GOVERNMENT OUTLINES DECISIVE MEASURES ON THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL PROJECT.

Government outlines decisive measures on the National Cathedral project to ensure accountability, transparency, and protection of public resources.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTER OF JUSTICE-DR. ARKURITINGA AYINE

The Attorney General and Minister of  Justice, Dr Akuritinga Ayine, has directed the Economic and Organized Crime Office to investigate the 36 - page illegal mining report compiled by former Minister of  Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof  Kwabena Frimpong -Boateng.

The report, which was reportedly submitted to the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo -Addo administration in 2021, implicated a number of people in the  then -government and political figures in the New Patriotic Party and National Democratic Congress.

The then -government basically rubbished the report, stating that most of the allegations in it were the views of Prof Frimpong -Boateng and were not backed by evidence.

But now that the Attorney General has ordered that the EOCO investigate the report, the persons and the entities implicated in the report are likely to be investigated.

The report, which was addressed to the Chief of Staff and the Ghana Police Service, implicated some New Patriotic Party members, MPs and top government officials, as having been involved in the galamsey menace.

Portions of  the report indicated that these MPs and government officials were either directly involved in galamsey or were using their powers to protect relatives who were involved in the menace.

The 36-page report implicated persons including the former MP for Manso Nkwanta, Joseph  Albert Quarm; former Director of  Operation at the Presidency, Laud Commey; former Executive Assistant and Head of  Social Media at the  Presidency, Charles Nii  Teiko; and Frank Asiedu Bekoe, former  Director of Political Affairs at the Office of the Chief  of  Staff .

Prof  Frimpong-Boateng also accused the former Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, of   hatching a  down over his fight against the menace.

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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION VISITED ACCRA HIGH SCHOOL EXAMINATION CENTER FOR TEACHER LICENSURE EXAMINATION.

The Minister for Education, Honourable Haruna Iddrisu visited the Accra High School examination centre for the teacher licensure examination. Hon. Iddrisu encouraged the candidates to excel and assured first timers of an opportunity to rewrite if they fail. He reiterated his directive to the National Teaching Council to ensure an opportunity is given to the previous cohort of students who failed the examination to rewrite before the August 30 deadline to enable government take pragmatic measures to integrate teacher licensure exams into the final exams of the next cohort who are now enrolled in accelerated learning and skills training programs. 

Later in the day, the Minister visited the Father Cambell's Foundation in Weija, one of the key centres under the Ghana Education Outcomes Projects (GEOP), to engage with street children who are now enrolled in accelerated learning and skills training programs. 

He expressed profound gratitude to Father Cambell for restoring dignity and hope to these young lives and assured the learners of the Ministry's commitment to supporting them through apprenticeship and vocational opportunities. 

GEOP continues to transform lives by giving out-of-school youth a second chance at education, empowerment, and independence.