He indicated that other members of Occupy Ghana and himself are not satisfied by the mere pronouncement of the Attorney General, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong that AGAMS Group has paid all outstanding debt owed the government of Ghana with interest. The payment is in respect of interest-free loans various companies under AGAMS Group took from then Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) now Youth Employment Agency (YEA). Three subsidiaries of the AGAMS Companies, CraftPro Limited, Rlg Communications Limited and Asongtaba Cottate Industry and Exchange Programme in 2013 ordered to refund a total of GH¢ GH¢55.5 million to the state. It has now emerged that the Group has finally settled its debt. But in an exclusive interview on 3FM’s morning show Sunrise, legal practitioner Ace Ankomah indicated that he would want to probe further into the repayment. He suspects the current interest rate was not considered. “We should be restored to the position that we were at; not just the amount of money but if Ghana has used or invested that money, how much will Ghana have made on it,” he pointed out. He wondered why the state would be happy about monies taken from its coffers for a failed project only to be refunded after four years. “Somebody takes 40 million of your money since 2012 and refunds in 2016 and gives you 10% of that which is 25% or so per annum and we should be happy,” he questioned.   Source: Collins Essuman | 3FM | tv3network.com

The government on Wednesday issued an alert of a possible terrorist threat in the country in the wake of the upsurge of terrorist attacks in the sub-region. It thus asked the general public to be vigilant, cautious and curious as it stepped up its counter-terrorism measures. But speaking to Winston Amoah on Sunrise on 3FM Thursday, Dr Adjei said “I think it’s quite belated and I think we are prone to attack and that started long ago. But for the attack in the Ivory Coast, what would the government or the security agencies have told us and I can say some of us knew this long ago.” Dr Adjei argued that if the country’s security agencies were up to the task, they should have known these possible threats long before now considering the activities of Boko Haram, al shabaab and other militant groups in neighbouring countries. “You know the proliferation of these terrorist groups. we have Al Shabab where our own professor went to Kenya and was killed. We have Bukom Haram and so many others we cannot name being in the system and if our own security agencies were up to the task they should have known this long ago and given us this caution,” he indicated. He said the government’s warning to the people was largely influenced by series of terrorism attacks being record in the sub-region, with the recent one being Ivory Coast. He observed that there was some kind of difference in the dynamics of the attacks Mali, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, saying “these are all French-speaking countries and they have some affiliations with the Metropol which is France and if you would remember France has been attacked twice from 2014 and so France is on alert”. “In international relations and international conflict, my enemy friend is my enemy so if I cannot attack my enemy because of my enemy’s resilience and strength, then I would have to attack the younger or weaker friend,” he argued. According to him, the only thing that puts Ghana in danger is the branding of the country as an oasis of peace in the sub-region, adding  “anything goes because everybody who is seeking refuge comes here.” “Wherever there is peace is where terrorist visit so we have to make sure everybody understands the situation by putting in place all the necessary measures such as decentralizing all the pieces of information across the country and educating everybody on their day to day movements”. By Nana Afrane Asante|tv3network.com|Ghana

“There is a constitutional shortfall in the area where he [Doe Adjaho] can do reshuffle but as a rational human being, if something has happened and it needs dismissal, he must consult the President and take the decision,” Mr Oppong argued on Onua 95.1FM Thursday. He said notwithstanding the fact that both President John Mahama and Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur are outside the jurisdiction, they remain the President and Vice respectively as the 1992 constitution  empowers them to perform their legitimate duties outside the country. According to him, Mr Doe Adjaho cannot be said to be an acting President in view of the absence of President Mahama and his Vice, arguing “if we say he is acting, it means there is no President in Ghana but in this case, we have them but they have just travelled on official assignments”. Commenting on the swearing in of Mr Adjaho as President on Wednesday, Mr Oppong added: “while they are not here, they are performing their constitutional duties”. He advised against the President and his Vice travelling out of the country at the same time because some of the businesses they travel outside to do could be done by our ambassadors in those countries “We should look at the situation where the two will not be absent in the country because some of the issues can be handled by our ambassadors and high commissioners so the President and the Vice should not travel together at the same time,” he advised. Mr Adjaho was sworn-in as President on Wednesday by Chief Justice Georgina T. Wood at the Parliament House in Accra amidst cheers from the minority Members of Parliament who shouted “Presido” repeatedly. He took the Presidential oath. The minority MPs urged Mr Adjaho, who can best be described as a temporary or caretaker President, to use the opportunity to announce a ministerial reshuffle of the Mahama-led government, TV3’s Parliamentary correspondent Evelyn Tengmaa reported. President Mahama left Accra Wednesday morning for Glasgow in the United Kingdom on official visit where he is scheduled to observe the First Minister’s question time and address a meeting of parliamentarians. He is expected to return on March 19. His vice, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur arrived in New Delhi, India on Monday for a two-day investment summit on Africa. It is not clear when he is likely to return as official communication did not state. Although the 1992 Constitution prescribes that the Speaker be sworn into office to act as President any time the President and his Vice are out of the country, Mr. Adjaho on two occasions on November 5 and 7, 2015, declined to be sworn as the acting President when both the President and his Vice were out of the country on official duties. He explained to the House that he had, in consultation with the Chief Justice, agreed that since he had taken the same oath on October 19, 2013 when the President and his vice were out of the country, there was no need for him to do so again. But the Supreme Court in December last year ruled Mr Doe Adjaho breached Article 60 (11)-(12) of the 1992 Constitution by the said refusal that received mixed reaction from Parliamentarians and governance experts.   By Kweku Antwi-Otoo|Onua 95.1|tv3network.com