The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP), Women Organizer for Akuapem South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Barbara Sampana expressed her frustration over the suspension of its parliamentary primary.

She said the suspension of the constituency poll coupled with the party’s continuous silence on rescheduling a date for the exercise is a development that is unhealthy for Akuapem South and the NPP’s national front at large.

The NPP, before its nationwide primaries on January 27, 2024, to elect parliamentary candidates at constituencies where it has sitting Members of Parliaments suspended the poll of some areas including Akuapem South over issues of court injunction among others.

Commenting on the matter, Madam Sampana expressed that neither an official communique nor a new date has been communicated to the leadership of the constituency on holding their polls to elect a parliamentary candidate.

According to the Women Organiser, the absence of a Parliamentary Candidate for the area is not only affecting their campaign within the constituency but also their inability to sell the party’s flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to the people without a parliamentary candidate.

She then admonished the National Executive of the party to fastrack their discussions around the affected constituencies amid resolving all issues at hand to pave the way for them to go to the polls to elect a leader to lead the area for the forthcoming December 7, 2024, general elections.

Barbara Sampana used the opportunity and entreated the party faithful in the area to exercise some patience as the leadership of the party will soon fix a new date for its primary.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

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The Kyebi Kpanohene of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council in the Eastern Region, Nana Kwadjo Opare popularly known as SIMPLE BIRDMAN has registered his displeasure about the continued change of government in the country every eight years.

According to him, changing governments after every 8-year retards the development of the country.

“If the government in power uses the state money to commence a project and loses the elections, the next government that takes over does not continue let alone complete it. This causes financial loss to the state which is very worrying,” he stated.

He however noted that “If a government is maintained, there wouldn’t be any need to fund a new project from scratch as the incumbent government will have no option but to complete the previous ones they have started.”

Nana Opare, against this backdrop, believes will help the country in developmental projects and help in its progress.

He explained that although change is very paramount in every aspect of life, change of power should be considered based on underperformance and failure to execute promises.

The Kyebi Kpanohene was speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH when he made the assertion.

The traditional ruler who doubles as the CEO of Simple Birdman Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization, said Ghana will see transformation in development once Ghanaians inculcate the habit of maintaining a performing government of the day and be devoid of political motivation.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

The Parliamentary Candidate for the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Fanteakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Kingsley Owusu Newman has applauded the flagbearer of the party John Dramani Mahama for his plans for Small Scale Miners in the country.

Mr. Mahama has promised that the next NDC government under his watch will ensure that all the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies get offices of the Minerals Commission.

This, he said will propel Small Scale Miners to do their land documents to enable them to carry out their work peacefully.

He added that doing so will end issues where miners have to travel long distances to the Minerals Commission office in Accra to do their land documents registered and other documentation.

The promise also contains that he would make available mining expertise to monitor their operations to make sure they do not pollute the water bodies.

Reacting to these policies, the Fanteakwa South NDC Parliamentary Candidate said, the former President has proven that he is a father for all that puts the welfare of the people first before any other things are considered.

Kingsley Newman Adu further commended Mr. Mahama for his decision not to burn the miners’ excavators likewise the NPP government when ceased rather would be used to transform back the destroyed lands and other natural resources.

He told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH at Nsutem during John Dramani Mahama’s BUILDING GHANA WE WANT two-day Eastern tour where he engaged the Small Scale Miners and Timber Contractors Association to listen to the challenges confronting their work and plans he had for them when elected President in 2024.

The Parliamentary candidate added “If we fulfill this promise it will create many job opportunities for the youth because the main source of work in Fanteakwa South is mining” and indicated “When the youth get jobs it helps reduce the unemployment and crime rates in our various communities.”

He then seized the opportunity and pleaded with the Fanteakwa South constituents to vote for him come December 7, 2024, because he has put in place measures that will help transform and develop the area.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

A former Assistant Secretary for the New Patriotic Party in New Juaben North in the Eastern Region, Richard Antwire has opened up on why he redrawn his candidature from the contest

He explained that he prepared himself well for the parliamentary primaries but two candidates from Oyoko [ himself and Philip Twum] showed interest in contesting the New Juaben North Parliamentary seat because their sitting Member of Parliament, Nana Adjei Boateng did not seek re-election.

He said that in this case, he concluded that Oyoko cannot present two candidates at the same time hence his decision to bow out peacefully.

According to Richard Atwire, the residents of Oyoko said it was their time to occupy the Parliamentary seat, therefore they should give only one candidate so he pleaded with his brother Philip Twum to step down to enable him to support him win the seat because he has worked in the Constituency for over 20 years and he is well known by many people but he [Philip Twum] could not agree.

“So when I asked him to step down and he refused I had no option but to reconsider my decision to join the Parliamentary primaries race; hence my bowing out of the competition”, he revealed.

Richard Antwire made this known to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in an exclusive interview after their Parliamentary primaries held on Saturday, January 27, 2024. Meanwhile, Philip Twum had only 3 votes after the elections.

He further added that he was not afraid to go into the contest with his Brother Philip Twum, but the research he hired people to do for him indicated if Philip Twum could not step down and go into the elections it was not going to help him.

He then stated that now that the delegates of New Juaben North have decided and elected Nana Osei Adjei as their new Parliamentary Candidate they are all going to work tirelessly to support him retain the seat for NPP in the area.

“I have called and congratulated my brother Nana Osei Adjei for emerging victorious and he has also asked me to come and help him and I have agreed to work with him to ensure we maintain the New Juaben North parliamentary seat for NPP,” he revealed.

At the end of the primaries, the Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong had 183 while Nana Osei Adjei polled 253 votes to emerge victorious.

The other three candidates were Samson Kwesi Annor with 2 votes, Philip Twum Yeboah with 3 votes, and Joseph Osei Djaba gained 47 votes.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Nana Ampaw Addo Frimpong, popularly known as Chief Buffalo in the political cycle has unseated the current Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region in the New Patriotic Party’s ended Parliamentary primaries.

He polled 222 votes as against Gifty Twum Ampofo’s 202 votes while Palgrave Boakye Danquah had 76 votes and Nana Kwame Mamfe also managed to secure 4 votes.

Speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, the newly elected Abuakwa North Parliamentary Candidate, Nana Addo Frimpong shows appreciation to the delegates for glorifying him and allowing him to come and lead the party into the December 7, 2024 Ghana’s general elections.

He assured them that he would not let them down, assuring them to fulfill all the promises he made to them to enable them to give him the nod and represent the area in Parliament after the general election.

Chief Buffalo admonished his supporters not to hoot at anybody because they all belong to one family.

“But the most important thing we have to do now is to give respect to our sitting MP and rally our support behind her to do her work well because if we do that it will help me to continue her good works for the good people of Abuakwa North”, he added.

He further said that he had come at the right time to rescue the seat because the 2020 election result they got in the Abuakwa North was not encouraging and thus he is bringing in new energy to increase their vote margin.

He then pleaded with the Abuakwa North constituents to come out in their numbers and come December 7, 2024, to vote for him to win the Parliamentary seat and replicate the same votes for Dr. Alhaji Bawumia as well to become the president.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Director of Eastern Regional National Disaster Management Organization(NADMO)Kwame Appiah Kodua has unseated the sitting Member of Parliament for Fanteakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region in the just-ended Parliamentary primaries.

The NPP held its nationwide primaries on Saturday, January 24, 2024, at constituencies where it has sitting MPs.

At Fanteakwa North, Mr. Appiah Kodua garnered 329 votes against the incumbent MP, Kwabena Amankwa Asiamah’s 137 votes. Barbara Makara-Maccugen also polled 208 votes while Gabriel Kesse-Yeboah and Rev. Dr. David Twum Antwi had 2 votes each respectively.

Speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, the newly Fanteakwa North Parliamentary Candidate elect, Kwame Kodua thanked all and sundry who diversely contributed to his victory, especially the delegates for having confidence in him and giving him the nod to lead them into the December 7, 2024 general elections.

He thus noted that since the election is over, everyone should forgo their differences and come on board and work with him to maintain the Fanteakwa North parliamentary seat for the NPP.

“Now that I have been elected as the new Parliamentary Candidate for Fanteakwa North, we are going to embark on a gargantuan campaign to win the election convincingly in both Parliamentary and Presidential,” a confident NADMO director assured.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The delegates of Abuakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region on Saturday, January 27, 2024, elected the Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang as its Parliamentary Candidate to lead them into the upcoming 2024 general elections.

Dr. Kingsley Agyemang had 563 votes to win the parliamentary primaries over his main contender Lawyer Gloria Ofori Boadu with 29 votes.

Addressing the party’s faithful in Asiakwa, Dr. Agyemang shows his heartfelt gratitude to the delegates for having confidence in him and voting massively for him to take them to the promised land.

“Now that we are done with the Parliamentary Primaries the big task ahead of us is to go out there and work hard for Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia to win the Presidential seat”, added Dr. Agyemang.

He was of the view that if he wins the parliamentary slot and Dr. Bawumia also wins the presidential seat they will work hand in hand to make Abuakwa South swim in infrastructure projects.

“We will only see more of these developmental projects I have been doing in Abuakwa South should we maintain power in 2024 that is why the NPP members need to involve themselves in the campaign and help Dr. Bawumia to win the elections”, he indicated.

He also recognized the effort of the incumbent Member of Parliament for the Abuakwa South Constituency, Samuel Atta Kyea who didn’t seek reelection, and all the other leaders who contributed immensely towards the development of the constituency.

Following his victory, he and his entourage paid a courtesy call to Asiakwahene, Daasebre Twum Ampofo II to officially introduce himself to Nanaanom that he had been elected as the new Parliamentary Candidate for the constituency.

Daasebre Twum Ampofo II told Dr. Kingsley Agyemang he had won the December 7, 2024 elections already but when given the power and become the Member Of Parliament for the area, he should uphold it with care and accord everybody the needed respect.

The Asiakwahene adds, is not everybody who helps his people to better their standard of living when they get an appointment from the government but Kingsley Agyemang is not like that, and he believes if he becomes the MP he will help transform and develop Abuakwa South because they know what he is capable of doing.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly of the Eastern Region, Alhaji Umar Babs Kofi Bodinga has admonished the New Patriotic Party’s (NPPs) Constituency Executives across the country especially those in the Eastern Region to remain neutral in their dealings ahead of the upcoming parliamentary primaries scheduled for January 27, 2024.

In the Eastern Region, 85 candidates successfully filed their nomination forms to join the parliamentary primaries race but at the end of the vetting 82 candidates were cleared, 2 were disqualified and 1 candidate couldn’t show up at the vetting due to health issues.

Speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, the Abuakwa North MCE who doubles as the former Eastern Regional First Vice Chairman for NPP called for the need for the constituency executives to allow all candidates to do their campaign alone to ensure transparency.

Alhaji Umar Bodinga noted that failure to adhere to his advice one’s a candidate of an executive loses his or her bid will breed bitterness among other candidates who couldn’t get support during their campaign and that may lead to division in the party.

According to him, the Ministry of Local Government and Decentralization told all the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives across the country to stay away from the parliamentary primaries until the Parliamentary Candidate is elected before they can campaign for that candidate to either maintain the NPPs seat or claim it from the NDC’s Member of Parliament.

“This is what I want the Constituency Executives to emulate to bring peace, unity, and harmony in the party after the Parliamentary Candidate is being elected.”

He then advised the delegates to vote for someone whom the entire constituents preferred and help them win more parliamentary seats but shouldn’t vote for someone whom the constituents don’t like and after the December 7, 2024 elections, they will lose their seats to their main opponent National Democratic Congress.

“Should we want to break the 8-year jinx then our delegates should listen to the masses and vote for their preferred Parliamentary Candidate “, he stated.

Alhaji Babs Bodinga noted that, before their Presidential primaries, the majority of Ghanaians said that it was their party that could run and manage the affairs of this country well so if they don’t bring Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia in 2024 they won’t vote and they gave them what they wanted so the Constituency delegates should also do same for them to win both Presidential and the Parliamentary Seat.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region, Gifty Twum Ampofo has acquired two Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Projects (GALOP) for two schools in her constituency.

The beneficial schools are Akyem Old Tafo Presbyterian Primary and Akyem New Tafo Methodist Primary Schools respectively.

Per the projects, each school will get six units of ultramodern classroom blocks with furniture to enhance the quality of education in the area.

The objective of the GALOP project is to improve the quality of education in low-performing basic education schools and strengthen the education sector’s quality and accountability in Ghana.

Speaking with the media, Gifty Twum Ampofo said, that the condition of school buildings attracts both pupils and teachers to be punctual to school.

The Abuakwa North MP who doubles as the Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) added that GALOP is funded by the World Bank and believes when they officially cut sod for the commencement of the projects the contractors will complete work within the 12 months frame given.

Gifty Ampofo made these known during the handing-over of the two sites to the contractors.

She further stated that she was excited to lobby for such projects for the two schools in her constituency.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

The Member of Parliament for Wassa Amenfi East constituency in the Western Region Nicholas Amankwah has begun dredging the major storm drains in Wassa Akropong ahead of the rains.

The drains are heavily choked due to a cocktail of activities such as dumping of both biodegradable and non-biodegradable refuse into the drain whilst some use it as a place of convenience and this has resulted in the growing of shrubs and various plants that block the free flow of water.

The Wassa Amenfi East MP has hired an excavator which is currently desilting the Adankasa Ridge river behind the Wassa Amenfi Traditional Area Palace which spans through the Angola Annex and some flood-prone drains in the area.

Being executed by the members of Parliament, the exercise is part of measures to prevent the drainage systems in the capital from becoming choked during the rainy season.

It’s recalled that, in June 2023, several residents of water-logged areas in Wassa Amenfi East decried the destruction of properties and livelihoods caused by incessant flooding in Wassa Akropong, the Municipal Capital of Amenfi East in the Western Region.

The havoc caused by the flood made the MP visit those affected areas including the Akropong-China Market, Farmers, and Christ Apostolic Church to commensurate with them.

Thus, as part of measures to avert any unforeseen tragedy this year, Nicholas Amankwah has promised to carry out several interventions to curb flooding in his constituency.

Amankwah who is affectionately called ‘Home Boy’ told the media on Tuesday that some of his interventions included clearing some major drainages in the area.

He was therefore hopeful that his intervention would significantly reduce the impact of havoc caused by rains in the community.

Nicholas Amankwah added, that his office was very determined to make the Municipality safe for residents and visitors and ensure that no innocent soul or property is lost.

He then entreated his constituents to prioritize sanitation first in everything they do because their health is their wealth.

By// Kaakyire Kwasi Afari, Afeema FM.

Source// Obohnewsonline. Com