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Sheila Bartels relishes Ablekuma North seat
Sheila Bartels, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary aspirant for Ablekuma North Constituency, has asked people asking her to abandon her parliamentary ambition because her father served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, to desist from doing that.
“I think that it is a bit childish when somebody says your father has done it so you should not do it because nobody started off saying this is a legacy that should be given to me,” she stressed.
Ms Bartels indicated that she was poised to win the primaries and capture the seat for the party.
Her father, Kwamena Bartels, was elected MP for the Ablekuma North constituency in 1996 and served for three terms.
“My father came in and did his bit, but as a citizen of Ghana and somebody who grew up in Ablekuma North, I look around me and I see so many issues I can also do to help make the constituency better because my move to serve has been informed by a desire to channel my efforts towards ensuring impact in my community.
“It is not so much as my father did this and did that rather it is about what can I do, what value can I also bring since I have good records in the NPP because of my role in mobilising an independent volunteer campaign organisation known as The HOPE Campaign ahead of the 2016 elections which was instrumental in ensuring that the electorate could connect with the NPP campaign message for 2016,” Ms Bartels touted.
She will be contesting against the incumbent MP, Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, John Kojo Agbotey, and Kwadwo Poku Adjei-Barwuah. -citinewsroom.com
The 24 Hour Economy Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hunan Architectural Design Institute Group to support the planning of the Volta Economic Corridor.
The agreement aims to guide how land within the corridor will be used, design key infrastructure, and develop systems that will support large scale production.
The partnership will focus on detailed planning to make the area ready for investment and smooth business operations.
The project will include the development of agroecological parks, industrial zones, and transport networks to connect production centres to markets.
According to the Authority, proper planning is critical to building strong economic systems and expanding production across the corridor.
It noted that the collaboration with the Chinese design firm will help lay a solid foundation for industrial growth and long term development within the Volta Economic Corridor.
By: Jacob Aggrey
President of the Ghana Bar Association, Efua Ghartey, has called on judges and lawyers to carry out their duties with humility, fairness, and a strong sense of responsibility.
She made the appeal during the Supreme Court at 150 celebration held at the University of Ghana, under the theme “Honouring the past, celebrating the present and defining the future.”
Addressing participants, she noted that those in the legal profession occupy positions of great power and influence, and must therefore remain humble in the discharge of their duties.
She urged both the bench and the bar to deliver justice without fear or ill will, stressing the need for fairness in handling cases.
Reflecting on the significance of the celebration, she explained that the year 1876 marks not only the establishment of the Supreme Court but also the beginning of formally trained lawyers in the Gold Coast.
The GBA President questioned what Ghana would be without the rule of law, which is upheld by judges and lawyers, adding that the country could descend into a system where only the strongest survive if justice is not properly administered.
She further encouraged legal practitioners to reflect on their responsibilities and remain committed to upholding the rule of law for the benefit of all citizens.
By: Jacob Aggrey
