The Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region has distributed a variety of items to Persons living With Disabilities (PWDs), allowing them to sell the items and use the proceeds to support themselves.

The items included groceries, assorted soft drinks, bags of charcoal, hair dryers, a bale of secondhand clothing, as well as bags of maize and rice, among others.

Addressing the beneficiaries, the Municipal Chief Executive for the Assembly, Dr. Alhaji Umar Babs Bodinga, said that President Akufo-Addo and his Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, now the flagbearer of the NPP, are committed to the welfare of persons living with disabilities, which is why they are supporting such initiatives to bring smiles to their faces.

Dr. Bodinga recounted that they had previously given 30 bags of charcoal to one disabled woman, enabling her to sell them and use the proceeds to support her family. She made a substantial profit from this initiative. Since its inception in 2017, this program has significantly improved the lives of many persons living with disabilities in the Municipality.

Dr. Bodinga then urged Ghanaians to prioritize the welfare of PWDs and vote for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the upcoming December 7, 2024 elections, to continue these programs and assist people in need, preventing them from resorting to begging on the streets.

In addition, the Assembly also provided equipment, fish feed, and fingerlings to 50 youth who had completed a one-week training program in the aquaculture business within the area. These efforts are part of the government’s initiatives to create job opportunities for the youth in the Municipality and bolster the local economy.

The Director of Social Welfare and Community Development for Abuakwa North, Nimako Yiamoah, stated that this is the 8th time the government has disbursed items to persons with disabilities in the Municipality.

He explained that the goal of this initiative is to help PWDs set up small businesses, enabling them to earn a living and avoid begging on the streets.

Yiamoah then admonished the 20 beneficiaries to make the best use of the items provided, with the hope that they would establish additional businesses and provide employment opportunities for others.

He added that such efforts would contribute to reducing the unemployment rate in the country.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Women’s Organizer for the New Juaben North Constituency in the Eastern Region, representing the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dora Quashie, has emphasized the importance of strategic secrecy when preparing for a competitive battle.

According to her, revealing one’s strategy to an opponent could lead to defeat, hence the need for the NPP to safeguard its plans to overcome the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the constituency.

Speaking to Kontihen Kofi Oboh, Dora Quashie assured supporters of the NPP’s determination to retain the New Juaben North parliamentary seat and rally support for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President and the party’s flagbearer, to secure victory in the presidential election as well.

Dora Quashie expressed her gratitude to the outgoing Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency, Nana Adjei Boateng, for his significant contributions to the area’s development. She assured that his efforts would always be remembered.

She further endorsed Nana Osei Adjei as the ideal candidate to replace Nana Adjei Boateng, expressing confidence in his ability to deliver transformative projects if elected.

“Nana Osei Adje, our Parliamentary Candidate for the 2024 election is marketable, and the people of the Constituency are ready to send him to Parliament because they know what he is capable of,” she said.

She expressed gratitude to the outgoing Member of Parliament for the constituency, Nana Adjei Boateng, acknowledging his significant contributions to the development of the area and noted that his efforts would always be cherished and remembered.

Dora Quashie also endorsed Nana Osei Adjei as the ideal candidate to succeed Nana Adjei Boateng, expressing confidence in his ability to build on the progress already made.

She emphasized that if Nana Osei Adjei wins the election, the people of New Juaben North will benefit from additional infrastructure projects, further enhancing the transformation initiated under Nana Adjei Boateng’s tenure.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

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A former Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Abuakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Yaw Boakye Yiadom, has stated that the party’s national leadership is responsible for the apathy currently affecting the party.

He emphasized that after every election, it is the responsibility of the national executives to unite the base and form a strong team capable of working together to keep the party in power.

“But in our case, it’s different,” Yiadom explained. “If you contest an election and lose, no one cares about you, which opens the door for some individuals to run as independent candidates because they feel neglected. This situation needs to be addressed.”

Yaw Boakye further noted that despite being sidelined by the party, he has been engaging with the former executives in the constituency to visit the areas where party members are upset and have decided not to vote. They are working to persuade these members to reconsider and vote for the NPP on December 7, aiming to “break the eight” and retain power in 2025, because they love the party.

“We can’t sit back and allow the party we fought hard to bring to power in 2016 and 2020 to fall into opposition. We have taken it upon ourselves to visit these areas and convince the people to return and vote for the NPP, and for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President and Party Leader, to become the next President of Ghana,” he said.

The former Abuakwa South NPP Chairman acknowledged that with only a few days left until the election, it is not too late for the national leadership to take the necessary steps and bring all former executives on board to help win the 2024 election.

“Whenever apathy sets in our party, we risk paving the way for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to win the election but we cannot afford to let that happen in 2024,” he continued.

Boakye Yiadom stressed that it is better to be a cleaner of a party in power than to be a chairman or general secretary of an opposition party, as nothing good comes from being in opposition.

He also took the opportunity to urge party members who are upset with the party for various reasons to set aside their grievances and come together to support the NPP in winning the December election.

Yaw Boakye concluded by emphasizing that if the party wins, their grievances will be addressed to restore peace and unity within the party.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The District Chief Executive for Fanteakwa South District Assembly in the Eastern Region, Ernest Ofosu, the Member of Parliament for the Constituency, Arafat together with the Chiefs of Juaso have cut the sod for the construction of the Juaso Community-Based Planning and Services Compound to improve quality healthcare delivery in the area.

Speaking at the program, Ernest Ofosu said that the New Patriotic Party government led by President Akufo Addo has been committed to quality healthcare delivery, hence building the 111 Hospitals across all the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies in the country.

According to him, when the Agenda 111 project is completed it will create over 78,000 job opportunities for the youth.

“The construction of the Agenda 111 hospital project alone has created numerous jobs for the skilled and unskilled youth in the country,” he noted.

Ernest Ofosu added all these projects form part of the government’s efforts to reduce the unemployment rate situation in the country.

He entreated Ghanaians to vote for NPP to remain in power in 2025 to enable them to do more infrastructure projects and create jobs for the youth.

The outgoing Member of Parliament for the Constituency, Kofi Okyere Agyekum, who is popularly known as ARAFAT, jabs the National Democratic Congress criticizing the NPP government for borrowing 671 billion Ghana Cedis and can’t account for what the money has been used for.

According to him borrowing money is not the problem, but what to use it for matters. He indicated that they wouldn’t have been able to successfully implement the Free Senior High School education policy and build the agenda 111 hospital projects, among other equally important projects to benefit the country, if the NPP government had not gone for those monies to run the affairs of the country.

“Former President John Mahama inherited a debt of ¢9.5 billion from former President John Agyekum Kufuor, and he increased it to over ¢120 billion when leaving office in 2017, and we didn’t see what they used it for likewise the NPP government,” he mentioned.

He then advised Ghanaians to have confidence in the NPP Government and maintain them in power in the upcoming December polls because they are the only political party that can develop Ghana.

Juasohene, Berima Kofi Amaniampong expressed his appreciation to the DCE and the MP for thinking about their health and bringing such an important project to them.

He assured them that they will provide support for the Northwell Limited Constructions, who are responsible for the project, to enable them to complete the project within 6 months to enhance healthcare delivery in the area.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The National Youth Organizer of the New New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha has sent a word of caution to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) members who made derogatory comments about former President John Agyekum Kufuor.

He warned that if they do not desist from the act, then they should prepare themselves to face the NPP’s wrath.

“I’ve seen that the NDC has thrown some mad people on the street to attack and insult former President John Kufour and they must end it now and let them do a clean politics that will bring development to Ghana otherwise they will show them that the NPP has more mad people who are willing to dirtiest themselves to defend and protect the legacies of their leaders than them,” he added

According to him, they wouldn’t allow any idiot to humiliate the iconic former President Agyekum Kufuor and go scot-free.

Salam Mustapha sent these warnings to the NDC when addressing the NPP faithful at Akyem Old Tafo during the mega-health walk exercise organized by the Abuakwa North NPP Parliamentary Candidate in the Eastern Region, Nana Ampaw Kwame Addo Frimpong on Sunday, November 17, 2024, to energies the grassroots base ahead of the December polls.

It can be recalled that after the Supreme Court quashed away the decision of the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin to declare 4 seats in the House vacant, former President Kufuor urged him to comply with the ruling to protect the positive image of the Parliament and these made some of the NDC members attacked him to mind his own business.

Salam Mustapha mentioned that NPP stands for peace and unity, but if the NDC faithful continue to rain insult on their leaders, especially former President John Agyekum Kufuor, they will also face them squarely to let them know that they value their leaders.

Nana Ampaw Kwame Addo Frimpong, the NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Abuakwa North Constituency said that the turnout of the exercise indicated they are ready to retain the parliamentary seat.

Chief Buffalo, as he popularly called, added the NPP members in the Abuakwa North shouldn’t think that retaining the parliamentary seat wouldn’t come on silver, but rather it requires hard work, dedication, commitment, and determination to make it happen.

Chief Buffalo furthered by saying that retaining both the Presidential and Parliamentary seats for the party is feasible if everybody gets involved in the door-to-door, market-to-market, and bedroom-to-bedroom campaign.

By// Kontihen Kofi OBOH.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Municipal Chief Executive for Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region, Akosua Asabea Annoh has praised the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government under President Akufo Addo for its commitment to the agriculture sector in the country, coupled with its implementation of incentive policies.

According to her, the introduction of the Planting for Export and Rural Development (PERD), One District One Factory (1D1F), and the extension of the fisheries harbors, among others, indicates that agriculture is dear to the heart of the NPP administration.

Akosua Annoh believes that if the country continues investing heavily in the agriculture sector, the likelihood of a shortage of food in the near future will be impossible.

The MCE made these remarks at Ntaabea Adonkwanta on Friday, November 7, 2024, during the 40th Farmers’ Day anniversary celebration.

It was celebrated under the theme: “BUILDING CLIMATE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY.”

“When President Akufo Addo assumed office in 2017, he realized that how we do farming wasn’t the best, so he employed more agric extension officers to train the farmers on how to use technology to do farming to enable them to harvest more crops,” She said.

She commended the government for its continuous support for farmers by giving them fertilizers to help increase their farm produce, enabling them to harvest more and do exportation to help in the development of the country.

In her conclusion, Madam Asabea Annoh used the opportunity and congratulated all farmers in the country especially those in her municipality.

According to her, the efforts of Ghanaian farmers, in various ways, have contributed to the growth and development of the economy and cannot be underestimated.

The ‘Ness Ness Farms’ were crowned the 2024 overall best farms in the municipality.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

By// Kontihen Kofi OBOH.

The District Chief District Chief Executive for Fanteakwa South District Assembly in the Eastern Region, Ernest Ofosu has praised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government led by President Akufo Addo for making farming attractive with its implementation of incentive policies.

According to him, NPP is committed to farming, hence introducing many policies and programs to change the narrative of farming in the country.

“When President Akufo Addo assumed office in 2017, he realized that how we do farming wasn’t the best, so he employed more extension officers to train the farmers on how to use technology to do farming to enable them to harvest more crops,” he said.

The Fanteakwa South DCE indicated that the farmers can attest to the fact the training given to them by the extension officers has helped increase their revenue after harvesting their farm produce.

He recounted that they had distributed 811 bags of fertilizers to the farmers where the men got 557 bags as against the women 243.

“The government has given us an additional 5,000 bags of fertilizer and we will be distributing it to the farmers anytime soon to help their crops grow well for the country to get excess food and export some to get foreign exchange to run the country,” opined Ernest Ofosu.

He made these remarks at Nkakama on Thursday, November 7, 2024, during the 40th golden jubilee anniversary of the Ghanaian Farmers.

He used the opportunity to congratulate farmers in the country for their hard work, dedication, and contributions towards the development of the country for the past 40 years, and he asked for God’s blessings and protection upon their lives.

Meanwhile, 56-year-old Esther Yokwor Narh was crowned the overall Best Farmer for 2024 in the District.

She was given 1 motorbike, 7 cutlasses, 5 herbicides, 1 knapsack spray, 1 Wax print, 6 bags of fertilizer, and a certificate.

Speaking on the sideline to KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, the NPP’s Parliamentary Candidates for the 2024 election for the Constituency, Duke Ofori Atta urged the farmers to prioritize their ward’s education before any other things since education in Ghana is free – from the Basic to the SHS level.

“Farmers should invest in their ward’s education to enable them to become prominent people and take care of them when they go off the farming work in the near future.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

The Eastern Regional Security Council engaged Journalists in the Region ahead of the upcoming 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.

The meeting aimed at working collaboratively to promote peace before, during, and after the December 7 polls.

Addressing the journalists at the Regional Coordinating Council on Thursday, November 6, 2024, the Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong, who doubles as the Chairman for the Security Council in the Region, said that every 3 months, they meet and deliberate on the issues that have come to their table and find solutions to them.

“In our meetings, we realized that there was tension in the Region so quickly we mobilized ourselves to go and consult with all the 11 Paramount Chiefs, Chief Imams, Rev. Ministers, and opinion leaders in the Region to see how best we could do to calm nerves down to have a successful election,” he said.

Kwame Acheampong added after engaging with the aforementioned personalities, they assured them of preaching peace in their jurisdiction to avoid any unforeseen chaos.

He underscores that the media play a key role in such situations, hence meeting them to use their medium to educate those who are peeved to exercise restraint and desist from any form of act that may cause mayhem during the election.

Mr. Acheampong mentioned that Ghana’s hallmark in elections is well-known across the world, and thus, every Ghanaian citizen must do well to protect such legacy.

“The December polls are very important to the country, that is why we are touring the Region to ensure there is peace and unity among the people irrespective of their political affiliation,” he opined.

For his part, the Eastern Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Twumasi Ankrah, said that measures have been put in place to ensure the elections in the region are organized in a peaceful atmosphere.

“We will dispatch our patrol and rapid respond team to the places identified as hotspots to ensure violence-free in those areas,” he stressed.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The New Patriotic Party’s Parliamentary Candidate for the Akuapem South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Eric Apeadu Yeboah, has stated that President Akufo-Addo’s administration has created 2.3 million jobs for the youth across the country.

According to him, 2,336 young people in the constituency have benefited directly from these opportunities provided by the Akufo-Addo government and are grateful for the support.

Eric Yeboah further added that claims from the NDC in Akuapem South, suggesting the NPP government has done nothing for the youth in the area, are untrue and mere propaganda.

“Apart from creating jobs for the youth in Akuapem South, we have received a lot of developmental projects from the NPP government, and this has made things difficult for NDC members in the constituency to go out and campaign for their party,” he recounted.

Eric Apeadu Yeboah mentioned this when speaking on jobs for the youth in Akuapem South.

Apeadu Yeboah also stated that if Dr. Bawumia wins the 2024 election, he will create an additional 1 million digital jobs, from which over 35,000 young people in Akuapem South are expected to benefit.

“The ultimate goal of the NPP government is to ensure that the youth of the country have jobs to do to reduce the high rate of unemployment in the country; that is why the Vice President and flagbearer of NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is pleading with Ghanaians to allow him to become the next President of Ghana,” he stated.

He further urged the youth to take this election seriously, get involved, and vote for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, enabling him to lead the country towards transformation and development.

The outgoing Member of Parliament for the constituency, Osei Bonsu Amoah, expressed that he has done his best for his constituents but wished he could have achieved even more. 

He emphasized that all hope is not lost as Eric Apeadu Yeboah takes over from him to continue his good work and bring more infrastructure projects to the area.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Mobile Telecommunications Network MTN Ghana Foundation has set aside Two million Ghana Cedis (¢2m) to support those who are in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises across the length and breadth of the country.

This financial support is aimed at helping them to get money to expand their businesses and employ others who are unemployed in various societies.

50 people from the Eastern Region, comprising Persons living with Disabilities, women, and youth who run their small businesses, were selected to benefit from this initiative after successfully passing the interview.

The money ranges from Five Thousand Ghana Cedis to Twenty Thousand Ghana Cedis (¢5,000.00 – 20,000.00) depending on the businesses they are running.

Speaking at the program held at the Regional Library on Wednesday, November 6, the Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer for MTN Ghana Foundation, Madam Adwoa Afriyie Wiafi mentioned that they saw the need to embark on this important journey to assist the Persons Living With Disabilities, youth and women to give them the financial support to enable them to expand their businesses and also to employ others who are not working, and indicated that in doing so it will help the country to develop.

Madam Afriyie Wiafe furthered by saying that micro and small businesses dominate in the country, but the owners find it difficult to get financial support to sustain them, which is very worrying, hence taking it upon themselves to come to their aid to help their businesses grow.

“The unemployment rate is very high, and people, especially the youth, are struggling to get jobs, hence MTN Ghana Foundation decided to provide financial support to those who have their handiworks to employ others who are unemployed to help at least reduce the unemployment rate in Ghana,” she opined.

The Executive Director for Innohub Foundation, Nelson Amo commended the MTN Ghana Foundation for embarking on such an initiative to help the small businesses in the country grow.

He stated that in 2023 they had businesses growing their revenue from ¢7.6 million to ¢11.5 million with 100 new Jobs created.

Nelson Amoah then advised the beneficiaries in the Region to utilize the money for the purpose of helping others get jobs to curb the unemployment rate menace confronting the country.

Speaking to KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH after the program, some of the Persons Living With Disabilities expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the MTN Ghana Foundation for thinking about their welfare and giving them such a huge amount of money to use it to expand their businesses and create job opportunities for others.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.