Flagbearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet has called on government to return confiscated assets of the party or pay compensation for using them.
He said the party rightfully acquired the assets through contributions of its members and should not be treated as state properties.
“We believe these properties should be returned to us or compensation paid thereof or whatever it is that will put us in the same position if we had maintained the properties for so many years”, he said.
Addressing the media in the Eastern region as part of his ‘Thank you’ tour, Greenstreet registered the party’s displeasure with President Mahama for failing to address the issue of the party’s confiscated assets in the state of the nation address delivered February 25.
He said they had hoped the President would tell Ghanaians about the “status of advise” provided by the Attorney-General, but was surprised it was not mentioned.
Touching on some parts of the state of the nation address, Greenstreet said both the NPP and the NDC explain their achievements in job creation in terms of figures but “ordinary Ghanaians are complaining of not feeling it.”
He said the way both parties run the economy remain the same and that Ghanaians should consider the CPP as a compelling alternative in the coming election.
He reiterated CPP’s commitment to use the state as the engine of development.
Greenstreet said the CPP will empower industries and ensure that things are done differently.
“Things cannot remain the same. We cannot bring NPP back or we cannot also allow NDC to remain. The only alternative is the CPP”, he said.
Greenstreet further said the CPP will react to the President’s state of the nation address at the appropriate time.
Source: myjoyonline.com
Two Policemen who allegedly mounted a road block and extorted cash amounting to GH¢ 247.00 from unsuspecting drivers at Tabora junction have been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court.
They are to report to the Criminal Investigation Department every Thursday until directed otherwise by the Court.
The two who are to reappear on March 23 have pleaded not guilty to the various charges.Musah was formerly attached to the National Police Department Headquarters, while Tinob was with the National Police Patrol Department, Headquarters.
The prosecutor said on February 18 this year at about 7:30 pm at Tabora Junction, Accra, policemen from PIPPS led by Godfred Aseidu Bampoe arrested the accused persons for professional misconduct.
Prosecution said on February 19, this year, when their rented apartments were searched, the Police found nothing incriminatory in Tinob’s room.The rest were four bullet proof vest, a photocopy of a permanent driver’s licence in the name of Emmanuel K. Kumi with pin number 2770991-01-01 issued on April 17, 2014 and a temporary driving licence in the name of Sappor James, four Military camouflage uniform (top), a pair of Military Uniform and two pairs of shorts.
Prosecution said Musah indicated that he found the Military Uniform in a tent at the Police Training School, Accra, when he and his colleagues were cleaning up the tent but failed to report to any of his superiors.
In the case of Tinob, he maintained that he encountered traffic jam and he only stopped at Tabora Junction to control the traffic only to be arrested by Police officers.
Source: GNA 
The Cape Coast Polytechnic Association and the Coalition of Central Region Youth groups have staged a demonstration to register their displeasure over the non-inclusion of the polytechnic in the first phase of the polytechnics to be converted into technical universities.
The groups together with some lecturers and workers of Polytechnic who were clad in red and black and chanted war songs blocked the main entrance to the school.
The aggrieved groups who enjoyed massive support from some workers, market women, and residents from Abura and other nearby communities, refused to allow any vehicle to enter the campus from about 0630hours until around 1030hours.
The demonstration, which was calculated to coincide with the Polytechnic’s Council meeting, worked to make an impact as Members, including the Rector, the Vice and others, who were attending the meeting were made to walk more than 100 metres from the gate to the Administration Block because the group refused their vehicles entry.
The Queen mother of Mankessim and President of the Central Regional Queen mothers’ Association, Nana Ama Amissah, III who were also attending the meeting had to walk to the venue.
Dr. Don Arthur, the Chairman of the Council, was delayed at the gate for almost an hour, before he was granted passage, and this was even after he had accepted a petition from them.
Police officers from the Central Regional Police Command were dispatched to the campus to ensure order.
President John Mahama in his State of the Nation address last Thursday, listed six Polytechnics for the first phase of the conversion of polytechnics into technical universities in September but C-Poly was missing on the list.
This ,the group disagreed since according to them, the polytechnic ranked sixth in the report of a Technical Committee set up by the National Council for Tertiary Education ( NTCE), in July last year.
Their demonstration comes after several appeals to the Government via petitions and media conferences to ensure transparency in the selection process since they claim the polytechnic had been treated unfairly.
The NTCE has said the selection process was flawless.
At a point, the coalition threatened a legal action against the NTCE, if a tangible explanation was not given.
The coalition is made up of the Central Region Youth for Development, Fante Students’ Association, Concerned Youth of Cape Coast North, Cape Coast Development Association, Abura Youth Confederacy and Ghana Muslim Students Alumni.
The School is, however, expected to reopen this weekend.
Source: GNA 
Lives are being put at risk from air pollution inside homes caused by everything from boiler fumes to air fresheners and scented candles, it has been claimed.