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Week of Brexit and Dodo Pepeso/ Dodi Papasi confusion

By MyJoyOnline
General News Week of Brexit and Dodo Pepeso Dodi Papasi confusion
JUN 24, 2016 LISTEN

Two stories that dominated this week were stories about the Britain referendum and a story about t he Nkwanta South DCE. Alfred Kofi Wukanye was complaining about a recently commissioned Dodo Pepeso -Nkwanta road described by President John Mahama as "one of the best quality roads" in Ghana.

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On Monday came a story about the 2016 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo saying his party would establish a factory in each of the 216 districts in the country if elected President.

After criticisms from some political parties the Communications Director, Nana Akomea told Joy FM two or three districts could be combined for one factory if it is established that they share the same raw material.

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2016 NPP Flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
The NPP's Trade and Industry committee member, Kwaku Kwarteng said the policy was intended to discourage rural-urban migration .

On Tuesday, the government was dragged to court again over the Metro Mass Transit bus branding.

A civil society group, Road Safety Advocates Ghana, said the branding breaches provisions of the Road Traffic Regulations.

On Wednesday, NPP demanded bipartisan probe into Mahama Ford Expedition gift.

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A branded bus pictured above
Also, OccupyGhana, an anti-corruption institution said the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) suffered from a leadership vacuum that is likely to affect its ability to act effectively and decisively on investigations into the Ford Expedition gift saga.

A panel of judges chaired by Chief Justice Georgina Wood, on Thursday, chided the Electoral Commission (EC) and ordered it to produce the names of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) carders on the electoral roll by June 29. The judges also ordered the Commission to produce a detailed plan on how it will delete those names from the roll and have them reregistered.

Also the story about the nature of the Dodo Pepeso -Nkwanta road made headlines on Thursday.

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A picture of the road developing potholes
History was made on Thursday as Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU).

After the referendum, the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron on Friday announced his decision to quit in October 2016.

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UK PM, David Cameron
Locally, some five staff of the Controller and Accountant General's Department who conspired to dupe the state of GH¢1 million were convicted but escaped a jail term. Also, the controversial Komenda Sugar Factory shut down again.

Story by Ghana| Myjoyonline.com| Akosua Asiedua Akuffo| [email protected]

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