The Eastern Regional Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Hackman Kabore, has expressed his profound appreciation to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for electing former Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, as their candidate for the 2028 elections.

He described Dr. Bawumia as the NDC’s “former wife,” whose leadership lacks credibility and who suffered a heavy defeat in the 2024 elections.

In the just-ended NPP Presidential Primaries held on Saturday, January 31, 2026, across the country, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia secured 56% of the votes, cementing his position to lead and represent the party in the 2028 elections.

“We will continue to beat him because the NPP has made the 2028 election easier for the NDC as compared to the 2024 election.

“The NPP’s Presidential Candidate-elect was the only person who performed abysmally in 2024 in the history of Ghanaian elections and history will repeat itself in 2028.”

Mr. Kabore further said President John Dramani Mahama is delivering the campaign promises he made to Ghanaians in 2024, so what is Dr. Bawumia coming to campaign about in 2028?

“We in NDC are jubilating more than the NPP delegates who voted for Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia because their decision will help them remain in opposition for years,” he stated.

According to him, the National Democratic Congress government remains committed to championing infrastructure projects to correct the mess created by the NPP during its eight years in power.

Mr. Kabore mentioned that they are working and will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that Ghana returns to its development path and provides economic freedom to the citizenry to enhance their standard of living.

The Eastern Regional NDC Organizer also said none of the NPP’s five presidential aspirants poses a threat to them because he believes the NDC has performed better. He added that before their four-year tenure in office ends, it will be difficult for the NPP to convince Ghanaians to vote them back into power.

Mr. Kabore hinted that they have targeted over 47% of the presidential vote in the Eastern Region and are also aiming to capture most of the NPP parliamentary seats. He concluded that if this happens, their party will render the NPP defunct.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

Former Member of Parliament for the Abuakwa South constituency in the Eastern Region, Lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea, has stated that it is not true that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has done something extraordinary to give economic freedom to Ghanaians.

He explained that their popular 2024 campaign mantra, the 24-hour economy policy, is still at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) receiving medical treatment and does not know when it will start working.

“Some people are also praising them for the stability of cedis against the United States dollar,” he mentioned.

“They will be marveled if they get to know the gold they have sold to strengthen the Ghana currency, and all this indicates that the future of the country is shaking,” noted Lawyer Samuel Akyea.

“Since the establishment of the GoldBod, the galamsey activities are getting out of hand, and it seems like they purchase gold from the galamseyers, and as a result, they have not done anything about the worsening situation.”

Lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea, who doubles as the former Minister for Works and Housing, made this known to DL FM’s Kontihen Kofi Oboh at Kyebi M/A Experimental Basic School after casting his vote to elect a new leader for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to contest the 2028 elections.

“Currently, the government owes road contractors, and this is a shame after bragging about stabilizing the economy; there is nothing special about them that deserves to be commended,” he noted.

He is optimistic that if Ghanaians vote for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in 2028, he will perform better than the NDC, who claims it has done a lot of things to change the fortunes of the country.

The former Abuakwa South MP used the platform to thank the NPP delegates, especially those from his area, who came out in numbers to participate in their presidential primaries and voted massively for Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia to give him another chance to lead them into the upcoming 2028 elections.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South constituency in the Eastern Region, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has fulfilled his promise of making sure that Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, former Vice President of Ghana and 2024 presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), wins convincingly in his constituency in their just-ended January 31, 2026, presidential primary.

He promised to give Dr. Bawumia not less than 80-90 percent of the votes in Abuakwa South and delivered.

At the end of the contest, the former Vice President Alhaji Bawumia garnered 457 votes, representing 80.17%. Dr. Bryan Acheampong received 76 votes, Kennedy Agyapong came third with 35 votes, while Engineer Kwabena Agyei Agyapong and Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum each received no endorsement respectively.

Speaking to DL FM’s Kontihen Kofi Oboh (KKO) after the exercise, the technical tactician, Dr. Agyemang, gave thanks to God for the resounding victory and for honoring Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia to lead them again into the 2028 general elections.

The Abuakwa South lawmaker, in tears of joy, said for now, let us celebrate Bawumia for a month because he has suffered’.

Dr. Kingsley Agyemang mentioned that some of his contenders make a mockery of him, but God has spoken for him, and indicated that this victory calls for total jubilation, and it will serve as a lesson to the insolent noise makers.

“After the celebration, we will come together to develop a strategy to face the National Democratic Congress in 2028,  and work hard to take the power from them,” he hinted.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh (KKO).

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

Ahead of the New Patriotic Party’s Presidential Primaries, the Eastern Regional Police command has on Friday, January 30, embarked on a SHOW OF FORCE walk to create public awareness about tomorrow’s exercise.

The walk commenced at the Eastern Regional Police Headquarters through the principal streets of Koforidua to demonstrate their readiness for tomorrow’s event.

Addressing the gathering after the walk, the Eastern Regional Police commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Joseph Owusu-Bempah, entreated the Journalists to be circumspect about the information they feed the public with concerning the NPP’s Presidential Primaries slated for Saturday January 31, 2026, to elect their new leader to lead them into the 2028 elections.

He said every piece of information journalists feed the public is very crucial, which is why they have to cross-check it before airing it on their media houses.

DCOP Owusu Bempah believes that in doing so, it won’t create fear and panic in the country, and in the end, Ghana will continue to enjoy the peace God has bestowed on us.

He also pleaded with the journalists who will be going grounds to cover the program to collaborate with them to ensure a smooth and successful elections.

He further send warning to any machomen  who will go to the polling centres to create scenes to advise themselves because they have enough police officers to deal with them.

He added that whoever misbehaves and arrested would be detained until the exercise is over.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Eastern Region, Anthony Osei-Adjei, has hinted that a total of 22,264 delegates are expected to vote on Saturday, January 31, to elect a new presidential candidate for the party.

“The exercise would be held at 36 polling centres across all 33 constituencies in the region. Nsawam Adoagyire, Nkawkaw, and New Juaben South constituencies would have two centres, that is, ‘A and B’, because their numbers exceed 1000, and apart from them, the remaining 30 will have only one centre to ensure a smooth process of the election,” according to him.

Mr. Osei-Adjei stated that the party, the Ghana Police Service, and the Electoral Commission have put in place all necessary measures to ensure a peaceful and violence-free exercise on Saturday.

He noted that the election will commence at exactly 7:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m.

He also cautioned that on election day, nobody should wear a T-shirt of any aspirant at the voting centres to avoid confusion among supporters of other aspirants, since all campaigns would end on Friday, January 30.

Mr. Osei-Adjei stated that there would be enough security personnel at the various centres, and anyone found culpable of wearing an aspirant’s customised material would be dealt with according to the law to serve as a deterrent to others.

The Eastern Regional NPP Secretary used the opportunity to appeal to party faithful to comport themselves on January 31 and accept the outcome of the election in good faith.

“We wish we could present one person to lead the party into the 2028 general elections but it won’t work that which is why we have opened the floor for a total number of 211,849 delegates across all the 276 constituencies to select one person out of the five Presidential aspirants to represent us in the next elections,” he said.

He added that the party is going into the election with unity, so that after the process, they can form a united front and work assiduously to clinch the presidential seat from the main contender, the National Democratic Congress, in 2028.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

Preparations are underway for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Primaries scheduled for Saturday, January 31, 2026, to select a new leader to lead the party into the 2028 general elections.

Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, Kwabena Agyei Agyapong, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, Osei Yaw Adutwum, and Kennedy Ohene Agyapong are the contestants vying to become the next flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party.

To ensure a successful and peaceful election, the Eastern Regional Police Command has assured the public of adequate security measures to guarantee a smooth process without recording any casualties before, during, and after the exercise.

Speaking to journalists ahead of the presidential primaries, the Eastern Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Joseph Owusu Bempah, said that to tighten security, the Command would deploy 1,717 police personnel to various polling centres within the region.

He explained that each constituency would have 125 police personnel, including two senior officers. He added that two rapid response teams would be stationed in every constituency, while 220 personnel have been trained to manage public order at the centres, with an additional 100 officers on standby.

DCOP Owusu Bempah stated that the deployment of these officers demonstrates the Command’s commitment and readiness to protect lives and property before, during, and after the exercise on Saturday.

He further revealed that the Police have already engaged key stakeholders, particularly NPP executives and the five presidential aspirants, urging them to educate their supporters to abide by the rules governing the elections to ensure peace among all parties involved.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will go to the polls on Saturday, January 31, 2026, to elect a new presidential candidate to lead the party into the 2028 general elections.

This year’s election will see only five (5) people vying for the presidential candidate slot of the party, and the exercise will take place in all 275 constituencies across the country.

A total of 211,849 delegates are expected to vote, and the exercise will be held across 333 centres in the aforementioned constituencies nationwide.

Speaking on the development, the Akuapem North Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ahmmed Agbenyadzi, said all indications suggest that former Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, will be re-elected to lead the party into the 2028 elections.

He described Dr. Alhaji Bawumia as ‘darling boy’ of former President Akufo-Addo and, as a result, he will do everything possible to ensure his election as the next leader of the party in order to shield him from the mess he caused the country during his tenure as President of Ghana.

According to him, after the NPP’s abysmal performance in the 2024 general elections, the party went back to refurbish Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and decided to bring him back to contest the upcoming elections.

He added that they are not perturbed because Alhaji Bawumia cannot win the 2028 elections.

Ahmmed Agbenyadzi further stated that Ghanaians voted for the NDC in 2024 for good governance and economic freedom, which the party is delivering; therefore, nothing can distract them from changing the fortunes of the country to bring joy to the citizenry.

“Voting for repackaging Dr. Bawumia to contest the 2028 election is a waste of resources because he has nothing new to offer Ghanaians,” he stated.

He also expressed concern about the NPP’s new reforms to elect a presidential candidate before electing other executives from the polling station level through the constituency and regional levels to the national level.

“In every election, the party elects its executives from the bottom to the top before electing the presidential candidate to lead them into the next elections but in this case, because of someone’s personal interest they want Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to become the flagbearer whether hook or crook and it is very worrying,” noted Mr. Agbenyadzi.

“If NPP elected the former Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to become their next flagbearer for the 2028 elections we will jubilate because he will help their Members of Parliament to lose more seats to NDC,” he revealed.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The New Juaben South Municipal Education Directorate, in collaboration with the Institute of Professional Educators and Instructors – Ghana( IPEIG), has organized a one-day capacity-building workshop aimed at strengthening headteachers’ ability to supervise effective curriculum implementation.

The workshop was targeted to equip all 52 Heads of Basic Schools in the municipality with in-depth knowledge of the new standard-based curriculum to supervise effectively curriculum interpretation, lesson design, as well as classroom and examination assessment in their respective schools.

According to the New Juaben South Municipal Director of Education, Mustapha Haruna Appiah, the training forms part of new measures to address some identified challenges teachers and heads of Basic Schools are confronted with in the classrooms as a result of the newly introduced standard-based curriculum.

The Director noted by saying “the idea of the workshop is that in going round to the schools they realized that most of the teachers do not know how to prepare the new lesson plan so they only just download them from the internet and even that they don’t comprehend what they have downloaded and as a result, they taught the schoolchildren different things altogether, a situation, he described as a pathetic.

“One of my core mandate is to organise a fresh courses, in-service training and we started with the Headteachers and the Coordinators to enable them to understand what we are doing so that in their vetting they will know how to vet well and impact it to their teachers to help them prepare better lesson notes for the pupils without depending on internet for assistance,” he added.

Mr. Appiah further highlighted that in assessing factors accounting for students’ poor performance in the outcome of the recent Basic Education Certificate Examination BECE, teachers and headteachers’ ability to fully implement the standard-based curriculum in their various schools stood out as one of the major factors hence the need to immediately address such existing gaps with training and workshops for heads and teachers.

The training was facilitated by a team led by the Executive Director of the Institute of Professional Educators and Instructors- Ghana, Dr. Godfred Marvin Owusu.

In his sessional address,  he emphasised the need to bridge the gaps and lapses that the introduction of the new standard-based curriculum has brought on both instructors and learners during instructional sessions.

According to Dr. Godfred Marvin Owusu Boateng,  such gaps are impacting negatively on learning output since the new standard-based curriculum was crafted beyond the resources available for the teacher at the centre of instruction, thereby limiting some teachers and heads to supervise effective curriculum implementation in their various schools.

He said “the teachers must be able to use the curriculum, be intentional and plan their lesson, and execute the same in the classroom , this will let the learners improve upon the previous two examinations they have written in the past two years”

“We’ve also realized that the teachers are not using the curriculum, so, when we don’t use the curriculum, WAEC will not take somebody’s book to prepare test items, if you don’t use the curriculum, either you will go ahead of WAEC, or you will go behind them,” he explained.

The workshop was also attended by Coordinators, and TST members

By// Steven Ansah.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Nsutamhene of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council in the Eastern Region, Nana Baafi Sarpong Kumakuma, has commended the government for the Blue Water Guard initiative aimed at tackling the devastating illegal mining activities, affecting livelihoods in various mining communities.

“The community that bears the name Nsutam, which means we are surrounded by rivers, the residents are now battling to get a cup of water to wash their faces.

“This demonstrates how terrible the situation has gotten. We do not need to be told that the future of the country is at risk,” he said.

The Nsutamhene was speaking at a town hall meeting organized by the Fanteakwa South District Assembly, led by the District Chief Executive, Mercy Korang, to render an account to her people in the past seven months since she assumed office.

The occasion was also used to inaugurate the Ghana Blue Water Guard and introduce them to community members.
Nana Sarpong

Nana Kumakuma used the occasion to commend the government’s efforts on the initiative, noting that it would help protect water bodies, which are under threat by galamseyers.

“President John Dramani Mahama has done well in training these young people to protect our rivers from being polluted by the illegal miners and I believe that they will deliver,” he expressed confidence in them.

He also appealed to the Fanteakwa South DCE to construct speed ramps on the newly built asphalt road, explaining that speeding vehicles have knocked down and killed many people in the area and have also made it difficult for schoolchildren to cross the road.

Mercy Korang, the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Fanteakwa South, stated that water bodies in Osino and its catchment areas are gradually becoming clean, and she is optimistic that with the support of the Ghana Blue Water Guard personnel, whose mandate is to protect them, and with time, they will regain their natural colour.

Mrs. Korang warned that anybody who dares to touch any personnel of the Blue Water Guard in the line of duty would be dealt with, stressing that they now belong to the government machinery.

The DCE assured residents that she would work hand in hand with security agencies in the district to provide the needed protection to enable the personnel discharge their duties professionally and help President John Mahama achieve the aim of reviving polluted water bodies

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Atiwa East District Assembly in the Eastern Region has inaugurated 16 Blue Water Guard personnel on Monday, January 19, 2026, after they underwent a month-long intensive military training, which included swimming lessons to prepare them for their duties.

The Blue Water Guard initiative was instituted by the government to assist the anti-illegal mining task force in apprehending galamsey operators who often dive into rivers to evade arrest during operations.

Speaking at the ceremony, the District Chief Executive (DCE), Ernest Owusu Ntim, emphasized that the government does not prohibit mining in Ghana, however, he stressed that mining must be conducted responsibly to safeguard water bodies and lands.

He noted that President John Dramani Mahama recognizes the vital role water resources play in human life, hence the training and remuneration of these young personnel to protect rivers from pollution caused by illegal mining.

Mr. Owusu Ntim urged the Blue Water Guard personnel to act professionally and ensure that anyone who flouts the law by operating along riverbanks is brought to justice. He expressed confidence that such enforcement would serve as a deterrent to others.

On behalf of the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Armah Kofi Buah, Mr. Steven Addo appealed to residents of Atiwa East, particularly traditional leaders, Assembly Members, and opinion leaders, to rally behind the Blue Water Guard personnel as they begin their work to achieve their targeted tasks by helping the government in the galamsey fight in the district.

He said that while the guards may not be armed, their greatest weapon is the collective support of the community in the fight against illegal mining.

For his part, the District Crime Officer of the Atiwa East Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Magnus Effah, explained that the police now have trained personnel capable of diving into rivers to pursue and arrest illegal miners attempting to escape.

He implored the guards to promptly call for police backup whenever they encounter danger during operations.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.