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00:00 Welcome back on the AM show. It's a Monday morning time now for us to get into the newspapers and the segment has always brought to you
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00:49 And we're joined by senior lecturer at the university of cape co school of business. Say ram cowell. Mr. Cowell. Very good morning to you, sir
00:56 Good morning, my brother
00:58 It's really good having you join the conversation this morning a lot has happened and
01:03 A lot of which we've spoken about is there any topical issue that you know has struck you over the course of the last week?
01:10 Into this one, of course
01:12 There's also the issue of the utv attack and recently the attack on a city
01:17 City fm or city tv journalist by a member of the ndc
01:23 So it appears with our political parties
01:26 It's attack in and attack out any attack on the the media
01:32 Will be brought to the fore will be dealt with and
01:35 Well, I don't know what your thoughts are on that or any other matter that has arisen over the last week
01:41 And then we can get into the papers
01:43 Okay, thank you very much I think um
01:51 the attack
01:53 That we saw over time
01:55 Was simply an act of indiscipline
01:58 Indiscipline in the sense that you do not go and attack the media
02:04 On the programs that they are turning out
02:09 There is the need for
02:12 All of us to respect the sanctity of the media to ensure that we promote
02:20 media freedom
02:22 and also
02:24 To allow the media to do their own work
02:28 If there are ways that we disagree with what the media is doing
02:34 That is not the right way to go about it. And that attack is condemnable
02:40 And we need to ensure that this will not be repeated going forward
02:46 The other issue that uh
02:51 Caught my attention is the spillage of
02:55 the
02:57 Akosumbu dam water
02:59 That spillage has caused a lot of havoc
03:03 it has actually
03:06 um
03:07 Affected the various communities households are affected businesses are affected
03:15 We have schools and hospitals that have been closed down farmlands are taken over by the flood
03:21 The people are left to their
03:24 own
03:26 To decide what they are supposed to do. You can imagine the situation where you have manhole
03:33 You have septic tanks that are all over the place
03:37 Cemeteries are all over the health situation is very critical
03:43 It also tells us that as a country we are not ready for disaster management
03:49 It is very sad that we will not be able to manage the issues of disaster that we have
03:56 At this point I was expecting that government declare a state of emergency in that particular area looking at water levels
04:05 and the whole community being wiped off
04:09 What I can do at this point is to appeal to individuals
04:14 companies philanthropies
04:17 Both within the country and outside the country that the people of water region, especially the people of Mefe
04:23 uh
04:26 um all the all the areas down to sugarcopper are being affected the water levels have even gone far to
04:34 And anglo-ghana keta area and all those places are also being affected
04:39 And so we appeal to people to help these people in any small way so that they can get food water
04:46 Sleeping place and then after that then they will think about how they can recover their lives and as a country
04:54 This is the time for us to rethink
04:57 We shouldn't be reactive when issues like this happen
05:00 I'm being told that the president is about to visit the place
05:05 Indeed. We have to wait for the president. Don't we have ministers of states?
05:08 To go to the place and ensure that they see to read that people are relieved
05:15 People's properties have been destroyed
05:18 By the water hotels have been closed now hospitals have to evacuate people from their facilities to different places
05:27 So it is a disaster that we shouldn't just take for granted
05:33 Well, thank you for sharing those thoughts and you couldn't have said it any better indeed
05:37 I feel we've been so lethargic in our approach which which has always been the case and you cannot really blame nadmuh
05:44 They have so many logistical constraints
05:46 Sometimes if you're sitting from afar, you would you would you know bash them a lot
05:50 But when you get in there and see their the difficulties they have you cannot give what you do not have
05:56 They would that quad non-habit. That's that's the latin for it. So
06:01 you
06:03 they're handicapped and and
06:05 Where they're supposed to be resourced. They don't get the resources from there and these things happen
06:09 You remember the incident at the doli bridge similar issues, you know up north
06:14 Those who are affected by what they felt with the spillage of the bui dam, which wasn't the case
06:20 But so many interesting stories in there. It's always the tale of the tape and I don't know
06:25 I don't know really but you you may mention of that story about the president's visit the daily graphic captures it
06:32 Um, it says akoso mukpon, uh dam spillage president visits flooded areas today
06:38 another another thing for me is how our leaders I have seen leaders from other parts of the
06:44 the democratic landscape globally
06:48 Cancel vacations cancels so many important functions to return to their country when some disasters happen in our country
06:58 That doesn't happen and even when our leaders are in the country
07:01 There are things that will happen and you will not hear a peep from the presidency
07:05 But let something happen abroad then you'll see them. Oh earthquake here. Oh, yes, we're we're trying to paint an international picture
07:12 Oh george floyd. Oh, yes. Yes
07:13 Let's let's you know put our hands up and show something that we too we are representing
07:18 But things happen locally and you see no response until some of these things happen
07:24 But according to that story in the daily graphic president akufo-adu will visit the districts
07:27 Severely hit by the floods occasioned by the spillage of the akosombu dam today
07:32 The president who returned to the country last night after a four-day official duty in the united states will be joined by members of the interministerial
07:39 Committee set up by the government to help address the havoc caused downstream by the akosombu dam spillage and help bring relief to those
07:47 affected now
07:50 the tour
07:51 Will enable the president and the committee to assess the distraction caused by the flood and its effect
07:57 On the people in the various communities. Are we saying that as of now?
08:00 We do not know the full extent of the distraction caused by the floods
08:04 Um, I don't know but your take your take with this this new dynamic. Um, say rum
08:11 this is
08:13 It's it's really it's really a sad issue because
08:20 That's
08:22 Respect them
08:24 We need to take their welfare into account
08:27 and as a country
08:30 When the spillage was going to be done
08:32 I think we should have had a deep assessment and plan on how we are going to look at it
08:39 The president would have cancelled his visit because I think we are in the third or fourth day
08:46 Of this disaster happening and come and show us that he is committed to
08:51 the ideals of
08:54 The country that he is leading, but unfortunately, they are now going you ask the question rightly
09:01 Are they coming to tell us that they are now going to assess the impact?
09:05 There's a story that is also saying that the dc is saying that they are planning to evacuate planning to evacuate
09:14 at this time
09:16 Is that what
09:19 Hello sairam
09:23 All right, um, we seem to have lost the connection to
09:28 Sairam cowell, we'll get that back on stream, but he was posing the question. Are we saying that we're now going to assess the situation?
09:36 Uh, he was making mention sairam. We lost you for a moment. You were saying something about now planning
09:43 Something please go ahead. Yes. I was I was just asking myself. Are they now planning to go and assess the situation?
09:50 That this is saying that they are going they are thinking of evacuating thinking of evacuating when the people are already
09:58 suffering
10:01 No, we should wake up as a country we cannot do this to ourselves
10:06 We cannot continue this way it's
10:12 Time when this thing happen
10:14 Oh, it will happen. We find a safe heaven
10:18 For these people and put them there provide them with
10:22 sanitary
10:24 items
10:25 food water shelter
10:27 These are the basic needs necessities of life
10:30 We provide it for these people. So the president is going to the place
10:35 To visit them. Oh, I know you have suffered this. We are sorry. We're coming to do this. There is a more
10:43 Serious issue to deal with when this thing goes down
10:46 Those are the plans that we are expecting our leaders to put in place
10:52 What is a disaster what kind of organizations are we bringing on board and experts in this disaster management we are bringing on board
11:02 It's sad
11:05 you you've seen the statement issued by
11:09 Utah university of ghana branch. Yes
11:12 There are a lot of what?
11:15 experts in the various
11:17 Universities this is the time government will have to call on these people and they will come in easily handy
11:24 without
11:26 Asking for money to save situations
11:28 But at any point in time we wait so these things happen
11:33 People suffer we go and have fun fair
11:38 Talk about it, but nevertheless is good. The president goes there and then those who are there
11:45 Who have not taken the right actions?
11:47 Must be
11:51 shown the exit
11:52 If you are a dce
11:54 Of the area if you are the regional minister of the area and the president appoints you
12:00 You are the eye of the president in that particular area
12:04 You don't have to wait for the president to come and then you are seen to be working
12:09 Now, why did the president appoint you right?
12:13 Those are very valid questions
12:16 You're posing there
12:17 In the meantime my brothers and sisters in that part of the country in that part of the volta region along the volta lake going through
12:23 excruciating pain
12:25 some of the women
12:27 Are at that time of the month where their blood flows?
12:30 I know it's pretty early in the morning and some of them have not even heard the stories
12:34 We've heard not even been able to have a good bath have a proper change of clothes because of the situation
12:39 So basically the dignity dignity of our people is being compromised on the back of this
12:46 But this is ghana for you. I always say that we should always thank god because we're a country
12:52 That wants to pray about everything
12:56 Other countries pray and they work. There are even countries that you may say are not very
13:01 Religious yet. They do what they do. God will do his bit
13:05 But not what you can do for yourself
13:08 There are things that we must do for ourselves and then god adds to it. It's like that
13:13 Proverb in chi your food
13:16 So if you don't climb that good tree if you don't do the things that must be done
13:23 You will not get that push and we keep being a prayerful country without action without thinking in some in some
13:30 Regard every year. It's a series. We know there'll be the spillage. We know some of these things will happen
13:35 We'll sit on our rears our behinds and wait and when disaster strikes then we'll go and pay a visit
13:41 We'll do the talk shop go back and the people will still be in the mud
13:45 We need to we need to change this
13:51 Paradigm we definitely need to but say ram let's get a move on to other stories new measures to boost growth
13:57 Outlined that's according to kodjoe ponkroma minister of information maternity paternity bill presented to parliament
14:03 Speaker urges consensus among political parties in nation building and there's also echo as urges calm in liberia
14:09 Let me take a quick look at some of these stories and then we shall quickly make tracks. I'll go on the international
14:15 um
14:17 Front later, but let's do pages 13
14:21 And then we'll go to 36 for the liberian situation
14:26 All right, so here we are the president's um
14:32 I think I I was rather looking for the maternity bill story, which is supposed to be on. Yes, there it is
14:40 So a private member's bill proposing an amendment to extend maternity leave from three months to four months has been introduced in parliament
14:47 The bill which is seeking to amend the labor act 2003
14:50 That is act 651 is also proposing an option for an additional two weeks of maternity leave in the case of a cesarean section
14:58 a stillbirth or multiple
15:00 Blitz now the labor amendment bill 2023 also known as parental leave for all is also pushing for the introduction of a paid
15:08 Paternity leave which pertains in other countries
15:12 You know in other countries in europe for men for a minimum of seven days and a maximum period of four weeks
15:18 With the option of an additional two weeks in case of cesarean
15:21 cesarean stillbirth or multiple deliveries of spouse and to provide for related matters
15:26 I feel this is a massive step in the right direction. I
15:31 Passed through hatch over the weekend and I was with a father with this two-year-old
15:38 She's full of energy full of activity, but he was alone for a brief period. It is not easy dealing with children, especially
15:45 when
15:47 Uh, they are newborns and and everything to do with it
15:51 You can't expect one person to do that work
15:53 This makes sense other countries are doing it and I feel it is high time ghana went that way as well
16:00 Just to ensure though that we don't have people abusing the system, but it's the right way to go
16:05 Let me now go to page 36 and then we'll say goodbye to the daily graphic
16:11 Equus urges calm in liberia and equa's appeal to liberians, particularly political parties candidates and their supporters to remain calm
16:20 And patiently wait for the official declaration of the results by the national elections commission
16:25 It reminded candidates and political parties of the commitments made within the framework of the revised
16:31 Farmington river about their decision to abide by the rules and regulations governing the polls and use
16:36 Legitimate means to address all their challenges
16:39 This was contained in a preliminary statement issued by equa's and signed by the head of its observer mission in liberia professor atahiru
16:47 Jenga, and he commended the high sense of patriotism exhibited by polling staff the security forces and the general
16:56 Populist now amidst the rain and everything the process still went on but liberians sitting on tenterhooks
17:03 As they await the declaration of results, uh any reactions to these stories sarah
17:08 Okay. Thank you very much. I will take the first one on the maternity leave and all the related issues
17:16 As you have said you couldn't have put it much better
17:20 that this is a massive boost to
17:24 The human rights issues and proper values that we want to create for the family
17:31 The family holds a very important space in our national development
17:36 and so
17:38 the period of
17:40 Nine months carrying pregnancy and making sure that the child
17:44 Grows within the period and then six months when
17:50 We have been talking about
17:53 exclusive breastfeeding
17:55 of our children
17:57 One person cannot do it all we may not have the mother doing it
18:02 And so there is the need for the support of the father as well
18:07 Fatherhood is also not easy just as motherhood is not easy at this very important time
18:12 Our women go through a lot. They have issues of depression setting in when there is a
18:20 Transsection and you have actually
18:22 Witnessed that particular one before you would understand that our ladies go through a lot of pain
18:28 And that is where the men come into help these days. A lot of families are working
18:32 So you may not be able to get the needed help to bond with the mother and then the child
18:38 At that point in time and so it is important that this is extended and i'm exceedingly happy for
18:46 Fathers who would be able to assist as you said as far as we are not supposed to abuse the system
18:53 That is the time you take
18:56 to also have
18:58 Care for the child you birth the child you take the child to the weighing that we call it
19:05 And once you get there, I have been in that situation and you always see me buffing my little baby
19:13 Carrying her for wedding and the weighing you go there and everybody is looking at you. They will set you
19:19 aside see to you in the
19:22 Matter of five minutes ten minutes they see to you and you leave the place and sometimes if you even go there with your wife
19:29 They attend to you early and then you come home and do the things that you want to do
19:34 Sometimes in the night the mother is not sleeping
19:38 You may be sleeping during the daytime. You may carry the baby and support. So when this thing is given it boots
19:45 your
19:47 Confidence in making sure that you love your family
19:50 It makes sure that you are happy when you return to work. It increases your productivity
19:55 It increases your relationship that you have with anyone that you have. So it's something that we need to actually
20:03 Encourage and make sure that this is done
20:07 For all of us just as it is done in other countries. There are some countries that will even have a situation that a break
20:15 So at one point in time, there is a break period everybody goes home and meets the family
20:22 Before they return to work. We need to look at some of these things that will
20:27 Make sure that our productivity the mood at workplaces and all those things will come up on the Liberia story
20:35 We have a history
20:37 a history of war in Liberia
20:40 And those of us in Ghana if we
20:43 hear of Bujumbura
20:46 Liberia camp in Ghana. It is as a result of wars that they have faced. They have they know
20:54 the
20:55 devastating effect
20:57 that
20:58 wars can bring
21:00 Agreements can bring chaos can bring and for that matter. They have gone through the election
21:07 It has been peaceful. We've not heard of any
21:11 serious issues of people
21:14 Fighting here and there and so we would appeal to the electoral commission
21:21 in that particular country
21:23 right
21:24 Just as it is done in all other countries and ECOWAS has said it all they should they should remain calm
21:31 The response the results would have to be released and these results should not be delayed
21:37 As soon as you are delaying the release of the results
21:41 Then you are bringing some form of anxiety, right?
21:46 And people what people are anxious anything can just happen
21:51 So they release the results timely and then we make sure that the winner
21:56 Takes over and then they run their country. They have a lot of work to do, right?
22:02 Let's let's get into other papers now a lot of work to do there is the need for them to
22:06 Just remain calm and use the processes that have been established to ensure that the writing
22:12 Is done for them to be happy and developed that particular country when they are well developed
22:17 We are happy
22:21 We can go
22:22 There they can come here
22:24 Cross-border trade and all those things will go on but where there is chaos
22:28 We are already suffering in our country and we will not be able to get them to come in, right?
22:34 Let's let's let's wrap the conversation. Say ram with uh, some stories from the ghanaian times
22:40 And the daily guide as well as the bnft
22:43 So the ghanaian times also talks about the government rolling out rescue restoration plans
22:49 To save lives and property and communities along the lower volta basin
22:53 It also reiterates the story about the gja and the ministry of information condemning the attack on city fm and their tv
23:00 Uh reporter, uh, there's also mr. President saying support africa's fight against terrorism and violent extremism
23:07 That's the president appealing to world
23:10 leaders, but if you take note, so
23:12 The ndc has also condemned this issue on the city fm and tv reporter
23:18 It says the ndc regrets and condemns the attack on akosia archery in no uncertain terms the statement said however
23:25 I'll put it to sami jame fia and his team
23:27 Condemnation is not enough this person whoever perpetrated these acts on a member of the media must face the full
23:34 Rigors of the law that's how it must be. It doesn't matter which side it is
23:39 The the law must take its course and so let's be willing to cooperate with the law on that and the ministry of information
23:46 Last friday condemned the assault on city fm or city tv reporter during the vetting of the ododo
23:51 parliamentary candidate of the national democratic congress in across so those stories
23:56 There then you go to the daily guide newspaper. I betrayed mpp for mahama
24:01 Nyaho tamaklu says and interestingly per this report
24:05 at that last meeting, uh together with um
24:09 Brigadier general nunu mensah
24:12 It's it says retired. Of course
24:14 It claims that dr. Nyaho tamaklu a former member of the mpp and they say former he says he's not
24:20 That he left the ruling party to support the flag bearer of the opposition ndc
24:24 Because ex-president john romani mahama was his nephew and just to wrap the conversation the business and financial times
24:32 There is also
24:34 Enhanced framework for monitoring remittances. That's according to a study and genetic science is the future of food
24:42 Security. There's also how easing inflation might impact government refinancing costs
24:47 That's how we'll cap off the news review any final words for us say ram cowell as we leave
24:52 All right. Thank you very much. I think
24:54 On the issue of the media attack we have said it earlier on those who were involved should be brought to book
25:02 They must be made to face the law
25:05 um
25:06 Yes, the fight against terrorism is not enough for us to say that the external
25:13 Party should come and help us. They should give us money to fight it
25:18 We must also start fighting that fight
25:21 Ourselves, we shouldn't just leave it
25:24 Uh like that
25:26 And the the rescue plans. Yes, we've spoken much about it
25:31 But we should be proactive rather than being reactive when these issues, uh come up
25:37 We want to monitor remittances for what?
25:41 To tax them
25:45 We are already taxing them
25:47 and so
25:48 Yes remittances have been coming and then uh, the banking sector
25:53 Takes record of all these remittances that we we get
25:57 uh, we may
26:00 Use it to uh, see how when these people are coming in we can give them some tax rebates that they have
26:07 Yes for politicians crossing carpets and helping each other
26:12 Uh is something that is good where it seals them where they think they are going to benefit from
26:18 they put their card on that particular table not necessarily because of the
26:24 Polities that come with it and when you look at the issue of
26:29 Uh, our doctor saying that he went because former president was the nephew
26:36 It lies with him to make that decision
26:38 Has he regretted that decision or he still believes that he is the best person that he has to support?
26:46 Not because he's from my family. It brings a lot of issues about
26:50 family issues
26:52 tribalism nepotism
26:56 Well, at least we know that they can always make uh those choices
27:00 But we're grateful sarah mcarrell for joining us this morning for the newspaper review
27:03 He's a senior lecturer at the ucc school of business. He joined us as we got into the papers
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