NDC polls:Elect leaders you can trust-Former president Mahama urges delegates

Elect leaders you can trust-Former president Mahama urges delegates

Ex-president,His excellency John Dramani Mahama has exhorted delegates for today's congress,to as a sense of duty,go to the polls and elect National Executives they can trust for victory in election 2020.

According to him,the NDC cannot fail the people of Ghana who are ready and willing to change the negative course charted by the current administration in the 2020 elections.

The former president in a Facebook post monitored by Ghanawebs' Ananpansah B Abraham admonished delegates to eschew material influence in deciding their vote, adding that, only competent and trustworthy leaders with high stakes among members of the party much be voted for.

" The people of Ghana are ready and willing to change the negative course in the 2020 elections. We, the NDC, cannot fail them!
To end this hardship by winning emphatically the 2020 elections, we must elect National Executives we can trust. Executives who are hardworking and committed to the noble Victory 2020 agenda,"he said.

The former president who is in the race with over 10 contenders in a bid to lead the NDC into the 2020 general election said he has criss-crossed the country and visited the various regions and the message from the grassroots of the party is one,"to unite and work to deliver Ghanaians from the unprecedented hardship imposed by the lying Akuffo-Addo administration".

The NDC party today,Saturday November 17,will converge at the Trade Fair Centre in Accra to elect national executives to steer the affairs of the party for the next four years.

Over 28 delegates from each of the 275 constituencies,and a total 9,350 delegates, 5,650 observers are expected to throng the Trade Fair Centre,La,for the Congress.

Ten (10) positions are up for grabs with a total of 65 candidates vying for the various positions.
The positions are: national chairman,vice-chairman,general secretary,deputy general secretary,national organiser,deputy national organiser, communications officer,deputy communications officer,national executive committee members and the Zongo caucus coordinator.

So far,the race for national chairman and general secretary have been adjudged the most keen.

Source:Ananpansah B Abraham

Elect leaders you can trust-Former president Mahama urges delegates

Elect leaders you can trust-Former president Mahama urges delegates

Ex-president,His excellency John Dramani Mahama has exhorted delegates for today's congress to as a sense of duty go to the polls and elect National Executives they can trust for victory in election 2020.

According to him,the NDC cannot fail the people of Ghana who are ready and willing to change the negative course charted by the current administration in the 2020 elections.

The former president in a Facebook post monitored by Ghanawebs' Ananpansah B Abraham admonished delegates to eschew material influence in deciding their vote, adding that, only competent and trustworthy leaders with high stakes among members of the party much be voted for.

" The people of Ghana are ready and willing to change the negative course in the 2020 elections. We, the NDC, cannot fail them!
To end this hardship by winning emphatically the 2020 elections, we must elect National Executives we can trust. Executives who are hardworking and committed to the noble Victory 2020 agenda,"he said.

The former president who is in the race with over 10 contenders in a bid to lead the NDC into the 2020 general election said he has criss-crossed the country and visited the various regions and the message from the grassroots of the party is one,"to unite and work to deliver Ghanaians from the unprecedented hardship imposed by the lying Akuffo-Addo administration".

The NDC party today,Saturday November 17,will converge at the Trade Fair Centre in Accra to elect national executives to steer the affairs of the party for the next four years.

Over 28 delegates from each of the 275 constituencies,and a total 9,350 delegates, 5,650 observers are expected to throng the Trade Fair Centre,La,for the Congress.

Ten (10) positions are up for grabs with a total of 65 candidates vying for the various positions.
The positions are: national chairman,vice-chairman,general secretary,deputy general secretary,national organiser,deputy national organiser, communications officer,deputy communications officer,national executive committee members and the Zongo caucus coordinator.

So far,the race for national chairman and general secretary have been adjudged the most keen.

Source:Ananpansah B Abraham

NDC polls:Elect only competent leaders-Commonwealth Hall Branch Executives urge delegates

NDC polls:Elect only competent leaders-Commonwealth Hall Branch Executives urge delegates

Ahead of Saturday's National Delegate Congress,branch executives at the Commonwealth Hall in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency in the greater Accra Region have goaded delegates to elect competent and loyal leaders capable of delivering victory for the party come 2020.

In a statement,the Branch Chairman,Ananpansah Solomon urged delegates to vote decisively, adding that,it is now or never to embrace the values of probity,accountability and stability.

"There is the need now more than ever,to embrace the values of probity, accountability and stability. Let us decisively elect people based only on competence, loyalty to our party and with the firm believe that their involvement in leadership would inure to the greater picture of victory in election 2020,"he said.

The group admonished members to desist from engaging in acts that have the tendency of affecting the chances of the party moving into election 2020, describing the prospects of the party as "green".

The NDC party will tomorrow,Saturday November 17, go to the Trade Fair Centre in Accra to elect national executives to steer the affairs of the party for the next four years.

Over 28 delegates from each of the 275 constituencies,and a total 9,350 delegates, 5,650 observers are expected to throng the Trade Fair Centre,La,for the Congress.

Ten (10) positions are up for grabs with a total of 65 candidates vying for the various positions.
The positions are: national chairman,vice-chairman,general secretary,deputy general secretary,national organiser,deputy national organiser, communications officer,deputy communications officer,national executive committee members and the Zongo caucus coordinator.

So far,the race for national chairman and general secretary have been adjudged the most keen.

Read full statement below:

15th November, 2018

SOLIDARITY MESSAGE AHEAD OF THE  9TH DELEGATES CONGRESS.

Come Saturday,the 17th of November, we would as a party go to the polls to elect our new set of leaders to sail our party to victory come 2020.

As green as this prospect may seem, it would be wishful thinking if we do not set aside some needless impediments that have the tendency of crippling the chances of the party ahead of the 2020 election.

There is the need now than ever, to embrace the values of probity, accountability and stability. Let us decisively elect people base on competence, loyalty to our great party and with the firm believe that their involvement in leadership would inure to the greater picture of victory 2020.

On this humble note, we the Commonwealth Hall Branch Executives wish all delegates coming from the length and breadth of the country travelling mercies.
To the contestants; best wishes and a heart to accommodate whatever the outcome may be. In the end, it would be victory for the NDC and Ghana at large.

May God bless the NDC and make her great and strong!

NDC, Eye zu!!!

Sincerely,

A.S

Ananpansah, Solomon
     
(Branch Chairman)

Source:Ananpansah B Abraham

Ignore propagandist,Damongo water project coming like "kakai"-Deputy Chief of staff

Ignore propagandist,Damongo water project coming like "kakai"-Deputy Chief of staff

The Deputy Chief of Staff,Samuel Abu Jinapor has ask the chiefs and people of Damongo to ignore the smear campaign being waged against the Damongo water project by some sections of the public.

The Deputy Chief of Staff who was at the Jakpa Palace with a team of investors to apprise Yagbonwura of plans to establish a shea nut processing factory in Busunu in the Northern region of Ghana said,he has gotten repeated sureness from the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources,Cecilia Abena Dapaah that the Damongo Water Project was coming on stream like "kakai".

President Akuffo-Addo according to him,has heard the consistent 'cry' of Yagbonwura for drinking water...

He disclosed that,a bill for the water project was ready and will soon be laid before cabinet and the president was sure to endorse it therefrom, pleading with Yagbonwura to regard any information to the contrary as 'mere propaganda.

"Yagbonwura,what is next,Damongo Water Project.I have visited your palace on several occasions with president Akuffo-Addo and you have cried for drinking water....Yagbonwura,by the grace of God and through your prayers, the water project will come...I am very keen in the chase for this water project.The Minister responsible for Water,hon.Cecilia Dapaah, we eat together and do everything together and so anytime she meets me,the name she calls me is,"Damongo Water is coming like Kakai"...And so,anyone who says Akuffo-Addo government is on power and water is not coming to Damongo is just engaging in mere propaganda,"he stressed.

The Deputy Chief of staff in the short ceremony covered by Ghanawebs' Northern Regional Correspondent,Ananpansah B Abraham was in the company of Mrs.Valerie Obaze,daughter of president Akuffo-Addo and her husband Stanley Obaze,DCE of West Gonja District hon.Saaed Muhazu Jibreal and a team of investors lead by Madam Claire Cassey among others.

He admitted that,the erstwhile Mahama administration started something on the water project and committed in its plan to tap the water from Buipe river through old Buipe-to-Kotito and then to Damongo.The Akuffo government however,intends to connect the water along all the villages thus:tapping the water from Yapei river to pass through Ntereso to Yipala to Fulfulso Junction to Jankura to Kojokura to Sumpini to Busunu all the way to Damongo and then end at Sawla.

On Rural Electrification,he said communities such as Langantri,Kananto,Kabampe,Bidima and Soelepe were currently being connected to the national grid and he is keenly following progress of work.

SHEP 5 according to him,will soon start and all communities in and around Damongo with a population of 5,000 and above people will be considered for connection to the national grid.

On the proposed Savannah region,he urged the people to come out in their numbers on the day of the referendum and vote massively for a 99.9% "YES" endorsement.

The Chief Linguist,Alhaji Afuli who spoke on behalf of Yagbonwura thanked the team for the visit and expressed complete confidence in the government of the day.
He said the NPP was in for victory again and again and again, because, they have shown a good way.

The current Jakpa Palace according to him,was built during former president Kuffuos' regime and under president Akuffo-Addo,Gonjaland was chalking yet another victory with the creation of the proposed Savannah,and queried:"if we don't want this,what else do we want?

Source Ananpansah B Abraham

1D1F: President's daughter inspects site for shea processing factory

1D1F: President's daughter inspects site for shea processing factory

The first daughter of the Republic of Ghana,Mrs.Valerie Obaze has inspected pieces of land for the construction of a shea nut processing factory in Busunu in the Northern region of Ghana.
Accompanied by her husband,Stanley Obaze and team of investors,led by Madam Claire Cassey,they inspected two pieces of land in Kawankura,few meters away from Busunu and another piece of land at Laribanga for possible comparison and selection.

Addressing chiefs,elders and people of Busunu at the Busunu-Wuras' palace and covered by Ghanawebs' Ananpansah B Abraham,the Deputy Chief of Staff,Lawyer Abu Jinapor said he was delighted as a proud son of the land that such a huge project,which is one of its kind,was being realized in the district.

According to him,the project initially was not meant for the district, but he had to lobby the investors to "bring it home",adding that, the factory when completed will serve the entire Gonjaland and Northern Ghana at large.
It was his hope that the factory when entirely done,would go a long way to empower the women and create jobs for the teaming youth.

Processes he disclosed,have begun in earnest to provide the people of Busunu a Police Training Depot.

He donated a cash sum of Ghc1000,canned drinks among others to the Busunu Tuntiaya Shea butter processing association in support of their activities.

Mrs.Valerie Obaze,the firstborn of the first gentlemen of the land,His excellency Nana Akuffo-Addo in a brief remark thanked the people of Busunu for the hospitality.She disclosed that globally,the shea  nut processing business is worth three(3) billion United State Dollars and said they were ready to develop the community with the help of the people.

The DCE of West Gonja District,hon.Saeed Muhazu said the project was completely removed from central or local government.
According to him,the district was benefiting from the huge project courtesy the effort, plea and lobbying skills of Lawyer Abu Jinapor.

He touted the Deputy chief of staff as an honest politician who has been very supportive to the district and the people of Gonjaland.

The Busunu Wura in a speech read on his behalf thanked the team for choosing Busunu.
He said the team couldn't have made any better choice, since,Busunu has the largest land in the district and can generate the needed raw materials, shea nuts to feed the industry all-year round.Busunu which is centrally located he disclosed,is the only community in the district with three women groups trained in shea butter production with enough labour force,and a warehouse.

He encouraged the people to vote YES for the proposed Savannah region.
Busunu Wura decorated the first daughter and her team with the Gonja smocks as a symbol of flood tide joy in the heart ("Amabange").

Mr.Seidu Asumah,Secretary of Tuntiaya Shea butter association said the goal of the association which started in 2005 was to support women to cater for their families and communities in areas of health, education and sanitation.

The association with a membership base of 40 he disclosed,was currently bedevilled with many challenges,despite the successes chalked over the years.
The establishment of the factory which he described as very timely and in line with government's policy of one-district,one-factory will go a long way to add value and boost processing of shea butter in the district and country at large.

The team among other things, inspected the raw materials as well as the shea nut processing machines at Busunu.

Source:Ananpansah B Abraham

Government boost capacity of poultry and small ruminant farmers

Government boost capacity of poultry and small ruminant farmers

Government as part of effort to enhance the production of small ruminants and poultry has organised a skill development training for small ruminants and poultry farmers.

The training which is in two folds is expected to boost the capacity of farmers in areas such as production and management,common disease prevention and control for:higher productivity,enhanced income generation,sustainable livelihood and job creation among others.

The 10-days skill development training which is taking place at Damongo in the Northern region is fully funded from the government of Ghana Skill Development Fund and started on Monday.

A total of 31 small ruminant farmers and 26 poultry farmers drawn from the Ruminant Farmers Association and Poultry Farmers Association respectively are expected to receive the training for the next 10 days.

The training is being facilitated by Dr.Edmund K.Sallah,Animal Health and Disease Specialist,Veterinary Science Department, University for Development studies(UDS), Dr.Anthony A.Agbolosu, Animal Production/Breeding & Genetics, Department of Animal Science, UDS and Faalong Alexander,agricultural technician, UDS.

Speaking with Ghanawebs' Ananpansah B Abraham on the sidelines of the training,Dr.Edmund K.Sallah was confident participants would receive the requisite skills through the training that would go a long way to enhance general poultry and small ruminant production.

He admonished participants to take the training very serious....

The chairman of the Small Ruminant Farmers association, Mr.Atta Zack thanked the participants for agreeing to be part of the training.
He said government was poised on its mandate at increasing animal production for income generation,job creating and sustainable livelihood.

Participants according to him stand to benefit a lot from the capacity building training.

He was hopeful the opportunity would be utilised by the participants and maximum benefit generated from the time and resources committed by government into the training.

He applauded government for the initiative and prayed for more of such opportunities.

Source:Ananpansah B Abraham

Do more than just fighting-Msgr.Augustine urges fire officers

Do more than just fire fighting-Msgr.Augustine urges fire officers

Msgr.Augustine Tawoni, the Vicar General of the Diocese of Damongo has urged fire officers in the West Gonja District to go beyond fire fighting to offering other services in times of emergency.

At a short ceremony to donate Personal Protective Equipment worth thousands of Ghana cedis to the fire station at Damongo in the Northern region of Ghana,he said in countries such as Germany,a team of volunteers work as fire officers.

The team of volunteers according to him,handle not just fire outbreaks and related cases,but accident cases as well as natural disasters such as floods among others.

He encouraged the fire officers to be committed and proactive in their individual line of duties.

Among the items donated were:jackets,raincoats, long boots,short boots and hand gloves.

Msgr.Augustine disclosed the items were a donation from St.Dionysius Nordwale in Germany in support of the work of the fire station.

He said St.Anne's Parish which is under the diocese is in partnership with the German Parish and visited the station to assess their needs and immediately,identified those equipment as useful to the work of the fire station.

He appealed to the fire officers to take good care of the equipment and use them for the intended purpose.

Ado Yahaya Mariam,Assistant Divisional Officer who received the items on behalf of the Chief Fire Officer expressed gratitude to the diocese for the donation,adding that,it was a timely intervention,since,we were approaching the dry season usually greeted with rampant cases of fire outbreaks.

According to her,the items which were in short supply at the fire station would go a long way to aid their work.

She promised her outfit was going to take proper care of the items and use them for the required purpose.

Cases of fire wrecking havoc,such as destruction of properties and loss of lives in the Northern region during the dry season are usually profuse due to unbridled bush burning.

This trend is a cause for worry among many residents whenever the dry season beacons.

Source:Ananpansah B Abraham (AB)

Conference of Heads of Health Training Institutions calls on Yagbonwura

Conference of Heads of Health Training Institutions calls on Yagbonwura

The Conference of Heads of Health Training Institutions(COHHETI) has paid a courtesy call on the Overlord of  Gonja Traditional Area, Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa I,Thursday Morning at the Yagbon palace.

COHHETI which comprises principals of all health training institutions in Ghana as part of its week-long Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Tamale visited some sights of interest in the region, including the Mole National Park in Damongo.

Led by its vice president,Mrs Lynda Rockson Banful Mante, the principal of Community Health Nurses' Training School at Fomena in the Adansi North of the Ashanti region,they disclosed they couldn't have passed through Damongo to Mole without the blessings and permission of Yagbonwura.

Mrs. Linda Banful addressing chiefs and elders of the Gonja Traditional Area said they had come to the palace for the blessings and permission of His majesty for a successful sightseeing.She disclosed the entire team was overwhelmed by the warm reception accorded them by Yagbonwura and his elders.

The chief linguist,Alhaji Afuli who spoke on behalf of the Yagbonwura welcomed the principals to the seat of the Gonja Kingdom, adding that,Yagbonwura appreciates their coming.

On behalf of the entire Kingdom,he presented the Gonja smocks, tubers of yam and guinea fowls to the entire team as a sign of appreciation.

The Gonja smock(fugu) he disclosed,was the hallmark of the entire Gonja kingdom which is widely cherished by the people.He said,anytime they wear the Gonja smock,they should know that,the entire Kingdom is behind them in their individual line of duty and that they have the blessings and protection of Yagbonwura.

The 12th AGM of COHHETI which started on Monday and ended on Friday was under the theme,"Contemporary health care delivery:The role of health training Institutions and other stakeholders".
Among other things, the principals discussed issues bordering on health care delivery in Ghana such as achieving universal health coverage.

Kweku Agyeman-Manu,the Minister of Health speaking at the opening ceremony said government was committed at improving health care delivery in the country.He said the government was going to recruit 40,000 nurses in February next year in this regard,urging unemployed nurses to remain calm as government work towards employing them.

The registrar of the Gonja traditional council,Mr.Kapori called on the principals to join the bandwagon in galvanising YES votes for the proposed Savannah region.

The entire visit was covered by Ghanawebs' Ananpansah B Abraham (AB)...

Source:Ananpansah B Abraham (AB)