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Battor chief calms victims of Akosombo dam spillage
Togbega Dzekley VII presenting the items to one of the community leaders
The Paramount Chief of the Battor Traditional Area (BTA), Togbega Patamia Dzekley VII, over the weekend visited some communities in the area affected by the Akosombo Dam spillage.
He presented relief items such as rice, sugar, cooking oil, corn flour, sachets of water, mattresses, and used clothes among others to the chiefs the affected communities to be distributed to the victims.
The areas he visited were Morklikpo, Adidokpoe, Vome and Kledeke where he interacted and sympathised with the victims, and got first-hand information of the plight of the people and also ascertained the extent of devastation.
Togbega Patamia Dzekley VII, who is also the Vice President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, assured the people of his unflinching support and promised to inform the appropriate and relevant authorities of the plight of communities at the bank of the river.
He said the Volta Regional House of Chiefs had also launched an appeal for relief items and cash to support the affected communities.
He promised to liaise with the North Tongu District Assembly, the Member of Parliament (MP), Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Volta River Authority (VRA) and other benevolent organisations to support all the affected communities with the provision of basic amenities to alleviate their plight.
The Assembly Member for Morklikpo-Horme, Mr Bob Gbetey, said the people faced challenges like lack of potable water and deplorable sanitary conditions even at Safe Haven provided.
Togbe Amedor speaking on behalf of Togbe Anyongbor, the Chief of Adidokpoe, said the spillage had flooded people’s houses and farms which were their main source of income.
He appealed to the government and the VRA to come out with an elaborate plan to rebuild their communities after the waters have receded.
Togbe Amedor said that much attention had been given to Mepe to the detriment of other communities especially those at the bank of the river.
A total of 22 communities in the traditional area namely Patamiakope, Ngorlekpoe, Kpongkope, Vome, Atsienkpoe, Badzi, Adidokpoe, Morkplikpo, Kelorkpo, Kpekpo and Sikor were affected
Other affected communities were Memordzi, Dzimakope, Atratidzi, Kodome, Klebetikope, Dortokope Gbagbawuinu, Aborkope, Adzesikope, Torgodo and Nyatikpo.
Present during the visit were Togbe Akporsor, Togbe Gbavu, Mama Gloefe, Togbe klebeti, Togbe Tsawoe Akoto II, Dumega E.K. Voegborlo and Rev Billy Gbetey of St. Stephen’s Parish Darkuman- Accra.
By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu
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GEXIM deepens relations with US EXIM Bank
A management team of the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) led by the Acting Chief Executive, Sylvester Mensah met with the leadership of the Export–Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) on Wednesday April 23, 2025 in Washington DC, United States of America.
The Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM, Mr. James C. Cruse and Vice President, International Relations, Ms. Isabel Galdiz received the GEXIM delegation, which included Deputy CEO for Banking, Mr. Moses Klu Mensah and Head of International Cooperation, Mr. Jonathan Christopher Koney at the headquarters of US EXIM.
The meeting offered the GEXIM team the opportunity to share the strategic direction of the Bank in line with the resetting agenda of the President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for the repositioning of the Ghanaian economy into an export-led one by providing the requisite investment to Ghanaian businesses.
Mr. James C. Cruse expressed US EXIM’s eagerness to deepen its existing relations with GEXIM and proposed the signing of a new Cooperative Framework Agreement following the expiration of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2019 to utilize US EXIM’s medium term loan guarantees to procure machinery by GEXIM for qualified Ghanaian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
Mr.Sylvester Mensah thanked the Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM for hosting the GEXIM delegation and reaffirmed the Ghanaian government’s commitment to strengthening trade and investment between Ghana and its global partners for economic transformation of Ghana with GEXIM playing a pivotal role.
The two teams will be meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 US EXIM Annual Conference on 29th and April 30, 2025 to explore possible areas of collaboration and matching Ghanaian businesses to American companies. The meeting ended with an exchange of gifts.
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Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation –Pres.Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over the misuse of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) for personal financial gain by individuals in leadership positions.
Speaking during a meeting with Chief Executives of specified entities under the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) on Thursday, March 13, the President directly attributed the dire state of SOEs to their leadership, accusing chief executives, management teams, and governing boards of prioritising personal enrichment over organisational efficiency.
He pointed to bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures as factors draining public funds while SOEs continue to rely on government bailouts.
“Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation by appointees. The chief executives, management, and boards of these enterprises are responsible for this situation. Some SOEs have become perennial loss-makers, draining public funds with bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures while relying on government bailouts as if entitled to them. Many of these entities are at their lowest point in the entire history of the Fourth Republic,” he said.
President Mahama further noted that many SOEs have been plagued by inefficiencies, corruption, and mismanagement, leading to consistent financial losses. He cited the 2023 State Ownership Report by the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), which highlighted systemic inefficiencies and wasteful expenditures within these entities.
He therefore reaffirmed his commitment to reforming under-performing SOEs and ensuring they serve national interests.
He warned that loss-making SOEs will no longer be tolerated and will either be merged, privatised, or closed.
“I will assess you based on your performance. If you do not align with the pace of the reset agenda, you may be asked to step aside. If that adds to the horror movie, so be it,” he added.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
