The Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo has disclosed to the media that, the number of 2021 TVET candidates who are writing their final exams has increased to 24,000 as compared to that of 2019.

She said, in 2019 when Prez Akufo-Addo reshuffled her from Gender Ministry to Education Ministry, candidates who wrote the same exams were 17,000 but it has shoot up to 24,000 in 2021 labelling its a plus for the country.

“This means the advocacy we are doing about the TVET that, should school children had an opportunity of furthering their second cycle education they should choose the technical and vocational institutions has yielded a positive result” noted Hon. Gifty Ampofo.

The Hon. Deputy Education Minister who doubles as the MP for Abuakwa North North Constituency in the Eastern Region continue that, with the support of Akufo-Addo’s government in collaboration with the education ministry they’ve built a state of the art workshops with full modern machines for all the Technical and Vocational Institutions in Ghana to help better the standard of the Ghanaian students who are offering TVET courses in school.

Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo made these known following her tour to some TVET centers in the eastern region to monitor and wish candidates partaking in the ongoing 2021 NABPTEX exams well.

Some of the schools visited by the MP includes; St. Joseph Technical and Vocational Institute – Kwahu Tafo, Abetifi Technical and Vocational Institute, as well St. Paul Technical Institute- Kukurantumi.

“If you learn the TVET and you do it well when you complete school, already you have your handiwork so if you couldn’t go to Technical University you can still do something for yourself to survive” she stressed.

She also disclosed that, the Ministry of Education and Commission For Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) have secured a 200 million dollars meant for ‘Ghana Job and Skills Project’.

“After completion and getting a certified certificate that indicate you have completed Ghana Job and Skills Project and indeed you have learnt a handiwork and worked to a certain level, then you can go to formerly National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) now Ghana Enterprise Agency for a help.

The minister then noted that, after graduation, the graduates will have a training dubbed “entrepreneurship” organized by the Ghana Enterprise Agency in quest to support them financially to start their own Buisness to complement Ghana government aim of alleviating poverty from the Ghanaian society.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnews.

Kpobiman is a suburb of Accra in the Ga West Municipality. As part of this years Homowo festival which is popular among the Gas, the King, Nii Kootse Mensah I, installed new queen mother in the community, Naa Afrowa Gbensoñ I, of which of all the in the community, this marks their first installed queen.

Speaking the media, the new queen mother expressed her heart filled by the kind gestured of her king, Nii Mensah Kootse I. “Hand in hand I will be working with my streangh and might with the king to help build a better community” she said.

In addition to this, the king have it a time to installed a new executioner of who his name will be Nii Tetttey Tsitsitse I.

It is always said he who washes the hind well dine with elders. The kingship brought Sariki Sullemanu Amidu I, new zongo community chief to the palace to jell up his team to build the community.

By// Kwabena Gyamfi, Kings TV.

Source// Obohnews.

The new installed Kpobiman Zongo Chief in the Ga West Municipality of Greater Accra Region, Sariki Sulemana Amidu I has expressed his great joy and opportunity given to him by the royal throne of the community to serve with them to build the community.

In respond to the recent happening of death in the community, he said good measured have been put in place to trap such people doing that to furnish the image of the town down.

“I have already spoken to all the okader readers in the community among the youth most especially with those who think of having protocols in the community, the law has no respect for anyone” he adviced.

This, he said, was also in responds to the Assembly woman of the community Hon. Selena Avevor request to help trap wrong dowers in the locality.

By// Kwabena Gyamfi, Kings TV.

Source// Obohnews.

Hon. Nana Kwasi Adjei Boateng, Member of Parliament for New Juaben North Constituency in the Eastern Region has stated, the 8yr cycle agenda his NPP want to break come 2024 elections wouldn’t come on the silver platter but rather it requires a hardwork, unity and togetherness amongst the members of their party to achieve it.

The former Deputy Local Minister indicated, if they don’t work hard to win power in 2024 and NDC takes the baton from them, all the good works NPP gov’t have done within the 8yrs will go waste.

Hon. Nana Kwasi Boateng adds, what will help us to get development and profit is when NPP stays in power for more than 16yrs then this country would get the needed development Ghanaians are looking for over the past years.

He made these known at Oyoko Community Centre in the New Juaben North Municipality when addressing their delegates on what to do to retain in power come 2024 elections during their constituency 2021 Annual Delegates Conference. Theme” BREAKING THE EIGHT IS A MUST AND OUR COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY “.

Furthermore, the Constituency party’s Chairman, Hon. Kwadwo Boateng Agyemang on his part commended Prez Akufo-Addo for managing the covid 19 cases very well to prevent its spreading.

“If not this unexpected global pandemic Covid 19 we would have seen more infrastructure projects in Ghana but even that Prez Nana Addo have done a great work within his 5yrs into office.

Chairman Boateng Agyemang adds, no amount of noise making from the opposition NDC can distract them to handover the power to them in 2024. Because they don’t want them to come and destroy the good works Prez Akufo-Addo and his NPP gov’t have done in the next 8yrs ahead of us

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnews.

Hon Musah Adamu Raha, the Eastern Regional Deputy Nasara Coordinator of NPP, has stated that, Prez Nana Addo is committed in fighting corruption as he’s open up to every Ghanaians to report any appointees of him caught in the act.

” No corrupt Prez will asked its citizens to monitor the activity of its officials and report them when they are being caught of involving themselves in corruption act that will bring the country’s development down” he adds.

He said, corruption sent NDC to opposition because they were just milking the state but Nana Addo in his tenure of fighting corruption has made many Ghanaians to believe that he is ever ready to fight the canker.

“We [NPP] have seen that it is corruption that sent NDC to opposition so they also want to use the corruption tag on NPP to create enormity between NPP and Ghanaians to make our party unpopular for them to be voted NPP out of power come 2024 elections which doesn’t sound well”

Hon. Adamu Raha told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in an interview adding that, the NDC members should find another means in keeping this gov’t on its toes rather than resorting into these falsehood corruption allegations against Prez Akufo-Addo which wouldn’t go anywhere.

Replying to the recent survey by Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) that indicates 62% of Ghanaians says Akufo-Addo can’t curb corruption under his regime as prez, Hon Raha said, they are entitled to their opinion since they might have done their own research and come out with their findings and is that the realities?.

“Who knows those people they spoke with are anti-NPP gov’t and what do you want them to say. Because we have so many civil society groups and organizations in Ghana whose main target is to deliberately run Prez Nana Addo’s gov’t down” he noted.

Hon. Adamu Raha continue that, the CDD-Ghana should let them know the caliber of persons they spoke with during their survey to let them have a fair view on their programme to determine whether their findings are true or not else it will be difficult for them to accept their survey.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnews.

The Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly has on the 28th of August, 2021, commissioned and handed over fifty six (56) units newly constructed market sheds and twenty four (24) units renovated with concrete paving six hundred (600) meter square floor area, to the Akyem New-Tafo Community.

The Coordinating Director, Mrs Ruth Woode, in her address stated that, the project was funded from the District Performance Assessment Tool (DPAT).
She commended all stakeholders for their contribution to the achievement of DPAT and called for their usual support and cooperation for more.

Mrs Ruth Woode admonished all the traders who are going to occupy the stalls to keep the best of maintenance culture and assured them that, a fire officer will be deployed to the market to educate them on fire prevention to avoid any future raze.

She further advised the market women to continue to abide by the COVID 19 protocols to help curb the spread.

“It has been observed that, majority of you are not complying with the COVID 19 protocols, after this round of sensitization, the sanctions on noncompliance will follow up as approved by General Assembly on 31st March 2021, where the police will start arresting and prosecuting offenders.” Mrs Ruth Woode.

The coordinating director assured fair distribution of the stalls to the market women.

Receiving the documents of the stalls, Mrs Sarah Agyekum, Tafo Market Queen thanked the Assembly and government as a whole for fixing the market.

She mentioned that, maximum maintenance practice is assured under her supervision and pleaded with the assembly to continue to fix the other sheds to complete the market infrastructural deficit.

Also present at the short ceremony was the presiding member of Abuakwa North, Hon Emmanuel Asare Gyekye, Alhaji Umar Bodinga, works sub committee chairman also first vice chairman Eastern Region NPP, departmental heads and staff of Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly, Hon Afari Agyeman, Mangoase Electoral Area Assemblyman, the clergy, the Municipal Chief Imam, market women and the press.

By// Nana Kwasi Asare.

Source// Obohnews.

The Member of Parliament for Jomoro Constituency in the Western Region, Hon. Dorcas Afo-Toffey has donated 100 dual desks to Nana Avo Nweah M/A Basic School.

The donation of the desks by Dorcas Afo-Toffey was made to the Human Resource Manager of Jomoro Directorate of Education to be handed over to Nana Avo Nweah M/A basic school.

The donation, which was done on Friday, August 27, 2021 forms part of efforts by the Jomoro MP to contribute to enhance teaching and learning in the Constituency.

Handing over the furniture to the Education Directorate, Hon. Afo-Toffey said, going arounds to the various communities during her parliamentary election campaign tour, it was devastating to see students lying on the floor and others sitting on blocks during teaching and learning hours, a situation she noted affected the impact on pupils.

She reiterated her commitment to education, adding that, she would make sure every school in her constituency get a furniture.

The Hon. MP adds, she will to do her best to utilise the resources available to her and further stating to construct a 6-units classroom block for Nana Avo Nweah M/A Basic School since the school is in dire need of befitting classrooms.

Addressing the gathering she promise to provide 1 laptop each to the teaching staff of Nana Avo Nweah School

Receiving the furniture, the Headteacher of of the Nana Avo Nweah Basic School, Mr Cletus Azupe commends the Member of Parliament for her good works.

The promise by the MP follows a request from the Chief of Tikobo No-2 Nana Avo Nweah for asking her to provide the school with state of art ICT laboratory.

Mr Cletus Azupe in his speech said “challenge of inadequate furniture has been one of the major impediments hindering effective academy works in the school. So I thank God so much for given us such a kindhearted and a concerned MP who has come to our aid in addressing our challenge”

These donation will go a long way to bring solutions to the canker of inadequate furniture syndrome in the school.The supply of this furniture has just opened the door for better and greater achievement in the school” he told New Day FM journalist Kaakyire Kwasi Afari in an interview.

Mr. Azupe applauded the teachers of the school for enduring academic hardship by handling the students who normally squats or sit on the floor during classes hours.

The Chief of Tikobo No-2 Nana Avo Nweah, called on the parents to support the teaching staff in a way of motivating them since the school is located in a deprived area.

He said, the PTA of the school has a pivotal role to play to improve academics for their wards, hence its their core responsibility for developing the school especially, in the area of assisting the construction of the school’s infrastructure and provide food items for the teachers as well.

By: Kaakyire Kwasi Afari, New Day FM.

Source// Obohnews

The Chairman for Abuakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Yaw Boakye Yiadom has indicated that, they lost the 2008 elections to NDC because the number of the presidential aspirants who contested for the Flagbearership position were too much.

He said, even before the elections there were division among themselves thence taking out one candidature from the rest, the remaining 16 presidential contestants had differences among it followers which played a major role to the party’s defeat.

Chairman Boakye Yiadom adds, the only way to break the 8 is to forgo their differences and come together as one family to help achieve the goal.

He told Kingdom KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in an interview during the constituency’s 2021 Annual Delegates Conference that took place at Kyebi Presbyterian College of Education with the theme:” Breaking the 8 is a Must and Our Collective Responsibility in the Party to win elections 2024″.

“Ghanaians need us to continue our good works because is only NPP when is in power transform the country”.

To add to it, the DCE for the District Assembly, Hon. Kojo Ofori-Sarfo said, in 2016 elections they defeated NDC with over 1million votes thinking that in last year’s 2020 elections too they were going to double it to 2million but only to be failed despite doing a good job.

“Our votes declined drastically to over 500,000 in the elections 2020 and that doesn’t mean we didn’t performed well but is because of disunity, backbiting, gossiping and etc amongst us” he noted.

Hon. Ofori-Sarfo stressed, with unity, peace, togetherness, love and understanding they can break the 8 years jinx very simple.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh

Source// Obohnews.

Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region, Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo has presented past questions to all the 38 public Junior High Schools in her constituency to help the students to prepare themselves well towards the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination.

The Lawmaker who doubles as the Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), emphatically stressed, they should know that given them the past questions doesn’t mean automatically everything in the textbooks will appear in their final, thus charged them to study very hard to achieve positive results.

“The textbooks include Integrated Science, Social Studies, Religious Moral Education (RME), and English Language and some with the possible answers”. She said the reason why she didn’t add Mathematics to it was that; the teachers from the various schools didn’t accepted the one they got per it content.

She made it clear that, the textbooks are for the schools but not the students. Hon. MP is optimistic that with the help of these textbooks hopefully the students will improve their result in the upcoming exams.

Hon. Gifty Ampofo continue that, she had an open forum with the teachers to know their concerns and challenges confronting them and how to rectify those problems.

In addition, she appealed to the teachers to handle the books well and help the students developed an attitude that we will enable have peace as Ghanaians.

Again they should motivate them to ensure their schools get the best result in the Abuakwa North and going forward the eastern region as well as Ghana.

Hon. Twum Ampofo made these know to the media when presenting the textbooks to the teachers from the various JHS in her constituency at New Tafo Presbyterian Church Hall.

Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo therefore assured the teachers that should their schools performed better in the exams she have a special undisclosed offer for them.

Moreover, some of the teachers who received the textbooks on behalf of their schools thanked the Hon. MP for her kind gesture and asked God’s blessings upon her life for showing love to the students.

They also asked the parents to helped them trained the students together because they can’t do everything alone.

Some also raised concerns about how some students are becoming truants off late, adding that ever since teachers were being asked to stopped canning the kids they don’t respect at all making indiscipline worse.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnews.

The Member of Parliament for New Juaben South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Hon. Michael Okyere Kofi Baafi has schooled Ex Prez John Dramani Mahama that his competitor and incumbent President Akufo-Addo does not need any help from him to solve the high rate of unemployment issues confronting the country.

He emphatically indicated that, former prez Mahama does not have any moral right to make any comment that “he is ready to assist prez Nana Addo and his NPP gov’t to fixed those challenges, should they call him for help”.

Following this, the MP who doubles as the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry said since Ex Prez John Mahama do not see Nana Addo Dankwa as Prez elect of the Republic he can’t phantom how the latter would cooperate with solutions to the said challenges.

Hon. Kofi Baafi told KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH of Kingdom FM fame in an interview during the Constituency’s Annual Delegates Conference in Koforidua.

“Nobody can distracted our minds from what we are doing, because H. E. Prez Akufo-Addo is focused and determined to developed the country. We are on course fixing the unemployment rate issues” he said.

Meanwhile, Hon Isaac Apaw Gyasi, the MCE for the Municipality wadding into the matter revealed that there are a lot of infrastructure projects ongoing under his watch within the 3yrs at post which he labelled them “as legacy projects”.

“Today through the able leadership of Prez Akufo-Addo under the secondary cities projects they have constructed the Nsukwao basin drainage system, now flooding in New Juaben South Municipality is thine of the past” he stressed.

Source// Obohnews.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.