Mr. Ernest Kwasi Addo, CEO-Ernest Kwasi Addo Foundation.
Ernest Kwasi Addo Foundation has organized Free Health Screening for the people of Anum Apapam in the Ayensuano Constituency of the Eastern Region.
The CEO of the Foundation, Mr. Ernest Kwasi Addo in an interview with Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH has urged Ghanaians to make their health priority first before any other thing comes especially the aged, because their health is their wealth.
“Most at times many people don’t take their health issues serious and refuses to go to hospital for the regular check up. But always their mind is on their jobs and is very bad”
“That is why the Foundation decided to come up with this programme to help our mothers and aged who trade in Anum Apapam main market to come and take part so that they will get to know their health status and work towards it” he noted.
Mr. Kwasi addo adds, this programme wouldn’t be a nine day wonder but it will continue as time goes on. Hence, advised market traders to observe the covid 19 safety protocols to help curb the spread.
Assembly Member for Anum Apapam South electoral area, Hon. Takyi Ebenezer on his part commended the Foundation for their good works and asked God’s blessing upon their handiworks for the love shown to them.
He also indicated that poor roads network as well as lack of strong mobile network and few to mention has become the challenges confronting the area.
“They have only 3 beds in their chip compound as a result they can’t admit more patients for medical treatment and is very pathetic. We are calling on gov’t, stakeholders, individuals to come to our aid” he pleaded.
Last but not the least, one of the beneficiaries thanked Ernest Kwasi Addo Foundation for exhibiting the gesture of love towards them.
Rev. Eugene Ayeh Opoku, Founder and Leader- Fellowship of the Brethren Church.
The Founder and Leader of Fellowship of the Brethren Church, Rev. Eugene Ayeh Opoku has stated that, Ghanaian youth don’t have any role model they look up and as a result they live their life anyhow, because they are disappointed in them.
He said, the youth should take the word of God very serious and learn it well . Because it will help them to become good future leaders of this country. Hence their role models have nothing important to offer them.
Rev. Ayeh Opoku told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in an interview as today marks the world youth day with a theme: ” Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health “.
He indicated that, if the youth want to get better future in life they shouldn’t joke with the word of God.
As part of efforts to strengthen the resolve to fight crime, the Acting Inspector-General of Police (Ag. IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has today August 12, 2021 launched the Horse Patrol operations at the National Joint Operations Headquarters-Accra.
The patrol, which is part of the Ghana Police Service’s method of crime prevention and detection, will provide security in a friendly and interactive manner, with officers on horseback, to augment other patrol duties such as Community Foot Patrol, Motor bike Patrol, Visibility Patrol, and recently deployed Motorcycle Traffic Management and Mobility Teams in Tema and Accra, among others in our communities.
In a brief remark, the Director-General Information Communication Technology (ICT), COP. Mr. Edward Tabiri assured the officers of communication logistical support during their duty tours in order to communicate efficiently for assistance.
Speaking on behalf of the Acting Inspector-General of Police, the Director –General National Patrols Department (NPD), COP Mr.Yaagy Akuribah, advised the Police Officers (Troopers) detailed for such duties to demonstrate professionalism in all aspect of their work for excellent services. He reiterated that, the Troopers should assist in building the trust and public confidence within the communities since they are among the first point of call when it comes to security.
Present at the launch were the Director-General Research and Planning, Commissioner of Police (COP) Mr. Paul Awini Manly, the Director-General National Protection Directorate, COP Mr. Patrick Atampugre Akolgo; the Director-General Special Duties, COP Mr. Vincent Redeemer Dedjoe; and the Director-General Operations, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Mr. Mohammed Fuseini Suraji, and other senior officers.
Hon. Kwesi Bonzoh, DCE-Ellembelle District Assembly.
The Public Health Emergency Committee in the Ellembelle District Assembly of the Western Region has held meeting on the covid 19 and calls on its residents to strictly adhere to the Covid-19 preventive measures to ensure their safety. So far the District has recorded 10 covid 19 cases with no live lost.
The DCE for Ellembelle District Assembly, Hon. Kwesi Bonzoh has tasked the public emergency health c’ttee in the District to intensity a rigorous crusade of public awareness on the Covid protocols and also enforce the restriction laws to help mitigate the spread of the virus especially the delta variant.
He expressed worried over the 3rd wave that has hit the country, thus appealing to the general public especially his people to observe all the safety protocols to help gov’t to save money to do more infrastructure projects for the country.
Hon. DCE made these known to New Day FM’s Kwasi Afari in an interview during the district’s public health emergency meeting at Nkroful on Wednesday, August 11,202, and stating that, the assembly is looking for appropriate ways to ensure strictly compliance of the protocols to bring sanity in the district.
Moreover, the Ellembelle Divisional Police Crime Officer, Supretendent Prosper Agbabo cautioned the residents to make sure they adhere to the Covid-19 protocols in the district. Otherwise they would be dealth with to serve a deterrent to others.
The attendees were representatives from the Ghana Police service, Ghana Immagration Service, Ellembelle Local Council of Churches, the Ambulance Service, NADMO, Ghana National Fire Service, NCCE, GHS.
Others were the District Chief Imam, the Media, Environmental health department, Ghana Education Service, GPRTU.
Over 450 students of Anglican Primary School in Tikobo No2 in the Jomoro Municipal Assembly of Western Region has made a passionate appeal to the Government to considering adding their school to the School Feeding programme because they are starving.
The students who spoke to New Day FM Journalist, Kaakyire Kwasi Afari on Thursday August 5, 2021, lamented that most of their parents are broke due to the economic hardship they are facing and its affecting their academic performances .
“We are humbly calling on the government to include our school to the school feeding programme policy, because most of us, our parents couldn’t get us money for school, thus we study with an empty stomach.”
They are also said they need a new Kindergarten block with furniture.
The Chief of Ehoaka Community, Nana Baze Kpanyinli (II) who doubles as the teacher of the Anglican primary school bemoaned that, the kids keep on leaving the school to join their sister schools who are the beneficiaries of the School Feeding Programme just to have a free meal.
According to the chief, the little children normally depends on him for financial support for daily feeding which is gradually milking his purse.
On behalf of the pupil, he also appealed to the Gender Ministry, government appointees, the Jomoro Municipal Assembly ,and Jomoro MP to consider this vulnerable students and add them to the school feeding programme policy to encourage them to attend school always.
Furthermore, Assembly Member for Tikobo No2 electoral area, Hon Augustine Marshall stated that most of the pupils are coming from the extremely poor homes. As a result they come to school with an empty stomachs which is not good for their health
According to him, they have written several petition letters to the Jomoro Municipal Chief Executive, Hon Enerst Kofie and the Social Service Sub-committee in the Jomoro municipal assembly to come to their aid but it has yield no result.
Hon. Marshall commended one Mr Kenneth, a resident from Tikobo No2 for being supportive to the school kids by donating food items for them annually during the school’s ” Our Day’s” time.
“The students only enjoys free meal ones in a blue moon”.
The Executive Members of Peace Progressive Transport Union Association (PROTOA) branch of Koforidua are asking their chairman, Mr. Yaw Adogo to do the needful to bring peace and transparency amongst them.
According to the treasurer of the association, Mr. Joshua Kofi Soga, on June 5, 2021 their chairman used his own power to sacked the elected executive members who stake ticket for the drivers at the Protoa station in Koforidua for no reason and replaced them by his people who doesn’t belongs to the association.
However, he noted that, today Thursday, August 5, 2021 marks exactly two months when the Chairman, Mr. Adogo took over the station and has since not accounted for the money he has collected from the drivers up till date a situation he said is worrying.
“Meanwhile we use the same money we generated from the station to pay for our ‘work and pay vehicles’ as well as to do maintenance on the association’s vehicles when it get faulty”.
Following this, Mr. Joshua Soga indicated that’s why they besieged the station today to take over from the chairman’s workers to enable their elected executive members go back to work.
Speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in an interview, he hinted that the attitude of the chairman at the station has become too much, thus the need for their actions since they can’t entertain his ‘selfishness’ anymore.
Thereafter, Mr. Joshua says they’re calling on the Eastern Regional Min. Hon. Seth Kwame Acheampong, Regional police commander DCOP Asirifi Akrofi, New Juaben South MCE, Hon. Isaac Apaw Gyasi to come to their aid and help settle their issues ones and for all for peace to prevail.
To conclude, Mr. Soga pleaded on behalf of chairman [Mr. Yaw Adogo] to allow it’s executive members of the association to work in peace as they have taken over the mantle.
Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo, MP- Abuakwa North Constituency.
At a 2-day non-residential workshop organized by the Ghana Education Service for first and second cycle Mathematics and Science teachers in Abuakwa North Municipality, Eastern Region of Ghana, beginning today 5th August, 2021 at Akyem Kukurantumi St Paul’s Technical School, Honourable Gifty Twum-Ampofo popularly called Hajia Kande, Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency also the Deputy Minister of Education admonished the participants and teachers in general to be prepared to unlearn old ways of teaching and embrace modernized methods.
“As a 21st century teacher, you have to unlearn to learn. This is because, the way we used to do things have changed. In those days, a teacher may have one good book where his information is derived from to the fascination of the pupils, now with a press of an ordinary smartphone button, not even a laptop, the children are privy to all information they need and could correctly mention you the teacher’s sources of information. This is one of the challenges the 21st century teacher is facing. So I will appeal to you to unlearn using one particular textbook as your source of information and resort to numerous sources which will make teaching more easier and our pupils more reforming”. Hon Gifty Twum-Ampofo.
The honourable member of parliament added that, teachers have special call because children’s destinies are in their oars to manage for the child to realise his or her destiny wether negative or positive in a stipulated time.
She further asked the teachers to stay away from corporal punishment as it goes a long way to harden the children instead of reforming them.
Miss Abena Gyamerah, Municipal Education Director, Abuakwa North, also explained that, the workshop is aimed at retraining the Mathematics and Science teachers in the Municipality to merge indigenous or local materials into the current methods of teaching.
She urged all the participants to apply the new methods to improve teaching and learning the in the Municipality for national development.
Also present at the opening ceremony were, Mrs Ruth Woode, Municipal Coordinating director, Abuakwa North, Dr Adu Acheapong, Deputy Director, Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, Representative of the Regional Education Directorate and the press.
Facilitators for the workshop were drawn from the University of Education, Winneba, namely, Prof. Jophus Anamuah-Mensah, Prof. Kolawole Raheem, Prof. Samuel Asare Amoah, Miss Esi Quansah, Mr Charles Essiam, Mr Kobina Amihere and Miss Sakyi-Hagan.
Resource persons were, Miss Christabel Awuku, Miss Gloria Addison and Emmanuel Oppong.
Member of Parliament for Akuapem North Constituency in the Eastern Region who doubles as the Deputy Minister of Trade, Hon. Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei together with the Nanaanom and people of Larteh, Obosomase, and Okorase has commissioned 3 health centres to enhance quality health care delivery for the constituents.
The 3 health centres that are well furnished with hospital equipments includes; 1 Polyclinic at Larteh, and two chip compounds one at Obosomase and the other one situated at Okorase.
Addressing the gathering, Hon. Nana Ama Dokua thanked the traditional leaders in the beneficiary communities for their cooperation and supportive in raising the projects and urged the various health authorities to take the maintenance culture of the facilities to a very high level so that it can served the communities for its rightful purposes for long.
Furthermore, the Lawmaker stated that Covid-19 is real and serious especially this 3rd wave hence cautioned people not to take the disease for granted until they lost someone dearly to their heart before they take necessary steps to protect themselves.
She added that, gov’t has done what’s due him but is up to the citizens to also do their part to help him curb the spread of covid-19.
This, Hon. MP noted that not all persons has been vaccinated so everyone must try to protect his or her self first, because whoever endanger himself or herself, endangered the whole country.
Okorasehene, Nana Asare Kumi III told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in an interview that, every good leader becomes excited if they sees social amenities in their towns or communities since he contributed immensely for the completion of Okorase Chip Compound.
He urged his fellow colleagues chiefs that, if gov’t comes out with any developmental projects to their communities or towns they should also contribute to it, it could be land, cement, blocks, water, roofing sheets etc to help in completion within the time frame given to benefit their people.
Moreover the acting MCE for Akuapem North Municipal Assembly, Hon. Awuah Sarpong Berima Asiedu-Larbi said, all this 3 commissioned health centres was began by his predecessor of the Municipality, Hon. Miracle Edward Dennis Aboagye before Prez Akufo-Addo reshuffled him and takes over to complete them .
He stressed, this 3 health centres will serve many people within the Municipality and also to reduced the pressure from their main Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital at Mampong-Akuapem where most at times they go there for medical treatment.
Hon. Berimah Asiedu-Larbi continue that, this is the little things they can do to appreciate their constituents for voting NPP to power because they also deserved quality health care delivery. Stating that, their health is their wealth.
Daniel Obeng, Executive Director-Youth for Emancipation.
Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic. Indira Gahndi
The arrival of the Portuguese on the Guinea Coast and the consequent coming of other European nationals such as the Danes, the Swedes the Belgians and the British changed the political history of the Gold Coast, a country which historically was endowed with so much gold and an envy to many. In the memoirs of Portuguese merchants in pre-colonial times it is reported that the finest of gold in west Africa came from the area known as the Gold Coast.
European influence eventually brought several changes in the Gold Coast which hither to live in their independent states and kingdoms. Europeans desire to control the rich African resources, the quest to introduce Christianity and the need for political or national glory led to the annexation of several African lands. The signing of the Berlin treaty of 1884 gave out the indicating the modalities how the European nations can own African lands.
The Gold Coast was not an exception, and with the Dutch Anglo exchange of forts and castles in 1867 , the British remained the colonial masters of the people of Gold Coast and in 1874 declared the Gold Coast as a British colony and the total subjugation of Asante between 1900 and 1902 they had hegemony over the Gold Coast which led to the establishment of the British colonial administration. The British colonial system has its own attendant problems, ranging from the colonial political structure, exploitation of the colonial economy, noninvolvement of the indigenous people in the decision making process of their state, Local merchants disadvantaged in trading activities, disregard for traditional institutions, neglect of the local elites of Gold Coast in the civil service and host of unfavorable socio economic problems which were detrimental to the standard of living of the colonists.
These negativities engineered the formation of a movement which sought to ask for changes in the status quo. This led to the establishment of the Aborigines Protection Society ARPS on 4th August in Cape Coast with the aim of leading an agitation for the involvement of the indigenous people in the governance process. The leaders of this movement notably Jacob Sey, Joseph Casely Hayford, John Mensah Sarbah, Kobina Sakyi, J.W. de Graft-Johnson, J.P Brown and others were resolute and with the establishment of their newspaper the Aborignes , there was an intense national and political consciousness with the rebirth of nationalism.
This group without a shred a doubt, awakened political consciousness in the Gold Coast. The collapse of ARPS was the emergence of the National Congress of British west Africa (NCBWA which sought t champion developmental and political inclusiveness of the British west African colonies namely Ghana, Nigeria, Siera Leone and the Gambia. The leadership included Joseph Casely Hayford Hutton Mills, Dr. Nanka Bruce, A.B Quartey Papafio and many others who never relented in their struggle for recognition and the development of the black people.
The emergence of radical nationalism after the second world war led the formation the first political party on the 4th August 1946 in Saltpond. The leaders historically christened as the Big six in Ghana’s persona history thus Paa Grant,, Dr.J.B Danquah , E.Akufo Addo Obetsebi Lamptey, Ako Adjei, William Ofori Attah with other notable members like Awoonor Williams, R.S. Blay, Kobina Kessie needs mention. The formation of the UGCC represents the first action taken on the Gold Coast to demand an end to colonial rule and the foundation of this country cannot be recounted without special mention of the 1948 riots which came about as a result of the shooting of the three ex-service men namely sergeant Adjetey, Corpral Attipoe, and Private Odartey. Their “crucifixion “also added some bite in the struggle for independence and on this special day of founders’ day they deserve commendation and recognition.
With the formation of the Convention peoples party led by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the CPP eventually won independence for Ghana. The name Ghana meant which war chief, is the name of an Ancient medieval empire of the Sonkike people in the area east of Lake Chad , in the western Sudan. On the occasion of National founders day celebration on this date 4th of August, it is important to lay bare the exploits of our forebears who struggled to achieve independence for Ghana at the peril of their lives, and admonish the present generation to put Ghana first, and be committed to the Ghana course since there is only one Ghana, which is the land of our birth.
Happy founders’ day Long live our forebears The legends live on.
By// DANIEL OBENG (Boxxy) Executive Director Youth for Emancipation Okyemanba1893@gmail.com
Hon. Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, the Member of Parliament for Ellembelle Constituency in the Western Region, has donated Three Hundred (300) bags of cement to three (3) communities in Anyinase North in Ellembelle district.
The charity according to the MP, will assist to renovate 3 Basic Schools namely; Wereko D/A Primary School, Santasu D/A Primary School and Amanokrom D/A Primary School in the Anyinase North all in Ellembelle District.
He further told New Day FM Journalist, Kaakyire Kwasi Afari that he is committed to connect some farming communities that are not benefiting from electricity in the area onto the National Grid as part of measures to ensure security during the night and also to improve their standard of living.
Hon. Kofi Buah charged the beneficial communities to use the cement to complete the renovation of the said schools on time, thus assured them with furniture to enhance effective teaching and learning in those 3 communities.
Mr Joseph Nyansu, the Headmaster of Santasu D/A primary school, speaking at the mini durbar for the donations lamented that all the classrooms with a total number of 450 pupils, some of the walls have fallen, and there is no floor, all the classrooms are dusty and open.
“The children often sit on the bare floor during lessons, whilst 4 pupils share a table and shaking desks” he accounted
Moreover the acting Odikro of Wereko Community, Odikro Wereko expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Hon. Emmanuel Armah Buah and prayed for God’s guidance and blessings upon his life in order to continue his good works to better the standard of people living in those areas.
According to the acting Odikro, the track records and achievements of the Ellembelle MP qualifies him as the right person to serve as a running mate for the NDC party to secure victory for the party in 2024 elections.
He describes the MP as “Second Kwame Nkrumah” due to his unprecedented transformation of change he has brought to Ellembelle Constituency.
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