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NDC accuses Akufo-Addo, Bawumia of victimizing Dormaahene
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, of victimizing Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II following his comments on the MP for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson.
The party claimed Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II is being persecuted by the Judicial Council over the public statements he recently made.
Dormaahene weeks ago called on the president and the Attorney-General to file a nolle prosequi to discontinue the court case involving Mr. Gyakye Quayson.
“The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been reliably informed that the Paramount Chief of the Dormaa Traditional Area, His Royal Majesty, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II is being persecuted by the Judicial Council over some public statements he recently made in his role as a traditional ruler.”
“The NDC hereby calls on the Judicial Council to reconsider its apparent persecution of the Dormaahene. We wish to caution, that should the Judicial Council proceed to harass and victimize the Dormaahene, the NDC will collaborate with other progressive forces and defenders of democracy to embark on a series of public manifestations to protest this creeping culture of judicial tyranny,” the NDC said in its statement.
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Ghana has officially accepted an invitation to serve as Guest Country at Burkina Faso’s 22nd National Culture Week in Bobo-Dioulasso from April 22 to May 2, 2026.
The invitation was extended by Burkina Faso’s Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism, Gilbert Noël Ouédraogo, accompanied by the Ambassador of Burkina Faso to Ghana, H.E. David Kabré.
Receiving the delegation, Abla Dzifa Gomashie reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to deepening cultural diplomacy and strengthening historic ties between the two nations.
She noted that the festival will create opportunities for young creatives, expand exhibition platforms and promote commercial exchange within the creative sector.
The event will feature cultural performances, a community village and gastronomy fair, an arts market, literary engagements, and a craft and trade fair.
Ghana’s participation is expected to further strengthen bilateral relations between John Dramani Mahama and Ibrahim Traoré, while fostering collaboration within the creative ecosystems of both countries.
Hundreds of Church members from the World Mission Society Church of God (General Pastor, Kim Joo-Cheol) last Saturday participated in a clean-up exercise to clear waste around the Weija Dam, and it’s surroundings in Accra.
It was part of their annual activities in promoting proper sanitation practices in the country, as well as educating the public from indiscriminately disposal of waste in ensuring good sanitation practices.
The about 8-hour clean-up exercise saw members of the Church cleaning domestic waste on the highway, sweeping, picking up plastics and clearing debris around the dam.
The General Pastor of the Church, Kim Joo-Cheol, said every year the Church organised a clean-up campaign in order to clean the environment to improve sanitation practices in communities.
“However, this year, the name of our campaign is the Forest Hope campaign. So we took up this initiative to remember the World Soil Day. This is to create awareness, to let people know the importance of the soil and also the International Mountain Day, which is also to raise awareness on the importance of the mountains, how it supports our life by producing fresh water and all that, ” he said
Pastor Joo-Cheol said the main purpose of the campaign is to help people know the importance of keeping their environments clean, and especially protecting the country’s mountainous areas and the forest
“Because they are very important to us, because we know that the Earth is a place that contains life that supports and contains life in the ecosystem,” he said.
The Assembly Member of New Weija-West, Mr Ohene Djan, commended the church for engaging in such sanitation exercises, stressing that, for many years, it has become difficult getting the public to assist in clearing up the community.
He noted among the many challenges troubling the communities was the improper sanitation practices, and that the sanitation task force would continue in dealing with those who flout the law.
BY BERNARD BENGHAN
