Public Relation Personnel highlighted on the core roles of the Service which include the welfare of inmates, safe custody of inmates, reformation and rehabilitation of inmates, respectively.
Discussing the ‘Think Prisons 360 degree’ agenda birthed by the Director General of the service, DGP Patience Baffoe-Bonnie Esq, Mr Ankrah enumerated the five core pillars of the initiative which include welfare of inmates and staff, agriculture mechanisation, industrialisation, wealth creation and strategic relations.
DSP Belinda Adjei-Attah, Head of SCC Counselling Unit schooled the final year students about the role of counseling as a pivotal reformational tool in the service with the tendency to enhance inmates’ psychological needs.
DSP Adjei-Attah further highlighted how Prison Officers and social workers could work together to reduce recidivism.
DSP Eugene Ansu Ohene-Tutu, a Counseling Personnel at SCC further elaborated on the role of social workers in aiding psychosocial interventions, expanding support systems and bringing in-house psychiatrists to help circumnavigate inmates’ mental health.
Dr Abena Oforiwa Ampomah, Lecturer at the Department commended the Senior Officers for their time with the final year students and commended the Officer-In-Charge of SCC, DDP Yayra Ashong Mettle, for releasing the officers to make such a memorable lecture.
By Spectator Reporter
