Socio-political non-partisan pressure group Occupy Ghana is calling for the immediate prosecution of government appointees who have committed various infractions leading to the loss of revenue to the state. Their call comes on the back of revelations that the Auditor-General has been able to save the country a whopping 67 million Ghana Cedis emanating from […]
Major Civil society groups in the country are billed to hit the streets soon to protest the delay by parliament in passing the Right to Information Bill (RTI). They include include Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) Africa Office, Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), PenPlusBytes, SEND-Ghana, Civil […]
The Media Coalition on Right to Information, the Coalition of Right to Information, Ghana and Occupy Ghana have announced Friday 30th November 2018 and every other Friday before Christmas as RTI red Friday (#RTIRedFriday). This will be interspersed with street advocacies and visits to Parliament on selected days within this period to press home the […]
Pressure group, Occupy Ghana has assured New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa in the Ashanti Region, Kwabena Tahiru Hammond that the Right to Information Bill (RTI) is for the national good and there is no need for any resistance. The MP has publicly stated his opposition to the passage of the Bill […]
Pressure group Occupy Ghana has said the decision by Authorities of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to convert singles halls of residence to mixed halls cannot be reversed. According to the group, once the University Council has taken that decision, it cannot be reversed. They argue that if the decision is reversed, […]
Pressure group, Occupy Ghana has described government’s initial reaction and steps it took in an attempt to resolve the melee that erupted in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) as a face-saving exercise which has embarrassed the government. According to the group, government did not use the required legal and legitimate means […]
