Joe Austin
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@Joeaustin007
They Call Me Beautiful Mind, Liverpool FC obsessed ❤️❤️
My man, Dr. Bawumia recently said Ghana's democracy is under attack because a party communicator had been 'arrested' for making irresponsible comments. While l do not agree with the arrests, we must ensure that democratic rights must not be used as a shield for misinformation or character attacks. Sadly sometimes those who seek comfort from a democracy forget to ask themselves if they have been fair to others. For 5 years, Dr. Bawumia's party, the NPP precociously planned and executed the disenfranchisement of my SALL people. None in the leadership of the NPP offered an apology or even asked that we be given a single street light or broomstick. We were orphaned in a democracy we thought we were part of. They still haven't apologised after having been bludgeoned in the last elections. I have not forgiven them. I will not until they apologise profusely and properly. Democracy under attack, really? My guy, really?
Earlier today, I engaged in a high-level breakfast meeting with European Union Ambassadors in Accra. The meeting brought together Heads of Mission from ten EU member states: Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Malta, alongside a delegation from the European Union. Our constructive and forward-looking discussions focused on shared priorities, including regional security, deepening economic cooperation, as well as expanding investment opportunities in Ghana. I also reiterated my steadfast commitment to strengthening Ghana’s democratic institutions, advancing sustainable economic growth, and promoting inclusive social development.
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We are fucked really bad
Following The Fourth Estate’s publication on the latest Auditor-General report on nationwide payroll irregularities, the Audit Service now says the GHS427 million attributed to Mr Frank Oliver Kpodo, a former Director of Procurement at the Ministry of Defence was a transpositional error. According to a statement issued by the Service and signed by its Right to Information Officer, Frederich Lokko, the actual figure in Mr Kpodo’s name is GHS422,920.01. According to the Audit Service, it made an error in attributing the figure to Mr Kpodo. “We offer our most sincere and unreserved apologies to Mr. Frank Oliver Kpodo for the distress and unwarranted public scrutiny this error may have caused,” the statement said. “We further extend our apologies to the Government and people of Ghana, and the Controller and Accountant-General for the transpositional error noted above.” The Audit Service further explained that the figure originally attributed to Mr. Kpodo should rather have been in the name of the Ministry of Education. “We wish to state that, the amount attributed to Mr Kpodo above was due to transpositional error. The GHC427,995,661.40 relates to the Ministry of Education in respect of 3,476 unaccounted staff during the payroll audit,” the statement said. Also, the Audit Service produced a corrected table of 34 Ministries and Departments that could not account for over GHS800 million paid to their staff. In the corrected list, The Fourth Estate has found that the Audit Service made several “transpositional” errors in the original report, which has been submitted to parliament. Figures attributed to 27 of the 34 Ministries and Departments in the original report have been changed. Meanwhile, in a separate statement, the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department says it is impossible for any government employee to receive unearned salaries. Read more: tinyurl.com/mr4xettz
