The Municipal Chief Executive for Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly, Akosua Asabea Annoh reaffirmed her stand to fight the activities of the illegal miners ( galamseyers) in the Municipality.

According to her, the galamsey fight is a collective responsibility of everybody; hence calling on her Assembly Member, Nanaanom to join her in combating the canker.

She made the statement in her inaugural address of the 24 Elected Assembly Members and 30 government appointees unshared into the Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly of the Eastern Region to serve their communities in the next four years.

She said that section 16(1) of the Local Governance Act 2016 Act 936 states that a member of the Assembly shall maintain close contact with his electoral area to consult his or her people on the challenges confronting them to be discussed at the Municipal Assembly and find a solution to them and attended meetings of the Municipal Assembly regular to ensure the smooth run of the Assembly.

She used the occasion and congratulate them and urge them to work hand in hand with her to transform and develop the Abuakwa South Municipality together.

Speaking on behalf of President Akufo-Addo, the Minister of Communication, Ursula Owusu Ekufful entreated the new Assembly Members to work closely with each other to create innovative ways of mobilizing the needed resources for the development of their areas.

She further stressed that the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies are mandated to rally their support behind the government to deliver on its programs and projects to the benefit of the people.

Meanwhile, the Assembly Members re-elected Amoako Atta as their Presiding Member of the Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly. He thanked them for giving him another opportunity to continue his good work.

He told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH that, the major challenge confronting the Assembly is their road network and that is what they are going to work on to get them fixed.

For his part, the Kyebihene, Osaberima Marfo Kwabrane admonished the Assembly members who had been inducted into the Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly to come and work hard and leave a good legacy behind for remembrance.

Osaberima Kwabrene added that, as they have been officially sworn in and joined the Assembly, they should do away with backbiting attitudes and rally behind the MCE, Akosua Asabea Annoh to develop Kyebiman, indicating that he [ Kyebihene] won’t be relentless for the area to deteriorate because of the interest of individualistic.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

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The New Patriotic Party’s Women Organizer for New Juaben South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Regina Bempong has stated that the introduction of Chocolate Day on February 14 every year has changed the narrative of the celebration of Valentine’s Day in Ghana.

According to her, the new dimension that the occasion has taken is awesome, unlike those days when people were dressed in all red attire and engaged in unmannered behaviors throughout the night.

“But today during the Valentine’s Day celebration, most churches organize programs for the youth to prevent them from going to spots, pubs, and bars among others to come and listen to the world of God,” she noted.

Madam Regina Bempong however noted that Churches also implementing the Chocolate Day celebration as part of their activities on the occasion had also contributed positively to the lives of the youth, especially the females by reducing teenage pregnancies being recorded annually after Valentine’s Day.

Speaking further to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, she applauded the NPP government for the introduction of the Chocolate Day celebration to change the face of Valentine’s Day in the country.

She then advised the young ladies, especially the virgins not to lose their virginity to the boys by falling prey to their deceitful gifts.

She indicated that Valentine’s Day is not the day to fornicate but to show genuine love to loved ones.

Speaking to some SHS students in the New Juaben South Municipality, they also expressed their opinions on the Valentine’s Day celebration.

They said the Valentine’s Day celebration is not about the fornication but rather about buying things for their loved ones and appreciating them for the impact they have had on one life.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

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The Municipal Chief Executive for Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region, Alhaji Umar Babs Kofi Bodinga has asked Assembly Members to have it in mind that they do not receive monthly salaries.

According to him, any Assembly Member who thinks he or she would be paid should have a second thought because theirs job is sacrificial.

Umar Bodinga, therefore urged them to put in more effort to ensure they lobby for developmental projects for their various communities.

He reminded that assembly members only received allowances during meetings as a way of easing their burden of transportation fares.

He made this known during the inauguration of the 16-elected Assembly Members and 8 government appointees who will run the affairs of the assembly till 2027.

“The core mandate of every assembly member is to go to their electorate, listen to their problems, and come and present them during the assembly meetings to fix them, this helps the communities to be developed,” he noted.

Alhaji Umar Bodinga while using the occasion to congratulate them on their election wishes them well and welcomes them to the house.

He assured them of his readiness to work with them to move the Assembly forward in terms of development.

B// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

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The Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong has urged Assembly Members of the Achiase and Birim South Districts Assembly to form unified ties with their District Chief Executives.

According to him, once the assembly members support their District, Municipal, and Metropolitan Chief Executives in discharging their duties accordingly it would help in the development of their respective areas and the country.

Seth Kwame Acheampong was pleased over how the practice of democracy which allows one to express his or her views in a national discourse has been a tool for nation-building.

He noted that 30 years of practicing democracy in Ghana after gaining independence had also helped Ghanaians most especially in criticising and commending the government of the day.

The minister seized the opportunity and congratulated the assembly members elect and urged them to contribute their quota towards the development of both the Birim South and Achiase District assemblies respectively.

On Monday, February 12, 2024, 259 out of the 261 Assembly Members were inducted into the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies across the country to commence work till 2027.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

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The New Patriotic Party’s Parliamentary Candidate for Suhum Constituency in the Eastern Region, Frank Asiedu Bekoe who is well known in the political terrain as ‘Protozoa’ has called for unity among party members in the area.

Asiedu Bekoe said although delegates have their preferred candidates during the primaries, the most important thing is ensuring there’s peace and harmony among the NPP fraternity at the constituency level.

According to him, if they go into the 2024 election with bitterness, and disunity among others there is no way they can increase their votes in the Suhum constituency and maintain the Parliamentary seat for the NPP.

Frank Bekoe further stated that chaos and misunderstanding retarded development, hence NPP members in the area should forgo their differences and come on board and rally behind the party to clinch victory in both Presidential and Parliamentary seats.

Frank Asiedu Bekoe was speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN OBOH when he embarked on a Thanksgiving Service after his victory on January 27, 2024, where he worshipped with Churches in the Nankese Zone of the constituency.

Protozoa seized the opportunity and pleaded with the Suhum constituents to vote massively for him and their Flag bearer, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia to win the December 7, 2024, general elections for governance that will be of beneficiary to all.

Some of the Churches he visited in the Nankese Zone include The Church of Pentecost, The Methodist Church of Ghana, The Apostolic Church-Ghana, the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, and last but not least 7th Day Sabbath Assemblies.

He further revealed that his decision to contest the Suhum Parliamentary Seat stems from remarks made about him by some clergy and opinion leaders of Nankese.

Frank Asiedu Bekoe then entreated his followers to stop mocking the other parliamentary aspirants who lost his bid indicating that doing so would breed hatred and disunity among members of the party.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

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The Kibi Senior High Technical School in the Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly of the Eastern Region has been crowned as the 2024 ultimate winner of the second edition of the Kingsley Inter-High School debate.

They went into the grand finale competition with Abuakwa State College and debated on the motion: J.B Danquah’s ideological contributions have played a defining role in shaping the socio-political and cultural landscape of Ghana.

Abuakwa State College was for the motion while the Kibi Senior High Technical School was against the motion.

Speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, the Parliamentary Candidate for Abuakwa South Constituency, Dr. Kingsley Agyeman who spearheaded the program commended both students from the two schools for being able to argue and defended everything they said about the late Joseph Boakye Danquah.

Dr. Agyeman described the late Danquah as someone who dedicated himself to fighting the colonial masters against something that didn’t help Ghanaians.

According to The Abuakwa South NPP’s Parliamentary Candidate who doubles as the Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, the late Joseph Boakye Danquah believes that they can use a gradual process and dialogue to sack our colonial masters without using weapons, indicating that it got to a time he could have left the country but refused and went through a lot before he died on February 4, 1965.

He then noted that the legacy of Dr. J. B. Danquah can never be undermined, because he played a key role in ensuring that Ghana freed herself from the white men, a feat, which contributed to the development of Ghana.

“Danquah died 59 years ago but today we are here remembering and talking about him because he lived a good life, which is why everyone needs to live an impactful life”, stated Dr. Kingsley Agyeman.

He then advised Ghanaians to live a legacy life so that when they are no longer the unborn generation will also come and read about them.

All six students who took part in the debate received one laptop each with an undisclosed amount of money.

BY// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP), Women Organizer for Akuapem South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Barbara Sampana expressed her frustration over the suspension of its parliamentary primary.

She said the suspension of the constituency poll coupled with the party’s continuous silence on rescheduling a date for the exercise is a development that is unhealthy for Akuapem South and the NPP’s national front at large.

The NPP, before its nationwide primaries on January 27, 2024, to elect parliamentary candidates at constituencies where it has sitting Members of Parliaments suspended the poll of some areas including Akuapem South over issues of court injunction among others.

Commenting on the matter, Madam Sampana expressed that neither an official communique nor a new date has been communicated to the leadership of the constituency on holding their polls to elect a parliamentary candidate.

According to the Women Organiser, the absence of a Parliamentary Candidate for the area is not only affecting their campaign within the constituency but also their inability to sell the party’s flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to the people without a parliamentary candidate.

She then admonished the National Executive of the party to fastrack their discussions around the affected constituencies amid resolving all issues at hand to pave the way for them to go to the polls to elect a leader to lead the area for the forthcoming December 7, 2024, general elections.

Barbara Sampana used the opportunity and entreated the party faithful in the area to exercise some patience as the leadership of the party will soon fix a new date for its primary.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

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The Kyebi Kpanohene of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council in the Eastern Region, Nana Kwadjo Opare popularly known as SIMPLE BIRDMAN has registered his displeasure about the continued change of government in the country every eight years.

According to him, changing governments after every 8-year retards the development of the country.

“If the government in power uses the state money to commence a project and loses the elections, the next government that takes over does not continue let alone complete it. This causes financial loss to the state which is very worrying,” he stated.

He however noted that “If a government is maintained, there wouldn’t be any need to fund a new project from scratch as the incumbent government will have no option but to complete the previous ones they have started.”

Nana Opare, against this backdrop, believes will help the country in developmental projects and help in its progress.

He explained that although change is very paramount in every aspect of life, change of power should be considered based on underperformance and failure to execute promises.

The Kyebi Kpanohene was speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH when he made the assertion.

The traditional ruler who doubles as the CEO of Simple Birdman Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization, said Ghana will see transformation in development once Ghanaians inculcate the habit of maintaining a performing government of the day and be devoid of political motivation.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

The Parliamentary Candidate for the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Fanteakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Kingsley Owusu Newman has applauded the flagbearer of the party John Dramani Mahama for his plans for Small Scale Miners in the country.

Mr. Mahama has promised that the next NDC government under his watch will ensure that all the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies get offices of the Minerals Commission.

This, he said will propel Small Scale Miners to do their land documents to enable them to carry out their work peacefully.

He added that doing so will end issues where miners have to travel long distances to the Minerals Commission office in Accra to do their land documents registered and other documentation.

The promise also contains that he would make available mining expertise to monitor their operations to make sure they do not pollute the water bodies.

Reacting to these policies, the Fanteakwa South NDC Parliamentary Candidate said, the former President has proven that he is a father for all that puts the welfare of the people first before any other things are considered.

Kingsley Newman Adu further commended Mr. Mahama for his decision not to burn the miners’ excavators likewise the NPP government when ceased rather would be used to transform back the destroyed lands and other natural resources.

He told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH at Nsutem during John Dramani Mahama’s BUILDING GHANA WE WANT two-day Eastern tour where he engaged the Small Scale Miners and Timber Contractors Association to listen to the challenges confronting their work and plans he had for them when elected President in 2024.

The Parliamentary candidate added “If we fulfill this promise it will create many job opportunities for the youth because the main source of work in Fanteakwa South is mining” and indicated “When the youth get jobs it helps reduce the unemployment and crime rates in our various communities.”

He then seized the opportunity and pleaded with the Fanteakwa South constituents to vote for him come December 7, 2024, because he has put in place measures that will help transform and develop the area.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

A former Assistant Secretary for the New Patriotic Party in New Juaben North in the Eastern Region, Richard Antwire has opened up on why he redrawn his candidature from the contest

He explained that he prepared himself well for the parliamentary primaries but two candidates from Oyoko [ himself and Philip Twum] showed interest in contesting the New Juaben North Parliamentary seat because their sitting Member of Parliament, Nana Adjei Boateng did not seek re-election.

He said that in this case, he concluded that Oyoko cannot present two candidates at the same time hence his decision to bow out peacefully.

According to Richard Atwire, the residents of Oyoko said it was their time to occupy the Parliamentary seat, therefore they should give only one candidate so he pleaded with his brother Philip Twum to step down to enable him to support him win the seat because he has worked in the Constituency for over 20 years and he is well known by many people but he [Philip Twum] could not agree.

“So when I asked him to step down and he refused I had no option but to reconsider my decision to join the Parliamentary primaries race; hence my bowing out of the competition”, he revealed.

Richard Antwire made this known to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in an exclusive interview after their Parliamentary primaries held on Saturday, January 27, 2024. Meanwhile, Philip Twum had only 3 votes after the elections.

He further added that he was not afraid to go into the contest with his Brother Philip Twum, but the research he hired people to do for him indicated if Philip Twum could not step down and go into the elections it was not going to help him.

He then stated that now that the delegates of New Juaben North have decided and elected Nana Osei Adjei as their new Parliamentary Candidate they are all going to work tirelessly to support him retain the seat for NPP in the area.

“I have called and congratulated my brother Nana Osei Adjei for emerging victorious and he has also asked me to come and help him and I have agreed to work with him to ensure we maintain the New Juaben North parliamentary seat for NPP,” he revealed.

At the end of the primaries, the Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong had 183 while Nana Osei Adjei polled 253 votes to emerge victorious.

The other three candidates were Samson Kwesi Annor with 2 votes, Philip Twum Yeboah with 3 votes, and Joseph Osei Djaba gained 47 votes.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.