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Mohammed Adamu Ramadan  The honourable Member of Parliament for the Adentan Constituency has vehemently condemned the 2021 budget statement describing the tax element in it as "unbelievable" in a Facebook post which has been sighted by Adenta News.  The Facebook post reads: "Nana Akufo Addo promised to move our economy from taxation to production. Don't be deceived. In the end it's all about: taxes! taxes! and taxes! See a list of new taxes and increment on some existing ones. Unbelievable!  1. Covid-19 Health Levy (10 pesewas) to be charged on National Health Insurance Levy. Meaning VAT will increase by 1%.  2. Sanitation and Pollution Levy (10 pesewas) to be charged on the price per litre of petrol/diesel under the Energy Sector Levies Act (ESLA). 3. Energy Sector Recovery Levy of 20 pesewas on price per litre of petrol/diesel under ESLA.   A combination of the increases in the petroleum levies will result in 5.7% increase in fuel at the pump.  4. Financial Sec

According to the chairman of the Ashaley Botwe Highways Taxi Station, the Member of Parliament for the Adentan Constituency, Hon. Mohammed Adamu Ramadan, made a stop at their station over the weekend and had a brief interaction with the taxi drivers where they told him they needed chippings and to their surprise the MP redeemed his pledge this afternoon. Ransford Narh ( Chairman of the Ashaley Botwe highways Taxi Station) The MP asked us what we wanted and we said we wanted chippings. When it rains, our station becomes very messy. That was why we requested for chippings. Mr Ransford further revealed that, Hon. Ramadan gave them GHS1000 worth of fuel. He expressed satisfaction with the kind gesture from the Member of Parliament for the Constituency and expressed his deepest gratitude to him. Hon. Mohammed Adamu Ramadan Adenta News can confirm that Amanfro Taxi Station is also expected to receive its share of chippings from Hon. Ramadan this afternoon.

Affail Monney (President of Ghana Journalists Association) STATEMENT BY GJA PRESIDENT, AFFAIL MONNEY, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD AT THE GHANA INTERNATIONAL PRESS CENTRE ON MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2021, IN REACTION TO THREATS AGAINST THE MEDIA BY THE JUDICIAL SERVICE Good morning, members of the GJA National Executive, our distinguished menbers, ladies and gentlemen.  A special welcome to senior members and veterans of our profession who have joined us at the Ghana International Press Centre, the citadel of press freedom and free expression as well as a  bastion of our democracy. This hurriedly convened press conference has been triggered by a statement by the Judicial Service in which it ordered the media to “ immediately pull down “ from their platforms “ statements and speeches which convey , and / or insinuate hateful, spiteful, vengeful, incendiary communication against justices of the Supreme Court, especially, those hearing the election petition. Furthermore, the media must prevent the