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WENCHI NPP CONGRATULATES HON. ALEXANDER OBOUR DAMOAH ON HIS APPOINTMENT AS THE MUNICIPAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE NOMINEE

The leadership and members of New Patriotic Party, Wenchi Constituency extend a heartly congratulations to the nominated Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Alexander Obour Damoah.

The Communications Director of the party, Fahd Osman in an interview with Ewiase FM’s Mr. Kwabena Wiafe Akenten [Mr. Bones] which was monitored by Klassic News said the Party is in support of the President’s Nomination.

“We are delighted as members of NPP that your enviable track record over the years of NPP led Nana Addo’s government has been rewarded by the first gentleman of the land to serve your Wenchi Municipality”, Fahd added.

We pray for wisdom from above and all the pre-requisites that will make your tenure a great one. Also, we promise you our unflinching support where necessary to aid you excel.

We would also like to urge you to work closely with local chiefs, your party faithful, the Member of Parliament (MP), identified organisations and other well meaning opinion leaders for effective development of the municipality.

We wish to seize this opportunity to commend others who showed interest in occupying the position to serve the municipality and mother Ghana. we say better luck next time. Tomorrow could be your time. Let us all join hands to build a better Wenchi for the current generation and the ones yet unborn.

Finally, we humbly call on all Assembly members of the municipality to unanimously endorse the President’s nominee in other to allow for smooth operation of the Assembly and accelerated development.

Story by: Adom-nana Piesie Yaw Preko [Ewiase FM]

PRESS RELEASE: President Nana Akufo-Addo Must Respect The people Of Hohoe- NDC Communication Officer Charges

If it is true that Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo is visiting Hohoe, then it is important for us to put him on notice that for the first time, he should show the people of Ghana especially the citizens of Hohoe some respect.
I have perused his itenary and it is clear he will inspect two(2) projects and commission one. The president is suppose to inspect ongoing works of the new Hohoe market, inspect the construction works on the Hohoe UHAS campus on the Fodome road and commission the Gbi-Godenu Rural Technology Centre/ Light Industrial Area.

The good people of Hohoe wish to establish and buttress the point and for it to be known to the President that his government has done nothing original for the people of Hohoe. That is to say he has never initiated any major project and completed same in any part of the Hohoe Constituency since 2017 when he became the president of Ghana.
All the aforementioned projects were all by the efforts of the previous President; John Dramani Mahama NDC administration. The least we will urge the president to do is to respect the people of Hohoe by not speaking untruth about any of this projects and also acknowledge the NDC government for the initiation of the projects.

THE HOHOE MARKET PROJECT
Some clear fact that must not escape the President on his inspection of the Hohoe Market Project is that it is a world bank funded project with Urban Development Grant (UDG) as a reward for the Hohoe municipality performing creditably well in the assembly performance ratings. The excellent performance of the then Municipality Chief Executives under the NDC government gave birth to this project. Records are readily available at the assembly that testify to the fact that the 2 years of Hon. Herman Victor Condobrey, the four (4) years of Hon. Professor Margaret Kwaku as the Municipal Chief Executives were the real deals that gave us the market project. The records below speak for itself.
Improvement on UDG Assessment
1) From 68% in 2012 (2007-2008 assessment) – Hon. John Peter Amewu
2) Moved to 85% in 2013 (2009-2010 assessment) – Hon. Herman Victor Condobrey
3) Moved to 92% in 2014 (2011-2012 assessment) – Hon. Professor Margaret Kwaku
4) Moved to 98% in 2015 (2013-2014 assessment) – Hon. Professor Margaret Kwaku. Acceptably so, the follow ups of Hon. Teddy Ofori also contributed to the project seeing the light of day. President Akuffo Addo should therefore take note that neither him nor any of his Cabinet Appointees, has any hand in that Market Project. He and his government are well known for apportioning glory to themselves where they did nothing and do not deserve. Clear examples are the various interchanges we currently have in Tema, Obitsebi and Pokuase all being the handy works of President John Dramani Mahama. We in Hohoe will not tolerate any form of misleading posturing by the President and his appointees.

GBI-GODENU RURAL TECHNOLOGY CENTRE/ LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA.
In the run up to the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections, the NPP government machinery in the Constituency deliberately distorted facts surrounding the Gbi Godenu Light Industrial Area, what they want to call Rural Technology Centre (name changing, usual of them).
Let the President make no mistake, the people know the facts. The project was born by the visionary Municipal Chief Executive, Professor Margaret Kwaku under President John Dramani NDC government in 2014. The land itself is a 40 acre land that was purchased in 2014 from the Chief and people of Godenu. The purpose for which the land was bought is to move all the garages from Hohoe to that centre and construct a bolt and nots factory that serves the garages. The land was properly demarcated for the various garages, electricity and water duly extended to the land. Rural Enterprise, an agency under the Municipal Assembly took up the project of establishing the bolt and nots factory. They had since finished with the supper structure before the coming of the Akuffo Addo/ Bawumia government in 2017. At one time NPP went to the site to erect a sign post indicating that the place is a Rice Processing Factory being their One District One Factory Project; huge and a shameful lie. Today, the same people are commissioning the place as Rural Technology Centre. What has changed? It is not an NPP project for it to be counted as one of their One District One Factory Project. The President must not be misled to do any petty politics with it.

UHAS MAIN CAMPUS
Mr. President, the permanent campus of UHAS has a history that must not be messed up with. The people of Hohoe still feel very sad on how we have been treat on this huge project that will have changed the academic and economic fortunes of the whole municipality and beyond. The project was abandoned after the 2016 elections at the stage the John Dramani Mahama NDC government left it. The NDC government ensured the acquisition of the land from the chiefs and people of Fodome, 961acres of land was made available by the people for use. Over 90% of the work done that President will be there to inspect is the handy work of the NDC government. The NPP government, for the last five (5) years, have done nothing significant about that project and it is regrettable. It is not funny and must not be the usual politics by the President. The visit of the President should have been about the commissioning of that project, not inspection after all this years. President Akuffo Addo must reassure the citizens of Hohoe on the early completion of the project.

OTHER MATTERS
President Akuffo Addo should also understand that the propaganda around the construction of the eastern corridor road that he launched on and benefited from is dead and gone. The people along the stretch believe that if President Mahama were still in power, the eastern corridor road would have been completed. The attitude of abandoning projects by the NPP government is sickening and we call on the President to prioritise the completion of the eastern corridor road project.
We are also surprised that the stadium project could not catch the attention of the President for inspection.
We wish to also notify the president that no uncompleted project should be commissioned as it happened in the Bono region.
We are only demanding of the President to respect the people of Hohoe and not fall for petty propaganda on any of the projects. The election year deceptions are over.

Prosper Kumi
Communication Officer – Hohoe Constituency

Story by: Ahiatroga Seyram

EWIASE FM POISED FOR THEIR FIRST VICTORY AS THEY PLAY THEIR THIRD MATCH.

Wenchi based Ewiase FM poised for their first win as they play their third competitive game with Ewiase FM Fun.

In an interview with the Captain, Adom-nana Piesie Yaw Preko disclosed that the moral at the team’s camp is high.

“We are ready for them and we are hungry for our first victory and our new add up (Carraga) is a player to watch this afternoon”, the skipper added.

“It’s a different match today against Ewiase FM Fun Club, but the derby for every player is different. For me it’s the same but also with a cool head and my thinking is on three points”, Carraga said.

“For us they’re playing in every match with good preparation and also thinking we’re going to play a lot of matches. But we’re only thinking match to match and preparing match to match. Today the derby, with our supporters and also three points on the table that we need there is a lot of positive things for our motivation to be very, very high”, Nana Ansu [Coach] said this in an interview.

on what the atmosphere will be like…
It’s good. Every match at the Methodist Park is a very big match. We can watch different games there but it always has a very big atmosphere with our supporters. Today I know that if one friend is asking me if I have a ticket for the match, it’s not possible because it’s full.

Possible line up for Ewiase FM Uncle Piesie, Dj Sker, Dj Viber, Bro. Ishmael, Chairman Solo, Anointed MC, Partey, Mr. Bones, Carraga, General, Emmanuel Kofi Amponsah.

Story Klassic News

COVID19 STILL EXISTS, RAVAGING LIVES, ADHERE TO SAFETY PROTOCOLS-GOVT’S SPOKESPERSON URGES.

One of Ghana Government spokespersons Mrs Hajia Ama Frimpong says coronavirus which most people presume to be no more still prevails and by this opportunity urges each and every Ghanaian to get back to observe the various safety protocols as President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo said in his 26th covid-19 update.

In an interview with Ewiase FM’s Kwabena Wiafe Akenten, she added that one out of ten percent wear the nose mask of late meanwhile if nine out of ten mask up we can defeat the new dreadful delta variant.

She however eulogized various congregations for complete adherence to the covid19 protocols and urged that post burial gatherings, weddings, huge gatherings amongst others be stopped for now.

“Various offices should make water and tissue available for their workers and clients,” she added.

According to her, president Akufo Addo has given a 2-hour duration for funeral observation in order to curb the covid19 situation and due to the respect we as Ghanaians have our President must obey what the President said.

Story Adom-nana Piesie Yaw Preko [Ewiase FM]

Explainer: These Are The Reasons Why Mr. Armstrong Should Be Elected As GNAT Chairman For B/A

Ghana National Association Of Teachers (GNAT) has been known for it great achievements they have made through Teachers in the country and how they have used some hard working teachers to build the association for some years now.

GNAT is about to elect a lot of leaders to fill up position in the association across the country and one of the most hard working Head teacher who is campaigning to become the chairman of the association in the three Bono Region is Head teacher, Mr Asante Thomas Armstrong.

Mr. Thomas Armstrong has been known for his hard work all over the years to assist Ghana education service in the country especially where he teaches. Mr Thomas Armstrong is a Head teacher at Wamanafo SHTS in Dormaa District and have successfully help fellow teachers and Ghana education service to achieve the following.

His Work Done So Far.

Armstrong Asante Thomas has influenced distance education for non professional members and taught them RME in Betco, Hwidiem, Techiman and Nkoranza.

Through his efforts, most members have been made heads of basic schools in the country.

He has helped in furnishing of two offices with modern gadgets in Dormaa East(Wamfie) and West(Nkrankwanta).

He has also helped in renovation of Dormaa main office to a modern standard to give comfort to teachers.

Through his leadership, he has helped in purchasing of lands for teachers as building plots in Dormaa Ahenkro in collaboration with Teachers Credit Union.

He built foundation for secretariat with floor cast before district projects were suspended by headquarters.

Through his efforts, there is provision of T&T for IPPD coordinators in all 3 districts to send inputs of teachers to headquarters.

He provided 2,500 nose masks for all members in the district when covid-19 pandemic hits Ghana and the entire world.

However, he was tasked by the his Director to establish Dormaa Education Welfare and he executed it perfectly. Members are now enjoying benefits.

Armstrong Asante Thomas’s Achievement At School Level.

He has helped in collaboration with his brother(Chief) has established Adehyeman SHS and there is tremendous academic and infrastructural development.

He established an assembly hall for Wamanafo SHTS through IGF of the school.

He lobbied for a 12unit classroom(single storey)building is ongoing.

Through his effort, there is an 8unit dormitory with 2masters bungalows(single storey) under construction.

There is new school bus under his leadership.

Helped to build 2 pavilions for staff members who used to sit under trees.

Helped in purchase of 4 mowers to help weed school compound to enable students to have ample time to learn.

According to sources all these achievement by Armstrong Asante have been done within two years of his leadership in Wamanafo SHTS.

Mr. ARMSTRONG is number one on the ballot papper and he always says that “#THE MAN WITH A MESSAGE IS ARMSTRONG”.

His new agenda for GNAT association if voted into office is below in a picture form.

Story by: Ahiatroga Seyram

NSS Is Twelve Months Not Six Months-Gifty Oware

The Deputy Executive Director for National Service Scheme (NSS), Gifty Oware-Aboagye says the Scheme is twelve months not six months.

Speaking to Nana Kwabena Wiafe Akenten[Mr. Bones], on Ewiase Day Break on Ewiase 95.7 FM, Gifty Oware-Aboagye said the secretariat has notice that some personal spend only six months instead of the twelve months schedule for the service.

“The service is twelve months and not six months therefore any personal who does not complete his/her service fully will not get his/her national service certificate,” she cuationed.

Gifty Oware intimated that personals who does not like their posted areas should manage and work there because that particular area is also part of Ghana and therefore has no reason to complain.

Story by: Adom-nana Piesie Yaw Preko [Ewiase FM-Wenchi]

FIX THE COUNTRY POSSIBILITY OF DEGENERATING INTO STATE OF ANARCHY-MAJOR WRITES

According to Bob Marley “You can fool some people sometimes but you can’t fool all the people all the time”.

When custodians of state resources decide to use them for personal gain at the detriment of the larger populace; insurgency, civil revolution, demonstrations, civil disobedience, riots, protest, strikes etc., becomes the order of the day.

Ghana, a country endowed with abundance of almost all the natural resources God has given to mankind, with a population of just thirty (30) million and yet its citizens mostly the youth continue to live in tatters and abject poverty as a result of failure on the part of leadership of successive governments.

If Dr. Kwame Nkrumah were to be alive today, I would have asked if he still stand by his words that “the black man is capable of managing his own affairs”.

To borrow the words in the book of revelation, I looked and I saw the possibility of the emergence of a strong wave in the shape of the Arab Spring occurring in the West of Africa with starting point in Ghana.

I do not seek to insight the youth against authorities of state neither do I have any predetermined agenda against any government. But truth must be told, the increasing population of the youth of this country without employment is so devastating that it will take only civil revolution and continual demonstration for the voices of the youth to be heard. Otto Von Bismarck once said, “The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decision but by iron and blood” During electioneering campaigns, we are being promised honey and milk but in return what we see is political corruption, human rights violation, energy crisis, sanitation issues, poverty, inflation, kleptocracy and the commercialization of politics across the length and breadth of the country.

Many of these factors and the others triggered the spontaneous reaction within the Arab world in the early 2010s and so must serve as a word of caution to the government of the day.

Call for details BENJAMIN SARBENG [MAJOR] 0245119755

Story by Adom-nana Piesie Yaw PREKO [Ewiase FM]

If We Want Competent MMDCEs, Then We Have to Vote-Major Quizzes.

A Political Activist and social commentator, Mr. Benjamin Sarbeng widely known as Major, says the time is right for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) considering the high number of persons applying for those positions.

He made this statement in an interview with Wenchi based Ewiase FM which was monitored by Klassic News.

According to him, conducting an election is the surest way of getting competent individuals to serve in those roles.

He noted that while the election of MMDCEs is important, he does not agree with plans to make the election partisan.

“I totally support the idea for the election of MMDCEs. I believe that we should open up for qualified Ghanaians irrespective of political affiliation. If we want to get competent people to be able to man the MMDAs, we should open up so that people apply, and when they apply the right person is selected” he said.

In 2019, a national referendum was scheduled to take place to amend Article 55 (3) of the Constitution, which currently bars political parties from participating in district-level elections.

The referendum was eventually canceled because there was no bipartisan consensus.

No significant commitment has since been made to ensure the election of MMDCEs, even though it was a major campaign promise of the New Patriotic Party prior to the 2016 election.

MMDCEs are currently appointed by the President, however, amending Article 243 (1) of the 1992 Constitution would enable the public to vote for these local government officials.

In his interview with Ewiase FM, he added that he does not see anything wrong with loosing MPs vying for the MMDCEs position.

Story: Adom-nana Piesie Yaw Preko [Ewiase FM]