Editorial
Let’s support law enforcers to purge Kasoa of miscreants
In recent times, Kasoa has been reported in the news as a trouble spot and this worrying situation must be urgently addressed.
Anyone who knows Kasoa very well will agree that it is a decent town and its image must not be allowed to be dented.
Kasoa has become a very big town and is peaceful in some areas. However, there are certain suburbs that are full of criminals who must be weeded out.
Some of the crimes are committed by foreigners from other parts of West Africa.
While Ghana is prepared to embrace nationals of neighbouring countries, we need to ensure that criminals are kept away from the Ghanaian society.
This is not to say that the crimes are committed by only foreign nationals. If Ghanaians are involved, they must also be dealt with according to law.
However, the Ghana Immigration Service must be up and doing.
In the same way, landlords must be watchful of the kind of people who come to rent their houses. Tenants of suspicious character must also be reported to the police for action to be taken.
This is how we can all contribute to orderliness, peaceful coexistence and decent living in the area.
The Ghana Police Service is doing very well to keep law and order in the numerous suburbs of Kasoa. In spite of this, crimes are on the ascendancy .
In the view of The Spectator, what the police needs to do now is to step up their intelligence gathering to enable them foresee the intentions of some of the criminals and thwart their efforts.
The Ghana Police is efficient and capable of fighting crime to the letter and it is our belief that they will be able to live up to expectation and bring about peace in the area.
The people dwelling in and around Kasoa must also be security conscious and alert the police on suspicious activities they see with the municipality .
Dear Editor,
I wish to use this esteemed platform to urge the traditional councils of Osu and La to call for independent investigation into the recent demolition exercise at Kaajaano.
The exercise rendered hundreds homeless.
Information about the reason for the demolition has been scanty with those desiring to know feeding heavily on social media posts.
One particular name –Jato, has been associated with it but under whose instruction the exercise was carried is also not known.
Sadly, instead of getting to know who ordered the demolition and for what reasons, traditional authorities of Osu and La have been embroiled in a tug-of-war over ownership of the said land.
This is premature. At this moment, they should call for investigation into the exercise to know the people behind it.
When that is done, then discussions about the owners of the site can begin. That would end the posture of the two neighbouring town which has the potential to turn into something else.
Ataa Osa Mensah,
Osu
Dear Editor,
I wish to use your respected platform to draw the attention of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to the behaviour of traders and some drivers about the use of lower denomination coins, specifically the 20 and 10 pesewas.
About two weeks ago, I read in your sister newspaper, The Ghanaian Times about this problem and the caution that followed from the BoG and some economic analysts.
The warning they gave was that the continuous rejection of the notes could create pricing problems which can eventually affect inflation.
I thought that would put to bed that practice or refusal to accept the coins when given out as change or use to pay for particular service.
Unfortunately, the problem still persist among traders, drivers, customers and passengers alike. Only last week, there was as altercation in the Accra Central area where a woman refused to accept five 20 pesewas note totaling one cedi.
As the argument continued, the trader decided not to sell to the customer again after by-standers explained to her that it was still a legal tender and those that refused it could become offenders.
This is an issue the BoG and other regulatory agencies must go and explain to the people and let them know that it is unlawful not to accept a currency that is still in use.
It nothing was done, it could create a much more serious problems.
Mary Osei Badu,
Swedru
