The District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Okere District Assembly in the Eastern Region, Daniel Kenneth, has cut the sod for the construction of seven major projects to improve infrastructure deficits in the area.

The project includes six units of classroom blocks with axillary facilities for Apirede Methodist D/A Basic School, Abiriw Presbyterian D/A Basic School, and Adukrom Methodist D/A Basic.

The others are the Adukrom Bypass Road, Dawu Clinic, and Awukugua Teachers’ bungalow and Nurses’ quarters.

These projects are aimed at enhancing teaching and learning to complement the commitment of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government to quality education, healthcare, and roads networking.

Speaking in cross-section with the pressmen, Daniel Kenneth, who doubles as the Parliamentary Candidate for the area, said that the structures of the beneficiary schools were in a bad state, especially the 70-year-old Apirede Methodist Primary School.

He believes the move comes at the right time because schoolchildren deserve a serene environment for their studies to enable them to compete with their colleagues in other schools.

The Okere DCE expressed his profound gratitude to Awukuguahene, Ɔsaberima Ɔpɛse Konadu, for demarcating 10 acres of land to the assembly for the construction of the bungalow facilities.

Mr. Kenneth then said that when the projects commenced, it would create job opportunities for the youth in the area.

He furthered and thanked the incumbent Member of Parliament for the area, Daniel Kwaku Botwe, for lobbying for such important projects from the Social Investment Fund (SIF).

According to him, these developmental projects received would help them in many ways.

Dr. Joseph Ofosu Kwarteng, the Zonal Officer for the Social Investment Fund in Greater Accra, Eastern, Volta, and Oti Regions, hints that they have embarked on a project called the Integrated Rural Development Project.

“Out of the 261 MMDAs in Ghana, only 23 Assemblies were selected, including the Okere District Assembly, he stressed.

“Fortunately for the Okere District, they got 7, and when the projects were given to them we sent a request that they should rather indicate where they wanted the projects to go, and they gave us the names of the aforementioned towns because they are in dire need of the projects,” he stated.

Furthermore, Joseph Hottor, the Construction Manager for Memphis Metropolitan Limited, assured the DCE, MP, and Nanaanom that they would employ more youth from Okere to do the work to enable them to complete the projects within the stipulated period of six months.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The incumbent Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region, Gifty Twum Ampofo, says she has not dreamt of seeking re-election as an Independent Parliamentary Candidate in the upcoming 2024 parliamentary elections.

According to her, doing the opposite would amount to being ungrateful to President Akufo Addo and the New Patriotic Party whose shoulders she rose to become the MP of the area for 8 years and serving as former Deputy Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection and Deputy Minister of Education responsible for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).

Gifty Twum Ampofo is part of the sitting NPP MPs who lost their parliamentary seats on January 27, 2024, during the party’s parliamentary primaries.

She emphasized that she would not do that and indicated that in every circumstance, the least to do is being thankful to God because she believes nation-building is not done by one person.

The Abuakwa North MP told KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH when she embarked on ‘My First Day at School’ tour in her constituency to visit the fresh pupils in KG1 and class 1 who reported to school on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.

Gifty Ampofo gave them some learning materials and snacks and used the opportunity and encourage them to take their studies seriously to be able to become good leaders in the future.

She also took advantage and inspected some 13 ongoing educational infrastructures of which 8 have been completed and expected to be commissioned soon.

The Director of Education for Abuakwa North Municipality, Grace Adaza-Awude, added that early childhood education is very essential for every child. Hence, parents must send their wards to school because, without education, the future is bleak.

She then commended Gifty Twum Twum for her continuous support for the school children in Abuakwa North and said they are going to miss her as her tenure in office as a Member of Parliament is gradually coming to an end on January 7, 2025.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.

The Parliamentary Candidate elected for Suhum Constituency on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Frank Asiedu Bekoe, popularly known in the political terrain as Protozoa says, Suhum needed a brave Parliamentarian who can lobby for more developmental projects for the people in the area.

“That is the type of leadership style I am bringing on board to help Suhumman to develop. Because Suhum has a population of over 126,000, we can’t let them suffer as a result of one person,” he added.

Protozoa noted that if elected as a Member of Parliament for the Constituency, he would work hand in hand with the government in power to ensure his constituents get their share of the national cake through lobbying.

“I can’t say that all the parliamentarians Suhum has had haven’t done anything, and in doing so, I wouldn’t be fair to them, but in my administration, I will take the Constituency to a different level because the development of Suhum is dear to my heart,” said Protozoa.

The Suhum NPP P.C. made this assertion when breaking grounds for the construction of a 500-seater capacity of Suhum Anglican Astro Turf Park.

Protozoa then mentioned that football unit people and when the project is completed, it will help harness the talents of the footballers in the area and hope to get a topnotch player from Suhum who will projects their name high across the globe.

The Suhumhene, Ɔsaberima Ayeh Kofi Opare applauded Protozoa for his commitment to football for bringing them the AstroTurf Park.

He stressed that the NPP government has done a lot of things in Suhum, and the upcoming 2024 election wouldn’t be easy because the opposition party is also determined to win power.

“As a result, the NPP has to be united and forgo their differences among themselves. Other than that, they fall for their opponent to clinch the victory,” opined Ɔsaberima Ayeh Kofi Opare.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Member of Parliament for Atiwa East Constituency in the Eastern Region, Abena Osei Asare, who doubles as the Parliamentary Candidate has successfully filed her nomination forms at the Electoral Commission’s office in the area to contest the December 7 polls.

Hundreds of individuals, party supporters, sympathizers, and NPP constituency executives flooded the streets of Anyinam with red, blue, and white colors to accompany her in submitting the form on Monday, September 9, 2024.

According to her, she is confidence Ghanaians appreciates the good works of the New Patriotic Party’s government and have also embraced their 2024 manifesto.

The Atiwa East Lawmaker, who doubles as the Minister of State in charge of Finance, mentioned that over 80% of the things in their 2016 and 2020 manifesto have been executed, highlighting the Free Senior High School education policy.

“I’m optimistic that our track record across all sectors of the country will win us the 2024 election and that Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of NPP will become the next President of Ghana and will also be retained as Atiwa East MP to enable us to do more developmental projects for Ghanaians,” she said.

Bringing her remarks to an end, she advised Ghanaians, especially her constituent, not to go to the polling centers with any form of foreign materials that may disturb the peace of the country on December 7 polls because peace is very expensive, hence we the country must protect it own.

Speaking to Rainbow News, the Chairman of the Constituency, Albert Nuamah, emphatically stated that those who want to go independent in the area should save their money because apart from the National Democratic Congress that would bag a little above 5% votes, the others should forget about winning the parliamentary seat from them and indicated that they have performed better in the Atiwa East.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Chief of Suhum Traditional Authority in the Eastern Region, Ɔsaberima Ayeh Kofi Opare has refuted claims that the annual Odwira festival had become an avenue for the promotion of prostitution.

According to him, some media personnel in the region reported that the youth in the area took advantage of the festival to fornicate due to used condoms found on the grounds during one of the previous occasions.

Ɔsaberima Ayeh Opare described the assertion as falsehood and noted how the reportage tarnished the image of Suhumman.

The traditional ruler further explained that the Odwira festival is celebrated to bring back the people both home and abroad together to think about how well they can build and transform Suhum but not to engage in acts that retards the development in the area.

The Chief of Suhum Traditional Authority indicated that in every festival, a lot of things do occur without their knowledge, and one can’t attribute it to them.

Ɔsaberima Ayeh Kofi Opare made this known during the launching ceremony of the 2024 Suhum Odwira and the 25th Anniversary of his reign as the Chief of Suhum.

This event comes with a lot of programs, and according to them, it will commence on November 18 and end on November 30, 2024.

For his part, the NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Suhum Constituency, Frank Asiedu Bekoe, affectionately called Protozoa, who would be chairing the whole event, assured Nanaanom of Suhum Traditional Authority that he would discharge his duties accordingly to make the program successful.

Protozoa used the opportunity and called on residents of Suhum, both home and abroad, to come and rally their support behind them to make this year’s Odwira festival and 25th Anniversary of Ɔsaberima Ayeh Kofi Opare a memorable one.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare has urged all the Nurses who completed School in 2021 to exercise restraint for the government because measures have been put in place to employ them.

According to him, the government is employing them in badges that is set to happen hopefully the end of the year.

He believes that before December, the Finance Ministry will give them financial clearance to absorb the 2021 graduate nurses.

Dr. Nsiah-Asare added that they have heard some people are collecting monies from the some of unposted graduate nurses and deceiving them by adding their names to those the Ministry of Finance has released money for them to be employed.

He indicated that the Ghana Health Service has the pin number of all the graduating nurses, and that was what they used to absorb them when the Finance Ministry gave them clearance.

‘So if your name is not part of their list despite paying money to goro people, you won’t be employed’ hence, advising them to be vigilant.

The Presidential Advisor on Health made this known when the 2021 graduate nurse asked him a question about their postings at Koforidua Center for National Culture on Tuesday, September 3, during the Eastern Regional second edition of the 2024 Town Hall Meeting and exhibition program spearheaded by the Information Ministry.

This program is aimed at showcasing the infrastructure projects done by the government across all the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the country.

He further stated that they were looking forward to posting about 15,000 2021 graduated nurses this year and pleaded with them to have hope in the NPP government led by President Nana Addo.

He asserted that the government is committed to complete and commission most of the agenda 111 hospitals, thus, the need to absorbed these nurses.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

The Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong, has touted the government’s achievement in the region since 2017 to date.

According to him, when President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia assumed office in 2017, they embarked on a path of transformation, policy implementation, and projects aimed at improving the livelihood of the Ghanaian people.

Mr. Acheampong noted that, from infrastructure development to health care, education, and economic empowerment, the NPP government has worked tirelessly to make a positive impact.

Touching on the road infrastructure being done in the region, Seth Acheampong mentioned that the Eastern Region has a total length of 7,147.79km of roads.

“Out of these, 5,555.79km has been awarded to contract, and they have been able to complete 1,859.62km,” he added.

The Eastern Regional Minister revealed this in Koforidua at the Center for National Culture on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, during the second edition of the Eastern Town Hall meet and exhibition program organized by the Information Ministry.

This program aimed to showcase the infrastructure projects executed by the NPP in all the 33 Municipal and District Assemblies in the Region.

For her part, the Minister for Information, Fatima Abubakar, said that accountability is the bedrock of democracy; hence, she saw the need to come and show the residents of the Eastern Region all the developmental projects that have been achieved within the regime of the leadership of President Akufo Addo.

Furthermore, Alhaji Dr Umar Bodinga and Margaret Darko Darkwa, the Municipal Chief Executives for Abuakwa North and Suhum Assemblies, respectively, also outlined some of the projects they have executed in the area to Obohnewsonline, said the NPP government has done well and deserved to be commended.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline. com.

The New Patriotic Party’s Member of Parliament for the Suhum Constituency in the Eastern Region, Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante, has finally declared his intention to contest independently in the 2024 Parliamentary elections.

On Sunday, July 28, 2024, friends of Ɔboafo embarked on a mega health walk in the constituency, and after the exercise, they petitioned him to contest the December polls as an Independent Parliamentary Candidate, avoid their planned decision to absent themselves from the coming polls.

The secretary to the MP, Isaac Asiedu received the petition letter on his behalf and assured them that at the appropriate time, Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante would come out and respond to their letter.

In the latest development on Sunday, September 1, 2024, the Member of Parliament of the constituency organized the same mega health walk where the principal streets of Suhum were flooded by the constituents.

In his address after the exercise, Ɔboafo Asante thanked the crowd for their massive support and recognized his efforts of doing a lot of uncountable infrastructure projects in the area and pleading with him to go independent despite losing the parliamentary primaries.

“I can’t disappoint the larger number of the constituents who have seen my handwriting across the Constituency and asking me to contest the 2024 elections as an independent Parliamentary Candidate, likewise the delegates,” he stated.

Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante then mentioned that it was an honor for the entire constituents to back him to go independent; therefore he will be contesting the 2024 general elections as an independent Parliamentary Candidate for Suhum Constituency to continue his works.

He further said he would continue to do developmental projects for Suhumman if he remained as the lawmaker of the area.

After the declaration, the constituents couldn’t hide their excitement, saying they could now have a good sleep because that was what they were expected of Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante.

They told DL FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH that, this should send a signal to the NPP delegates that they can’t decide for the entire constituents whom they want to become their Parliamentary Candidate.

“We won’t allow Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante to just go like that because none of our previous MPs has performed better like him since assuming office in 2021, and we can’t afford to lose him in Parliament, hence pleading with him to go independent for us,” they recounted.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

Traditional Authorities in Adawso in Akuapem North of the Eastern Region have embarked on a peaceful demonstration over the lack of developmental projects in the area.

According to them, Adawso is confronted with a lot of challenges, mentioning that their market is deteriorating and if care is not taken one day, it will collapse and cause disaster in the area.

They added that their roads are also in a sorry state and have lodged a lot of complaints to the Assembly, but the situation still remains the same.

“The management of the Assembly says they don’t get anything from Adawso that is why they have abandoned our town to be destroyed,” they opined.

For this reason, the Apesemakahene of Adawso, Nana Ntow Amirekyi, through the demonstration, has ordered the market women in the area not to pay any tax to the Assembly again because they don’t benefit from the revenue mobilization the Assembly has been collecting over the past years.

Nana Ntow Amirekyi told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH that they will put in place measures to see how best they can collect revenues themselves and use the money to develop the area since the Assembly has turned a deaf ear to their challenges.

“Adawso market generates a lot of income for the Assembly, yet still, we can’t pinpoint a single project the Assembly has done for us,” he said.

He further stated that the only option that would make them allow the Assembly to continue collecting the tax from the market women is when they see them fixing their plight. Other than that, they should forget about staking tickets to the market women in the area.”

For her, the Adawso Abontendomhemaa, Nana Afua Gyekabea, said that she supports the directives given to the market women by the Apesemakahene, indicating that if the Assembly says they have staged a demonstration against them so they won’t fix their roads and deteriorating market for them, it’s okay.

“But we will advise ourselves because we have been taking it for granted for a very long time,” she added.

The market women, after hearing the news, thanked the Adawso Traditional rulers for the decision taken, saying the Assembly has been collecting tax from them, but they don’t know what they use the money for.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Vice President, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, has proposed making the agriculture sector attractive if elected Ghana’s next President since it is one of his topmost priorities.

He promised to invest heavily in the sector to make sure there is availability of enough food in the country.

According to the New Patriotic Party’s Presidential Candidate, he will use the money generated from the country’s natural resources to run the agriculture sector.

“In Ghana, over 60% of people are into farming activities, and if they prosper, our economy will also grow, hence investing in their work to change their living conditions,” he opined.

Dr. Bawumia who asserted this at Fanteakwa North Constituency when addressing party members as part of his Eastern Tour urged them to work hard to enable the party retain power in the upcoming 2024 elections.

Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia then assured farmers of farm equipments that will enhance their work to enable them produce more food items for the country.

Faustina Yeboah, an independent Parliamentary Candidate for Fanteakwa North who rescinded her decision to throw her support for the NPP’s Parliamentary Candidate of the area Kwame Appiah Kodua said;

“She added that she had an engagement with Dr. Bawumia and realized his vision and plans for Fanteakwa North and Ghana as a whole are very huge and saw the need to bow out from the Parliamentary race and rally behind him to win power in 2024 to enable him to develop the country.”

She used the platform and asked for forgiveness from her followers of redrawing her bid, adding she took the decision for their own good.

On the part of the Parliamentary Candidate, Kwame Appiah Kodua, he affirmed that whether hook or crook, the NDC will lose the 2024 elections to Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia.

He indicated that the Akufo-Addo and Dr. Bawumia government has performed tremendously and therefore the next NPP administration will continue and create more jobs for the youth to reduce the unemployment rate issues in the country.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.