The registration process for this year’s national service personnel turned chaotic when some military personnel moved in to maintain order. The presence of the military was necessitated by a long disorganized queue of prospective personnel. Some prospective service personnel told ’ Caleb Kudah that the military in an attempt to maintain order assaulted them by … Read more
Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister Otiko Afisa Djaba has described the suit against her appointment following her inability to do her national service as discriminatory. According to her, some persons, including John Oti Bless who was appointed by former President John Mahama as Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, were approved by … Read more
Two Members of Parliament from the minority side, have filed a writ at the Supreme Court to revoke the appointment of Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba as the Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection. The Plaintiffs are the Member of Parliament for Ashaiman constituency, Ernest Norgbey, and the Member of Parliament for the Juaboso Constituency … Read more
Two Members of Parliament from the minority side, have filed a writ at the Supreme Court to revoke the appointment of Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba as the Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection. The Plaintiffs are the Member of Parliament for Ashaiman constituency, Ernest Norgbey, and the Member of Parliament for the Juaboso Constituency … Read more
What does it mean to serve your nation? There is a sense in which national service; the scheme operated by the National Service Secretariat, is not service to the nation. It is an avenue for school leavers to show patriotism to their country. Service with compulsion is patriotism bought on a loan. Somebody has to … Read more
A political communications lecturer at University of Cape Coast says a wrong signal would be sent to young Ghanaians should minister-designate for Gender and Social Protection Otiko Djaba be approved. Dr Eric Opoku argues that her revelation that she did not do National Service is a dent on her image and the president. All graduates … Read more
Justice Paul Uuter Dery, one of the High Court judges involved in the judicial scandal, has dragged investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas to court over illegal operations. The writ dated Monday, October 31, also cited the Attorney General (AG) as the second defendant. Justice Dery was part of 34 judges exposed in a bribery scandal … Read more
In fulfilment of section 37(1) of the Local Government Act, Act 462 of 1993, parliament in 2003 enacted Act 656 to give birth to the “youngest” Public Service of Ghana today, in accordance with paragraph (d), clause (1) of Article 190 of the 1992 constitution – the Local Government Service. The membership of the Service … Read more