10th August News Headlines: NPP Warns Mahama: Don’t Sign Cocoa Board Bill as Sam Jonah Takes Nigeria to Arbitration Over $500m Abuja Land
Cocoa Board Bill Controversy
NPP Demands Mahama Withhold Assent to New Cocoa Board Bill
Storyline: The New Patriotic Party has strongly urged President Mahama not to sign the Ghana Cocoa Board Bill into law, arguing it was rushed through Parliament without adequate stakeholder consultation and will hurt cocoa farmers.
2. Sam Jonah vs Nigeria
Sir Sam Jonah Drags Nigeria to International Arbitration Over $500m Abuja Land Dispute
Storyline: Renowned Ghanaian businessman Sir Sam Jonah has initiated international arbitration against the Nigerian government over a disputed 501-hectare property in Abuja, valued at around $500 million, through his investment vehicle JonahCapital.
3. Ministerial Reshuffle
Mahama Names Zanetor and Ayariga as Ministers in Fresh Reshuffle
Storyline: President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings and Mahama Ayariga to key ministerial positions while reassigning others, in what some describe as a strategic political move.
$1m–$4m Foreign Bribery Scandal Hits Government; AG Promises Full Probe
Storyline: A foreign bribery conviction in the United States linked to past power-sector contracts has resurfaced, with the Attorney-General promising a full investigation into the Aksa Energy-related allegations and related fugitives.
5. Sanitation Crisis
Expert Decries Low Investment in Waste Management Amid Sanitation Crisis
Storyline: A sanitation expert has criticised the persistently low public investment in waste management, warning that the country’s growing urban waste problem risks becoming a major public health and environmental threat.
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