Savannah region:We'll resist attempt to register aliens-Damongo NDC warns

Savannah region:We'll resist attempt to register aliens-Damongo NDC warns

The opposition National Democratic Congress in the Damongo constituency is raising red flags about the possibility of the voter's register in the constituency being ruined with names of aliens as the EC begins its nationwide Limited Voter's Registration exercise in preparation towards the conduct of the 2019 District Level Elections scheduled for Tuesday December 10,2019.

In a statement signed by the Communication Director, Mr.Mumuni Yahaya and copied to Ghanawebs' Ananpansah B Abraham, the NDC warns they would resist "till the last drop of their blood" any attempt to register non-residents in the constituency.

According to the statement,credible intelligence picked by the party unmask clandestine plans by the NPP to bus and register people from Leeto,Yapei Kusawgu,Bole Charma ad infinitum in its desperate attempts to win power in the constituency.

Portions of the statement reads," The leadership of the National Democratic Congress in the Damongo constituency has picked credible information to the effect that, the ruling New Patriotic Party in its desperate attempts to win the Damongo Constituency seat has set out a hidden agenda to bus and register aliens in the upcoming limited registration exercise scheduled to start on Monday,June 17,2019"....

The Limited Registration exercise which was originally scheduled for June 7,had to be postponed following an injunction application filed by a Ghanaian citizen,Mr.Umar Ayuba,challenging the decision by the election management body(EC) to hold the registration in its district offices and some selected electoral areas.
But the Supreme Court in its ruling on whether to uphold the injunction or not,dismissed the application paving way for the EC to carry on the exercise.

Read the full statement below:

Press statement:
The Communication Bureau;National Democratic Congress ,
Damongo constituency.

16th June, 2019.

For immediate release

We'll resist any attempt to register aliens in Damongo Constituency

The leadership of the National Democratic Congress in the Damongo constituency has picked credible information to the effect that, the ruling New Patriotic Party in its desperate attempts to win the Damongo Constituency seat has set out a hidden agenda to bus and register aliens in the upcoming limited registration exercise scheduled to start on Monday,June 17,2019.

Further intelligence reveal that the NPP plan to bus these people from the following communities/towns:Leeto,Yapei Kusawgu, Buipe,Bole, Charma and Fulfulso Junction.

We wish to sound a strong warning to the NPP that,we would resist "till the last drop of our blood" any attempt to register aliens in our dear constituency.

We wish to use this avenue to appeal to parents and guardians of these children to kindly advice and restrain their children from being forcefully engaged in this illegality.

We've also strategically positioned our members across the length and  breadth of the constituency to check the influx of such people at the registration centres.

We would not sleep, but would stay awake all day and night to ensure the right things are done in the name of democracy and to protect the sanctity of the exercise.

Thank you.


Signed:

Mumuni Yahaya (Kiyoyo)
(Communication Officer)
0241279158

Source:Ananpansah B Abraham

More than 800 students sit for 2019 BECE in West Gonja District

More than 800 students sit for 2019 BECE in West Gonja District

The 2019 Basic Education Certificate Examination(BECE) has commenced in earnest in the West Gonja District of the newly created Savannah region.

A total of 833 candidates from 26 public schools and one private school in the district are taking part in the examination which is being conducted at the Assembly Hall of the Damongo S.H.S.

Out of the 833 candidates,431 are males representing 52% and 402 are females representing 48%.

The examination which begun on Monday,June 10,2019, is expected to end on Friday, June 14,2019.

The District Chief Executive,hon.Saeed Muhazu Jibreal in a goodwill message on behalf of the regional minister cautioned the candidates against all forms of examination malpractices;encouraging them to strive to progress to the next level.

He implored the candidates to remain focused with full concentration and obey all the rules and regulations governing the conduct of the examination,stating that,"when your result is cancelled,it means that you can't go to school next year and your colleagues would go leaving you".

He charged candidates to take advantage of the free Senior High School policy introduced by government and make meaning out of their lives.
The DCE donated 833 Marshels procured by the Deputy Chief of Staff, Lawyer Abu Jinapor to the students.

The District Director of Education,Mr.Adam Salifu Bigger said they were going to make sure the rules and regulations governing the conduct of the examination are applied to the letter.

He encouraged candidates to endeavor to set a good precedent as pioneer BECE candidates of the newly created Savannah region,admonishing them against all forms of examination malpractices.

He disclosed that they were going to weed out all candidates who managed to register for the examination but were not form three's, adding that, such a practice was contrary to WAEC regulations.

Meanwhile,Ghanaweb's Ananpansah B Abraham can confirm that four candidates have been prevented from writing the examination after they were all identified to be form two students.
They include two boys and two girls.

Grapevine information gathered by this writer indicates that,the headmasters who managed to register these "non form three" students would be severely sanctioned by the directorate to serve as a deterrent to others.

Statistics:
517,332 candidates from 16,871 schools are sitting for the 2019 BECE across the country with 263,616 being males and 153,716 being females.
In the newly created Savannah region,a total of 4,917 candidates are sitting for the examination whilst the North East Region has a total of 9,272 candidates siting for the examination.

The parent region (Northern region) which birthed the Savannah and North East Regions has a total of 43,961 registered candidates sitting for the examination.

Candidates who qualify into SHS will be the third batch of beneficiaries of government's flagship program of free Senior High School.

Source:Ananpansah B Abraham

@Ananpansah AB's Community Diaries(Photo gallery)

@Ananpansah AB's Community Diaries(Photo gallery)

Through networking and personal relationship,I Lobbied through Child Empowerment Network,a registered Community Based Organisation to support final year students of Canteen Junior High Schools (Block A & Block B) with Mathematical Sets, Rulers, Pens and Pencils.

Each student received a mathematical set, pen, pencil and a long rule as part of the support package.
A total of 44 registered candidates from the two blocks benefited from the package that is meant to urge them on and aid them to produce the best grades for the "great Canteen" and the district at large.

I used the opportunity to remind the students of the heavy task ahead of them.
 Last year,Canteen J.H.S got nomination for the presidential excellence awards, but we didn't get the ultimate presidential handshake.
The message was simple:this time around, we don't just want to be nominated, we want to bring the presidential handshake and honor to Canteen.The hardworking and committed teachers cum comrades have done their best.It's now time to convert their effort to a collective success at the "test.

It's my prayer and hope that the students would put up their best and leave up to the expectations of our hardworking teachers and community at large.

Best wishes to my fellow Canteen Yaara and all BECE candidates.
BECE is not a different kind of exams.It can be equated to your end of term exams so, remain calm!

We are with you in supplication.God has made it possible already.

Work hard! Pray hard! Finish hard!

On,on we go for success.

#Ananpansah B Abraham's Diaries

400 rural women empowered to go into beekeeping

400 rural women empowered to go into beekeeping

Source:Ananpansah B Abraham (AB)

Some 400 rural women in eight communities in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the newly created Savannah Region have received training and livelihood empowerment to go into beekeeping business.

The one day training took place at Jilinkon on Saturday morning and afforded beneficiaries the opportunity to learn various techniques of beekeeping,including trapping of the bees into beehives,using protective clothing and harvesting of honey.

They were supported with beekeeping equipment after the training.

With full funding from Man & Nature in France,the three-years project is being facilitated by the Coalition for Development of Northern Ghana (NORTHCODE-Ghana),an NGO based in the Northern region.

The beneficiary communities are: Jilinkon,Soma,Jang,Wekora,Yoliyiri,Kodanyina number 1,Kodanyina number II and Yamuayiri;comprising 200 women and 100 men who are supposed to be supporting the women.

The project comes along with the construction of a Honey Processing Centre with an office complex and a warehouse were the pure honey would be extracted and processed for a ready market.

In an interview with Ghanawebs' Ananpansah B Abraham after the training,the Director of NorthCode-Ghana who doubles as Chairman of the Coalition of NGO's in Health in the Northern region,encouraged the women to receive the project with all their hearts in order to rip the full benefits.

He said they intend to teach the women how to fish instead of just giving them fish, adding that,they've got ready market for the women.

The French government he explained,is interested in helping communities which are around reserve areas to overpower their chains of poverty.

He said the idea of supporting these women in beekeeping was to help them generate income to add to their already existing stream of income,in order to keep them away from felling trees and converting them into charcoal to make money.

"The French government wants to help communities which are around reserve areas....The idea of supporting (women) in beekeeping is to support you to generate other income from beekeeping.Is because you don't have money,that's why you just go and cut a tree and convert into charcoal...It is not the fault of the women since,that is the only way she can get some money to feed the family.If you give that women something to do, she would not go and cut that tree... ,"he emphasized.

He disclosed that,the main emphasis of the donors' is to support,resource and train Community Resource Management Areas (CREMA) committee members to be active functional, and fully revamped.

CREMA committees he further stated,are to be given mobile phones among others to enhance their communication together with,NTFP to transplant in degraded lands in the rainy season.

He said they intend to ensure sustainable management and utilisation of natural resources,including approved farming practices,environmental protection,zero tolerance for bush burning and tree felling.

The Deputy Manager of Mole National Park,Mr.Festus Courage Agyayaw urged community members to take keen interest in the management of the Mole National Park and other protected areas.

He said when the park was developed,there was no much involvement of the fringe communities in its management and so,the community members didn't see the need and importance for the park.

Community members according to him,were largely denied access to the park with the fear that they would harm the animals.But with time,it was realised that the park cannot be managed without the assistance and involvement of the communities within which it is located.

He lamented the indiscriminate exploitation of our natural resources in the face of growing population, adding that, human beings have become endangered species in the midst of such activities.

He disclosed that,certain medicinal plants and animal species have disintegrated as a result of these unregulated activities.

Government he disclosed,has therefore,come out with a plan so that the communities,government,wildlife and forestry department can work together to promote sustainable exploitation of natural resources through the Collaborative Resource Management Policy.

He further stated that,in order to ensure protection of the park and sustainable resource management,the CREMA was formed to ensure community members use resources in a sustainable manner in the land that belongs to them and not in the park.
He appealed to members to allay fears that the government was going to use the CREMA to seize lands from the communities.

The assembly man for the area,Mr.Kasuga Philip thanked NorthCode-Ghana and the donors for blessing his electoral area with such a giant project.
He promised they were going to receive the project with full commitment and ensure the production of first class honey.

Among the equipment received are:140 beehives,bee stands,over 100 Wallington boots...

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Election 2020:don't be intimidated by NPP's lawless vigilante groups-Sawla NDC youth urges supporters

Election 2020:don't be intimidated by NPP's lawless vigilante groups-Sawla NDC youth urges supporters

The youth front of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba constituency has persuaded members of the party to remain unfazed in the face of unruly behavior by hoodlums of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).

At a function to inaugurate a 15 Member Youth Working Committee,the NDC constituency youth organiser,Yahaya Issahaku Kalusha pledged his unflinching support to the committee and urged members to remain resolute in protecting the ballot boxes come 2020 despite,the intimidatory tactics employed by NPP ruffians.

He said they were ready to match the NPP boot-for-boot and protect the fortunes of the party within the confines of the law.

"Lastly,to win election 2020 begins from now and not later.I encourage the youth and all party sympathisers not to be intimidated by the lawlessness of the NPP Vigilante groups.
As law abiding citizens,we will protect the ballot come 2020 notwithstanding the intimidation tactics employed by the NPP hoodlums called Vigilante groups.Indeed,we will match them boot for boot and we will do so within the laws of Ghana,"he said in a short address.

Whilst calling for unity among the rank and file of the party,the youth organiser appealed to members to follow party structures in addressing their grievances.

The youth declared 100% support for the candidature of former president John Dramani Mahama ahead of Saturday's presidential polls.
They said His Excellency John Mahama is the ultimate choice because,he's tried and tested,well marketed and well positioned to wrestle power from the stumbling NPP and continue with the numerous infrastructural projects he started.

The Northern regional youth organiser,Mr.Inusah Mahama,who inaugurated the Youth Working Committee,encouraged the Branch Youth organisers to work closely with the committee to effectively mobilise the youth and women.

According to him,the motto of the youth is,"winning election 2020 in 2019,adding that,we don't win an election in the election year.

He said they are aware of NPP's intention to instill fear and panic in the strong holds of the NDC and pledged that,they would not sit aloof but match them boot-for-boot.

He disclosed that,the color green has been adopted by the youth wing of the party across the country for all youth activities.

The Youth Working Committee as gathered by Ghanaweb's Ananpansah B Abraham,has the prime responsibility of looking into issues of security for the party,social media campaign,protecting the ballots and energising the youth for victory in election 2020.

The constituency chairman,Alhaji Moro Seidu applauded the youth for the initiative.
He said John Mahama will win the 2020 election.
He pledged his full support for the youth and that,he was going to commit his personal resources to make victory in 2020 a reality.

Speaker-upon-speaker,emphasized on the need for the party to reclaim their presidency and that unity and hardwork are key to that victory.

In attendance also were:the constituency Secretary and other constituency executives,branch executives,youth organisers from other constituencies,the women wing of the party and the media.

Source:Ananpansah B Abraham

Savannah regional minister interacts with chiefs and people of Canteen

Savannah regional minister interacts with chiefs and people of Canteen

The Regional Minister for the newly created Savannah region,hon.Salifu Adam Braimah has paid a working visit to the chiefs and People of Canteen Electoral Area in Damongo in the Savannah regional capital of the Republic of Ghana.

In a brief address,the minister disclosed that he has come to pay homage and to "show his face" to the chiefs and people of Canteen and to officially inform them that he has assumed duty as the regional minister.

He said he was not on a political visit and that,the region belongs to all of us, adding that, he was going to be father for all;whether NPP or NDC.

The ultimate goal of requesting for a new region he said was to propel development and to succeed in that,all hands must be on deck!
He said he would need the support of the people of Canteen to succeed.

Chief Cletus Zume who facilitated the session said Canteen to a large extent,has become noticeable to people who want to embark on development courtesy Canteen Yaara Development Association.

He said we have had the likes of the former president,His excellency John Dramani Mahama,the Deputy Chief of staff, Lawyer Abu Jinapor among others visit Canteen.And that their visits were not on political lines, but for the purpose of development and that,all these people are proud to associate with Canteen as Canteen Yaara.
He assured the minister of the full support of all Canteen Yaara in his administration and called on him to remember the people of Canteen in his developmental agenda. 

Mma Zelyatu who spoke on behalf of the women appealed to the minister to come to the aid of the people of Canteen with a public toilet and to initiate projects that would empower women.
The minister in response assured her that he was going to provide the toilet and that he was ready to work to enhance the livelihood of the people.

The chief Imam of Canteen applauded the minister for choosing to visit the community and assured him of the full support and prayers of the people of Canteen.He said the people of Canteen are in dire need of development and called on the minister to turn his attention to the community.

PAD FM's Ananpansah B Abraham interacted with the minister on the sidelines and asked him of his specific plans towards agriculture in the area.He indicated that Canteen has a lot of Agricultural potentials running from the days of "brigade" which saw communities in Canteen like Agric settlement,Agric extension and the Frafra settlements extensively embarking on Agriculture to feed the nation and sought to find out how the minister intends to harness these potentials for the development of Canteen and the region at large.

In response,the minister said his government was already embarking on a number of interventions in the area of Agriculture and it was his intention to continue and to strengthen such interventions in the area.

The minister as part of his familiarisation tour chose Canteen as his first point of call.He earlier on paid a courtesy call on the Yagbonwura after receiving a rousing welcome into Damongo from an enthusiastic youth.

The Salaga South MP was accompanied by his wife,the District Coordinating Director; Mr.Petro Philimon,the Regional Cooordinating Director;Mr.Baba Adam,the Deputy Regional Minister; Mr.Tika Samuel and party functionaries.

Source:Ananpansah B Abraham

Savannah region to get a police training school

Savannah region to get a police training school

The newly created Savannah Region is set to get a Police Training School which will be located at Busunu, a suburb of Damongo, the Savannah regional capital.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr.David Asante-Apeatu whilst on a working visit to the area, disclosed that the President of the Republic, His Excellency Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo has taken keen notice of the recent rise in crime cases in the region and was forlorn about the situation.

In an address to the Yagbonwura and his elders at the Jakpa Palace in Damongo, he said part of his visit was to inspect the parcel of land allocated to the Ghana Police Service for the purpose of putting up a Police Training School and to observe the flash points of crime in the region for appropriate action.

The hitherto vast nature of the Northern Region according to him, made the work of the police very cumbersome and impeded their smooth and effective operations.
He was optimistic that with the help of the youth, crime rate in the region and district would be reduced to the barest minimum and law and order maintained for a sustained growth and development of the new region.

He further stated that, his continuous travel across the country and interaction with the people will afford him the opportunity to gather first hand information on crime rate and proffer solutions where prudent.

He congratulated Yagbonwura and his elders for attaining the status of a region-Savannah region, adding that, the Ghana Police Service was proud to associate with the newly carved Savannah region.

The Yagbonwura in turn applauded the Inspector-General of Police for making time to visit the new region.
He made a passionate appeal to the IGP to effectively equip the police service in the region with the necessary machinery to enable them clampdown on crime and maintain law and order.

The IGP was in the company of the Director General of Operations at the Ghana Police Service, DCOP Simon Afeku;other Commissioners of Police, the Northern Regional Police Commander, DCOP/Mr.Timothy Yoosa Bonga; the West Gonja District Chief Executive, Hon. Saeed Muhazu Jibreal and other high powered officials of the Ghana Police Service.

Source:Ananpansah B Abraham