The Chief of Okorase in the Akuapem North Municipality of Eastern Region, Nana Asare Kumi III has stated that, all Ghanaian Television stations that shows unnecessary programmes that has no contribution to the country’s development must be cleared off from the system and maintained the good ones.

He said, the country has established institutions whose sole responsibilities are to monitor all programmes that are been aired on TV stations whether good nor bad.

“These institutions shouldn’t look at the money they make from such TV stations. They should cleared them off if the programme they show to the public is not educative”

Nana Asare Kumi III, called on H. E. Pres Akufo Addo to as a matter of urgency cancelled the unnecessary programmes being aired on various TV stations that has no help to the future of this beloved country.

He again added that, should Prez Akufo takes such step, it doesn’t calls for him being autocratic leader because the betterment of Ghana is what matters to all and sundry.

Speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, Nana Asare III, indicated that it is a collective responsibility upon everyone to join the fight against those programmes on our TV screens.

He continue that, gone are the days, you won’t see young guys rushing for quick money, a situation he said the country has failed the future generation.

He stressed, if you don’t sow cassava you won’t reap cassava. But today young guys want to reap what they haven’t sow and that is what is killing our young guys.

Nana Asare Kumi III, thereafter is of the believe that, people get attractive to what they consistently watch on TV.

Furthermore, he blamed parents and guidance for failing to questioned their children whenever they see them driving luxurious cars despite they[Parents] knowing their wards are not working, this, he charged parents to be up and waking at this juncture by acting strictly on their wards.

“Children of today want to do things their father or grandfather didn’t do to it make quick money and is very disturbing” he stressed.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnews.

Member of Parliament for New Juaben South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Hon. Michael Okyere Kofi Baafi has hinted that, some 3 major roads in Koforidua are going to be constructed to pave way for investors to come and do business and reduced unemployment rate in the area.

He cited Magazine road, Abogri road, and Obourtabiri road as the three major routine to be constructed within the Koforidua municipality.

Hon. Okyere Baafi thereby reteriarted that a lot of investors had wish to come and settle at the Obourtabiri mountain to run business to nable create job for the youth.

“But because of the nature of the road that leads to the top of the mountain ( Obourtabiri) they don’t want to come”.

“I have met the Roads Minister, Hon. Kwasi Amoako Atta and he has agreed to help fixed those roads for us” noted Hon. MP.

The MP made these known during his 3rd edition of the town hall meeting with Koforidua-Old Estate residents.

Meanwhile, Eastern Regional Communication Director for NPP, Mr. David Prah highlighted that, all NPP MPs in the region are very effective and dynamic.

Adding that, Hon. Baafi is one of such MPs who has begun rendering account to his counstituents, a move he said the honourable MP deserves commendation.

“This is what we expected of all the NPP MPs, and adding that the NDC MPs are lazy and they must learn from what Hon. Michael Okyere Kofi Baafi is doing” he told KINGDOM FM’S KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH.

Furthermore, the MCE for New Juaben South Municipal Assembly, Hon. Isaa Apaw Gyesi indicated that he is glad to heard from his MP that Magazine road, Abogri road, and Obourtabiri road are on the radar to be constructed to help attract investors to the Municipality.

He added that, the town hall meeting programme by their MP will help the residents of the various areas or communities to come out with their predicaments for the MP and the Assembly to address that…

To conclude, Hon. Iyk Apaw Gyesi entreated the good people of Koforidua to rally their support behind Hon. Kofi Baafi to help transform and bring developmental projects to Koforidua.

Source// Obohnews.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for New Juaben South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Hon. Michael Okyere Baafi has revealed that Koforidua Zongo is going to gets ultra modern 100 beds capacity community hospital to improve quality health care in the area.

He said despite gov’t given them a chip compound, the facility only facilitate for few people which is not helpful because ‘Zongo’ has now become a community on its own.

This, the MP indicated that under his watch, they won’t sit down unconcern and see people from Zongo falling sick seriously before taking them to the Koforidua Central Hospital or SDA Hospital for medical treatment.

Hon. Okyere Baafi added “I met Minister for Health, Hon. Agyeman Kwaku Manu last year and asked him to come and do something for them and he has agreed and handed over the work to the director of projects and infrastructure”

“Now gov’t has agreed and added it to the Eastern Regional Hospital project. We are coming to built 100 capacity beds Zongo community hospital to uplift the face of Koforidua Zongo” he stressed.

Hon. Michael Okyere Kofi Baafi made these known during his 2nd edition of the town hall meeting with Koforidua Zongo Community.

Thereafter, MCE for New Juaben South Municipality, Hon. Issac Apaw Gyesi vows to support his MP, Hon Michael Okyere Kofi Baafi to bring more development to the Assembly.

He revealed that, most of the NPP MPs lost their seat in the 2020 general elections due to lack of cordial relationship between they [MPs] and their MMDCE’s which caused the party’s downfall.

Moreover, Hon. Apaw Gyesi emphatically hinted that thing won’t just happened in Koforidua under his watch as MCE, thus, he will work hand in hand with his MP to fight for more developmental projects for the municipality.

He also assured the Zongo’s that, sooner, a new market place will be available to their disposal that will aid them start trading.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnews.

Hon. Cynthia Mamle Morrison , Member of Parliament for Agona West Constituency in the Central Region, and Lawyer Jerry Ahmed Shaib, CEO of Coastal Development Authority have jointly commissioned and handed over an ultra-modern two-unit kindergarten block with ancillary facilities for the Agona Swedru Wawase Municipal Assembly (AWMA) Basic school.

The facility is to enhance teaching and learning in the community.

The project was funded by the Coastal Development Authority as part of the One Million Per Constituency initiative comes with;

1. Kitchen
2. Dinning hall
3. Staff common room
4. Headmasters office
5. Mechanized Borehole with overhead storage tank ( Poly Tank)
6. White Maker Boards
7. Water Closet Toilet Facility for both staff and children
8. Dining hall for the schools feeding programme among others.

Commissioning the KG block, Mrs Morrison said the government prioritizes education especially at the basic level. According to her, in the last four years, more than 20 classroom blocks have been constructed in the Agona West Constituency with sponsorship from the MP’s Common Fund, District Assembly Common Fund(DACF), GETFUND and the One million dollars per constituency initiative.

“Teachers and pupils are not motivated to teach and learn in dilapidated structures so the government will continue to ensure better educational infrastructures are provided”.

She further reiterated that Her office will continue to engage the various communities on their priority needs and provide them accordingly.

Hon. Cynthia Mamle Morrison (MP), advised teachers to step up their performance to commensurate what is been provided by the government and further the Pupils some learning materials.

The CEO of Coastal Development Authority, Lawyer Jerry Ahmed Shaib on His part, Acknowledged the commitment of the traditional authority in providing accessible land and supervision role in getting the project completed.

He further admonish the need for the school authorities to ensure proper maintenance culture and added with good maintenance of the facility can lure the Government to construct more of such projects in the Constituency.

Ebusuapayin Aidoo representative from the Wawase Traditional council expressed gratitudes to the MP and Coastal Development Authority for the number of projects in the District of which Wawase was not left out.

Nana Aidoo also thanked the MP for providing the area with market shed and culverts to aid vehicular movement in the community.

Mr. Joseph Kingsley Akwaboah, Director of Education in the Constituency lauded the Government for the construction of the kindergarten block, which he noted would help increase enrollment in the school.

He recounted the numerous project the Member of Parliament, Mrs Morrison has completed under the Education Sector of the constituency including, Provision of Dual Desks, Projector, School blocks, MPs Special Mock at a cost of GHC 30,000.00 and many more

Mr Akwaboah promised to ensure teachers in the school maintained the school block to enable it last longer.

Presents were Mr Nana Adjei( Ag. Constituency Secretary), Mr. Frederick Boateng ( Constituency Youth Organiser), Alhaji Gibrine Tanko ( Former First Vice), Mr. Kofi Osei Somuah ( Former Constituency Organiser), Members of Ena Pa Association, Members of Agona Youth For Victory etc…..

By// David.

Source// MP’s Aid.

Member of Parliament for New Juaben South Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of NPP, Hon. Michael Okyere Kofi Baafi has urged his colleagues MPs to persistently have engagement with their constituents to enable ascertain their problems.

He stated that some MPs only made themselves available to their constituents during elections period, a situation he termed as “unencouraging”.

According to Hon Okyere Baafi, should his colleague MPs cultivate the manner of persistent engagement with their constituents they can use such platforms and show to them developmental projects they have at their disposal for the constituency.

“If they do this their constituents will stop saying that my MP hasn’t done anything when we voted him to Parliament” he said.

He told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in an interview during a town hall meeting with residents of Nyamekrom in his constituency to see how togetherly with the New Juaben South Assembly can address to their challenges.

Hon. Michael Okyere Baafi, however indicated that, for some periods now, when someone becomes MP in Ghana especially Koforidua they use their common funds to do developmental projects in the name of their political party as well as performing their parliamentary duties without thinking about the wellbeing of their constituents which is very worrying.

“So I decided that if the people of Koforidua voted me as their MP, in every quarter of the yearly I will meet my constituents to listen to their problems and help them” he revealed.

Furthermore, he underscore how the [town hall meeting] with residents of Nyamekrom has given him a broad knowledge with a lot of things needed to be done for them as their plight.

Again, Hon. Okyere Baafi, opined that, they had previously thought of given the people trade funds to help boost business in the area.

“But when we gave the residents an opportunity to ask questions , someone said, most of the people in Nyamekrom are into farming. So they will need agric fund to run their farms”.

He then noted, the idea was very brilliant and if they hasn’t done this town hall meeting, electorates wouldn’t have gotten such opportunity to vomit their predicament out. This, he said will help him to get many ideas to work hand in hand with the constituents.

Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH speaking to some of the attendees after the programme stated that, the gathering has given them an opportunity to voice out their problems to both their MP and MCE of New Juaben South Municipal Assembly , Hon. Issac Apaw Gyesi respectively.

“We are very excited and we wish this town hall meeting will not end here” they added.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source//Obohnews

The newly installed chief of Akyem Anyinasin in the Abuakwa North Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana,Osabarima Agyei Bosompem Appiah Korang III, today 7th April, 2021, received the member of parliament, Hon Gifty Twum-Ampofo who was the former deputy education minister and her entourage made up of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) executives of the Abuakwa North Constituency led by the 1st vice chairman who doubles as Eastern Regional Coordinator of Nation Builders Corps (NABCO), Alhaji Seidu Ibrahim in his home at Akyem Anyinasin.

The member of parliament presented schnapps and other assorted drinks, packs of bottled water, boxes of hand sanitizers and a hamper to the chief to welcome him to the royal stool.

On receiving the items, Osabarima Agyei Bosompem Appiah Korang III, thanked the member of parliament and her delegation for such a wonderful gesture and displayed his surprise to the gifts presented him.

He further mentioned that, he is poised to work hand in hand with the leadership of Abuakwa North for the development of Akyem Anyinasin, the Municipality and the country as a whole.

Osabarima Agyei Bosompem Appiah Korang III, pleaded with the government to expedite the construction of the Anyinasin to Akyem Old-Tafo road which has been awarded on contract to and also beef up security in the area to curb the robbery incidents in the area.

Osabarima Agyei Bosompem Appiah Korang III, was sworn in on the 27th of March, 2021. The sworn-in was performed by the Abontendomhene of Kibi, Osabarima Marfo Kwabrane III and the second in command for the Nifa traditional division of Okyeman who doubles as Akyem Achiase chief, Dasebre Gyenin Kantan II, the colourful event attracted other chiefs in the enclave and the general public with all COVID 19 protocols duely observed.

Osabarima Agyei Bosompem Appiah Korang III was subsequently outdoored on the 3rd of April, 2021 in Akyem Anyinasin.

By// Nana Kwasi Asare.

Source// Nopras FM, Kukurantumi.

The Eastern Regional Organiser on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Kwame Appiah Kodua has hinted, arguing or debating about who become NPP’s presidential candidate leading them into 2024 Ghana’s general elections is not their priority at this moment.

He said, their main priority is fully centered on how to rally their support behind Prez Nana Addo to continue his good works he started in the last 4yrs, as well as his step towards changing the destiny of this country.

Mr. Appiah Kodua, then noted that at this juncture, prayers from the NPP fraternity are needed by President Akuffo Addo to get sound mind to enable him govern this country rather than ‘touring round’ to seek for the presidential slot.

He again stated that, the novel pandemic coronavirus disease has has brought the economy of every country down including Ghana.

“Any candidate who will be chosen to lead the party in 2024 will ride on the success of Prez Akufo-Addo to become the Prez, so we all have to support him ” he added.

Adding salt to issues, he indicated, they[NPP] are sending a strong warning to their party supporters who will violate this purpose, alerting that, whoever found guilty will be sanctioned by the party’s constitution.

Mr. Kwame Appiah Kodua, the Eastern Regional Organizer told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in an interview concerning the growing debate as to who become the party’s next flagbearer to succeed Prez Akufo-Addo.

Mr. Kwame Appiah Kodua stressed, at this moment we[NPP] have to assist Prez Nana Addo and his gov’t to developed the country since that’s what is expected from the masses but not focusing on who lead the party in 2024.

Notwithstanding, he highlighted that their main concentration is to use their strength to support and help Prez Akufo-Addo in his 2nd term to achieve more developmental projects for Ghanaians.

Moreover, Mr. Kwame Kodua underscore how the NPP Executives in the Eastern Region haven’t endorsed any of the said presidential aspirant candidates. A situation he described as “very disturbing”.

“Because our party constitution doesn’t allow us to do that….”he opined.

To conclude, he advised all and sundry especially NPP party followers to desist from such distractive brouhaha since Prez Nana Akuffo Addo has another 4yrs of which he has spent three months only and is on-course with his good initiative he has begun to better the standard of Ghanaians living.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnews.

It could be recalled that, the Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly circulated a letter dated 11th February, 2021 to bring to the attention of the general public and stake holders, measures of private burials in line with COVID 19 presidential directives number 23 as reviewed by the municipal security council (MUSEC) at a meeting held on Thursday 11th February, 2021.
The following were emphasized.

1. Corpses should be moved from the morgue to the cemetery.
2. Activities at the morgues are limited to 25 persons including mourners and sympathizers detailed to prepare and pick up corpses for burial.
3. Erecting of canopies for mourning on the compounds of the morgues by the bereaved families are prohibited.
4. Corpses should not be allowed into houses.
5. Burial process should not exceed 2 hours.
   6.There should not be more than 25 persons including mourners and sympathizers.
6. There should be no admission of any corpse into any church premises for burial services.
7. Management of morgues are encouraged to schedule times for pick up of corpses to prevent over crowding and spread of the pandemic.
8. Funeral celebrations should be postponed until ban is lifted per presidential directives.

” Persons who flout these directives would be prosecuted in line of the relevant laws”, the letter captured.

At the second session of the second general assembly at the assembly’s first (1st) ordinary meeting held on Wednesday, 31st March, 2021, at the Assembly Hall in Akyem Kukurantumi, the presiding member, Hon Asare Gyekye, in his early submissions causioned members to avoid mentioning names when informing public about the decisions taken by the assembly and also be guided by the principles of collective responsibility.
He further clarified that, the unconstitutionality raised by a member of the house on earlier measures by the MUSEC and executive committee on restrictions on private burials was in the right direction per order 21:3 of the existing rules and regulations.

In the same development, Honourable Gifty Twum-Ampofo, member of parliament of Abuakwa North and former deputy minister of education in charge of TVET, proposed to the august house that, the aforementioned directives are making it difficult for the constituents to burry their dead. She added that, the Akyem tribe honour their dead relatives with a lot of respect so it would be welcoming for the assembly to reverse it’s earlier decision but with strict adherence to the COVID 19 safety protocols.
The honourable member of parliament encouraged all to make adherence to the COVID 19 protocols a priority to help curb the spread.

In line with the assembly’s standing orders, Hon Asare Gyekye, called for a debate on the matter after which they arrived at a decision where corpses must be allowed to homes and church premises with strict adherence to the presidential directives and COVID 19 safety protocols within the municipality.

The Assembly has further tasked the zonal councils to inform the chiefs of their catchment areas after which a letter will be issued to that effect.

The Ag. municipal health director, Mrs Rebecca Dede Bantey, commended the Assembly for their commitment in fighting the pandemic and added that, the restrictions by the assembly helped a long way to curb the spread in the municipality.
She further admonished the assembly members to be ambassadors in the fight of the pandemic now that the restrictions are eased in the municipality.

Present at the session were, Honourable Gifty Twum-Ampofo, MP, Mr Asare Gyekye, PM, Mrs Ruth Woode, MCD, Honourable assembly members, government appointees, departmental heads, stakeholders, opinion leaders and the press.

Abuakwa North from January 1st, 2021 to March 31st, 2021 tested sixty seven (67) suspected COVID 19 cases of which twenty five (25) persons tested positive all the twenty five (25) persons have recovered living no active case with seven results pending. This was disclosed by the health directorate.

By// Nana Kwasi Asare.

Source// Nopras FM, Kukurantumi.

The Western North Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) has backed on the call for the appointment of more youth into leadership positions in president Nana Akufo Addo’s administration.

The NPP in the Western North Region believes that such move will create a platform for the young people in the NPP to be actively involve in his governance system and participate at the highest level of decision making and advancing the course of youth development at the same time.

Speaking to Kaakyire Kwasi Afari, on New Day FM news on Tuesday, the Regional Secretary, Mr Samuel Kofi Abiaw said, consequently, the youth in Western North Region who are mostly grassroots members have remained largely at the periphery of the NPP development structures, with little recognition.

Adding that, the New Patriotic Party’s grassroots has revealed how hunger and angry they are with their leaders due to their failure to provide them job.

Mr. Kofi Abiaw noted that, NPP lost 2008 presidential election because the youth in the party withdrawn their service during the campaign season, and claiming that they have been neglected for a very long time, and deserve to be rewarded.

The regional secretary added, several capable and prominent NPP loyalists in the party especially, Western North Region had spent their time, money, and energy galvanizing support for the party when they were in opposition.

Mr. Samuel Kofi Abiaw requested from the Appointment Authority, especially President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to remember the NPP Western North Regional Executives and its grassroots members who immensely served and understand the party philosophy to support his Administration.

Source// New Day FM, Jomoro.

By// Kaakyire Kwasi Afari

The Chief of Okorase in the Akuapem North Municipality of Eastern Region, Nana Asare Kumi III has welcomed the gov’t directives to place ban on this year’s (2021) easter conventions to be observe by various churches in the country to curb the spread of novel pandemic coronavirus disease.

The move he said is very laudable and everyone must embrace it noting that many countries have lost many of their citizens after failing to put up good measures in place to protect its people from the covid.

He stated that, no leader or Head of State will take a decision that will have negative impact on its citizens, thus believe these directive will help all and sundry.

Nana Kumi III then stated that, following the worship of the almighty’s God since he firstly created the universe including Adam and Eve, numerous conventions have been held so if this year’s festive is called-off, it wont cause the country any harm.

This, he called on all churches to understand and cope with the situation alerting that “we are not in good times”

Again, he’s of the view that when such directives are given out in most times, it is the one man churches who normally defy such orders. A situation he labeled as ‘very disturbing’.

“If you do that and in the end of the convention all your church members contracted the disease and pass away, which people will you use to run your church” he asked?.

Nana Asare Kumi III who made this known in an interview with Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH urged various churches to obey these directives by the gov’t to save lives of their church members.

In addition he said, looking at the effort being put in place by the gov’t of Ghana in fighting against the coronavirus is very encouraging as compared to some other countries across the globe.

Nana Asare Kumi III hinted that any man of God who will flout this directives must be sanctioned to serve as a deterrent to others since everyone’s life matters.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source//Obohnews.