He described government's economic management team as fragile people with inadequate knowledge of how to prevent the economy from plunging into further destruction. According to him, it is for this reason that the Minority in Parliament have called for the removal of Ken Ofori-Atta as the Finance Minister. Speaking on the floor of parliament, he said failure for parliament to relieve the finance minister of his position will have dire consequences on the local economy. Muntaka added that, "Our failure today to remove the finance minister will continue to hurt each and everyone of us. The price of food reached 43.7 percent inflation in October from 37.8 percent recorded in September this year173309Non-food inflation rose to 37.8 percent from 36.8 percent.

General News of Saturday, 12 November 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comFormer Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has alleged that Members of Parliament (MPs) from both the majority and minority causes of the House planned their moves to get Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta sacked. In a statement he issued which was sighted by GhanaWeb, Amidu intimated that the MPs had no intentions of getting Ofori-Atta sacked but were only showing face to save their parliamentary seats. He added that the MPs were using their call for Ofori-Atta's sack to exonerate themselves from the current hardships in the country. The Minority and Majority Members of Parliament seem to be on the same page following their call to remove the finance minister from office. You can also watch this edition of GhanaWeb Special:You can also watch this episode of People & Places on GhanaWeb TV:IB/PEN

Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference (GCBC) has called for a reduction in the number of vehicles used as convoys for presidential and ministerial purposes. The Conference also requested a downsizing of the Akufo-Addo-led government, as well as, leaders of State-Owned Enterprises. The Catholic Bishops' Conference also charged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to show commitment in the fight against corruption. The Conference asked President Akufo-Addo to ensure that all misappropriated funds cited in the Auditor-General's report were retrieved through appropriate means. Meanwhile, Most Reverend Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi has been elected as the new President of the Conference.

The five pupils reportedly died on the spot following the accident which occurred on Friday, November 11, 2022. Per information available to GhanaWeb, five of the critically injured including the driver of the blue 207 Benz bus have been referred to the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital whilst one has been referred to the Sunyani Regional Hospital. According to eyewitness accounts, the school driver lost control of the vehicle due to the curvy nature of the road. Yaw Brenya one of the first people to reach the accident scene indicated that when they got to the scene, the bus had somersaulted with several injured pupils trapped in the vehicle. “When we got to the scene, I saw the lifeless bodies of some of the pupils with several others injured as well.

Samuel Bryan Buabeng, a presidential staffer, has accused investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas of being corrupt stressing that people now know him for who he is. In a tweet critical of the journalist, Buabeng cited how other journalists engaged in whistleblowing did not cover their faces yet carried out their work. According to him, Anas was employing blackmail and destroying people whiles hiding under terms of anti-corruption. His November 9 tweet read as follows: "Even Julian Assange and @Snowden don’t cover their faces. Anas and his mafias are more corrupt than the word itself!"

Sports News of Tuesday, 8 November 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comFormer president of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), Sepp Blatter, has said that the football outfit made a mistake by awarding the World Cup hosting rights to Qatar in 2010. Qatar in 2010 were awarded the right to host the 2022 Mundial by FIFA after beating off competition from Japan, the United States of America, South Korea, and Australia. "The selection of Qatar to host the World Cup was a mistake and I assume the responsibility as the FIFA president at the time," Sepp Blatter said via Tages-Anzeiger. Football and the World Cup are too big for it," he added. He added FIFA in 2012 amended the criteria it used to select host countries in light of concerns over the working conditions at tournament-related construction sites in Qatar.

Black Stars coach, Otto Addo, named a 55-man provisional squad and as such, 29 players will be dropped when the final list is named on November 14, 2022. The Black Stars have a tall order as they have been pitted against Portugal, South Korea, and Uruguay in Group H of the World Cup. Ahead of the much anticipated final Black Stars 26-man squad for the 2022 Mundial, GhanaWeb's Joel Eshun looks at 5 players whose exclusion from the squad will be a big shock to Ghanaians. Alidu Seidu will be hoping to make his first World Cup appearance in Qatar but his exclusion in the final squad will be a huge loss to Ghanaians. Kamal SowahHe will be the only Black Stars player who will be playing in the round of 16 of the ongoing 2022/2023 UEFA Champions League.

It read: "When a lawyer goes on demonstration to ask that the President and Vice President should resign; is he asking for a coup?" Kpebu speaks at protestKpebu led hundreds of demonstrators who marched through the capital on Saturday demanding the immediate resignation of President Akufo-Addo over Ghana’s current economic woes. Addressing protesters during the march, he said: “We are dying; citizens are dying; citizens can’t afford food; citizens are starving all because of misgovernance by President Akufo-Addo. But like before, President Akufo-Addo blamed the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war as causative factors for the economic woes. blockquote class="twitter-tweet">When a lawyer goes on demonstration to ask that the President and Vice President should resign; is he asking for a coup?

Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has asked the government to halt the proposed building of constituency offices for MPs until the economy is out of the woods. In a Facebook post, Mahama mentioned that in the interim office spaces can be found within the District Assemblies or other government buildings for the purpose. “The proposed building of Constituency offices for MPs should be shelved until the economy is out of the woods. In the interim, office space can be found within the District Assemblies or other government buildings for the purpose. Such projects must have tangible and measurable impact on job creation and national development,” Mahama posted on Facebook.

The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has said the schools’ selection process is entirely free and does not involve collection of monies. The assurance comes on the back of the practice of some heads of Basic Schools, collecting monies from the current batch of Junior High School (JHS) students, who report to their former schools to select Senior High Schools (SHSs) for placement. The school selection activity is entirely free and as such no levy or fee should be charged in connection with it,” it said. The selection of schools by candidates, parents/guardians began on Monday, 31 October and is expected to end, Friday, 18 November 2022. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.

Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, has said one of the Akufo-Addo-led initiatives - One District One Factory (1D1F) - will be scrapped if the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) wins the 2024 general elections. Speaking on TV3's Key Points programme on November 5, 2022, the former Deputy Trade and Industry Minister described the 1D1F policy as a slogan for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). "1D1F is nothing but a slogan...the 1D1F is something that when the NDC takes over we will throw out. The way it is in this form is not helping,” the Tamale Central MP stated. The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, has in recent times noted that the government's One District One Factory (1D1F) will soon industrialize the local economy.

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General News of Monday, 7 November 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comSarah Adwoa Safo, Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya Constituency attended a church service in her constituency on November 6, 2022. White top, cream coat and colourful long skirt with dark shades, that is how the MP arrived at the premises of the Presbyterian Church, CFC estates in Dome. In a video shared by Kofi TV, a YouTube channel, the MP is initially ushered to her seat along with a retinue of family members and supporters. In delivering her address, she thanked the Church leadership and members before thanking God for steering her and her family through 2021, which she described as a challenging year. Watch the video of Adwoa Safo as shared by Kofi TVSARA

Kwabena Agyepong who served as Press Secretary to former president John Agyekum Kufuor between 2001 and 2006 has said he declined a ministerial appointment offered to him by his boss after serving for almost six years. The decision to not accept the appointment, according to Kwabena Agyepong was informed by the quest to exit from the administration and focus on some other equally important activities. “I just felt I had to leave politics, so, although the president called me and offered me a deputy ministerial position, I respectfully declined.”Sharing his work experience with the former president, Mr. Agyepong told Deloris Frimpong Manso on The Delay Show that his boss was indeed a diplomat. He did so just to get a smooth transition,” the former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) remarked. Meanwhile, Agyepong has said he never acquired any property during his tenure as Press Secretary to Mr. Kufuor.

Sports News of Monday, 7 November 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comArsenal fans on social media praised Black Stars midfielder Thomas Partey for his outstanding performance against Chelsea in their November 6 fixture at Stamford Bridge. Partey controlled the midfield and orchestrated the Gunners' performance producing a vital 1-0 away win over their London rivals. Arsenal fans believe the Ghanaian is the best central defensive midfielder in the League currently. Others marvelled at Partey's performance as they hail his passing and ball retention and the control he gives Arsenal. Watch highlights of Partey's performance against Chelsea