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Buy Cashew Nuts to Stabilize the Minimum Price – Government Told

The Ghana government has been urged to take part in the buying of cashew nuts, as has been done for cocoa, to enable cashew farmers to reap the maximum benefits from their labour.

The Vice Chairman of Cashew buyers association in Wenchi Municipality, Mr Osei Eric, in an interview with Adom-nana Piesie Yaw Preko of Ewiase Fm, said the buying of the Cashew nuts by the Government is long overdue.

Mr Osei Eric said the farmers want the government to intervene and buy the nuts at the minimum price to stabilize the minimum price giving by the government.

Even though there had been several actor associations like the Ghana Cashew Traders and Exporters Association, the sector still lacked proprteer organisation and pricing regimes.

It will be recalled that December last year, the Deputy Agric Minister, Yaw Frimpong Addo, announced the minimum producer price for raw cashew nuts as GH¢8.50 per killogramme in the Bono East Region.

“It is disgusting to point out that cashew farmers in our municipality after toiling many years to take care of the cashew crops are offered between Gh¢5 and Gh¢6 per kilo of raw cashew nuts, if the government really want the minimum price to stand then he must take part in the buying”, Mr. Osei said.

Story by: Adom-nana Piesie Yaw Preko (Ewiase Fm)

Ramadan: Hon. Alhaji Seidu Haruna donate bags of rice to Muslims in Wenchi Constituency

Hon. Alhaji Seidu Haruna, the Member of Parliament for Wenchi Constituency in the Bono Region has donated food items to be distributed to Moslems in support of the Holy month of Ramadan.

The items donated include 20 bags of Sugar, 20 bags of rice, boxes of Victoria Lipton Tea, cartons of milk, cartons of milo among others.

The gesture is to support all the Muslims in their Ramadan 30 days fasting and prayers .

Hon. Seidu Haruna said the donation would help the adherents of Islam in the Holy month as they seek the intervention, mercy and goodness of Allah.

He reiterated that Ramadan is a period for Muslims across the globe to seek Allah’s forgiveness, blessings, sanctification, purification and guidance to enable them endure the challenges associated with the period of fasting.
In a short ceremony, the MP urged all Muslims to use this holy period to pray for peace for the country, the Wenchi Constituency and the NDC party.

In a short ceremony, the MP urged all Muslims to use this holy period to pray for peace for the country, the Wenchi Constituency and the NDC party.

He seized the opportunity to pledge his continuous support to the people and wishes the Muslim community a fruitful fasting period.

The Municipal Chief Imam, Sheikh Imam Alhaji Issa Abrahim receiving the items thanked Hon. Alhaji Seidu Haruna and his team for standing by the Muslims of Wenchi at their time of need and prayed for Allah to reward him abundantly.

Source: Ewiase Fm

Halt the encroachment on Wenchi Agricultural College lands

The Wenchi Agric College (FARM INSTITUTE) has marked its Maiden Graduation Ceremony with an appeal to all stakeholders to act together to stop the massive encroachment on the school’s lands.

Nana Owusu-Ansah Sasraku Bessea, Chief of Koase in the Wenchi Traditional Area and Chairman for the ceremony, described as worrying the take-over of the school’s idle lands by encroachers.

He said given the growing student population, the need for infrastructural expansion had become exigent and that was why the school administration should be given every necessary support to safeguard the remaining “un-encroached land”.

“The school’s prime location has made it become attractive to encroachers. Established in, 1964 under Former President, Dr. Kwame Nkruma’s regime when Hon. Krobo Adusei was the Agric Minister then Farm Institute before becoming College which Bonoman is proud of”, Nana added.

Nana Owusu-Ansah Sasraku Bessea used the occasion to advice his fellow Chiefs, The Municipal Assembly to keep eagle eyes on the school land because the school might need another land in coming years.

Story by: Adom-nana Piesie Yaw Preko (Ewiase Fm)

Akufo-Addo must apologise to Ghanaians – NDC

The Deputy Communications Officer of NDC in the Wenchi Municipality in the Bono Region, Abdul Carlos Mumin has admonished President Akufo-Addo to apologise to Ghanaians over his reshuffle comment.

I watched and listened with regrets as the President made the worst of a political vituperation on radio I am saddened with unfortunate situation and subtly, appeal to the President to unconditionally render an unqualified apology to Ghanaians.

The Communicator who was speaking to Adom-nana Piesie Yaw Preko of Ewiase 95.7 FM on Tuesday, August 9 bemoaned the comment made by the President of Ghana.

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is not known to be someone who often responds to a lot of public talks, but there have been times that when he does, it punches a lot of holes in the impression created about him as being a listening president.

Increasingly, and for many public-interest reasons, a number of Ghanaians have had cause to ask the president to reshuffle his ministers.

And in the hope of most of these people, this should help improve the country’s economy.

But President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo feels the calls are ill-motivated.

Speaking recently, he said such persons have ulterior motives for calling for a reshuffle of government appointees under his administration.

He also suggested that some of these people may be ‘jobless’ persons.

“The calls come for all kinds of reasons; NDC wanting to destabilise the government is one. There are people who are also looking for jobs,” he said while speaking in an interview.

President Akufo-Addo also added that his ministers had performed well; therefore, he had no reason to reshuffle them.

Responding to this, Abdul Mumin Carlos, mentioned some non performing Ministers rating the Health Minister, Hon. Kwaku Agyemang Manu as the worse Minister.

“Nana Addo should as a matter of urgency render an unqualified apology to Ghanaians”, Carlos quizzes.

Story by: Adom-nana Piesie Yaw Preko (Ewiase FM)

Wenchi MP donates Set of computers to Presbyterian School

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Wenchi Constituency, Hon Alhaji Seidu Haruna has presented five desk top computers and accessories to Presbyterian School in his Constituency.

At a short ceremony to present the items, the Member of Parliament for Wenchi Constituency, Hon. Alhaji Seidu Haruna said, the school has groomed a lot of people in the Constituency, aside that, it will enable the students learn ICT well in the Constituency as it is in Accra and the other places in the Country where Computers are available for Students because at the end it is the same examination questions that will be giving to the Candidates across the country, hence the donation.

“It is very pathetic to see teachers to drawing computer parts on the board during ICT lessons in this modern world” MP added.

He said his administration and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will continue to support the school and promised to do more for the school.

The Law Maker advised the students to take their education serious because education is the key to success and also told the teachers to take good care of the computers.

Mr David Barfoe, the P.R.O of Wenchi Educational Directorate on behalf of the Municipal Education Director, Mrs. Mary Nyarko Adutwum, received the computers and handed over to the District Minister who double as the PA Chairperson for Presbyterian Church and the school respectively, Reverend Amankwa Okra to be giving to the school and also appealed to other stakeholders to emulate the example of the MP.

Story by: Adom-nana Piesie Yaw Preko (Ewiase Fm)

BANDA B/R PRESS RELEASE: SUBVERTING THE INTEREST OF THE VOTERS BY THE NPP POLLING STATIONS AND ELECTORAL COMMITTEE ON THE 2 MARCH 2022

National Executive Committee NECE

Regional Executive Committee (REC)

District Exccutive Comminge (DEC)

We write unofficially to bring to your attention of the Abnormalities and unscrupulous conduct during the elections conducted in various Polling Stations at Banda Constituency on the 2nd March, 2022

dutset tional Electoral Committee, Regional Electoral Committee, Responsible Stakeholders of the New Patriotic Party and All media Press to treat and looked into this illegal Malpractices that negate the Constitution of our valued Electoral Rules and Regulations of the party with utmost contempt.

The Reasons are that:

Changing of positions.

The various positions filed by some Aspirants were changed during the voting sessions typically example happens at Bongase polling stations and other few arena.

NO Agent matters

No Agent affair was inte during the wing by the Electional Comminall the polling Station of the above said date (None of the Asgirls were allow so come with Agent to safeguard transparency.

Inappropriate method of voting. Tally format of voting was brought forth by the Electoral Committer which happens

NOT be all inclusive free, fair and transparent.

Police Brutalities

Party stalwart ready to vote were intimidated and brutalized with Sachd happens at Nyine polling Station where a police man injured Party members

Manipulations of outcomes

Total outcomes of the votes cast was manipulated based on their own selfish interest political Agenda across all Polling Stations voted so far.

Allowing NDC party members to vote.

All this misconduct were geared by the Committee members to eliminate active party members who deserve the position to work towards breaking the eight Agenda.

Arresting innocent NPP Supporters.

Party members who stand to always defend the truth but not fallacies pertaining elections were all arrested on the 2nd March 2022.

From the aforementioned reasons, we respectively state categorically that such misconduct on the side of the committee chaired by the Hon. Emmanuel Akonne happens to be appropriate, substandard and does NOT conform to the Regulations binding the Polling Station and Electoral Area Election.

In light of this, All NPP Party Patriot call to put the Polling Station and the Electoral Area Committee into order before matters escalate and going forward all the above parochial strategies set aside to Rig and subvert the interest of the voters should be put to stop as soon. Attached for reference is the various petitioners of all victims of the Polling Station.

Executives and Aspirants.

We hope our quick calls will meet the appropriate stakeholders.

Thank you.

Wenchi: Hon. Alhaji Seidu Haruna Cuts Sod for Buoku Chip Compound Male, Female and Children’s Ward

The Member of Parliament for Wenchi Constituency, Hon. Alhaji Seidu Haruna, on Wednesday, 19th January 2022, as part of his 2020 Champaign messages in Buoku electoral area in the Wenchi Constituency, cut the sod for the commencement of work on the construction of the 12 bed capacity room each for Male, Female and Children’s Ward for the Buoku Chips Compound.

Being funded with the MP’s Health Insurance Fund which the MP did not disclose the exact amount to the Media but promised to complete the facility, the project is expected to be completed by May 2022, i.e. 4 months.

The Facility, once completed will serve, the Buoku community and the nearby towns which will help them to get proper health care.

Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony, Hon. Alhaji Seidu Haruna noted that the initial plan was to make the Buoku Chip Compound a Poly Clinic but due to some reasons that plan changed for the above mentioned wards which will help both the Chip Compound and admitted patients.

The Akwaamu Hene of Buoku, Nana Owusu Achiaw on behalf of the Chief of Buoko, Nana Sarpong Kumankuma thanked Hon. Alhaji Seidu Haruna for the kind gestures.

On behalf of the Managements and Staffs of the Chip Compound, Adu Kwame Samuel, the in charge for the RCH unit at Buoku Chip Compound ushered praises on the MP.

Story by: Adom-nana Piesie Yaw Preko (Ewiase FM)