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March 11, 2016
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Wereko-Brobby denies GNA story
Accra, July 27, Ghanadot/GNA – Dr
Charles Wereko-Brobby, former Chief Executive of Ghana@50
Secretariat, has denied a Ghana News Agency (GNA) story
which quoted him as appealing to Ghanaians to exercise
restraint and support the Commission set up by the
government to probe the Secretariat.
In a statement to the Ghana News Agency, he added a
transcript of an interview he granted Joy FM and other media
on July 23 at the Ghana@50 Commission of enquiry.
The following is the full text of the transcript:
MEDIA: What are your initial comments?
CWB: Well, the process is slow, is clearly not ready. I
think is not acceptable that that chairman of the commission
must make notes. We long ago went past that process. We were
not furnished with copies of memorandums that were being
presented as you saw my council raised the issues on that (I
mean.) But we don’t want to (if you like) stop the work of
the commission. But clearly whatever need to accelerate and
make it more efficient must be done. If we need to postpone
this process until the legal holiday is there and then we
can get the scopist to come and cover this so that things
can be done in a much more normal and accelerated fashion
then that is fine. I do not see the need for the haste at
this stage.
MEDIA: Are you just going to sit in, observe and get your
counsel to raise objections or you will also take your turn
as a witness?
CWB: Please those questions need to be addressed to the
Commission. The procedure is for the Commission to
determine. They said this morning that we would be called;
when? we do not know. But (as you know) we don’t determine
the procedure. As you know, we’ve raised fundamental
objections about some of the procedures.
MEDIA: Have you been invited as a witness?
CWB: Not yet. We have not been invited yet as a witness. We
have been invited to witness what is going on. So far the
moment that remains the situation. From what was said by the
counsel for the Commission, I guess at some point we will be
invited to come and tell our side of the story. But you know
the most important thing is that this morning, based on the
objections raised by my counsel, the Chairman of the
Commission said that there have been no allegations made
against anybody about the improper use of public or other
funds. The first term of reference of this Commission is to
investigate allegations of improper use of public funds. If
there have been not allegations, what are we doing here?
Surely we should get the allegations if there have been any,
examine their credibility and make sure that (you know)
there is a likelihood that they can pass muster when they
are put through due legal process then we can start the kind
of process we are doing. At the moment, we are on a fishing
expedition.
MEDIA: In order words, per its mandate or terms of reference
(i.e.) first to inquire into allegations of improper use of
public or other funds, you think that there is no basis for
this exercise.
CWB: The chairman admitted today that absolutely no
allegations have appraised. I would have thought that the
basis for establishing the commission would have been that
somebody has made allegations here are these allegations, we
do not believe that there is sufficient merit in them or
they may not pass judicial process so lets establish a
commission to see whether it will pass muster. That is the
way logically I would interpret it. But (you know) the issue
is that we are still going ahead with it.
MEDIA: Lastly, the MD for Prudential Bank, Mr. Abankwa,
spoke about advancing money to pre-finance some of the
activities of the celebrations.
ME: I don’t think we are going to comment on the
proceedings. I think its proper. I think whatever he said
you have been here and so you heard.
GNA
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Nkrumah’s centenary tree-planting
exercise reaches Ashanti Region
Accra, July 27, Ghanadot/GNA — Thirty million
tree-seedlings have so far been planted since the
exercise began five months ago to commemorate the
centenary birthday of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first
President....
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Be careful those you take as advisers - Chief Cautions
political leaders
Asekye-Krukese (B/A), July 28, Ghanadot/GNA – Nana
Poku Dankonto II, Chief of Asekye-Krukese in the Nkoranza
North District, has stated that the success of personalities
in leadership positions largely depends on their advisors
and staff.
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Ghana Signs Development
Deal With International Oil Firms
WSJ, Jury 28 -
Ghana, riding high from President Barack Obama's visit this
month, quietly signed a long-awaited development plan for
one of the biggest oil discoveries in West Africa in the
past decade.
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GMA asks government to implement MOU
or else....
Bolgatanga, July 28, Ghanadot/GNA
- The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has appealed to the
government to as a matter of urgency implement the
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by it and the
Ministry of Health in May 2009 or else they would advise
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