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Our Manifesto is a social contract between the electorate and us- NPP

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The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) said it fully understands the consequence of putting a signature to a contract as it represents a solemn social contract between them and the electorate.
 
“In Election 2016, we pledged, amongst others, to help create a society of opportunities for all.
 
“We remained committed to our belief in democratic governance and private sector-led economic development, and we reiterated our firm stance as the party of the rule of law, the party of business, the party that builds and creates wealth, and the party of social justice,” the NPP stated in its Election 2020 Manifesto.
 
The NPP 2020 Manifesto, dubbed: “Leadership of Service: Protecting our Progress, Transforming Ghana for All”, the party aimed at consolidating the significant gains chalked in office, and setting the stage for the next level of nation’s development.
 
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who is seeking for re-election in the December polls affirmed that; “I believe in the programmes that we have drawn up in our Manifesto, because they will continue the nation on the path of social and economic transformation, on which we have embarked.
“Indeed, they will lead to the transformation of Ghana to the benefit of all Ghanaians.
 
“We must, however, be reminded, at all times, that we are up against an opponent who is desperate to return to power to continue the agenda of mismanaging the economy to the suffering and despair of businesses, households and families and, by that, jeopardising the future of our children”.
 
Nana Akufo-Addo noted: “We cannot afford to let that happen. We cannot, be complacent. We have to work hard for victory, regardless of the fact that ‘One Good Term Deserves Another’.
 
The President therefore called on the NPP forces “let us make sure our message is heard loud and clear from Axim to Aflao, and from Accra to Paga.
 
“Let us go to every part of the country and spread the story of our good news; tell the young people about the possibilities Free SHS will present them; tell the farmers about the programme for Planting for Food and Jobs, which translates into enhanced income levels for them.
 
“Let us tell the business entrepreneurs about the reduction of their tax burdens and the improvement of the business climate, so their businesses can flourish, and they can, in turn, create jobs”.
 
President Akufo-Addo stressed that, the December 2020 Presidential Election represents, arguably, the clearest of choices ever for the Ghanaian people to make.
 
“It bears repeating that 2020 is between the current President and the former President. It is about leadership. It is about integrity. It is about the performances of the two men – President Akufo-Addo and former President John Dramani Mahama when given the opportunity by the Ghanaian people to lead.
 
“It is about measuring records against promises. It is about which of the two leaders has shown in office that he knows how to manage the economy. It is about which of the two leaders you, the voter, can trust to deliver.
 
“It is about which of the two men you can trust with the future of your children. It is about which of the two leaders you know you can depend on in times of crisis.
 
“It is about which of the two leaders you believe can put in motion the necessary measures to revive and strengthen the economy, businesses, and social services, and build our country out of the Coronavirus pandemic.
 
“It is about which of the two leaders can implement a programme of transformation. We, in the NPP, have demonstrated that, with the support of the Ghanaian people, we are capable of supervising the transformation of our economy and nation that all Ghanaians want”.
 
The NPP Election 2020 Presidential Candidate said “I am confident that, together, all of us in Ghana, with the appropriate leadership, can fulfil the dreams and aspirations of our forebears, who initiated the struggle for our nation’s liberation and independence from colonial rule, and who envisioned Ghana to be a united, democratic, prosperous and happy nation, the beacon of freedom and justice in Africa and the world.
 
“I am hopeful that the Ghanaian people would grant the NPP another resounding victory in 2020. Four more years for Nana and the NPP to do more for you! The Battle is still the Lord’s!!

Nigeria Sars protest: Unrest in Lagos after shooting

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Buildings have been set aflame and there are reports of gunfire in Nigeria’s biggest city after demonstrators were shot at a protest.

Rights group Amnesty International said at least 12 people were killed by soldiers and police in Lagos on Tuesday.

Nigeria’s army dismissed the reports as “fake news” in a post on Twitter.

Authorities have imposed an indefinite round-the-clock curfew on the city and elsewhere, but some defied the order.

Protests against a police unit have been taking place for two weeks. Demonstrators have been using the social media hashtag #EndSars to rally crowds against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars).

President Muhammadu Buhari disbanded Sars on 11 October. But protests have continued, with demands for more changes in the security forces, as well as reforms to the way the country is run.

Witnesses have told the BBC what they saw when men in military camouflage opened fire on Tuesday evening.

 

On Wednesday, buildings were set alight across Lagos and police put up roadblocks. A major Nigerian TV station with links to a ruling party politician was on fire after people attacked it with petrol bombs.

Police in different districts of the city fired shots in the air to disperse protesters defying the curfew, the BBC’s Nduka Orjinmo reports from the capital, Abuja. He also reports that the palace of the most senior traditional leader in the city was looted, though the leader had been evacuated beforehand.

What happened in Lagos?

Witnesses said uniformed men opened fire on a crowd of around 1,000 demonstrators in the wealthy Lekki suburb on Tuesday.

Soldiers were seen barricading the protest site moments before the shooting, BBC Nigeria correspondent Mayeni Jones reports. Social media footage streamed live from the scene shows protesters tending to the wounded.

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A witness who did not want to be named told BBC News that shortly before 19:00 local time (18:00 GMT) soldiers “pulled up… and they started firing directly” at peaceful protesters.

“They were firing and they were advancing straight at us. It was chaos. Somebody got hit straight beside me and he died on the spot,” he said.

The protesters had gathered at the Lekki toll gate for the last two weeks to block cars from using the road.

Shortly before a curfew was due to start, officers turned up and began to kettle in the demonstrators. The street lights were then shut off before the shooting began.

In a statement, Amnesty International Nigeria said at least 12 protesters were killed in Lagos on Tuesday.

Evidence from hospital records and witnesses showed “the Nigerian military opened fire on thousands of people who were peacefully calling for good governance and an end to police brutality” at Lekki toll gate, the organisation said.

Apart from the shooting in Lekki, at least two people were killed and one “critically injured” in the Alausa district by “a team of soldiers and policemen” at about 20:00, the group added.

“Soldiers clearly had one intention – to kill without consequences,” said Osai Ojigho, Amnesty International Nigeria country director.

 

 

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“Our Manifesto is a social contract”-NDC

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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has tagged its Election 2020 Manifesto as Social Contract between the people of Ghana and the next NDC Government.
 
“Creating a bright future for Ghana and our people means delivering on our Social Contract and ensuring that the vision comes to life. In our quest to build a sustainable society with opportunities for all, we will continue to prioritise quality education and skills development as the cornerstone of progress.
 
“We will embark on a US$10 billion accelerated infrastructural plan, dubbed the ‘Big Push’, which will drive jobs and entrepreneurial agenda,” the NDC stated in its Peoples’ Manifesto.
 
The NDC said it would re-dedicate itself to the expansion of economic freedom and opportunities by providing incentives for small businesses to grow, and, encourage local community development.
 
“In addition, we will build an environment for digital transformation and domestic manufacturing to support job creation, the party asserted based on which it’s asking the electorate to vote for Former President John Dramani Mahama Presidential Candidate as the next President of Ghana.
 
“As Social Democrats, the NDC subscribes to a compassionate political philosophy that seeks to create opportunities for all to develop to their fullest potential.
 
“We believe that our pursuit of economic prosperity for all Ghanaians can best be achieved through appropriate regulation and strategic investments”.
 
The NDC is, therefore, committed to using the legal, fiscal and trade instruments at our disposal, to safeguard the jobs of today and create sustainable jobs for the future.
 
The NDC said its overarching goal was to deliver jobs and prosperity for all Ghanaians. “To achieve this, Mr John Dramani Mahama together with Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyeman the Vice Presidential Candidate will focus on delivering on six development priorities over the next four years.
 
The NDC six priorities are: Fixing the Economy and Uniting Against Poverty; Promoting Human Development; Providing Infrastructure for Accelerated Growth; Creating Sustainable and Decent Jobs “Edwuma Pa”; Promoting Good Governance, Anti-Corruption and Accountability and Deepening International Relations and Foreign Affairs.
 
Based on it, the former President Mahama affirmed that “I have had the unique privilege of providing leadership as President, stepping back, and being elected again to lead the NDC into the December 2020 elections.
 
“I have had the opportunity, during the period, to reflect soberly on the challenges and expectations of governance and the heavy burden of people’s hopes and aspirations that come with it”.
 
He said Ghana cannot afford to do things in the same old way. “Survival and success for today and future generations require a much more urgent and, in some cases, painful change of prevailing economic and social relations.
 
Former President Mahama said Ghana needed a new era of Social Justice: “it is time for renewal and gathering; it is time for greater self-reliance; it is time to close the wealth gap that divides our society; it is time to finally end intolerance and social discrimination against ethnic groups, religious groups, gender and age groups
“It is time to end the repression of the media; it is time to unite and create opportunities for all – not just a few; it is time to do this democratically – with the full involvement of our people”.
 
He said the world is changing fast and in fundamental ways. “We must place Ghana in sync with the new developments taking place around the world in order to propel our economy into an advanced one.
 
“We must prepare Ghana to cope with the current global changes, and we must open new horizons and hope, to instil a new sense of purpose in our people, catching up on what we have missed while taking steps to enhance our growth.
 
“To achieve this, we must build a knowledge-based economy and move faster into the new world of smart manufacturing and digital services. This will not only generate growth, but also prosperity for all Ghanaians.
“We will create not only jobs, but sustainable and decent jobs, so that people can live dignified lives”.
 
He said “With this in mind, we set out to develop the People’s Manifesto, a social contract between the NDC and the people of Ghana.
 
“This People’s Manifesto lays the foundation for its tackling and the renewal of my resolve to deliver Jobs and Prosperity for all Ghanaians. I hope you will identify with the ideals of our People’s Manifesto, vote for me John Dramani Mahama, and engage us to improve our programme delivery.
 
“I believe that there are great times ahead for all of us. Let us all join hands to create the country that we all wish for. Vote for the John Dramani Mahama and the NDC to restore the economy”.

AfCFTA wants structured relationship with GNCCI to boost growth

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Mr Wamkele Keabetswe Mene, Secretary-General, African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), has called for a structured relationship with his outfit with the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) to boost trade.
 
The structured relationship will be enhanced with digital platforms, open markets across the continent for members of the Chamber and the entire private business sector.
 
Mr Mene made the call on Wednesday, at the 44th Annual General Meeting of the GNCCI and the Election of Officers of the Chamber, in Accra.
 
He said the AfCFTA would on December 5, 2020 launch a digital platform in South Africa to streamline all procedures that made business transactions expensive and enhance business linkages among the private sector.
 
This had become necessary due to the high cost of doing business, making transactions, and transferring funds, he said, and noted that the Secretariat was developing a Pan-African payment platform to enable businesses under the AfCFTA to transfer funds in local currency to reduce the costs of converting local currency into foreign ones.
 
“This will be a catalyst to significantly boost intra-African trade from the 15.8 per cent where it stands today,” he said.
 
Mr Mene said in Africa, almost 70 per cent contribution of GDP came from the informal sector, which was driven by women.
 
He said the Secretariat was, therefore, planning to engage women traders and young Africans to find the appropriate instruments to aid the full participation of women in the implementation of the agreement.
 
The AfCFTA Secretary-General called on all member countries of the Agreement to take active steps to help less capable countries to export, as they also hinged on the value chain that would be leveraged on the agreement.
 
“The proper implementation of the agreement will redeem women, children and other vulnerable groups out of extreme poverty,” he added.
 
Nana Dr. Appiagyei Dankawoso I, President of the GNCCI, said the private sector employed 94 per cent of the country’s workforce, out of which the agricultural sector constituted 60 per cent.
 
He said outfit had initiated a credit union facility that offered affordable interest rates to members.
 
Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, Minister of Trade and Industry, in a speech read on his behalf, said government would implement the Coronavirus Alleviation and Re-vitalisation of Enterprises (CARES) programme
to minimise the effects of COVID-19 on businesses.
 
The programme is intended to provide COVID-19 related support to medium and large-scale companies.
 
Government had earlier established a comprehensive GHS1.2 billion Emergency Relief Fund Package for households and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) called the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme Business Support Scheme.
 
For the next three years, Mr Kyerematen said, the CARES programme would support private sector through improved access to finance, accelerated digitization, improved business environment and MSMEs growth.
 

First Lady woos Ablekuman South Constituency for NPP

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First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has toured Ablekuman South Constituency in the Greater Accra region to rally support for the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
 
She interacted with trades at the Tuesday market near Mamprobi, and Chiefs and people of Chorkor, urging them to retain President Akufo-Addo and also vote for the NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Ablekuman South, Mr Bernard Nii Anyaa Brown.
 
Mrs Akufo-Addo appealed to Chorkor voters to look at the record of the NPP and the many good programmes like the Free Senior High School for all children, as well as the new system of granting loans to SHS leavers to access tertiary education.
She said President Akufo-Addo “holds Ghana in high esteem and believes in the prosperity of its citizens”, and so the need to give him another term for more development.
 
“My people, let’s all do well to vote to retain President Akufo-Addo for four more years to do more for us. We are moving forward and not backward,” the First Lady told the gathering.
 
She recounted the numerous initiatives, like the Planting for Food and Jobs programme, which had helped in addressing food shortages, the One Constituency, One Ambulance, One Village One Dam, and many more that were being rolled out, as unprecedented programmes.
 
She said the One District One Factory initiative, which was ongoing in many districts, was also providing jobs for the people, adding that the NABCO programme had put many youth into employment.
 
 The First Lady assured the fisher folks around Chorkor that the issues of outboard motor shortages would be addressed shortly.
 
At the Tuesday Market, Mrs Akufo-Addo thanked the traders for supporting the NPP in the last elections, urging them to vote massively for the NPP in the December polls to consolidate the gains made so far.
 
She assured the traders that their new market complex would be completed soon, and urged them to ignore the rumour going round that the market was to be sold out for a Chinese entity.
 
Mr Anyaa Brown, the Parliamentary Candidate for the Area, appealed to the Constituents to vote for him as the Member of Parliament so that he could champion their cause.
 
Mr Jerry Ahmed Shaib, Chief Executive Officer Coastal Development Authority, said the government would continue to address fishery issues of the people including that of premix fuel issues and that landing beaches would be improved.

Northern Regional Minister calls for a united Dagbon

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Mr Salifu Saeed the Northern Regional Minster has reminded the people of Dagbon that they are  one and there was no need categorizing themselves as  Abudus or  Andanis.
 
He said those that used Abudu and Andani for distinction should be ashamed of themselves.
 
Mr. Salifu Saeed gave the reminder, when members of Yendi Peace Centre called on him at the Northern Regional Co-coordinating Council (RCC) at Tamale in the Northern Region.
 
He said he was honored to receive them on behalf of President Nana Akufo-Addo, the RCC, to represent them particularly Dagbon and Northern Region Peace Council.
 
He commended the Catholic Church in particular for brokering peace among conflicting groups in the region and gave the assurance of his support for sustainable peace in the area.
 
He said Ya-Na Abukari II could not do it alone in sustaining the peace and needed other bodies like the Yendi Peace Centre to collaborate and work together with.
 
He said in line with succession of enskinment, when there was misunderstanding it was not for the Regional Security Council to escort the person to where he was enskinned because it was not within their powers.
 
He called on them to intervene in the Chereponi(Anofus) and the Konkombas issues, as the  problems of Nanumbas and Konkombas was over.
 
Mr. Saeed announced that the challenges they faced were in  Naton and Kpatigna Chieftaincy cases which Yoo-Naa, Andani Yakubu Abdulai and Mion Lana Mahamadu Abdulai were working hard in support of RCC to solve.
 
He said Bimbilla, Karaga, Saboba and Sanguli were  also there for solution, which  Ya-Na was also working hard to resolve.
 
Bishop Vincent Boi-Nai, Catholic Bishop of the of Yendi  Diocese said their visit was also to inform him about how they were working in Bimbilla, Yendi, Saboba, Chereponi in organizing workshops, on peace issues.
 
Bishop Boi-Nai pledged to educate the politicians on using decorous language to ensure peace before, during and after the elections and called on the RCC to support them in carrying out such workshops.
 
Alhaji Alhassan Issahaku Chief Director of Northern Regional Co-ordinating Council said the relations between the RCC and the Peace Council was cordial and appealed to them to work hard to overcome the petty problems in the area.

Road accidents kill 242 people in three regions

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A total of 242 people have died through 591 road accidents recorded from January to September this year in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions, Mr Kwasi Agyenim-Boateng, the Acting Regional Head of the NRSA has said.
 
He said the Authority was worried there had been a relative increase in the accident cases as compared to last year, and appealed to the media to use their networks to upscale driver education on road safety to reverse the trend.
 
Speaking at a road safety education campaign held at the Nana Bosoma central market in the Sunyani Municipality, Mr Agyenim-Boateng said motorcycle crashes and pedestrian knockdowns were also recording disturbing figures in the three regions.
 
Organised by the NRSA, the campaign was aimed at sensitizing the commercial drivers on the new NRSA Act, and action plan put together by the Regional office of the Authority for intensified road safety education.
 
Mr Agyenim-Boateng explained the NRSA had teamed up with the media to scale-up its “Arrive Alive” mass media campaign in the three regions, saying the Authority had already educated 4,344 drivers and 43,560 at 136 lorry terminals across the regions on road safety.
 
A total of 668 motorcycle/tricycle riders spread in 27 communities in the three regions have also benefited from similar education.
 
While appreciating the support of key stakeholders such as the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA), Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), National Insurance Commission (NIC), National Ambulance Service (NAS), Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS), Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) and various transport unions, Mr Agyenim-Boateng appealed to drivers, passengers and all road users to adhere to road safety regulations to reduce recurring crashes.
 
Representatives from the MTTD, GNFS, NAS, DVLA and GRCS took turns to sensitize the drivers on their mandates.

Young Persons living with HIV call for an end to stigmatization

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The Young Health Advocates (YHAG), an association of young people living with HIV and AIDS in Ghana, has climaxed its first year anniversary in Accra, calling for an end to stigmatization against them.
 
The YHAG, also called for the inclusion of the health needs of young people in national development planning for adequate HIV care and services.
 
At a ceremony hosted by the Hope for Future Generations (HFFG), a non-governmental organisation in Accra on Wednesday, Ms Priscilla Ama Addo, National President of YHAG, said Antiretroviral shortages and self-stigma, coupled with societal stigma served as barriers to accessing health care.
 
A Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) report indicates that out of the 20,068 new HIV infections recorded in 2019, 5,613, representing 28 per cent, were between the ages of 15 and 24.
 
Also, not many young people living with HIV in Ghana are on antiretroviral medication.
 
The YHAG, was therefore, established under the guide of the HFFG in February 2019, to give young people living with HIV, a forum to voice their concerns and advocate  to be included  in the decision-making process of their health, as well as be able to access the necessary services.
 
Ms  Addo said, prior to the formation of the YHAG, which started with 14 persons and now had over 300 people, in five regions, many of the young people lived in fear, isolation, and self-stigma, “but now we have found friendship in each other as we come together to talk, and to learn and share our experiences.”
She said through the YHAG, the members got psychosocial support, and learnt to be self-appreciative, adherence and positive life styles, which had made them better people.
 
She said many of the members had also lost a parent or both to HIV, and were all being cared for by the Association.
 
Mrs Cecilia Lodonu Senoo, Executive Director of HFFG, said the formation of the YHAG was made possible by support from the Global Fund to fight HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria through the principal recipient, the West African Programme for Combatting AIDS and STI’s (WAPCAS).
 
“These are young people with a lot of hope, representing the future of the country, and so they need to be empowered to take the future into their hands, “she stated.
Mrs Senoo, commended the French Embassy in Ghana, for donating a cash of 20,000 Ghana Cedis to support the establishment of YHAG offices in the Volta and Bono Regions.
 
In a speech read on behalf of the Health Minister, Mr Kwaku Agyeman Manu, he commended the young people for living above stigma and coming together to plead their cause.
 
Mrs Elsie Ayeh, National President of National Association of Persons Living with HIV in Ghana, advised the young people to take their medication regularly and also access the services of the National Youth Authority, and the National Commission for Civic Education to aid their advocacy activities.
 
She however, reiterated the fact that very few young people were accessing the antiretroviral medication, and wondered what was happening to the many people who did not have access to the medication.

No mammography machine in Northern Ghana for breast cancer care

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As the world observes Breast Cancer Awareness month this month, women above 40 years in the five regions in the north may not have their breasts adequately screened of cancer as there is no mammography machine in this part of the country.
 
In the circumstance, they may not know their status or undergo proper treatment, a situation, which poses grave danger to their well-being.
 
The lack of mammography machine is not only affecting treatment for women above age 40 diagnosed with cancer, but also a challenge to health care workers as it puts them in a dilemma in terms of how to screen women above that age.
 
The GNA gathered that the nearest place to the north where a mammography machine is available is the Holy Family Hospital at Techiman.
 
Mammography machine is used to screen women who are above the age of 40 and it is the standard diagnostic test to confirm lumps in breasts.
 
The Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) had this machine, however, it broke down several years ago leaving patients, who require such services, to either travel to Techiman or abandon treatment.
 
The month of October is observed as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness on breast cancer to ensure, amongst others, that every woman has access to education, screening, treatment, and support of the disease.
 
According to the American Cancer Society, there are more than 270,000 new cases of breast cancer and nearly 42,000 breast cancer deaths annually, and breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second most fatal cancer in women.
 
As part of the month-long event, the TTH has been screening women free of charge of breast cancer and counselling them on the disease.
 
Since the beginning of the month, the hospital (TTH) has screened about 1,000 women of the disease, where about 10 per cent of them were identified as positive cases, some of the cases at advanced stages.
 
Madam Evelyn Osei-Amoah, Oncology Nurse Specialist at the TTH, who spoke to the GNA in Tamale on Wednesday about the effects of non-availability of the mammography machine at the facility and the entire five regions in the north, said “You will write the request for the patients and it can take a patient about three months to bring the results.”
 
Madam Osei-Amoah said “You can’t blame the patient because she is now going to look for lorry fare to travel to Techiman and go and pay for the test also. So, there are some of them, we write for them and they won’t even do it, and that is a huge challenge.”
 
She added that “When it comes to us screening our women, when we get there, we are a bit stuck and even at the breast clinic, when a woman comes above that age complaining of pain, complaining of uneasiness in the breast, what at all are you going to do? Are you just going to use a needle to prick trying to find out where?
 
She expressed the urgent need for the machine to be provided at least at the TTH, adding “If we have the mammography machine, a patient could have done that test and it would have been of help to us. So that is a huge challenge to us.”
 
She, appealed to well-meaning organisations and individuals to support, by purchasing the machine for the TTH to help in providing quality care for cancer patients above the age of 40 years.

Twenty-seven alleged secessionists now facing treason charges

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Nene Kwaku Agblorm II, a traditional ruler and 26 others alleged secessionists, have now been charged with treason felony.
 
The accused are said to have on September 25, this year in the Volta Region, prepared to carry out an unlawful means and enterprise to usurp the executive powers of the Republic.
 
In an amended charge sheet, they are also facing charges of conspiracy, participating in campaign of a prohibited organisations namely Western Togoland, conspiracy to causing unlawful damage, causing unlawful damage, stealing, rioting with weapons.
 
 
The Court did not read out the charges and facts to the accused persons.
 
This brought about several arguments by seven lawyers who represented some of the accused person as to why the Police were in court and on what charges.
 
According to the various lawyers, their clients had not been fed well whiles in custody and some of the accused persons had serious health issues as they had been denied the right to take their medication.
 
According to the lawyers, their clients were mostly bread winners of their families.
 
The lawyers prayed the Court to admit their clients to bail so that they could seek health care, adding that they would not hamper investigations.  
 
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sylvester Asare informed the Court that it lacked the jurisdiction to grant bail to the accused persons following the new charges.
 
ASP Asare said the Police had complied with the orders of the Court including giving the accused access to their lawyers and relations.
 
According to prosecution, the Police had also been taking some of the accused persons who sustained gunshot wounds to the hospital.
 
The Court presided over by Mrs. Rosemary Baah Torsu, in her ruling, declined bail, saying it also lacked the jurisdiction to grant bail.
The court adjourned the matter to November 9.
 
In a related development, 51 alleged secessionists were discharged by the court. However, soon after their discharge, they were re-arrested and charged with treason felony among others.
 
The 51, who were remanded into custody, will reappear on November 4.
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