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Stanbic executive calls for involvement of financial institutions in wholesale electricity market
Sydney Nii Ayitey Tetteh, Executive Vice President, Energy and Infrastructure at Stanbic Bank Ghana, has emphasized the important role of financial institutions in the soon to be implemented wholesale electricity market. He made this statement at the Electricity Market Conference held at the Volta Residence, Akuse in the Eastern Region. The Electricity Market Conference had […]
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Performance Tracker is a game changer for Ghana’s democracy – NPP
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has underscored the advantages of the government’s Performance Tracker for Ghanaians. The Performance Tracker was launched by the government on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. At the official launch of the tracker at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister for Works and Housing stated […]
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Performance Tracker not a misplaced priority – NPP
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has defended the newly launched Performance Tracker. On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the government unveiled the Performance Tracker, a tool designed to promote transparency and accountability in the implementation of infrastructure projects throughout the country. Despite criticisms suggesting that the Performance Tracker is not a priority, Asiedu Kokuro, the […]
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Performance Tracker is a mediocre attempt to celebrate insignificant projects – Agbana
Edem Agbana, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Ketu North, has criticised the government’s recently launched Performance Tracker. In an interview with Selorm Adonoo on The Big Issue on Citi TV/FM, Agbana chastised the government for boasting about projects that lack national significance. He characterized the government’s attempts to account to Ghanaians as […]
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The roll call of contemporary Financial Evangelists (Part 3)
By Nelson Semanu BOANDOH-KORKOR & Elizabeth BOANDOH-KORKOR “Money is not sinful or evil. The kingdom of God needs it desperately! Making money is what I do best but it must be made for God’s glory and not mine. As a Christian entrepreneur, my company relies on prayer and inward confirmation by the Holy Spirit before […]
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Performance Tracker is an attempt but we need a Code of Conduct for public office holders – Kpebu
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has welcomed the introduction of the Performance Tracker by the government. But, he said, he would have wished that the government prioritized the introduction of a Code of Conduct for public officeholders over the Performance Tracker. “The Performance Tracker is an attempt…the experts are still evaluating it but corruption is […]
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67 errors can’t undermine the work of the Performance Tracker – MP
Sissala East lawmaker, Amidu Issahaku Chinnia, has said that the Perfoamnce Tracker launched by the government is an important initiative to enhance governance. Despite the few errors that were identified, he said, the tracker serves a useful purpose. Speaking on the Key Points on TV3 on Saturday, April 13, he said the “67 errors identified […]
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Performance Tracker: Kofi Adams punches holes in gov’t job creation figures
According to the Member of Parliament for the Buem constituency in the Oti Region, Kofi Iddie Admas, the NPP government under President Akufo-Addo has supervised the highest number of job losses in the public sector than in any administration. He said the government has degenerated job creation opportunities in the public sector, which has resulted […]
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Performance tracker vague, needs more data – IMANI Africa
Policy think tank, IMANI Africa, has called on the government to improve the information and data contained on the newly launched Performance Tracker. The think tank said the tracker is a good policy that needs data and information to improve it. The performance tracker was launched by the Minister of Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong […]
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Performance tracker is an ingenious initiative – Ahiagbah
Richard Ahiagbah, the Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has praised the government’s performance tracker as a groundbreaking initiative. He asserts that no previous government has ever implemented such a measure. The tracker, launched on Wednesday, April 10, is designed to promote transparency and accountability in the implementation of infrastructure projects throughout […]
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Performance Tracker is a waste of precious resources – Bawah Mogtari
Joyce Bawah Mograri, the special aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, has described the government’s Perfiamnce Trcaker as a waste of resources. She says the tracker is misleading. “To my utter surprise and disappointment, the misleading GoG Performance Tracker, failed to track the performance of Akufo Addo/Bawumia’s performance on corruption. What a waste of […]
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Govt’s Performance Tracker is deceptive – Kofi Adam
Buem Member of Parliament, Kofi Adams, has said that the Performance Tracker launched by the government contains inaccurate information. For instance, he notes that on the tracker, it is stated that work at the St Augustine House, House 1 at the Bishop Herman College in Kpando, Volta Region, is 100 percent complete. However, he said […]
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Use Performance Tracker for informed governance participation – Oppong Nkrumah urges
Minister of Works and Housing Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has encouraged all to use the newly launched Government of Ghana’s Performance Tracker for informed governance participation He stated that the launch of the Government of Ghana’s Performance Tracker marks another milestone in transparency and accountability. Built upon the Delivery Tracker of 2020, he said “it reflects […]
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Performance Tracker: Over 13,000 projects validated so far – Oppong Nkrumah
The Minister of Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has revealed that the newly launched Performance Tracker is aimed at ensuring transparency and accountability in the execution of infrastructure projects across the country. He added that the tracker will help address longstanding concerns about the accuracy and reliability of project presentations, particularly the use of […]
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Performance tracker is a state asset, not for NPP – Miracles Aboagye
Dennis Miracles Aboagye, the Communications Officer of the Bawumia Campaign Team, has emphasised that the newly launched Performance tracker is not a partisan tool but a state asset designed to benefit all Ghanaians. He explained that, unlike the Green Book by the previous NDC government which was a political tool, the new Performance Tracker is […]
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Exploration fund to serve as financial catalyst -Steven Ackah
By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY Dr. Steven Blessing Ackah, Executive Director of Ghana Gold Expo, has called for the establishment of exploration fund in Africa, particularly Ghana, to serve as a financial catalyst, enabling local individuals and entities to actively participate in exploration activities. He said the Exploration Fund should be accompanied by a strong commitment […]
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Energy
ECG ordered to rectify financial, operational discrepancies
By Kizito CUDJOE The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has issued a strict directive aimed at the Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG) to ensure the financial stability and operational integrity of the energy sector. The directive, issued under Sections 3 and 24 of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission Act, 1997 (Act 538), follows ECG’s […]
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Partnerships necessary for policy formulation to accelerate sustainable finance
Head of Financial Advisory & Equity Capital Markets at Stanbic Bank, Isaac Simpson, has emphasized the need for collaboration between the right stakeholders in order to form the necessary policies to accelerate sustainable finance. He made this statement at the 2024 Africa Energy Technology Conference, held at the Labadi Beach Hotel. Speaking on the topic […]
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