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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
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Steps underway to repeal L.I 2462 – Prez assures
President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghanaians that steps are underway to repeal Legislative Instrument 2462 as part of efforts to protect the country’s forests and water bodies.
During his media encounter at the Jubilee House, the president explained that the repeal will formalise the ban on mining in forest reserves and strengthen enforcement against illegal mining.
He stressed that his administration is committed to safeguarding the environment, reclaiming degraded reserves, and deploying more personnel to protect river bodies across the country.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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9 forest reserves recovered from illegal mining – President Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has announced the recovery of nine forest reserves from illegal mining under his government’s intensified environmental protection drive.
Addressing journalists at the Jubilee House, the president explained that hundreds of excavators, water pumps and other equipment have been seized as part of the operation, while degraded areas are being reclaimed and restored.
He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to end mining in protected areas, deploy more personnel to safeguard river bodies and strengthen laws to secure Ghana’s natural resources for future generations.
This notwithstanding, President Mahama revealed that two of the retrieved forest reserves had gone back into the hands of illegal miners, however, adequate measures have been put in place to reclaim them.
By: Jacob Aggrey
