As Ghana joins the rest of the World each year July 30 to commemorate the United Nations Day against Human Trafficking often called the Blue Day.

The Eastern Regional Minister and MP for Nkawkaw, Hon. Eric Kwakye Darfuor has stated, Human Trafficking is generally understood to refer to the process through which individuals or group of persons find themselves entrapped in an exploitative situation for economic gains.

He indicated, trafficking can occur within a country or may involve movement across borders. Women, Men and Children trafficked for a range of purpose, including forced and exploitative labour in factories, farms and and private households, sexual exploitation, irregular migration and forced marriages.

Hon. Kwakye Darfuor therefore charged the Traditional Rulers of Ghana especially those from the Eastern Region to support the campaign against Human Trafficking in the country.

Hon. Minister made these known to the media when he was addressing the Nananom,Clergy (Christian and Muslim), Law enforcement Agencies and Civil Society Organizations at the Commemoration of this year’s World Day Against Human Trafficking in Koforidua on the theme “STAKEHOLDERS ACT NOW TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING AMIST COVID – 19 IN GHANA : The role of chiefs in the fight against human trafficking “

Hon. Eric Kwakye Darfour condemned those who pelted stone at the 90yr old Maame Akua Dente and killed her in the N/R for claiming she is a witch.

The Asuri – Agyemantihema Awo Yaa Otwiwaa I added, she conducted a research and realized that many men use indomie to deceive the young ladies and have sex with them for free because they don’t get some to eat at home and is a big blow for us.

She continue that, most of the parents too don’t have a place to sleep and as a result the boys and men have taken advantage of it and using this young ladies anyhow because of where they will sleep at night.

The Director for Gender Ministry, Dr. Afisah Zakariah in her speech said, trafficking start from our communities whiles some parents, drivers, guidance, and canoe owners transport this victims out of our communities knowingly or unknowingly.

‘The United Nations General Assembly adopted the global plan of action to combat human trafficking in persons in the year 2010 and urged all Governments Worldwide to take a coordinated and consented measures to fight the menace of human to end child trafficking,’ she noted.

Dr. Afisah Zakariah stated, as a Chiefs, Queen Mothers, Drivers, parents, children and canoe operators you won’t become our effective collaborators in preventing human trafficking as you understand the death of issues of human trafficking that’s affecting us as a Nation.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

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Four Green Track Students of Oyoko Methodist Senior High School in New Juaben North Municipality of the Eastern Region have been arrested for attempting to robbed the gold track girls students dormitory as they are preparing themselves to go on vocation on Friday July 31,2020.

According to information I have gathered, the said four arrested green track students went to the school with their school uniform whiles they are already on vacation. This is not the first time the boys have tempted to rob their colleagues girls dormitory.

Both students and the security men at the gate couldn’t identified them as a green track students before they were being arrested and confirmed that they are the Green Track Students of the School.

They are currently at the New Juaben North Police Command custody waiting for their parents to come and bail them.

By:// Kontihen Kofi OBOH

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All the 33 Municipal and District Assemblies in the Eastern Region had its second phase of the coronavirus disinfection exercise through out the various markets and lorry stations.

The MCE for New Juaben North Municipal Assembly, Hon. Comfort Asante has lauded Prez Nana Addo for the good measures he has put in place for combating against the coronavirus.

‘We pray to see a good change from the phase two of this national disinfection exercise. Coronavirus has made majority of the Ghanaians to desist from dirtying their environment and it encourages good sanitation too’, she opined.

Hon. Comfort Asante adds, the continuous education on the covid-19 has helped many people to know and understand the important of the hand washing.

“We are grateful to those who voluntary came into my office and support the mass spraying. Let me also commend the hard working Ghanaians who have sacrificed themselves to help Prez Akufo-Addo to fight against the virus”.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

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Final Year Student of Ofori Panin Senior High School (OPASS) in the Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly of the Eastern Region, Miss Mariama Wahab has sent her goodwill message to Muslims across the world that as they are celebrating the Ul–Adha -Adha festive today, may Allah continue to bless and keep them.

She added, may Allah heal Ghana from this coronavirus pandemic through this Eid-Ul-Adha prayers.

Miss Wahab ceased the occasion and advised all the Ghanaian youth to desist from any act of hooliganism that can cause chaos to the country’s development as we are preparing ourselves to go to polls on December 7, 2020. May Allah bless us all.

By//Kontihen Kofi OBOH

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MP for Agona West Constituency in the Central Region who double as the Gender Minister Hon. Cynthia Mamle Morrison is wishing all the Muslim friends a successful Eid- al-Adha celebration.

She said, the circumstances this year undoubtedly make it a harder time for you, but know that you have the goodwill of many on this sacred day.

Hon. Mamle Morrison entreated them to keep on praying for the peace of this country as we are preparing ourselves to go to polls on December 7,2020.

By:// Kontihen Kofi Oboh

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The Chairman for Koforidua Trotro Drivers Union Association under the GPRTU of TUC, Ghana, Alhaji Sumaila Mahama has made humble appeal to the various Drivers Union Association in Ghana to go back for the old lorry fare.

He indicated, we are doing this work to serve our people as well as the country’s development.

‘We were asked by Prez Akufo-Addo to reduced the number of the passengers to curb the spread of the Covid- 19 for some months now. As a result some of the drivers increased their lorry fare before the 15% increment was commenced’, he noted.

Alhaji Sumaila Mahama said, now that the restriction have been lifted, we can operate to full capacity, the various Drivers Union should also consider the passengers and reduce the lorry fare anytime soon.

He revealed to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH that, they didn’t increased their lorry fare when Prez Nana Addo asked them to reduce the number of their passengers and even when the new 15% increment was announced they were still collecting the old lorry fare.

According to him, this is what they can also do to help Prez Nana Addo and his gov’t in the fight against the covid – 19. Some Individuals, Companies, Churches etc donated heavily to support the Covid -19 Trust Fund but we couldn’t contributed anything.

Alhaji Sumaila Mahama added, so I had a meeting with my executives to come on agreement that we won’t increase the lorry fare and they all agreed.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh

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Mr. Mrs. Krodua are the natives of Old Tafo in the Abuakwa North Constituency of the Eastern Region who have given birth to premature triplets and finding it difficult to cater for their hospital bills.

Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH speaking in an interview with Mr. Michael Krodua the father of this triplets stated, his wife Mrs. Immah Obeyaa Krodua came to the Koforidua Central Hospital to be delivered. Unfortunately she was operated and the children were kept in incubators for two weeks for the survival.

‘After we were discharged from the hospital, in every two weeks we hire a Taxi from Old Tafo to Koforidua for the medical review, because the children are not physically strong. We pay the driver GH₵ 150.00.as our in and out’, he stressed.

Mr. Krodua further said, their in and out together with some medicine and petty petty items they bought for the children cost them about Gh ₵ 2,500.00. Last week Friday on July 17 we came for review and we were admitted at the Hospital again saying the children are not gaining weight and their mother too is short of breast milk.

From there life became tough for us before someone directed us to our Hon MP. Gifty Twum Ampofo for support and she have given us GH₵3,000.00 to settle some of our hospital debt. We say may God bless and enlarged her territories for showing us love.

Later on Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH had an interview with the MP for the area who double as the Deputy Minister of Education in charge of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo stated, She had a call from Mr. Michael Krodua and saying he is in serious problem and he needed my little support.

‘Upon hearing his problem, I have to halt whatever am doing and rushed to the Koforidua Central Hospital to visit them because we don’t dumped human being.

Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo looking at the situation at hand, she instantly donated GH₵ 3,000.00 to the couple for them to use it to settled some of their hospital bills. I’m having conversation with the Social Welfare and Nestlé Ghana to come to your aid as soon as possible.

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The NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region, Mr Charles Darko Yeboah popularly known as ‘Ozey’ has charged the people of the area especially the youth to always make it a point to choose the right person in the upcoming general elections who will not only lead them in Parliament but into total development of the area.

Hon Rev. Yeboah is of the view that, choosing the right person will help bring development to the area and doesn’t mean voting according to the party’s colours. But on basis of someone who demonstrate qualities of high morale values, competency and selfless leadership.

Hon. Rev. Charles Darko Yeboah indicated ” it is time for us to forget about the political party’s colours we belongs to,’ and look at the person who will make us proud and help us to get the necessary development we needed in the Abuakwa North Constituency.

‘Abuakwa North Constituency has been under the race of NPP since 1992 up to date but we still lack development,’ he added.

Hon Rev. Darko Yeboah promised the youth through the jobs, capacity building opportunities for the youth and support from the government to help develop the constituency when voted as MP.

By// Mr Awal Adam

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The Deputy Eastern Regional Communication Officer for the main opposition NDC, Mr. Michael Ofoei Akorli has disclosed that, when the NPP gov’t led by Prez Akufo-Addo assume in office a lot of promises have been made to Ghanaians but haven’t seen anything.

He indicated, Prez Nana Addo told Ghanaians that his gov’t is going to established one factory in every district of Ghana, we don’t know when those factories will arrived. Again the same gov’t told us that he will set up a Zongo Development Fund to better the lives of people living in the Zongo communities. They are not able to fulfilled such promises.

Mr. Ofoei Akorli emphatically stressed, Ghanaians are tired of the NPP’s abysmal promises of lies and majority of them have loose trust in them completely.

He continue that, the gov’t has made it clear that as a result of the coronavirus, they won’t get the targeted revenue the country have to be generated.

‘Now the question is,’ where is the gov’t going to get the money from to temporary pay the workers who have loose their job in this novel coronavirus era as it was said by the Finance Minister Mr. Ken Ofori Atta in Ghana’s Parliament during the 2020 mid year budget review presentation,’ he asked?.

Mr. Michael Akorli adds, gov’t has made about Gh₵ 12bn from the coronavirus trust fund but the gov’t is not able to account for the things he has used the money for.

He made these known to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in an phone in interview and adding that Mr. Finance Minister made this promise because of the 2020 general elections. But Ghanaians have taken their decision already and no amount of promises can convince them.

By// Kontihen Kofi oboh.

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At about 2:30hrsam dawn today, on Wednesday July 22,2020 fire guts 50 stores at Juaben Serwaa Market in the New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern Region and destroyed many property.

Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH speaking in an interview with the Eastern Regional Fire Service Command”s P.R.O A. D.O. I. Igneous Badu said they had a call at about 4:00hrsam that there is fire outbreak at the market and they didn’t hesitate to go to the scene. When we got to the scene it was very disastrous, the fire was burning and smoking.

But fortunately for us upon our arrival to the scene the residents have helped quench the Fire. He said as at now they don’t know the cause of the fire.

The MCE for New Juaben South Municipality Hon. Isaac Apaw Gyasi on his part said, its very unfortunate and this is the issue they need to confront with. We have come here several times to advice them not to trade at the middle of the market but they have ignored.

Hon. Apaw Gyasi adds, he is going to call for a stakeholders meeting to stop those who sell at the middle of the market to leave park off as soon as possible

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh

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