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Parliament passes Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana bill
Parliament has passed the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana bill, 2019 into law to help regulate the practice of marketing in the country.
A statement issued by the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) said the bill was passed into law last Thursday after the third reading.
“The passage of this bill is very significant and an important landmark in the history of CIMG. CIMG has been pursuing this bill for the last two decades, starting from the era of President John Agyekum Kufuor. The bill, has therefore, gone through all subsequent administrations without any success until now,” the statement read.
As part of the procedure for the bill to become law, parliament is expected to transmit the approved bill to the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his assent.
The bill will then become operational after Gazette notification.
Commenting on the passage, the National President of CIMG, Dr Daniel Kasser Tee, said, “The eventual passage of the bill brings a huge relief to marketers, as CIMG will now have the requisite legal backing to set standards for the practice of marketing and regulate the practice of the marketing profession in Ghana.”
The bill, he said also empowered CIMG to provide education and training, and conduct professional examinations locally, thereby, saving the nation huge sums of foreign exchange through the payment of membership dues and examination fees to external marketing bodies.
“It is now our turn to demonstrate how beneficial the passage of this bill is to professional marketers, student marketers and mother Ghana. We, therefore, eagerly await the signing into law of this approved bill by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,” he said.
On his part, the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of CIMG, Mr Kwabena Akuamoah Agyekum, expressed excitement at the news, indicating that the Governing Council, management and staff of CIMG were equally elated.
He called on all members of the CIMG, to contribute their quota, by putting all hands on deck to deepen the practice of marketing in ways that would positively impact businesses, households and the Ghanaian society at large.
Source: Ghanaian Times
Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has revealed that in the whole of 2024, only GHS 362 million was released to MMDAs in Common Fund.
Contrary to this, In 2025 alone GHS 5 billion was released to the MMDAs with the following breakdown as follows.
The Minister made this revelation when he took his turn at the Government Accountability Series held today.
In breakdown, the minister nonted that 1st Quarter – 790,372,058.40 was released for 2025.
He added that for the 2nd Quarter, 1,464,983,309.60 was released.
3rd Quarter saw the release of 1,188,921,640.80 and
1,592,706,391.20 for 4th Quarter.
The Minister added tha each of the MMDAs were required to undertake the following; at least 2-CHPS compounds, 3 Classroom blocks, 10 Boreholes, and Completion of legacy projects.
Additionally, 25% of the Common Fund was allocated for the Construction of 24-Hour Economy Model Markets.
Ahmed Ibrahim noted that as a result of the timely and unprecedented release of Funds, a total of 494 CHPS compounds, 761 Classroom Blocks, 4,029 Boreholes, and 2,755 Legacy projects are currently at various stages of completion.
Also, he added that 261 24-Hour Economy Model Markets have all been awarded on contracts and construction has begun on many of them.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), on April 17, 2026, decorated nineteen (19) senior officers who have been promoted to their next ranks based on the recommendations of the Police Council and approval of the President, John Dramani Mahama.
The ceremony, held at the National Police Headquarters in Accra, forms part of efforts to recognise merit, dedication, and long-standing service within the Ghana Police Service, while strengthening leadership across key operational and administrative levels.
The officers promoted from Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) to Commissioner of Police (COP) are Dr. Luke Asue-In-Yeng Zakpaa, Mr. Frederick Agyei, Mr. Duuti Tuaruka, Mr. Arthur Osei-Akoto, Mr. Darko Offei Lomotey, Mr. Eric Ken Winful, Mr. Barnabas Nambont Nasumong, and Mr. Desmond Owusu Boampong.
The IGP and members of POMAB congratulated the officers and urged them to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in the discharge of their duties.
