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NDC’s manifesto presents hope- Della Sowah
Member of Parliament for the people of Kpando Constituency,Della Sowah has said that the manifesto of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presents hope to Ghanaians.
According to her, the people of Ghana do not deserve the pain and economic mess experienced under the current administration.
Speaking to the media after the launch of the party’s manifesto over the weekend at Winneba in the Central Region, she said, Ghanaians cannot continue to endure another four years of excruciating pain under the same New Patriotic Party.
She said former president Mahama’s decision to scrap nuisance taxes, improve education, implement a bold $10 billion infrastructure investment to cater for public housing projects, offering free tertiary education to the disabled and first year students would go a long way to impact lives in the country.
According to her, Mahama’s pledge to scrap draconian taxes like E-levy, COVID levy, 10% levy on bet winnings, and Emissions levy within his first 90 days in office would help to alleviate hardships and ease the high cost of doing business.
The former Deputy Minister said, the NDC manifesto promise to Institute inquiries and/or forensic audits into matters of public interest such as the collapse of Indigenous Ghanaian banks and financial institutions at a supposed cost of GHS25 billion, illegal printing of money, the US$58 million National Cathedral scandal, illegal and inflated single- sourced contracts, COVID-19 expenditure scandal, PDS, Agyapa, SML, Ambulance spare parts deal, 13th African Games, Sky Train, Pwalugu Dam, Maths Sets, Galamsey Fraud, missing excavators and tricycles, Sputnik-V, BOST Scandal, and others provides hope.
She was optimistic that such action would help the nation recoup some corrupt monies for other developmental projects.
Against this backdrop, Della Sowah urged Ghanaians to vote massively for the former President to reset the country on a path to development.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit Court for his role in a 2022 robbery at a mining site at Manso Akwasiso in the Ashanti South Region.
The convict, Dominic Ofori, also known as Fanta, was arrested on 16th February 2026 after years on the run. He pleaded guilty before the Bekwai Circuit Court to robbery contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 Act 29, and was accordingly sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour.
On March 20, 2022, the Manso Adubia District Police received intelligence that a group of armed men from Manso Abodom were planning to attack a mining site at Manso Akwasiso to rob the owner of gold concentrate. Acting on the information, police mounted a coordinated operation and laid an ambush at the site.
At about 5:30 pm the same day, four-armed men arrived at the site, fired indiscriminately, and robbed the miners of their gold concentrate. The police team on surveillance intervened, resulting in an exchange of gunfire.
Three of the suspects, Abu Abubakar, Musah Latif, and Gideon Takyi, sustained gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead on arrival at St Martins Catholic Hospital at Agroyesum. Dominic Ofori escaped at the time but was later arrested and put before the court.
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has assured the public of its continued commitment to combating violent crimes and bringing offenders to justice.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 45-year-old Isaac Boafo, also known as “Duabo King,” for allegedly publishing false news intended to cause fear and panic.
Police said the arrest follows a viral TikTok video in which Boafo claimed that four officers at the Central Police Station in Kumasi engaged in inappropriate conduct with commercial sex workers during night patrols in Asafo.
Officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate (Ashanti Region) apprehended Boafo after receiving intelligence about the video.
During questioning, he admitted to creating the video to attract views and engagement online, and acknowledged that he could not prove the allegations.
Boafo also admitted making comments about the President of the Republic for content purposes and could not defend those statements.
He has been formally charged and is in detention as investigations continue.
The Ashanti Regional Police have warned the public against publishing or sharing false information on social media, noting that such acts can cause fear, panic, and damage reputations.
They said anyone found engaging in similar conduct will face legal action.
By: Jacob Aggrey
