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Ministry to tackle sakawa
Accra, March 26, Ghanadot/GNA – Mr. Haruna
Iddrisu, Minister of Communications, on Thursday said the issue
of cyber crime and internet fraud, popularly known as “sakawa”
would be given serious attention.
He said, the involvement of the people, especially the youth, in
this social menace needed to be dealt with to ensure that Ghana
would not become a gateway for cyber crime.
The Minister was moving a motion in Parliament for the approval
of 18,720,755 Ghana cedis for the services of the Ministry for
the 2009 year.
Mr Iddrisu said a specific piece of legislation would be brought
before the House to tackle cyber crime activities.
The House also approved a sum of 159,015,198 Ghana cedis for the
Defence Ministry.
Lt. Gen. Henry Smith, Defence Minister, who moved the motion for
the approval, said the Ministry had to pay attention to areas
such as armed robbery, drug trafficking, patrolling the
country’s territorial waters and oil prospecting field among
others, and therefore needed support from all.
A sum of 32,896,982 Ghana cedis was also approved for the
Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare.
Mr Stephen Amoanor Kwao, the sector Minister said the Department
of Social Welfare would be resourced to assist in addressing the
needs of the vulnerable in society.
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