“Volta For Peace 2024” Regional Launch and Concert March 6, 2024 | Woezor Hotel, Ho.

 

“Volta For Peace 2024” Regional Launch and Concert

March 6, 2024 | Woezor Hotel, Ho.

Agenda

 

19:00pm – 19.30pm – Arrival of Guest Amidst Music/Drumming and Dancing by Invited Musical and Cultural Troupes – MC

19:30pm – 21:00pm: Opening Statements and Official Launch of Volta For Peacde 2024

§  Welcome Statement – Tosh TV Representative

Musical Performance - Everyday

§  Good Will Messages: Danish Embassy, WANEP, CHRAJ, EC,

Musical Perfoamcne – Mozato

§  Good Will Messages: NCCE, Regional Police Command, Trans4orm Ghana, Representatives of Chiefs and Queenmothers.

20:15 – 20:30pm: Musical Performances –  Israel Maweta

§  Good Will Messages: political party Representatives/Independent Candidates

Musical Performances –  Tony D

21:00pm – 21:30pm: Keynote Statement and Launch of “Volta For Peace 2024” – Volta Regional Minister, Hon Dr. Archibald Letsa

Pledge for Peace in 2024 Electioneering Process – Regional chairperson, Commission for Human Rights And Administrative Justice (CHRAJ)

21:30- 24:00pm Musical Performances:

§  Invited Cultural Troups

§  Young Artistes

24:00pm (Midnight): Close              

         

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GSE in a statement clarified that the Abena Amoah included on Bawumia’s manifesto committee on the economy is not the same as its managing director and urged the general public and partners of the exchange to disregard such reports.

“We wish to state categorically that the named Ms. Abena Amoah on the list is NOT Ms. Abena Amoah, Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange. Our Ms. Abena Amoah has not been approached or had any discussion or agreement on the subject matter with the Campaign Team,” the statement read in part.

Below is the GSE’s full statement.

The attention of the Ghana Stock Exchange has been drawn to a press release dated February 22, 2024, with reference number 022-DMB-2024 and signed by Dennis Miracles Aboagye, Director of Communications of ‘Bawumia For President 2024’.

The said press release has one ‘Ms. Abena Amoah’ named as Co-Chair of the Committee on the Economy.

We wish to state categorically that the named Ms. Abena Amoah on the list is NOT Ms. Abena Amoah, Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange. Our Ms. Abena Amoah has not been approached or had any discussion or agreement on the subject matter with the Campaign Team.

We wish to assure all our market operators, issuers, stakeholders, and the public that the Ghana Stock Exchange and its leadership continue to be apolitical. We remain focused on delivering on our mandate of providing a robust platform for raising capital and investment for economic prosperity to all Ghanaians and our international stakeholders.

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Dr. John Kumah made these remarks in response to the latest figures from the Ghana Statistical Service, which indicated that over a million Ghanaian youth were unemployed, during the media launch of the Wealth and Jobs Expo Ghana.

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“In the medium term, the government aims to intensify efforts to attract domestic investments and FDIs [Foreign Direct Investments] in strategic centres with emphasis on creating jobs anchored on the government’s growth strategy. The strategy is projected to contribute to the creation of approximately 500,000 jobs.

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“It is a power transfer gone messy. It is not just Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, it is a power process that started with the selection of the [NPP] flagbearer, where the party unwillingly swallowed a process that they knew wasn’t appropriate and was designed to leave just one result and so this is a choreographed attempt to transfer power in a particular direction.

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Tema Regional Public Relations Officer for the power distributor, Sakyiwaa Mensah, disclosed that the hospital has not made any financial commitment toward clearing the debt since 2022.

She urged the hospital’s management in a Citi News interview to promptly clear the debt to prevent any disconnection of electricity services.

“As part of our current revenue mobilization activities, we served notice of disconnection to the Yilo Krobo District Hospital. They owe us to the tune of GH¢1,398,955. From our records, we realized that they have not made payments since April 2022, and we may be forced to disconnect them, but we are hoping that we are not forced to do that.”

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