Newly elected Constituency Executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Abuakwa South, on Sunday, May 22, 2022, joined the Presbyterian Church, Ghana, the Ebenezer Congregation at Obronikrom in Kyebi to worship with them.
The move was aimed to thanked God following their victory in the constituency polls.
Speaking to the media, the 2nd vice chairman of the constituency, Nana Kofi Fredua, admitted how good and faithful God had been to them in their journey amid securing their triumph therefore deserves to be thankful.
According to him, during their campaign tour, they onboard vehicles without anything bad happened to them; thus there is the need to thank God and praise his name.
To add with, Nana Fredua assured of hard work to ensure Abuakwa South restore its past lost glory in terms of development.
He continue by ensuring to help build upon the already existence peace in the NPP Abuakwa South.
Mrs. Gifty Twum Ampofo on the white attire with the blue skaff singing with the children
The Unit headmistress of OPASS Primary School for the Special Children Unit, Madam Charity Yaa Otu has expressed her displeasure over challenges facing the institution.
The OPASS Unit School for the Special Children take care of different categories of disabled children; such as down syndrom, autistics, cerebral palsy, and etc.
According to Madam Yaa Otu, it is the only school that cater for both children from the Abuakwa North and South Constituency respectively.
Adding that, they need spacious classrooms and boarding house that can accommodate students.
“Because of the school doesn’t have enough facility to accommodate such children, parents are keeping them at home. Should the school have its own school bus that can convey them to school and take them back home, many parent wouldn’t have kept or hide their children at home” she noted.
Mrs. Charity Yaa Otu told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI when the MP of the Abuakwa North Constituency, Mrs. Gifty Twum Ampofo was celebrating her 6years anniversary as a lawmaker with them.
Madam Yaa Otu ceased the opportunity to appeal to the MP, gov’t, philanthropist, individuals, stakeholders to come to their aid by getting them the bus or the school facility.
She observe that, such special children also deserves quality education to better their future.
Responding to their plight, Mrs. Gifty Twum Ampofo said, arrangement is underway to get them spacious classroom with learning materials the children would need for their studies.
The MP who doubles as the Deputy Minister of Education in charge of TVET, thus admonished parents of such wards to be proud and also charge them to cultivate the manner of taking them to hospital for a regular check ups.
She urged the society to stop maltreating such children but rather show them love since they are also human being like any other person.
In her visitation to the school, she gave them toiletries, detergents, diapers, powered soap, antibiotics drugs. Afterward, she proceeded to dine with them.
Foreman briefing Mrs. Gifty Twum Ampofo on ongoing project.
Mrs Gifty Twum Ampofo, the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region, has lamented that, MPs does not use their resources for road construction but rather lobbies for it.
According to her, Ghana’s resources is very limited and can’t reach everybody at the same time, therefore constituents needs a hard working Member of Parliament to lobbied for infrastructure and many other important projects.
Mrs. Twum Ampofo who doubles as the Deputy Minister of Education in charge of TVET adds, she started lobbying for deplorable roads in her constituency to get it fixed in 2020.
Adding that, in 2022, the minister responsible for roads and highways gave the greenlight for the road to be constructed.
She said, she is grateful to Prez Akufo-Addo and his Roads Minister, Mr. Kwasi Amoako Atta for what they have done for the good people of Abuakwa North.
“Most of my constituents got peeved at me because of the nature of the poor roads network in my constituency especially the drivers” she admitted.
She told the media during a visit to the site to inspect the ongoing construction of the 14km road network which start from Tafo Engen junction through to Akim Old Tafo to Akim Kukurantumi.
The field supervisor for General Construction Limited, Mr. Eric Agyemang indicated that he is optimistic that, the project will be completed by the end of the year 2022.
He thus observed that, they have so far done 10% of the work.
Mr. Agyemang then pleaded with those whose waterlines have been affected by their work to give them some periods to fixed it back for them.
The Eastern Regional Chairperson of Midwives Group, Kathelyn Yaa Nyassigbe has said, many midwives don’t want to go and work at the remote areas because they encounter a lot of challenges over there.
She adds, gov’t is doing everything possible to push more midwives to the hard to reach areas to help the pregnant women in those villages to deliver peacefully, but that is not enough.
Mrs. Yaa Nyassingbe explained, sometimes working at the remote areas is very difficult. But when there is incentives and good social amenities available to them, it motive them to work hard.
Mrs. Kathelyn Yaa Nyassingbe told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH when celebrating their 2022 International Midwives’ Day on a theme: dubbed ” MIDWIVES, A VOICE TO LEAD IN THE MIDST OF CHALLENGES OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM”.
She stressed, nobody would like to work under poor condition of service and expected that person to deliver. She then urged the gov’t to come to their aid because they are really suffering.
She further revealed that, the Ghanaian midwives are doing so excellently well but their salaries is too small
Mrs. Nyassingbe adds, when someone is working from the bottom of his or her heart to safe two people’s live [mother and baby] and in the end their salaries is not enough, it demoralized the them.
Mrs. Kathelyn Nyassingbe then appealed to the gov’t to do something about the salaries of midwives.
In addition, Rev. Hayford Laryea, the Eastern Regional Chairman for Ghana Registered Nurses And Midwives Association also congratulate the midwives across Ghana for their hardwork.
He said, there is a lot of challenges confronting midwives especially those who work at the remote areas.
Rev. Laryea adds, because of those who work at the remote areas don’t have time to go for fresher programmes, they ceased the opportunity to give them training on how to monitor and take good care of the pregnant women till they delivered.
Mr. Charles Osei Opoku, a worker at Ghana Cocoa Board has defeated Mr. Kwame Boamah Dwira, the incumbent Chairman for NPP in the New Juaben South Constituency of the Eastern Region to claimed the chairmanship seat with 670 votes.
Mr. Kwame Boamah Dwira obtained 161 votes ( incumbent) whiles Mr. Charles Osei Opoku also polls out 831 votes in their just ended Constituency Executives Elections. Out of the expected 1012 delegates, only 992 cast their vote.
Speaking with Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, Mr. Osei Opoku gave thanks to God for given him the victory. He also show appreciation to the delegates who had confidence in him and voted him as their new constituency chairman.
He said, breaking the 8 won’t come on a silver platter but rather it requires a hard work, therefore it will need the services of everyone on board to make it a reality.
Mr. Charles Opoku adds, NPP is the only gov’t that can develop Ghana thus he urged Ghanaians to maintain them in power come 2024 general elections to continue their good works.
Meanwhile, in the position of the Treasurer another humiliated result occurred.
The incumbent treasurer, Silas Agyekum also lost heavily to Daniel Opoku. Out of the 991 total vote cast, Mr. Daniel Opoku obtained 841 as against that of Mr. Silas Agyekum 152.
Daniel Opoku, Treasurer Elect- New Juaben South Constituency.
Speaking with Kingdom News, the newly elected treasurer, Mr. Opoku said, the key objective of treasurer is to mobilize funds for the grassroot members and that is exactly what he has targeted.
He also said, he has opened an account with 200₵ as seed money for all the 34 electoral areas in the New Juaben South Constituency.
A situation he described as, the welfare of the people is his priority.
The Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong, has boycotted this year’s Edil-Fitir worship that was held to climax the Ramadan fasting periods observed by Muslims globally.
The worship ceremony was staged at the Koforidua Central Mosque.
The Ramadan which was scheduled to kick start on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 9:00am, started at about 9:45 am following the Minister’s expectance.
However, with his inability to avail himself to grace the occasion, he fails to assigned anyone in his absence.
To worsen matters, the MCE for New Juaben South, Isaac Appaw Gyasi and his MP, Michael Okyere Baafi who were also expected failed to show up.
Responding to the development, the aid to the Minister, Rockson, said, it was not a deliberate move because, Mr. Acheampong had an emergency call where he had to attend to an equally important duty at Mampong in the Akuapem South Municipality.
The Eastern Regional Chief Imam, Yusif Amudani Suleman after the worship prayed and asked for peace for the Nation.
Chief Imam Yusif Amudani then advised the Muslim youth to celebrate the Edil-Fitir festival in moderation to avoid any calamity
Dr. Samuel Twumasi-Ankrah, the President of Heritage Christian College has expressed worry over the spate of indiscipline behaviour amongst some graduates in the country.
“If the students don’t develop the spirit of discipline behaviour and sacrifice themselves to do the work that has been entrusted under their care, then it will affect their career in the future” he noted.
According to him, many graduates being it degree, diploma, PhD, masters holder are unemployed due to their lack of self discipline
Dr. Twumasi Ankrah indicate, no employee would like to employ someone whose attitude towards work is very bad.
He made these known during the 6th matriculation of Heritage Christian College at Amasaman in the Greater Accra Region.
Prof. Emeritus Evertt W. Huffard.
He further observed that not only graduates lacks the humor of discipline but also applies to the leaders of the country.
To buttressed his claimed, Mr. Ankrah worried over how politicians move with motorcade to flaunt traffics regulations, a situation which clearly indicates their level of indiscipline in the country.
He then used the opportunity and adviced the students to be discipline and learn hard to make their parents proud after school.
On his part, Professor Evertt W. Huffard of Leadership and Missions at Harding School of Theology, who was a guest at the program, urged students not to hesitate to ask for questions from their teachers if they don’t understand what they are being taught.
“There is lot of life challenges that affect your academic growth and what you do here is not just learning knowledge but you’re also learning to mature”
“…And sometimes you can’t feel well like that and you don’t go to lectures to get it. As a result you need someone to coach or mentor you when you don’t understand what’s next” he told KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH.
The Chief Executive officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board, Mr. Joseph Boahen Aiddo on last week yesterday, April 16,2022 paid a day field inspection tour to the Boadi Cocoa District to familiarize himself for the progress of work of the rehabilitated Cocoa farms which were affected by the cocoa swollen shoot viral disease (CSSVD).
Addressing a durbar organized in his honor at Tawiakrom in the Bodi cocoa District, Mr. Joseph Aiddo advised the farmers to desist from using of chemicals or weedicides on their cocoa farms because the ”24D” which is a chemical in the weedicides is dangerous to the soil, and it kills almost all the nutrients in it, which set as food for the soil, and that can affect the smooth growth of the cocoa plants and it is also affecting the cocoa rehabilitation program by the Government.
Mr. Boahen Aiddo cautioned the cocoa farmers to do away with burning their cleared lands before planting, hence it also kills the nutrients in the soil.
The Ghana Cocoa Board Boss further retreated his outfit readiness to provide all the necessary materials and tools needed by farmers who are willing to cut down their cocoa farms affected by the swollen shoot viral disease, be it labour, tool, plantain seedlings or cocoa seedlings.
”Nananuom, government led by Nana Addo Dankwah Akoffo Addo had secured a loan meant for the cocoa rehabilitation program, we are ready to provide all the necessary cocoa farming materials and input to all the farmers who are ready for their cocoa farms affected by the cocoa swollen shoot viral disease to be cut, as we all know we have already putting in place the weeding gangs who are working on your farms for two years, before handing over your farm to you,” he said.
In his response, the chief of Tawiakrom Nana Kojo Adjei, thanked the Chief Executive officer for his visit and promised his readiness to also involved in the campaign and education of the cocoa rehabilitation program especially to those in his area.
‘We the chiefs and elders of Tawiakrom will from today join the campaign and education for the cocoa rehabilitation program, because we all know cocoa is Ghana and Ghana is cocoa and we need to revive the dying of the cocoa farms especially in this area known as the area of cocoa some years ago,” he promised.
A Group calling itself Grassroot for Action in the Abuakwa North Constituency have appealed to Daniel Obeng Acquah known in political circles as Ubuntu, an aspirant in the impending Eastern Regional Deputy General secretary elections to rescind his decision to come back home(Abuakwa North) and pick one of the positions in the Abuakwa North Constituency. In a conversation with the leader of the group, Kwaku Appiah,he intimated that Daniel Obeng Acquah is an asset that the constituency needs so much in our quest to break the 8.
The boxes are in the constituencies and his commitment and dedication to the constituency is unparalleled.His support to the grassroots and contributions to the party is something that we are highly optimistic that we need him to be part of the constituency executive committee.
He continued that, In as much as we believe in his ability to excel as a Deputy Regional Secretary we feel his contributions Will be felt more to advance the course of the constituency.
We are ready to pick Nomination forms for him if he’s ready to contest in any of the positions in the impending constituency elections.
Daniel Obeng Acquah known as Ubuntu is a known party Person across the region.
He is a member of the Eastern Regional communications team, Communication team member, Abuakwa North Constituency, The commander of Alpha Patriots in Abuakwa North, Secretary to Okyeman Youth Association and Okyeman Youth for Development, Executive Secretary for Youth for Emancipation. He attended Ofori Panin Senior High School, Presbyterian Training College, University of Cape Coast, University of Ghana and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He has taught at Ofori Panin Senior High his Alma mater, Methodist Girls Senior High school,Methodist College of Education, University of Cape Coast, Institute of Educational Outreach and currently a lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Journalism.
For more information Kwaku Appiah 0246502231 President
Apostle Samuel Dadzie, General Overseer – Leaders Light Int’l Church.
The General Overseer of Leaders Light International Church, Dr. Samuel Dadzie, has reiterated that Easter Festivity is not centered on celebration as portrayed by many across the globe.
According to him, Easter festive is meant to recalled the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus as a result of sacrificing himself to save the world from their sins.
“Christians must live an exemplary life when marking the Easter season for the whole world to know who Jesus Christ is; for them to change their ways and come to follow him” he stressed.
Apostle Dr Dadzie added “Easter festival is not meant for enjoyment purposes” likewise what transpires annually in Kwahu.
He told Kingdom TV/FM KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH during the Easter Convention held at the Nkawkaw branch of the Church in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern Region.
To strengthen the Church core mandate, they used the opportunity and inaugurated a seven member committee made up of national youth executives. Their sole responsibility is to win souls for Christ.
Advising them, Apostle Dadzie urged the committee not to allow the position given them to feel pompous amidst exhibiting signs of arrogant before leaders of the Church.
“Some people when given positions they think they are superior than their masters and they become disrespectful to them which is very disturbing” he noted.
He further underscores blessings in serving therefore asked them to remain humility whilst sacrificing to bear God’s rewards.
Bringing his speech to a conclusion, he advised drivers transporting passengers to the Kwahu Easter celebration to drive with care to avoid road crushes.
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