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Bank of Ghana’s over GH¢60 billion loss in 2022, Coup action in Gabon and West Africa and the aftermath of the August 26 NPP Super Delegates Conference have garnered a lot of social and mainstream media reactions and discussions.
Read full articleBut are these the only things Ghanaians are talking about in the country?
GhanaWeb, today, has put together a number of things Ghanaians and other celebrities are talking about on X and why.
Cecilia Dapaah
Trending on number one on Twitter today is the former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Dapaah.
An Accra High Court has ordered the special prosecutor to return all seized money from Cecilia Dapaah within seven days.
Explaining that there is no reasonable ground for the OSP to do so.
Below are some tweets on Cecilia Dapaah
Boakye Agyarko Backs out of NPP presidential contest on bases of National Council decision to vote only pic.twitter.com/cgLbe7ulxj
— DAILY INTEL (@NppDaily) August 31, 2023
Hon Cecilia Dapaah is getting vindicated ♥???????? pic.twitter.com/9xrYAI7qad
— R.L Skippio (@RSkippio) August 31, 2023
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— ????'???? ???????????????????? ???????? (@Gold_ocean1) August 31, 2023
An Accra High Cour has ordered Office of the Special Prosecutor(OSP) to return the seized monies belonging to Hon Cecilia Dapaah, the embattled Sanitation Minister within 7 days. pic.twitter.com/Cg8MDLlYS9
Cecilia Dapaah is a learner.
— WithAlvin ???????? (@withAlvin__) August 31, 2023
Massive bundles of cash in different currencies allegedly found at Gabon's Chief of Staff's Home, which was part of overthrown president Ali Bongo's government. pic.twitter.com/76bIS8zX1v
Burkina Faso
Number two on the trends on Twitter today is Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso happens to be in trend because of the fresh coup action that broke in Gabon on Wednesday, August 30, 2023.
Burkina Faso saw a military takeover in September 2022.
The country’s military leaders have also been sending warning signals to the ECOWAS bloc to abstain from the military government in Niger who toppled the constitutional government in July 2023.
Here are some of the tweets on Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso ✔️
Mali ✔️
Niger ✔️
Gabon ✔️Cameroon ????
— Floyd Shivambu (@FloydShivambu) August 31, 2023
Sierra Leone ????
In May 2022, we demanded the end of French colonialism in Africa!
Africans are breaking free from French Neo-colonial shackles! No surrender! No retreat! pic.twitter.com/L7B6oJqagW
The military in Burkina Faso are in the process of nationalising their mining companies. One of them, Perkins mines officials destroyed their vehicles before leaving. This is the reaction of French before leaving. ☆☆☆☆☆ If This Is Not Wickedness, Tell Me What Is. Why Not… pic.twitter.com/NGPvAOIei8
— I LOVE THE ARMY???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? (@stoneheart53) August 21, 2023
TRAORÉ TO YOUTH: WE NEED SHOVELS AS WELL AS GUNS!
— African Stream (@african_stream) August 21, 2023
Burkina Faso’s leader wants the country’s young people to help transform the nation. Speaking on Youth Day, Ibrahim Traoré - only 34 himself - urged his audience to “aim very high.”
He said plans were underway to make mining -… pic.twitter.com/7DsCYCWkUl
A flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Boakye Agyarko, has announced his decision to withdraw from the run-off election being organized to break the tie between himself and another flagbearer hopeful, Francis Addai-Nimoh, on Saturday, September 2, 2023.#UTVNews pic.twitter.com/rMGESRhIDA
— UTV Ghana (@utvghana) August 31, 2023
Boakye Agyarko
The third leading issue Ghanaians are talking about is Boakye Agyarko. Boakye Agyarko who was set to contest the September 2 NPP run-off between himself and Francis Addai-Nimoh.
Boakye Agyarko has, however, withdrawn from the election for what he describes as unfair and unjust treatment from the party.
He explains that the decision of the NPP to limit the number of voters in the run-off is unconstitutional.
Here are some tweets on Boakye Agyarko
A flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Boakye Agyarko, has announced his decision to withdraw from the run-off election being organized to break the tie between himself and another flagbearer hopeful, Francis Addai-Nimoh, on Saturday, September 2, 2023.#UTVNews pic.twitter.com/rMGESRhIDA
— UTV Ghana (@utvghana) August 31, 2023
CONFIRMED
— Castin Billz (@CastinBillz) August 31, 2023
BOAKYE AGYARKO withdraws from the run-off scheduled for Saturday, 2nd September. @bkagyarko has done a yeomanry service to the party. RESPECT ???????? pic.twitter.com/JXYFNjxIGi
Boakye Agyarko Backs out of NPP presidential contest on bases of National Council decision to vote only pic.twitter.com/cgLbe7ulxj
— DAILY INTEL (@NppDaily) August 31, 2023
#FixTheMotorway
#FixTheMotoway is also in the trends on Twitter Ghana.
Netizens are calling on the Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah to reconstruct the Tema Motorway.
Most of the tweeps are complaining about the rate at which road crashes are occurring on the Tema Motorway.
Read some tweets on #FixTheMotorway below:
Make he come see the motorway in case he no know what dey happen.
— YourCarGuy ???????????? (@FrankDoe101) August 21, 2023
Squad dey get accidents dey die and things #FixTheMotorway https://t.co/zmvIaGT3vn
king @sarkodie you’ve been using the Tema motorway. You see how terrible the road is. Please adding your voice to this campaign would be impactful. #FixTheMotorway pic.twitter.com/lIiRvd4VPL
— Ayawaso West Sarkodie (@kwame_sarkcess) August 31, 2023
Drove on the motorway with a SUV but I still felt the bumps and shakes.
— mike oxlong (@Agorkoli_) August 31, 2023
Very dangerous road. Iron rods are exposed, asphalt patches are now rumble strips. #FixTheMotorway
These media houses must support us to push this agenda “Fix The Motorway” because that road is a death trap #FixTheMotorway????️
— Joe Funds (@JoeUnchained) August 31, 2023
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