BRIBERY SCANDAL ROCKS TAMALE METROPOLIS
Bribery and corruption has gain plunks in the center stage of both private and public services from the former to the latter in the country.
As Politicians engage in baby dippers and pampers, the civil servants are also strict in the little that they extort from people who fall prey in their offices.
It should not be of surprised that the secret visuals of the famous investigative Journalist Anas Aremiyaw Anas revealed the bribery and corruption standards of the Custom Exercise and Preventive Service (CEPS) and the cocoa smuggling at the Aflao boarder.
Reputable information gathered by Fiila News alleged that the Metropolitan inspection guards are extorting monies from Hawkers along pedestrian lanes with the pretext of allowing them to transact on the pavement.
Speaking in anonymity, an inspection guard in the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly said their former normally goes round to take monies from the hawkers assuring them their safety and permanent stay on the pedestrian’s lanes.
A situation he says makes their work very intricate when they are embarking on demolishing exercises.
Some hawkers along the Aboaboo-Amal Bank pedestrian lanes confirmed the allegation. According to the hawkers they will only move away from the lanes provided the get a place where they can get access to their customers.
They hawkers however called on the assembly to investigate the issue. But in an exclusive interview with Issah Musah, the public affairs Director of the Metropolitan Assembly, deprecated the allegation saying, the giver of bribe is as guilty as the receiver.
He urged the hawkers to report cases of bribery to the assembly with factual evidence.
Friday, May 6, 2011
HAWKERS DEMAND MAYORS HEAD
HAWKERS DEMAND MAYORS HEAD
It nearly became a tremor when the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly embarked on a demolishing exercise led by the Metropolitan Chief Executive, Alhaji Haruna Abdulai Friday within the premises of the Metropolitan Assembly.
The exercise saw verbal assault and threats on the mayor of Tamale but through the timely intervention of the Military the situation comes to normalcy.
Hawkers around the Metropolitan assembly have mounted unauthorized structures along the Tamale-Bolgatanga trunk-road.
The exercise was to evacuate hawkers within the premise to ensure that all ceremonial roads within the metropolis are devoid of unauthorized structures.
The exercised was brought to a halt when the hawkers alleged that the assembly granted them a verbal permit adding that the assembly did not serve them notice of the demolishing exercise before embarking on the exercise.
According to the hawkers, the first time the assembly asked them to relocate from the place, they pursued the matter to the Acting Chairman of the ruling NDC, Alhaji Sofo Azoka who said he had contacted Friday and he said they should stay.
But in an interview with the Public Affairs Director of the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly, Issah Musah said the allegations of the hawkers are baseless.
He also denied allegations of a bribery scandal with the inspection guards of the assembly.
Mr. Musah reiterated that the assembly has exhausted all diplomacies with the people and they will use all powers under their jurisdiction to evacuate them.
He warned that all unauthorized structures along ceremonial roads in the Metropolis are to be demolished.
The Public Affairs Director therefore called on residents of the metropolis to be law abiding and respect authority.
It nearly became a tremor when the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly embarked on a demolishing exercise led by the Metropolitan Chief Executive, Alhaji Haruna Abdulai Friday within the premises of the Metropolitan Assembly.
The exercise saw verbal assault and threats on the mayor of Tamale but through the timely intervention of the Military the situation comes to normalcy.
Hawkers around the Metropolitan assembly have mounted unauthorized structures along the Tamale-Bolgatanga trunk-road.
The exercise was to evacuate hawkers within the premise to ensure that all ceremonial roads within the metropolis are devoid of unauthorized structures.
The exercised was brought to a halt when the hawkers alleged that the assembly granted them a verbal permit adding that the assembly did not serve them notice of the demolishing exercise before embarking on the exercise.
According to the hawkers, the first time the assembly asked them to relocate from the place, they pursued the matter to the Acting Chairman of the ruling NDC, Alhaji Sofo Azoka who said he had contacted Friday and he said they should stay.
But in an interview with the Public Affairs Director of the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly, Issah Musah said the allegations of the hawkers are baseless.
He also denied allegations of a bribery scandal with the inspection guards of the assembly.
Mr. Musah reiterated that the assembly has exhausted all diplomacies with the people and they will use all powers under their jurisdiction to evacuate them.
He warned that all unauthorized structures along ceremonial roads in the Metropolis are to be demolished.
The Public Affairs Director therefore called on residents of the metropolis to be law abiding and respect authority.
FILTH ENGULF TAMALE METROPOLIS
FILTH ENGULF TAMALE METROPOLIS
Keeping the city out of rid of filth was one of the core principles of the Mills led NDC administration but the situation has seemed to become a mirage in most part of the country and Tamale Metropolis in particular.
It was of no surprised that the cholera outbreak strikes the country and Tamale was of no exception as most suburb of the Metropolis is engulfed with filth.
Lamakarah, Zogbeli, Nyohini and Lamashegu are of the list where gutters are choked with pungent choking smells which are within the central business town of the Metropolis.
Residents around these areas sit unconcern about the situation waiting for the Metropolitan Assembly’s intervention.
In an interview with some residents around Zogbeli, they claimed the responsibility to distilled gutters and keep refuse dumps clean is place on the Assembly not residents.
Most residents lambasted the Metropolitan Assembly for it inability to keep the metropolis rid of filth.
The Metropolis is likely to lose its pride of being the neatest city in the country if strict interventions are not taken to address the sanitation problem in the Metropolis.
When our newsmen spoke with the Assembly Member of Zogbeli electoral area, Mohammed Polo was regretful about the sanitation problem in his electoral area and promised to address the situation as soon as possible.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
NCCE CALL ON POLITICAL PARTIES TO RESPECT THE RULE OF LAW
NCCE CALL ON POLITICAL PARTIES TO RESPECT THE RULE OF LAW
The National commission on Civic Education (NCCE) in the Northern Region has taken its turn in the on-going celebration of the 11th annual constitutional week celebration with a call on political parties in the country respective the rule of law in the country.
The Northern Regional Director of the NCCE, Haruna Husheini Sulemana said in a speech that political parties in the country has taken the law into their own hands who used their political powers to allow the foot-soldiers to foment troubles.
The Director made the called at the launch of the 11th annual constitutional week celebration in the Northern Regional Capital Tamale. This year's celebration which was under the theme: the State of Ghana's Democracy 2011 will be used to examine the country's democratic credentials in view of the incoming general elections.
He however noted with regret that pavilions mounted for the youth in the north by political leaders are avenues to promote laziness, poverty, violence and unemployment in the country.
The NCCE Director assured Ghanaians that the Commission will not relent on its efforts at creating and sustaining awareness of constitutional democracy for the achievement of political, economic and social stability of the country.
An Educationist, Alhaji Adam Y.M.B Ibrahimah who was the Guest Speaker, called on political parties in the country to revolve their manifestoes around the directive principles of state policy, ascribed in the 1992 Constitution.
He advised that successive governments should continue with the uncompleted projects of previous administrations, to ensure an accelerated socio-economic development and to end the many abandoned projects dotted around the country.
The National commission on Civic Education (NCCE) in the Northern Region has taken its turn in the on-going celebration of the 11th annual constitutional week celebration with a call on political parties in the country respective the rule of law in the country.
The Northern Regional Director of the NCCE, Haruna Husheini Sulemana said in a speech that political parties in the country has taken the law into their own hands who used their political powers to allow the foot-soldiers to foment troubles.
The Director made the called at the launch of the 11th annual constitutional week celebration in the Northern Regional Capital Tamale. This year's celebration which was under the theme: the State of Ghana's Democracy 2011 will be used to examine the country's democratic credentials in view of the incoming general elections.
He however noted with regret that pavilions mounted for the youth in the north by political leaders are avenues to promote laziness, poverty, violence and unemployment in the country.
The NCCE Director assured Ghanaians that the Commission will not relent on its efforts at creating and sustaining awareness of constitutional democracy for the achievement of political, economic and social stability of the country.
An Educationist, Alhaji Adam Y.M.B Ibrahimah who was the Guest Speaker, called on political parties in the country to revolve their manifestoes around the directive principles of state policy, ascribed in the 1992 Constitution.
He advised that successive governments should continue with the uncompleted projects of previous administrations, to ensure an accelerated socio-economic development and to end the many abandoned projects dotted around the country.
NCCE CALL ON POLITICAL PARTIES TO RESPECT THE RULE OF LAW
NCCE CALL ON POLITICAL PARTIES TO RESPECT THE RULE OF LAW
The National commission on Civic Education (NCCE) in the Northern Region has taken its turn in the on-going celebration of the 11th annual constitutional week celebration with a call on political parties in the country respective the rule of law in the country.
The Northern Regional Director of the NCCE, Haruna Husheini Sulemana said in a speech that political parties in the country has taken the law into their own hands who used their political powers to allow the foot-soldiers to foment troubles.
The Director made the called at the launch of the 11th annual constitutional week celebration in the Northern Regional Capital Tamale. This year's celebration which was under the theme: the State of Ghana's Democracy 2011 will be used to examine the country's democratic credentials in view of the incoming general elections.
He however noted with regret that pavilions mounted for the youth in the north by political leaders are avenues to promote laziness, poverty, violence and unemployment in the country.
The NCCE Director assured Ghanaians that the Commission will not relent on its efforts at creating and sustaining awareness of constitutional democracy for the achievement of political, economic and social stability of the country.
An Educationist, Alhaji Adam Y.M.B Ibrahimah who was the Guest Speaker, called on political parties in the country to revolve their manifestoes around the directive principles of state policy, ascribed in the 1992 Constitution.
He advised that successive governments should continue with the uncompleted projects of previous administrations, to ensure an accelerated socio-economic development and to end the many abandoned projects dotted around the country.
The National commission on Civic Education (NCCE) in the Northern Region has taken its turn in the on-going celebration of the 11th annual constitutional week celebration with a call on political parties in the country respective the rule of law in the country.
The Northern Regional Director of the NCCE, Haruna Husheini Sulemana said in a speech that political parties in the country has taken the law into their own hands who used their political powers to allow the foot-soldiers to foment troubles.
The Director made the called at the launch of the 11th annual constitutional week celebration in the Northern Regional Capital Tamale. This year's celebration which was under the theme: the State of Ghana's Democracy 2011 will be used to examine the country's democratic credentials in view of the incoming general elections.
He however noted with regret that pavilions mounted for the youth in the north by political leaders are avenues to promote laziness, poverty, violence and unemployment in the country.
The NCCE Director assured Ghanaians that the Commission will not relent on its efforts at creating and sustaining awareness of constitutional democracy for the achievement of political, economic and social stability of the country.
An Educationist, Alhaji Adam Y.M.B Ibrahimah who was the Guest Speaker, called on political parties in the country to revolve their manifestoes around the directive principles of state policy, ascribed in the 1992 Constitution.
He advised that successive governments should continue with the uncompleted projects of previous administrations, to ensure an accelerated socio-economic development and to end the many abandoned projects dotted around the country.
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