The Parliamentary Candidate for Akuapem North Constituency in the Eastern Region, Sammi Awuku has promised to complete all stalled projects started by the outgoing Member of Parliament for the area, Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei.

Addressing the elders, Chiefs, and residents of Benkum Division in the Akuapem Traditional Council, Sammi Awuku assured the Akuapem Benkumhene, Osaberima Asiedu Okoo Ababio that he will make sure to complete all the abandoned projects in the area and handed over for use.

He urged the traditional rulers not to blame Nana Ama Dokua for not being able to execute all the projects she commenced.

The Akuapem North PC who doubles as the Director General for the National Lotteries Authority added that he had started some of these projects with his resources and money.

He further indicated that an abandoned public toilet facility in Larteh has been refurbished in his name. According to him, he used his outfit as NLA Boss to lobby for another ultramodern 20-seater water closet toilet facility from the Good Cause Foundation for the people of Larteh indicating that all the aforementioned projects have been completed and handed over to the community.

Sammi Awuku made this assertion during the sod cutting of the construction of a 3-unit classroom block with the headteacher’s office for Larteh M/A Junior High School.

He also highlighted the absence of a JHS education in Larteh which has increased school dropout in the area since the pupils have to walk a long distance to the nearby communities before they can have access to JHS after completing the basic level of education.

He said the Akuapem Benkumhene has had several dialogues with him to get them JHS education hence breaking grounds for the project to help reduce the school dropout in the area.

For his part, the Akuapem Benkumhene who doubles as the Lartehhene, Osaberima Asiedu Okoo Ababio mentioned he was glad to hear Samuel Awuku went unopposed in Akuapem North constituency because he knew what he is capable of.

He stated that all the MPs the Akuapem North had previously denied the people of Larteh developmental projects and thus are very grateful to Sammi Awuku for his kind gesture.

Osaberima Okoo Ababio indicated that the Benkumhene Division which starts from Obosomase to Adweso will use their larger populace to vote massively for Sammi Awuku to become the next Member of Parliament for the area because they deemed him as he’s the only one who can rewrite the story of the constituency.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Omanhene of Akwamu Traditional Area in the Eastern Region, Odeneho Kawfo Akoto III has bemoaned how successive governments have denied them their fair share of the national cake.

According to him, Ghana’s history cannot be written without the inclusion of Akwamu because they have been part and parcel of Ghana’s history before and after independence.

“My grandfather, Kwafo Akoto II, the then Omanhene of Akwamu played a vital role in the fight for Ghana’s independence and he became the defacto Vice President of Ghana, with the absence of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President, he [Kwafo Akoto II] acted as President of the country on his behalf.”

Odenefo Kwafo Akoto III emphatically stated that looking at the sacrifice and contributions they have made towards the growth and development of the country, apart from the Nkrumah’s government who promised them a juicy deal but unfortunately following his overthrow successive governments had disappointed them in terms of the developmental projects.

“We deserved better treatment from the government, by this time Akwamuman should have been developed because my grandfather Kwafo Akoto II during his time as the defacto Vice President of Ghana released a vast land to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah for the Akosombo Dam project which supplies electricity to the country and beyond and generate foreign income to the nation,” he said.

Odene Akoto III said that today if you go to the Volta River Authority (VRA) the residents from Akwamu who are working over there are very few and that is very sad.

The Akwamu Omanhene revealed this when the Eastern Regional NPP executives led by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Bryan Acheampong paid a courtesy call on him at his palace in Akwamu to officially inform him that they had come to his land to have an engagement with their party members ahead of the 2024 general elections.

Odene Kwafo Akoto III then appealed to President Akufo Addo to do something about their plight, especially the VRA denying the youth of the area job opportunities stating that it is very worrying because they cannot be maltreated on their own backyard.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source//Obohnewsonline.com.

The Member of Parliament for Fanteakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kofi Okyere Agyekum has assured the party’s leadership of supporting the 2024 Parliamentary Candidate of the area, Duke Ofori-Atta.

He reaffirms his stance to help retain the parliamentary seat for the party in the upcoming 2024 election.

Arafat as he popularly called noted that, Duke Ofori-Atta was the right person to succeed him and continued his good work to develop Fanteakwa South.

Kofi Okyere Agyekum added that the Fanteakwa South Parliamentary seat is dear to NPP and that they can not afford to lose it to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), therefore, he will join Ofori-Atta on his campaign trip to amass more votes for him to win the seat for their party.

Arafat debunked the claim that some people are speculating that he is not on good terms with the parliamentary candidate after losing the parliamentary bid to him in their primaries.

The Fanteakwa South MP revealed that should he hold a grudge against the PC, he wouldn’t have been attending programs with him and marketing him to the constituents to vote for him to become the next member of parliament for the constituency.

Kofi Okyere Agyekum made this known during the sod cutting of the construction of a 6-unit classroom block with the headteacher’s office and 6 water closet facilities for the Hemang D/A Primary School.

Okyere Agyekum then advised colleagues outgoing MPs to emulate him and support the elected parliamentary candidates to retain the seat for the party to enable them to break the eight and continue the development of the country.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Bryan Acheapong has indicated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Asuogyamang Constituency of the Eastern Region needs at least 800 votes to capture the parliamentary seat from the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

According to him, the incumbent NDC MP, Thomas Ampem Nyarko defeated then candidate of the NPP, Paul Asare Ansah with few votes during the 2020 election.

His contention follows the limited voter registration exercise and transfers, hence the NPP need not less than 800 votes per their analysis to unseat the NDC come December 7, 2024.

The Food and Agriculture Minister who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Abetifi Constituency stated that getting 800 votes in Asuogyaman is feasible but requires teamwork and unity to do so.

Dr. Acheampong added that the NPP would by hook or crook win the presidential seat regardless and therefore asked the NDC to abstain from being over-reliant on social media trends.

He made this known at Asuogyaman on Sunday, July 14, 2024, during an engagement exercise with the grassroots of the area which included polling station executives, electoral area coordinators, volunteer groups, and party faithful.

He used the opportunity and entreated them to forgo their differences and rally their support behind the party to win the election and do more for the country in terms of developmental projects.

For his part, the 2020 Parliamentary Candidate for the area, Paul Asare Ansah reiterated his commitment to helping Pius Enam Hadzide to win the parliamentary seat for NPP.

He noted that after losing the parliamentary bid to Pius Hadzide he called all his followers to come on board and work for the party to help break the eight-year term jinx as uniformity is all that the elephant family needs.

The Parliamentary Candidate for the Constituency, Pius Hadzide thanked Paul Asare Ansah who is also his uncle together with the other aspirants for throwing their support behind him in the quest to reclaim the seat.

He concluded by asking whosoever he had offended in any way during his campaign for the primary to forgive him for peace to reign.

In his voice, the Eastern Regional Chairman for the NPP, Jeff Konadu Addo commended Paul Asare Ansah for the love and support shown to Pius Enam Hadzide despite his bid proving futile.

“This tells us all that he has the progress of the party at his heart and this is exactly what all the failed parliamentary candidates must emulate to help the party to grow,” he opined.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com

The Parliamentary Candidate for Akuapem North Constituency in the Eastern Region, Samuel Awuku has put smiles on the faces of some Artisans in the area by presenting equipment to them to support their work.

The beneficiaries are the Dressmakers and Hairdressers Association where he [Sammi Awuku] gave 50 Dreyers to the hairdressers and 50 sewing machines to the dressmakers together with 25,000.00¢ each as seed money to use to establish a welfare for their association.

According to Mr. Awuku who doubles as the Executive Director for the National Lotteries Authority (NLA), it is better to teach someone how to fish than always fishing for them because doing so would breed relaxation.

He indicated all hands are not equal and that sometimes people can go through hardship but if the Association has a welfare fund at any given time one can rely on it through borrowing and repay later.

He also again engaged other professionals such as mechanics, welders, electricians, and painters, listened to their consent and assured them that they would also get their fair share of his kind gesture.

The Akuapem North Parliamentary Candidate entreated the artisans to have a reflection of the support and honor him and NPP’s flagbearer, Vice President Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia in the December 7 polls to step in the shoes of President Akufo-Addo.

He told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH that the people of Akuapem North will continue to see more of such benefits if they retain the NPP government in power.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

A group calling itself Ofie Ladies based in the Akuapem North Constituency of the Eastern Region on Saturday, July 13, 2024, embarked on a massive clean-up exercise at the Mamfe township.

The exercise aimed to pave the way for the much anticipated ‘Ofie’ mega walk with the Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, and the Parliamentary Candidate of the Constituency, Samuel Awuku slated for August 3, 2024.

Speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH after the clean-up exercise, the Woman Organizer for the Constituency, Linda Darkwa, noted that, the mega walk with DMB and Sammi Awuku will start at Mamfe roundabout through to Amanokrom and ends it at Mampong which would be occasioned with cleaning to ensure that the aforementioned adjourning communities are tidy up.

Linda Darkwa urged all and sundry to take sanitation issues seriously and clean up their environment regularly to help prevent contracting diseases such as malaria, and cholera among others.

She used the opportunity and invited everybody to join them on the dee day.

Some Ghanaian musicians such as King Paluta, Sister Afia, and Eno Barony would grace the event to entertain the crowd.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

Residents, including Chiefs and Elders of Akwadum in the New Juaben North Municipality of the Eastern Region, have demonstrated against their traditional ruler Nana Owusu Agyare over an alleged illegal sale of community lands coupled with the lack of social amenities confronting the area.

The demonstrators alleged that Nana Agyare had sold the Akwadum stool lands to some institutions and individuals in the region.

Speaking after the exercise, the Obaahemaa of Akwadum, Nana Adwoa Animah who spearheaded the demonstration accused the Akwadumhene of unlawfully selling community lands of 1,701 acres.

She explained that 1100 acres of land were sold to the management of the Cocoa Research Institute (CRIG) in Akim Tafo, 100 acres to the Joy Daddy Industries, and 501 acres to the Koforidua Technical University.

According to her, totaling an amount worth over Four Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (¢400,000.00) was profited from the land sale without rendering an account to the people of Akwadum.

Nana Adwoa Animah, while expressing her disappointment in the traditional ruler for his gesture said, his failure to consider using part of the profit made to develop the area with the provisions of social amenities is mind-blowing.

“As a mother of the town, I can not sit down, fold my arms, and watch him continue destroying Akwadum. So, this why we embarked on such demonstration exercise to demand accountability from him [Nana Owusu Agyare] on exactly what he used the huge sum amount for..,” she added.

Nana Animah hinted that although they referred the Akwadumhene to the Omanhene of New Juaben Traditional Area, Daasebre Kwaku Boateng III called him to order however their efforts proved futile.

The Akwadum Obaahemaa thus cautioned that the agitated youth of the area would not hesitate to take their actions to a different level should the accused chief fail to heed their accountability call.

For his part, the Ahenemahene of the area, Nana Boakye Yiadom also registered his displeasure against the New Patriotic Party’s Parliamentary Candidate for the Constituency, Nana Osei-Adjei for turning a deaf year to the lack of developmental projects of the area.

He indicated that, before the party’s parliamentary primaries in January 2024, the latter visited the area and prayed to them for votes but after his election, he refused to show up in the community amid assurance of delivering the promises made to the people during his campaign.

He added that the Parliamentary Candidate has also refused to use his influence to intervene in some disputes retarding the development of Akwadum for more than three years.

“We are sending a signal to him that since he cannot console us in difficult times to help address the issues at hand, then we will also advise ourselves in the December 7 polls,” said the Ahenemahene.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The District Chief Executive for Atiwa West District Assembly in the Eastern Region, Paddy Amponsah Douglas says the free Senior High School flagship has made Junior High School attractive to Ghanaian children.

According to him, the implementation of the FSHS policy has increased the number of candidates who sit for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) since 2017 to date.

This is because once they obtain good grades the probability of being enrolled in the SHS is assured, unlike the erstwhile NDC government where parents have to sell their properties to finance their ward’s education.

Amponsah Douglas mentioned that one amazing thing about the FSHS education is the addition of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program beyond students only offering reading courses.

“So before they graduate from the SHS or SHTS they will be having their handiwork and with that, they don’t become a burden to society after their graduation; hence every Parent in Ghana is taking their children to school to become the breadwinner of the family in future,” he stressed.

The Atiwa West DCE was speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH when he toured all 4 BECE centers in the district to motivate them to come out with flying colours.

“Government has invested heavily in TEVET and STEM so I will entreat all parents to allow their wards who have an interest in that course to pursue it,” he opined.

Paddy Amponsah Douglas said that there is a STEM School in his District and they have four Nigerian students who are there studying because the world is going digital that is why parents need to allow their children who have an interest in those programs to read it in school because it comes with a huge sums of money.

Speaking to Kingdom News, some of the BECE candidates described the ongoing exercise smoothly and strongly believe that they will surely smile after the outcome.

According to them, their quest of being beneficial to the FSHS education is unchanged to become great persons in the future.

In total, 1,397 candidates registered for the 2024 BECE in the area, 29 of them were absent leaving 1,368 candidates on the battlefield participating in this year’s exams in the Atiwa West District Assembly.

At least, 53,624 sat for the exams in the region comprising 26,829 boys and 26, 435 girls.

John Kwasi Osafo, the Director of Education for the District noted that he assumed office in 2021, and the performance of the students in the area for the past 3 years is very encouraging.

“In 2021 they had 67.7%, as against 75% and 78 pass mark respectively in 2022 and 2023 but have targeted to get 80% pass mark in 2024,” he stated.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Eastern Regional Organizer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Hackman Kabore says the party is extremely excited over the incumbent governments’ ticket in Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, outdoored the latter as running mate to the Dr. Bawumia candidacy.

Reacting to the development, the NDC organizer commended the leadership of the NPP for the choice of Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh to partner the flagbearer ahead of the 2024 general elections.

According to Kabore, the ticket of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and NAPO will make the work of the NDC easy in winning the 2024 election.

In his view, the year’s election will be based on ‘character against character’.

“Comparatively, the difference between John Mahama and Jane Opoku-Agyemang’s tickets and Bawumia-Opoku Prempeh’s is very huge because Ghanaians won’t make the mistake of entrusting the country into the hands of liars instead they will be entrusted their destiny into the hands of someone who think about implementing good programs and policies to better their future.”

Mr. Kabore added Ghanaians can attest to the fact that it is only John Mahama and Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang’s ticket who can run and manage the affairs of the country better than Dr. Bawumia and Matthew Opoku Prempeh.

He believes the tickets of the NPP are what he described as a “bunch of failures,” who have nothing new to offer Ghanaians.

“So apart from Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia and Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the NPP didn’t get any qualified personnel to lead them into the December 7 polls?” He asked.

He furthered that both running mates for the NDC and NPP were once Educational Ministers thus the contributions to the sector can be attested by every citizen.

Hackman Kabore made this known to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH following the outdooring of Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh in Kumasi.

He also argued that under the leadership of Dr. Opoku Prempeh as Education Minister, the only feat as his achievement was “turning the Free SHS policy tot tot like drinking spot” due to short term periods spent in school by the students. He noted that the practice does not help teaching and learning.

“President Akufo Addo and his NPP government have deteriorated the Senior High Schools despite the Free SHS policy but all hope is not lost because John Dramani Mahama is coming back in 2025 as President to make it attractive again because he began the free SHS education with the day students,” he concluded.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Education Director for Atiwa East District Assembly in the Eastern Region, Pearl Acquah has praised the Member Of Parliament (MP) of the area, Abena Osei-Asare for her commitment to education.

Her commendation followed the MP’s gesture of presenting 600 mono desks to the Atiwa East Educational Directorate to be distributed among some 20 schools in the district to enhance teaching and learning.

According to Pearl Acquah, some schools in the country lack desks for the pupils to sit on, a situation which compels the learners to sit on the floor to write.

However, she noted that the narrative in Atiwa East is different because they have an indefatigable MP who has education as a priority and also has the welfare of the learners at heart.

The Atiwa East Education Director further stated that Abena Osei-Asare is doing everything possible to support education when it comes to logistics, thus providing laptops, mono desks and just to mention a few.

Madam Abena Osei-Asare on Monday, June 8, 2024, toured some BECE centers in the area where she interacted with the candidates and urged them to ensure they understood every single question they tackled to be able to answer and score better results.

The MP who doubles as the Minister of State in charge of Finance mentioned that the educational infrastructure being put in place by the New Patriotic Party’s government has transformed the education sector and also motivating the teachers in her constituency has helped the pupils in the area to perform excellently in the BECE for the past 3 years in the region.

“The NPP government is committed to education; hence implementing the free SHS to give hope to JHS graduates whose parents don’t have money to be enrolled in SHS to become prominent persons in the country,” she told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH.

Madam Osei-Asare stated that the 600 mono desks presented to the Atiwa East Educational Directorate will help the pupils from the beneficial schools to have peace of mind to learn and also be punctual at school.

There are 56 schools in the District and 1,614 candidates sitting for the 2024 exams in the District, meanwhile, 53, 264 sit for the exams in the Region which comprises 26, 829 boys and 26, 435 girls.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com