7 Member committee set to probe leaked tape
Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has ordered for the establishment of a seven member special committee to assist in the investigation of a leaked audio planning the removal of Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare. The Speaker made the decision following the request made by the Deputy Minority Leader, Armah Kofi Buah in Parliament.” The terms of reference of this investigation will be to establish the following: The authenticity of the leaked audio recording Investigate the conspiracy to remove the current Inspector-General of Police Investigate any other matter contained in the audio recording Recommend sanctions to persons found culpable where appropriate Make recommendations for reforms where necessary Make such other recommendations and consequential orders as the committee may deem appropriate. Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email: apexnewsgh@gmail.com
The sibling rivalry between Ghana and Nigeria will always remain contentious in all spheres of life—Prince Bagnaba Mba
Mr. Prince Bagnaba Mba a Ghanaian music lover has shared some insight about how Ghana-Nigeria musicians has collaborated in the past and now producing what he describes as good music he thinks has no barriers or border as far as the two countries’ relationship continue to exist. According to Mr. Mba, “The sibling rivalry between Ghana and Nigeria will always remain contentious in all spheres of life. Be it soccer, or better still sports, culinary skills, academics, business, professionalism to the globally known jollof rice competition. Mr. Mba was responding to a post made by Apexnewsgh.com’s Facebook handle. Read his views below: Good music is universal and has no barriers nor borders. We have generational music, geographical, and evergreens. The siblings rivalry between Ghana and Nigeria will always remain contentious in all spheres of life. Be it soccer, or better still sports, culinary skills, academics, business, professionalism to the globally known jollof rice competition. Ramblers International and ET Mensah were the musical doyen of the West Coast of Africa. The bands had a mix of a few Nigerians contributing Efik and Ijaw classical compositcoms which have remained evergreen till date. As kids, we sang Omo pupawo, and Oni Doodoo, by the world-renowned musicologist and the oracle of Ibadan, Professor Samuel Akpabot without knowing he was a Nigerian. The shortwave frequencies radio transmission truly broke barriers. Rex Jim Lawson, an Ijaw sung in Twi and the greatest Nigerian of all time, Fela Anikulapo Kuti had a lot of Ghanaians in his Egypt 80. Professor Dr. Victor Uwaifo’s Guitar Boy was the signature tune used by the young Lts Arthur and Yeboah, after successfully killing Col Kotoka and failing to get General Ankrah in their attempt to overthrow the National Liberation Council to restore Osagyefou Dr Kwame Nkrumah. His Joromi became very popular to the point it became a fashion design of extricated embroidery. Like a pendulum, the arm of the clock swings. Congolese and South African rhythms have also found their way through the airwaves. Guntanamara remains an evergreen classic. Coat of Many Colours by Doly Parton, Kenny Rogers, and Don Williams with its cool sweet eroticism sends any listener thinking. Much as we have people like Easy, Davido, Burna Boy, Stonebowy, Sakordie, Ayinsoba, Efy, Winyila, Samini Dagarti, and good old Osibisa and Atongo trending all over the world, we must thank God for good music touches the hearts and heals wounds. Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email: apexnewsgh@gmail.com
High Court quashes CHRAJ report on former PPA
High Court presided over by justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, has in a judgment date 13 July 2023, quashed a report by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), which made adverse findings against the former Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), A.B. Adjei. The Court essentially found that CHRAJ breached the fair hearing rule by substituting parts of the complaint that was filed by Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) with its (CHRAJ) own allegations. The Court also concluded that CHRAJ failed to give the applicant (A.B. Adjei) the chance to cross-examine the witnesses called during their investigations before reaching their conclusions. The Court also held that CHRAJ failed to investigate the substantive complaints made by the complainant but rather, the Commission focused on matters that were not part of the submissions of the GII, the complainant in the case. GII allegations Following an investigative exposé by Manasseh Azure Awuni in 2019 entitled “Contract for Sale”, the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate chief executive officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) Mr Adjenim Boateng Adjei and other Members of the Board of the PPA to find out if they have been involved in corruption, conflict of interest, collusion and inappropriate conduct in violation of the Constitution and laws of Ghana for which appropriate sanctions should be applied. Essentially, the petitioner (GII), requested CHRAJ to investigate six (6) issues. First was that “Mr. Adjenim Boateng Adjei and other members of the Board of the PPA have allegedly been in involved in corruption, conflict of interest, collusion, and in appropriate conduct in violation of the Constitution and the laws of Ghana”. Second, “on the face of the documents (evidence) that the complainant (GII) received and reviewed, Mr Adjenim Boateng Adjei established companies soon after he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of PPA without disclosing his interest”. Third, “after establishing the companies, Mr Adjenim Boateng Adjei used his public office for private gain”. Fourth, “in order to facilitate his companies win contracts, Mr. Adjenim Boateng Adjei either directly or indirectly disclosed procurement related information to his companies unlawfully and, among others, enabled a company less than three years old to win high value contracts”. Fifth, “the companies that Mr Adjenim Boateng Adjei established, allegedly subletted, subcontracted or “sold” contracts awarded by them by the procurement entities of the State without the consent of the said entities”. Lastly, “by subletting, subcontracting or “selling” of the contracts to other contractors and suppliers, Adjenim Boateng Adjei enriched himself illegally and placed himself in contravention of Article 286 of the 1992 Constitution”. GII therefore requested CHRAJ to investigate the said actions of the former PPA boss, sanction him where appropriate and that every illegal asset he may have acquired during the period be confiscated to the State. Contention of Applicant In his affidavit in support of his motion for judicial review of the findings of CHRAJ and for same to be quashed, Mr Adjenim Boateng Adjei contended that he was “denied a fair hearing in the entire proceedings and that he has been advised by his lawyer, which he believes same to be true, that the decision arrived at by the CHRAJ was in breach of his right to a fair hearing and his right to natural justice”. “That I have been advised by my lawyer, which I believe same to be true, that this honourable court has jurisdiction to set aside the findings of the Respondent (CHRAJ) for breach of natural justice, unreasonableness and being manifestly wrong” the Affidavit of the former PPA boss read. “Wherefore I pray this honourable court for an order of certiorari to quash and to remove from the registry/records of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice for purposes of being quashed the Respondent’s findings on conflict of interest, abuse of office and contravention of Article 286 contained in Case No. CHRAJ/297/2019 and the recommendations made against me as contained in its Report dated 11 February, 2022”. Mr Adjenim Boateng Adjei’s affidavit further read. The Court’s Decision CHRAJ according to the Court, is an investigative body that is required to conduct its investigations based on the complaints it receives as provided for in regulation 6 (4 a) of the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (Investigative Procedure) Regulation, 2010, CI 67. Regulation 6 (4 a) the court says reads; “The Commission shall inform a person who appears before the Commission in an answer to a complaint or allegation of the particulars of the complaint or allegation. The court noted that nowhere in the complaint of the complainant did they make mention of “failure of [Mr A.B. Adjei] to declare assets made against you” and that “the introduction of this means that CHRAJ for that particular allegation was complainant and any finding therefore was a self-serving exercise by CHRAJ,”. “The Respondent (CHRAJ) in its decision annexed to the Applicant’s application as Exhibit A surprisingly focused more on this allegation than any of the allegations in the complaint and dedicated 7 pages (from pages 144 to 162) discussing the said failure to declare assets which was not part of the complaint. Respondent, however, failed and/or neglected to investigate and address the issue in relation to the subcontracting, subletting and sale of contracts, the crux of the Complainant’s petition. Even Exhibit B2, the video which culminated in the proceedings before the Respondent was titled “Contract for sale. It is, therefore, surprising that the Respondent chose to substitute the complaint of the complainant with its own complaint and proceeded to address the same” the Judgment of the court read. “I, therefore, hold that not only did the “introduction” spring a surprise on the applicant thereby denying him a fair hearing, since there was no identifiable complainant in respect of the said failure to declare assets, but the investigations conducted by the Commission and the decisions emanating therefrom pursuant to the wrongful assumption
Education Minister denies cancellation of Alawa
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has refuted claim suggesting that it has cancelled teachers’ and nurses’ allowance in the country. Following the press statement attributed to sector minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the cancellation of allowance for teachers and nursing students is categorically false and unfounded. Read the statement signed by Kwasi Kwarteng, spokesperson for the Ministry below: Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email: apexnewsgh@gmail.com
PHOTOS: Zuckerberg Trains With Adesanya Ahead Of Musk’s Clash
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been photographed training with New Zealand/Nigerian mixed martial arts star Israel Adesanya in preparation for a proposed cage fight with Elon Musk. After both American tech billionaires called each other out, Mark Zuckerberg, whose firm owns Facebook and Instagram, recently released a social networking app Threads to compete with Elon Musk’s Twitter. However, while some viewed the challenge for an MMA fight as playful banter between the influential figures, the anticipation surrounding this unlikely showdown continued to grow with both of them pictured training with MMA fighters. Sharing photos from the training via his Instagram page on Thursday Adesanya said, “We both have South Africans to deal with.” #saylessdomore #threads #stichemup”l, Adesanya referring to Zuckerberg’s tech competitor Elon Musk and undefeated middleweight fighter Dricus Du Plessis, whom he will most likely fight next. Credit: Instagram | stylebender — Follow us for more breaking news and videos