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  Asene Manso Akroso District's Agenda 111 Hospital remain unfinished leading to Abandonment As of early 2026, many of Ghana’s Agenda 111 hospital projects, initiated in 2021 to provide district and regional hospitals, remain unfinished and non-operational, leading to allegations of abandonment and wasted investment. While some projects are at various stages of completion. Work on many Agenda 111 facilities across the country have stalled, including the project in Asene Manso Akroso district of the Eastern Region. A total Abandonment and very brushy environment was established during a visit to the facility on Tuesday, 31st March 2026 The site is undeveloped and filled with rocks and weeds. The delay has raised questions about when the facility will be completed and the impact it could have on access to healthcare services in the area. The project which was to ensure that Ghanaians nationwide have access to quality healthcare services and with the National Health Insurance Scheme, ...

Asene Manso Akroso Assembly Fails To Elect a Presiding Member After Two consecutive Times of Elections The Asene Manso Akroso Assembly (AMA) in the Eastern Region has been unable to elect a Presiding Member (PM) after two consecutive days of voting held on Thursday 26th February and Wednesday 4th March 2026 respectively. The first election which occured on Thursday 26th February saw the incumbent, Hon. Enoch Ofori Eden, securing 11 votes, and Hon. Andrew Dough obtaining 21.  Per Section 27 of the Local Governance Act (Act 936), the Presiding Member must be elected by at least two-thirds of Assembly members. With 34 members in the Assembly, a candidate requires a minimum of 23 votes to be elected.  In effect, the assembly members agreed the meeting be postponed and resume within ten days for another election to determine who becomes the next PM for the assembly. The assembly reconvene to exercise their franchise on Wednesday 4th March 2026, at the end of the voting the incumben...

  KGL's Resilience, Impact in 2025 A Remarkable Benchmark for Corporate Ghana Many private corporate organisations are unable to survive in their industry after being subjected to "sponsored media attacks" by competitors and other interested parties.  However, the credibility, integrity, reputation, and selfless nature of the KGL Group, when it comes to its corporate social responsibilities, have successfully negated all attacks, as well as maintained focus on its delivery of value to the economic ecosystem of Ghana.  Attorney-General Review of NLA-KGL Deal The decision by the Board of NLA to seek legal advice from the Attorney-General concerning NLA-KGL licensing agreements is perfectly in order since the deal was drafted and coordinated by the sub-committee of the NLA Board under the Chairmanship of the Attorney-General's Representative on the Board of the NLA. Frankly speaking, this exercise will once and for all put to rest the shameful unethical media agenda by...

Asene Manso Akroso MP Celebrates Dedicated And Excellence Service In Education The Member of Parliament for Asene Manso Akroso constituency in the Eastern Region Hon. George Kwame Aboagye popularly know as OLUWA on Friday December 12, 2025 successfully hosted second memorable Celebration and Best Teachers Award Ceremony for both public and private schools at Akyem Asene. The awardees were drawn from many categories, including, best teacher in administration, best teacher for SHS, best teacher for JHS (public and private), best teacher for primary (public and private), best teacher for KG (public and private), best teacher in ICT, best Education officer, best Non-teaching staff, and best longest serving and performing teacher in the rural area. The colourful event brought together number of teachers and students in both public and private schools, parents, traditional authorities and community members in a warmly atmosphere of peace and unity. With the agendas of the program a wide var...

  KGL Group Chairman, Alex Apau Dadey Honored with Forbes Best of Africa Corporate Leadership & Innovation Award Alex Apau Dadey, the distinguished Executive Chairman of KGL Group, has been celebrated with the prestigious Forbes Best of Africa Corporate Leadership and Innovation Award at a high-profile Leadership and Philanthropy Forum held at the House of Lords in London. The award was formally presented by Mark A. Furlong, President of Custom Solutions Media for Forbes Media, who commended Mr. Dadey’s exceptional achievements in steering KGL Group to remarkable technological heights. Presenting the honor, Mr. Furlong stated: “On behalf of the Forbes Best of Africa Award Committee, it is my honor to present to you the Forbes Best of Africa Corporate Leadership & Innovation Award.” The official citation praised Mr. Dadey’s transformative leadership: “As Executive Chairman of KGL Group, you have successfully led the company’s expansion into digital solutions, fintech, and te...

  NPP Cannot Sell Leadership: The GHS 4.5 Million Filing Fee Is an Insult to Our Democracy There comes a time in every political tradition when silence becomes betrayal. The New Patriotic Party has reached that point. How did we arrive at a place where a presidential aspirant must pay GHS 4.5 million to exercise the basic right of internal political participation? Out of this amount, GHS 4 million is labeled as “party development fees,” with only GHS 500,000 being the actual cost of nomination forms. Let us be blunt this is not fundraising. This is monetization of leadership. This is the commercialization of internal democracy. This is not the NPP that Danquah, Busia, and Dombo envisioned. This is not the NPP we sold to the Ghanaian people as the party of merit, competence, and fairness. Instead, we are gradually becoming a franchise where leadership is auctioned to the highest bidder. If this continues, then we are no longer electing leaders we are buying them.  Competent Pat...