Ex-president Mahama installed as development Chief

Ex-president Mahama installed as development Chief 

Ex-president, John Dramani Mahama has been enskinned as development chief by the chiefs and people of Tenodo (Yakubupe) in the East Gonja Municipal of the Savannah Region of Ghana.

This is in recognition of his significant contributions towards the development of Konkomba land and the Republic of Ghana at large.

The title was conferred on him at this year's yam festival by the chiefs and people of Yakubupe in the East Gonja Municipal.

Located in the Kpembi Traditional Area, the Yam Festival is celebrated every year by the Kokomba people of Tenodo (Yakubupe) to thank God for the bumper harvest and offer supplications for good health and prosperity.

This year's third Annual Yam Festival celebration saw former president John Dramani Mahama gracing the occasion as a special guest of honor.

The former president used the occasion to commend the chiefs and people of Yakubupe for keeping the spirit of Kokomba alive in the spirit of regional integration and peaceful coexistence, adding that," the story of the Kokomba people is one of the proud indomitable and enduring heritage".

Whilst urging the people to remain calm in the face of unbearable excruciating hardship brought forth by the Nana Addo-Bawumiah NPP government, the former president assured the Kokomba people of fair representation in any future NDC government.

According to him, president Akuffo-Addo and his NPP government have decided to regrettably isolate themselves from any responsibility or sacrifice necessary to get us out of this mess through austere and modest leadership.

He called on the people to repose confidence in the NDC to form the next government in the quest to reconstruct our nation and reset it on the path of prosperity for the benefit of all Ghanains and not a few family and friends.

Former president joined Ubor Bida Yakpa (ll) to commission an Ultramodern palace for the Ubor and his people before proceeding to pay a courtesy call on the Kpanshegu-Wura to congratulate him on his enskinment as Kpanshegu-Wura as the first head of state and pledge his continuous commitment to the development of the Salaga North Constituency.

The people of Yakubupe and Kpanshegu in the Salaga south and Salaga North Constituencies respectively, expressed joy that former president John Dramani Mahama was able to make time out of his busy schedules to celebrate with them.

Source: Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham

Victims of Sawla SHS fire outbreak receive relief items from Dr. Marita and friends

Victims of Sawla SHS fire outbreak receive relief items from Dr. Marita and friends

Doctor Marita and friends in Germany have come to the aid of victims of Sawla Senior High School fire outbreak with relief packages worth hundreds of Ghana cedis.

This follows an appeal made by the former headmistress of the school, Evelyne Nabiah, through her social media handles after news broke that fire had gutted down the girls' dormitory of the school located in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region for the second time in less than two months.

The relief items donated include:customized Suitcase bags, core textbooks,sets of uniforms, sewing machines,bed spreads, mathematical sets,cakes of toilet soap,pair of footwear, two sets of uniforms each for victims, deodorants, sanitary pads,pens inter alia.

Handing over the relief items to the about 32 affected students on behalf of Doctor Marita and friends at a short ceremony held at the school premises, Madam Evelyne Nabiah thanked God for the lives of the victims, indicating that she felt very terrible when the unfortunate incident was brought to her attention.

According to her, Dr. Marita and her friends in Germany were touched when they saw pictures of the devastation she had posted on her WhatsApp status appealing for support for affected students and decided to raise £2,500 to procure the item for the affected students.

She said though, it may not be possible to put the affected students back to the state they were before the fire outbreak, the essence of the donation was to draw them closer to the state they were before the fire, admonishing the students to take their studies very serious.

"As you receive this items, know that there are people who love you without even knowing you. Those who sent the money,they don't know you... They love you without knowing you. So love yourself, study hard so that whatever you lost during the fire, you can regain them back on your own in future.

I pray that help will come to renovate the affected dormitory ,"she said.

The headmaster of the school, Issahaku A. Janhafu expressed gratitude to the donors, through madam Nabiah on behalf of the Director General and District Director of Education for the benevolent gesture, describing it as timely and a big relief to the affected students and the school as a whole.

The leader of the school said though the affected students have been relocated, the unforeseen development has the tendency of affecting effective teaching and learning in the school.

He said the Fire Service has conducted its investigation and came out with two possible causes of the fire outbreak which occured on 2nd November,2022, following a similar incident on 26th October,2022.

The Fire Service according to him, attributed the first cause of the fire outbreak to an electrical fault in the building and the second to the case of a possible arson on the building.

From the report of the Fire Service, the headmaster also disclosed that the students belongings in the building together with the school mattresses and fans that got burned in the process is estimated at a total cost of Ghc72,360.00, but if you add the cost of the destroyed building, the school lost a whooping sum of Ghc222,360.00.

He cautioned the students to remain calm and desist from engaging in illegal connections in the dormitories.

The Headmaster Academics, Mr.Atubiga recounted the day as historic and described the crisis as a blessing in disguise, urging the students to put their trust in God all the time.

Atubiga encouraged the students to study hard, so they can become better people in future

Father Martin Kuusangnayir,the Parish Priest prayed over the items to pave way for the distribution, whilst encouraging the students and the teachers alike to keep the spirit of unity and working together alive.

Speaker-upon-speaker encouraged the students to take solace in the support being given them in this trying times and learn hard to become better people in future.

The students, especially the beneficiaries, couldn't hide their joy for the kind gesture and expressed gratitude to Dr. Marita and her friends for coming to their aid at a time when all hope was lost.

Source: Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham

Centre for Social Democracy celebrates Benedicta on her election as Secretary General of Socialist International

Centre for Social Democracy celebrates Benedicta on her election as Secretary General of Socialist International 

The Centre for Social Democracy, Ghana (CSD-Ghana) has expressed vicarious pleasure to Benedicta Lasi esq. on her election as the youngest ever Secretary General of the Socialist International at the just ended 26th congres.

In a news release exclusively available to Blogger, Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham,  a Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Democracy Ghana (CSD-Ghana) Solomon Ananpansah conveyed the joy of the institute to the Ghanaian female lawyer for demonstrating a distinguished commitment to the propagation of social democratic ideals in Ghana and beyond.

He said it was particularly refreshing to note that Benedicta was the first African and youngest person to be elected to lead the 132-Member organization at age 35, together with the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, who was elected to serve the organization as president.

"We are confident that Benedicta Lasi's depth of knowledge, experience, and commitment will significantly advance the realization of the ideals of socio-economic solidarity, environmental, and socio-cultural justice across the world at a time when global society is in desperate need of urgent solutions to many pervasive socio-economic challenges," the centre said.

He said they were confident Benedicta Lasi will deliver on her mandate.

Delegates from over 100 member parties across the world participated in the election in Madrid, Spain.

About Socialist International:

Socialist International (SI), is a world organization of political parties, which seeks to establish  democratic socialism and realize the ideals of soocioeconomics solidarity and environmental justice across the world. 

It was formed in 1951 to replace the Labour and Socialist International and currently includes 132-Member Parties and organizations from over 100 countries across the world,which identify with social democracy,socialism,democratic socialism or labor-centered politics.

Benedicta Lasi would be succeeding Luis Ayala from Chile to serve a full four-year term as Secretary-General, while Pedro Sanchez would succeed former Prime Minister of Greece, George Papandreou as president of the organization.

Notably, the current Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres served as President of the organization from November 1999 to June 2005. 

The SI is headquartered in London in United Kingdom.

About Lawyer Benedicta Lasi:

Benedicta Lasi is a Ghanaian lawyer, investment consultant, politician, and member of the National Democratic Congress. 

She is a partner at Edfields Attorney Ghana, a Transaction Advisor for Africa investment Consortium, and a Consultant at Fitch Advisory.

She has a Master's in Economic Policy Management from the University of Ghana and a Master's in Conflict,Peace, and Security from the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre. 

He holds a political track record and service to the NDC includes; Branch Youth Organizer for Kpone-Katamanso Constituency,Constituency Executive Member for Lower ManyaKrobo, Deputy Regional Youth Organizer for EasternRegion and Deputy Director of Elections for the EasternRegion of Ghana.

At the National level, she was also a member of the 2020 Vice Presidential Campaign Team and the 2020 Manifesto Committee of the NDC.

Currently, she serves as a member of a number of strategic committees of the party including the NDC's governance Committee, Agribusiness Committee,Energy Committee and Chairperson for the Youth Committee.

As an astute lawyer within the party, she is Chair of the ND's Eastern Regional Legal Team.

Source: Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham

Malik Basintale is perfect pair to Sammy Gyamfi in ensuring balanced communication front - Savannah NDC

Malik Basintale is perfect pair to Sammy Gyamfi in ensuring balanced communication front - Savannah NDC

The Savannah Regional wing of the opposition National Democratic Congress has unanimously endorsed Malik Basintale's bid to occupy the high office of Deputy National Communications Officer of the party ahead of the forthcoming National Delegates Congress scheduled for December 17.

In a presser exclusively available to Blogger Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham, the Regional Communications Officer of the party,R.A Jalil said the resolve to harmoniously support the candidature of Malik as a region is borne out of his hardwork, dedication,selfless and remarkable service to the party in region and Ghana at large.

"In a unanimous decision taken from the branches to the regional communication front of the party in the Savannah region, we have resolved to reward our immediate past regional Communication Officer,  Malik Basintale by endorsing him openly for the position of the deputy national communication officer portfolio.

"I, R.A Jalil, Regional Communication Officer, my Deputy Abu Hassan Mahama and the entire  constituency communication officers across the region arrived at this decision due to the hardwork, progressive performance and relentless efforts Comrade Basintale put up in ensuring the success of the communication machinery in the Savannah region and beyond,"he said.

The Savannah Communication Bureau holds the strong conviction that the bold, fearless and decisive nature of the former immediate past Communications Officer of the party makes him a perfect pair of Lawyer Sammy Gyamfi in building a formidable sustaining a formidable communication front for the party in 2024. 

He dispelled rumours by contenders of Malik Basintale that he has been rejected by his own region and hence, his decision to contest at the national level, stressing that, "we find this unfortunate and wish to advise such characters to focus on sharing their policies and explaining what they have done to deserve their positions instead of attacking other persons by way of their campaign message".

According to him, Comrade Malik Basintale has gone through the mill and has performed creditably well from his days as the deputy communication officer for the Northern region and subsequently, the substantive Communication officer for the Savannah Region.

His outstanding communication, Interpersonal, respectful and dynamic leadership skills he noted, brought him this far and as a region, they believe he will make a great Deputy National  Communication Officer to the indefatigable Lawyer Sammy Gyamfi.

Source: Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham

Mother's Shea empowers rural women in four communities with motorkings

Mother's Shea empowers rural women in four communities with motorkings

Mother's Shea limited, producers of premium quality Shea Butter and African Black soap has supported rural women in four communities in the West Gonja Municipal of the Savannah Region with motorkings.

The empowerment scheme is aimed at motivating the women to double up their efforts in the picking and gathering of Shea nuts and assist them carryout their daily self help livelihood support routines.

At a short ceremony to hand over the machines, Theophile Bama, the supply Chain Manager of Mother's Shea said their company works directly with the women as cooperatives through the various communities and from time-to-time try to find solutions to their social problems.

He disclosed that they got financial support from Global Shea Alliance to purchase the motorkings, adding that, Global Shea Alliance has a target of helping 600 women groups in the West Gonja Municipal.

According to him, they carefully selected the beneficiary communities based on the quantity of nuts the company got from the twenty-four(24) groups they were currently working with, revealing that this year, Global Shea Alliance is not directly involved in buying Shea nuts but has gotten a buyer for all nut reserves.

He said hitherto, they had supported the women with 200 boots, 200 hand gloves, four first aid boxes and smart phones to aid them in their Shea picking and running their cooperatives.

In handing over the keys of the motorkings to the four beneficiary communities, the Assemblyman for the Canteen Electoral Area, Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham admonished the women to take very good care of the machines so that they live to serve the intended purpose.

He said unity and respect for dissenting views among the women is key to keeping the cooperatives running.

From the Samakuse Cooperative consisting of ten communities, Kpiri community and Sori Number 1 were lucky to be selected as beneficiaries of the motorking support and from the Kanyitiwale Cooperative consisting of 14 groups, Tailorpe and Busunu communities received their share of the motorkings.

The Assemblyman said he was particularly happy that women from one of his communities(Kpiri) were getting one of the motorkings, stressing that,it will go a long way to ameliorate the plight of the women in hunting and gathering nuts among other livelihood activities.

He pledged to always be there for the women in a collective effort to address their vulnerabilities, whilst advocating for a better price for Shea nut and a designated regulatory body for the Shea nut industry to guarantee better pricing and value addition.

He pledged the continuous commitment and working ties of his communities to Mother's Shea for future mutual benefits.

Mark Osman Mbamba, the Northern Area Manager of Mother's Shea encouraged the women to keep up the spirit of perseverance and unity, adding that, Mother's Shea will always be there for them.

He said the women have been committed to Mother's Shea for year's and hence, the need for the intervention.

He reiterated the point the Assemblyman made on the need for proper maintainance of the motorkings so as to motivate Mother's Shea to do more for them in the future.

Kichitowura Hudu thanked the women for the many years of committed service to Mother's Shea which he indicated had eventually paid off.

He encouraged the women to remain united and keep working together....

Jennifer Atinga and Lansani Fati, Chairperson's of Sakuse Cooperative and Kanyitiwale Cooperative respectively expressed gratitude to Mother's Shea and their partners for the intervention.

They prayed for a continuous cordial working relationships for future mutual benefits.

Source: Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham

Task ahead of 2024 is daunting, elect competent leaders - Regional organizer aspirant to delegates

Task ahead of 2024 is daunting, elect competent leaders - Regional organizer aspirant to delegates

The Savannah Regional Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Inusah Abdulai has urged delegates of the National Democratic Congress to root for competent leaders as the party readies itself to form the next government.

In a declaration of intent notice exclusively available to Ghanaweb Reporter, Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham,he disclosed that the task ahead of the NDC in 2024 was onerous and daunting, since it was incumbent on the party to rescue Ghanaians from the untold hardship unleashed by the super incompetent Nana Akuffo-Addo - Bawumiah led NPP family and friends government.

"Dear delegates and comrades, the task ahead of the party in 2024 for the seek of emphasis is onerous and having served this great party in various capacities and now as Regional Organizer,I have gathered enough experience in grassroot mobilization to continue in the resilient path of rallying the wishes and aspirations of the rank and file of the party for a consolidated victory.

"By the grace of God and with your prayers,I wish to notify that I have successfully picked nomination forms to rerun for the position of Regional Organizer for the Savannah Region in the forthcoming Regional Delegate Congress,"he stated.

He used the occasion to congratulate the party and all branch executives for a successful branch elections and to wished all constituency executive aspirants the very best of luck in the impending constituency executive elections, stressing that,"the great NDC will emerge victorious, stronger and ever united in the final analysis".

In a renewed spirit, the Regional Organizer said his dream is to continue the good work he started in properly reorganizing the base of the party towards rescuing Ghana from the failed NPP government, adding that,"I have diligently served in the mandate you gave me by touching the base of every constituency and branch of our region with the required resources, even in challenging times just to ensure the success of the party. I enjoyed working tirelessly with you and can't rest now until our collective mission of recapturing power from the super incompetent NPP government is accomplished".

He pledged to bring on board positive energy, renewed hope for the grassroots beyong 2024, transparency in leadership and the mobilization of every energy and resources needed to ensure victory 2024. 

Source: Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham

Laribanga Imam supports final year BECE candidates

Laribanga Imam supports final year BECE candidates

The Chief Imam for the Laribanga Community in the West Gonja Municipal, Alhaji Mumuni Zanakawa has donated complete Mathematical sets to all the final year students in the Laribanga Electoral Area.

This he said was his little contribution towards supporting the students to write their exams well and produce better results for the community.

At a short ceremony to hand over the items, the religious leader admonished the students to imbibe the spirit of hardwork, respect for their teachers and discipline, adding that, "discipline and the fear of God are key ingredients to success in life".

Whilst encouraging parents to invest heavily in the education of their wards, he ask the school pupils to hasten slowly in life, be patient and take their studies very seriously since, the future belongs to them.

He offered special prayers for all the candidates and expressed confidence in the ability of the students to make the Laribanga community very proud in the impending Examination.

The Assemblyman for the Laribanga Electoral Area, honourable Karim Amidu, thanked the Imam for his continuous support to the Laribanga Community, noting that this was not the first time he was rolling out such an intervention.

He requested for special prayers for the students and the teachers, cautioning the children against indulging in any exam malpractices.

He said the only sure-way to the future is hardwork, diligence and the support of God, urging the students not to relax but continue to work hard towards achieving their ultimate goal.

The Assemblyman used the occasion to wish the students the very best of luck in their exams , pledging the full support of the community.

On behalf of the students and various schools,the headmasters expressed gratitude to the Iman for the kind gesture and encouraged the pupil to put the materials into good use.

This is the second time the Chief Imam was making such donations after assuming the office of Chief Imamship of Laribanga in July 2021.

Source: Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham