The Graphic also devotes half of its centre spread for more pictures from the court premises. Among them are those on former President Rawlings and National Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Professor Evans Atta Mills’ arrival and departure of the court premises. The Times for its part, shows on its front page, Tsikata, leaving the court premises for prison and another, depicting former President Rawlings having a discussion with Lawyer Tony Lithur outside the court. Elsewhere in the Times is a statement by ace lawyer and former presidential aspirant of the CPP, Bright Akwetey that he is against the candidature of Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom as a presidential aspirant. According to Bright Akwetey, he does not think Dr. Nduom is the best person for the CPP let alone be President of Ghana. He said he believes the one who will replace Dr. Nkrumah in the CPP should be without blemish and must come to the level of integrity Dr. Nkrumah had.
A report carried by the Daily Guide on its centre spread says there is a seeming struggle for space by banks on the Oxford Street at Osu in Accra. The paper shows some of the edifice housing of Fidelity and Amalgamated Banks.
All seems not to be well with this year’s Oguaa Afahye. In today’s Chronicle is a statement by the Omanhene of the Oguaa Traditional Area, Osabarima Kwesi Atta that with or without the participation of fishermen in the area, this year’s Fetu Afahye will not be affected in any way. His statement follows the decision of the fishermen to boycott the Afahye because he, Osabarima had awarded a contract to one Opanin Kwesi Atta to win sand at the Fosu Lagoon to destroy it.
The war between the people of Ashaiman and the MTTU continues unabated. The Chronicle reports that two weeks after then clash, personnel of the MTTU in the Municipality are scared to enforce traffic and motor regulations due to threats of death issued to them by some unidentified drivers.
THE EDITORIALS
The Daily Graphic welcomes an admonition by the Ghana Medical and Dental Council to the public to feel free to sue doctors for compensation for wrong diagnosis or other unprofessional conducts. The paper says in the past, there had been live cries over professional misconduct and victims were most often than not compelled to let matters rest in the spirit of the typical Ghanaian attitude of “Fama Nyame”. To the Graphic, the directive is a testimony of the commitment of the council to ensure high professional standards.
The Ghanaian Times criticizes a statement by a senior Police Officer to newly recruits at the Police College, that there is nothing like warning shots in the dictionary of the service. The paper says, if this is so, then the Police administration owe the nation an explanation for keeping mute all these years when gun-wielding police officers shot and killed innocent civilians in the name of warning shots. To the paper, the gun-battle on the streets is not the reason why the Police Service was founded.
The two national dailies, the Daily Graphic and Ghanaian Times devote their front pages to the five year jail sentence imposed by an Accra Fast Track High Court on former Chief Executive of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, GNPC, Tstatsu Tsikata for causing financial loss to the state. The Graphic carries a giant size picture of Tsatsu being escorted out of court by a security operative after yesterday’s judgment. The Graphic also devotes half of its centre spread for more pictures from the court premises. Among them are those on former President Rawlings and National Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Professor Evans Atta Mills’ arrival and departure of the court premises. The Times for its part, shows on its front page, Tsikata, leaving the court premises for prison and another, depicting former President Rawlings having a discussion with Lawyer Tony Lithur outside the court. Elsewhere in the Times is a statement by ace lawyer and former presidential aspirant of the CPP, Bright Akwetey that he is against the candidature of Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom as a presidential aspirant. According to Bright Akwetey, he does not think Dr. Nduom is the best person for the CPP let alone be President of Ghana. He said he believes the one who will replace Dr. Nkrumah in the CPP should be without blemish and must come to the level of integrity Dr. Nkrumah had.
A report carried by the Daily Guide on its centre spread says there is a seeming struggle for space by banks on the Oxford Street at Osu in Accra. The paper shows some of the edifice housing of Fidelity and Amalgamated Banks.
All seems not to be well with this year’s Oguaa Afahye. In today’s Chronicle is a statement by the Omanhene of the Oguaa Traditional Area, Osabarima Kwesi Atta that with or without the participation of fishermen in the area, this year’s Fetu Afahye will not be affected in any way. His statement follows the decision of the fishermen to boycott the Afahye because he, Osabarima had awarded a contract to one Opanin Kwesi Atta to win sand at the Fosu Lagoon to destroy it.
