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The Sprinter buses, procured under a 2012 contract for about EUR3.5 million and long at the centre of a fitness for purpose row that landed in court, will now be assessed by the State Transport Company and refurbished for possible use in Ghana's emergency response fleet.
Speaking in Bolgatanga, the President said he will soon inaugurate a Constitutional Review Implementation Committee to merge the CRC report with government's position paper, splitting proposed amendments into non entrenched clauses needing only parliamentary approval and entrenched clauses requiring a referendum that would need 40% turnout and a 75% "yes" vote to pass.
The Commission says 11 categories of senior officials, from Vice-Chancellors to Deputy Directors, are barred from joining the GAUA and TUSAAG strike over market premium disparities, warning that any disruption to exams, health services or student portals could breach the Labour Act.
With calm holding for several months, the President told chiefs and residents in Bolgatanga that a committee will soon disburse the fund toward health and road infrastructure, while pledging wider investment in northern agriculture, mining, education and healthcare to narrow the north south development gap.
The bank's SME Connect initiative brought together members of the Ghana National Union of Private Schools to discuss access to affordable financing, with FirstEdu offering collateral light loans tied to fee collection cycles alongside digital payment tools and a student internship programme.
Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson signed the MoU with the Ghana Chamber of Mines under the GANRAP programme, aiming to build an "economic war chest" and reach 15 months of import cover by 2028, as Ghana works toward LBMA accreditation for a local refinery by 2030.
Speaking at a Free Primary Healthcare durbar in Zuarungu, the President said a roadmap presented to him by the National Vaccine Institute, Health Ministry and pharmaceutical industry players aims to turn Ghana into a drug exporter, as Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh and NHIA officials reported gains in equipment rollout and claims payments.
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