Uncontrollable emotions, goose bumps and tears of joy was the order of the day as the Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly officially waves goodbye to their first Municipal Coordinating Director, Mr Jeremiah Amoafo Agyekum.

In a brief ceremony held in the assembly’s hall at Akyem Kukurantumi on the 22nd December, 2020, Mrs Ruth Woode, current municipal coordinating director, eulogized Mr Jeremiah Amoafo Agyekum as a pioneer of the assembly whose contribution is immeasurable.

She described the outgoing municipal coordinating director as a mentor, a colleague, a manager and a leader.

“As the pioneering municipal coordinating director, you were instrumental in operationalizing the newly established Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly. As one of the originators of the Assembly’s vision, mission and logo, you in no mean measure, defined the development and administrative philosophy of the Assembly.
It is therefore not surprising that, you managed the Assembly passionately and diligently to become an icon amongst MMDAs nationwide.” Mrs Ruth Woode.

She further acknowledged Mr Jeremiah Amoafo Agyekum’s great stewardship that saw the Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly emerging as the only District in the Eastern Region with a perfect score in the 2019 District Assembly Performance Tool (DPAT).

On behalf of the Assembly, Mrs Ruth Woode presented a citation and gift to Mr Agyekum and eight other staff who are on either retirement or transfer and wished them the best of luck in his new endeavor.

Mr Jeremiah Amoafo Agyekum on his part, thanked God and all ensundry for being part of the success story of his stewardship with the Assembly. He said, it was team work with the staff, opinion leaders and the people of the municipality headed by the municipal chief executive, Honourable Owusu Twum-Ampofo that helped the Assembly to get to that far.

The outgoing municipal coordinating director with emotions said, it’s been awesome working in Abuakwa North Municipality.

He mentioned that, he is happy and sad at the same time.

“I am happy because not all are honoured as I have been honoured by the Assembly when they are done with their stewardship and sad because I am leaving a very lovely family of which I am going to miss so much. I thank the staff of the Assembly, assembly members, chiefs, opinion leaders and everyone who was part of my two year stewardship in Abuakwa North. God bless you all”. Mr Jeremiah Amoafo Agyekum.

Present at the brief ceremony were, Honourable Gifty Twum-Ampofo,MP Abuakwa North and deputy minister of education, all assembly members, departmental heads and staff of Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly, opinion leaders and the press.

Mr Jeremiah Amoafo Agyekum is the first municipal coordinating director to be posted to Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly in 2018.
He worked with Honourable Owusu Twum-Ampofo as the municipal chief executive.
Mr Jeremiah Amoafo Agyekum has been currently transferred to Nsawam Municipal Assembly as the coordinating director and replaced by Mrs Ruth Woode in Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly.

By Nana Kwasi Asare.

Source// Nopras FM, Kukurantumi.

The Incumbent Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region who doubles as the Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Samuel Atta Kyea has opined to be proud of himself as Prez Akufo-Addo hails from his own constituency.

This he said, “only witches don’t appreciate good things” from their own background. Because it is not every constituency that has gotten a Prez from to lead the country and I can say am lucky MP”

Hon. MP stressed, “if you’re from Abuakwa South you have to appreciate the good things and give thanks to God for lifting Prez Nana Addo up to continue his good works”

“When the EC is doing its balloting and NPP picked number 1 on the ballot paper, I said that the God who has placed Prez Akufo-Addo number 1 on the ballot paper wouldn’t bring him down and he will remain on the top” he said.

Again the Hon. MP underscore NDC’s number 2 on the ballot paper during the polls, highlighting that they will remained there and, there’s no way they can come on top because that’s where God placed them.

Hon. Samuel Atta Kyea made this remarks to the media during a thanksgiving service organized at the forcourt of Okyehene Amotia Ofori Payin fie at Kyebi, to thanked God for extending his term in Parliament for another four years.

He was joined by his spouse, the constituency NPP executives including the Hon DCE for the Assembly.

He continue that, parliamentary proceedings would be difficult for Prez Akufo-Addo when taking a decision because looking at the number of both Majority and Minority (137-137 plus 1 independent MP) in the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic would be very challenging.

“But I know that the God who made Prez Nana Addo won these elections will give him knowledge and direction to lead Ghana in the next 4yrs” Atta Akyea chastised.

By//Kontihen Kofi Oboh

Source//Obohnews

Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region who doubles as the Deputy Minister of Education In charge of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Hon Gifty Twum Ampofo has stated, her victory of retaining the parliamentary slot came with a new record in her constituency.

This according to her, she is the only MP of the Abuakwa North Constituency who have maintained the parliamentary seat for the second term in the history of the constituency and I praised God for that…

Hon. Deputy Education Minister ceased the opportunity to admonished her Constituents and Ghanaians as a whole to unite and embrace peace after the December 2020 polls.

She explained that, the fact that people have diverse political views does not make them enemies.

The honourable member of parliament who retained her seat after the December polls urged all political activists to come together for socio-economic development of Abuakwa North Constituency and Ghana in general.

“Elections are over and we are supposed to unite devoided of any political affiliations with positive mindset to expedite development in Abuakwa North and Ghana. If we agitate because our preferred candidates lost, it will hinder the developmental process of our Constituency” noted Hon. Gifty Twum-Ampofo.

She added that, all Ghanaians should embrace the outcome of the elections because the masses have spoken and thus the voice of the people is the voice of the Lord.

The parliamentarian also called on Ghanaians to give to their leaders the necessary support and respect to help them to also deliver on their mandate for Ghana’s development.

Hon. Gifty Twum made this statement when she joined and worshipped with Akyem Old-Tafo Presbyterian Church – Grace Congregation to thank the Almighty for being re-elected by her constituents to go and represent them in the 8th Ghana’s Parliament of the 4th Republic. Again we thank for peaceful and successful elections.

Hon Gifty Twum-Ampofo, was accompanied by some regional and constituency executives of the New Patriotic Party with sympathizers.

By// Nana Kwasi Asare

Source// Nopras FM, Kukurantumi.

The Concern Members of NPP in Akwatia Constituency of Eastern Region has ones again reprehended some topnotch members in their party whose behaviour made them lost the 2020 general elections parliamentary seat to NDC MP elect Mr. Henry Yiadom Boakye.

According to the chairman of group, Mr. Yaw Addo said, on Thursday December 10,2020, the nation witnessed a Machiavellian tactical press conference organized by the section of the greedy constituency executives in Akwatia led by the political entrepreneur NPP chairman of Akwatia Baba Yakubu aka Baba Yenkro.

The press conference which was mainly targeted the hard earned reputation of our hardworking MP, Mercy Adu-Gyamfi ( Ama Sey) was unfortunate, it was crass, uncultivated, stomachturning and lacks logical credibility to say the least.

We wish to address the issue raised especially those alleged by the party chairman Baba Yenkro as for our bad mannered ignorant constituency organiser, the least about him the better.

Mr Yaw Addo added that, it was clear to everyone here in Akwatia Constituency that changing the Ama Sey was virus that could cause the NPP to loose our slot in Parliament.

How and Why then did we change her.

1. greedy coming from selfness
2. envy emanating from jealousy
3. hatred growing out of envy

By Kate Abena Gyamfua, the national women’s organiser of NPP.

‘Our 2020 defeated was designed by the cabal between the national women’s organiser, Kate Gyamfua, Akwatia DCE, Hon. Seth Brinkorang, the party chairman, Mr. Baba Yakubu, and many other executives in Akwatia’ he cried.

He made these remarks in a press conference when addressing to the matters arising in the Akwatia Constituency after their defeat to NDC at Akwatia durbar grounds.

The Road To Our Defeat

Ama Sey had the popularity the advantage, distinct personality and was love by many across the constituency we should have maintained her.

He indicated that Ama Sey actually won the primaries but she was denied the rightful in result and further denied her the modest request for recount of the ballot papers we should have recounted to allow the truth to prevailed.

Mr. Yaw Addo again stressed, during the heat of the campaign when Hon. Kennedy Agyapong, MP for Assin Central Constituency in the C/R visited the constituency for a walk he advised the PC, Mr. Ernest Kumi and the party executives to find ways to apologize to Hon Ama Sey and asked for forgiveness as she has been stolen in the primaries.

….And this are their response ” we haven’t bought anything from her,we don’t own her any apology”.

‘At this point, we the sympathizers of NPP realized there was no way the imposed NPP candidate was going to win, because all of our strongholds have lost hope in the party and we were threatening not to vote on the voting day at all’ he hinted.

These could have affect H. E. Prez Akufo-Addo but Hon. Ama Sey toured the whole constituency to inspire people with the good things has done which he needs continuation and encouraged them to out in their numbers on the election day to vote.

After the media encounter, Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH spoke with some concern members of NPP in Akwatia Constituency and explained the reasons why they voted skirt and blouse.

Some said the Eastern regional chairman for NPP must vacate his position because they suspect he is part of their defeat to NDC MP elect Mr. Henry Yiadom Boakye

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh

Source//Obohnews

A highly flamed fire has gutted shops at a popular Obaa Yaa shop area, Koforidua early this morning and razed down a score of items worth thousands of cedis.

The cause of the fire is not yet ascertained according to the personnel of both Police and Fire Service who were on the ground combating the flame.

The Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Isaac Appaw-Gyasi who visited the scene with his men to soldarize with the affected shop owners and assured them of government support.

He further advised the general public to take safety seriously to prevent outbreaks as we approach the Harmattan.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh

Source//Obohnews

The parliamentary electoral dynamics in Abuakwa North Constituency of the Eastern Region of Ghana has it that, none of the members of parliament has been able to win the second term in office after the Abuakwa North Constituency was carved out of the Akyem-Abuakwa constituency in 2004 until 2020 and has been one of the safest seats of the ruling NPP until 2004 when the constituency was divided.

After the split, the late Hon Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu became the MP for Abuakwa North but lost the NPP Parliamentary primaries to Professor Samuel Kwadwo Amoako, hence making Hon Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu a one term Member of Parliament.

In 2008, Professor Samuel Kwadwo Amoako won the seat on the ticket of the NPP by polling 14,760 votes, the NDC candidate Simon Peter Asirifi obtained 9,714 votes, Eric Asamoadu Dwapanyin of CPP had 257 and Hagan Asiedu Isaac of PNC had 242 votes, whiles then candidate Nana Akufo-Addo obtained 15,377 votes and Professor Mills had 9,341.

The late Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu, came back strongly to win the fiercely contested Parliamentary primaries with the incumbent MP and subsequently, the 2012 elections with 18,812 votes, whiles the NDC candidate, Mr Victor Smith polled 12,309, in the Presidential, Mr Akufo-Addo obtained 19,162 and then President John Mahama polled 12,309.

Before the 2016 general election, the killing of the then MP, Mr J.B Danquah Adu in February 2016, occasioned a by-election, and Mrs. Gifty Twum-Ampofo, an educationist stood on the ticket of the NPP and won with 10,033 votes, however, the NDC boycotted that bye-election on grounds of sympathy.

Hon. Gifty Twum-Ampofo, as incumbent went on to win the Parliamentary primaries of the NPP and contested in 2016 as their parliamentary candidate and obtained 17,838 votes while his contender, Mr Victor Smith of the NDC obtained 11,754 votes and an Independent Candidate Mr Adjei Danquah Patrick had 524 votes.

Nana Akufo-Addo maintained his dominance in the presidential race with 19,593 votes as against Former President John Mahama of NDC who had 10,004 votes, with the other five candidates obtaining 252 votes in total.

Hon Gifty Twum-Ampofo went ahead once again, to win the NPP primaries against other three contestants in 2020, namely, lawyer Kay Amoah, Mr Kofi Obeng Mensah and Madam Abena Serwah Acheampong.

At a fiercely contested 2020 general elections, the incumbent, Honourable Gifty Twum-Ampofo (NPP) polled 17,653 representing 53.17 percent of the total valid votes cast whilst his closest contender, Mr Charles Darko Yeboah (NDC) also polled 15,551 representing 46.87 percent of the total votes cast.

This is the first time an incumbent member of parliament has been elected for the second term in office in Abuakwa North Constituency.

After being declared as the MP – elect for Abuakwa North Constituency, her joy turned into tears and praised God for the wonderful thing He has done for her.

Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo couldn’t hide her happiness by appreciating the good works of the Abuakwa North NPP executives for their tremendous support. Let me cease this opportunity to extend my gratitude to my constituents for given 4 more term.

Meanwhile, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo also won the tightly contested 2020 election.

He polled 6,730, 413 which represents 51.59% of the total valid votes cast nationwide whilst
his contender, John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) polled 6, 214, 889 which represents 47.36% of the total votes cast.

By// Nana Kwasi Asare.

Source// Nopras FM

A group of thirty six(36) card bearing members of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) in Sabon Zongo, New Tafo-Akim, have denounced their membership ahead of the 2020 general elections to join the rulling New Patriotic Party (NPP).

According to the leader of the group, Mr Moro Adams, a former NDC branch executive of Sabon Zongo, they have not seen any improvement in their community and lives after severally voting for the NDC.

He added that, their decision to defect to NPP was informed by the numerous developmental projects and flagship policies the Nana Akufo-Addo led NPP administration
has brought to their community and Ghana as a whole.

He therefore urged all to vote for Nana Akufo-Addo and Hon Gifty Twum-Ampofo Ampofo cometh 7th December,2020 for continuous development.

They declared this publicly when Hon Gifty Twum-Ampofo visited Sabon Zongo community on Thursday 3rd December, 2020 to campaign ahead of the 2020 general elections.

Source// Nopras FM, Kukurantumi

By// Nana Kwasi Asare (OB4)

Constituency and branch Executives, as well as, the rank and file of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Nsawam Adoagyiri Constituency, with bitterness of sorrow in our hearts, announce to the general public the sad and sudden departure of our Constituency Chairman; Dr. Godfried Osei Bonsu Twum, which occured in the afternoon of 1st December, 2020 at Accra.

As at 30th November, 2020, he had been strong on his feet and was deeply involved in the campaign for his party in the run up to the general elections on December 7.

His passing is shocking and has delved a deep blow to the campaign machinery of the party in the Constituency. Indeed, he has left us all dumbfounded and speechless.

The family shall relate to us for onward information to you on the funeral arrangements.

Source//(NDC Dep. Communication Director; Nsawam Adoagyiri Constituency)

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh

President Akufo-Addo has directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to provide with immediate effect a 24-hour police protection to Martin A.B.K. Amidu.

This directive comes on the wake of an interview the embattled Ex-Special Prosecutor granted Accra-based Citi 97. 3 FM where he alleged inter alia threats on his life following his resignation from office last Monday, November 16, 2020.

He has also been encouraged by the president to assist the police with details of persons who have made these threats against his life so that they can be dealt with in accordance with the laws of the country.

Credit: Office of The President.

By Esther Domi

A dog that tries to bite its vicious owner will be severely tamed! The long predicted resignation of the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, from office has finally come to pass. Thanks to his daring to expose President Akufo-Addo’s hands in the rotten Agyapa Royalties Ltd transactions on which he recently released an analysis of risk of corruption and anti-corruption assessment report. There is a long-held view that Amidu was appointed purposely to serve as a poodle to be remote-controlled from the Jubilee House. He however was oblivious of this hidden fact and tried to be independent and therefore was made to pay the price.
News flooded the airwaves Monday evening reporting the vacation of office of the Special Prosecutor followed by a press release from him and the resignation letter he submitted to the Office of the President. While many were not surprised, others felt vindicated by the resignation. The take of the man himself is of interesting note especially after the death of his mentor J.J. Rawlings and the looming critical elections. Revelations form his missive to the President indicate a developing bad blood between him and Akufo-Addo which results from the President trying to use Amidu as a mischief dog! This is evident in the third paragraph of the resignation letter of the Special Prosecutor:
“The one condition upon which I accepted to be nominated as the Special Prosecutor…was your firm promise to me that you will respect and ensure same by your Government for my independence and freedom of action as the Special Prosecutor. Several things have happened then. But your reaction to my letter with reference number OSP/SCR/20/12/20 AND dated 16th October, 2020… conveying to you the conclusions and observations of the analysis of the risk of corruption and anti-corruption assessment of the Agyapa Royalties Limited transactions convinces me beyond every reasonable doubt that you had laboured under the mistaken belief that I could hold the office of the Special Prosecutor as your poodle.”
The next paragraph confirms his perception where he stated that the Chief of Staff delivered an urgent message from the President instructing Mr. Amidu not to do anything with the report. Mr. Amidu felt this is a clear attempt to prevent him from taking further action against the corrupt members of the President’s family indicted in the report. The President obviously was also afraid any further action by the SP was going to reveal his own involvement in the shameful corrupt deal and cause heavy disaffection for his ailing government which is facing rejection from the electorate in the upcoming general elections.
The unfolding events at the corruption fighting front which undermines any success in the exercise has revealed President Akufo-Addo is not interested in fighting corruption. This explains his overt clearing of corruption scandals in his government since 2017 and the hounding out of office of the Auditor-General. With the resignation of the SP, the highway is now cleared for Akufo-Addo’s sakawa gang to speed up the final onslaught in their broad day robbery of the state.