Augustine Edem Kobby Toussaint

Journalist @mx24gh || Master of Ceremonies ||Poet/ Spoken word artist || Witty || Catholic

[Augustine Edem Kobby Toussaint @Official1Mystro]

Grant divine strength, O Lord, to Your servant as he leads a grieving nation

#GhanaMourns #BLACKWEDNESDAY #asanteman

[Eric Edem Agbana @edemagbana]

PUBLIC OFFICE, PUBLIC TRUST

I support recognising public officials who perform their duties well and make a meaningful difference in the lives of Ghanaians. Public service demands sacrifice, commitment, and leadership. When public officials deliver exceptional results, we should acknowledge and celebrate their contributions.

However, I am concerned about the standards that govern such recognition.

Citizens place confidence in government when public officials act with integrity and exercise sound judgement. For this reason, we must address not only actual conflicts of interest but also situations that create the perception of impropriety.

The current debate surrounding the Ghana Ministers of State Excellence Awards is not simply about those who attended the event or those who received awards. Rather, we should ask a more important question: should public officials receive awards from events that solicit sponsorships or financial contributions from the institutions they supervise or lead? This is an ethical question that must be settled.

Public officials should be recognised on the basis of performance, measurable outcomes, and genuine impact. Public recognition should never be linked, directly or indirectly, to financial contributions. When organisers seek sponsorship from institutions and subsequently honour officials from those same institutions, they create legitimate concerns about fairness, independence, and credibility. Even where no wrongdoing has occurred, such arrangements can weaken public trust and diminish the value of genuine excellence.

Professor Michael Kpessah-White has publicly alleged that organisers requested payment in connection with an award nomination. Another public sector Chief Executive Officer privately shared a similar experience with me and chose not to participate in the event after organisers made financial demands. These allegations raise serious concerns and warrant careful scrutiny.

I also wish to correct a few misconceptions.

First, the State did not organise these awards. They were organised by a private event management company.

Second, this was not the inaugural edition of the awards. Public officials under the previous administration also participated in and sponsored these events. However, we cannot justify a practice simply because others engaged in it before us. We criticised many of these practices in the past because we believed they weakened accountability and encouraged mediocrity. We should not defend them today.

Ghanaians elected this government on a promise of reform. They expect us to uphold higher standards, strengthen public institutions, and demonstrate a clear departure from practices that undermine public confidence. We cannot advance a Reset Agenda while tolerating conduct that raises avoidable ethical concerns.

Following my engagement with the Deputy Chief of Staff, Hon. Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, she assured me that the government would develop a regulatory framework to guide the Corporate Social Responsibility activities of State-Owned Enterprises. I understand that the committee responsible for this work has already commenced its task. I welcome this initiative and hope it delivers clear standards that promote transparency, accountability, and good governance.

We hold public office in trust for the people of Ghana. We must therefore conduct ourselves in ways that strengthen public confidence in our institutions. We should recognise excellence on merit, reward performance fairly, and reject practices that cast doubt on the integrity of public service.

Ghanaians will judge the Reset Agenda not by our rhetoric but by the policies we implement and the standards we uphold. If we are to build lasting public trust, we must lead by example and hold ourselves to the same principles we demanded of those who came before us.

I conclude by saying; MAY WE NOT BECOME WHAT WE CRITICIZED !!!!

#BuiltToLast

#GhanaFirst

[Serwaa Amihere, Esq @Serwaa_Amihere]

Give up and see..

[Emmanuel Samani @_iamsamani]

I just watched this interview of a Korle Bu doctor explaining the strike and I’m honestly angry.
Saying lab professionals “don’t have the training to correlate results with clinical findings” is simply false. Clinical correlation is part of our training. It’s exactly why we ask for DIAGNOSIS on request forms.
You cannot send incomplete forms with no diagnosis, then turn around and say labs can’t correlate results.
ALSO, The claim that labs have been producing “nonsensical” results for 10–15 years is not just inaccurate, it’s reckless. If that were true, we would have system-wide clinical failure, no routine care still functioning across the country.

Lab medicine is not guesswork. It’s a regulated discipline built on SOPs, internal QC, EQA schemes, validation protocols and trained professionals who understand both the analytics and the clinical context.

And since we’re talking about “why tests are repeated” and “why revenue drops,” let’s not pretend there aren’t other drivers. There are well-known practices where requests are redirected to private labs so that you the prescribers get a commission and we know it all too well and that has to be part of the conversation too.

If there are specific cases of poor quality, present the data, audit it, fix it. But blanket statements about incompetence???? After training for 6 plus years I beg to differ!

We all want patient safety. That requires accurate testing, proper clinical information and honest collaboration. Not selective narratives that place blame on one group while ignoring the full picture.

[KOFI TAGBOR @kofitagbor]

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FOR GSL-SRC ORGANIZING SECRETARY.

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Result Oriented. Ready to serve.

Let’s build a stronger campus energy, together.

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[Augustine Edem Kobby Toussaint @Official1Mystro]

@kofitagbor 🔥🔥🔥

[Serwaa Amihere, Esq @Serwaa_Amihere]

Ease into the week, but do it elegantly. Cheers to a purposeful week!

[Godwin Asediba @GodwinAsediba]

Thankful for everyone who showed up with love.

[Augustine Edem Kobby Toussaint @Official1Mystro]

Find a place inside you where there is joy and the joy will burn the pain inside you 🖤🤍🖤

[KOFI TAGBOR @kofitagbor]

When upon life's billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.
Count your blessings, name them one by one….
📸:@mac_clusky

[Bright Morgan @BrightMorgan_]

Birth month 🤭

#24thdecember

[Bright Ofori @IAmBrightOfori]

Happy to have led a UN-supported African youth regional consultation & drafting of the White Paper. The YouthLED report, to be presented by @UNODC at #CoSP11 in Qatar will shape global accountability policy for +2billion youth.

Proud to elevate Africa’s voice on the global stage

[Bright Ofori @IAmBrightOfori]

In an increasingly interconnected world, global influence is no longer defined solely by military strength or economic size. It is shaped by a nation’s influence within global institutions. Read on how Ghana can position itself across global sectors.

https://t.co/nH7qmo1ayu

[Hon. Frank Annoh-Dompreh @FAnnohDompreh]

Myself the Hon. Rockson( MCW.).

[The Suit Guy™ @ekowmclean]

Feels good to be in my second skin

[GHOne TV @ghonetv]

When they[NPP] knew they had lost the 2024 election, they employed 12,000 people... - Dr. Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo (Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment)

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@Serwaa_Amihere

[Serwaa Amihere, Esq @Serwaa_Amihere]

A woman becoming everything she prayed for, one graceful step at a time 😊 - Serwaa Amihere ESQ

[CITI FM 97.3 @Citi973]

Actor and Voice-Over Artiste Andrew Tandoh-Adote did a special piece for Citi FM as we celebrate our 21st Anniversary… here you go! 🥳

Watch live here: https://t.co/jLngoZETap

#UpsideDown with @fremaadunyame

[Godwin Asediba @GodwinAsediba]

Time and again, I have seen how a story told with care can move mountains, bringing aid to forgotten communities, saving lives, and restoring people’s faith that they matter. That’s why I rise before sunrise and show up with the same dedication, even in the most remote village.

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