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Relationship with Haruna Iddrisu and Muntaka remains intact despite reshuffle comment— Asiedu Nketiah
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National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, says his relationship with Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu and Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak remains strong despite reshuffling decisions that affected them.
Speaking in an interview on JoyNews on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, Mr Asiedu Nketiah said he did not regret publicly discussing the reshuffle and insisted that his comments were truthful.
“It doesn’t change the truth whether some people accept it or not accept it. The truth remains the truth,” he stated.
He explained that his earlier comments were intended to show that there was no personal hostility between him and the two ministers.
According to him, he remains close to both men and continues to communicate with them regularly.
“I’m cool with my junior brother Haruna and Muntaka. We are moving together,” he said.
Mr Asiedu Nketiah noted that some people initially felt hurt by his public comments but added that many later realised that the issue had been exaggerated.
He said he believed no one should have been offended by the statement when considered in its full context.
The NDC chairman also disclosed that he had spoken with Mr Haruna recently and maintained regular contact with Mr Muntaka.
He added that he and the Interior Minister now joke about the incident whenever they meet.
Recounting one of their exchanges, Mr Asiedu Nketiah said he jokingly told Mr Muntaka after his appointment that he now had the power to arrest him.
According to him, the minister replied in a light-hearted manner that he might lose his position before he had the chance to do so.
Mr Asiedu Nketiah further explained that difficult political decisions could sometimes cause temporary pain but might still be necessary if they were intended to achieve a larger objective.
He maintained that personal relationships should not be destroyed by political decisions taken in the interest of the party.
By: Jacob Aggrey
President John Dramani Mahama will be joining African heads of state, business leaders, investors and innovators shaping Africa’s next chapter, at the inaugural Alamein Africa Forum scheduled to take place from 2nd to 4th October 2026 in the historic city of Alamein on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast.
The three-day Alamein Africa Forum is established as a permanent African Business Forum to convene biennially in Egypt.
It is to become the continent’s premier gathering where political power meets entrepreneurial prowess, bridging the established engines of African growth with the new sectors defining its future.
Co-organised by the Government of Egypt, African Export – Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union and AUDA-NEPAD, it is expected to bring together more than twenty (20) heads of state and government representatives alongside business leaders, bankers and development institutions.
Ghana’s President, who on 23rd September 2026 declared Ghana is open for business in New York after ringing the ceremonial closing bell at the Nasdaq Stock Market will be leading the Ghanaian delegation, to include the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu – Adjare, to the forum.
Other members of the Ghanaian delegation are the Head and Presidential Advisor for Ghana’s 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme, Hon. Augustus Goosie Tanoh, Ghana’s Special Envoy to the Alliance of Sahel States, Colonel Larry Gbevlo – Lartey alongside key Ghanaian private sector players.
Bringing together leaders in politics, business and policy from across the continent, the Alamein Africa Forum will provide a unique opportunity to shape Africa’s growth agenda by aligning policy and investment priorities, mobilising partnerships for implementation and strengthening financing and investment pathways.
The private sector must become an integral part of Agenda 2063, the African Union’s strategic fifty-year masterplan to transform the continent. The private sector is the core economic engine required to turn the African 2063 from an aspirational government roadmap into realized infrastructure, jobs, and value-added trade.
By Chris KONEY
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Contractors move to site to begin construction of 120-Bed Trauma Hospital at Bole – Felix Kwakye Ofosu
Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has revealed that contractors have moved to site to begin construction of a 120-bed Specialised Trauma and Emergency Hospital at Bole in the Savannah Region.
According to the Minister, the 16,000 square metre facility will be equipped with modern medical infrastructure to provide emergency and trauma care.
The hospital will have a 24-hour Accident and Emergency Unit, trauma resuscitation bays, emergency operating theatres, an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and a High Dependency Unit (HDU).
It will also include specialised trauma wards, a burns treatment unit, orthopaedic and surgical units, as well as imaging and diagnostic facilities, among others.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
