Angry youth beat up cops at Endwah

Angry Youth at Assin Endwah in the Assin North District of the Central Region on Monday night beat up Police Officers for refusing to attend to a 56-year  old woman identified as Maame Adwoa Ntiwaa who was knocked down by a vehicle.

Maame Ntiwaa was knocked down by the vehicle when she was returning to the area from a nearby community.

According to eyewitnesses, the deceased who was knocked down by a vehicle around 5:pm laid there up to 7:pm before the police got to the scene.

They narrated that about 5 vehicle ran over her after several phone calls to the police. 

This infuriated the youth in the area who beat police officers on arrival at the scene.

‘The youth called Assin Fosu Police Command and they were told that Endwah is under the jurisdiction of Assin Praso and later reported it Praso Police but they refused to visit the scene to convey the body to the morgue, allowing other vehicles to ran over her, making it very difficult to pick up her carcass. This made the youth very angry over the police,’ they said.

 

 

By: Ultimate1069.com/Ghana/106.9FM

The New Patriotic Party in the Volta Region has accused President John Dramani Mahama of deliberately instigating inhabitants of the Volta Region against them in a desperate move to hold onto power.
At a press conference held in Ho on Wednesday to respond to statements made by the President during his recent visit to the chiefs and people of Anlo, the Regional Chairman of the NPP, John Peter Amewu, accused President John Mahama of playing the tribal card and erroneously attributing all development projects in the region to his NDC party to ostensibly set the region against the NPP.
“In his attempt to tout his achievements, the President erroneously submitted that his party (NDC) is responsible for all the massive projects that the region has witnessed since the inception of the fourth republic. He argued that the NPP has nothing to show in terms of development in the region, despite being in power for eight years from 2001 to 2009. He added that the people of the region must ignore NPP’s claim that NDC government had taken Voltarians for a ride. The President also said the NPP is doing everything possible to discourage the chiefs and people of the Anlo State and Volta Region in general from voting for the NDC come November 7, 2016.”

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John Peter Amewu enumerated a number of development projects carried out in the region during the NPP’s regime, and reassured the people of NPP’s resolve to industrialize the region and to restore hope to Ghanaians. “Ghanaians know that the NPP has a good record in the Volta Region, and the people of the region will in deed attest to the countless projects and opportunities created for them by the NPP Government in 8 years, compared with the combined 16 years of NDC’s rule. Just within the Anlo State, where the president visited, 15 towns and villages received water extension schemes, notable among them, is the coastal belt water supply schemes at Adina, Blekusu, Amutinu and Glidzi-Afuta and Avloto.”
He also gave assurances that an NPP government under Nana Addo will construct a harbour for Keta and invest heavily in agriculture in the Volta Region with the provision of tax holidays to encourage investors to the region.
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Meanwhile former President John Agyekum Kufuor has rejected the President’s claims by putting forth his administration’s achievements in the region.
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By King Nobert Akpablie/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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A total of 353 Ghanaians have been returned from various countries around the world in the first three months of 2016 as a result of immigration-related issues.
Reasons for the return of the af­fected persons to Ghana include ille­gal stay, over-staying of permits, crime and inadmissibility.
Other reasons are use of discretion by Entry Clearance Officers, who con­sider reasons for coming into their country doubtful, inability to mention or provide evidence to prove that they had a host in the country of destina­tion, as well as other entry clearance issues.
Countries where Ghanaians were deported from include Saudi Arabia - 61, Kuwait -17, UK - 12, Germany - 8, and Malaysia - 7.
Ghanaians were refused entry into countries such as South Africa - 22, Russia - 15, Turkey -12, United King­dom - 10, and Egypt - 9.
Speaking to The Finder on the first quarter data compiled by the Immigra­tion Service on Ghanaians returned from aboard, Head of Public Affairs of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Comptroller of Immigration (COI) Mr Francis Palmdeti said that 174 out of the number were deported.
According to him, 110 of them were removed for over-staying their permits in their countries of destina­tion while 24 were removed for illegal stay.
In addition, 40 persons returned were removed for various immigra­tion-related offences and other crimes.
“On the other hand, 179 out of the number were inadmissible, as they were not allowed to enter their in­tended destination countries,” he said.
COI Palmdeti stated that 68 of the affected persons were refused entry because the Entry Clearance Officers considered their reasons for coming into their country doubtful.
He added that 17 of the affected persons were also refused entry be­cause they were unable to mention or provide evidence to prove that they had a host in the country of destination while 84 were brought back for other entry clearance issues.
The GIS Head of Public Affairs emphasised that immigration authorities do not tolerate persons who over stay or reside illegally in their count “Moreover, travelling without a clear purpose or not having a host at your destination could compel the immigration officials to deny you entry into their country.
“Considering the high cost associated with travelling abroad, it is imperative that Ghanaians who wish travel out of the country seek information before they embark,” he cautioned.
COI Palmdeti stated that the Ghana Immigration Service has the platform to create greater awareness in order draw attention to orderly and regular means of migrating.
“Information on rights, procedures and expectations will reduce the number of Ghanaians who are refuse entry, repatriated or deported.
“The Ghana Immigration Service continues to recommend safe and regular ways to migrate and is, therefore committed to providing relevant information through its Migration Information Centre and Bureau for prospective travellers,” he said.
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