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Wenchi MP Unified Wenchi Township With Football Competition (Photos)

The member of parliament for wenchi constituency in the Bono Region, Hon Seidu Haruna has unified wenchi township with football (gala) competition after Eid Ul-Fitr Celebration with Muslim brothers and Christians in the community on Friday, 14th May to Sunday 16th May 2021.

The New member of parliament for Wenchi constituency has stated that he is focused to bring Wenchi together.

Hon Seidu Haruna speaking to the media said that he wants to save the youths in Wenchi Municipality from bad activities that they usually involved themselves into after 30 days of fasting and prayers which he thought it’s not good.

According to him, Muslim youths after ending the Ramadan fasting and prayers in Wenchi Municipality, most of them usually visits places where jams are played for the first 3 days and dance in ungodly ways and involved themselves into bad activities which is not good, and mallams are against it and he had decided that, he will use football activities to save them from such act this year.

Hon Seidu Haruna added that the football competition has attracted 22 to 24 football teams coming from Wenchi constituency mixing with christians and Muslims together. He hope that it will continue next year by extending hand to other Municipal assemblies to join them with their various football teams in the football competition.

“I was born and raised in Wenchi and I know how some youth after 30 days of Ramadan fast goes around involving themselves into bad activities for the first 3 days, dancing at jam centers in ungodly ways and as far as our mallams don’t support what the youth usually does, I have decided to save them by using this football competition to unified them and the entire Wenchi constituency” he said.

It will not end here. Next year it will involved a lot of football teams from Kumasi, Sunyani and other places where people used to come from and have fun in Wenchi after the fasting and prayers ends.

“I pray this build a strong unity among Wenchi people and I will make sure the youth turned away from their bad activities after this three days football competition and I am happy with the responses from Wenchi people towards the competition”, he said.

A lot of prominent people and former football players for Kumasi Asante Kotoko SC from Kumasi visited the play ground to see how the youth and the entire Wenchi Township is reacting to the football competition.

Notable football players like Eric Bekoe and Ussif Alhassan Chipsah were spotted at the venue having fun with the Youths.

The New member of parliament who beats Hon. George Gyan Baffour with closed to 2000 votes in the last election was very happy to organized the football competition to unified wenchi township.

Story by Adom-nana Piesie Yaw Preko of Ewiase FM.

Alhaji Seidu Haruna, Yusif Alhassan Chipsa and Eric Bekoe

Wenchi Deputy Communications Officer commends 2020 WASSCE Students

In March 2021, Ghana swept all the top three International Excellence awards instituted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) which seeks to honour candidates with outstanding performance in WASSCE.

The trio, Cecil Tetteh Kumah, Godfred Aseda Obeng and Afua Manukure Ansah took first, second and third position respectively and were awarded at the 69th annual council meeting of the organisation in Accra.

Out of the 465 candidates who had aggregate ‘A’ in eight subjects in the examination, 411 of them were Ghanaians. Also, the three Overall Excellent Awards were taken by Ghanaian students which leads to the commendations from both the President and his Vice.

Reacting to this in an interview with Adom-nana Piesie Yaw of Ewiase FM, the Deputy Communications Officer for the biggest opposition party NDC in the Wenchi Constituency in the Bono Region, Mr. Abdul Mumin Carlos who is a teacher commends his fellow teachers and the students for such performance.

He sited the Monday, August 3, 2020 incident at Tweneboa Kodua SHS when students vandalized school properties to register their displeasure for the “strict” nature of invigilators during their exams. Similar cases were recorded in some schools where students bitterly complained about the sitting arrangements which they say hindered them from cheating and some students insulting the President as some of the incidents which makes him doubt the credibility of the results.

“I am very happy for the performance of the students as Ghanaian but I don’t want to believe that the performance is as a result of examinations malpractices as it speculated when the students were writing the exams”, he said.

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

Wenchi MP calls for motivation of Teachers.

The Wenchi Chapter of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) holds their 6th Quadrennial Delegates Conference in the Wenchi Municipality to elect new executives.

Speaking at a forum at the 6th quadrennial delegates conference of Ghana National Association of Teachers [GNAT] in the Wenchi Municipality, the Member of Parliament for Wenchi Municipality, Hon. Seidu Haruna said the era when teachers were motivated by words is a thing of the past, adding that teachers have to be considered the brain behind the development of a nation.

Speaking on the theme; “Teachers contribution towards nation building,” Hon. Seidu Haruna said all the necessary things needed by teachers to ensure smooth teaching and learning process must be provided to Teachers to achieve their goals for the betterment of the nation.

To ensure smooth running of the activities of the Ghana National Association of Teachers in the Wenchi Municipality, Hon. Seidu Haruna donated an amount of Five Hundred Cedis [Gh¢500] to the association.

THE NEWLY ELECTED DISTRICT EXECUTIVES

1- CHAIRMAN = HENRY OPOKU NYAMEKYE

2-VICE CHAIRMAN=OPOKU FRANCIS

3-TREASURER= GEORGE MICHAEL NUTSUGAH

4-TRUSTEE=SALIA A. ISSAH

5-YOUTH COORD=ABDULA ABDUL-MUMIN(CARLOS)

6-GNATLAS COORD.= GIFTY TWUMWAA

7-BASIC SCH. REP= TANGBA KUNYEB

8-2ND CYCLE REP. BERNICE SALIFU B.

EDUC. OFFICE REP.- MARTIN GYAN.

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

Wenchi Muslims Receives Generous Donation from Alhaji Seidu Haruna.

Hon. Seidu Haruna, the Member of Parliament for Wenchi Constituency, has presented assorted items to the Muslim community as they observe the holy month of Ramadan.

The MP donated items, including bags of rice, packs of tin milk, milo, sacks of sugar and boxes of tea leaves, for distribution to all Muslims in the constituency.

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 commended the Chief Imam and the Muslim community for their support and prayers.

“I wish all Muslims Ramadan Mubarak, and asked for Allah’s blessings to all his constituents, especially the Muslim Ummah,” he said.

Sheikh Alhaji Issah Ibrahim, the Municipal Chief Imam, received the items and expressed gratitude to the MP on behalf of the Islamic community for his kind gesture and unending benevolence.

Story by: Adom-nana Piesie Yaw Preko

Presbyterian Church of Ghana – Wenchi Presbytery donates to wenchi Methodist hospital.

As part of the Easter celebration to remember the death of Jesus Christ, the Wenchi Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana visit the hospital with items like milk, Milo, eggs etc

In an interview with Klassic News, Rev. Jones Ofosu Afari wenchi district minister explains the motive behind the donation.

Rev. Francis Ofori Nyarko
Minister in charge of Emmanuel congregation Wenchi
Added the need to visit the needy in times like this and the targeted people where Pregnant women ward and children’s ward.

Deputy nurse manager at wenchi Methodist hospital, Mr. Kingley Osei Sarfo received the items and stated that, to maintain a health environment for the sick in the municipality, they will used the items as indicated and advice others to do same.

Story: Akosua Ansu Gyeabour Ahensa Pobi Tiakaa

B/R STOP VILIFICATION IN THE MMDCEs APPOINTMENT – NANA AGYENANTWI APPEALS TO NPP PARTY MEMBERS

Nana Agyenantwi, youth organizer for Wenchi constituency of the new patriotic party is appealing to the Npp members in the constituency to stop vilification in the MMDCEs appointment.

According to him, the time has come for the Npp to strive beyong normal to stop vilification within the ranks by empowering party faithful at the grassroot level which for him have become laughingstock, hence making a passionate appeal to members

Party members who have requisite qualifications and experience should be considering looking for another position not only to be a parliamentary, municipal chief executive or district chief executive. He stressed.

Explaining the reason behind his call, Nana Agyenantwi said it is rather unfortunate that party faithfuls who devoted their entire time doing grounds work for the party, being it mounting banners, ghetto -to- ghetto campaign, pasting of posters, defending the party on media platforms among others are oftentimes vilifying others when appointments are being made. Vilifying party members in power in order to gain favour from the President can even change the mind of the president, and if we failed to change our minds can do us a great harm.

He commended the president Akufo Addo for appointing more party members from Wenchi in his government, he continue to appeal to the president to again consider the Npp members in the Wenchi constituency in his government.

He ended that, the era where party faithfuls were seen vilifying others to gain what they want is and must be over.

Source: Klassic News

Pictures: Nurse shot dead, 3 others injured in robbery attack at Wenchi

A 25-year-old nurse, Erica Adufa died instantly in a robbery attack on the Subinso – Nchiraa road in the Wenchi Municipality Saturday evening.

The armed robbers shot at a taxi Opel Astra car in which she was travelling en route to Nchiraa from Subinso II, leaving the driver in critical condition with two other passengers sustaining various degree of injury.

The injured are currently receiving treatment at the Wenchi Methodist Hospital.

One of the victims, Ofosu Nuamah, a 50-year-old mason said the robbers rushed to the middle of the road and started firing gunshots resulting in the death of the nurse.null

The Medical Director at Wenchi Methodist Hospital, Dr. Oman disclosed that the passenger who’s in a critical condition has been referred to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi.

The Police are yet to make any arrest as well as comment on the incident.

Ahafo Region: Cocoa farmers support 25 health facilities in Asunafo North to fight Covid-19.

The Asunafo North Municipal Co Operative Cocoa farmers in Ahafo Region trough Fairtrade/GIZ recovery fund has donated some PPEs to 25 health facilities in the Asunafo North Municipal to fight against Covid-19 pandemic.

The PPEs include Sanitizers, carbolic soap, liquid soap, surgical gloves, nose masks, among others cost Gh¢23,650.00 which is the second time the union support the health facilities since the outbreak of Covid-19.

Mr. Daniel Amponsah, President of the Cocoa farmers said the gesture form part of the union quest to help government in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic in the municipality.

Mr. Daniel Amponsah, President 0248 209 861

Mr. Patrick Owusu, Manager 0542 302 447