Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has won re-election with 72% of the vote, according to preliminary results from the electoral commission on Monday, extending his 15-year rule and a family dynasty that began when his father took power in a 1967 coup.
Despite widespread disaffection and protests calling for him to step down, a fractured opposition has struggled to launch a concerted campaign to unseat Gnassingbe in the small West African country of 8 million people.
One Hundred and Eleven (111) persons have filed their names to contest for the primaries in 44 constituencies by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti region.
The majority Leader and a member of Parliament for Suame constituency is going unopposed.
Other five MPs including the education minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh Manhyia and his deputy Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum Bosomtwe, Mp for Ahafo Ano South East Francis Manu Adabor, New Edubiase MP are the lone rangers.
Speaking on Democracy on Kessben FM and monitored by TVNEWSGH.COM, the Ashanti Regional Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Sam Pyne noted that 7 persons are contesting for the Akrofrom primaries which the highest number in the Ashanti region.
Moving on, he added 4 constituencies have recorded 6 persons each contesting parliamentary primaries.
“We got 4 constituencies being contested by 4 aspirants, 18 constituencies where 3 persons are contesting for the upcoming primaries, 2 persons each contesting for 15 constituencies” Sam Pyne said
Sam Pyne revealed that the vetting process will be on the 28th of February, 2020 up unto 8th March, 2020.
“We are starting the vetting process on 28th of this month February to 8th of March this year. But you know that Ashanti region is hosting this year’s 6th Match and 7th March too is the Ashanti regional Minister father’s funeral most of the aspirations would want to go and sympathize with him so there would be some changes in the vetting process in Ashanti region” he indicated
Sam Pyne therefore cautioned the aspirations to desist from campaign of insults since it will affect the party’s fortunes as Ghana goes to the polls this year.
Ashanti region which is the world bank of the NPP has recorded some riots as far as the picking and filing of the nomination forms are concerned which does not speak well of the party.
Places like Asante Mampong constituency, Adansi Asokwa constituency and some constituencies where protests were held against the imposition of MPs.
“Descent campaigning will help put the party together after the primaries, so we are entreating each and every one of them not attack any contender as they about going into serious campaign” he reminded them
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One Hundred and Eleven (111) persons have filed their names to contest for the primaries in 44 constituencies by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti region.
The majority Leader and a member of Parliament for Suame constituency is going unopposed.
Other five MPs including the education minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh Manhyia and his deputy Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum Bosomtwe, Mp for Ahafo Ano South East Francis Manu Adabor, New Edubiase MP are the lone rangers.
Speaking on Democracy on Kessben FM and monitored by TVNEWSGH.COM, the Ashanti Regional Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Sam Pyne noted that 7 persons are contesting for the Akrofrom primaries which the highest number in the Ashanti region.
Moving on, he added 4 constituencies have recorded 6 persons each contesting parliamentary primaries.
“We got 4 constituencies being contested by 4 aspirants, 18 constituencies where 3 persons are contesting for the upcoming primaries, 2 persons each contesting for 15 constituencies” Sam Pyne said
The CEO of Damak sanitation watch, Mr. Akgri Daniel said the desire to take effective measures to manage sanitation in Ghana has become a major challenge rocking stiffer shoulders with the country.
According to him, improper dispose of waste keeps accelerating at a very top speed and this has undoubtedly rained strange diseases on the Ghanaian citizens.
He said sanitation is not a blaming game that should be played on the shoulder of government. Hence, appealing to residents of Kumasi to support efforts at transforming the city into a modern state.
Mr Akgri said all stakeholders, especially traders, vendors, hawkers and visitors had to play their part to ensure that Kumasi regained its envious status as the ‘garden city’ of West Africa.
Piorier to this year’s Independence Day celebration for the first time in history to be held in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, Mr. Akgri pointed out that despite efforts by the Regional Minister, Mr. Simon Osei Mensah and the Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Mr. Osei Assibey Antwi, to keep the city clean, some residents still disposed of refuse indiscriminately and lived in filth. He said it is time all well-meaning residents rallied behind the Mayor to ensure discipline and sanity in the city, especially at the central business district including the new Kejetia Market and the surrounding communities within the Kumasi metropolitan Assembly and beyond.
He stressed on the need for the existing bye-laws on sanitation to be enforced to stop hawkers from trying to sell on the pavements of the central business districts.
He further on urged residents to rekindle their communal spirit and embark on voluntary cleaning up exercises to clear silt from choked gutters as well as weed bushy and swampy areas, to help keep the city clean. Garbage bins placed at vantage points must also be emptied on time when they became full.
Mr. Francis Owusu-Akyaw, a mineral consultant by profession has filed his nomination forms as a prove of his readiness to contest as a parliamentary candidate on the ticket of NPP for Juaben Constituency of the Ashanti region.
He made a submission of his forms last Thursday, 20th February 2020 at the constituency party office backed by the large escort of over 150 party delegates and residents of the constituency.
After the filing, a collosal number of jubilant and loyal supporters together with the parliamentary hopeful Mr. Francis Owusu-Akyaw lovingly described as the “Redeemer” for Juaben embarked on street walk to create public awareness of his candidature.
Mr. Francis Owusu-Akyaw who is affectionately described as a man of transparency, accountability and accessibility expressed during a press briefing that he is prepared to salvage the constituency from the myraids of challenges thwarting its progress and also help maximise votes for the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The poor state of affairs of Juaben Constituency he indicated demands a person of his Calibre so that more needful developmental projects will be set up for the face-lifting of the area.
Though currently not the member of Parliament for the constituency, Mr Francis Owusu-Akyaw in his statement disclosed a number of projects he has constructed at his own expense within a number of communities.
They include the construction of a police post at Achiase-Bomfa, renovation of Esaase M/A JHS teachers quarters, construction of mechanised boreholes among others.
Through his numerous benevolent support, a number of people within the constituency have tagged him as a benignant and humane person.
He pledged to heighten his support for youth development and education within the constituency if given the nod.
The leadership of No Business as Usual Project (NBU) have extended their entrepreneurship training to students of Garden City University College in the Ashanti region.
Through a collaboration between authorities of the college and implementers of the European Union funded Project (NBU), the latter on the 15th February 2020 assembled close to over 400 students of the institution and offered them exposure to recent trends in the entrepreneurship ecosystem whiles challenging them to be critical thinkers and problem solvers.
Under an official event called “IGNITE 8.0”, partakers covering students and aspiring entrepreneurs exchanged innovative ideas, established networks and possible partnerships towards igniting their entrepreneurship drive. It was held on the campus of the University under the theme; “IGNITING YOUR ENTREPRENEURSHIP DRIVE” and assisted in empowering participants on how to take advantage of their research work and turn them into viable businesses.
It aided attendants to explore the various funding options for Businesses start-ups and again empowered them on how to take advantage of their research work and turn them into viable business.
At the event, a platform was created to discuss various business ideas that students can explore on the campus citing as an example the success of Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates.
Briefing the press, Training Coordinator for NBU Shaibu Fuseini expressed worry over how Ghana’s educational approach on entrepreneurship is so much theoretically focused.
Per the state of affairs, the system he indicated doesn’t offer students much exposure to the practical aspect and that nothing seems to be changing. NBU he confidently disclosed is determined to challenge the status-quo by providing platforms that will offer youth much practical knowledge so that they will be able to think outside the box and think critically. “Through this, they will be able to make life better for themselves through entrepreneurship”, he topped up.
Adding his voice, Head of Marketing and Entrepreneurship Department for Garden City University College Mr. Isaac Tweneboah Kodua advised institutions and other hubs to go into entrepreneurship education by helping people to understand the rudiments of running a successful and a sustainable business otherwise many people who lack the know-how will rush into business and fail. “Ghana as a nation needs more successful business men and women”, he indicated.
Speakers for the event were; Mr. Isaac Tweneboah Kodua (GCUC), Shaibu Fuseini: Co-Founder, AgricConnect, Ms. Gifty Afi Cudjoe: Advisor, Employment Promotion.
They respectively spoke on business ideation, funding opportunities and the recent trends in the entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Dr Emmanuel Yaw Adu Amankay together with party supporters
Following the NEC decision by the ruling New Patriotic Party to open nomination to pave way for qualified people who are interested to stand in for the party parliamentary race ahead of the upcoming general election,
Dr Emmanuel Yaw Adu Amankay,An Aspiring Member of Parliament (MP) for Oforikrom Constituency in the Ashanti Region, has filed his nomination form today to contest the NPP Parliamentary primaries slated for April,25/2020.
It was an atmosphere of enjoyment singing and dancing ceremony by the delegates describing the event as historical mood since this is the time that their political Messiah had been revealed to save them from incumbent Member of Parliament. A crowd of young people kept the at the atmosphere electrified with jubilation, as they accompanied the candidate to the constituency party office at oforikrom where he did the filing.
Presenting his speech to some of the delegates of Oforikrom constituency, Dr Emmanuel Yaw Adu Amankay indicated that he has been enthused about the support been given to him by the decision makers of the party which he promised to deliver to their expectations. He also noted that, bring businesses to enhance employment in the constituency is his first priority and moreover tackle the health sector of the area where he will create enabling environment for all the health professionals who will be posted to the constituency to offer their duties.
Speaking to newsmen in a joyful mood calls for outmost unity in the party caution his campaign team, well wishes and sympathizers to run a decent campaign devoid of insult and other personal attacks.
Dr Emmanuel Yaw Adu Amankay and His party members.
Throwing more lights into his vision as to why the people should vote for him in the upcoming party primaries.
Dr Emmanuel Yaw Adu Amankay stated that grassroot of the party is very very important especially the delegates who are the first people to chose a leader for our party will be given more attention to some of their concerns so we can raise helping hands for them.
I’m going to introduce delegates welfare for every delegates to make sure their live is positively transformed.”he said
Dr. Christopher B Yenkey from University of South Carolina, has stated that, people tend to lose the incentive to be objective whenfighting corruption involving close-knit groups.
“In these close-knit group, what we tend to lose is the incentive to be objective, to hold others accountable, to do DUE DELLIGENCE. Everyone is familiar with this term? This is where the rubber meets the road, so to speak”.
This was disclosed at a public lecture organized by the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition in collaboration with Youth Bridge Foundation on the theme, “Youth and Corruption: Demystifying Corruption”.
The goal is to establish a stronger understanding among Ghanaian youth, Anti-Corruption Campaigners and Government that, corruption is facilitated by a system of buyers and sellers rather than simply by deviant officials.
This creates an opportunity for youth and society at large to play a more active role in its elimination.
Dr. Yen key noted that corruption is not a simple, one sided activity because, victims can inadvertently become collaborators in normalizing corruption.
He says, it is well established principal that close social groups police their own. “that is, cohesive social groups think of a family or an ethnic group-have informal but clear-cut norms of acceptable behavior”.
According to Dr. Christopher B Yenkey, people don’t want to call attention to problems that are too close to home, saying, because they have so much at stake with them group or community’s reputation or identity, they hurt themelves when they make it publicly known that a member of the community is deviant.
Dr. Yenkey disclosed further that, people who are too different from each other tend to not trusting each other and struggle to work together and get things done.
He again said, people who are too similar to each other trust each other too much that, they assume the other person must be doing things correctly.
Dr. Christopher stressed that when people see someone trip on the sidewalk, they tend to think they are clumsy’ but they trip on the sidewalk, they tend to blame the cracks in the pavement.
“This tendency to explain others behavior as immoral but our own behavior as strategic creates a situation where corruption will ALWAYS persist, because of the higher probability that the people involved in the transaction will see it as strategic and most of the time it’s in our strategic interest to engage in the corrupt transaction”.
He averred that people tend to hold others to a different standard than they hold themselves, sayng, closely related to that is a reasonable concern that when there is a welling buyer or payer of a bribe, the incentive for a welling individual seller to arise is as understandable as it is collectively damaging.
Corruption Dr. Christopher B Yenkey indicated is a social disease and that, what we need to be working towards has to do with a vaccine, adding that corruption is a social problem, and we need systematic social research to help develop a social vaccine.”This social vaccine will come from the bottom up. Ghana can be a leader in finding the cure”.
Over hundred of delegates from Amansie West Constituency jubilate on the street of Manso Nkwanta as Mr Owusu Mensah files his nomination form to contest as the parliamentary candidate for NPP in the Amansie West Constituency.
Mr Owusu Mensah who is the constituency organizer for the ruling New Patriotic Party in Manso Nkwanta constituency was accompanied by scores of enthusiastic party faithfuls together with over 40% of polling station executives walks majestically to the party Office at Manso Nkwanta.
MR, OWUSU MENSAH HANDING OVER HIS PAPERS TO CONSTITUENCY SECRETARY , MR SAMUEL ASARE BREW (BROTHER)
His nomination form was received by the constituency secretary Mr.Asare Brew together with some of the party executives including the chairman Agya Owusu.
Addressing the Media at the forecourt of the party Office, he assured his followers of how prepared he is to win the seat from the incumbent member of parliament Hon.Joseph Albert Quarm.
He opined that the major challenge facing the district is the bad state of their roads which he promise to work tediously other keen agencies to ensure that about greater percent of their roads will be put into a good shape.
MR,OWUSU MENSAH ADDRESSING THE MEDIA
Mr.Owusu Mensah expressed worried about how the party is been confronted with so many factions which is killing the spirit of the party adding that he will work hard to rekindle the spirit of the party to pave way for unity and peaceful atmosphere.
He also noted that, bring businesses to enhance employment in the constituency is his first priority and moreover tackle the health sector of the area where he will create enabling environment for all the health professionals who will be posted to the district to offer their duties.
He indicated that as a member of the party executive in the district I will work hard to make sure that the living condition of the delegates will be improved Mr Owusu Mensah in a joyful mood calls for utmost unity in the party caution his campaign team, well wishes and sympathizers to run a decent campaign devoid of insult and other personal attacks.
MR OWUSU MENSAH AND HIS SUPPORTERS
Story filed by Omono Asmoah and Simon Opoku Afriyie.
The Aspiring Parliamentary Candidate for the ruling New Patriotic Party in Amansie West Constituency, Mr Emmanuel Oppong Boakye has today revealed that he will work hard to rescue the people from hardship. According to him the party had for so many times elected some elderly people to represent them in Parliament but they had several times failed to channel their grievances to the appropriate quarters so this is the time for the youth to take over the baton from them.
ASPIRING PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATE; EMMANUEL OPPONG BOAKYE YIADOM ADDRESSING THE MEDIA
Addressing the media today at Manso Nkwanta when filling his forms to the constituency executives of the party stated that when given the nod to represent the people in Parliament one of my core mandate is to ensure that the youths will get access to jobs which and that is the only thing we can do to put smile on the faces of the people.
Aspiring Parliamentary candidate Emmanuel Oppong Boakye Yiadom said A lot of the youth in our area have become desperate in life only because they don’t have any meaningful job to do and this has tantamount to robbing and stealing which we are going to end it.
Commenting on the poor nature of education in Amansie West District,Mr.Emmanuel Oppong Boakye Yiadom revealed that when elected as the member of Parliament to represent the good people of Amansie West District I will provide enabling environment to each and every school going child in our district, collaborate with the teachers to ensure have a roadmap that can help to loft the image of education within our constituency. A lot of school going children stop schooling and venture into galamzey activities which we are going to collaborates with the chiefs in every community within my area to enact law that will prevent any child from engaging in galamzey activities. Throwing more lights into his vision as to why the people should vote for him in the upcoming party primaries.
EMMANUEL OPPONG BOAKYE YIADOM PRESENTED HIS NOMINATION FORM TO THE CONSTITUENCY SECRETARY, MR SAMUEL ASARE BREW(BROTHER)
Mr.Emmanuel oppong Boakye Yiadom stated that grassroot of the party is very very important especially the delegates who are the first people to chose a leader for our party will be given more attention to some of their concerns so we can raise helping hands for them.
I’m going to introduce delegates welfare for every delegates to make sure their live is positively transformed.”he said” One of the major problem facing the district is the bad nature of our roads which he blames the outgoing leaders for failing to tackling it which he said he will work hard to ensure that about 70% of roads in the district will be connected to the national grid.
Bringing the curtail to an end Mr.Emmanuel Boakye Yiadom appealed to all the delegates in the distinct to endorse him for him to steer the affairs of the party in the district.
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