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The Member of Parliament, Hon Sebastian Sandaare, yesterday, Monday, 30th August, 2021 donated some relief items to affected constituents of the  flood disaster that destroyed several properties leaving many of the constituents devastated.  As an interim intervention, the lawmaker presented items including bags of rice, cement, towels, plastic bowls, buckets, various types of soap, exercise books and pens the people through the district NADMO director and some Assembly Members. The items were presented at Fian in a short ceremony. Briefing the media after the presentation, he bemoaned the sad situation in the district. He said, the items presented are not adequate to take care of the havoc but would go a long way to help the affected people. He called on individuals, NGOs, government and the corporate world to come to the aid of the district.  The NADMO director, Hon David Kunbini after receiving the items thanked  the Member of Parliament for his show of compassion ...

On Monday August 23rd 2021, the Member of Parliament for Jirapa Municipal Hon Cletus Seidu Dapilaa handed over a Chip Compound to the people of Baazu who happens to be the largest Chip compound in Jirapa.  The project was sponsored and funded by Qatar Charity through the member of parliament who happen to be former DCE after he left office and has served for two years. Qatar Charity came to Ghana in 2017 and started helping the most vulnerable in 2018. Jirapa municipal has a population of over 111,000 people, out of these number, they have 47 functional Chip Zones. Out of these 47 functional chip zones, only 27 are having compounds, 1 hospital and 1 poly clinic and the facilities at hand is worthly inadequate to render services to the municipality.  Hon Cletus Seidu Dapilaa after he left office has not relent on the development of the District especially when it comes to health care delivery. He wrote numerous of letters to different organizations advocating for a chip compoun...

  With just eight months in office as Member of Parliament, Hon. Cletus Seidu Dapilah has continued where he stopped as DCE. He  continues to invest in health sector in the Jirapa Municipality for quality health care delivery for his people. In deed, this cements the saying that health is wealth. Today, the people of Baazu are grateful as the MP. Hon. Cletus Seidu Dapilah hands over a health facility to them. This facility is to help provide health care delivery at the door steps of the people of Baazu and other communities. It would help reduce the burden of travelling over long distance to the main health facility in Jirapa to attend to basic health problems. In a brief speech by the MP, he encouraged the people of Baazu to report early for treatment at the facility to avoid complications. He said " sound health is the principal need of the  people before any kind of empowerment".   According to him, the facility would serve neighboring communities around Baaz...

  .   The people in the Upper West Region of Ghana Wales for help as the region was hard hit by a torrential rainfall causing a massive flood of destruction to the people. The disaster occurred in the night of August 13th where there was a heavy downpour overnight.  It was a terrible incident and never before in history. All source of livelihood for the people are greatly affected and the magnitude of the destruction cannot be fathomed. Many properties are destroyed by the flood, buildings collapsed, farmland submerged and washed off, major bridges along the Trans-Ecowas road to Bukina Faso were cut off.  Lives for the people is now a destress and so devastating. Many people are homeless, Economic activities are shutdown as the people cannot travel any longer. Many buildings for animals collapsed leading many animals dead. There is an expectancy of great famine plaguing the Region as many farms were swept off.  The people of the affected region in grief cries fo...

The Member of Parliament for Daffiama, Bussie, Issa, Hon Sebastian Sandaare has described as unfortunate, a video being circulated where an Anglican Priest is seen kissing young ladies and describing same as a holy kiss.  According to the legislator who is also a medical doctor by profession, the act is not a normal and acceptable practice and he doubts whether it is in the Anglican Church. Describing the act as immoral and dangerous to the health of those involved, he says the Priest should be given a medical examination to ascertain whether he is normal and healthy. He made the comments on the GBC 24 Focus program on Tuesday, 18th August, 2021, monitored by straight news. The Rv. father is being bastardized on social media,  for what many consider as immoral and a breach of covid-19 protocols.

  A Coalition of aggrieved public sector workers are set to stage s thunderous demonstration tomorrow against the 4% public sector salary increment. The aggrieved workers see the increase as inadequate to minimise the cost of living in the country. The aggrieved workers are also not pleased with Union leaders for agreeing to the 4% increase, saying that did not reflect the welfare and interest of public sector workers.  As part of the arrangements, the Ghana police service released a statement, stating its willingness and readiness to provide adequate security for the demonstrators.

Kpaamah James president, NADSU  National. The National president of the Nadowli-Kaleo/Daffiama Bussie Issa (DBI) student's union, Mr. Kpaamah James on Saturday 14th August 2021 during the Union's send off/handing over ceremony at the University of Education Winneba calls on the member of Parliament for the Daffiama Bussie Issa (DBI) constituency, Hon. Dr. Sebastian Sandaare, who was the guest speaker for the ceremony to aid them (national executives) of the union in executing their yearly programmes and policies. During his speech at the ceremony, Mr. Kpaamah James enumerated some of their plans as a union for students of the constituency more especially students at the basic and senior high levels and therefore pleads on the member of Parliament to help them bring those plans to a reality. As part of their yearly plans, he said they intend to do a voluntary teaching exercise for basic school students in the constituency so as to help improve academic excellence in the constit...

The member of parliament for the Daffiama Bussie Issa (DBI) constituency, Hon. Sebastian Sandaare encourages the Nadowli-Kaleo/DBI student’s union of the University of Education Winneba during their send off/ handing over ceremony which took place on the 14th of August 2021 to be agents of change in their various districts. According to Honourable, members of the union are the future leaders and so as a matter of fact should take part in leadership in the district and make a change regardless their age. Advising students of the union on the need to Pursuing their dreams, the law maker established that the difficulties they face as students should not deter them from achieving their dreams however, they should fix their eyes on their goals and do not allow poverty to discourage them because people strived through poverty to be whom they are today. Citing himself as an example, he said if somebody’s background is worst than his then that means it is something that cannot be explained how...

  Multiple award-winning Ghanaian Video Disc Jockey, DJ Pakorich has premiered a new song entitled 'Say I Do' to commemorate his 32nd birthday celebration.  The well composed song which depicts a love - themed feeling with production from talented producer, Jaemally Beatz features sensational Ghanaian female singer and songwriter, Renner.  Renner is a two Female Vocalist of the Year winner at the Central Music Awards in Cape Coast.  Affirming his position as the King of Video Disc Jockey in Ghana, DJ Pakorich has been honoured by several award schemes in the country including 3Music Awards, Ghana DJ Awards and Central Music Awards.  After winning the Best Video DJ award in 2019 at the Ghana DJ Awards, the astute DJ was again nominated in the same category in the following year (2020).  DJ Pakorich also doubles as the General Manager of Range Media - a multimedia production company which deals in Drone Services, Content Creation, Live Streaming, Photography,...

The Secretary of the Electoral Commission for the Communication and Media Studies Student's Association (CoMSSA) of the University of Education Winneba, Mr. Mustapha Yahaya puts blames on UTAG's strike for a low turn up during their CoMSSA manifesto reading for students who are aspiring to be executives for the association which took place on the 12th of August, 2021 in the University's premises. Speaking to Fred, the official commentator for the programme in an interview, the EC's secretary, Mustapha stated that the underlying reason for the poor attendance to the programme was as a result of the strike action, because according to him, he thinks most of the students for the association have left to their various homes since lectures are currently not effective because of the strike action. When being quizzes on his expectations for the programme, he said he could see the anticipation among those students who were present to listen to the policies of the various studen...

The Assembly Member for Bussie West, Hon Antuomwine Prosper has intervened timely for the Bussie Health Center for procuring and donating a security light bulb for the health center. The facility has been complaining of the lack of security light, culminating dimness around the area at night for some time now. As an interim intervention, the Hon Assembly Member made an appeal to one Mr Jonas, popularly called "bosing man" who has assisted him financially to procure a security bulb for the facility. The Assembly man and Bosing Man donated the equipment to the facility on Sunday, 8th, August, 2021.  The Assembly man used the opportunity to commend staff of the facility for their continuous sacrifices despite the numerous challenges facing the facility. He also promised them of his continuous commitment to doing the needed advocacy to have the facility expanded and upgraded to a modern facility that can serve  the people better. The Assembly Member for Bussie West, Hon Antuomwin...

  On August 5th 2021, NDC CADETS held a meeting at Nadowli to discuss the way forward in revamping NDC to come to power in 2024. Representatives from Jirapa, Daffiama, Bussie, Issa and Nadowli-Kaleo came together to deliberate on a roadmap to reorganizing the Party and the Youth towards 2024. According to Micheal Naguma who in his welcome address, stated the purpose of the meeting, the Cadets aim at encouraging the old folks not to relent but continue to help the youth understand the ideological principles of the party as part of the reorganization of the party.  In the round table discussion, they used the opportunity to call on the NDC fraternity to continue to uphold the principle of probity and accountability in that regards.  They again bemoaned the way the state is currently being governed as issues of insecurity, political discrimination, corruption and general despondency of state actors have now become a norm.  According to them, all must contribute to the p...

Ahmed Osumani Halid writes: Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament  Our nation Ghana is blessed with an excellent politician, who has made the development of people his centerpiece. He is a humble servant and always wants to bring to all, positive changes in their lives including yours truly. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin is the current Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic. He was elected on the 7th Jan,2021 after defeating his former boss, Prof Mike Aaron Oquaye in a hotly contested election of the Speaker of the House. Remember, during the reign of Speaker Oquaye, Hon Alban Bagbin was a 2nd Deputy Speaker. (lone ranger). Most political watchers were not amazed of his victory because of his experience, human relations and leadership qualities exhibited since his election as a Member of Parliament representing the constituents of the then Nadowli / Kaleo Constituency in the Upper West Region in 1993 on the ticket of the National Democratic ...

NAGRAT- OUR BELOVE CHAMPION OF TEACHER ACTIVISM As a student and product of the Kwame Alorvi reign, it saddens me today that, that vociferous NAGRAT bequeathed to us by Mr. Alorvi, has been plunged into state of quagmire by some ‘death squad’ who other than the forward looking astitudeness but for their personal parochial interest saw to the pathetic current state of this Noble and value-based association.  Need we worry?  Yes because the direction of the current ship leaves much to be desired especially, in the Upper West Region where some marauders have succeeded in dwindling the fortunes of the association, grinding it to a near halt.  Relievingly, no because the comforter is at hand. Mathias Yiryel, a primus inter pares in his generation of NAGRAT leaders, offer that elusive HOPE we are looking for.  In the Nadowli-Kaleo-DBI Zone, where Mathias was the Zonal Chairman, there was a people centered approach to dealing with members against all odds and intimidation f...