The Principal of Ada College of Education is the Ada East District Assembly of the Greater Accra Region, Professor Prince Boateng has called for infrastructural support for the School.
He stated that the Ada College of Education established in the 1960s needs refurbishment.
According to him although successive governments including President Akufo Addo-led administration have been supportive of the school much attention is required on the infrastructure deficit.
“The School keeps on growing and it will need more infrastructure to enhance teaching and learning,” he said.
Professor Boateng mentioned that Ada College of Education is one of the best Teacher Training Colleges in Ghana but they lack an administration block and as a result, they use the school’s ICT center as their administration block a situation he described as very worrying.
He used Kingdom FM’s medium and appeal for helping hands from philanthropists, Institutions, NGOs, and individuals to come to their aid and offer them support to fix the infrastructural challenges confronting them.
Professor Prince Boateng revealed these to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in an exclusive interview.
Isaac Appau Gyasi, MCE- New Juaben South Municipal Assembly.
The Municipal Chief Executive for New Juaben South Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region, Isaac Appau Gyasi has commended President Akufo for investing heavily in the security services.
According to him, he was shocked after seeing for himself for the first time in his life the kinds of equipment the security agencies displayed at the Koforidua Youth Resource Center during their rehearsals ahead of the 6th March Independence Day Celebration.
He mentioned that there was some equipment, they did not show to the public when they were rehearsing and that would be done on Wednesday, 6th March 2024, thus everybody ought to be there and witness it for themselves.
Isaac Gyasi then said he had respected Ghana Security personnel because looking at the enthusiasm they showed up during the rehearsal indicated that we have the men to protect this country.
The New Juaben South MCE made this known to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH.
He thanked President Nana Addo for honoring them by hosting this year’s 67th Independence Day Celebration in Koforidua
He seized the opportunity and called on Ghanaians to troop into Koforidua on Wednesday to witness the historic event because it is going to be massive.
Hon Gyasi noted that currently Koforidua is chocked with security personnel, some are in uniforms others are not, and they are working to ensure the 67th Independence Anniversary becomes successful,
Isaac Appau Gyasi then warned those who had planned to attend the event to steal things to advise themselves because security is very tight in Koforidua.
“If you steal and they catch you nobody will come and intervene for you, so just stay away from stealing”, he added.
Appau Gyasi then advised the residents of Koforidua to keep the towns and their homes clean because there would be dignitaries and diplomatic corp in the Municipality.
The New Patriotic Party’s Delegates of the Akuapem South Constituency in the Eastern Region on Saturday, March 2, 2024, elected Eric Apeadu Yeboah as the new Parliamentary Candidate to lead them into the 2024 election.
The elections which were supposed to be held on January 27, 2024, were suspended due to issues of court injunction.
Apeadu Yeboah was contested by the Municipal Chief Executive, Frank Aidoo, Eric Samuel Annor Mensah, and Kwame Ofori Gyau in the primaries to succeed the incumbent member of Parliament OB Amoah who withdrew his interest to seek re-election.
Eric Apeadu polled 267, Mr. Aidoo had 69, Annor Mensah polled 54, and Kwame Ofori Gyau garnered 152 votes, respectively.
Speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, the newly elected Akuapem South Parliamentary Candidate, Apeadu Yeaboa thanked the delegates for having trust in him and giving him the nod in his quest to represent them in Parliament and help in national development.
“I thanked all and sundry who contributed immensely to the elections to be successful and I promised to maintain the Parliamentary Seat for NPP in the Akuapem South”, he added.
He furthered by saying, there is a big task ahead of them in the upcoming 2024 election that is to break the 8-year jinx.
“Doing so will not come on a silver platter, it needs determination and hard work, he then pleaded with all the party, faithful, and supporters especially those supporting the other aspirants to come on board and rally behind the party to achieve that vision of winning power in 2024,” he mentioned.
He promised to work hard to increase the NPP’s vote in Akuapem South from 10,000 to 15,000 in the December 7, 2024 general elections.
Some top officials of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) stormed the Fanteakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region and embraced a thanksgiving service held for Kwame Appiah Kodua, the Parliamentary Candidate elected of the area.
The service was held at the Begoro Durbar grounds on Saturday, March 2, 2024.
To the Parliamentary Candidate elect, his election was an incident-free exercise therefore it was necessary to honor God.
According to him, winning the elections in 2024 is feasible for the NPP.
Mr. Kodua further underscores the importance of forming a unified front and working harder for the party before the 2024 general elections, adding with God victory will be theirs to retain the seat.
He then assured Ghanaians that they were going into the election with peace and harmony therefore challenging their main contender, the National Democratic Congress to also come out and let the world know their readiness for a violent free elections.
Appiah Kodua used the opportunity and show gratitude to his predecessors who have contributed immensely towards the development of the constituency.
For his part, the former General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu also commended the Fanteakwa North NPP leadership who fought hard to secure the Parliamentary Seat for the party and noted he is optimistic that Kwame Appiah Kodua will maintain the seat.
He argued that it is only the NPP government that initiates policies to the beneficiary of every Ghanaian citizen, thus, the need for continuation.
John Boadu believes the NDC’s John Mahama has decided to defunct its party, a reason for allegedly appointing his age mate Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang as his running mate.
The Ada College of Education in the Greater Accra Region has held its 17th edition of the 2024 Africa Success Summit to equip the students on how to create job opportunities for themselves and become business tycoons and entrepreneurs in the future.
Doing so would help address the unemployment rate challenges confronting the country in the sense that when these teacher trainees graduate from school they won’t be overreliant on the government for posting to their various schools.
However, they can apply the knowledge acquired to set up small businesses for themselves and employ others who don’t have jobs and with this, the unemployment issues will be thine of the past.
Professor Prince Boateng, Principal-AdaCoE.
The Ada College of Education collaborated with the LEC Group to embark on such a journey where more than 1,000 students participated in the event.
Speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, the Principal of the College, Professor Prince Boateng said, it is very essential for students to add value to their academic careers to better their life.
Prof Boateng indicated that organizing such programs on campuses for tertiary students, especially the teacher trainees opened their eyes to realize their dreams and start creating their businesses so that when they complete school they won’t become burdens to their parents.
Meanwhile, the Chief Executive Officer for LEC Group, Albert Prempeh Kusi stated, that they commenced this program in 2008 at the University of Cape Coast in the Central Region, and over 200,000 students have benefited from it where they own their companies and have managed to hire others.
“We saw the need to come to the Ada College of Education to train the teacher trainees to let them know that they can add value to their lives aside from teaching jobs to enhance their standard of living conditions”, he told KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH.
Albert Kusi used the medium and appealed to the general public to come to their aid by supporting them financially to be able to organize such programs for the youth in the various tertiary institutions across the country to shape their life and become entrepreneurs after school.
Some students who joined the program thanked the leadership of the school led by Professor Prince Boateng for coming up with such a mind-blowing program to enlighten them on how to create job opportunities for themselves and become successful in life aside from their teaching profession.
According to them, they have learned a lot of things from all the resource personnel who spoke at the program, and they are going to work towards them one after the other whilst they are in school.
Staff at the Kyebi Government Hospital in the Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly of the Eastern Region have donated mechanized borehole water worth over GH¢40.000.00 to the Agyapomaa community in the area.
According to them, the gesture formed part of their social corporate responsibilities to give back to the communities in which they serve because without them they wouldn’t have been there working.
Speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH after officially handing over the project to the Agyapomaa Community, the Medical Superintendent of the Kyebi Government Hospital, Dr. Richard Nii Darku Doodo said they were moved by the saying that water gives life therefore it befit everyone to be privileged with good drinking water.
To ensure that the project was executed successfully, he added that each staff paid GH¢50.00 and more.
He noted that after mobilizing the resources, various committees were set up and were tasked to identify problems facing the communities in the catchment area, leading to their realization that the beneficial community was in dire need of potable water for their daily activities, hence providing them the mechanized borehole water.
Dr. Nii Doodo called on Ghanaians to emulate them and support various communities that need help because the Government alone cannot do everything for its citizens.
The Health Director for Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly, Rhodalyn Adda Kyei-Yamoah commended the Kyebi Government Hospital staff for their kind gesture to the Agyapomaa Community.
“I believe the beautiful things they have done will unite them and bring impact to others,” she told KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH.
For his part, the Mankrado of Agyapomaa, Nana Ampem Darko III on behalf of his people showed his heartfelt gratitude to the staff of the Kyebi Government Hospital for thinking about the health of the people and also assured them of making good use of the facility.
Nana Akosua Korang Larbi, Mankrado Ankobeahemaa, Suhum Traditional Authority.
The Mankrado Ankobeahemaa of the Suhum Traditional Authority in the Eastern Region, Nana Akosua Korang Karbi has emphasized that education is the cornerstone of empowerment.
She underscores the importance of ensuring that no one is left behind because Education opens doors and also empowers us to create a better future in the current digital world.
Thus, Nana Korang Larbi challenges the youth most especially students to embrace skills to thrive in the fast-changing global environment.
She made these remarks during the celebration of the Suhum Presbyterian Senior High School’s Students Representative Council (SRC) week.
The SRC week celebration was under the theme “EMPOWERING THE 21ST CENTURY STUDENTS IN THE GLOBAL WORLD.”
According to her, the 21st century demands a new set of skills, indicating that it is not just about theory memorization, rather it is about innovation, critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and adaptability.
In this regard, the traditional ruler entreated the students to harness the power of technology and use it responsibly to amplify their voices, advocate for change, and connect with the global community.
Nana Akosua Korang Larbi then admonished the Students of the Presbyterian Senior High School to be impactful and become the generation that bridges the gap of transforming challenges into opportunities to enable them to leave a memorable hallmark.
Akosua Asabea Annoh, MCE-Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly
The Municipal Chief Executive for Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly, Akosua Asabea Annoh reaffirmed her stand to fight the activities of the illegal miners ( galamseyers) in the Municipality.
According to her, the galamsey fight is a collective responsibility of everybody; hence calling on her Assembly Member, Nanaanom to join her in combating the canker.
She made the statement in her inaugural address of the 24 Elected Assembly Members and 30 government appointees unshared into the Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly of the Eastern Region to serve their communities in the next four years.
She said that section 16(1) of the Local Governance Act 2016 Act 936 states that a member of the Assembly shall maintain close contact with his electoral area to consult his or her people on the challenges confronting them to be discussed at the Municipal Assembly and find a solution to them and attended meetings of the Municipal Assembly regular to ensure the smooth run of the Assembly.
She used the occasion and congratulate them and urge them to work hand in hand with her to transform and develop the Abuakwa South Municipality together.
Speaking on behalf of President Akufo-Addo, the Minister of Communication, Ursula Owusu Ekufful entreated the new Assembly Members to work closely with each other to create innovative ways of mobilizing the needed resources for the development of their areas.
She further stressed that the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies are mandated to rally their support behind the government to deliver on its programs and projects to the benefit of the people.
Meanwhile, the Assembly Members re-elected Amoako Atta as their Presiding Member of the Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly. He thanked them for giving him another opportunity to continue his good work.
He told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH that, the major challenge confronting the Assembly is their road network and that is what they are going to work on to get them fixed.
For his part, the Kyebihene, Osaberima Marfo Kwabrane admonished the Assembly members who had been inducted into the Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly to come and work hard and leave a good legacy behind for remembrance.
Osaberima Kwabrene added that, as they have been officially sworn in and joined the Assembly, they should do away with backbiting attitudes and rally behind the MCE, Akosua Asabea Annoh to develop Kyebiman, indicating that he [ Kyebihene] won’t be relentless for the area to deteriorate because of the interest of individualistic.
Regina Bempong, NPP’s Women Organizer- New Juaben South Constituency.
The New Patriotic Party’s Women Organizer for New Juaben South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Regina Bempong has stated that the introduction of Chocolate Day on February 14 every year has changed the narrative of the celebration of Valentine’s Day in Ghana.
According to her, the new dimension that the occasion has taken is awesome, unlike those days when people were dressed in all red attire and engaged in unmannered behaviors throughout the night.
“But today during the Valentine’s Day celebration, most churches organize programs for the youth to prevent them from going to spots, pubs, and bars among others to come and listen to the world of God,” she noted.
Madam Regina Bempong however noted that Churches also implementing the Chocolate Day celebration as part of their activities on the occasion had also contributed positively to the lives of the youth, especially the females by reducing teenage pregnancies being recorded annually after Valentine’s Day.
Speaking further to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, she applauded the NPP government for the introduction of the Chocolate Day celebration to change the face of Valentine’s Day in the country.
She then advised the young ladies, especially the virgins not to lose their virginity to the boys by falling prey to their deceitful gifts.
She indicated that Valentine’s Day is not the day to fornicate but to show genuine love to loved ones.
Speaking to some SHS students in the New Juaben South Municipality, they also expressed their opinions on the Valentine’s Day celebration.
They said the Valentine’s Day celebration is not about the fornication but rather about buying things for their loved ones and appreciating them for the impact they have had on one life.
Alhaji Umar B. K. Bodinga, MCE- Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly
The Municipal Chief Executive for Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region, Alhaji Umar Babs Kofi Bodinga has asked Assembly Members to have it in mind that they do not receive monthly salaries.
According to him, any Assembly Member who thinks he or she would be paid should have a second thought because theirs job is sacrificial.
Umar Bodinga, therefore urged them to put in more effort to ensure they lobby for developmental projects for their various communities.
He reminded that assembly members only received allowances during meetings as a way of easing their burden of transportation fares.
He made this known during the inauguration of the 16-elected Assembly Members and 8 government appointees who will run the affairs of the assembly till 2027.
Assembly Members.
“The core mandate of every assembly member is to go to their electorate, listen to their problems, and come and present them during the assembly meetings to fix them, this helps the communities to be developed,” he noted.
Alhaji Umar Bodinga while using the occasion to congratulate them on their election wishes them well and welcomes them to the house.
He assured them of his readiness to work with them to move the Assembly forward in terms of development.
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