The Okyeman Nifahene of the Akyem Abuakwa Tranditional Council in the Eastern Region, Daasebre Twum Ampofo has bemoaned the spate of rising cases of the Human Immune Virus (HIV) in the country.

His concern comes after the Ghana Aids Commission’s latest report indicated that over 334,000 persons in the country have been infected with the virus with further data suggesting that at least 50 people become victims each day.

In the regional data, the Eastern Region placed third on the prevalence with 40,963 cases whereas Greater Accra ranked first followed by the Ashanti Region in that order 82,745, 66,322, with the Northeast being the least recorded region with 1,689.

Daasebre Twum Ampofo who doubles as the Asiakwahene said, when he first heard the development about the figures he lost appetite because it poses danger to the future generation.

He was however quick and called on authorities to take immediate action to prevent the cases from escalating.

Daasebre Twum Ampofo gave the expression to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH during the observation of the 4th Akwasidae in 2024 at the Asiakwa palace.

The overlord of the Akyem Abuakwa Nifa Division stated that they will keep on educating the youth especially, teenagers in the area to abstain from any form of sexual-related activities to prevent contracting the virus.

According to him, rolling out such education programs is imminent because the Ghana Aids Commission’s report indicates that those infected with virus are between the ages of 15 to 49.

Recalled that somewhere this year, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced the shortage of the anti-retroviral drugs in the country.

With regard to this, Daasebre Twum Ampofo appealed to the Government to allocate some funds for purchase of the anti-retroviral drugs to enable cure those infected with the virus to help them live longer.

He advised the general public most particularly teenagers to take good care of their sexual life since the situation is so disgusting and alarming.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Eastern Regional Women Organizer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Shirley Naana Osei Ampem has stated that Ghanaians are hungry for a change of government looking at the state of the country due to economic hardship brought about by the Akufo-Addo-led administration.

“In both elections 2016 and 2020, Ghanaians voted against the NDC thinking that President Nana Addo was coming to change the fortunes of this country not knowing his agenda was to make life difficult and destroy the economy for them,” she said.

According to her, President Akufo Addo has capsized the country, stating that the situation in which the country finds itself is not about politicizing issues but calls for the inclusiveness of all to help save the country from collapsing by voting against the NPP in December 2024.

Naana Osei Ampem expressing her outermost displeasure noted that despite the mess created by the New Patriotic Party, they do not want Ghanaians to criticize their bad governance.

Shirley Ampem was speaking to Obohnewsonline.com when the Eastern Regional NDC Women’s Wing stormed the Koforidua market to interact and explain John Mahama’s 24-hour economy to them and how it is going to help boost their businesses.

She entreated the traders to ensure that they protect the ballot box on the dee day to prevent the NPP from any attempt to rig the results.

The Women Organiser further assures the traders that the next NDC government will ensure they deliver their promises accordingly because Ghanaians yearn for their return.

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By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

As part of the government’s efforts to reduce poverty among farmers in the country, Management of the Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region has distributed 40,000 oil palm and coconut seedlings to some 70 farmers in the area.

The seedlings received by the farmers comprise 20,000 coconut and oil palm seedlings each. The initiative forms part of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) government measures to help Ghanaian farmers channel into other cash crops that will fetch them money instead of relying solely on Cocoa farming.

Records indicate that since 2023 to date, the Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly has distributed 60,000 [ 21,000 oil palm and 39,000 coconut seedlings] respectively to farmers in the municipality.

Speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH about the life changer initiative, the Municipal Chief Executive for Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly, Dr. Alhaji Umar Babs Kofi Bodinga expressed his excitement over the impact the program has had on the lives of the Farmers the area.

He then entreated the youth to embrace coconut and oil palm farming to make life meaningful for their future because it comes in return huge sums of earnings.

Dr. Umar Bodinga also pleaded with the Chiefs and Opinion leaders to demarcate some portion of their lands for the youth to enable them to venture into farming since the development of the country depends on agriculture apart from education.

According to Nartey Anthony, the Agric Director for the Assembly all the beneficiaries were from Abuakwa North and they have been monitoring their activities to ensure they use the seedlings received for the right purposes.

“The coconut and oil palm seedlings grow well in the area that’s why we choose them over other cash crops such as mango, cashew nut, Shea butter, etc,” he stated.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

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The Abontendomhema of Adawso in the Akuapem Traditional Area of the Eastern Region, Nana Afua Gyekebea has solely staged a demonstration against the authorities of the Municipality over the lack of developmental projects in the area.

Highlighting the motive behind her gesture, she noted the only market in the area has deteriorated coupled with bad road networks that link Adawso to Nsawam and Mangoase.

Nana Afua Gyekebea, outpouring her frustration said that during raining season motorcycles popularly known as ‘Okada’ and vehicles are unable to ply the roads that link other adjoining farming communities where foodstuffs are transported to Adawso including Koforidua, the regional capital.

The traditional ruler said that pregnant women and patients are mostly declared dead on arrival at the Adawso Health Center when going to deliver or seeking medical treatment because drivers cannot transport them on time due to the nature of the roads in the area which is very painful.

According to Nana Gyekebea, opinion leaders at Adawso have had several run table discussions with the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Akuapem North, Berima Awuah Sarpong Asiedu-Larbi about the plight of the area but their efforts have yielded no positive results.

“Adawso is known as a market hub that contributes over 90% to the Akuapem North Assembly’s Internal Generated Fund but we are being treated as if we are aliens,” she stated.

She thus gave the government a one-month ultimatum to come to their aid by way of fixing the deplorable roads, and constructing a befitting marketplace for the area to avert any wrath from the people of Adawso.

The Adawso Abontendomhemaa who was speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN after her protest expressed that the area also deserves their fair share of the national cake.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

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The New Patriotic Party’s Parliamentary Candidate for Abuakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang says the ruling government is retaining power hence Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will take over from President Akufo-Addo.

According to him, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia who is the flagbearer of the NPP has been well-marketed therefore he entreats the youth of the party particularly those in the area to help propagate the good works of the party to Ghanaians to enable his dream of becoming a president reality.

Dr. Agyemang emphasized that there is no contest in the Abuakwa South Constituency as far as the 2024 polls are concerned, stating that the Abuakwa South work is communal labor because the NDC party members in the area will vote for NPP to continue reigning.

The Abuakwa South Parliamentary Candidate who doubles as the Executive Director for Ghana’s Scholarship Secretariat made this known during the inauguration of the Abuakwa South Constituency’s Youth Wings. They are mandatory to do evidence-based campaigning on the government’s policies.

“If Kingsley can continue doing developmental projects and offer a helping hand to people in the constituency then the youth have a key role to play in the 2024 general elections to retain NPP in power,” added Dr. Kingsley Agyemang.

To add up, the Youth Organizer of the Constituency, Nana Kwaku Amoako mentioned that the motive behind the program is to mobilize the youth in Abuakwa South to embark on a massive campaign for Dr. Bawumia to become Ghana’s next President amid breaking break the eight-year term.

“As for our Parliamentary Candidate, he has won the seat in advance looking at what he has done for the constituents. However, our main target is to put in much effort to give Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia 95% of the votes to make him President to succeed President Nana Addo,” he told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Member of Parliament for Atiwa East Constituency in the Eastern Region, Abena Osei-Asare has stated that the New Patriotic Party performed tremendously well when they assumed power in 2017 to date.

According to her, all the work the NPP government has done in the last 7 years in the country is visible to everyone and the its fair share.

The Atiwa East Lawmaker who doubles as the Minister of State in charge of Finance stressed that the good works being done by their government have had a positive impact on many lives therefore they deserved another nod come the 2024 elections to do more developmental projects for Ghanaians.

Madam Osei-Asare made this assertion on Saturday, June 8, 2024, during the launch of the NPP’s Campaign Team in Atiwa East Constituency. The constituted team is expected to oversee the campaign activities in the area while championing the ideas and policies of the party to residents for votes in the upcoming general elections.

She then pleaded with the electorates in the constituency to refrain from the skirt-and-blouse attitude and vote for her and Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to break the 8-year jinx to continue transforming the country for the unborn generation.

The Chairman of the Constituency, Albert Nuamah noted that the Atiwa East in the 2020 elections, added 5% votes to that of President Nana Addo but has targeted to give 80% votes to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in 2024 for victory to become theirs. He believes it is possible looking at the infrastructure projects being carried out by their MP.

He entreated all and sundry to rally their support behind Abena Osei-Asare to be maintained as MP to go and represent them in Parliament and lobbied for more developmental projects for the Constituency.

On behalf of the traditional rulers in the area, Abekoasehene, Berima Appiah Akroma Acheampong commended the NPP government and the MP of the area for working collaboratively to develop Atiwa East and Ghana as a whole especially the implementation of the Free SHS policy, indicating that such government deserved continuation.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

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The Member of Parliament for Fanteakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Kofi Okyere Agyekum has asked former President John Dramani Mahama and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to forget about winning the 2024 general elections.

Afarat as popularly called in the political terrain stated that Mr. Mahama has been tickling himself and laughing with the notion that the December 7 polls were a done deal for his party.

According to the Fanteakwa South Lawmaker although Ghanaians voted for John Mahama in 2012, due to his bad governance and abysmal performance they voted him out in the 2016 elections with over 1 million and 500,000 votes margins.

Something, in his view, is not an exception to the upcoming election owning to the previous two elections (2016, 2020), citing pending defeat to the latter because nothing was going to change the minds of the general public since his tenure in office as president was woeful.

Kofi Okyere Agyekum exclaimed that ‘Ghanaians would humiliate and punish him by voting massively against him and his NDC party to teach them a lesson that they don’t want them to come and mess up with the economy again.’

Okyere Agyekum was speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH on the sideline during the launch of the Atiwa East Constituency’s campaign team for the 2024 election.

In conclusion, he opined that every Ghanaian citizen both at home and abroad can testify to the good works of the NPP government led by President Nana Akufo-Addo Addo and his Vice Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, entreating Ghanaians to vote for Dr. Bawumia on December 7th to do more of their current feat.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

Ahead of the forthcoming December 7 General elections, the Eastern Regional Minister Seth Kwame Acheampong has admonished all and sundry to embrace peace.

According to him, Ghana has come far in respect of holding peaceful elections, therefore it shouldn’t be taken for granted by way of giving room for violence.

Mr. Acheampong added that it is the responsibility of every Ghanaian to protect the sanctity of our democracy and its gains thus calling for a collaborative effort to maintain peace before, during, and after the exercise.

The Eastern Regional Minister made these remarks during the 2024 Greening Ghana Day program held in Effiduase.

“I thank all of you for your massive participation and support in making the 2024 edition of Green Day in the region a success, let us continue working together for a greener tomorrow,” he added.

The Eastern Regional Manager for the Forestry Commission, Isaac Noble Eshun on his part noted that forests and trees had been observed to be an invaluable resource to mankind providing food and materials for making the earth very habitable among other things.

“However, to maximize the benefits the forest provides and due to sheer greed, mankind has in the recent past engaged in activities that fell trees indiscriminately,” he opined.

Isaac Eshun said that it is generally accepted that reforestation and restoration of degraded landscapes can help repair much of the damage that the activities of man have caused to the earth.

“These drew the attention of President Akufo Addo to introduce this initiative of committing every citizen and resident to get involved in planting trees in Green Ghana.”

He revealed that since 2022, over 42 million trees have been planted by the general following the tree planting initiatives.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Fanteakwa South Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region successfully observed the nationwide Green Ghana Day on Friday, June 7, 2024.

The program held at Akyem Juaso had in attendance the Member of Parliament of the area, Kofi Okyere Agyekum together with staff of the Kibi Goldfields Company Limited.

Representatives made up of students from Osino Presbyterian Senior High Technical School also joined the national exercise for tree seedling planting.

The district as part of its efforts to complement the national exercise planted 65,000 tree seedlings out of a total number of 700,000 targeted by the region.

Speaking at the program, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Fanteakwa South, Ernest Ofosu, was full of praises to President Akufo-Addo for making the tree planting initiative possible and an annual occasion.

According to him, the decision stems from the climate changes in the country due to the activities of man to avert its negative consequences to human lives.

“Most of the trees we planted in the last three years have survived and this shows a positive sign that should everybody get involved, we can make Ghana green again to protect our destroyed forest, lands, and water bodies,” he opined.

The Member of Parliament of the area, Kofi Okyere Agyekum commended the Kibi Goldfield Company Limited for rightfully engaging in mining in the area to reclaim most of the lands and release them to the Forestry Commission to plant trees to save lives.

Kofi Agyekum underscores the importance of tree planting in our daily activities, stressing it is the collective responsibility of all to plant at least one tree in their various homes.

He entreated the Forestry Commission and the general public to take good care of the trees it planted in 2021 to date to enable achieve its purpose.

In his submission, the Deputy Managing Director for the Kibi Goldfield Mining Company Limited, Kofi Darfuor Darteh mentioned that they have released 20 acres of reclaimed lands in Akyem Juaso for the National Tree Planting program.

He noted that, since their inception in 2012, they had been committed to responsible and sustainable mining practices, indicating their commitment goes beyond mere compliance.

Kofi Darteh added that each one had a role to play in protecting the precision resources that sustain life on earth by planting trees which will not only apply to investment for the future but also for the future generations.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Member of Parliament for Atiwa East Constituency in the Eastern Region, Abena Osei-Asare says Ghanaians should kick against any political party that associates itself with hooliganism in the upcoming December 7 elections.

She rather entreats the Ghanaian populace to give the nod to a peaceful-oriented political party that can govern the country well.

The Atiwa East Legislator who doubles as the Minister of State in charge of Finance stated that peace plays a crucial role in nation-building however, hooliganism retards development.

“Peace is a very expensive commodity that no one can purchase, that’s why we must protect ours and vote against political parties that will come and temper with the peace bestowed on us,” said Madam Osei-Asare.

She gave this piece of advice at Anyinam when she presented 10 brands of new registered work and pay vehicles comprising 9 taxes and 1 mini pick-up to some drivers in her constituency. She also presented free mechanical toolboxes to 15 mechanics to enable them to train their apprentices.

The initiative forms part of her OBAATAPA EMPOWERMENT SCHEME which seems to create job opportunities for the youth in the area.

Emphasising peace in the forthcoming elections Madam Osei-Asare believes there is no political party in the country with a good track record on the subject than the ruling government.

“New Patriotic Party is the only political party that stands for peace and development, that is why Ghanaians need to vote for our Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to come and continue the good works of President Akufo Addo so that the country can enjoy its coexistence and peace.”

She added by advising that “On December 7, go out and cast your vote, if there is any chaos at the polling centers don’t get yourself involved just handle the troublemaker to the police and go home to avoid any unforeseen tragedy that will distract the peace of this country.”

Her call came on the back of the stabbing of the son of former Sanitation Minister -Hawa Koomson at Kasoa in the ongoing voter transfer exercise.

Commenting on the development, the Atiwa East MP described it as worrying and underscores the need for the general public to keep practicing peace before during, and after every poll.

In his voice, the party’s Chairman for the area, Albert Nuamah said the welfare of the Atiwa constituents is very keen to Madam Abena Osei-Asare thus her numerous initiatives.

Owning to this, he is adamant the empowerment scheme will go a long way to have a positive impact on the lives of the beneficiaries and also create job opportunities to help reduce unemployment rates in the area.

“Since Abena Osei-Asare became the Atiwa East Member of Parliament, she has done a lot for the constituents and it is about time we also show her love by voting massively for her come the 2024 general to be able to do more infrastructure projects to transform Atiwa East,” he added.

Anyinamhene, Berima Okogyea Ebusua Benyin Doudu who chaired the program advised the leaders of the various driver unions across the country especially those in Anyinam to put in place good measures and policies that will protect the welfare of drivers because their contributions cannot be left out in the country’s development.

“Make good use of the vehicles received to be able to pay the monies in the time frame given so it becomes beneficial to others who also need the same support from the MP, and believe in doing so, Atiwa East Constituency will develop and issues of unemployment would be a thing of the past,” he said.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source//Obohnewsonline.com.