10th August, 2016

The Ghanaian Times has added its voice to the Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho's admonition to all Ghanaians to desist from attacking constitutional bodies. The paper says it is a worrying trend where socio-political commentators as well a prominent politicians attack state institutions without restraint. It says it is untenable for any individual or group of people to stampede any constitutional body to do their wish. To the Times, the right way to build on the country's democratic credentials is by supporting these institutions to perform their duties. 

The Daily Heritage is calling for a review of the bonding law that enjoins students of certain state institutions to stay and work for a stipulated number of years after completion of their program of study. The paper says the norm for trained nurses and other health professionals to wait for years without being posted when they have signed an agreement to serve the State for up to five years before they are eligible to work elsewhere is not a good one. This is because the law is rather creating challenges for graduates, particularly in the health sector. To the paper, the bond is inhuman and must be looked at critically. 

The Finder is worried about the sequence of massive failures in examinations conducted in recent years. The paper says over 140,000 candidates who sat for the 2016 WASSCE could not obtain grades A1 to C in the four core subjects and therefore could not qualify to enter universities in the country. It believes the syllabus and the duration must be looked at as suggested by some educationist in order to reduce the failures. 

The Daily Graphic says road crashes and accidents occur everywhere in the world but their frequency in the country gives cause for worry. The paper says most accidents do not occur because of bad roads but also as a result of human error, wrong overtaking, non-obedience of road traffic signs, drink driving and others. It therefore appeals to all stakeholders in road safety to step up efforts at fighting the problem. It advises the public to ensure that the roads do not become death traps. The paper also urges the Motor Traffic and Transport Department to enforce all road regulations to protect the public.

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