Dass @50: 1998 batch hands over mechanized borehole to school

Dass @50: 1998 batch hands over mechanized borehole to school

As part of activities to commemorate the 50 years Anniversary of the Damongo Senior High School (Dass),the 1998 year group has commissioned a mechanized borehole for the school.

This they believe would go a long way to ameliorate the agelong plight students go through in accessing portable water for school chores.

Funding for the project valued at Ghc10,254.00 was sourced after the members of the year group adopted a resolution on their Watsapp platform to raise funds from among themselves to realise their dream of giving back to the school community that made them clean water.

In a speech read on behalf of the year group,Adam Zackariah glorified the Almighty God for bringing the initiative to reality.

He disclosed that the idea to mechanise the borehole for the school was first mooted on the year group Watsapp platform sometime in January 2021, by one of their members,Brutus Kofi Sarpong,a one-time National Service Personnel of the school.

A delegation led by Sulemana Asuma met the then Headmaster of the school,Abubakari Salia to further consolidate and harmonise their intended desire to mechanise a borehole facility for their Alma Mata and the outcome of the discussion was mutual.

The "old bone"  said but for unity of purpose,the initiative wouldn't have seen the light of the day.

Special appreciation was expressed to Chairman Yakubu Mumuni,Alhaji Alhassan Sulemana,Madam Sadia Aminu and Mr. Abass Azumah for the exceptional financial contributions they made towards the project among others.

The group also extended their profound gratitude to the the senior prefects of their time: Dennis Faruk,Attah Mukaila and Adam Zack for their continuous unique leadership roles and coordinated efforts in keeping the spirit of the group alive.

Tributes were poured out to Adam Soale of blessed memory for creating the year group platform and bringing members together.

The group hinted of more of such projects in the coming years.

Source: Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham

West Gonja/North Gonja GNAT Youth Coordinator wishes 2020/2021 BECE candidates favorable outcome as they commence their examination

West Gonja/North Gonja GNAT Youth Coordinator wishes 2020/2021 BECE candidates favorable outcome as they commence their examination

For and on behalf of all youth teachers in the West Gonja/North Gonja Districts,I wish all final year Basic Education Certificate Examination(BECE) candidates success as you begin your examination today Monday, November 15,2021.

Yes, you've burnt the midnight oil. You have done your best in memorizing what we have been teaching you for the past three years.Now is the time to face your papers head-on without fear!

Say goodbye to being forlorn for your exams won't be tough.

Just go out there and give the exams your best try. You have no excuse not to break free and fly.

You've studied so hard and you will be alright.

Just do well to let the exam fear go away.The nervous Jitters will not stay. Anxiety will now be gone.You won't forget the memory.Your exams will be a walkthrough.

Just take it easy;it is an exam,not a battle.(This is just like another end of term exams).So don't let your brain rattle, since you've written many such tests in the past.

Keep studying hard and have a blast.

Like a superstar,you are bound to emerge victorious.

I am sure you will do great.

Remember to carefully read the instructions, avoid exam malpractice and try your hands on your best bet questions first.

I wish you God's guidance and retentive memory on behalf of my colleague youth teachers.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you,and we are confident that you won't disappoint us.

Shalom!

Announcement: Project Savanna Best Brains and Talents quiz competition for the last zone will come on after the BECE examinations on Friday. As the project Coordinator,I will announce the date for the grand finale of the competition after the last zone debut.

Sign.

ANANPANSAH,B ABRAHAM (AB)

(GNAT YOUTH COORDINATOR-WEST GONJA/NORTH GONJA DISTRICTS)

0241129910/0200704844

Assemblyman hands over borehole facility to community on behalf of NGANE

Assemblyman hands over borehole facility to community on behalf of NGANE

The Assemblyman for the Canteen Electoral Area, Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham has handed over a hand pump borehole facility to residents of Canteen and Frafra Number 1 in the Canteen Electoral Area of the West Gonja Municipal of the Savannah Region.

He disclosed that, it was a blessing to have secured the borehole facility, which will go a long way to augment the already existing boreholes in addressing the water challenges in the electoral area.

According to him, the full funding for the project was by the Association of New England,USA under the coordinated efforts of Cletus Achibonga,Fatawu Mahama and Seidu Bangam,who are all born and bread in Canteen,but now resident in the United States of America in what can be christened as, "giving back to society".

He said efforts are underway through the project coordinators to get the facility fully mechanized for wider usage.

In a speech read on behalf of NGANE,the Assembly member said the diaspora association is expecting Canteen community to be good stewards of the facility in order to pave way for more of such privileges.  

He said the challenge mostly has to do with regular maintenance of such facilities, adding that,last month alone he had to secure funding to repair close to nine (9) hand pump boreholes across the electoral area due to the lack of management plan.This he said has since compelled him to constitute a Water Management Committee for the electoral area under his supervision to assist in the management of the water systems in the entire electoral area.

"In return for this favor, NGANE expects the people of Canteen to collectively take good care of this borehole so that it will serve our water needs for a long time. They are convinced that the people of Canteen will claim this project as our own and be good caretakers of the borehole. Should we prove to be  good stewards, it will go long way to attracting other developmental initiatives coming from NGANE," he said.

The Assemblyman assured NGANE of good stewardship of the facility on behalf of the community and noted that, for three sons of the soil through NGANE to give water back to the society that made them was an act of God that can never be forgotten by the community.

Like Oliver Twist,he appealed to NGANE to support the community in other areas of development such as education and agriculture, whilst calling on other well meaning individuals from the community and organisations to follow the good example of NGANE and the three able sons of the soil through whom the project was made possible.

Mr. John Osman,who represented the Municipal Chief Executive described the Assemblyman as a very hard-working young man and a worthy representative of the people of Canteen.

He said it was a great blessing for Canteen to have secured such a life changing facility from NGANE through three of its sons now resident in the USA.

He said the Municipal Assembly was ready to augment such development efforts and called on the people of Canteen to continue to rally their support behind the Assembly man for him to continue to act as a good liason between the community and development partners.

Mr. Rockson Diwura,who spoke on behalf of the chiefs of the community conveyed appreciation to the donors and  reiterated that, it was a great delight for people who were born and bread in Canteen to continue to remember the community by giving back such important gestures. 

He said the Assemblyman, who in no mean words is very hard-working and development oriented deserves commendations for always working with relevant development partners to facilitate development in the community, calling on the community to continue to pray and support him to change the face of the community.

He used the occasion to call on other well meaning individuals of the community and organizations to follow the good example of NGANE.

Mallam Iddrisu,the chief Imam of the community called for unity of purpose and prayed for the official opening of the borehole facility, whilst encouraging the Assembly person to continue to lobby for more development projects for the community.

The immediate past Assemblyman for the area, hon. Mohammed Gadafi lauded the current Assemblyman for the good works he was doing for the community. He said devoid of the political differences,he has decided to throw his full support behind the Assemblyman for the development of the community, since the vision he had for area was the same vision the current Assemblyman was pursuing.

Source: Ananpansah Abraham

Assemblyman secures school uniforms and bags for Frafra Resettlement students

Assemblyman secures school uniforms and bags for Frafra Resettlement students

The Assemblyman for the Canteen Electoral Area, Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham has secured school uniforms and school bags for brilliant but needy students in the Frafra Resettlement Primary School in the Canteen Electoral Area of the West Gonja Municipal of the Savannah Region.

In all, 21 students made of 10 girls and 11 boys received full sets of schools uniforms, while five students were supported with school bags, bringing the total to 26 students who benefited from the intervention.

At a brief handing over ceremony,the honorable member said his dream was to ensure that no child is left behind when it comes to access to quality education in the area, adding that, the school uniforms and school bags were secured under the Community Gift Notification (GN) of World Vision.

The Assemblyman expressed gratitude to World Vision for the continuous support, while assuring the electorates of his unremitting strides to exploit any available sources to bring development to the electoral area.

According to him,over the period under review, as part of his vision of improved standards of education in the area,he had secured and distributed over 200 mono desks to all the schools, donated a standard meter football to Canteen Primary School, sponsored a quiz competition under the Savanna Best Brains and Talents for J.H.S's in the area and was currently facilitating the construction of a volleyball court to support Co-curricular activities.

He pledged his continuous support to the schools in the area and reiterated his vision of making Canteen Electoral Area a model and a shinning example.

Madam Anoma Joyce, who received the items on behalf of the headmistress thanked the Assemblyman for his continuous support to school and appealed to other benevolent organisations to follow the good example of World Vision.

Naaba Atogzo,the Kpiri Community Chief said it was a blessing to have the Assemblyman who was so passionate about development as the leader of the electoral area, adding that,the Community appreciates his continuous support and dedicated service ranging from health, education to other social interventions encouraging him to keep up the good work with the help of God.

He expressed gratitude to World Vision for the intervention.

Source: Office of the Assemblyman, Canteen Electoral Area

DAMONGO YOUTH PARLIAMENT (DYP) FUND RAISING IN SUPPORT OF THE FUNERAL PERFORMANCE OF OUR P.R.O(SAAKA KARIM-LOTIC) OF BLESSED MEMORY (FINAL ACCOUNTS)

DAMONGO YOUTH PARLIAMENT (DYP) FUND RAISING IN SUPPORT OF THE FUNERAL PERFORMANCE OF OUR P.R.O(SAAKA KARIM-LOTIC) OF BLESSED MEMORY

(FINAL ACCOUNTS)

In all things,we count the glory unto the Lord.

Beloved,with a heart filled with gratitude,I convey that our collective contribution on the above caption has yielded the intended purpose.

At the end of the two or so days fund raising to support the funeral performance of our brother,Saaka Karim (Lotic) of blessed memory, we realised a total amount of Two Thousand Six Hundred and Ninety Two Ghana cedis(Ghc2692.00).

All donations were received through the Momo Account Number:0241129910 in the name of Ananpansah,B Abraham.

Following your wise counsel and various inputs, we did the donation on your behalf as outlined below:

1. A sum total of Ghc2,000.00 was handed over to the wife of the late Saaka Karim on behalf of the children. Purpose: ( The consensus holds true that an educational endowment fund will be opened for the children with the amount with the wife as the trustee, since the two surviving children of our late brother are not yet up to the age of consent-18 years).

2. An amount of Ghc200.00 was handed over to the family of the late Saaka Karim (Lotic) on behalf of the entire youth of Damongo.

3. A sum of Ghc200.00 was handed over to the mother of our late beloved brother.  

4. An amount of Ghc200.00 was handed over to the wife of our departed brother as adua from the entire youth.

5. Ghc20.00 was used for adua on the 7th day.

6. Mobile Money Charges- Ghc26.92.

Balance at hand--- Ghc45.08.

Eventhough,not our collective motivation,the family express their profound gratitude to all and sundry for the show of generosity and concern.(They are grateful to all donors and those that intended to contribute their widow's might,but were out of financial muscles). May the good Lord replenish the effort.

Every soul owes God and death.

Death indeed, is inescapable! To die, to sleep; To sleep, perchance to dream.

Life’s but a walking shadow, a power player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more.” (Macbeth). 

Saaka Karim (Lotic) has fully played his part on the slippery stage of life. Damongo Youth Parliament (DYP) and indeed,the youth of Gonjaland will miss that committed P.R.O who was very passionate about the development of the entire kingdom.

May his beloved soul and the souls of all departed faithfuls continue to rest in the bossom of the Lord till we meet again.

Kindly find below a full details of the contributions, which shall be available on the blogspot: ananpansah-ab.blogspot.com for future references:

We continue to remain grateful to you for the kind donations.

In special donations:

A) Alhaji Limuna Mohammed Miniru (hon.) ---Ghc200.00

B) Executives of the Damongo Youth Parliament (DYP) --- Ghc100.00

C) Emmanuel Quaye(Aide to hon. Abu Jinapor) --- Ghc200.00

D) Mohammed Issah ( NPP Savannah Reg. Com Officer) --- Ghc100.00

E) Abudu Bani Nelson( Former MP-Daboya) -- Ghc100.00

F) Issahaku Bin Iddirisu (US)--- Ghc200.00

G) Amidu Karim (Assemblyman, Laribanga)--- Ghc100.00

H) Mahama Inusah --Ghc100.00

1) hon. AB  --Ghc10.00

2) Pastor Samuel --Ghc10.00

3)Zulka-- Ghc10.00

4)Hon Shaibu--Ghc10.00

5)Ali-- Ghc10.00

6)Inusah--Ghc10.00

7)Aziz--Ghc10.00

8)Rashid --- Ghc10.00

9)Hon Mumuni(PM)-- Ghc10.00

10) Coach----Ghc10.00

11)Sammed--- Ghc10.00

12) Majeed--- Ghc 10.00

13) Executives of Damongo Youth Parliament ---  Ghc100.00

14. Alhassan Mohammed ---Ghc10.00

15. Edmund Wieval--Ghc10.00

16. Kumatey Goodwin--Ghc10.00

17. Bugli Isaiah -- Ghc10.00.

18. MariamAsare Bugri --Ghc10.00

19. Seidu Natogma Abubakari---Ghc10.00

20. Gufran Ahmed ---Ghc10.00

21. Kwaku Kumatey---Ghc10.00

22. Adam Akilu Gideon--Ghc10.00

23. YahayaAbdulai Bukari--Ghc11.00.

24. Sanka Washew ---Ghc10.00

25. Yakubu Yawusa---Ghc10.00

26. Seidu Abdul Kudus (Cancach) --- Ghc10.00 

27. Joseph Jimah Teddy (Joe Babe) ---Ghc10.00.

28. Aminu Adam --- Ghc11.00

29. Koro Malik --Ghc10.00

30. Abdul Karim-- Ghc10.00.

31. Spatula-- Ghc10.00

32.Dr. Zankawah Sanusi Kris-- Ghc50.00.

33. Hajia Ubaida Nurudeen-- Ghc30.00

34. Ishaw Karim Bismark---Ghc20.00

35.Karim A. ---Ghc10.00

36. Mankir Abdul Rahman --Ghc31.00

37. Adam Iddrisu --Ghc10.00

38. Osman Thomas Dari --- Ghc20.00

39. Fatawu Alhassan --- Ghc10.00

40. Kudus Issifu Seidu --- Ghc20.00

41. Rahinatu Iddisah--Ghc20.00

42. Jamaldeen Bamba --Ghc10.00

43. Francis Kipo(Atico) --- Ghc15.00.

44. Mahama Abubakari---Ghc10.00

45. Iddrisu Akilu --- Ghc10.00.

46) Naimatu Bashiru--Ghc20.00   

47) Awudu Abubakari--Ghc10.00 

48)Mark Osman Mbamba--Ghc10.00 

49)Ibrahim Abu Nawass--Ghc10.00

50) Mumuni Malik Saaka --Ghc10.00

51. Wusama Baba--Ghc10.00

52. Muniru Cosmos Mohammed--Ghc10.00

53. Amadu Bistarco--Ghc50.00

54. Fuseini Naimatu--- Ghc10.00

55. Braimah Alhassan -- Ghc10.00

56. Kadri Mahama --- Ghc10.00

57. Yahaya Yahuza-- Ghc10.00

58. Yahaya Zeblila -- Ghc10.00

59. Bakari Ganiw Kassim-- Ghc20.00

60. Anane Beatrice (PAD FM) -- Ghc10.00

61. Azantilow K. Jonas-- Ghc21.00

62. Iddrisu Mohammed--Ghc11.00

63.Abukari Yawuza--- Ghc51.00

64. Abu Alhassan----Ghc20.00

65. Zaabelle Matthew (PAD FM Manager)--- Ghc51.00

66. Issaka Alice Kande--Ghc10.00

67. Mumuni Yahaya (Kiyoyo)---Ghc10.00

68. Abdul Majeed Iddrisu-- Ghc10.00

69. Samuel Sarfo Antwi--- Ghc20.00

70. Mamawu Yahaya-- Ghc10.00

71. Latifa Soale --Ghc11.00

72. Hon.Kipo Yakubu( Honourable Assemblyman for Achubunyo E/A)--- Ghc51.00

73. Rita Kabrenaluwe-- Ghc20.00

74. Issah Fati--- Ghc20.00

75.Rashida Mbemah---Ghc10.00

76.Alijata Ophelia Haruna--- Ghc20.00

77. Mahama Sawudatu---Ghc10.00

78. Forzia Jakpa Imoro---Ghc10.00

79. Fahad Mohammed---Ghc10.00

80. Afishata Yussif--Ghc10.00

81.Adija Tahiru---Ghc10.00

82.Hon.Yakubu Mohammed(Kumbo EA)---Ghc10.00

83. Amina Saaka--- Ghc10.00

84. Mohammed Tohir----Ghc11.00

85. Hon. Zack Attah (Nyerere) --- Ghc20.00

86. Abdulai Mohammed---Ghc10.00

87. Habib Abubakari--- Ghc50.00

88. Z Nicholas Alhassan--- Ghc10.00

89. Zakaria Jamani ---Ghc50.00

90. Adam Iddi Osman-- Ghc10.00

100. Adam Mary (Canteen)--- Ghc10.00

101. Esther Apuri --- Ghc20.00

102. Seidu Yakubu---Ghc11.00

103. Lukman Saaka---Ghc20.00

104. Apiu Robert Bakuridul---Ghc20.00

105. Tomothy Atabire---Ghc10.00

106. Habibu Muftawu--- Ghc11.00

107. Unknown(sent from Sulemana A. Enterprise)--- Ghc10.00

108. Hon. Iddrisu Balori Rahman (Assemblyman,Yipala) --Ghc20.00

109. Chief Nyeribewura Alanchang Jarga---Ghc20.00

110. Saaka Osman---Ghc10.00

111. Samiwu Kusubare---Ghc20.00

112. Salima Braimah ---Ghc10.00

113. Dominic Aburinya--- Ghc20.00

114. Nuhu K. Abdul--- Ghc10.00

115. Anonymous----Ghc20.00

Total = Gh2,692.00.

Most kind regards and God bless.

Compiled by: Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham (AB)

(0241129910/0200704844)