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W/R NRSA ‘celebrates’ achievement
The Western Regional Directorate of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has attributed reduction in road crashes to the sustained stakeholders’ approach to road safety policies and programmes in the region.
It recorted 907 crashes in 2021 as against 972 in 2020, a variance of – 65, while injuries also reduced from 867 to 728 during the period.
This was contained in letter of appreciation signed by the Regional Manager, Nana Akua Ansaah and copied to the media.
It, however, expressed concerns about the 122 deaths recorded during the period as against 111 in 2020.
“We would like to thank you and your team for your hard work and dedication to the reduction of road traffic crashes. With combined efforts, we were able to make some reductions on the number of crashes, injuries, but slight increase in the deaths recorded.
“We appreciate your hard work, sincerity and dedication through which we achieve some reductions. We are counting on your continuous support to prevent crashes, injuries and deaths (CIDs) to make the Western Regional road safety situation better for our collective good.” Nana Ansaah added.
She explained that, it took the combined efforts of stakeholders’ active participation to hold education programmes on road traffic regulation, enforcement as well as the various assemblies holding training for motorbike riders.
Nana Ansaah said that for this year, the Authority together with its partners, would work on human attitude which was another worrying signs for indiscipline on the road which included drunk- driving.
“We would focus our education on drivers who used mobile phone while driving and also double -parking at some joints in town.” she stressed, praying “We hope that this year, we will have not crashes, injuries and even deaths.” Nana Ansaah said.
From Clement Adzei Boye, Takoradi
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Prof Alidu Seidu files nomination for Tamale Central seat
The newly elected parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Tamale Central, Prof Alidu Seidu, has submitted his nomination forms to the Electoral Commission.
As of 10:00 a.m. today, he was the only person who had filed to contest the seat.
Nomination of candidates will close at the end of the day.
Associate Professor and Head of the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana Legon, Prof. Alidu Seidu won the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the Tamale Central constituency with a landslide victory.
The elections, supervised by the party’s Elections and IT Directorate in the Northern Region, saw Prof. Seidu poll 840 votes out of the total valid ballots cast.
His closest contender, Lawyer Hanan Gundadow Abdul-Rahaman, secured 536 votes.
The other aspirants could not make significant gains, with Dr. Seidu Fiter obtaining 44 votes, Aliu Abdul-Hamid 23 votes, and the rest recording fewer than 10 votes each.
In all, 1,500 ballots were cast, with 6 ballots rejected and 7 spoilt ballots recorded.
The results were signed and declared by Dr. Arnold Mashud Abukari, NDC Northern Regional Director of Elections and IT.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) held parliamentary primaries in Tamale Central to choose a candidate for the upcoming by-election following the death of the sitting Member of Parliament, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed. Dr. Mohammed, who also served as Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, tragically died in a military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District on August 6, 2025, alongside seven others.
His passing left the Tamale Central seat vacant, as required by Ghana’s 1992 Constitution.
The Electoral Commission has scheduled the by-election for September 30, 2025. While the NDC moved quickly to open nominations and vet aspirants, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) announced it would not contest the seat, citing the need to respect the somber circumstances and promote national unity.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Ghana to locally refine its gold starting October 2025 – Sammy Gyamfi
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, has announced that plans are far advanced for the establishment of a state-owned gold refinery in the country.
Speaking at the 2025 Minerals and Mining Convention, Mr Gyamfi said the refinery will process locally mined gold into bullion instead of exporting it in its raw state.
According to him, it is unacceptable that Ghana, despite being a leading gold producer in Africa, continues to export raw gold known as dore.
He explained that the Gold Board, working with the Bank of Ghana and local refineries, will from October 2025 begin refining gold locally.
He also disclosed that an ultramodern assay laboratory will be built to ensure international standards in testing gold quality.
Mr Gyamfi noted that the refinery will be wholly state-owned and will help Ghana move away from raw mineral exports to value addition.
This, he said, will boost foreign exchange earnings, create jobs, and position Ghana as a hub for gold refining and jewellery production in Africa.
The CEO stressed that the project forms part of government’s strategy to ensure the country benefits fully from its natural resources and to transform the mining sector into a driver of economic growth.
By: Jacob Aggrey
