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Voting proceeded peacefully across 15 regions on Saturday, with Alfred Boye and Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye battling for the Greater Accra chairmanship at Tema, while four candidates, including incumbent Mohammed Bantama Samba, contest the top job in the Northern Region.
Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive Ebi Bright and TDC Managing Director Courage Nunekpeku have been called to the Presidency on Monday, along with two ministers, after the assembly ordered a halt to a development project over an unpermitted felling of trees, demolitions and encroachment on green spaces.
More than 11,000 people were affected when floods hit the Ga Central Municipality, and the assembly has now distributed mattresses, food and household items to victims while pledging to replace health insurance cards lost in the disaster.
Speaking at the launch of the Chamber of Cocoa Marketers, Dr Randy Abbey said the COCOBOD Bill, 2026 guarantees farmers 70 per cent of gross FOB and paves the way for the country's largest ever single domestic bond issuance, while pushing back on what he called disinformation about farm protection rules.
The Cape Coast Teaching Hospital specialist, who has built a shared care service now bringing treatment closer to families who once travelled up to nine hours for it, was recognized by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation for using evidence to improve early diagnosis and expand access to care.
Touring the Upper East Region, the President unveiled a new classroom block, announced a 60 seater bus and GETFund dormitories for the school, while also touching on the Upper East airport, Agenda 111 hospitals and the Navio Bridge during the visit.
Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson, who had been overseeing Defense since Edward Omane Boamah's death in a helicopter crash a year ago, has formally handed over the ministry to Adjei, who moves from Works and Housing, with Ahmed Ibrahim shifting from Local Government to take his place.
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