Wednesday, October 19, 2011

GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO REACT TO KUFOUR’S OFFICE SAGA

The Deputy Minister of Information, Baba Jamal says government has no reaction to the rejection of estate houses by the two former presidents at Trassaco Valley.
Baba Jamal said government would rather keep quiet about the issue than make a ‘bid deal’ of it.
He was reacting to public sentiments that government may have attempted to bribe the former presidents with the property instead of fully implementing the Chinery-Hesse Committee Report.
Spokesperson for Mr Kufour, Frank Agyekum had disclosed that Mr. Kufour was not fully informed about it until he received the keys.
Mr. Agyekum noted that the office of the former president will officially write to the government on this position by close of the week.

GOVERNMENT CALLS ON RETIRE MEDICAL DOCTORS TO HELP SAVE LIVES

Government is calling on retired medical doctors to take up temporary appointments at the various referral hospitals to help save lives.
Deputy Health Minister Rojo Mettle-Nunoo says the arrangement is one of the interventions government is making to ensure at least emergency cases are attended to as negotiations with the striking doctors continue.
He says all retired doctors who wish to take up the temporary job offer should contact the chief executives of the various hospitals for the necessary arrangements.

Meanwhile, the former Head of the Korle-Bu Cardiothoracic Center, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, who was recently forced into resignation from government service, says he is ready to serve the nation if government calls upon him.
Prof. Frimpong Boateng says he is not in favour of strike actions.

Meanwhile the Council of State will meet Executives of Ghana Medical Association to address the issues that led to the strike.