Scenes from the ongoing construction of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway as officers of the Ghana Army continue their active involvement on site, contributing to efforts to bring the project to reality.
[🎥: Political Empress Official]
We don’t want to elect a dictator every four years. Local government must be exactly that, local. The president doesn’t need representation there, rather regional should be the first line of oversight for elected MMDCEs. Let people vote!
"Keep presidential nomination but let citizens vote. It boosts democracy without weakening executive accountability for local development,"
-- Dr Frank Amoakohene, Ashanti Regional Minister on MMDCEs election
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It would be different if it was because they want to encourage people to take trains, buses and other public transport, but alas, we are busy building airports so the rich don’t have to sit in traffic.
If the government truly cares about people importing overage vehicles into Ghana, then why not reduce import duties on vehicles that are less than 5 years old to encourage people to buy newer ones? A country with a minimum wage less than 20ghc a day. How on earth do you genuinely expect that person to afford a car that costs over GH¢250,000?
The overage penalty on vehicles is just another greedy tactic to extort people who cannot afford newer models. Government officials enjoy duty free privileges, inflate budgets to enrich themselves, and then impose duties of more than 50% of the value of goods people import into a country that cannot even manufacture cars, electronics, and industrial machinery locally.
An asthmatic young lady is calling on authorities to act after a woman burned refuse at their apartment, saying the practice is illegal in Ghana and the smoke is putting residents’ health at risk.