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UNPRECEDENTED! Cocoa price hits record GH¢1,308 per bag – Highest in W/A ; Akuafuo ate de ne

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President Akufo-Addo, acknowledging cheers from the farmers

President Akufo-Addo over the weekend announced 63.5% increment in the price of cocoa with an assurance to farmers that better days are ahead. This increment, according to the president, is equivalent to USD$ 1,821 per ton.

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo speaking at the opening of the cocoa season at Tepa, Ashanti region

Speaking at the formal opening of the 2023/2024 cocoa season at Tepa, in the Ahafo-Ano North Municipality of the Ashanti region on Saturday, Nana Addo said the increment was the highest in the West African sub-region in the last fifteen years.

“Today, cocoa prices have increased from GH¢12, 800 per tonne to GH¢20,943; or GH¢1,308 per bag,” the president said.

The move, according to the president, is aimed at honouring cocoa farmers with good pricing and that the new pricing policy would continue in the years ahead.

According to President Akufo Addo, his vision for the sector hinges on innovation, impact and job creation.

The development, according to him, had led to the creation of some 130,000 jobs.

“Government will continue through COCOBOD to introduce innovations to improve the welfare of Ghanaian farmers through the implementation of productivity enhancing programme”, he said.

Farmers in a jubilant mood after President Akufo-Addo announced the new cocoa price

An elated Akufo Addo told the gathering that the initiative taken by the COCOBOD have a positive impact on the cocoa economy.

“I am confident the programme introduced by COCOBOD will enable us to attain a significant level of self-reliance, promote industralisation and provide adequate cushion against the adverse effects of price.

“We will not relent on our promise of helping to create positive and permanent change in the cocoa and agriculture sector of our economy. Together, let us work towards the sustainable cocoa economy that delivers increasing continuous benefits to our cherished farmers and all stakeholders in the value chain”, he said.

President Akufo Addo advised Ghanaians to consume cocoa products all year round, emphasising that, “As we consume cocoa products, we stay healthy and grow cocoa and grow Ghana.”

On his part, the Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, described the new producer price as historic in the annals of COCOBOD.

He announced that the government, through COCOBOD, had also introduced Ghana’s Cocoa Traceability System to enhance quality and transparency. This is in addition to pollination, which has seen significant production of cocoa from a single tree.

A section of cocoa farmers at the function.

Mr Bryan Acheampong, the Minister for Food and Agriculture, mentioned that cocoa played a crucial role in the development of the Ghanaian economy, through the annual cocoa syndicated loan.

Mr Acheampong paid glowing tribute to the prestige attached to Ghana’s cocoa across the globe.

However, he underscored that the sector was faced with some challenges, chief among them being the smuggling of cocoa beans from Ghana.

This challenge, he noted, was being perpetuated by individuals who are private merchants.

He vowed to deal with the challenge saying, “I will not disappoint Ghana to stop cocoa smuggling.”

Mr Bryan Acheampong noted that policies undertaken and implemented by the state showed that government was committed to improving the cocoa industry.

Simon Osei-Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Minister, on his part, underscored how Ghana’s cocoa is revered across the globe.

He subsequently charged farmers to resist any attempt of inducement by misguided people to sell off their cocoa farms to operators of illegal mining.

The Ashanti Regional Minister also implored them to stay away from smuggling cocoa beans to other countries, since it affects Ghana.

Adding his voice to the cascading menace of galamsey to the cocoa industry, Mr. Peter Mac Manu, the board chair of COCOBOD, said cocoa is the mainstay of the Ghanaian economy, however, galamsey had been the major threat to the sector.

He subsequently urged farmers to stop substituting their farmlands for money, through galamsey.

Mr Mac Manu regretted that the regulatory body, COCOBOD, had recorded the largest menace of galamsey in the last two years.

Nevertheless, he assured cocoa farmers that COCOBOD was doing its best for farmers, hence the policies introduced to make the cocoa sector vibrant.

Even before the president would announce the new price of cocoa, Alhaji Alhassan Bukari, the National President of Cocoa, Coffee and Shea Butter (COCOSHE), on behalf of the association, expressed profound appreciation to the president for the new price.

According to him, policies such as Cocoa Rehabilitation Programme, Prunning, Hand Pollination, Cocoa Fertilizer Subsidy Programme, Free Seedlings Programme among others, are bold decisions introduced by the government through COCOBOD.

On behalf of the farmers, he expressed appreciation to the government, saying the new price was a reflection of improved living standards of farmers and welcomed the early opening of the cocoa season.

Touching on smuggling, Alhassan Bukari assured COCOBOD that the association would do their best to curb the menace.

Nana Adusei Atwenewaah Ampem I, the paramount chief of Tepa Traditional Area, who chaired the programme, condemned the sale of cocoa farms to illegal miners.

Afriyie Akoto calls for level playing field for all candidates

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Dr Afriyie Akoto

A flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has asked the leadership of the party to ensure a level playing field, devoid of biases and open support for a particular candidate in the upcoming National Delegates Congress in November to determine the one who ultimately bears the flag for the party in the 2024 General Elections.

He said all aspirants would wholeheartedly accept the outcome of the November 4th contest if they believed the election was fair and not manipulated to favour a particular candidate. They would also support the winner should a level playing field for all the candidates was provided.

“We will need each other. Therefore, all must be treated well,” he noted.

Speaking in an interview with a cross section of the media at his campaign office in Accra on Saturday, September 9, 2023, Dr. Akoto further charged the leadership of the elephant family to trigger the conflict resolution mechanism within the party and help to build bridges by bringing everyone on board in their forward march to breaking the eight-year governance cycle in 2024.

He said events leading to the Super Delegates Conference and its aftermath, where several concerns had been raised going into the November 4th National Delegate’s Conference cast a slur on the party’s image.

Dr. Akoto, who has worked in the UN Systems for over 18 years, noted that the earlier those concerns were addressed, the better.

For instance, he argued that reprisal attacks on supporters of aspiring flagbearers must be condemned by all, while the leadership of the party moves to unite the presidential hopefuls, even before the November 4th election was held.

“The chances of our great NPP going into election 2024 are clear. We stand to win the election. Therefore, acts of intimidation, reprisal attacks on individuals, and machinations against one another must cease forthwith. As I have already alluded to, we can’t go into the 2024 election on a limping leg. We must close our ranks now,” he noted.

It was the first time Dr Akoto Afriyie was publicly commenting on the party’s flagbearerrship polls, having placed 4th in the Super Delegates Conference held on Saturday, September 26, 2023.

Commenting further, the former two-term Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwadaso constituency said he was worried that the unity of the party ahead of the 2024 general elections was in limbo, noting that it was about time all efforts were put in place to address it.

He posited that much as the situation places a lot of burden on the national executives of the party to address it, all those who matter in the party, including all flagbearer hopefuls, must also give a helping hand toward uniting the UP tradition.

“Acts that seek to provoke opposing flagbearer contestants should not be entertained. All our campaign messages must be decorous to attract floating voters. Let us preach what we can do to develop NPP and Ghana, not things that will bring us down,” Dr Akoto underscored.

By Stephen Odoi-Larbi

GIS condemns alleged extortion at inland checkpoints by its officers

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Mr Kwame Asuah Takyi, Comptroller Gen. of GIS

The management of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) says Any member of the public who has been extorted by an Immigration Officer at any of the inland checkpoints should take note of his or her name tag and the duty post where it occurred and report to the nearest Immigration Service Office or the Immigration Professional Standards and Ethics Section at the Regional or National Headquarters.

It in a statement issued in Accra over the weekend, the GIS said it doesn’t condone such conducts hence its advice to the public to report any officer who tries to extort money from them. The following is the full statement.

It has come to the attention of the Management of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) that some Officers stationed at the Immigration Inland Checkpoints are alleged to be extorting monies from members of the public, especially at the Northern frontiers of the country.

Management of the Service will like to reiterate the objective of these inland checkpoints which are there to serve as a second layer of passenger profiling to be able to counter any entry of extremist groups into the country, to safeguard national security and also for the safety of the traveling public.

These inland checkpoints are technically a part of the border lines and consequently have security protocols that members of the traveling public are to follow.

Any member of the public who is extorted by an Immigration Officer at any of the inland checkpoints is to take note of his or her name tag and the duty post where it occurred and report to the nearest Immigration Service Office or the Immigration Professional Standards and Ethics Section at the Regional or National Headquarters.

Meanwhile, Management has cautioned Commanders at the various Regions and Sectors to ensure that Officers posted to these checkpoints conduct themselves professionally.

SGD.

C/SUPT. MICHAEL AMOAKO-ATTA

HEAD OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Explosion at quarry site: 4 feared dead

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KWESI ALFRED ADAMS
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The quarry site where the explosion happened

Four workers working for a foreign owned quarry company, STA Omni, which is near Shama, in the Western Region, are presumed dead following an explosion that occurred at the site last Saturday night.

The dead are believed to be both Ghanaian and Chinese workers of the Quarry Company.

A mishandling of Ammonia Nitrate is suspected to be the cause of the explosion that occurred at the site, leading to the death of the four workers and injuries to several others.

One of the workers who suffered injury

A source close to the Quarry confirmed the casualties were all workers.

In other words, no residents in the communities around the Quarry site recorded casualties or injury as a result of the explosion.

The site was formerly owned by South African investors until new investors took over the site a few months ago.

NSS holds remembrance service for departed personnel

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Mr Osei Assibey, head of the NSS speaking at the ceremony

A special Remembrance Day service has been held by the National Service Scheme in honour of service personnel who passed away in their line of duty since the inception of the Scheme.

The event which took place last Thursday involved a flag-raising ceremony, wreath laying and a Remembrance Day service at the headquarters of the Scheme in Accra.

The Remembrance Day which is an annual event was part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Scheme.

Mr Osei Assibey layinga a wreath

Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, a Deputy Minister of Education, praised the former and present leadership of the Scheme for its role towards the development of the nation’s economy.

He described the role played by the Scheme as very critical in the areas of agriculture, education, health, transportation and other essential sectors of the economy and called for more support for the Scheme to move on.

“The relevance of the Scheme is un-comparing and if there is any institution in the country that needs to be promoted, protected or enhanced, then it is the NSS, it should be strengthened to deliver its mandate”. He said.

The Deputy Minister said, “We are remembering the toil and sacrifices made by our forebearers who taught of the importance of establishing this scheme. Setting aside this day to remember our heroes is worth marking. They sacrificed their lives to serve this nation in notable ways”.

Again Rev. Ntim Fordjour stated “We are today hoisting the flag of this country together with a sense of patriotism recognizing what they have done, charting a path for us and it is time to do our best on the path charted. Although their names cannot be found on any wall, they are the men and women who sacrificed to serve this nation”.

Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, a Deputy Minister of Education at the ceremony

The Executive Director of NSS, Mr Osei Assibey Antwi, said the day was not only to remember their dedication and sacrifices but also to renew their commitment to the ideals for which they stood.

“We must remind ourselves that the work they began is far from finished and their legacy depends on us to carry it forward with renewed vigour and dedication”, he said.

He urged all national service personnel to re-dedicate themselves to service, unity and progress to ensure that their sacrifices were not in vain.

He advised all to remember those who laid the foundation and acts and added that “it is by their work and feat that has a sustainable scheme; indeed they deserve to be remembered”.

The President of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA), Mr Albert Dwumfour, pledged support of the GJA towards all operations and activities of the Scheme.

He praised the Scheme for the pivotal role it has played over the years and urged them to continue showing more dedication towards the development of the country.

The Director-General of State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), Edward Boateng, also recounted how the NSS had played a pivotal role towards bridging the gap between academia and young graduates by instilling in them a sense of national duty and work.

Personnel who attended the ceremony

He noted that the secretariat had not only been a launching platform for young graduates but a source of invaluable support for the numerous private and public organisations across the country.

By Felix Baidoo

Tears flow as KETASCO NSMQ finalist is laid to rest

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Ho Social Ketasco Funeral

Students and teachers at the Keta Senior High Technical School (KETASCO), among hundreds of mourners on Saturday, were unable to hold their tears as they paid their last respect to James Kwabla Edem Lutterodt, a Computer Science Level 200 student at the University of Ghana.

The late James Lutterodt was part of the KETASCO team that qualified for the finals of the 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). He died on July 3, this year, after a short illness.

The mourners, including family, religious leaders, heads of institutions and friends filed past the mortal remains of James Lutterodt to bid him farewell.

Reverend Gilbert Golomeke of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church at Keta Dzelukope, who officiated at the burial service held at the Keta Senior High School Park, urged Christians to always have faith in God.

“God in His own wisdom allows certain things to happen and no one can question him on that,” he said.

“Life is not measured by how long one lives on earth but rather by the impact and legacies we leave behind.”

A tribute to the late brilliant student, read by his brother, Jeremiah Lutterodt, said the family had lost a son, brother, a hero and friend that could not be replaced.

“The memories of our late brother will forever inspire us to be kinder, better and to cherish the bond we share with our loved ones,” he said.

“We cherish the countless moments we shared together and you will forever live in our hearts.”

The KETASCO Old Students’ Association, 2021 batch, the school’s NSMQ team, the Ghana Education Service and churches among others paid glowing tribute to the brilliant Science student.

His casket was draped with the school’s flag, which signifies the love and importance the school and family placed on the 19-year-old student.

James Kwabla Edem Lutterodt was born on May 25, 2004 to Mr Philip Dogbeda Lutterodt and Madam Lucy Tetteh. He had six siblings.

He got admission to the Keta Senior High Technical School in 2018, where he later represented his school with other colleagues namely; Bright Senyo Gadzo and Francisca Lamini for the NSMQ in 2021.

Their outstanding performance raised the flag of the school high and made the whole Volta Region proud for being the only school in the region to have made it to the finals.

Meanwhile, the school has unveiled a sculptured bust in honour of James Lutterodt.

Mr Mawuli Lovi, a Visual Arts Teacher received commendation for leading the Department to design and sculpture the bust.

From Evans Worlanyo Ameamu, Keta

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BoG and NDC revisited

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According to a GNA report of Monday September 4, 2023, the opposition National Democratic Party (NDC), has rescheduled its protest march to seek the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) governor, Dr. Addison’s removal from office along with some others. The protest was rescheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday March 12, 2023.

It is quite interesting the way the NDC wants to become relevant in matters of the state, when meanwhile given the chance it will do worse, as proven.

The Bank of Ghana is first and foremost a state institution directly under the Ministry of Finance. It is made up the crème de la crème in the financial sector and has the personnel who can read into events of the day and know what will happen to the economy tomorrow. They also have the knowledge and skills to implement policies to get the country out of economic recession.

The Bank of Ghana will advice government on what to do to avoid financial meltdowns just as the National Security will do on security matters. Both sectors are there to prevent insecurity in the country and make recommendations but it for government to accept or not.Ghanaians should understand that BoG is submissive to government and it cannot do anything it wishes.

The National Democratic Congress has used its authority while in government to bully BoG to the extent of doing harmful things to the administration of finances in this country.

Bank of Ghana is a revenue generating institution and can be said to be the highest earner among all the state institutions. When government borrows internally, it borrows mainly from or through BoG.

During the NDC Mahama regime, from 2013 to 2016, government will borrow from BoG and at the end of the financial year it will direct the Central Bank to use the annual profits it made to offset the government loans owed to the Bank. This was how the NDC related to BoG and the Central Bank always complied.

Recorded facts, from 2013 to 2016, showed that a total amount of GH¢1,750,000,000.00 ($552,464,813.71) was used from the Bank’s annual dividends to offset government’s indebtedness in the books of the Bank in accordance with Section 6 of the Bank of Ghana Act, 2002 (Act 612).

Under the heading of Events after Reporting Date, these will be found in Section 36, page 95; Section 36, page 93; Section 38, page 92 and Section 38, page 90 of Bank of Ghana Annual Reports of years, 2013; 2014; 2015 and 2016 respectively.

Over half a billion dollars of BoG’s money was used by the NDC administration to offset internal debts it owed the Central Bank.These things occurred when Ghana did not encounter any global economic crunch.

During its government, it was all okay for the Bank of Ghana to do that, but not in the NPP government. In the case of NPP, however, money from BoG’s account was not used to offset internal debt government owed the Bank. It was the state calling on BoG to assist in the Domestic Debt Exchange.

This is mainly due to the global economic crisisas a result of Covid-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war. And, BoG is not the only central bank suffering from this. According to Bank International Settlements’ (BIS) 2023 report dated February 7, 2023, central banks the world all over, have increasingly deployed their balance sheets as a tool to pursue macroeconomic and financial stability objectives of their various economies.

And during economic crisis, central banks will increase lending rates and this will directly affect their revenue. This adverse effect on their liquidity does not mean they are facing bankruptcy. So, indeed BoG is not bankrupt.

The NDC are also raging about the cost of the new BoG head office block which is $250 million. If our Terminal 3, built by the NDC, which cost us $275 million at an amount which could construct at least ten new airports in Ethiopia, then the NDC have no cause to complain. The new BoG office is going to accommodate over 2,000 staff and it will be well furnished and equipped with machinery and gadgets to match modern central bank standards.

Will the NDC make noise if this building was started in its regime? Looking at things from the viewpoint that an NDC member was about to sell a plot of land to BoG for the construction, at $32 million.

The NDC is attacking BoG on what it claims was reckless spending on domestic and foreign travels which cost the Bank GH¢97.4 million. Instead of auditing what brought the cost to that amount, the NDC decided to make unnecessary noise. Interestingly, during its regime in 2016, BoG gave golden wristwatches costing $7,000.00 each to seventy-two retiring staff members. If staff official travels are considered reckless, then how can parting gifts costing $504,000.00 to seventy-two workers be justified?

Is it that the NDC in believing so much in itself that it will win the 2024 General Elections, is making all these unnecessary attacks because if it comes to power, the BoG will not have enough money to taken by the party?

Some ministries and state institutions have put up massive and modern offices, e.g., NCA and Ministry of Health and for that Ghanaians have no problem, so why is the NDC pushing Ghana this way? Its protest is self-centred.

Hon. Daniel Dugan

The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect The Chronicle’s stance.

Editorial : Is the issuance of new Driver’s License justified?

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The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), last week, issued a circular to its staff informing them that at the end of March, 2024, all PVC card licence would no more be valid. The circular reads:

Pursuant to regulation 33(7) of the road traffic regulations, 2021 (LI 2180), management wishes to inform staff that, all smart card driver’s licences issued in September 2017 will be due for replacement, beginning September 17, 2023.

Holders of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) card (driver’s licence) are to present them to the nearest DVLA offices for verification and replacement for smart card driver’s licence.

This exercise takes effect from now till March 31, 2024 when all PVC card (driver’s licence) shall be declared invalid by the Authority.

All staff are to take note of this development and educate clients who visit their respective offices for further enquiries.

According to the circular, requirements for replacing driver’s licences would see applicants undergo and pass a mandatory eye test at any DVLA accredited eye test centres, and also present the driver’s licence in person to the nearest DVLA office for replacement.

Though the DVLA is quoting the relevant law to back the decision to phase out the PVC card licence in 2024, The Chronicle disagrees with the method it has adopted to achieve its objective. Per the circular, the issuance of new smart drivers’ license is free, but the holder of the old card must first go for a mandatory eye check.

The DVLA assumes that because these licenses are going to expire in 2024, where they would have been renewed at the expense of the holders, the duty to renew in the truncated process rests on them (holders). That is to say, one has to pay for the eye test before getting the new drivers’ license being introduced.

The Chronicle finds this development a bit problematic, because had it not been the truncated process, some of the holders would have renewed their licences in December, 2024, but they are being asked to do so in March the same year and pay for the eye test that is not due in the first place.

Also, when the National Identification Authority card (Ghana Card) was being introduced, Ghanaians were made to understand that it would replace all government issued identity cards. It was upon the basis of this that those who qualified to register were asked to bring along their Driver’s License, Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and all government issued ID cards.

Those who obeyed the instruction had their driver’s licence and biometric SSNIT card among others loaded onto the Ghana Card. In our opinion, if the DVLA wants to add value to the existing cards, the best thing to do is to ask holders to present their Ghana Cards so they can load the bio data onto them.

Unfortunately, this is not what is being done, but rather a new driver’s license is being produced with modern security features at a great cost to the state, instead of relying on the Ghana Card which has similar features. The Chronicle finds this development very worrying and, therefore, appealing to the management of the DVLA to come out and explain to the public why a new and expensive Smart card is being introduced by a government agency, instead of relying on the already existing Ghana Card to achieve the same result.

Looking at the current state of our national economy, state agencies must be careful not to pile up more debts for the government to pay.  Unless the issuance of the new driver’s license is a subtle way of raising taxes to support the running of the country, we beg to say it is a waste of the tax payers’ money and must be stopped now.

All the security features the DVLA is looking for can be found on the Ghana Card. They must, therefore, ask drivers to link their licenses with the Ghana Card instead of the current method, which apart from imposing financial burden on the holders of the Drivers’ License, is also a waste of the tax payers’ money.

 

 

 

MP, DCE commission classroom blocks for Nkoransa, Takyikrom communities

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One of the 3-unit classroom blocks

The Akrofuom District Chief Executive (DCE) and Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency have jointly commissioned two classroom blocks for the Nkoransa and Takyikrom communities.

The 3-unit classroom block at Nkoransa will serve as a Kindergarten (KG) block and accommodate over 100 pupils in the school, while the 3-unit classroom block at Takyikrom would serve as a Junior High School (JHS) block for the school.

Mr. Maurice Jonas Woode, District Chief Executive (DCE), disclosed that, the project formed part of the Assembly’s effort to improve educational outcomes in the district, which had been lagging behind in terms of infrastructural development.

Speaking at separate events to commission the 3-unit classroom blocks for the Nkoransa and Takyikrom communities, the DCE stated that, after realising the district lagged behind in educational infrastructure, he teamed up with the Member of Parliament for the area to find possible solutions to the situation.

Mr. Woode challenged parents to complement the efforts of the government and teachers by playing their part in providing the basic needs and support to their children.

He charged the school authorities to maintain the projects to stand the test of time.

Mr. Alexander Blankson, Member of Parliament (MP) for the Akrofuom Constituency, expressed his commitment to providing a conducive environment for schools to improve teaching and learning in the area.

He indicated that, he was ready to leverage education to develop the human resource base of the district to ensure total development.

Mr. George Sarfo Kantanka, District Director of Education, reiterated the concerns of the infrastructural gaps that existed when the Assembly was initially created.

He lauded the District Chief Executive and the Member of Parliament for making efforts to bridge the infrastructural gaps.

He disclosed that, the DCE, MP and the Education Directorate have teamed up by coming up with a clear cut plan to solve the problems in the sector.

The Education Director affirmed that, Education is doing well in the district in the last twelve years as it experiences the commissioning of new school blocks every three months since the district  was curved out from other districts the past 12 years.

KATH to enforce no thoroughfare policy

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Prof. Otchere Addai-Mensah – KATH CEO

A special exercise to check motorists who use the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) as a thoroughfare which creates intermittent vehicular traffic congestion and impedes easy transportation of critically-ill patients into the hospital and within the facility for emergency care will soon be enforced.

Prof. Otchere Addai-Mensah, Chief Executive Officer of the hospital, at the 2023 Mid-Year Performance Review last week in Kumasi, disclosed that a “recent study commissioned by management clearly established that 64 percent of cars entering the hospital do so for the sole purpose of using it as a thoroughfare.”

He hinted that the new measures to decongest the hospital off frequent vehicular traffic congestions would require all motorists to “exit from the same gate through which they entered the hospital,” except staff members and emergency vehicles.

On staff motivation, Prof. Addai-Mensah said management had committed to a payment plan to clear the 2022 allowance amounting to GH¢5.2 million owed the unions whose members were entitled to be paid by the end of the year as a way of encouraging staff members to go the extra mile and render quality clinical services that meet patients’ expectations.

The CEO conveyed his utmost appreciation to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, for his impeccable leadership in initiating the “Heal Komfo Anokye Project” (HeKAP), and also expressed gratitude to a group of experts from diverse backgrounds who came together to develop the master plan for the project at no cost to the hospital.

Prof. Addai-Mensah acknowledged the support of partners, including Nuece Ghana Paints Industry Limited, Osons Chemists, Jemfi Ventures, and Alex Nuamah Enterprise, which enabled the hospital to undergo the major facelift and beautification programme.

From Thomas Agbenyegah Adzey, Kumasi

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