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100 Pedestrians Arrested For Not Using Madina-Adentan Footbridges
The Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) at Madina has arrested about 100 pedestrians for failing to use the Madina-Adentan footbridges.
Most of those arrested did not use the footbridge located at Zongo junction but instead jaywalked thereby risking their lives and that of other road users. The exercise was carried out after series of appeal by the police for pedestrians to use the recently completed footbridges failed.
Authorities had complained about the low patronage of the footbridges despite an earlier national uproar over the lack of such facility on the Madina-Adentan stretch.
Some pedestrians resorted to jaywalking instead of using the footbridges. But the Madina MTTD Commander, Superintendent Paul Wesley Baah, said jaywalking is an offence punishable by law.
He said the persons arrested in Wednesday’s exercise will be processed for court.
Source: Peacefmonline
Contractor Who Insulted Prez Akufo Addo Begs For Forgiveness
The road contractor Owusu Acheaw who accused President Akufo Addo and the Minister of Roads and Highways Kwasi Amoako Attah of killing 22 road contractors is begging for forgiveness over his reckless comment.
The contractor launched a scathing attack on the President calling him a rascal and a serial liar.
He accused President Akufo Addo and his relative the Roads and Highways Minister of killing the contractors out of frustration by refusing to pay them for work done.
“Government has refused to pay contractors for several years after they’ve completed their road projects. Lots of contractors have died out of frustration…they’ve killed them. I’m telling Otumfuo to drive the President out of Kumasi before he kills the residents.”
This outburst by the contractor has resulted in the Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako Atta threatening to cancel contracts of road contractors who insult and disrespect President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
“I don’t care if he insults just me but if he involves the president in issues involving my sector, I will not allow it. Any road contractor who will peddle falsehood and insult the president and it is proven; I will take steps to terminate that contract immediately,” he said while addressing a gathering at Akwatia during the President’s tour of the Eastern Region.
Mr. Owusu Acheaw after realizing that he went overboard with his utterances has appealed to the Minister not to hold anything against him.
“…So please beg Hon. Amoako Atta for me and tell him that I remain his brother and that I’ll come to him. Even if he does not welcome me I’ll still visit him. I beg him he should give me some of the big contracts because I’m capable of executing such projects,” he said on Neat FM as monitored by Kasapafmonline.com.
Source: Peacefmonline
Nana Yaw Amponsah ready for GFA Presidential debate
Nana Yaw Amponsah, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Presidential candidate has expressed his readiness for the upcoming presidential debate scheduled for Monday, October 21, at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra.
The event, to be organized by the GFA Normalisation Committee four days prior to the election day would see the candidates engage in a debate, which would focus on key areas affecting the development of Ghana football.
The candidates would receive questions which would seek to elicit solutions-based responses from the presidential candidates.
Source: GNA
Man grabbed for alleged sex with minor.
A vulcanizer apprentice, who allegedly defiled a six year old girl at Teshie, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court charged with defilement.
Issac Duvor, 23, has pleaded not guilty.
The prosecution narrated that the complainant is the grandmother of the victim. The complainant and victim reside at Teshie. Duvor also resides at Teshie.
Chief Inspector Atimbire said before this incident, the complainant realized that Duvor has been offering the victim toffees, biscuits, soft drinks and sometimes money.
Prosecution said the complainant therefore warned the accused person to stop offering those gifts but the act of giving by the accused persisted until the month of October this year.
Prosecution said the complainant detected that the victim’s school uniform was always wet any time she returned from school.
The situation compelled the complainant to quiz the victim and she (the victim) disclosed that for some time now, Duvor calls her under the pretext of giving her money and on one occasion, Duvor called her junior brother and offered him GH¢50 pesewas and he asked him to wait outside.
Prosecution said Duvor lured the victim into his kiosk which served as his sleeping place and defiled her. After the act, prosecution said Duvor asked her not tell her grandmother else he would beat her.
The complainant on hearing that, reported the matter to the Nungua Domestic Violence and Victim’s Support Unit of the Ghana Police Service and a medical form was issued to her to seek medical treatment for the victim.
Duvor was then picked up and arraigned.
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