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● Some members of the Upper West Regional Youth Parliament
Private security guards (watchmen) in the Upper West Region are said to be underpaid as they received between GH₵100 and GH₵399.00 as their monthly salary.
This was among a number of findings of a study that was launched into the activities of private security operatives in the Upper West Region following the recent murder and disappearance of private security guards in the Wa Municipality of the region.
The research which was conducted by the Upper West Youth Parliament titled “Assessing Private Security Accountability in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region” involved 50 respondents which included private security guards, staff of private security companies and owners of facilities that engaged the services of the security guards.
For a job that was of a high risk, the study revealed that persons who were engaged in the field were mostly not given any training or logistics to better protect themselves, making it riskier than was expected.
Presenting the findings to the media at a meeting at Wa, the Speaker of the Youth Parliament, Mr James Baba Anabiga expressed concern over the salary that was paid to persons engaged in the service and said it was nothing to write home about considering the risk involved.
“These are mostly married men with children who do not even live around their places of work, they have to ride several kilometres to get to their workplaces only to take such meagre amount at the end of the month”, he lamented.
He explained that among the group, older men who were engaged as private security guards for schools were the least paid as they did not have any job contract to even show how much they received.
“Many of the security guards are old men and some do not take even up to GH₵200.00 a month yet have to stay at their workplaces which are mostly in isolated places through the night without any logistics to protect them,” he said.
He revealed that those who were engaged through private security companies received less salaries even though their companies were paid above GH₵600.00.
The study, he said, uncovered that young men rejected the job for the old men to do due to the meagre salaries they were paid.
The Youth Parliament further suggested that the aged watchmen be withdrawn from such job and rolled onto the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Programme.
From Lydia Darlington Fordjour, Wa
General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has filed his nomination to contest the position of General Secretary again as the party begins its rebuilding efforts ahead of the 2028 general elections.
He was accompanied by party stalwarts and supporters who were in high spirits, expressing confidence that he is the right person to hold the position.
Speaking after filing his nomination, Mr Kodua Frimpong assured the rank and file of the party that he would not disappoint them.
“I can assure you that the faith the rank and file of the party have had in me, I will never disappoint them,” he said.
He also pledged to run a clean campaign devoid of personal attacks.
“I can assure you that our internal campaign will be devoid of personal attacks,” he told his fellow contestants and the rank and file of the party as he seeks to retain his position.
His tenure has seen the party through the 2024 general elections, where the NPP lost power to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) after eight years in government.
The party is currently in a rebuilding phase, with internal elections scheduled to elect new national executives to lead its reorganization towards the 2028 polls.
The General Secretary position is considered one of the most influential in the party’s administrative structure, responsible for the day-to-day running of the party secretariat and implementation of party decisions.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has disputed claims made on social media by comedian Michael Blackson concerning the treatment given to his late mother, saying a review found that the allegations did not accurately reflect what happened during her stay at the hospital.
In a statement issued in Accra on August 5, 2026, the management of UGMC expressed condolences to Mr. Blackson and his family over the death of his 83-year-old mother, who died at the facility on July 16, 2026.
The hospital said it had taken the concerns raised by Mr. Blackson seriously and conducted a thorough review in line with its clinical and administrative procedures.
According to the statement, the facts presented by Mr. Blackson on social media contained “numerous inaccuracies” and did not accurately reflect the medical care provided to his mother.
UGMC explained that she was referred to the facility from another hospital and received treatment there from May 27 to July 16, 2026, a period of about eight weeks.
The hospital stated that it would not release details of her diagnosis, treatment, medical records or other aspects of her care because it had a duty to protect patient confidentiality, even after death.
It said the decision was intended to respect the dignity of the deceased and the privacy of her family.
UGMC further stated that all clinical decisions at the facility are made by qualified healthcare professionals based on medical judgment, established standards of care and the best interests of the patient.
The statement added that such decisions are made in consultation with authorised family representatives where necessary and that billing and financial procedures are governed by institutional policies and are separate from clinical decision-making.
The hospital noted that it values feedback from patients and their families and considers both positive and negative comments important for improving the quality of care.
Mr. Blackson had earlier used social media to criticise the care his mother received at UGMC, prompting the hospital’s response.
By: Jacob Aggrey
