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.

Member of Parliament for Akuapem North Constituency in the Eastern Region, Hon. Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei has asked her constituents to exercise patience for her and the gov’t as massive development awaits them when the deadly covid 19 pandemic is over.

The MP who doubles as the Deputy Trade Minister indicated that the coronavirus disease have made many developmental projects a standstill in her constituency and the entire country as whole.

This, she said should Ghana records zero covid 19 cases and the country’s economy is recovered, she is adamant the gov’t will start delivering the infrastructure projects they are seeking for.

Hon. Nana Ama Asiamah-Adjei made these remarks to the media at Okorase during it’s Annual Delegates Conference : Dubbed ” Reflect, Rethink and Retain”.

She however expressed worried over comments made by her constituents that ‘since NPP came into power they’ve not benefit anything from them’, thus, assured everyone to exercise patient because in due time they’ll be beneficiaries.

The Eastern Regional 1st Vice Chairman of the NPP who is vying for the Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly MCE’s position, Alhaji Umar Bodinga was awarded by the Akuapem North Constituency Executives for his contributions towards the party’s development for decade.

Receiving the award, Alhaji Bodinga expressed his gratitude to the Akuapem North Constituency Executives for recognising his hard work towards their constituency and the regional level at large and promised to keep serving the party with all his heart.

He then used the opportunity and pleaded with Prez Akufo-Addo to consider him for the Abuakwa North MCE slot to help transform the municipality.

BY//Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnews.

The Eastern Regional Deputy Youth Organiser on the ticket of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Richard Etornam Nyarko has told the director of communication of the ruling New Patriotic Part (NPP), Mr. Buaben Asamoah that, he and his party doesn’t think about the well-being of the ordinary Ghanaian who voted them into power.

According to him, there’s too much suffering in the country due to hardship Ghanains are facing, a situation he said, it clearly indicates there is big gap between NPP and Ghanains at large.

This, Mr. Nyarko stated that, had they [NPP] think of the well-being of voters, he Bauben Asamoah wouldn’t have made a statement saying “there is no hardship in the country”.

“Mr. Buaben Asamoah claims there is No Hardship in Ghana yet still not long a ago civil servants embarked on demonstration, UTAG are demanding for condition of services, and many Ghanaians are also complaining about the increment of commodities, and you’re telling us all is well with us?” he asked.

Mr. Etornam Nyarko then recalled an incident that occurred at Akwatia in the Eastern Region, where
a young man stoled uncooked banku on fire an act he described as ‘insane’ since no normal being would involve in such theft unless someone who is severely suffering from hunger and hardship under Nana-Bawumia regime.

He made these known to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in an interview during NDC’s Tertiary Education Institution Network Summit (TEIN) for their Patrons in the region.

Moreover, he hinted that if today members of NPP have access to cheap money as well as living a good life to the extent of telling Ghanaians there is no hardship then we all live to see.

Explaining the purpose of the programme to Kingdom News, Mr. Richard Nyarko said, the TEIN PATRONS from all the 16 Tertiary Institutions in the region plays a key role in the party, hence the need to meet and have dialogue on how to win power come 2024 elections is key.

Amidst the party’s aim of winning power in the 2024 general elections, Mr. Richard Etornam Nyarko categorically stated that they will eagerly chase for every single vote.

As part of the exercise, some personnels who has contributed immensely to the development of the party in their various tertiary institutions were awarded.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnews.

The Chairman for Parliamentary Select Committee on Education, Hon. Kwabena Amankwah Asiamah has hinted that, Ghanaian students who are offering Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in school have a great and bright future per what they have witness in the various TVET centres in the country.

The Hon. Chairman who doubles as the Lawmaker for Fanteakwa North in the Eastern Region said, if the next world is industrial works then our children who are into TVET wouldn’t be left out.

“The kind of machines we have seen in the various TVET centres we have visited so far in the country in which the students will use them for learning is awesome, because all the infrastructure are state of the Art and everything is inside”

Hon. Amankwa Asiamah then noted that this will enable boost the morale of the TVET students, because should something new comes into their minds they will be able to use the equipment to manufacture them since every machine is available to them.

Hon. Kwabena Asiamah made these known to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH during a working visit to TVET schools in the Eastern Region to inspect both the completed and ongoing projects by the gov’t.

The indefatigable Deputy Minister of Education in charge of TVET, Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo adding her voice to the development urged parents to give positive commentary about TVET to make it attractive to their children rather than discouraging them from pursuing such courses in school.

She thereof reveals that they have a special programmes dubbed “Ghana TVET Voucher Projects”, and is for the master crafters who couldn’t go to school to learn how to use the modern machines to perform their duty.

“After the madam or master have pursue this course to advance themselves, the apprentices who will go and learn the handiworks from them is for free because the gov’t will take care of such people.

In addition, the deputy minister of Education who doubles as MP of Abuakwa North counstituency in the Eastern Region said the best solution of eradicating poverty is TVET thus urged the youth to take due advantage of it.

Moreover, the minority ranking member on the committee who is also the MP for Akatsi North Constituency in the Volta Region, Hon. Peter Nortsu-Kotoe stressed, they have gone round to the number of institutions to see the utilization of facilities the parliament have approved and they are impressed that work is ongoing well.

“Gov’t should make sure that facility are extended to other regions and districts where we don’t have this technical institutions so that they can also benefit. Because I believe that Technical and Vocational Education Training is the best way to go to industrialized the country.

Hon. Peter Nortsu appealed to the presenters to stop using their airtime talking politics on their various Radio and TV stations, rather, should it to educate the youth on TVET.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnews.

Hon Gifty Twum-Ampofo popularly called Hajia Kande, member of parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency also the deputy minister of education in charge of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) has stated that, technical and vocational education and training is now very attractive under the able leadership of Nana Akufo-Addo.

The honourable member of parliament mentioned that, the TVET transformation agenda the Nana Akufo-Addo led government introduced, has seen massive development in the areas of infrastructure and equipment.

Hon Gifty Twum-Ampofo further admonished parents not to discourage their wards who want to pursue TVET but rather, encourage them to make the dreams of government of making Ghana an industrial hub in the sub region a reality.

Hajia Kande added that, under the TVET Voucher project, master crafts men, artisans, seamstress and beauticians have been offered competence based training in TVET institutions across the country as well as their apprentices funded by government for socio-economic development of the country.

“Ghana government through Nana Akufo-Addo has spent so much to revamp Technical and Vocational Education and Training with state of the arts equipment and infrastructure which is going a long way to boost Ghana’s industrialisation.
We must all embrace it and support our wards who are willing to be technically or vocationally trained to access it for Ghana government’s industrial drive agenda”. Hon Gifty Twum-Ampofo.

She made this statement on the 19th August,2021, when she visited St. Paul’s Technical School, Akyem Kukurantumi in the Abuakwa North Constituency of Ghana,
with the parliamentary select committee on education, chaired by Hon Kwabena Amakwah Asiamah, MP for Fanteakwa North Constituency, as part of the nationwide tour to inspect infrastructure and equipment in TVET institutions.

Hon Kwabena Amakwah Asiamah, expressed satisfaction to the transformation Technical and Vocational Education and Training has received under the current NPP government as they toured the TVET institutions and encouraged Ghanaians to support it for socio-economic development of Ghana.

He noticed that, access roads to some of the TVET institutions are poor and will trumpet it for quick solutions from government.

By// Nana Kwasi Asare.

Source// Obohnews.

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By// Nana Kwasi Asare.

Source// Obohnews.

Member of Parliament for New Juaben South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Hon. Michael Okyere Kofi Baafi has forewarned to shutdown some churches, spots and pubs in his constituency that makes unnecessary noises at night.

According to the Law Maker who doubles as Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, he is not against the activity of any church, hence his call to do the needful is key since worshiping God doesn’t warrant the manner of disturbing people from sleeping at night especially those who organized watch nights.

Hon. Kofi Baafi then noted that, there are some 3 churches who worships at the Koforidua Methodist park but the kind of noise they make over there nobody have idea about it. Stating that his information indicate that they are competing themselves to know who make most noise in the area, an act he cited as “stupidity” that cannot be tolerate because it is annoying.

The MP mentioned these during a town hall meeting at the Palace of New Juaben Traditional Area after a citizen complained of how churches in the area doesn’t allow people to sleep at night, disturbing them with unnecessary noise making.

Following this, Hon. Michael Baafi advised leaders of those churches as well as owners of pubs and spots to ceased those noise making otherwise he won’t have a second taught to shutdown their functions.

The Gyaasehene for New Juaben Traditional Area, Nana Twumasi Darkwa who graced the programme in an interview with KINGDOM FM’S KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH commended the MP for embarking on such meetings with his people to deliberate on issues confronting them and to find possible solutions to them.

“This is what’s expected of every MP, some MPs don’t have time for its constituents to even listen to their problems and help them out. So what Hon. Baafi is doing will help him to address the challenges confronting his people when he go to Parliament” he added.

He therefore advice the youth to dress decently when going for interviews to aid seek for help because many of the youth has been disqualified from job opportunities due to their indecent dressings.

Moreover the Acting MCE for New Juaben South Municipality, Hon Isaac Apaw Gyasi on his part said, he will keep supporting his MP to continue his good works for the Municipality.

“If MCE, party constituency chairman come together to help the MP in his work it bring development to the Municipality and this is what we are doing to support Hon. Michael Baafi to transform Koforidua and it environs” he noted.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

SOURCE// Obohnews.

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said the government’s attempt to build hospitals across the country under its Agenda 111 initiative is an afterthought.

According to him, the initiative is a face-saving move seeking to cure the Nana Addo government’s failure to show evidence of infrastructure for the colossal amount of money it has borrowed since it assumed office in 2017.

Speaking to the media in Bolgatanga as part of his ‘Thank You Tour, the former President said there is no transparency in how the construction of the hospitals will be funded.

“We were criticized by our successors as over-borrowing but a lot of what we borrowed for was tangible for people to be able to see. Several years later you are a witness to what has happened. From 120 billion cedis of total public debt to almost 400 billion cedis. What most Ghanaians ask is what have we done with this money?” He questioned.

He added that “Looks like most of it has gone into consumption rather than into providing the kind of infrastructure that we need. Is only as an afterthought that suddenly realized that we must be doing some infrastructure. So Agenda 111 has been conjured.

“There is no transparency in how the money is going to be procured. Is it going to be too much borrowing when we already have such a high debt hanging around the country’s neck? These are all things that we could build a consensus around if they were ready to open up” he added.

Source// Kingdom FM.

The President of the Republic of Ghana,H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has cut sod for the construction of Agenda 111hospital project today, August 17,2021 at Trede in the Atwima Kwanwoma district of the Ashanti region.

The project after sod cutting today is expected to commenced within 88 sites out of the 111, including the Trede district hospital.

According to the President,7 new regional hospitals will be build for the 6 new created regions including the western region.

He said,two new Psychiatric hospitals will be constructed. The construction is been done at the cost of $16.88m.

Thus $12.8m for construction and $4m for medical equipment’s. He said, the project is expected to be completed within 18 months from commence date.

Source// Obohnews.