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Visit children at school to inspire academic excellence
The Member of Parliament for the Sissala East Constituency in the Upper West Region, Mr Issahaku Amidu Chinnia has encouraged parents to take keen interest in the education of their wards.
He said that it was not enough to provide them (wards) with their school fees and stationery but it was also of more importance for the parents to visit their wards in school to acquaint themselves with their learning capacities, get to know their challenges and help solve them.
“The children are our future; The toil and struggle we go through each day are because we want to secure a better future for them so we must make sure that the care we give them is holistic and encompasses every aspect of their lives”, he stressed.
The MP stated this at Tumu last Friday at an event to inaugurate an office complex to facilitate interaction between himself and his constituents for consolidated development of the area.
The office complex which comprises a conference room, a radio station and other ancillary facilities would be manned by staff who would attend to people who visited the place in his absence and later forward their issues to him.
“Government will do its part with the provision of educational facilities, teachers will also do their best in the classroom but the rest of the work lies on the parents who have to ensure that the children put those resources to good use and I am speaking as a trained teacher”, he said.
Mr Chinnia said considering his priority for education, he sought to develop the educational sector of his constituency and hinted that since his assumption of office a year ago, he had outlined a number of interventions aimed at improving the lot of this key sector.
Mr Chinnia hinted that in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service in the constituency, he was starting an award scheme to reward dedicated and diligent teachers in order to encourage quality teaching and supervision of learners in the area.
The MP stated that in his quest to bridge the gap between himself and his constituents, he pledged to provide an office where residents and opinion leaders would visit to present issues and challenges of communal concern to him for redress.
“I am committed to participatory development of the constituency, and I know with this facility we can identify areas of prime concern and prescribe the right interventions for them”, he added.
Commissioning the edifice, the Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih called on other Members of Parliament in the region to emulate same to propel the development of the region.
From Lydia Darlington Fordjour, Wa
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Attorney-General drops case against Kwabena Duffour and 7 Others after partial recovery of state funds
The Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice has announced that it has officially discontinued the criminal case against Dr. Kwabena Duffour and seven others, who were being prosecuted for their alleged roles in financial misconduct related to the collapse of Unibank.
The Attorney-General filed a nolle prosequi on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, effectively bringing the case, titled The Republic v. Kwabena Duffour & 7 Others (CR/0248/2020), to an end.
According to a press release signed by Deputy Attorney-General, Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, the decision follows the recovery of a significant portion of the funds lost to the state.
It said the accused persons, after several rounds of negotiations with the state, have reportedly returned more than 60% of the money involved.
The Attorney-General emphasized that the main aim of the prosecutions linked to the financial sector clean-up, which began in 2018, was to recover public funds and ensure accountability.
“Since the accused have met the recovery threshold set by the State, it is no longer necessary to continue the case,” the statement read.
However, the Attorney-General made it clear that this decision does not mean the accused are innocent or that no wrongdoing occurred.
Rather, it is a practical move in the interest of the country and in line with efforts to retrieve misused public resources.
The Attorney-General reassured the public that his office remains committed to protecting the public purse and ensuring justice in all national matters.
The case was one of the high-profile prosecutions stemming from the financial sector reforms, which saw several banks shut down or merged due to insolvency and regulatory breaches.
By Jacob Aggrey
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Remove all unauthorized outdoor advertising signs and billboards mounted at road medians – NRSA cautions advertising companies
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has announced plans of continuing its enforcement exercise to remove all unauthorized outdoor advertising signs and billboards located in road medians.
The decision to embark on this exercise, according to the authority, is to avert risks posed by the signs, which cause visual and cognitive distractions to drivers and obstruct the view of both motorists and pedestrians.
The authority in a statement disclosed that the exercise would cover the N1 Highway (from the Achimota Overhead to the Dzorwulu Fiesta Royale Traffic Light), the Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Circle Stretch (from Circle to Odorkor through to the Weija intersection), Spintex Road (from the Action Chapel intersection to the Palace Mall), and the Kawokudi to Achimota stretch.
The NRSA said it will begin this phase of the removal exercise in August, in collaboration with municipal assemblies in the Greater Accra Region.
The authority warned advertising companies, their clients, and sign owners to voluntarily remove their signs with immediate effect.
The NRSA stressed that failure to do so will lead to forceful removal, and the full cost of the operation will be charged to owners of the non-compliant signs.
The Authority added that this exercise is part of efforts to ensure safer roads for all road users and called for the cooperation of all stakeholders.
By Jacob Aggrey
