Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket on the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) who doubles as the Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institutions, Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo, has filed her nomination forms at the EC’s office in New Tafo to contest the upcoming December 7,2020 polls.

Millions of the party members and friends of Hon Gifty Twum in the constituency joined her as she filed the forms. “I’m very much grateful to everybody who made it to my filing”.

Addressing the crowd, Hon. Gifty Twum said, “we are done with both the primaries and voters’ registration exercise. What am saying is that, if someone has wronged you one way or the other we should just forgive the person and let it go”.

“It is time we all have to forgo our differences and come together as one family and to support the NPP to retain in power coming 2021” she prayed.

“Now that I have filed my nomination forms at the EC’s office, we need everybody on board to work extra harder because we need 4 more terms to do more to developed Ghana” she told.

Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo added, “when you gave me 4yrs in Parliament, Prez Nana Addo appointed me as the Deputy Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, I increased the Livelihood Against Poverty (LEAP) in the Abuakwa North from 6 beneficiaries to 261 beneficiaries”
“Again when Prez Akufo-Addo changed my position and appointed me as the Deputy Education Minister and I have done so many things for my constituents”

“You will benefit a lot of developmental projects from us if you give us another mandate to govern Ghana “she assures

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh

Source//Obohnews

Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region who doubles as the Minister of Works and Housing, Hon. Samuel Atta Kyea has said, “we all Know that Chiefs don’t do politics but if you get closer to them all what they says is that, they want development for their people”

He said; “if the chiefs says they don’t do politics but they want development then,Prez Akufo-Addo is the best candidate for development we can talk of. He has sacrificed himself for the sake of the country’s development”

Hon. Atta Kyea charged the chiefs to preach peace and unity and yet if they really want development, then they should work extra harder for Prez Nana Addo to retain his seat since he is the development King of Free SHS education, Planting for Food Job, Free Water and Electricity, 1D1F, Railways development, restoration of Nurses and Teachers trainees allowance, Roads, NaBco and etc.

“We thank God for Prez Nana Addo and if we say we will vote based on development then Prez Akufo-Addo has no competitor so we should give him another mandate to lead the country coming off December 7,2020 polls” he said.

He continue that, the Asanteman has thrown a big challenge to Okyeman that they will see who will vote massively for Prez Akufo-Addo to retain the presidential seat in the upcoming 2020 general elections when they went there for the tour.

“This elections is about our destiny but not Guinea fowls. If we do a mistake and we don’t vote Nana Addo the fortunes of this country will be reversed” he caution

Hon. Samuel Atta Kyea revealed that, the then NDC administration led by the former Prez John Dramani Mahama left a total debt of over GH₵33bn but glory be to God that Prez Akufo-Addo has cleared off the debt. Moreover he has given us Free SHS and Ghanaians won’t change him for any other person.

He mentioned all these at Kyebi during the state durbar in honor of Prez Nana Addo for his good works being organized by Okyehene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin and chaired by Akuapmehene Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source//Obohnews

The founder and leader of arena of hope, prophet Nana Yaw Yeboah has hit the nation again with advice to all Ghanaians to remain in the peace we are enjoying in the country and fore-go self-egoism which is killing the children of god.

“whether being a politician or a civilian, we need to take extra coherence for gods’ credit for giving us life to see his greatness” he said.

“Ghana is a peaceful nation that everybody is learning from us yet we are to take advantage for such wonderful days god always give to us all the time” he advice.

in an interview with Kwabena Gyamfi of Kings TV, he plead to all Ghanaians to “soak themselves in the blood of Jesus and leave for the satisfaction of God”

Source//obohnews

By// Kwabena Gyamfi, Greater Accra

The District Chief Executive for Afigya Kwabre North in the Ashanti region, Hon. Kwasi Karikari Achamfuor has cut sod to commence the construction of 25 kilometre roads.

Performing the sod-cutting ceremony at Kyekyewere , the Hon. DCE told Offinso base Time FM’s Kaakyire Kwasi Afari in an interview that, a total of 25 kilometres of roads from Adukro Junction to Kyekyewere will be given a
“bitumen face-lift.”

According to him, the road project is being financed by the central government, with
KCL Construction Company as the contractor.

Hon. Kwasi Achamfuor said, 11km roads construction is currently ongoing from Ahenkro to Boamang the district capital of Afigya Kwabre North.

He stressed, his government have embarked on aggressive road development on Afigya
Kwabre North roads this year through “the year of roads” launched by Prez Nana Addo last year

Hon Kwasi Karikari Achamfour further stated that, the dusty and dilapidated nature of the roads gives him a nightmare as resident and commercial taxi drivers who ply on the road and is very worrying.

Hon Kwasi Karikari Achamfour mentioned that Afigya Kwabre North constituency will give Prez Akufo-Addo appreciation of massive votes come off December 7, 2020 polls.

He therefore made an humble appeal to all Ghanaians to look at the good works of Prez Akufo-Addo and give him another 4 more years to do more for us.

By// Kaakyire Kwasi Afari

Source// Time FM,Offinso

Member of Parliament for Akuapem North Constituency in the Eastern Region and also the Deputy Minister for Information, Hon. Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah Adjei has commissioned ultra modern six units classroom block and KG block with sick bay for the visually impaired at Akropong School for the blind.

Hon. Nana Ama Dokua stated, their constituency is very unique constituency in Ghana. When it comes to the education infrastructure is uncountable some are completed and some are also ongoing.
We have so many schools in Akuapem North including the two special schools that’s School for the Deaf and School for the Blind.

Hon. MP adds, “when we came into power we have done a lot of things to ensure that, at every time, we will heed to the call of all the educational institutions in our constituency especially the special needs schools”

Hon. Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah Adjei brought these to light to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in an interview during the commissioning of the aforementioned projects. She continue that, they are looking forward to construct all the roads in the school for the blind.

“Where there is portholes, our children may fall into it and get hurt. They do have a future as we are educating them, they can do so many things to help developed the country. So at every point in time, we will do our best in raising them to becoming responsible and able adults, we are ready to support them” she assures.

The Headmistress of the School, Mrs. Mahela Nah thanked Hon. Nana Ama Dokua and Akuapem North Municipal Assembly for the projects.

She indicated that, where the students house, their classrooms are not appropriate but with this facility it can go a long way to help and with the sick bay it will be blessing to the children.

Mrs. Nah therefore ceased the opportunity to made an humble appeal to the general public, cooperate institutions, stakeholders to come to their aid because the MP and gov’t alone can’t do it all. There are a lot of our infrastructures need renovation during raining ceason we suffere a lot especially our denying hall and the kitchen its often get flooding.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source//obohnews.

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) in Afigya Kwabre North District in the Ashanti Region has presented relief items to some selected fire victims and others whose buildings have been ripped off by a rainstorm in the district.

According to the district NADMO director, Nana Boakye Yiadom, 15 selected beneficiaries are victims of fire outbreak and victims affected by rainstorm.

The fire outbreak and the rainstorm some occurred last year in the affected communities that is; Abroma, Esaase, Amoako, Danase, Habitat and Boamang destroyed properties of over 35 residents living in Afigya Kwabre North district in the Ashanti region.

The items presented are 100 bags of Cements,10 packets of roofing sheets, bags of rice, assorted soap, blankets, cooking oil, mosquito nets, mosquito coils, mattresses, plastic buckets, bowls and other items.

The Afigya Kwabre North district National Disaster Management Organization ( NADMO) Director called on the public to be mindful in handling fires to minimize the occurrence of fire outbreaks in the district.

Speaking in an interview with Time FM’s journalist Kaakyire Kwasi Afari, the director said there is the need for all to be very careful when setting fires and also put all their electrical gadgets off after usage and when leaving the house.

Mr Charles Fodjour, one of the 15 beneficiaries of the donation urged the Government to give more resource to agencies managing disasters in the country to ensure their prompt and efficient operation.

Others told Kaakyire Kwasi Afari that, the gesture would go a long way to alleviate their plight and pledged to take precautionary measures to forestall future occurrences of such disasters.

They commended and heap’s blessings on president Nana Addo, the Afigya Kwabre North District Assembly and the NADMO for the swift relief support to alleviate them from their hardships.

The Afigya Kwabre North district Chief Executive, hon Karikari Acheamfour in his address asked residents, NPP party members and particularly, the Opposition NDC party to vote massively for president Nana Addo to renew his mandate so his government can consolidate the gains chalked since his assumption of office.

The DCE stated that, his newly created district have had a fair share of infrastructural development under the NPP’s policy interventions thus, adding more vote to the victory of the New Patriotic Party is nonnegotiable.

Mr Karikari Acheamfour reveals that Afigya Kwabre North district will soon cut sod to commence the construction of district Court and a new hospital, a benefit from the government’s “agenda 111” program of establishing new hospitals to 111 districts without hospitals.

By// Kaakyire Kwasi Afari

Source// Time FM

Thousands of residents in Obosomase, Tutu and Mampong all in the Akuapem North Constituency in the Eastern Region, welcomed and shown their massive support for Dr. William Adjei Twumasi, the Independent Parliamentary Candidate for the Constituency.

Dr. Adjei Twumasi have embarked on community engagement with the constituents asking them to vote him as their Member of Parliament coming off December 7, 2020 polls

He admonished his supporters to desist from the politics of insult and hooliganism. “We can’t get the needed development we are seeking for if we fight and insult our opponent’s supporters”

Dr. Adjei Twumasi indicated that, peace and unity is all what he wants among his supporters. “Peace and unity plays a vital role in our elections”

“We will support whoever wins the Akuapem North parliamentary seat to bring development to the constituents” he promised.

He continue that, there is peace and oneness in Okere and Akuapem South Constituency but when you come to their constituency is not like that, but if he is being voted for as MP for the constituency, he will see to it and resolved all those challenges to ensure that, there is peace and togetherness prevailling among the good people of Akuapem North Constituency.

Dr. Adjei Twumasi commended Prez Akufo-Addo for the implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) education.

“If someone says one day Ghanaian children would enjoy Free SHS education, nobody would have believed. I was NPP member but I doubted him when he said he was going to implement the Free Senior High School education for every Ghanaian child to get access to education in the country” he revealed.

So if today Prez Nana Addo is able do it, we all have to throw our support behind him to continue his good works he is doing for mother Ghana. “Because, the free SHS has helped me to save my money for other things”

By//Kontihen Kofi Oboh

Source//obohnews

One of the outstanding women group of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) at the National Level ” Kukurudu Ladies have been successfully launched in the Eastern Regional Capital – Koforidua

Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in an interview with the Founder and Leader of the Group, Mrs. Francisca Oteng said, her aim of forming the Kukurudu Ladies Group is not about considering “money”

“We are training and building them. I foresee that this ladies have many good potential in them, we will have to bring it out. Even those who couldn’t go to school at their youthful age, we are trying to take them to the adult education” she said.

“Some of the ladies have established big factories and employ many people but the gov’t don’t recognized their efforts in terms of helping the nation building and its development. But as for the Kukurudu Ladies we will do everything possible for any gov’t that will come to power to see that we are building ladies for the country’s development”she assures.

Mrs. Oteng continue that, many ladies in Ghana when given the opportunity to serve, they can do a lot of things for the country but ladies have been denied for so many opportunities which is affecting the life of the woman in the country.

“Ladies can also become the Prez of Ghana when we build and give them the needed training they deserve. Yes, we are going to contribute our cotter for NPP to ensure that Prez Nana Addo retain the Presidential seat coming off elections.

The Eastern Regional Prez for the Kukurudu Ladies Group, Mrs. Vida Arthur also said, massive door to door campaign have begun as the long awaited group have been launched by the National Executives to champion the good works of Prez Akufo-Addo in the country.

She said, they are looking forward to get over 70,000 votes for Prez Akufo-Addo and New Juaben South Constituency NPP PC , Mr. Michael Okyere Kofi Baafi. Again we will ensure that all the PC’s who are Contesting on the ticket of the NPP together with Prez Nana Addo will also win their seat from their various constituencies in the region.

“If the constituents get to know the developmental projects Prez Akufo-Addo has done, they will vote for all our Parliamentary Candidates” she revealed.

Furthermore, the National treasurer for the Group, Mrs. Patience Tetteh noted, it is not true that ladies are their own enemies despite we don’t have understanding for ourselves. In Ghana women are more than the men so when it comes to elections the ladies have to come and vote more.

She added, ladies are good managers when they are being appointed as the heads of institutions. Therefore all the ladies have to come together to achieve the common goal to help developing Ghana.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh .

Source//obohnews

The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry have inaugurated its new executive members in the Eastern Region to help promote their businesses.

Kingdom News in an interview with the Prez of the Association, Dr. Nana Appiagyei Dankawoso said, in 2016 when the current executives assumed office of the National Chamber, they saw the need to continue and set up the regional branch in Koforidua to support the activities of businesses in the region.

“Indeed Eastern Region is well recognized as very strategic and an epicenter businesses in Ghana. So therefore it will not be appropriate to denied the business community in the Eastern Region of the numerous business support services that the Chamber provides” he explained.

Dr. Nana Dankawoso adds, it is for this reasons that “we recognize the inauguration of Koforidua Chamber a worldwide deal”
This is the time for the business community in Koforidua and entire Eastern Region to collaborate with the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry in ensuring the businesses operate efficiently and profitably.

“The world of business is changing rapidly and the business community in Koforidua can’t be left out” he opined.

The former Prez of the Association who is also the former MP for Nkawkaw Constituency in the Eastern Region, Hon. Seth Agyei Baah (SHABA) hinted the biggest challenge is that, the issue of the covid has collapsed many people’s businesses and money is now scarce and as a result they couldn’t meet their target for this year.

“So we will try to go by the gov’t covid protocols to make sure that we will be able to fix into the system gradually and we believe that anytime soon things will change for us” he add.

Hon. Agyei Baah further stated, the appropriate measures by the gov’t to start given some support here and there and they have suspended credit for 6 months period so that you will not be forced to pay any credit.

Source// Obohnews.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

The Zoom Lion Ghana Limited, Ministry of Education and Ghana Education Service have embarked on the phase three (3) of the disinfection exercise in all the various Senior High Schools across the 33 Municipal and District Assemblies in the Eastern Region ahead of JHS 2 and SHS 2 re-opening of Schools.

Kingdom News in an interview with the Communication Officer for Zoom Lion Ghana Ltd, Mr. Jephthah Tetteh indicated that, H. E. Prez Akufo-Addo have paved way for the form 2 students both the Green and Gold Track to get back to school to complete their previous lessons and write their end of term examination.

“The school is expected to resume on October 5, 2020. That’s why we have been invited by Prez Nana Addo to disinfect all the Senior High Schools in the region before the children will report to school” he explained.

Mr. Jephthah Tetteh adds, basically this disinfection exercise is for the covid and other infections. “We are to disinfect both the JHS and SHS. But as at now our main focus is on the SHS because we want to do it well to prevent any unforeseen tragedies in the country” he said.

“Parents should have faith that their wards who are to return to school would be safe and nothing will happen to them” he assures.

Mr. Jephthah Tetteh revealed that, they are going to disinfect over 140 Senior High Schools in the region and for the basic schools is uncountable.

The Assistant Headmaster of Ghana Senior High School (GHANSS) in charge of academics, Mr. Fredrick Owusu stated, we all know the measures Prez Akufo-Addo has put in place to safeguard the lives of our school children as they are returning to school. Through this measures, Prez Nana Addo said, all the Senior High Schools in Ghana should be fumigated so that when school resume on October 5, 2020 the students can return to campus peacefully.

He added, they are expecting around 1,500 students to report to school. “We are well prepared waiting for the students to come to school for us to teach them. We have some of the PPEs to protect the wellbeing of the students when they come”

The Headmaster of the Koforidua Secondary Technical School (SECTEC), Mr. Ofori Antwi also stressed that, the disinfection will help them in so many ways. The gov’t have vision, that’s why he has asked the Zoom Lion Ghana Ltd to come and fumigate the school. In two weeks time the children will come to school and before that, the strength of the chemicals will go down and it won’t give them any problems.

Sometime ago the bedbugs were disturbing the students but we were able to get solution for that and now we are bedbugs free School in the region. “We are expecting over 1,300 both the Green and Gold Track students to report on campus on October 5, 2020”

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source//obohnews.