Evans Senior Owu

Madam Vice President 🙌🇬🇭 Most dignified and inspiring MVP! Because of you; the Girl Child believe she can too ! #HappyIWD #GiveToGain

A Norwegian neuroscientist spent 20 years proving that the act of writing by hand changes the human brain in ways typing physically cannot, and almost nobody outside her field has read the paper. Her name is Audrey van der Meer. She runs a brain research lab in Trondheim, and the paper that closed the argument was published in 2024 in a journal called Frontiers in Psychology. The finding is brutal enough that it should have changed every classroom on Earth. The experiment was simple. She recruited 36 university students and put each one in a cap with 256 sensors pressed against their scalp to record brain activity. Words flashed on a screen one at a time. Sometimes the students wrote the word by hand on a touchscreen using a digital pen, and sometimes they typed the same word on a keyboard. Every neural response was recorded for the full five seconds the word stayed on screen. Then her team looked at the part of the data most researchers had ignored for years, which is how different parts of the brain were communicating with each other during the task. When the students wrote by hand, the brain lit up everywhere at once. The regions responsible for memory, sensory integration, and the encoding of new information were all firing together in a coordinated pattern that spread across the entire cortex. The whole network was awake and connected. When the same students typed the same word, that pattern collapsed almost completely. Most of the brain went quiet, and the connections between regions that had been alive seconds earlier were nowhere to be found on the EEG. Same word, same brain, same person, and two completely different neurological events. The reason turned out to be something nobody had really paid attention to before her work. Writing by hand is not one motion but a sequence of thousands of tiny micro-movements coordinated with your eyes in real time, where each letter is a different shape that requires the brain to solve a slightly different spatial problem. Your fingers, wrist, vision, and the parts of your brain that track position in space are all working together to produce one letter, then the next, then the next. Typing throws all of that away. Every key on a keyboard requires the exact same finger motion regardless of which letter you are pressing, which means the brain has almost nothing to integrate and almost no problem to solve. Van der Meer said it plainly in her interviews. Pressing the same key with the same finger over and over does not stimulate the brain in any meaningful way, and she pointed out something that should scare every parent who handed their kid an iPad. Children who learn to read and write on tablets often cannot tell letters like b and d apart, because they have never physically felt with their bodies what it takes to actually produce those letters on a page. A decade before her, two researchers at Princeton ran the same fight using a completely different method and ended up at the same answer. Pam Mueller and Daniel Oppenheimer tested 327 students across three experiments, where half took notes on laptops with the internet disabled and half took notes by hand, before testing everyone on what they actually understood from the lectures they had watched. The handwriting group won by a wide margin on every question that required real understanding rather than surface recall. The reason was hiding in the transcripts of what the two groups had actually written down. The laptop students typed almost word for word, capturing more total content but processing almost none of it as they went, while the handwriting students physically could not write fast enough to transcribe a lecture in real time, which forced them to listen carefully, decide what actually mattered, and put it in their own words on the page. That single act of choosing what to keep was the learning itself, and the keyboard had quietly skipped the choosing and skipped the learning along with it. Two studies. Two countries. Same answer. Handwriting makes the brain work. Typing lets it coast. Every note you have ever typed instead of written went into your brain through a thinner pipe. Every meeting, every book highlight, every idea you captured on your phone instead of on paper was processed at half depth. You did not forget those things because your memory is bad. You forgot them because typing never woke the part of the brain that would have made them stick. The fix is the thing your grandmother already knew. Pick up a pen. Write the thing down. The slower road is the faster one.

Mayor Ebi Bright ❤️ May God continue to increase you and prosper your exploits Ma’am! @EbiBright 🫡🙌

@EbiBright @F_Edzeamey Glorious birthday Mayor Ebi Bright ❤️🙌 I’m both a proud admirer and a mentee from afar. God continue to increase and prosper your exploits

🥳🥳Today, we celebrate not just our leader, but a mother, mentor, and inspiration to many of us privileged to share this journey with you. 🙌🏾 Thank you for your sacrifices, your belief in people, and the strength and grace with which you lead. 👏🏾 May this new year bring you peace, joy, good health, and even greater fulfillment. We love and celebrate you today and always. Happy birthday Mayor Ebi Bright. 🍾🥂🥳🥳

@NoahAdamtey @BenAkuffoDarko You’re welcome, Learned Counsel. I have been looking for a chance to say this to you; someday I aspire to be a lawyer and from my LLB, to the BAR exam through to my practice, I hope to have you as my mentor. I truly pray I get that opportunity, Dr

@oevanssenior @BenAkuffoDarko Thanks so much, Evans 🙏🏾

Doctor of Laws, Conquered. Still, Glory to God!!!

Wow beautiful ❤️ Glorious birthday wishes to her @EbiBright I admire her so much and I wish her Godspeed !

A very Special Happy Birthday wishes to this brilliant woman, a sweet wife and a wonderful mother. From the entire family, we wish you good health & the fortitude of mind to continue to transform your beloved Tema, as Mayor. Tons of Love & a mighty hug from me & the kids. Spiritus Invictus!!!!

That’s Mi Minister - The Sam Dzata George ❤️🫡

Delays are not denials. Sometimes life takes time to prepare you for the things you’ve been praying for. Don’t lose hope because things are moving slowly. Your time will come. Let’s all have a great week!

My President! Proud to be alive at this moment. What a time to be Ghanaian! 🇬🇭

Should Ghana’s Former AG/DAG represent accused person in state-led criminal prosecution less than two years exiting office. In this op-ed I have discussed what this means to governance and the remedy Read More via thevaultznews.com/2026/05/15/whe…

𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦: 𝗚𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗔’𝗦 𝗘𝗖𝗙-𝗧𝗢-𝗣𝗖𝗜 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 🇬🇭 1. Ghana’s transition from the IMF’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) to a Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) marks a shift from 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘𝗚𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚. 2. The ECF (2023-2026) was a crisis-response tool. Ghana entered that programme at a moment of severe economic distress: high debt, depleted reserves, elevated inflation, loss of market access, and deep fiscal pressures. The recovery has been painful for households, businesses, investors, pensioners, and the wider financial system. The lesson from this episode is that Ghana must build institutions strong enough to mitigate political and economic cycles. 3. This is where the PCI matters. Unlike the ECF, the Policy Coordination Instrument does not bring new IMF money [it is not an IMF bailout; we didn’t go in a crisis moment but rather in an economically calmer moment]. 4. The biggest strengths of the PCI is in helping us 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 that an IMF-supported programme brings without adding new debt to Ghana’s sovereign balance sheet. Ghana will get regular semi-annual IMF reviews, structural benchmarks, policy targets, and continued market signalling without fresh borrowing from the Fund. 5. 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀. After debt restructuring and years of macroeconomic instability, investors, rating agencies, development partners, and citizens all need confidence that the ongoing reforms will not be abandoned after stabilisation. 6. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗖𝗜 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀. A 36-month PCI will cover the 2028 election cycle, three (3) budget cycles, and periods when pressure to overspend would be high, based on historical trends. Second, it supports lower borrowing costs by keeping Ghana under credible IMF surveillance as the country works toward restoring full market access and secure investment grade rating comparable to peers like Cote d'Ivoire (BB - Fitch) and South Africa (BB - Fitch). Third, it strengthens the case for additional concessional financing from partners such as the World Bank, African Development Bank, and bilateral institutions. Fourth, it creates an early-warning system such that when fiscal or monetary slippages begin to emerge, they are detected and reviewed before they become another crisis. 7. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗖𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗚𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮’𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 such as The PFM Amendment Act/Fiscal Responsibility Framework, Fiscal Council, Value for Money Office, Bank of Ghana recapitalisation, strengthened FX operations, SOE reforms including energy and cocoa sector programmes, revenue measures, and reserve accumulation strategy via GANRAP, among others. 8. Stability was the first step. Building 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 is the next step under the 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗬 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 mentioned by Finance Minister, Dr. Ato Forson, at the IMF Press Briefing Yesterday. The goal is not just to exit a crisis. The goal is to prevent the next one. #Ghana #IMF #EconomicRecovery #FiscalDiscipline

The fastest economic recovery in Ghana's history has been recorded and achieved by version 2.0 of the Mahama-led government — this, after the most regressive, self-immolating policies of waste, mismanagement, and plunder the country has ever seen. Key achievements: · Exit from the IMF programme with star-studded honours · Rapid decline in inflation · A confident cedi · International reserves built back better · The quickest debt reduction from 65% to 45% of GDP in just one year Buoyed by confidence, candour, and transparency, the government's finance team — competently led by Dr. Ato Forson — carefully choreographed how to work with the IMF programme they inherited, even though it was badly bruised, broken, and moribund from excessive haemorrhage following the twin shocks of the DDEP, which amounted to the literal pickpocketing of our savings and investments by the previous administration. Remember: the previous government renegotiated the IMF programme the NDC government handed to them. Sadly, they missed almost 70% of the structural benchmarks they had promised the IMF by the end of 2019 — when the economy was already stuttering in fits — only to later be exposed and overwhelmed by COVID-19 and, to a very minute degree, the Russian war on Ukraine. In essence, the final apocalyptic collapse of the economy we witnessed in 2022 — with all macroeconomic indicators gasping for air — was entirely avoidable. So what has changed this time with the exit plan from the IMF? A commitment never to return to the IMF after three and a half years — the period we have been cursed, through maladministration, to return to the Fund since independence in 1957. The Finance Minister and his team defended a decision before Cabinet to be bound by additional strictures of the IMF for 36 months, long after the general elections in 2028. This is to remain credible to investors and the markets, and in the process mobilise enough capital to invest in critical areas of the economy to provide jobs — but crucially, to free up domestic resources for the private sector to blossom. It is a promise not to splurge and waste resources, as has usually been the case with governments that exit IMF programmes. Essentially, the Government of Ghana announced the official conclusion of the IMF Extended Credit Facility Programme and transitioned immediately to the non-financing Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) of the IMF. What is the PCI? It is a non-financial advisory and monitoring tool provided by the IMF. It allows the country to design and implement its own economic reforms without receiving a financial bailout, acting essentially as a global seal of approval for the government's fiscal management. This masterstroke in economic diplomacy could not have been achieved without the backing of the President, whose mission this time around is legacy and respect. The President reads every document handed to him, often correcting grammatical mistakes before signing the country up to the contents. So, we can say that yes, stability has been achieved after the races with death we experienced prior to 2025. Resilience is what we aim for now as a country. We need to remain disciplined and reduce losses by State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), which cost governments approximately $2 billion annually. Quite a number of SOEs must be axed outright, others merged, and still others injected with independent, world-class management to return profit — because they are enterprises, not social care homes. In the meantime, we are grateful for the dexterity of the economic management team, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, the encouraging progress of GoldBod, and all other functionaries of government who will abide by the honour code of spending within budgets to make Ghana's self-imposed IMF PCI possible.

Speech read by the Finance Minister at today’s press briefing on the Country’s engagement with the IMF.

@VanessaEboateng @fanti_boy Birthday blessings, Vanessa Godspeed

Happy Birthday to me! 🎉 I carry grace with confidence, strength with softness and joy with gratitude. I celebrate the journey, the growth, the lessons and the beautiful person I continue to become. Here’s to more wins, love, and a heart that never stops believing. 🤍

His Excellency John Mahama has granted presidential approval for the immediate evacuation of 300 Ghanaians in South Africa. These distressed Ghanaians had earlier complied with the Foreign Ministry’s advisory and registered with our High Commission in Pretoria to be rescued following the latest wave of xenophobic attacks. The Government of Ghana shall continue to safeguard the welfare of all Ghanaians home and abroad.

Swagger ❤️🫡

Dear Hon. @konkrumah My attention has just been drawn to a Facebook post of yours which purports to respond to my submission on yesterday’s edition of the KEYPOINTS show on @tv3_ghana about your deceptive analysis of the 2025 audited financials of the Bank of Ghana (BoG). At the second paragraph of the said Facebook post, a snapshot of which is attached herewith, you claim that that “the BoG recorded a TOTAL LOSS of GHS34.9bn”. But Kojo, was this the claim you made at your press conference of Sunday, 3rd May 2026??? The answer is a big fat NO. Your attempt to justify the falsehoods you peddled about the 2025 audited financial statements of the BoG by shifting the goal post, is rather exposing your dishonesty. Since you will never accept to debate me on this issue on any media platform, for fear of being exposed, as your custom is, I will proceed to respond to you here. Kojo, in your press statement of Sunday, 3rd May, 2026, you stated that: 1. The “TRUE OPERATING LOSS” of the BoG for 2025 was 34.9 billion cedis. No where in your press statement did you say that “total loss” (total comprehensive income) of the BoG for 2025 was 34.9 billion cedis as you are suggesting now. Throughout your press statement you made the point, that the 34.9 billion loss figure you put out, related to “operating loss” of the BoG for 2025. Don’t shift the goal post now Chief. 2. You further stated in your press statement, that the “TOTAL OPERATING LOSS” of the BoG for 2025 was actually 44 billion cedis; a false claim you now appear to have completely abandoned after your voodoo analysis was exposed. Find below a direct quote from the press statement you read and released to the media on Sunday 3rd May, 2026 to refresh your memory. I have also attached a screenshot for ease of reference. “The Government and its spin doctors led by the NDC party officials who did the Press Conference, are trying to convince the people of Ghana that the loss is GHS 15.6 Billion. We regret to tell the people of Ghana that this is not true. The true Operating loss of the Bank is actually GHS 34.9 billion Cedis. And In fact, if you add back the GHS 9.6 billion proceeds from the Gold Sales (which was hurriedly done to reduce the loss as at September) the recalculated loss is actually GHS 44 billion.” “As they always say, the cover up is worse than crime. The attempt to cover up the true operating loss of the bank is what is most troubling. The BOG has employed a combination of artificial revenue recognition on one hand, and clever accounting standards on another hand in their attempt to cover up this loss.” “The proof of this can be found on Page 16 of the Accounts where they report the consolidated income of the Bank. On that page, the bank admits that in addition to the GHS 15.6 billion Headline they have reported, they have also made an additional loss of GHS 19.3 Billion in other comprehensive income. GHS 15.6 + GHS 19.3 = GHS 34.9 (approximately GHS 35 billion). And if you add back the sold Gold it is GHS 44 billion loss.” End of quote. Kojo, I am sure that after reading this quotation of yours, you will accept the fact that you lied to the good people of Ghana about the true OPERATING LOSS of the BoG for the year 2025 and apologize for the voodoo mathematics you engaged in. I maintain that the “operating loss” recorded in the audited financials of the BoG for the year 2025 is GHS15.6 billion. And that, the audited income statement (P&L) is what is relevant in assessing the financial health of the Bank, and not the Other Comprehensive Income statement, that mainly captures unrealized revaluation gains/losses and exchange differences. My brother KON, you lied! Apologize and let’s move on. But if you want to litigate this matter further, stop responding to me on Facebook. You are welcome to select any media platform of your choice and a date and time of your convenience for a debate.

He’s International Blacko for a Rare Reason ❤️🫡 No doubt, No debate, No long talk; this is well deserved! Now wear your #Crown Ancient Prophet @BIacksherif_ 🙌