The Member of Parliament for Afram Plains North Constituency in the Eastern Region, Betty Nana Efua Krosby Mensah has recounted how this limited voter registration exercise is milking her money.

According to the Afram North Legislature, since the commencement of these registration exercise on September 12, 2023, she has spent One Hundred and Thirty-five Thousands Ghana CEDI’s (GH¢135,000.00) on transporting those who have turned eighteen years and above from their various communities around the Volta Lake to come to Donkorkrom to get their names captured.

She indicated, that as a mother for the constituency she can’t sit down unconcern for her constituents names not to be registered on the national voters’ register; hence the move.

Betty Mensah adds, most communities are surrounded by river and islands and this young boys and girls have to travel by canoe or ferry to Donkorkrom for the registration and sometimes they get there late and she has to feed and get them accommodation so that they can register the following day and return home, saying, the risk involve nobody have an idea about it.

She also noted that, most of the places in her constituency don’t have access to network, therefore she resulted embarking on a radio tour to announce [ Volta Starr Radio] the information to them and is very costing.

Due to the aforementioned challenges confronting them in the constituency, on August 23, 2023 the MP and the Assembly members held a press conference and pleaded with the Electoral Commission to rescind its decision of doing the limited voter registration exercise at their various District Offices across the country and extend it to the electoral areas so that everybody can be registered.

The Afram Plains North MP said, after their press conference, she followed up with a petition to the Electoral Commission and low and behold, on September 15 2023, she got a response from the EC’s Chairperson Jean Mensa that they recognize and acknowledge the challenges in the constituency.

“But unfortunately they said due to some situation beyond their control they [EC] wouldn’t be able to make additional provision for them.

“However , the Office of the EC assured her [MP] that next year 2024 they have plans of doing a mop up exercise for hard to reach areas such as Afram Plains North”, she added.

Betty Krosby Mensah then stated that, in as much as the Electoral Commission was working under some level of constraint and if we allow that constraint to prevent them from discharging their constitutionally mandated duty or work it wouldn’t go well for the democracy of this country.

This came to light when she was speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH.

She stressed, that EC have failed not only the people of Afram Plains North but the entire country in general as an institution, because she knows other constituencies that are also encountering same challenges and yet still they have to transport people to the EC’s offices to register their names.

“So the EC should fulfill its promise come 2024 and capture all those who have turned eighteen years on the national voters’ register to be able to cast their vote in the general elections”.

The Limited Voter Registration Exercise that commenced on September 12 is expected to come to an end on October 2, 2023.

“So far in Afram Plains North Constituency 800 to 900 people have been registered”, said the MP.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Assistant Secretary for New Patriotic Party (NPP) in New Juaben North Constituency of Eastern Eastern, Richard Antwire has resigned from his position to join the race to contest the constituency’s Parliamentary seat.

According to him, their party have given directives that any constituency executive who eyes for the Parliamentary seat must vacate its position before the Parliamentary elections would be held; hence his resignation

Antwire reveals that he has served the New Patriotic Party in New Juaben North Constituency for over twenty years and if today their incumbent Member of Parliament, Nana Adjei Boateng says he is no more contesting the 2024 elections he saw it as an opportunity to replace him in Parliament.

“This Parliamentary elections is not about the money but rather is about the human relationship, hard work, dedication and the service to the constituents”, he said.

The New Juaben NPP Parliamentary hopeful was speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, indicating that anyone who wants to contest the parliamentary position shouldn’t wait till election period is due before doing projects for the constituents.

“Most aspirants have develop a tactics of doing one or two projects in the constituencies to deceive the constituents and is about time things must stop”, he stated.

Richard Antwire stressed, that such persons when being voted for, you won’t see them again unless the next elections.

“Hence; it is important for delegates to elect a leader who would always be there for them,listen to their challenges, confronting them, help address them and that visionary leader is Richard Antwire”, he noted.

He furthered by saying, before deciding to resign from his position as Assistant Secretary for the parliamentary slot, he consulted many people including his Constituency Chairman, Ernest Oti Akenteneg, Eastern Regional NPP executive led by Chairman Jeff Konadu Addo,other executives and have all given him the greenlight to go ahead and contest the New Juaben North Parliamentary Seat because he deserves it.

He adds, he has been the Constituency Communication Director for eight years, polling station executive for four years and one term Constituency Assistant Secretary so he is well known in the Constituency.

He ceased the opportunity and appeal to the delegates in the Constituency to vote him coming February, 2024 and would work tirelessly to transform New Juaben North.

Again, he noted that he served with all humility Hackman Owusu Agyeman, their former MP, and current MP, Nana Adjei Boateng to develop the Constituency.

“So if a time has come for Nana Adjei Boaten to bow out of the race then I deserve to wear his shoes to continue his good works”, added Richard Antwire.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Kingdom FM.

The Eastern Regional Organizer for National Democratic Congress (NDC) Hackman Kabori has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of a deliberate intention to connive with the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana to register minors in some selected constituencies in the Region, in respect to the ongoing limited Voter registration exercise.

Hackman Kabori said, that the Eastern Regional NDC leadership have gathered some information indicating that the NPP and the EC opted for the exercise to be conducted solely in the ECs district offices so that they can easily perpetrate such act.

He also revealed that, their intelligence on the ground suggest the NPP intend to undertake the said plan with the EC in six selected constituencies such as Adeiso, Yilo Krobo, Upper Manya, Nsawam, Suhum, Asuogyaman, and New Juaben South and North respectively .

Hence, he warned both EC and NPP, that their leadership in the region will resist any attempt should they try to mar or taint the electoral process and further subvert the will of the people in the 2024 general elections.

Hackman Kabori made this known when addressing NDC party members in the New Juaben North Constituency during ‘the New Juaben North Unity Walk with the Parliamentary Candidate, Samuel Adongo.

The Unity walk is to unite all the NDC members in the New Juaben North Constituency and also to create awareness of the ongoing Limited Voter Registration Exercise by the Electoral Commission of Ghana.

The Parliamentary Candidate for the NDC in New Juaben North , Samuel Adongo urged their members as well as Ghanaians to partake in the ECs Limited Voter Registration Exercise.

He said even though the NDC and other political parties are challenging the ECs decision to conduct the exercise in their various district offices across the country , the decision of the court should not discourage people from registering should in case the judgement proves otherwise.

For his part, the Eastern Regional NDC Youth Organizer, Richard Nyarko Etornam popularly known in the political terrain as Bilibo described the current government as being insensitive towards the youth due to the introduction of numerous taxes particularly tax on betting.

For this reason, he entreated the youth to rise up, get registered and vote massively against the NPP government come elections the 2024.

By// Ansah Stephen.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

A group calling itself the Concern Citizens Association of Osino (CCAO) in the Fanteakwa South District of Eastern Region has declared their intensions to summons the Osinohene, Osaberima Otu Darko IV before a competent court of jurisdiction.

The group are accusing the traditional ruler over what it described as ‘misappropriation of the community’s fund.’

According to the association’s Chairman, Dr. Kofi Agyarko Danquah they are demanding accountability from the Osinohene on how he uses a royalties worth GH¢667,044.00 being paid to the community by the Kibi Goldfields Mining Company Limited.

At a press conference on Friday, September 1, 2023, the Concern Citizens Association of Osino organized by one Osaberima Otu Darko, sought to meet the accused chief to render to them an account but through an unsigned letter assured to hold a crunch meeting between both parties today, Friday, September 8.

However, the association having convened in the early hours of the day at the Osino durbar grounds, Osaberima Darko IV failed to show up leaving the agitated youth go crazy.

Expressing their displeasure over the development to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, Dr. Kofi Danquah, said they will resort to court since the accuse refused to honor his promises without any tangible reasons.

Meanwhile, a Royal member from the Asona Family, Opanin Appiah Osae on behalf of the Family perform a ritual by way of slaughtering a sheep and destooled Osaberima Otu Darko IV from holding himself as Osinohene.

According to him, Osaberima Darko IV, had disappointed the Royal family and the good people of Osino at large for his actions and inactions which amount disrespect.

“After destooling him, our Royal Family consist of three, would nominate another person to occupy the Osino stool,” added Opanin Osae.

It is alleged that, Osaberima Otu Darko IV went to Kyebi and do the account there…

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

Founder and General Overseer of the Leaders Light International Church Apostle Samuel Kofi Dadzie has add his voice into the statement made by leaders of the Economic West Africa State that they would send military men to Niger and fight if the head of junta doesn’t hand power back to their overthrown elected President, Mohammed Bazoum.

He described their statement as uncalled-for and urge them to look beyond what transpired the coup rather than giving the junta head, General Abdourahmane timeline to handover power to President Bazoum.

Apostle Kofi Dadzie said, the Niger coup that happened in July, 2023 is different thing all together as compared to other African countries that have done same even thou is not good to overthrown the elected President.

“Niger is not fully enjoying the independence or freedom they deserve from their colonial masters [France] because they can’t use their powers to do anything on their own unless France have given them the greenlight to do so and is very disheartening” he noted.

Apostle Samuel Dadzie revealed that, Niger save their monies with France Banks but if they need some to do infrastructure projects they have to pay interest on their own money they have saved with France Banks and some of this things triggered the anger of their military group to ousted their civilian President and take over the country.

The Founder and General Overseer for Leaders Light International Church added, that if the ECOWAS leaders have something to do for Niger then they should seek to it that they gain their full independence from France and started running their own country without any intimidation from the Western World rather than deploying troops to go and fight and kill the innocent souls who are only fighting for their right to become a sovereign country.

Apostle Samuel Kofi Dadzie told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH during the launching of the founder’s week celebration of their Church at Osabene, Koforidua.

He then urged the ECOWAS leaders to rescind their decision and rather help them to free themselves from France.

“Moreover, if the ECOWAS leaders want to end the coups across the African continent, then they should advice themselves and desist from greed, cheat and do the needful for their citizens”, he stressed.

He continue to say, should the ECOWAS leaders don’t listen to what they’re saying and go ahead to deploy troops to Niger the other African Countries who have also staged coup against their Presidents would support them to fight and it would create a lot of chaos between this two parties because we can’t use weapons to solve an issues.

He advice the ECOWAS leaders to use proper channel to solve the coup issues in Niger to bring peace.

Meanwhile, General Abdourahmane Tchiani has promised to hand power to the civilian President in 3 years time by then they would have put in place proper measures that would freed them from France and be able to run and manage the affairs of their own country, Niger.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

Eastern Regional campaign manager for John Kwadwo Alan Kyereman, Samuel Ayeh-Paye has said, they are not perturbed with the votes the Vice President, Dr. Alhaji Bawumia bagged in the just ended NPP’s supper delegates congress.

He said, thou Dr. Bawumia won in the Eastern Region with 59 votes as against Ken Agyapong 8, Alan Kyerematen 7, Boakye Agyarko, whiles Addai Nimo and Afriyie Akoto had one vote each respectively, they could not celebrate.

Speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, Samuel Ayeh-Paye who doubles as a former Member of Parliament for Ayensuano Constituency said, that Dr. Bawumia were crown as a winner in the region but his supporters couldn’t jubilate because he didn’t get the votes they were expecting.

Ayeh-Paye adds, that they are not worried about the votes pulled by the Vice President, Dr. Alhaji Bawumia because they have over 200,000 delegates to decide on November 4,2023.

He believe that, come November 4, the results Dr. Bawumia got would reduced because over 200,000 delegates will be the deciding factor to select one person to become the flagbearer of their party and lead them into the 2024 elections.

In all 81 delegates from the Eastern Region went for polls on Saturday, August 26, 2023. And comprises of Eastern Regional Minister, 17 Regional Executives, 33 Constituency Chairmen, 25 Members of Parliament, 2 Founding Members, and 3 representatives from the national council.

Meanwhile, when Boakye Agyarko addressed the pressmen after casting his vote suggested, that should the NPP allowed every delegate to vote for 5 out of the 10 aspirants before the the elections ends there wouldn’t be any runoff.

“…And if is being done that way, it is impossible to select the first Five people because they would vote for the person they liked and make things easy for the party”, he noted.

Boakye Agyarko further stated, if the delegates votes for one person to get 100%, they will keep on voting till they get the other 4 to add up to make it 5 and is a waste of resources.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com

The Deputy Eastern Regional Women’s Organiser for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Tina Effah-Boadi has called on calmness amongst their party members and executives in the Abuakwa North Constituency in Eastern Region.

According to her, the party is poised to claim the Abuakwa North parliamentary seat from the New Patriotic Party’s Member of Parliament, Gifty Twum Ampfo come December 7, 2024.

However, she said, the NDC can not win the seat when there is enemity, bitterness, back biting and misunderstanding within the party.

Effah-Boadi then noted, that the only way they can win both parliamentary and presidential in Abuakwa North is to go into the 2024 elections with unity, oneness, clean heart and love.

The Eastern Regional NDC deputy Women’s Organiser made this known during the acclamation of Parliamentary Candidate for Abuakwa North Constituency, Rev. Charles Darko Yeboah on Friday, August 25, 2023 at Old Tafo- Ati Pipe Ano.

Speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, Rev. Charles Darko Yeboah popularly know as OZEY thanked the Abuakwa North NDC executives and party supporters for having confidence in him and giving him the opportunity to go unopposed and represent them in the constituency.

“I was the 2020 Parliamentary Candidate for NDC in Abuakwa North and I pulled out over 15,000 votes and promise to increase it come 2024 elections to win the seat”, he assured.

Ozey then said, now that the NDC Regional executives have confirmed him as the Parliamentary Candidate for the area, he would seek to address all the differences among some party members for peace to prevail.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Ada Kyerematen Junior High School (J.H.S) ‘A’ in the New Juaben South Municipal of the Eastern Region has been crowned as winners of the Ada Circuit maths and science quiz competition of the third term academic calendar.

The Quiz Competition were in three sections, the first stage hosted four schools which include Khalid JHS that emerged 1st with 26 points , Ada Kyerematen’A’ 2nd with 21 points , Falahiya 3rd with 11 points and Apimpoa ‘B’ 4th position with zero point because they failed to present their contestants to participate in the competition.

In the second stage , Apimpoa ‘A’ were adjudged as winners with 23 points, Ada Kyerematen ‘B’ 2nd with 17 points , Mahd-Deen 3rd with 7 points while Zion pulled out of the competition hence occupied the 4th position with zero points.

The third stage of the competition which was the final stage was represented by four schools comprising the first and second winners from stage one and stage two therefore the schools which advanced to the finals were Khalid JHS, Ada Kyerematen ‘B’ , Ada Kyerematen ‘A’ and Apimpoa ‘A’.

After the 4th rounds of the final stage , Ada Kyerematen ‘A’ won the overall contest with overwhelming 74 points while Apimpoa ‘A’ were placed second with 44 points , Khalid JHS and Ada Kyerematen ‘B’ bagging the 3rd and 4th positions with 22 and 13 points respectively.

The Quiz master for the competition was Sir Yaw Adjei and assisted by Sir Evans and Ansah as score master and time keeper accordingly.

According to the Circuit Supervisor, Mr. Oteng Adu , the quiz competition at the Circuit level is to equip the students and prepare them for the district level one next year.

He, however plaudit the students for their outstanding performance and entreated them to take their studies serious.

By// Ansah Stephen.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Member of Parliament for Afram Plains North Constituency in the Eastern, Betty Nana Efua Krosbi Mensah has called on the Electoral Commission (E.C) to rescind its decision by conducting the limited voters registration exercise for the new voters’ at their various District Offices across the country.

According to her, there are over 575 communities in Afram Plains North of which 222 are being located on the Volta Lake. Again, the constituency has 31 electoral areas and 127 polling stations and out of this number, 13 electoral areas and 54 polling stations are located on the various Islands.

The E.C has set September 12 to October 2, 2023 for the exercise.

Betty Mensah further revealed, that only reliable means of transport are boats, canoes, and ferries.

To access the District Capital, the constituents have to travel several kilometres on water and commute by road to Donkorkrom.

“Constituents who live on Agordeke (Digya Island) for instance have to travel by boat for about 8-10 hours to get to the river bank at Supom ( Bridge Ano) and then continue for over 25km distance by road to the District Capital, and before they will get to Donkorkrom for the registration they would have to spent close to over GH¢300.00 on transportation, where would the 18yrs old young boys and girls get that money from?”, she asked.

The Afram Plains North Lawmaker therefore appealed to the Electoral Commission through its chairperson, Jean Mansa to as a matter of urgency to review the registration modalities for Afram Plains North in consultation with the District Inter-Party Committee by creating registration centres on all the Islands to facilitate the registration of voters instead of moving to their District Office in Donkorkrom to get their names registered.

She told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH when they organized empowering democracy press briefing on Wednesday, August 23,2023 at Donkorkrom.

She indicated also that by so doing, all eligible voters who have turned 18yrs old and above in the constituency will get their names registered to be able to take part in 2024 general elections.

“I was disappointed when I heard the EC announced on Thursday, August 17, 2023 in their press conference held in Accra that, only their District Offices has been designated as a registration centres for the purposes of the upcoming registration”, she noted.

Betty Nana Efua Mensah then entreated the people of Afram Plains North to exercise restraint because she has petitioned the EC to re-look at its decision so that all those living on the Volta Lake wouldn’t be disenfranchised to exercise their voting right in the 2024 general elections.

Some of the Assemblymen who joined the press briefing also spoke to KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH and begged the E.C to withdraw that decision to enable all the eligible voters to get their names registered other than that they would be disenfranchised to be part of the 2024 general elections.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Member of Parliament for Fanteakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region Kofi Okyere Agyekum has assured Presidential hopeful Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia that all delegates in his constituency would vote for him come the NPP’s presidential primaries.

According to him, he built a bridge at Bososu Zongo and the then running mate for President Akufo-Addo and now the Vice President, Dr Bawumia came and commissioned it and ceased the opportunity and do campaign for them and it yielded a positive result.

“Saying, because of the former National Chairman for NDC, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo they have never won an elections at Bososu before but when Dr. Bawumia stepped his foot over there and campaigned for them they won in that area for the very first time, and since then, that place has now become their stronghold.

Kofi Okyere Agyekum adds, so those who are saying when the did the V.P came and wanted to become the flagbearer, I’m telling them that in 2012 he came to Fanteakwa South, worked hard for us to win in Bososu Zongo community for the first time in history of Ghana’s elections indicating they would also show their appreciation to him by voting massively for him to become their Flagbearer in 2024.

He made this remarks at Nsutem on Sunday, August 13, 2023 when Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia connected with the Fanteakwa South delegates and pleaded with them to give him the nod come their Special and Supper Delegates Conferences slated for August 26 and November 4, 2023 to lead them into the 2024 general elections.

Meanwhile, the NPP Chairman for Fanteakwa South, Maxi Kwadwo Appiah said, in 2012 elections petition, when they were looking for someone to go and defended them in Supreme Court they didn’t get any man but it took Dr. Bawumia to sacrificed himself for the party and today same people are saying when they did he came.

“….And it is through Dr. Alhaji Bawumia’s effort in Supreme Court that made us to know elections are won at the polling station so we will also honour him to become our Flagbearer come elections 2024 elections”, he stated.

Moreover, the Presidential hopeful, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia said, among all the ten (10) aspirants who are contesting he is the one the NDC people are attacking and talking about him because they fear him.

He noted that, the NDC have only three strongholds in Ghana, that is; Northern Region, Volta Region and Zongo communities in the Southern zone.

“And when they go to Northern and Volta Region they tell them NPP is Akan party, when they come to the Zongo communities in southern zone too they tell them that NPP doesn’t like the Muslims and if NPP delegates vote for me their campaign would fall inside the water because they won’t have anything to say out our party again”, he stressed.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.