“Another Cabinet Reshuffle on Line. Spio-Garbrah’s head on the block, Selormey, Asaga to leave Finance Ministry” is the screaming headline of the Ghanaian Chronicle. According to the story, Education Minister Ekwow Spio – Garbrah is on his way out of the Government. The two deputy Ministers at the Ministry of Finance – Victor Selormey and Moses Asaga are also expected to be replaced the paper said.
The Chronicle says its Intelligence sniffed the impending ministerial changes from the heart of President Jerry John Rawlings’ bunker, after weeks of round-the-clock investigations. It also says the changes will affect more of the president’s men and women.
The paper said Spio-Garbrah; former ambassador to the United States lost favour following persistent complaints from officials of the government and the general public.
In a second front-page story headlined: “Low Cargo Export Afflict Takoradi Harbour”, the paper says one of the major constraints preventing the Takoradi Harbour from realising its full potentials is the inability of some vessels that docks at the harbour to get cargo back.
The story quotes the Port Operations Director as saying the only motivation for vessel captains to visit Ghana ports is the knowledge that they would get cargo on return and if the cargo was not forthcoming it could affect vessel traffic.
As a means of curbing the situation, the port authorities say they are holding discussions with foreign companies who are eager to use the port as an entry point for 170,000 tonnes of bagged cement, and the Ghana Manganese and Ghana Railway Corporation, for the latter to give maganese meant for export to the vessels that will bring the cement to serve as a motivation.
