Ghana’s Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia surprised workers of the Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority (GPHA) today by paying them an unannounced visit. Today’s visit makes it the second time he has made a surprise visit to a major government facility.
Today's visit was to afford the Vice President an opportunity to acquaint himself of the operations at the port and issues regarding confiscated goods.
The Tema Port is a major backbone of the country's revenue collection efforts, generating a significant percentage of annual domestic revenue. The Tema Collection Point of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) however missed its 2016 target, mobilizing GHȼ7,334,174,613.10 against a target of GHȼ7,690.380.000.00. The shortfall was 4.63 percent.
Jacob Kwabla Adorkor, Director of Ports, and officials of the Customs Division including sector commander, Confidence Nyadzi conducted Dr Bawumia round to observe the operations of the Nick TC Scan, Meridian Port Services (MPS), Golden Jubilee Car park, State Warehouse, and Atlas Copco, among others.
In brief comments after the tour, Vice President Bawumia, indicated that the Akufo-Addo government would take steps to consolidate some of the functions at the port that interface with the public in order to reduce the frustrations of Agents and port users, while plugging any revenue leakages.
On Wednesday, January 18, 2017, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia paid a surprise visit to the Registrar-General’s Department to familiarise himself with the challenges facing the State outfit.
During his visit, he met with the Registrar General, the staff of the Department and ordinary Ghanaians who had gone to register their businesses.
Source: Chris Joe Quaicoe/ email: [email protected]
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GHANAIANS CAN TALK. IF HE DOES NOT DO IT LIKE AMISSA ARTHUR,(ABRUBRO KOSUA)PEOPLE WILL TALK. DR. ALHAJI BAWUMIA PLEASE DON'T GIVE EAR TO THEM THEY WANT YOUR FAILURE. CARRY ON AND RIDE ON.
common sense is not common for people like you so keep talking thrush since u get nothing sensible in ur coconut head. Lack of commons ens eis what makes u think senior minister and veep position be same. grow up
It good you find yourself a job to do since Senior Minister Osafo Marfo has taken the role of a vice President
PATHETIC LIKE YOUR U-S---E---L-E---S-S PARENTS . MAHAMA IS C--O--R--R--U--P--T AND A FAILURE . TAKE IT OR KILL YOURSELF. I--D--I--O--T.
Not surprised at your name and your comments. it will do you no good for been soo harsh and attacking. What at all is wrong with the tour by the vice president. Who said the seniour minister position replaces the vice president. very ***barred word*** also and will not be surprise to hear that you have some form of education that makes it more dangerous. I don't think a class1 pupil will even think in your direction. Lets us at least behave in a matured manner. PV obeng was the seniour minister during Rawlingses time and it was normal, Kuffour did same with JH mensah. Ignorance will mislead many of us.
why so much hate in your comments? He is on a familiarization tour wai.
This competent economist who is fond of giving economic lectures and calling others voodoo economists has now turned into a customs officer. One would have thought by this time he would have rather be focusing on the cedi that is running to tamale after the election. Any way, the prime minister osafo maafo has taken his job so he needs to be creative and find himself a job. He has been used and dump, because he is now a ceremonial Vice President like nana Addo father was a ceremonial president. So sad.
You are a big fuuuuuuuuulll.
is it just me or does it feel like there are way more Ewes in some of these places than need be? I mean seriously, what percentage of Ghanaians are Ewes? yet you go to every state agency etc. and it's filled with ewes. nana has to change that
Veep, reshuffle the officers at the ports including junior ranks. Most of these port workers including the custom officials are so indepth in corrupt practices over the years. transfer them and bring in new staff with secret recording cameras. Also, the bureaucracies at the ports are alarming. This is part of reason why some people voted for you and the NPP. Please act now orlose power in 4years time. Word to wise is enough.