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The Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei Mensah has urged Ghanaians to embrace the controversial E-Levy proposed by government since it will go a long way to turn the economy around. According to him the E-Levy will be accompanied with good things than shortcomings as it will improve the living standard of Ghanaians. Speaking on Akoma FM he mentioned that the E-Levy is a good thing but the NDC are opposing it because of fear that it will lead to they losing the 2024 election again. “The NDC knows that when the…

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah has asked Ghanaians to accept the controversial E-Levy that has been proposed by government of Ghana. According to him the E-Levy will be accompanied with good things than shortcomings as it will improve the living standard of Ghanaians. He went on to say that the popular opposition to the E-Levy by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party is out of fear of losing the 2024 elections. “The NDC knows that when the e-levy is finally passed, we will be able to turn…

At the latter part of 2021 the Finance Minister of Ghana, Ken Ofori Atta presented the 2022 budget before Parliament and indicated what the government intends to do in the year. Reading the budget he mentioned that government is going to rule out toll collection and replace it with a 1.75% electronic levy. Many Ghanaians including the minority in Parliament stood against the E-levy proposed by government indicating that the percentage is too high. The Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah reacting to the…

MP for the Atwima Nwabiagya South constituency, Mr. Emmanuel Agyei Anhwere has reportedly been beaten by some angry youth in the area who are protesting against the rejection of Alexander Sarfo Kantanka, the Municipal Chief Executive nominee for Juaben Municipality. After 26 assembly members voted today, Monday, the MCE nominee secured only 10 votes out of a total of 26 assembly members who affirmed his nomination making him face rejection a second time. Some youth present who believed the presence of some government…

The Ashanti Regional Minsiter Simon Osei-Mensah has disclosed that the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has not been briefed on the identity of the security personnel who shot and killed two protestors at Ejura on 29th June 2021 when the military and police invaded the area. Speaking to the Committee of Inquiry, Mr. Osei-Mensah stated emphatically that the identity of the one who killed the two protestors is yet to be foound. On 29th June 2021, locals of Ejura staged a peaceful protest in wake of a social media…

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah has disclosed that he was the one behind the deployment of the military that invaded Ejura in the Ashanti region few days ago. In an interview the regional Minister sated that he deployed the military because he learnt that the youth in the area had targeted to the police station and other installations in the area. He deployed the military to Ejura after some men attacked a social media activist, Kaaka whom the youth of Ejura felt hurt after his sudden demise. …