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Utterances threatening nation’s stability prosecutable – Antwi-Danso affirms
The Dean of Academic Affairs at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso, has advised the citizenry to report politicians and other stakeholders who make utterances that threatens the stability of the country as some comments against the State are prosecutable.
“Individuals or politicians who make such utterances do not have the interest of the nation at heart and must be condemned and handed over to the right institutions to be dealt with accordingly since those utterances divide the nation, insult sensibility of Ghanaians, threatens stability of the country from both sides of divide,” he warned.
His comments are on the back of statements by some members of the two major leading political parties, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), threatening chaos during the expected new voters’ registration exercise.
Dr Antwi-Danso reiterated that “those utterances that clearly indicate some politicians and other stakeholders don’t have nation at heart, both sides are just talking about issues that should not be spoken, it doesn’t build the nation, it doesn’t give us anything, it rather divides us”.
He admonished the media to sanitise their media houses by not promoting reckless comment made on their platforms and laws of the nation must work because some comments against the State or president are prosecutable, there must be sanity in media since journalists can’t be blamed for such comments but how they go about it is important.
“Set agenda, condemn comments, and call on law enforcement agencies next time they are speaking they will be circumspect, publish and shame them because a good politician is one that puts interest of nation rather than talking by heart just for power, media houses must sanitise platforms by not promoting reckless comments,” Dr Antwi-Danso stressed. -ghanaweb.com
The Minority in Parliament has called for the immediate resignation or dismissal of the Attorney General, accusing him of incompetence over the release of GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund for flood relief.
Addressing the media today in Parliament, the Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei alleged that the release of the money breached legal procedures because there were ongoing garnishee proceedings involving the Contingency Fund.
According to her, the Attorney General directed the Governor of the Bank of Ghana to allow the funds to be released despite the pending court process.
“The Attorney General’s letter speaks for itself. It directed the Governor of the Bank of Ghana to give effect to the release of funds from the Contingency Fund notwithstanding the pending garnishee proceedings. Yet the Ministry of Finance subsequently announced that the GH¢350 million had been released,” she stated.
Mrs. Appiagyei argued that the Attorney General’s actions showed incompetence and undermined due legal process.
She said the Minority believes the Attorney General should either resign or be dismissed over the matter.
The Minority maintains that public funds must be managed in accordance with the law and has called for accountability over the release of the money.
By: Jacob Aggrey
U.S. Central Command forces have begun a series of powerful strikes against targets in Iran following attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
The strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the international waterway with civilian crews.
According to U.S. officials, the operation is intended to impose heavy costs on Iran for targeting and attacking commercial shipping in a critical global trade route.
The U.S. military described Iran’s actions as “unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire.”
Officials said the attacks on the civilian-crewed vessels posed a direct threat to freedom of navigation and the safety of international shipping.
The strikes mark an escalation in U.S. military action in the region aimed at deterring further aggression against commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.
U.S. Central Command has not provided details on the specific targets or extent of damage from the strikes. Further updates are expected as the operation continues.
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