The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region who is seeking reelection has successfully passed through the vetting process and picked the number one spot on the ballot paper.

The Eastern Regional New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary primaries vetting commenced on Wednesday, January 3, and ended on Thursday, January 4, 2024, when 85 candidates successfully filed their nominations.

The vetting committee was chaired by Lord Comey and was supported by the Eastern Regional NPP executives.

Addressing the media, the Abuakwa North MP who doubles as the Deputy Minister for Education responsible for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), stated that her good works will speak for her to win the upcoming parliamentary primaries slated for January 27, 2024.

Gifty Ampofo adds, that all the other candidates who are competing with her should have withdrawn their candidature from the contest and allowed her to go unopposed because they can’t defeat her.

“Because our party believes in democracy, everybody can come and test the waters, go back and prepare themselves well, and join the parliamentary primaries race again when I finish my work and no more contesting,” she stressed.

Gifty Twum Ampofo revealed that, in the history of Abuakwa North, no incumbent MP has been elected twice apart from her, and this indicates that her constituents appreciate what she is doing.

She is optimistic that the delegates will give her another opportunity by voting massively for her to go to parliament and lobby for developmental projects for them.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The incumbent Member of Parliament for Fanteakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Kofi Okyere Agyekum having been cleared to seek reelection picked the number one position on the ballot paper to contest the upcoming parliamentary primaries slated for January 27, 2024.

Lord Commey chaired the Eastern Regional New Patriotic Party’s vetting committee where 85 candidates successfully filed their nominations to join the race.

Speaking to the media after the vetting, Kofi Okyere Agyekum, the Member of Parliament for Fanteakwa South who is seeking re-election commended the vetting committee for being free and fair to all the aspirants during the vetting process.

He observed that he has unfinished business for his constituents; hence seeking re-election to complete all the uncompleted projects before he leaves office as MP for the area.

“The major challenges confronting the Fanteakwa South Constituency is our road networks and thanks be to God that some have been completed and others are also ongoing,” he added.

The Fanteakwa South MP indicated that the roads from Osino through to Samang to Juaso roads are under construction following the awarding of the contracts.

He stressed, adding likewise to the Ahiamakyene to Akomasu roads as well as the Obourho to the Asesewa road.

Okyere Agyekum then added that 15 communities in his constituency were initially not having access to electricity however in December 2023 the Energy Ministry agreed to extend electricity to those communities where materials have been distributed to the site for the works to commence.

He stated that he stands tall amongst all the other candidates who are contesting him for the parliamentary seat and is of the strong conviction that the delegates will give him another opportunity to go to Parliament and continue his good works.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

A Deacon of the Church of Pentecost Ada Emmanuel Assembly in Koforidua in the Eastern region David Sabla has been inducted into office by a High Court Judge in Accra as the new Eastern Regional Chairman of the United Nations Youth Association of Ghana (UNYA-GH).

The United Nations Youth Association- Ghana (UNYA-GH) was inducted into office by some newly appointed National and Regional Executives on 16th December 2023 this year to complete the functional administrative structure of the association.

The event was held at the D.F Annan Auditorium at the Parliament House of Ghana graced by a representative of the Chief Justice of Ghana Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo and many other dignitaries with an attendance of over 400 youth across the 16 regions of Ghana.

The National Executive Committee (NEC), Regional Executive Committee (REC), and some special Envoys in a short ceremony were inducted by the High Court Judge and later sworn in by the representative of the Chief Justice of Ghana.

At the same event, Youth MPs, Youth Ministers, Youth Justices, and the leadership of the three (3) arms of the Youth Government Initiative (YGI) were inaugurated.

Addressing the media at the sidelines of the ceremony, the National Youth President of UNYA-GH H.E WH Kobina Adomadzi Longdon explained that “United Nations Youth Association Ghana (UNYA-GH) is a youth wing mandated to advocate, build capacities and mobilize support for United Nations Resolutions, Programs, and Initiatives”

“We believe that people especially the youth everywhere must be actively involved at both local and global levels of decision making towards boosting the achievement of the United Nations Goals”

H.E WH Kobina Adomadzi Longdon reiterated by saying “The Youth Government Initiative (YGI) uses simulations of the three Arms of Government, Memberships, Internships, and Training on the three Arms of Government under the 1992 Constitution of Ghana”

“A new generation of patriotic young Ghanaians imbibed with the spirit, tenets, and best practices of ethical legislative leadership, good governance, justice delivery, democracy, peacebuilding, internal diplomacy, and Global Citizenship practices”.

According to him, the UNYA-GH seeks to use YGI to promote sustainable youth inclusion in nation-building as an aspiration to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

By: Ansah Stephen.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Parliamentary Candidate Hopeful for New Juaben South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Yaa Ansaa Safori has submitted her nomination form to partake in the upcoming New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary primaries slated for January 27, 2024.

Addressing journalists at the party’s office at Koforidua Old State after successfully filing her form, Yaa Safori thanked all and sundry for throwing their support behind her to join this race to become their next Member of Parliament.

“Developmental projects are essential in every country or community but after doing all this work and your people don’t have a job doing they don’t see the relevance of it and is very worrying”, she stated.

The Parliamentary Candidate Hopeful who doubles as the Chief Executive Officer for Yaa Ansaa Safori Foundation acknowledged the hard work of the Omanhene of New Juaben Traditional Area, Daasebre Kwaku Boateng III through whose efforts the people of New Juaben have seen an asphaltic road in the area.

She noted that empowering the youth of New Juaben South especially the ladies to get their handiwork done is very paramount to her.

“The only way social vises, crime, and unemployment rates can be curbed is by creating job opportunities for the youth to get their handiwork done because they play a crucial role in nation-building.”

The New Juaben South Parliamentary Candidate hopeful added that, if God permits and their delegates give the nod to her to go represent them in Parliament she would establish factories so that every resident in the area would at least get something done to help them cater for their families.

Yaa Ansaa Safori seized the opportunity and entreated the New Juaben South delegates to honor her on January 27, 2024, becoming their P.C. and ensuring them she won’t disappoint them but maintain the parliamentary seat for NPP with a wide margin.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The newly installed Kurontihene of the Akuapem Traditional Council in the Eastern Region, Osahene Boafo Ansah III has vowed to serve the Akuapehene, Oseadɛɛnyo Kwasi Akkufo III at any given time.

According to him, when things got tough in 2014 for Akuapemmam and didn’t know what to do, it took the forefathers and great-grandfathers and stand firm and fight hard to ensure Akuapemmam got to its initial stage of development he came to continue.

The Kurontihene who doubles as the Senior Divisional Chief of the Akuapem Traditional Council added that, doing developmental projects for the people is paramount for every chief and he is going to work hand in hand with Akuapehene to transform Akuapemmam together.

Osahene Boafo Ansah stated that he would work with everybody to transform the Kuronti division.

He made this known when swearing the oath of allegiance to Akuapehene, Oseadɛɛnyo Kwasi Akkufo III at the forecourt of Akuapem Palace.

Osahene Ansah then shows his heartfelt gratitude to the Akuapem Traditional Council especially, the Akuapehene for the honor done him.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region, Gifty Twum Ampofo on Monday, December 25, 2023, filed her nomination form to seek re-election in their upcoming 2024 parliamentary elections slated for January 27, 2023.

Hundreds of thousands flooded the streets of Kukurantumi to accompany the sitting MP to submit her nomination form as she looked forward to retaining her as their Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North in 3rd term.

Under her leadership as a Member of Parliament, the Abuakwa North Constituency has benefited from a lot of developmental projects.

Aside from all these infrastructure projects received by the Constituency, she used her 2016 ex-gratia to build a party office for NPP in the Abuakwa North just to show her appreciation to the Party Members for electing her again in 2020 to continue her good works.

Gift Twum Ampofo who doubles as the Deputy Minister of Education responsible for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) added that she will continue serving and lobbying for more developmental projects for her constituents should she be given the nod to present them to Parliament come 2024.

She then entreated their delegates to remain focused and vote for a tried and tested person like herself who always puts their welfare first before any other thing she does, to lead them into the promised land.

Gifty Twum Ampofo is the only Member of Parliament for Abuakwa Abuakwa North Constituency who has won two consecutive elections in the history of the Constituency due to her commitment, dedication, and hard work since the Constituency was separated from the then Abuakwa Central Constituency in 2004.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline. com

The Member of Parliament for Suhum Constituency in the Eastern Region, Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante on Saturday, December 23, 2023, submitted his nomination form to seek re-election in the upcoming 2024 parliamentary elections.

Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante was elected into office as a Member of Parliament for Suhum Constituency in 2020, and under his leadership and his leadership, the constituents have benefited from his many developmental projects.

One major project that was dear to the people was the Suhum Roman Park but thankfully, Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante has redeveloped it into an ultramodern sports complex that would help discover the talents of the youth who have a passion for football and other sporting activities.

Addressing Journalists after filing his nomination form at the New Patriotic Party’s office in Suhum, the incumbent and Parliamentary Candidate hopeful for Suhum Constituency, Ɔboafo Asante noted that, he planted a seed and it has yielded good fruit in the 3 years when constituents in Suhum voted him to go present them in Parliament.

According to him, he has unfinished business with the people of Suhum and has to complete it before he can say goodbye to his constituents, and the ones he has not done that he can’t leave in the middle of the road, hence picking the form and contest again.

The indefatigable MP who has brought transformation to Suhum added that he has created many job opportunities for the youth in the area.

Kwadjo Asante is optimistic that the delegates in the Suhum Constituency who in their last internal primaries voted massively for him and defeated his opponent with a 15,000 vote margin will do the same for him on January 27, 2024.

The Member of Parliament hopeful for Suhum Constituency urged the delegates to vote for a tried and tested person in him to do more for them in 2025.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Assembly Member for Osabene Mile 50 Electoral Area in the New Juaben South Municipal Assembly of the Eastern Region, Ebenezer Opare has maintained his seat for the third consecutive time in the just-ended District Level Election held on Thursday, December 21, 2023.

He won seven out of the eight polling centers that constitute the Osabene Mile 50 Electoral Area.

Speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, the re-elected Assembly Member said his good works made him victorious.

Mr. Opare added that looking at how people have accepted him, he is eying to contest for the Member of Parliament in the Constituency in the near future.

He then shows gratitude to the electorate who reposed their confidence in him by voting massively for him to represent them at the assembly level.

He furthered by saying, he had forgiven all persons who spoke ill against him during the campaign time and promised to work with everybody to lobby for developmental projects for the residents of Osabene Mile 50 Electoral Area.

Some Council of Elders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the New Juaben South Constituency of the Eastern Region have picked the nomination forms for Yaa Ansaa Safori to join the race to contest in the upcoming parliamentary primaries.

According to them, they have seen the developmental projects of Yaa Safor for the residents of New Juaben South thus their action since the parliamentary seat of the area has become vacant.

They added that Yaa Ansaa Safori contributed and sacrificed herself for the party to win previously held elections in the constituency and therefore when giving her the opportunity to come and lead them she will deliver.

Opanyin Emmanuel Agyei speaking on behalf of his colleagues told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH that, the good work of Yaa Safori had done for the NPP in New Juaben South would remain in the heart of the people.

“We believe if such an indefatigable person is given the nod to go to parliament she will bring more developmental projects to the people of New Juaben South and the Constituency will develop,” he added.

Receiving the nomination forms, the Parliamentary Candidate hopeful, Yaa Ansaa Safori thanked the Council of Elders for believing in her to ensure her dream of becoming the MP for the area in 2024 is achieved.

The businesswoman who doubles as the Chief Executive Officer for the Yaa Ansaa Safori Foundation underscores that her good work is walking the talk for her.

Pending the official submission of her form, she pleaded with the delegates to vote for her come January 27, 2024, to become the Member of Parliament for New Juaben South Constituency.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

Ghana Gas Company Limited has officially commissioned and handed over a one-story ultramodern Police Station to the people of Amanokrom to enhance security in the area.

The project was lobbied by the Assembly member for Amanokrom Electoral Area, Benjamin Boafo in the Akuapem North Municipal Assembly of the Eastern Region.

Speaking at the short ceremony held at Amanokrom on Friday, December 15, 2023, the Project Manager at Ghana Gas, Anyimah Nwiah Edomgbole said, that the Ghana Gas Company Limited has done more than 30 projects in the Eastern Region of which Akuapem North Municipality have benefited five out of these projects and all have been commissioned.

He stated that the welfare of the Security agencies in the country is paramount to them, hence, their support of building these ultramodern facilities for the community.

Furthermore, Benjamin Boafo the Assembly Member for Amanokrom Electoral Area who lobbied for the project noted that he is happy that the effort he made to get the police station for his people has come to reality because their security is his priority.

He also shows his appreciation to Amanokromhene Nana Osim Kwatia and his Obaahemaa Amanko Aba for their immense support and not forgetting Hackman Owusu Agyeman for releasing their land for free for such a beautiful edifice.

For his part, the Eastern Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Emmanuel Twumasi Ankrah commended Benjamin Boafo for spearheading such an important project that provides security to the entire Amanokrom Community.

DCOP Twumasi Ankrah then said that the Ghana Police Service needed a lot of help from the general public because the country is growing and they have to get Police Stations or Posts in various communities to be able to curb the crime rate in those areas.

On his part, the Mankradohene of Amanokrom, Nana Opare Boafo who represented the Amanokromhene Nana Osim Kwatia admonished the Akuapem North Divisional Command to put the facility received to good use and ensure they maintain it from time to time to prevent the building from deteriorating.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.