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Chief of Staff, Frema Osei-Opare has said all the stakeholders must make their voices heard in the process of announcing new utility tariffs by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC).

The e-cedi is a digital replica of the Cedi notes and coins which can be redeemed for physical cash and used for varied payments

The NDC takes the considered view that Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare should have raised his concerns about the British High Commissioner’s tweet on Oliver Barker-Vormawor’s latest arrest with Ghana’s Foreign Minister through the Minister of the Interior for it to be addressed via the usual diplomatic channels.

But what do we see today under a Muslim Vice President, Dr Mahmud Bawumia, Hajj fares moved from GHC12,000 in 2016 to GHC19,500 in 2019 and now, its GHC40,000 ($5000). That is over 225% increment.

According to the PURC, the tariffs could be increased or decreased. The Director of Research at PURC, Dr Eric Kofi Obutey, has said, the Commission is engaging all the stakeholders to arrive at tariffs that will serve the need of Ghanaians as well as the service providers. The stakeholders as the Parliamentary Select Committee on Mines and Energy; Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), and Ghana Employers Association among others.

“Arise Ghana”, is an amalgamation of activists who through advocacy and nationalistic mobilization, will seek to lead a crusade against the continuous misrule, mismanagement and maladministration of our dear nation Ghana by today’s duty bearers.

This is the first time that an Italian representative has been honoured in the Business Leadership category. On the same evening, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi received the Distinguished International Leadership Award.

The Electricity Company of Ghana and Ghana Water Company Limited have proposed an astronomic increase in tariffs for the year 2022. ECG is demanding a 148% increase in electricity tariff, whilst the Ghana Water Company Limited wants 334%.

Islam is against extremism and violence and thereby never support any form of physical attack or killing of any soul.

The act is rather against Islamic teachings, and therefore they never acted for a religious but for their unguided personal fanatisms which needs to be outrightly condemned by every well meaning Muslim guided by the true teachings of the Qur’an and hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W).