The General Secretary for Tabita Pulakuu International- Ghana Chapter Mr Yakubu Musah Barry said they have observed with keen interest that some people including E.C officials and party executives both in NPP and NDC are preventing eligible to register in the ongoing registration exercise especially in the Eastern Region, Northern Region, Savannah Region, North East and Upper East Region .

“Our attention has been drawn by some of our Fulani communities in part of the country that they are been denied Access/participation in the ongoing voters registration exercise which is has been approved by the supreme court, Electoral Commission and gazetted by parliament.

We’ve been notified that, the requirements are :

1. Passport
2. National Identity Card (Ghana card) which is issued by the NIA.
3. 2 persons to guarantee for 1 person after filling his or her guarantee form and can do so for 10.

Now as a Ghanaian Fulani who have all this requirements, why should EC or any political party representative deny anyone their civil rights hence disfranchising them? He asked

He added that “despite the press statements that we will sue anybody who will deny our people of their rights and that’s exactly what we are going to do,
We will take them on , be it EC officials or any political party who tries to deny our people” he lamented.

Further thanked E.C officials and party Executives of both NPP and NDC from other regions except the above mentioned regions for their efforts and support to their people.

Call Yakubu Musah Barry.
General Secretary
‭024 625 3682‬

Ahmed Barry – Organizer
‭055 502 6811

Over 4,000 local mining contractors in Ghana have protested against new fees introduced by the Minerals Commission as a charge payable for the renewal of operational permits.

Per the new payment regulation, local contractors operating with Mine Support Service Company License are charged USD 250.00 as an annual renewal fee, Mine Support Service Company License (specific) USD 10,000.00, Mine Support Service Company License Annual fee USD 6,000.00 and a Processing fee of USD 500.00.

Payments relating to labor certification are; Scaffolders GHs 1,200.00, Supervisors GHs 1,800.00, Riggers GHs 1,200.00, Health and Safety Officer GHs 3,500.00 and Operators GHs 1,500.00.

The Ghana Minerals Commission as a matter of policy introduced the foregoing to regulate locals in the vicinity of mining operations as mine support service companies.

After considering the titanic and threatening nature of the tariffs, aggrieved contractors have described them as killer prices and that their contract sums are even too small to make payment of all the above listed monies to the commission.

They disclosed that the new charges are aside other monies they pay on social responsibilities, stool lands, property rate, EPA registration, business certificate renewal fee, payments at to the district assembly among others.

“Putting all these monies together, there is no way we can pay the minerals commission”, Romeo Wilson, Deputy Chairman for Association of Local Mining Contractors –Ghana told newsmen in Kumasi.

At a press briefing, he ranted over why officials want to blatantly kill their business insofar mandating mining companies in Ghana to stop dealing with them if they (contractors) are unable to pay the monies that the commission is demanding from them.

“In fact we cannot pay this to the Minerals Commission…We are imploring the government through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to get into this matter. They are killing our businesses.

The commission is taking almost GHs 100,000 from us every year.
My brothers and sisters, this is killing. Just to permit you to work? This is killing. We ask ourselves that is this sustainable that every year each person seated here will have USD 10,000 to pay to the commission or USD 6,000 to pay to the commission aside all the other charges we pay? No we can’t…”

“The commission cannot stop us from working in the mines and if they we will be forced to stage a demonstration against them,”he vowed.

A 39 years old Mr. Ebenezer Frimpong a Mason is battling for his life after three police officers stormed his house and brutalized him to comma over land dispute.

The said incident happened at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Gomoa east district of central region yesterday around 10am after one Alex reported to the Gomoa Nyanyano police command that Mr. Ebenezer Frimpong is unlawfully taking his piece of land.

The police upon arrival to the scene, they started beating the victim until he went to comma.

The wife of the victim, Agness Frimpong narrated to Angel news reporter Opanyin Darko what exactly happened

The victim is currently admitted at Cape Coast Intabetin hospital receiving treatment.

Moreover, the Zongo chief of Gomoa Nyanyano Alhaji Awudu Issaka Giwa who witnessed the uncultured and unprofessionalism of the police officers explained to the media what transpired said, he intervened begging the police officers to stop brutalizing the Mason Ebenezer Frimpong but proved futile.

Pressmen in an interaction with the uncle of the victim Mr Baah said, the names and ranks of the said police officers stationed at the Gomoa Nyanyano are not known as at now but the only name given is officer Red.

The uncle to the victim Mr Baah has called on the president Nana Akuffo Addo and the inspector General of police Mr James Oppong Boanu to intervene.

A 39 years old Mr. Ebenezer Frimpong a Mason is battling for his life after three police officers stormed his house and brutalized him to comma over land dispute.

The said incident happened at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Gomoa east district of central region yesterday around 10am after one Alex reported to the Gomoa Nyanyano police command that Mr. Ebenezer Frimpong is unlawfully taking his piece of land.

The police upon arrival to the scene, they started beating the victim until he went to comma.

The wife of the victim, Agness Frimpong narrated to Angel news reporter Opanyin Darko what exactly happened

The victim is currently admitted at Cape Coast Intabetin hospital receiving treatment.

Moreover, the Zongo chief of Gomoa Nyanyano Alhaji Awudu Issaka Giwa who witnessed the uncultured and unprofessionalism of the police officers explained to the media what transpired said, he intervened begging the police officers to stop brutalizing the Mason Ebenezer Frimpong but proved futile.

Pressmen in an interaction with the uncle of the victim Mr Baah said, the names and ranks of the said police officers stationed at the Gomoa Nyanyano are not known as at now but the only name given is officer Red.

The uncle to the victim Mr Baah has called on the president Nana Akuffo Addo and the inspector General of police Mr James Oppong Boanu to intervene.

The Head pastor of “Christ First Word Church International” with national headquarters at Akyem Akroso-Nazareth in the Asene-Manso-Akroso district of Eastern region; Prophet Nana Kusi Afram Tawiah II believed to have threatened a man he sold his land to him five years ago by name; Samuel Brakoh, commonly known in Akyem Akroso as “Sammy” with local charm (“juju”) after writing an official warning letter to stay away from the land because he hasn’t started developing it for the past five years.

Speaking to the media, Samuel Brakoh who bought the land from the pastor explained that he bought the land for a filing station project but due to processes and procedures he had to go through, he isn’t able to start work and the pastor keeps threatening him to stay away from the land with letters and men sent to beat him.
Samuel Brakoh further explained that he woke up to see “juju” placed in front of his house with letter attached to it; “stay away from Nazareth land or die” which got him frightened and called people to the seen.

Some eye witnesses at the seen shared with the media what they saw in front of Samuel Brakoh’s house.

The accused head pastor; Prophet Nana Kusi Afram Tawiah II speaking to the media explained that he sold the land to Samuel Brakoh to build a filing station but he is rather planting on it and therefore decided to take it back because it wasn’t the main agenda on which he sold the land to him, but he refused the accusation of placing “juju” in front of his house at dawn.

Two people supposed to be the supporter of National Democratic Congress, Bashid Alidu and one other has been arrested by kumawu district police Command for being disturbing the process of voter’s registration exercise at Drobonso the district capital of Sekyere Afram Plains constituency.

He has been sent to Kumawu district police headquarters awaiting to be proceed to court within 48 years.

Information gathered maintained that, supporters of National Democratic Congress have started disturbing the process of voter’s registration exercise at all four centers in Drobonso by preventing some citizens to take part of the ongoing exercise.

These persons are pushing some citizens out from the queue for allegedling that those people are not true citizens of the Drobonso.

Information reaching choicemedianetwork from Asitey in the Lower Manya krobo municipality of the Eastern Region indicate that One person has been stabbed as irate youth disrupt National Identification Authority (NIA) registration exercise over allegations of extortion, bribery and sexual exploitation

An NIA registrant at Asitey has been stabbed by an unidentified person as angry youth of Asitey in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality of the Eastern region on Monday afternoon disrupted the issuance of NIA cards at the Asitey Presby church center over allegations of extortion, bribery and sexual exploitation of some female registrants.

One of the agitated youth, Adamptey Terkpertey (victim of stabbing) prior to being stabbed, said NIA officials took advantage of the last hour rush to demand various sums of monies from desperate residents before registering them.

Another, an 18-year-old Miss Eunice Narh narrated how an official allegedly lured her into his room and demanded sex so he can issue the card for her.

Attached is the narration of the student.

Updates including interviews with residents and contacts will be provided soon.

Tabita Pulakuu International Ghana Chapter threatens court action against EC officials, individuals who will prevent qualified Ghanaian Fulanis from registering in the upcoming New Voter Registration Exercise.

We have realized that we the fulani community in Ghana, we are always denied of our right as much as national exercises are concerned and we shall not sit down this time round.

We are always intimidated, maltreated and always denied of our right but not this time so this is a strong warning to EC officials and individuals who will prevent Ghanaians Fulanis from registering or go through the process will have to prove that in court.

The warning is also to all representatives of various political parties never to attempt to deny any qualified Ghanaian Fulani to go through the voter registration process.

We use this opportunity also to call out all Ghanaian fulanis who qualifies with the required documents or qurantors as demanded by the Electoral Commission to come out in their numbers to register since it’s their constitutional right.

Also advised them to adhere to all the protocols and guidelines surrounding the registration.

Call Mr Yakubu Musah Barry
0246253682

Ahmed Barry
Organizer of the Association
055 502 6811

Tabita Pulakuu International Ghana Chapter threatens court action against EC officials, individuals who will prevent qualified Ghanaian Fulanis from registering in the upcoming New Voter Registration Exercise.

We have realized that we the fulani community in Ghana, we are always denied of our right as much as national exercises are concerned and we shall not sit down this time round.

We are always intimidated, maltreated and always denied of our right but not this time so this is a strong warning to EC officials and individuals who will prevent Ghanaians Fulanis from registering or go through the process will have to prove that in court.

The warning is also to all representatives of various political parties never to attempt to deny any qualified Ghanaian Fulani to go through the voter registration process.

We use this opportunity also to call out all Ghanaian fulanis who qualifies with the required documents or qurantors as demanded by the Electoral Commission to come out in their numbers to register since it’s their constitutional right.

Also advised them to adhere to all the protocols and guidelines surrounding the registration.

Call Mr Yakubu Musah Barry
0246253682

Ahmed Barry
Organizer of the Association
055 502 6811.

Motorists plying the Asafo Interchange underpass in Kumasi have now heave a sigh of relief following the fixing of a death-trap pit.

The uncovered pits situated in the middle of the road have been posing threat to motorists for months.

Motorists who were not familiar with the road often get into accident with some bursting their car tyres and others damaging their bumpers when their vehicles hit the ditch.

After months of appeal, the Assemblyman for Asafo Electoral Area, Hon Ernest Okai has taken steps to fix the damage to prevent any unforeseen disaster.

He has used metal slab to cover up all the pits in the middle of the road.

Some residents and motorists who ply the stretch commended the Assemblyman for his intervention.

Assemblyman for Asafo, Hon Ernest Okai also spoke to the media in an interview.