The Municipal Health Director for Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region, Dr. Rebecca Dede Bantey is appealing to the general public, philanthropist, NGO’s especially the gov’t of Ghana to come to their aid by helping them to get an ultra modern health facilities to run their services.

She said, initially the human resources was their main challenges confronting the Assembly been woefully inadequate. But from August of last year 2020 till the beginning of this year 2021, there has been recruitment of newly qualified staff who has been in the house because there had been no financial clearance for them to be posted, stating that for now the human resources is gradually getting better.

Dr. Dede Bantey adds, 10 out of the 18 chip compounds in the municipality has structures, even thou it’s too small and as a result they lack spacious to run their services.

“Is left with the 8 yet to find structures for them. We need infrastructure in all this areas to be able to intervene in terms of any emergency before a referral to their main Tafo Gov’t Hospital for the treatment” she said.

She told the media during the presentation of some Hospital Equipments to her health directorate by their MP, Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo.

Some of the presented equipments were; wheel chair, BP machine (manual and digital), thermometer ( digital and analogue), drip stand, foetal doppler, weighing scales, chairs, ceiling fans, air conditioners and many more.

Dr. Rebecca Dede Bantey showed her profound gratitude to the Hon. MP for the equipments received.

Furthermore, Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo, MP for the constituency who doubles as the Deputy Minister for Education designate stated, the property of every country is its citizens and they supposed to have a good strength and health.

“Because if your citizens are healthy they work hard and contribute to the country’s development” she opined.

She commended her able hard working health director stating that when she toured the municipality and came across problems facing the area, she seeked to the MP’s attention and deliberated on the issues togetherly before finding solutions to them immediately.

Hon. MP adds, last year 2020 she kept her health insurance fund and decided to use the money to buy hospital equipments for the chip compounds in her constituency to boost quality health care delivery.

The Municipal Coordinating Director for Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly, Mrs. Ruth Woode who represented the MCE Hon Owusu Twum Ampofo to officially handover the equipments to the health directorate expressed her excitement over the equipments received from the Hon. MP.

She entreated the health directorate to exhibit the culture of maintenance of the equipments so that its last for long.

In addition,Mrs. Woode thanked Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo for her kind gesture to the Municipality.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnews.

Over the past few weeks ago there has been allegations that, the MCE for New Juaben South Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region, Hon Ike Apaw Gyesi on every friday takes home a hooping amount of GH₵5,000.00 which led in creating tension among some of the Assembly Members in the Municipality.

In a press encounter held on Monday night, May 31,2021 at his residency, he noted that, all those allegations being levelled against him is untrue because he don’t have power over the Assembly’s money.

“You can never take any gov’t money without passing through GifMis system and is not possible ” he added.

Hon. Ike Apaw Gyesi stated, when he assumed office as MCE for the past two and half years, a lot of infrastructure projects has taken place under his watch. Noting that he hasn’t misused the Assembly’s IGF as it is being speculating.

“At least over 100 residents from Koforidua has been employed at the Assembly and we use the same IGF we get to pay them”.

He said when a position become vacant everybody want to find its way through to occupy such position, indicating that it is the reason they have started the mischief agenda against me.

The MP for the constituency who joined the MCE, Hon. Michael Okyere Kofi Baafi also added that, the same allegations have being levelled against him that on every weekends he dashed out GH₵7,000.00 to his constituents, a matter he noted has gotten to the attention of some of the member of parliamentary select committee on vetting, a situation he described as very worrying.

He said, this indicate that, the same people who are tarnishing the image of the MCE are same people behind him too.

Hon. Michael Baafi stressed, how is it possible that the gov’t machinery which is a place of records, and nobody can withdraw a money without signing a document.

He therefore entreated the media houses that before a story is published, they should do proper checks so they don’t find themselves wanting to tarnish the image of innocent people.

Source// Obohnews.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the introduction and implementation of the Free Senior High School policy has ensured that hundreds of thousands of young Ghanaian men and women, who, previously, would have had their education truncated at Junior High School level, now have the opportunity to further their education.

According to President Akufo-Addo, the introduction and acceptance of the Free SHS policy promoted by his Government has expanded dramatically access to education, enabling hundreds of thousands of young men and women, from all corners of our country, to go to senior high school.

“The policy has reversed decades of exclusion, which denied, on the average, one hundred thousand young men and women, annually, entry to senior high school education because of the poverty of their parents,” he said

The President made this known on Saturday, 29th May 2021, when the University of Cape Coast conferred an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership degree on him, at a ceremony at the campus of the University.

Addressing the gathering, President Akufo-Addo added that the Free SHS policy has meant that Ghana can now begin to reap the fruits of the talents of all its young people, as has been spectacularly demonstrated by the outstanding results of the first graduands of the policy in the most recent West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

“Of the four hundred and sixty-five (465) who obtained 8As in the exams, the “Akufo-Addo graduates” from Ghana, as they have become known, were responsible for four hundred and eleven (411) of them,” he said.

The President continued, “Not only has access been widened, but quality has also been maintained, indeed, enhanced. Government is also ensuring that access to tertiary education is expanded, through the removal of the guarantor requirement that makes it difficult for some students to apply for loans through the Student Loan Trust Fund programme.”

This process of expansion of educational opportunities, he stressed, “has to be the bedrock of educational policy in the 21st century for our nation, if we are to make the rapid transformation of our social and economic lives we all seek.”

Source//Obohnews.

The MCE for New Juaben South Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region, Hon. Iyk Apaw Gyesi popularly known as “Edwumawura” has hinted that, his municipality has gotten its share of massive infrastructure projects under the able leadership of Prez Nana Addo’s gov’t.

“He described those infrastructure projects received through the NPP gov’t led by Prez Akufo Addo as a ” Legacy Projects”, because the generation unborn will come and testified to the good works they have done for the municipality”.

He said, gone are the days whenever its rains heavily residents living closer to Nsukwao find themselves wanting because their houses get flooded.

Hon. Apaw Gyesi adds, H.E. the Prez gave the Nsukwao drainage systems to seven (7) contractors to work on it to ensure that when it rains there wouldn’t be anymore of harm to those residing over there, stating that the project is almost a done deal, a situation he noted would become ‘a thine of the past’.

The Hon. MCE who made these known to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in an interview, famed that, the Koforidua Mangoase Court structure will be demolished by the Assembly and raise up a new one for them.

Meanwhile, the workers will be moved to the Koforidua community centre as their temporal work place till they finish the new structure according to the MCE.

Again he stated that, they have given award letters to four (4) contractors who are going to build an ultra modern storey building at the Jackson Park with event centres which the handover of the place to the contractors will be done next week to commenced the work.

“We all know that Jackson Park is where most of our events takes place and also it generate income for the Assembly” noted Hon. Iyk Apaw Gyesi.

“We have gotten to a certain level where anytime soon the Koforidua Central Market would be also demolished and built ultra modern one” he continue.

He stated that, before the demolition exercise will take place, they will have a dialogue with the New Juaben Traditional Area, the various market queen mothers and all the appropriate stakeholders for all of them to understand themselves so that when the contractors start work, they wouldn’t be distracted by anyone because peace is all what is needed in Koforidua.

Hon. Iyk Gyesi further stressed, they are building a rehabilitation centre and dormitories for Persons With Disabilities and all those who don’t have any handwork doing to learn artisanship to help better their standard of living.

Hon. MCE therefore pleaded with H. E. the Prez to consider his good works he has done in two and half years he assumed office as MCE for the municipality and maintain him at post to do more developmental projects for the good people of New Juaben South.

“Everybody could see clearly that all the aforementioned projects are indeed a “legacy projects” and I need continuation”, he noted.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnews.

The MCE for New Juaben North Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region, Hon. Comfort Asante has appealed to Pres Nana Addo to reappoint her to continue her good works for the Municipality.

This she stated, she has done unprecedented work under her core mandate in threes years she assumed office as MCE, thus the need to maintain her should be considered since all what she’d done is just the beginning.

According to Hon. Comfort Asante, New Juaben North have seen a total change of transformation under her watch since a lot has been done in the areas such as; roads, health, education, water and sanitation, PWD’s, market, security, and many more.

However, she recalled President Akuffo Addo’s sod cutting for the $70m eastern regional hospital project on July 22, 2020 to improve the health care delivery in the region, and elaborated on her efforts to get works underway to make the dream into a reality.

“Incidentally the Eastern Regional Hospital is in my municipality and fortunately the contractors have come to the site to commenced the work”

“We thank all leaders from the Municipality and the region who began this agenda to ensure we also get the regional hospital here” she said.

Hon. MCE added that, she has unfinished business of decentralization to accomplished, therefore H.E. the Prez should consider reappointing her to continue her good works.

“Again I thank my Chiefs and the good of people of New Juaben North for having faith in me and rally their support behind me when I was given the nod by Pres Nana Addo to serve them. I will also pleads with them to help me to be reappointed to do more developmental projects for the assembly”.

Hon. Comfort Asante spoke to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in an interview.

Furthermore, she highlighted that one major problem confronting the Assembly had been heaps of filts in almost all the communities.

She stressed, sanitation was one of her priorities aside education during her period as MCE for New Juaben Municipality before Prez Akufo Addo applied Ghana’s constitution with act L. I. 2302 in December 2017 to creat New Juaben North Municipality that was officially commissioned on March 15, 2018.

“When I posted here I realized that rubbish heaps ( bola) has taken all over the Municipality”

“…And I said no!, we can’t live in filth and if we want good health for our people then we don’t have to waste much time on this rubbish heaps by clearing them off immediately…”

Hon. Comfort Asante said, there was a rubbish heap at pipeline where people use it to give directions but should same happens today, your visitor may get lost since it exist no more. Noting that, work is ongoing on one left at Suhyen to be cleared off.

In conclusion she said, the assembly is promoting households to reduce the community toilets.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnews.

The Municipal Chief Executive for Tarkwa Nsuaem, who doubles as the Chairman of the Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) Hon. Benjamin Kessie have embarked on operation which led to burning of Dredged Machines on the Bonsa River on May 24, 2021.

The Hon. MCE indicated that, some recalcitrant miners are not ready to support the AGENDA ,”Protecting Our Red Zones” rather indulging in illegal mining despite the president’s ban on their illegal activities.

According to Hon. Benjamin Kessie, the assembly will not condone the activities of the illegalities of the miniers thus, calling for a total seize of their operations.

He bemoaned how the deadly destruction of our water bodies by the illegal miners are destroying the Ghana Water Company’s machines that pumps the water.

Addressing the media, the MCE told New Day FM reporter, Nana Kwame Boah that, the fight against galamsey could not be won by only the government and urged the public, media, and other stakeholders to support the coalition to nib the practice in the bud.

Moreover, the Public Relations Officer for the Municipal Chief Executive, Nana Frankaa Korsah Deborah also urged Ghanaians to devoid politicising the fight against illegal mining and come into agreement with the President, His Excellency Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo to Protect Our Red Zone Areas.

Giving an assurance on the wayforward of securing the safety of our environment and the water bodies, she said, the Assembly will do everything possible to save our water bodies and the forest reserves.

Earlier, MUSEC of Tarkwa Nsuaem on May 6, 2021, about 10 dredging machines were destroyed and two(2) JCB excavators were impounded at Dompim Pepesa and towed the machines to the Assembly’s premises.

By// Kaakyire Kwasi Afari.

Source// Obohnews.

The Chairman for Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Douglas Asare has debunked a statement published by the Daily Post newspaper that , the NPP supporters in his constituency are against Alhaji Umar Bodinga’s move for the MCE post because he is a ‘pepeni’.

He emphatically stressed that, it is untrue that the NPP supporters in Abuakwa North are not in good terms with the northerners living in the constituency. Stating that they’re all living in harmonious way.

Mr. Asare added, when a position became vacant everybody want to occupy it and immediately tribalism set in its create another impression which is very bad attitude, a situation needed not to be encouraged.

Five people are aspiring for the Abuakwa North MCE position and they are; Mr. Kofi Obeng Mensah, Nana Ofosu Asante Twum, Mrs. Joyce Mensah, Mr. Kofi Asare Gyekye, and Alhaji Umar Bodinga who is the E/R 1st Vice Chairman.

He further explained that, Alhaji Bodinga was born and bread in Kukurantumi and has all his family members there, hence, they can’t hate him for eyeing the MCE position.

Moreover, he indicated; now that the regional NPP executives are done with their vetting, is left with Prez to decide who to become the next MCE for the Municipality.

He told Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in an interview.

He again stated that, it is time we let people understand that we are all Ghanaians and belongs to one common destiny.

“Tribalism, religion , nepotism and etc won’t help solve the substantive problems. But what we are looking for is that; when the job is being entrusted under your care you will be able to deliver”

Mr. Douglas Asare pleaded with his party [NPP] members to forgo the tribalism issues and think about the party’s development first, and also learn how to help the youth in the country to get work doing.

He said in recent times armed robbers have been worrying them and even on Monday May 24, 2021 at about 400hr, armed robbbers blocked and attacked passengers on Koforidua-Kukurantumi road and took away their huge amount of money, and this is the important issue we needed to be addressed as a nation.

One of our aspiring MCE’s, Mrs. Joyce Mensah was a victim to that, they shot her car and took away her bag with some items belonging to her.

He quizzed, what is position?. Reteriarted that, should one held a particular office, but everyone dies, whom would that person rule…

“Who ever the Pres will choose for us we are ready to work with the person ” he noted.

Meanwhile 177 persons are in the race for the MDCE’s position in the eastern region of which Upper West Akim top the list with the highest number of 13 applicants.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source//Obohnews.

The Ankobeahene of Akyem Hemang in the Fanteakwa South District of Eastern Region, Nana Kobea Addobɛ has hailed H.E. Pres Nana Addo and his indefatigable DCE for Fanteakwa South District Assembly, Hon. Kwasi Adjabeng Ntori for their commitment to education in the country.

Their archaic clay Presbyterian Primary School building that has been there for over decades was demolished by the Assembly and built a new 6 Unit Classroom Block for them.

According to the Ankobeahene of Akyem Hemang, even though he had his Education from the same school, none of the previous governments and DCEs attended to their aid for infrastructural wise.

“We are most grateful to Pres Nana Addo and his DCE for their good works done for making sure that every Ghanaian child have access to quality education in the country”.

Nana Addobɛ then entreated teachers of the school to put in their possible best by teaching the students well since the District want learners to perform better in both their BECE and WASSCE respectively to bring the good name of Akyem Hemang into a better reputation.

“Gone are the days, our major work we used to do here was cocoa farming but today the galamseyers have destroyed all our cocoa farms and only property we can give to our kids is education”.

Moreover, Nana Kobea Addob3, urged the school children to take their studies very serious instead of watching Television at night.

He mentioned these during the commissioning of a 6 units classroom block for Akyem Hemang Presbyterian primary school.

The District Coordinating Director of the Assembly who speaks on behalf of the Hon. DCE. Kwasi Ntori, Mr. John Paddy thanked GetFund for their continuous support for the District Assembly.

He recounted, how the DCE lobbied for 3 additional projects including the one been commissioned today making it 4 in total. The other 3 are; Osino D/A primary school, Nsutem Presbyterian primary school, and Pimpimso primary school which unfortunately the Pimpimso contractor didn’t lead up to expectation.

Mr. John Paddy added, they will continue to thank the DCE for his good works for the District, indicating he has done a lot of works in the areas such as; roads, health, water and sanitation,market and etc.

“This project we are commissioning today, it is our cherish hope that the school will train our children in order to become responsible, God fearing, law abiding and respectful”.

“Again we want to entreat the teachers to take good care of the students and equipped them with knowledge, attitude, skills and values that will make them useful to themselves and to the society they find themselves”.

Mr. Paddy ceased the opportunity and charged the community to pay their taxes especially their property rate so that the Assembly can generate resources to enable initiate more projects in the District.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source//Obohnews.

The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Bawumia has commissioned the over 1m$ Nano pineapple foods processing limited factory at Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipality of Eastern Region.

Addressing the gathering, Dr. Bawumia said, it’s a dreams come true under the Pres Akufo Addo’s One District One Factory initiative, and, to add to the number of the successfully implemented projects under the 1D1F.

He continue that, 1D1F projects is a major component of the 10 pillars of the industrial transformation agenda of the gov’t of Nana Akufo Addo that was implemented since 2017.

“We look back in history and we realized that one of the keys to economic development, sustainable development and job creation for our youth is industrialisation”.

He chastised that, since first Ghana’s first Pres Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s gov’t, there’s no gov’t in this country with clear industrial vision and strategy compared to Nana Addo’s administration, adding that, there has been closure of factories under previous gov’t but under Nana Akufo Addo, there has seen such factories in opening state.

Dr. Bawumia stated that, to date they have a total number of 232 projects of which these factories are in the various stages of complementation under 1D1F initiative.

Out of these, 77 are operating whilst 107 projects are under construction as well as other 48 construction has began.

The MP for Nsawam Adoagyiri Constituency who doubles as the Majority Chief Whip, Hon Frank Annor Dompreh on his part indicated that, his intention to bring back the then Astec company, now Nano foods Limited to the municipality is key but not to collapsed the Blue Skies Company as speculated by many.

“But rather we are seeking to complemented what is already in existing that’s good works being done by the Blue Skies” he added.

Furthermore, the Minister for Trade and Industry, Hon Alan Kyeremanteng commended the Managing Director for Nano Foods Ltd Mr. Albert Anti Owusu for reviving the Astec company now Nano Foods Ltd factory when the factory was on the verge of collapsing.

He emphasized that it’s a lesson for Ghanaian entrepreneurs to succeeding in planning ahead and not to wait until one’s exit before he/she start thinking about who to succeeded one.

Hon. Kyeremanteng highlighted the numerous strategic objectives for introducing 1D1F for the Nation under Prez Akufo Addo’s administration.

He added that, the gov’t want to decentralized industrial development to this country and to bring industry to the doorsteps of every average Ghanaian. We all know that if you want to see a factory you have to come Accra or Tema before you can see a factory.

He again said, 1D1F is making sure we bring factory to every district in our country.

Some dignitaries that attended the programme were, Hon. Seth Kwame Acheampong, E/R Min, Dr. Albert Anti Owusu, MD – Nana Foods Ltd, Nana Osae Kofi Ababio, Fotobihene, E/R NPP Executives, Mr. Jerry Amoafo,MCD- Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipality, Hon. Michael Okyere Baafi, MP- New Juaben South Constituency and Hon. Osei Bonsu Amoah, MP, Akuapem South Constituency.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnews

Mr Kofi Obeng Mensah popularly know as KOM who is contesting the seat of the Municipal Chief Executive of Abuakwa North in the Eastern Region of Ghana with four other aspirants, has mentioned that, his call to serve the Municipality is a divine one.

Mr Kofi Obeng Mensah explained that, he has had countless calls from some opinion leaders and the people of Abuakwa North to occupy the aforementioned position to help champion the developmental agenda of the president Nana Akufo-Addo and the member of parliament for the Constituency also the deputy minister of education designate, Honourable Gifty Twum-Ampofo.

“I have received numerous calls from scores of people, opinion leaders and some party faithfuls in the municipality to take up the challenge to serve as a Municipal Chief Executive. Since the voice of the people is the voice of the Almighty God, I have to obey wholeheartedly and give my best to the development of Abuakwa North if I am mandated by the president, Nana Akufo-Addo.” KOM mentioned.

KOM is a pharmacist by profession and hails from Akyem Osiem. He started his basic education at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) Basic School at Akyem New-Tafo and completed as the school’s first prefect. He attained his second cycle education at the Pope John Senior High and Junior Seminary in Koforidua and his first Degree in Pharmacy at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology respectively.

Mr Kofi Obeng Mensah owns the only generic supplied pharmacy shop under the auspices of the quality medine for Africa by the German Government and a basic school by name child Hope Preparatory all in Akyem Osiem.

The astute pharmacist contested the NPP 2020 primaries in Abuakwa north with three others but lost. In spite his loss, he campaigned vigorously for Honorable Gifty Twum Ampofo and Nana Akufo-Addo to retain power for the second term.

Mr Kofi Obeng Mensah is contesting the Municipal Chief Executive position with, Nana Ofosu Asante Twum, Alhaji Umar Bodinga, Honourable Asare Gyekye and Madam Joyce Mensah. Vetting of all candidates slated for 22nd May, 2021.

By// Nana Kwasi Asare.

Source//Obohnews.