Head of churches in the Ashanti Region are taking the fight against illegal mining step further. They are admonishing members of their congregations who engage in the destructive venture their offerings will be rejected. Immediate past Diocesan Bishop of the Methodist Church, Right Reverend Prof Osei Sarfo Kantanka, addressed the media in Kumasi. He says … Read more
Heads of Churches in Ashanti Region have resolved to assist the government in the fight against illegal mining locally referred to as galamsey. The Christian group says they cannot keep mute on the issue because their silence against the menace makes them accomplices in the destruction of the environment and water bodies. Addressing the media … Read more
About 300 people were on Tuesday paraded at a ceremony in Kumasi as aggrieved members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who have defected to the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Led by four former elected assembly members in various districts in the Ashanti region, the defectors said they held various positions in the NPP in … Read more
Over three hundred known NPP Assembly Members of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly(KMA) say they have defected to the NDC. Their main reason for leaving the NPP they say is the inability of the flagbearer Nana Akufo-Addo to unite members of the party. “Ever since he assumed the leadership reigns of the NPP, Nana Akufo-Addo has … Read more
Former Methodist Bishop of Kumasi, Rev. Prof. Osei Sarfo-Kantanka wants police to ban political party health walk until after the December elections. His call follows Sunday’s incident in Accra where NDC supporters on a health walk clashed with their NPP counterparts near NPP flagbearer, Nana Akufo Addo’s residence. A similar exercise at Asawasi in Kumasi … Read more