The Parliamentary Candidate for Suhum Constituency in the Eastern Region, Frank Asiedu Bekoe who is well-known in the political cycle as Protozoa says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is leaving no stone unturned come the 2024 general elections in their quest for re-election.

According to him, they will work tirelessly to ensure that the NPP retains the seat and continues its good works as every good thing about the country has been their hallmark.

He believes that achieving such a feat requires doing extra work through massive campaigns, therefore, they would be extending it to the various offices of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to ensure an evidence-based campaign coupled with track records to win votes from supporters of the NDC.

Frank Bekoe argued that despite the NDC’s propaganda and desperation for power, they [NDC] yearned for the NPP to always be in power over any other political party.

“When the NPP Government started the Free Senior High School education policy it was the NDC people who benefited most from this initiative because it saved them a lot of money for different projects which could have been used to pay their ward’s school fees,” he added.

Frank Asiedu Asiedu made this assertion during the launch of the NPP’s campaign team in the Suhum Constituency. The constituted team is expected to oversee the campaign activities in the area while championing the ideas and policies of the party to residents for votes in the next general elections.

The Suhum NPP Constituency Chairman, Fredrick Ofosu on his part calls for unity amongst the party members, urging they forgo their differences and form a unifying front to help the party achieve its mission of retaining power.

According to him, the battle ahead of the party is breaking the eight-year term and nothing else, hence, the only magic for such a task is teamwork to ensure it becomes feasible and possible.

Furtherance, a former NPP Communication Director for Eastern Region, David Prah who graced the launching ceremony commended President Akufo Addo and Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for the unprecedented achievement under the NPP’s led administration.

Just to mention a few, he indicated that the Free SHS policy, as one of the outstanding initiatives by the President has made it possible for every Ghanaian child to have access to quality education.

David Prah continues adding that the NDC’s flagbearer John Mahama cannot compare himself to the President and his Vice during his term as President until the NPP took over in 2016.

In his conclusion statement, he cautioned Ghanaians against voting for the NDC come the 7 December 2024 exercise as John Mahama is not an option to lead the country in 2025 because he had nothing new to offer.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia says when elected in the December 7, 2024 elections as president he would be proving Ghanaians wrong most especially the former President John Dramani Mahama his worth of being a proactive President to change the fortunes of this country.

According to the NPP’s flagbearer who doubles as the Vice President, when the National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader was Ghana’s President until 2016 he performed abysmally.

Therefore he sees no reason why the latter should be given any second opportunity because Ghanaians had witnessed his handwriting already and had nothing new to offer.

“Kicked against John Mahama’s second coming as President and vote for a President who would go for 8 years and work hard to bring changes in your standard of living,” he urged Ghanaians.

Dr. Bawumia made these remarks on Saturday, March 30, 2024, when he joined the Muslim community in Suhum to pray and break the fasting with them.

“I’m still the mate so if Ghanaians give me the nod to become the substantive driver after the 2024 general elections they are going to see a great transformation in the country,” he added.

The Vice President then admonished the youth to desist from any form of violent act that could lead to chaos in this country before, during, and after the December 7 polls so that we can continue enjoying the peace God has bestowed on us.

The Parliamentary Candidate elected for Suhum Constituency in the Eastern Region, Frank Asiedu Bekoe popularly known as Protozoa said that this was the first time a sitting Vice President had come to Suhum and prayed with the Muslim community and at the same time break his evening fasting with them and thus they were grateful to him for such gesture.

According to him, Muslims in the NPP fraternity are few however during the party’s Presidential primaries, it is the Christians who voted massively for Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia to lead the party into the 2024 general elections.

“Dr. Bawumia is a competent person we can entrust this country under his care because if he wins the elections in 2024, he has another opportunity to contest again and do more infrastructure projects to change the face of the economy likewise the former President John Mahama who doesn’t know what he is coming to do,” he told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH.

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By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

The Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) Ghana Foundation has commissioned and handed over an ultramodern robotics Centre worth GHS 2.2 million for the Methodist Girls Senior High School in Mamfe in the Akuapem North Municipal of the Eastern Region.

The gesture, according to Ghana’s leading telecommunication network is to help enhance the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education of the school.

“The Mamfe Methodist Girls SHS has won the World Robotics and Coding competition two consecutive times that is why we saw the need to build this 100-seater capacity robotics laboratory for them to encourage more female students to pursue STEM education in school because it pays a lot,” says MTN.

Speaking on development, the Board Chairman of the MTN Ghana Foundation, Professor Franklyn Acheampong Manu stated that their foundation over the past 25 years had handed over ICT Centers, Food processing centers, Libraries, and hospital blocks among others and they were able to make an impact because of the strong partnerships and collaboration they had with the communities, so “what we are witnessing at MEGHIS demonstrate what we can achieve when we come together to champion a worthy course.”

“We want to play a role in driving digital and financial inclusion and bringing the benefit of technology to everyone as a result they have set aside 75% of their annual spent to STEM and ICT projects and are determined to do their best to help tackle the widely digitized skills divide in Ghana through impactful projects such as the Mamfe Methodist Girls SHS robotics center,” Professor Acheampong Manu added.

The Deputy Minister of Education, Rev. Ntim Fordjour noted that the African child possesses the skills required to thrive and the skills needed to make a difference at home and abroad and that is why the government continues to invest heavily into the educational system for a better future for the youth.

He added the recently launched 1 student 1 tablet policy by President Akufo Addo is a good initiative that will help make studies easier for the learners in Ghana.

The Deputy Education Minister assured the leaders of MTN Ghana Foundation that they will put the facility to good use.

In her welcoming address, the headmistress for Mamfe Methodist Girls SHS, Madam Winifred Seibu Authur said that the government through the Education Ministry finds it worthy to make MEGIS one of the smartest schools that can boast of over 2,000 tablets which would go a long way to help the students in their studies.

On behalf of the Students and management of Methodist Girls Senior High School, Madam Winifred Arthur showed her gratitude to the leaders from MTN Ghana Foundation for their kind gesture noting that the edifice will benefit other schools in the Akuapem municipality as well.

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By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region, Gifty Twum Ampofo has assured her constituents developmental projects they deserve despite bowing out from parliament in January 2025

According to her, the constituents of Abuakwa North cannot suffer the consequences of the decision made by their delegates to vote against her to halt her vision of developing the area.

“Delegates are the people you can’t predict, those closer to you are the ones who will betray you on voting day so if such things occur, you don’t have to channel your anger on your innocent constituents and abandon all the ongoing projects and leave the Constituency to go and stay in abroad.”

The immediate past Deputy Minister of Education in charge of TVET added that Kukurantumi was her hometown and she would continue to stay there and work for her constituents until her term in office as MP expires.

Gifty Ampofo made this statement to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH on Easter Sunday when she paid a surprise visit to the Emmanuel Presbyterian Church of Ghana in Kukuratumi where she observed the Sunday School service and shared some snacks among the children.

She used the opportunity and share the word of God with them and advised them to be obedient to their parents and take their education seriously as doing so will give them a brighter future.

The Abuakwa North Legislature then assured her constituents that so long as she remains their MP, she would use all her links to lobby for more developmental projects for them because it was her responsibility to serve them well and this is what all the outgoing Members of Parliament must emulate.

Recently, she broke grounds for the construction of ultramodern KG blocks for both Bediasi M/A and New Tafo Presbyterian, 3 units of classroom blocks for Sokode Juaso M/A Basic Schools respectively to enhance teaching and learning in the area.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The General Overseer of Leaders Light International Church, Apostle Dr. Samuel Kofi Dadzie has entreated President Nana Addo to sign the controversial anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI) bill into law if he thinks about the future of Ghana for everyone to know that the country does not tolerate such immoral practices.

According to Apostle Dr. Dadzie, though the country lacks financial muscle, finding an economic bailout should be done with things that will destroy the future of the country.

He indicated that in other developed countries like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Syria, and even Morocco their leaders stood up on their feet and kicked against it, meanwhile, they were also poor and hungry but they did not look at the situation surrounding them and rather worked hard to turn things around because they knew if they accepting such practices could collapse their states thus Ghana must emulate them.

He told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH during its 2024 Easter Convention under the theme: “MY YEAR OF DELIVERANCE” which was held at the Nkawkaw Branch of the Church on Friday, March 29, 2024.

The General Overseer of the Leaders Light International Church stated that if President Addo Danquah Akufo Addo heeds his advice and stands firm to assent to the bill to become a law it will be the biggest legacy for him but if he leaves office for a new president to come and signed it all his good works will be washed away.

Besides whether the bill is being signed by President Nana Addo or not the majority of Ghanaians don’t support it, something he described as an abomination to God.

Apostle Dr. Samuel Dadzie noted that he doesn’t understand why the whites keep forcing Africans especially Ghana to practice such an act, stating that if it were good then “we should do it well and allow same-sex marriage for 10 years and let us see what will happen in Ghana.”

He added that the “white people always pushed us to practice things that would bring diseases to our country and go back to their country to do drugs for it and sell them to us and if we were not lucky they would tell us to exchange our natural resources for the medicine when they realize that it is getting out of hands and we don’t have money to purchase it.”

Apostle Dr. Kofi Dadzie was optimistic that should President Akufo Addo and his cabinet not assent to the bill to become a law to quash the LGBTQI away from the country God will pour his spirit on the future generation to come and overthrow it for his glory to be prevail.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Right. Rev. Dr. Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye says the country would not sign the Anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI) bill into law because of the external support from its colonial masters.

Rt. Rev. Dr. Opare Kwakye emphatically stated that Ghana is a hunger state so the Western World will continue being dictating for her.

According to him, even if President Akufo-Addo signed the LGBTQ bill into law they would be compelled to unsigned it to prevent the Western countries from not aiding the country financially.

He asked “Why is it that the Western World cannot impose LGBTQI on Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Palestine, Syria, Qatar, Iran, and other countries that have criminalized it?

“The Western World has realized that Africans are hungry and poor and always begging them for arms, hence trying to force us[Ghana] to practice the LGBTQI,” he said.

Right, Rev. Dr. Abraham Kwakye made this assertion on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at the Aburi Presbyterian Church of Ghana when celebrating the Palm Sunday festive under the theme: “HOSANNA, LORD SAVE US NOW”.

He further stated that ‘we are hungry, but we have all the natural resources because of the bad leadership style we are suffering and today the whites are dictating for us how to run and manage the affairs of a Sovereign State like Ghana, he described the situation as very painful.’

Right. Rev. Dr. Nana Kwakye mentioned that during the COVID-19 period, no flight was allowed to fly to different countries, and it paved the way for both the poor and rich to receive medical care at the same hospitals in Ghana, indicating that is one advantage of the virus.

“If not, those in the leadership positions would have flown outside the country to treat themselves because they know the hospitals they have built for Ghanaians are not the standard ones,” he opined.

The Moderator was of the view that if the country had things right and put up standard hospitals in the country and managed our natural resources well, the Western World would not have imposed some practices on the country.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source//Obohnewsonline.com.

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region, Gifty Twum Ampofo has reiterated her commitment to providing infrastructure deficit for her constituents to strengthen the educational sector in the area.

The MP who lost her third parliamentary bid stated that she will be leaving Parliament in 2025 and would be happy to see all the children in Abuakwa North being highly educated and excelling in all aspects of life in the future.

According to the immediate Deputy Minister of Education responsible for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), education remains one of her topmost priorities, hence lobbying for more educational infrastructure for her constituents.

She added that after the needs of the teachers are met, the next thing is to ensure that the learners have good places to sit and study, indicating that before she leaves the office as a Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North all the communities in the area will get a classroom block to enhance teaching and learning.

Gifty Twum Ampofo mentioned these when breaking grounds for the construction of an ultramodern KG blocks for Bediasi and New Tafo Presbyterian M/A Basic school, and 3-unit classroom blocks for Sokode Juaso M/A Basic schools respectively.

She then used the opportunity and show gratitude to President Akufo-Addo for letting her serve under his government as Deputy Minister of Gender, Social, and Children Protection and Deputy Minister of Education in charge of TVET for the past five years.

“All the 3 projects are expected to be completed on December 31, 2024”, she told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH.

Bediasihene, Berima Ofori Minta II said that the absence of the JHS in the community has been their biggest challenge and that children have to walk to either Suhyen or Kukurantumi to pursue Junior High School.

He added that to address the situation leaders of the community have written to the MP of the area to get them the JHS block so that the children can attend JHS education without stressing themselves.

“We are happy that our MP didn’t turn her back on us when we called on her for aid and we pray that they complete it on time so that the children can go there and study”, he added.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source//Obohnewsonline.com.

The Member of Parliament for Ada Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah has admonished students to choose Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, And Mathematics (STEAM) education over their love for English reading programs to make their lives better after school completion.

The MP who doubles as the Minority Chief Whip stated that the English language we have been speaking fluently over the past years as a country brought no significant achievements but rather continues making the fool out of the people.

According to her, those who boast of being the elite and educated and supposed to know better are the very people who drink sachet water in cars and indiscriminately dump the waste on the streets.

Comfort Cudjoe Ghansah made these known to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH during the inaugural of the maiden edition of Ada College of Education’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) Fair where all Basic Schools and Senior High Schools in the constituency joined hands and exhibited some crafted items of theirs.

She then described the English language as bogus and noted it does not contribute anything positive to the country, the reason the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin said they were going to speak the local dialect in the House to help them express themselves well for the transformation of the country.

The Lawmaker was very much delighted with the items displayed by the pupils together with both the SHS students and the teacher trainees of the Ada College of Education.

“I will encourage parents to allow their wards especially the young girls among them to pursue STEAM education in school to enable them to use their minds and hands to create job opportunities for themselves and become CEOs because that is far better than speaking good English and becoming unemployed at the long run,” she said.

Professor Prince Boateng, the Principal of Ada College of Education on his part explained that the program was not necessarily meant for tertiary students because Europeans and Asians train their young ones right from scratch on STEAM.

This, he buttresses and emphasises the program to guide learners to upgrade themselves at the tertiary levels being it a certificate or diploma course instead of the tertiary programmes, hence the inclusion of the pupils and SHS students.

“In doing so, we will get plumbers, fashion designers, carpenters, and masons among other professionals, and this will help the country achieve its industrialization agenda,” he stressed.

Professor Boateng added that his College is among the eight Colleges of Education in Ghana that offer Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and organizing such programs for the schools in the area will enable students especially the young ones to be oriented on the career path they seek to pursue in the near future.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Simple Birdman Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization based in Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly of the Eastern Region, Nana Kwadwo Opare has been honored with a Doctor of Humanity Degree Award from the Rev. David Clergy Council.

According to the council, the CEO of the Simple Birdman Foundation over the past years has impacted many lives in Abuakwa South therefore it calls for recognition while he is alive.

Speaking in an interview with Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in a short ceremony held at Berim Anoma, Nana Dr. Kwadwo Opare expressed his appreciation to the Rev David Clergy Council for recognizing the little support offered to his people.

Nana Dr. Kwadwo Opare who doubles as the Panohene added that he never thought that a day would come when he would be honored as a Doctor because most time it is the wealthiest and prominent persons like Presidents who receive Honorary Doctorate Degree awards.

He mentioned that it was about time everybody come on board and offered small support to those in our various communities who needed help, in doing so many lives would be transformed to enable the country to develop.

The International President of Rev. David Clergy Council, Bishop Dr. David Kakpo said the Simple Birdman Foundation has been a blessing to institutions, Basic schools, and brilliant but needy tertiary students in Abuakwa South.

Thus, in his view, he deserves to be honored while he is alive to motivate others to emulate and do the same to help their community members.

According to him they did not just wake up and honor him but investigated his foundation and the residents of the area testified that it had assisted many people in the Abuakwa South, hence the doctorate award.

For his part, the Akyem Segyimaasehene, Berima Okubi Botuo Danquah I who graced the program also told KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH that it is not easy to extend a helping hand to those going through problems in their lives, but there hasn’t been a single day where someone had asked for support from Nana Dr. Kwadwo Opare and has turned the person down.

He commended the CEO of the Simple Birdman Foundation for his good work for the people of Abuakwa South.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com

The Member of Parliament for New Juaben South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Michael Okyere Baafi has cut the sod for the construction of a Community Health Center for the people of Osabene-Mile 50.

The project, the MP said is expected to be completed within six months.

Speaking at a brief ceremony after the sod cutting, Mr. Okyere Baafi stated that Osabene-Mile 50 has become one of the fastest-growing Electoral Areas in the constituency thus it befit them to get a health center to enable the people to get equal access to healthcare services.

He disclosed further that his office is ensuring they provide health centers in all the communities within the New Juaben South constituency so that patients will not overly rely on the Regional Hospital in Koforidua for medical attention.

“The other communities yet to get such project should exercise restraint because we have put in place measures to put up a health center in the remaining communities to give quality healthcare to the people of New Juaben South,” he told KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH

Owning to this, the MP made a passionate appeal to family heads and individuals to release some of their lands to the government for such developmental projects for their benefit.

Mr. Okyere Baafi said it is painful that after successfully fighting hard to secure projects for the communities, getting a portion of lands for the execution sometimes becomes a hindrance, a situation he noted retards development.

He used the opportunity and thank the Akwasi Akore family for releasing the portion of the land used for the construction of the Osabene-Mile 50 Community Health Center.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.