By Iddi Yire

Accra, Aug. 1, GNA – Mr Samuel Nartey George, Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, has given DSTV August 7, 2025, to comply with

Government’s directive of a 30 per cent reduction in pricing for subscribers of Multi-Choice Ghana’s packages or face shutdown.

The Minister said he had written a letter to the National Communications Authority (NCA) directing to suspend the broadcasting license of DSTV effective 7th of August, 2025, if they fail to effect a reduction in their bundle prices.

Mr George made this known when he took his turn at the Government Accountability Series Press Conference at the Presidency in Accra.

The Minister recalled a meeting with Multi-Choice during which the Government side requested a 30 per cent reduction in pricing for subscribers of Multi-Choice Ghana’s packages.

He said the meeting addressed public concerns about affordability, value for money and fairness in service delivery.

“I made clear the Ministry’s expectation that pricing structures had to be responsive to Ghana’s current economic context,” he said.

I made a formal request of 30 per cent reduction in the package pricing and gave a deadline of July 21st for a formal response from Multi-Choice.”

He said on the 21st of July, this year, he received a nine page letter from Multi-Choice detailing why they were refusing to reduce their pricing.

Mr George said their reasons included that the Cedi had depreciated in the preceding eight years by 240 per cent.

“And they claimed that my request for a reduction on the basis of the appreciation of the Cedi was unfounded because in their words, the appreciation of the Ghanaian Cedi over the last six months has been a fluke which could not be sustainable,” the Minister said.

“As minister, my fidelity is to the Ghanaian people. I have had to act in the interest of the Ghanaian people,” he added.

Mr George said, he believed that the Ghanaian people had been fleeced and exploited for too long.

“I cannot as Minister, serving the Ghanaian people, continue to watch what can best be described as plain stealing happening to the Ghanaian people,” he said.

“In my letter to them, I gave them scenarios from seven markets that DSTV is operating in.”

He said the same content in the premium bouquet that was offered to Ghanaians for $83 equivalent was offered to Nigerians for $29 equivalent.

“How can anyone explain this price disparity to me?” Mr George asked.

“Enough of the mistreatment of the Ghanaian consumer,” he said.

“They either comply with the reduction because in Nigeria, in the same timeframe that they say the Ghanaian Cedi has depreciated by 240 per cent, the Nigerian Naira has depreciated by 409 per cent.”

The Minister said if Nigerians were paying an equivalent of $29, then DSTV must charge the same here in Ghana or they would suspend their broadcasting license effective 7th of August, 2025.

He said the Ministry would continue to leverage their public, private and bilateral partnerships to expand digital opportunities, attract investment and catalyze structural reforms across the ICT sector.

GNA

Christian Akorlie

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has expressed skepticism over Paul Adom‑Otchere’s assertion that he owns no landed property in Ghana, a claim that forms one of the bases of the bail arrangements in his ongoing probe by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).

Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story on Friday night, Mr Kpebu argued that OSP should not rely on such declarations alone when setting bail conditions, particularly given the high sensitivity of the GACL revenue contract case.

He characterised the OSP’s outright acceptance of the broadcaster’s claim as questionable.

“Paul telling OSP that he has no property is false. There are a thousand people today who can come and prove to you that Paul has houses in Accra. But put that aside, when they say provide landed properties, it doesn’t always have to be in your name,” he explained.

“I can tell you on authority that Paul was attempting to mislead the OSP when he said he doesn’t own any property… Not one, not two, beyond that. There are people who are buzzing my phone, telling me that they will take me to show the properties that Paul paid them money to build. I think Paul be better advised,” he added.

Mr Kpebu’s comments come in the wake of a related revelation by the OSP that Mr Adom‑Otchere has not been able to meet the bail condition requiring him to post two landed properties as sureties.

The broadcaster reportedly informed the investigating team that he does not own any such property, leaving him in custody until the condition is satisfied.

Mr Adom‑Otchere is under investigation over the award of a Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) revenue assurance audit contract.

While he has been formally charged with suspected procurement breaches and misuse of public office, no conviction or financial gain has been established thus far.

Earlier, his legal counsel, Nicholas Lenin Anane Agyei, told Joy FM that though Adom‑Otchere is labelled a suspect, he has not been formally charged with any offence, and is cooperating voluntarily with investigators.

Public concern is mounting over how the OSP determines bail eligibility in high-profile cases, particularly when individuals claim a lack of property in a jurisdiction where tracking such assets should be feasible through land registries.

Mr Kpebu’s intervention has added urgency to calls for greater transparency in the bail-setting process.

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play videoJeremiah Quayson has says their company does not deal in automobiles

Jeremiah Quayson, the Director of Philbro Group, has strongly denied any involvement in the Kwabena Adu-Boahene case, a scandal that has captivated the nation.

He emphasised that the company does not trade in automobiles and had no connection to the BMW 740D vehicle allegedly linked to Adu-Boahene, a former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau.

“We want to clarify the news circulating on social media about our company supposedly selling a luxury vehicle to Adu-Boahene through his lawyer, Atta Akyea.

“We want to make it abundantly clear that our company does not deal in automobiles. We do not sell luxury vehicles, nor do we have any automobile company in our portfolio,” Quayson stated during a press conference held on Friday, August 1, 2025, at the company’s factory at Oyarifa.

He further stated that the company distances itself from the allegations of automobile dealings.

“Our operations at Philbro Group are clear and straightforward. We are a real estate company with a commodity component. We engage in food processing, and our charitable efforts include the Philbro Food Bank. Under Philbro Oil, we produce Philfry Vegetable Oil and Arielle Vegetable Oil.

“There is no way you will find ‘Philbro Automobile’ on our website or in our portfolio. I also want to clarify that this transaction occurred between our CEO and a third party. After completing his due diligence, the individual in question, Adu-Boahene, accepted the offer and made payments, concluding the matter. It was only recently that he decided to bring this issue to light and associate it with our company,” he added.

Providing further details, he stated that;

“We want to reiterate emphatically that we do not sell cars. Furthermore, the vehicle was purchased locally by a dealer in Ghana and was not imported by our CEO from anywhere in the world. We also wish to clarify that our CEO acted independently, not on behalf of Philbro Group, so it is inappropriate for Adu-Boahene’s legal counsel to claim that Philbro Group sold them a car. We do not engage in such transactions.”

He has, therefore, urged the general public to disregard the claims linked to them.

“I urge the general public to disregard these allegations and false accusations against our brand. We remain committed to supporting the youth and aim to create jobs while assisting the less privileged in society,” Quayson remarked.

The Adu-Boahene case, which has generated significant public interest, involves allegations of illicit activities.

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By Iddi Yire

Accra, Aug 01, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has hosted a delegation of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs at the Presidency in Accra.

The Delegation, which was led by Togbe Tepre Hodo IV, Paramount Chief of the Anfoega Traditional Area, and President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, was at the Presidency on Thursday, July 31, to congratulate President Mahama on his decisive victory in the December, 2024, general elections.

The President, together with Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, received the delegation at the Forecourt of the Presidency.

President Mahama expressed his sincere gratitude to the chiefs and people of the region for their unflinching support for him and the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).

With regards to infrastructure and transformational projects, the President acknowledged the critical infrastructure projects his administration had committed to during his Thank You Tour recently.

He said in the Volta region, he has outlined ambitious plans that included major road projects.

He noted that some of the road works include the completion of the Eastern Corridor Road and the reconstruction of the Ho-Denu Road.

He reiterated that all those were earmarked in the mid-year budget under the Big Push programme, which sought to invest about $10 billion in infrastructure development over the next five years.

He said many other roads in the Volta region that were not mentioned in the Big Push had been captured under the 10 km per constituency road reconstruction project.

“Every year, we will reconstruct 10 km of roads per constituency, and so in four years, we would have done 40 km,” the President said.

“I wish to inform you that all the 18 constituencies in the Volta region are included in this project.

“I wish to assure you that we will endeavour to kick-start the construction in time so that we shall see completion of these roads during my tenure in office.”

Touching on the Agavedze Sea Defence Project, the President said he had inspected that project as part of his priorities and saw the destruction that the tidal waves were wreaking on the people of Agavedze and adjoining towns.

He said his party had provided relief items even in the time they were in opposition to help the people of that area.

“I went and cut the sod, and indeed, the sea has been pushed back and the brines are being put in place,” the President said.

This, he noted would bring relief to the people on that stretch of road.

President Mahama said beyond the Blekusu Phase II project sod cutting, the other side of the coastline up to Aflao would benefit from the WACA (West Africa Coastal Areas Management Programme) Project, under a beach replenishment project of the World Bank, and that would also help to protect the coastline in that area.

He said the Ho Airport was also an iconic project, and even though it was currently underutilized for commercial flights; he had endorsed the initiative to open a pilot training school in the airport.

He said, he had since asked the Ghana Airport Company to release 10 acres of land for the pilot training school to begin.

The President said he had since received a request to establish a maintenance and repair facility at the same airport to bring aircraft there for maintenance and servicing.

President Mahama said the Volta region was uniquely placed because of its vegetation, land, water and the general environment to be a major participant in the Feed Ghana Project.

“We also see the Volta region as the hub for agribusiness to process the products that we will get from the Feed Ghana Project, to process them both for domestic consumption and also for export.”

He said one of the flagship projects for which he was seeking funding from the African Development Bank was a 200,000 hectares of oil palm plantation that the government intended to establish in various parts of the country.

He said there was already an initiative in the Volta region, which was called the Volta Palm Project and that the government was going to support that project as part of its objective of achieving the 200,000 hectares of oil palm in this country.

“From boosting local agriculture to stimulating industry, we are committed to ensuring that development and projects support job creation and sustainable economic growth, exactly as I promised when I visited the communities throughout the region.”

The President said under the Market Enhancement Programme, which was being spearheaded by the Vice President, several markets across the country were going to be reconstructed, including the construction of new markets.

“And I’m happy to note that the Aflao Ashigame is going to be one of them,” he said.

“This market will enhance cross-border trade with our neighbours in Togo.”

Togbe Tepre, on his part, commended the government for the stabilisation of the cedi and bringing down inflation.

GNA

Edited by Lydia Kukua Asamoah

Davis Ansah Opoku is MP for Mpraeso

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso Constituency, Davis Ansah Opoku, has called for urgent collaboration among the Ministries of Roads and Highways, Energy, and the National Road Safety Authority to address the rising fatalities on the Accra–Kumasi Highway.

Speaking in Parliament after 16 young people lost their lives on the Atwidie–Juaso stretch, the MP described the highway as “a national death trap” that requires a coordinated response from multiple government agencies.

“This is not about politics. It is about saving lives. We need streetlights from the Ministry of Energy, proper signage and dualisation from the Ministry of Roads, and strict roadworthiness checks by the Police and the DVLA under the guidance of the National Road Safety Authority,” Opoku said.

He added that the recent crash, which killed 16 passengers returning from a church youth conference, should awaken the country to the urgent need for inter‑ministerial action.

Following the fatal crash, the sixteen members of the Saviour Church of Ghana, who lost their lives ion the Atwedie stretch of the Kumasi–Accra Highway, were, on Thursday, July 31, 2025, laid to rest in a mass burial at Obogu in the Asante Akyem North Municipality.

The devastating crash occurred on Monday, July 28, at about 2:30 PM, when the victims were returning from the church’s annual programme in the Eastern Region.

Eyewitnesses say the accident happened following a head-on collision between the vehicle carrying the church members and an oncoming fuel tanker.

In a sorrowful ceremony filled with grief and prayers, the Obogu community and the church leadership joined hands to dig a single large grave for all 16 victims — a poignant symbol of their togetherness in life and in death.

The tragedy has plunged the entire Obogu community and the Saviour Church into mourning, with bereaved families and friends struggling to come to terms with the sudden loss of their loved ones.

The NDC says anyone who breaks the law during the Akwatia by-election must face arrest, regardless of party.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is calling on the Ghana Police Service to clamp down on any individual who foments trouble, regardless of political affiliation.

At the vetting and balloting of parliamentary aspirants in Koforidua, director of Protocol for the NDC, Ludwig Hlordze, said the police will as usual be in charge of security during the election and will deal with anyone who will foment trouble.

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The contract was signed on December 4, 2024 and was set to end on August 27, 2025

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has officially terminated its controversial revenue assurance contract with Evatex Logistics Limited, following sustained public criticism and an ongoing investigation by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).

The termination was communicated in a letter dated July 28, 2025, and signed by GACL Managing Director, Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare.

The contract, which was signed on December 4, 2024, is set to end on August 27, 2025.

GACL cited the absence of any evidence of revenue concealment during Evatex’s operations at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) cargo section as the basis for ending the agreement.

The company also confirmed that no payments had been made to Evatex since the contract’s inception, as no recoveries were recorded to warrant compensation.

The agreement included a clause allowing either party to terminate the contract without cause, provided one month’s written notice was given. In line with this, GACL has instructed Evatex to demobilise and vacate its operations at KIA by the termination date.

“Hence, effective 27th August 2025, the agreement executed on 4th December 2024 shall cease to have effect and shall be considered as terminated by GACL. You are therefore required to use this notice period to demobilise and leave the premises of Kotoka International Airport on or before 27th August 2025,” the letter stated.

Evatex was contracted to carry out revenue assurance services at the airport’s cargo section, with a contractual entitlement to 15% of any concealed revenue it helped GACL recover.

However, a special audit commissioned by the GACL Managing Director in June 2024 found no evidence of underreporting or concealment, thereby undermining the contract’s rationale.

Despite this, the agreement had stipulated that payment would only be made upon successful recovery of concealed revenue, an outcome that never materialised.

The contract has come under intense scrutiny due to Evatex’s affiliation with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML) and questions surrounding the procurement process.

The situation escalated when former GACL Board Chairman, Paul Adom-Otchere, was arrested as part of the Special Prosecutor’s probe into the contract’s approval.

See the letter below:

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play videoSam George is the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, is addressing Ghanaians on the achievements made under his Ministry since assuming office.

He is expected to speak as part of the Government Accountability Series, a platform designed to enhance transparency and keep citizens informed about the performance of various ministries, departments, and agencies.

In his presentation, the Minister will highlight key reforms in the telecommunications sector, including improved network coverage, reduced data pricing, digital inclusion efforts, and measures taken to address consumer complaints on mobile data usage.

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Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to delivering on President John Mahama’s ambitious plan to transform Ghana’s road infrastructure.

According to Mr. Suhuyini, the Ministry is fully aligned with the President’s vision and is working relentlessly to ensure that critical road projects across the country are completed to standard and on time.

Speaking on Metro TV on Friday, August 1, the Tamale North MP said the government sees improved road infrastructure as essential to national development, job creation, and economic revitalisation.