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01/10/2024

Apparent Enemy Of The State with Kade Forestry Services Division In Perspective

At a particular point in a man's life, one has to devote his or her energy into securing the future of the unborn generation by fiercely speaking truth to power.

Where as the government continues to encourage the youth to venture into entrepreneurship, some officers in state institutions by virtue of them being paid monthly out of the tax payers money are determined to frustrate efforts of entrepreneurs in their quest to acquiring the genuine documents required to carry on their businesses.

How can one apply for a permit for an off-reserved teak numbering only 150 trees and after one month, an office is not able to give permit yet their salaries might have hit their accounts already.

Excuse me to say, this is absurdity to the highest degree?

In as much as I will petition the Regional Manager and possibly copy the Executive Director, it's about time we make use of social media to name and shame the unproductive officers in the system.

No One Is Above The LAW...

Arise Ghana Youth...


Paa Kwesi Schandorf Ghana Forestry Commission

23/08/2024

DISPLAY OF THE PRESIDENT'S PICTURE IN GOVERNMENT OFFICES IS A WASTE OF STATE RESOURCES AND MUST BE ABOLISHED

1. Democracy as adopted by the Republic of Ghana in 1960 with its current Fourth Republican constitution in 1992 came with some customs and practices which technically are not part of the fundamental principles of Democracy. One of such customs or practices is the display of the President's picture neatly framed in all government offices.

2. When one visits government offices such as the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and Metropolitan, Municipal, District Assemblies (MMDAs) all over the country, one will notice the display of the President's Pictures in these offices all over the country.

3. It is important for us as Citizens to begin subjecting some of these conventions to the litmus test to ascertain as to whether or not they are still relevant with our current Economic predicaments. Just as some cultural practices in Ghana such as the Female Ge***al Mutilation (FGM), Trokosi System, among others have been tackled over time with legislations making them illegal of practice eventhough some of these practices were revered and cherished by our forefathers just as we are also cherishing some of these "useless" democratic conventions.

4. It is on this note that the question of "WHAT IS THE ESSENCE OR IMPORTANCE OR RELAVANCE IN THE DISPLAY OF THE PICTURE OF THE PRESIDENT IN OFFICES OF MDAs and MMDAs"?

5. The next question should be "WHAT WILL BE THE CUMULATIVE COST OF THESE PICTURE FRAMES TO THE STATE COME JANUARY 7, 2025"?

6. WHAT COULD BE THE OPPORTUNITY COST OF NOT CARRYING OUT THESE PRINTING OF PRESIDENT'S PICTURES COME 2025?

7. Now I will try my best answer the questions paragraph 4, 5 and 6 above. In trying to answer the first question, I have not been able to identify or figure out any relevance or usefulness in this practice or convention but could only conclude that, it has been a complete USELESS AND WASTAGE OF STATE RESOURCES. I will however be glad if someone can school me better on its relevance to the STATE and to us as citizens.

8. In trying to answer the second question on paragraph 5 above, I will use an assumed amount of Ghs 150 as the cost per Presidential Picture Frame which I obtained from a friend in the media printing industry.

9. Using the campaign promise of both NDC and NPP Presidential candidates as a yardstick for our cost analysis, that is, The NDC Presidential candidate promised to appoint Not more that 60 ministers and the NPP Presidential candidate promised to appoint maximum of 50 ministers. So lets go for 50 ministers by both candidates because not than 60 ministers could to 50 ministers or even less so as to give both parties an equal leverage.

10. According to my research, Ghana has a total of 261 MMDAs and Over 549 Departments and Agencies all over the country.

11. Now let's do a simple mathematics with 50 ministers, 261 MMDA's and 549 MDAs (50+261+549=860) even though in reality it will be more and over 860 but let's use this for our analysis. Therefore Ghs 150 multiplied by 860 copies (150*860= Ghs 129,000). Therefore as a nation we shall be using an estimated Ghs 129,000 to print the picture of the president and display in offices.

12. Now, let's go to our basics Economics lessons of Senior High School students of "Opportunity Cost" which can be defined as "what you have to give up to buy what you want in terms of other goods or services".

13. As a nation, we are still facing infrastructural challenges in the Education sector such as inadequate classrooms, Student desks, teacher bungalows among others. Using a village in Tano South District with GPS address (HS-0741-1356) as an example, the children in this community share their classrooms with domestic animals as their classrooms are in a very bad state and many others in various regions across the length and breath of the country.

14. The Government of Ghana must abolish this "Backward" perceived democratic custom regardless of when it started. The next President of Ghana must emulate the example from Senegalese President BASSIROU DIAMAYE FAYE where he encouraged Civil and Public offices to use pictures of their children if they so wish so as to remind them that, whatever decision they are taking in these offices are for the future of their own children and generations unborn.

15. ARISE GHANA YOUTH, ARISE !!! ARISE!!! ARISE!!!

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Written By: PRINCE KISSI (SOCIO-POLITICAL ACTIVIST)

(NOTE: I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHT TO THE PICTURES ATTACHED)

23/08/2024

LET'S SAVE THE STRESS, YOUR VOTE IS YOUR POWER.

22/08/2024

CAN THE NEXT GOVERNMENT OF GHANA AVOID THE PURCHASE OF NEW CARS BY STATE AGENCIES COME JANUARY 7, 2025 AND INVEST THESE MONIES INTO OTHER AVENUES TO CREATE RELIABLE EMPLOYEMENT IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR THROGH IRRIGATION FARMING SYSTEMS, POULTRY FARMS AND ITS ACCOMPANYING AGRO-PROCESSING FACTORIES? IF A MILITARY GOVERNMENT IS PERFORMING WONDERS LIKE THIS, THEN A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO BETTER.
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Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 Leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore led government distributed a total of 400 tractors, 239 tillers and 710 motor pumps and were made available...

17/08/2024

*SAVE THE STRESS OF VISITING EC EXHIBITION CENTRE*

FELLOW THE STEPS BELOW AT 0.50 PESEWAS ONLY.
1. Dial *711*51 #
2. Enter your 10- digit Voter ID number on your card below and Send
3. Select (1) and send to confirm payment of 0.50p
4. Approve payment in a pop-up payment prompt or dial *170 # and follow the process to my approvals
5. Select the transaction ID and Approve.
6. YOU WILL RECEIVE AN SMS CONFIRMING YOUR DETAILS IN THE EC DATABASE.

*Please Note: where there's an error in the spelling of your name, please kindly visit your polling station to effect the necessary correction but where everything is correct, the save the stress.*

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28/04/2024

The Performance Tracker Under Scrutiny

As citizens, we are obliged to hold the government accountable to ensure that our taxes are used for their intended purpose only.

Opening the performance at leisure once again, my attention got fixated on the government achievement under the theme "Business Resource Centres".

I was shocked to notice that only one (1) Business Resource Centre has been captured, that is, Puiga in the Upper East.

However, upon further research on the Business Resource Centre (BRCs) website (https://www.brcghana.com/locatebrc.php), I have noticed a data and I quote "Currently, thirty-seven (37) of the BRCs have commenced operations since 3rd August 2020 nationwide with additional thirty (30) BRCs under construction which will bring the total to sixty-seven (67) across the country, when completed. In addition to this, there are 180 BACs in other districts".

We encourage the administrators of the Performance Tracker database to help us clear our doubts.

There's power in thumb

THE TIME IS NOW

24/04/2024

ANOTHER VICTORIOUS OUTCOME FOR MOTHER GHANA.

On this day, we comment the Supreme Court for saving the Ordinary Ghanaian Tax payer from yet another illegality that has been perpetuated under the Fourth Republican governments over the years.

My greatest admiration goes to the youthful exuberance of Mr. Kwame Boffoe (Esq) a.k.a. Abronye for taking up the challenge to test the law on behalf of the Generations yet to come.

It is important to encourage other citizens to continue to test the laws and actions of public office holders no matter how long such practices have been in existence.

Long live Ghana
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thetimeisnow

17/04/2024

Following the Ministry of Transport directive to the security agencies to arrest drivers imposing unapproved fares, Drivers in Techiman under GPRTU and PROTOA Loading to Ejura, Nkoraza, Atebubu, etc... has refused to load their cars leaving passengers stranded.

The ministry of transport need a backup plan of deploying idle state vehicles to transport passengers at stranded locations to their destination by accepting the old fare.

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The Time Is Now...

12/04/2024

This is screenshot from the Tropical Timber Market Report, Volume 28, Number 2, 16th - 31st January 2024 available on the International Tropical Timber Organization website or dm for a pdf copy.

The Performance Tracker I believe did not include the 2023 data because it will damage the image of the government. This is against the principle of Transparency and Accountability.

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Motto: The Time Is Now...

09/04/2024

THE CLARION CALL SERIES 1

As the words of the great composer Mr. Jonathan Michael Teye Dosoo (a.k.a JMT Dosoo) rightly said in the famous patriotic song "Arise Ghana Youth For Your Country, The Nation Demands Your Devotion, Let us all unite and uphold her, And make her great and strong...". It is on this backdrop that I am making this clarion call on the youth of Ghana to wake up and Rise to the occasion.

04/04/2024

When leadership fails to prioritize the needs of the state, the citizens are bound to suffer. Though one may want to exonerate the seat of government from some of these kinds of financial wastages in some state institutions, but the narrative must change due to the kind of reactions that comes from the seat of government (The President ) on matters like this. How and why should this thought even come to mind to seek for approval for this kind of expenditure at the first place when on daily basis leadership of the country through it's communicators are singing the chorus of the economy being in bad waters and the need for citizens to tighten their seatbelt for tougher day ahead.

An efficient Executive authority with the vality of this news in the public domain will immediately dissolve the membership of the board because it simply means the board will have nothing good to offer the institution moving into the future and possible some punitive measures taken and a new board reinstituted and cautions fired.

It is complete loose talk to come across this headline about the request not being approved. This request would have been approved and procurement done had a good citizen not leaked this memo into the public domain.

The Youth Must Stand Up and Speak truth to power.

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