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Successive governments will borrow more if domestic resource mobilisation isn’t improved – Oppong Nkrumah
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Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has justified the determination of the ruling government to bring more Ghanaians into the tax net to improve revenue mobilisation.
Speaking in an interview with GTV on the Breakfast Show on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, the Minister said it is important to improve domestic revenue mobilisation to ensure successive governments do not continue to borrow in the future.
“When we were hit with Covid-19, Ghana had to resort to a lot of the internal buffers and reserves that we had built to respond.
“When crisis comes, your forest reserves are constrained. Your ability to meet your debt service and other fiscal expenditure obligations are limited.
“If we do not improve on domestic resource mobilization successive governments will do a lot of borrowing,” Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.
Last Friday, the government announced to inform the public that it has contacted the International Monetary Fund to declare its intention to engage the fund for support.
Speaking on the move to the IMF for a bailout, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said the engagements will start with data sharing.
“The very first part of the discussion is on data sharing. They will need to sit with you and validate all the data that you are putting on the table. It is when the validation is done that we will know the form in which the program will come,” the Information Minister added.
A team from the government is expected to officially commence in-person discussions with officials of the IMF today. – modernghana
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly posing as a soldier and extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public at Ashaiman.
The suspect, identified as Bright Atsu Kudiabor, was arrested by the Ashaiman Police on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at about 7:00 a.m.
According to the Police, he was arrested at an area known as “I Shall Return”, where he was allegedly parading himself as a soldier and demanding money from people.
The Police said Kudiabor, who is an ex-convict, was initially arrested by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service in Ashaiman with assistance from other members of the public.
A search conducted on him after he was handed over to the Police reportedly led to the recovery of a set of military camouflage uniform.
The suspect is currently in Police custody and assisting with investigations.
The Tema Regional Police Command said he would be processed for court after investigations are completed.
The Police urged the public to remain vigilant and report anyone who falsely presents themselves as a soldier or a member of another security agency to deceive or extort money from the public.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, says the Volta Region holds enormous agricultural potential and efforts must be geared towards connecting farmers to the needed resources to unlock that potential.
He said focus must be on linking farmers to resources, technology, financing and markets to increase production, create jobs and build sustainable livelihoods.
Hon. Gunu made the remarks at the national launch of the Ghana Tomato Self-Sufficiency Initiative (GHATSI) held at Anloga in the Volta Region on Tuesday, September 15.
The initiative, under the theme “Produce at Home. Feed the Nation. Export the Surplus,” seeks to boost local tomato production, processing and marketing while reducing Ghana’s heavy reliance on imported tomatoes.
The launch was attended by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, his Deputy, John Setor Dumelo, Feed Ghana Coordinator, Bright Demordzi, Members of Parliament, traditional leaders, MMDCEs, farmers and other stakeholders.
Mr.Gunu expressed appreciation to the Minister for Food and Agriculture for the support announced for the region, including two excavators, 200 cartons of organic fertiliser, and GH¢200,000 for Ms. Kuatudzo Esther Dela, a tomato farmer and processor from Ziope.
He described the initiative as an important step towards making agriculture a stronger driver of food security, job creation and economic growth in the Volta Region.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
