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  The Member of Parliament for Daffiama, Bussie, Issa, Hon Sebastian Sandaare has passionately eulogized the Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Speaker during the NDC campaign launch held in Fian over the weekend.  Addressing the crowd,  he used the opportunity to acknowledge and praise the Rt Hon Alban Sumana Bagbin for being a mentor and supporter. He said that his going to Parliament,  his ability to rise and contribute on the floor of Parliament is because of the guidance and diverse supports offered him by the veteran politician.  Hon Sebastian Sandaare also gave the indication of numerous supports given to him by the Speaker of Parliament towards another victory in the 7th Devember polls. The Daffiama, Bussie, Issa legislator who is canvassing for a third term says he is poised to do more when he is returned to Parliament with his party, the National Democratic Congress being in power.  He urged the people to continue to continue to support  the NDC a...

1ST OCTOBER,  2024. The Super heavyweight Regional Chairman has completed day 2 of his campaign tour successfully. His action oriented tour which seeks to give live to the party base as he canvasses votes for John Dramani Mahama and Hon Sebastian Sandaare. Together with the Member of Parliament, Hon Sebastian Sandaare, Hon Fedelis Zumakpee, former DCE for DBI, Comrade Mikel Kombor, Constituency Executives led by Chairman Boniface Tienaa, Comrade Ansofanga, Regional Youth Working Committee Member and Dorsaa Jonas (Bozing), and other party faithfuls started today's tour at Fian market square where many had turned out in their numbers to welcome the entourage. At Bussie and Balianaa, the party administrator at the Headquarters,  Hon Emmanuel Zumakpee joined the team and also use the opportunity to encourage the people to stand firm and vote for the NDC.  The Regional Chairman explained the NDC key policies, situating each in the DBI situation and advocated against skirt and ...

  The Speaker of Parliament of Ghana, Rt Hon S K Bagbin has given his assurance to the leaders of Law Students Union of the University for Business and Integrated Development Studies, to support the advancement of the Faculty. He gave this assurance after the leadership of the Law Students Union paid a courtesy call on him at his Resident in Wa, to congratulate him on his successful instalation as a Development chief by the Wa Traditional Council and also to use the opportunity to discuss teething challenges of the UBIDS Faculty of Law.  The president of the Law Students Union, Mr Nerous Daguah, who spoke on behalf of the delegation, congratulated the Rt Hon Speaker for the many legacy projects he has been doing for the good people of Upper West Region. He also presented a number of challenges including  inadequate infrastructure for the Faculty. According to the President, the issues at hand requires some collective attention both in the short to medium term. The Rt Hon ...

  The NDC Election Director for the Upper West Region, Mr. Dibkuu Ishmael, honoured  his promise to renovate the party offices in the three(3) orphan constituencies in the Region: Nandom, Lambusie and Sisala East. He made this promise at the handing-over ceremony of the party's regional offices that he also renovated. As a native of Nandom, one of the beneficiary constituencies, Mr Ishmael stated  that since these constituencies were without sitting MPs, there was an expected huge financial burden on the executives and that propelled him to offer this help to ameliorate their plight.  Mr. Ishmael promised to continually offer his support till these seats were annexed. He mentioned this at the handing-over ceremony of the renovated offices at  Nandom and Lambusie . In Nandom, the chairman of the constituency, Mr Philemon was elated for the kind gesture from Mr Ishmael vis-à-vis his works for the party in the Nandom Constituency. He expressed this delight as he re...

Former Upper West Regional Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Hon. Prosper Puo-Ire has established that, the upcoming 2024 general election is the Republic of Ghana against the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Whilst commenting on former president John Mahama's proposed 24 hour economy policy, Hon. Prosper Puo-Ire told Village Boy From DBI, during the Minority Connect talk show on Friday November 23, 2023 on Tumpaani FM that, the NPP government has failed the whole Ghanaian population which therefore calls for a change hence, 2024 election can best be described as the Republic of Ghana Against the NPP as a party.  The NDC communicator added that, John Mahama's 24 hour economy, if implemented, will reduce the unemployment rate in the country since there will be a high demand for a work force to run the various sectors for 24 hours.  Again, he said the policy will increase efficiency and productivity in various sectors of the economy such as the health s...

  The member of parliament for Daffiama Bussie Issa (DBI), Hon. Dr. Sebastian M. Sandaare has on Tuesday October 10, 2023, during a visit to his Constituency, expressed his displeasure over the deplorable nature of some major linking roads in the DBI Constituency.  A road which linked DBI District and Jirapa Municipal was washed off by a torrential rainfall in 2021 therefore cutting off people in DBI from accessing some parts of the constituency as well as Jirapa Municipal and the vice versa. This situation has remained same till this year 2023 hence, posing threat to the people of both Constituencies. Speaking to the media during the visit to the washed away road, the member of parliament enumerated the negative implications of the phenomenon saying that, the situation has deprived some people of his constituency from accessing health care from Daffiama where the only health center in the whole constituency is located, causing difficulty in transporting farm produce as well a...

The Member of Parliament for  Greater Lawra constituency Honourable Bede A. Ziedeng has urged government to complete abandoned projects, especially  the Dikpe Bridge in the Lawra Constituency. He said since its sod- cutting by President Nana Akuffo Addo in November 2020 in the run up to the 2020 elections amidst  pomp  and pageantry, and which was  expected to have been completed in 24 months, has stalled and no work has commenced at all. Infact there has been " no show" at all.  Honourable Bede Ziedeng gave this admonition to government when he delivered his speech at the 45th edition of the Kobine Festival in Lawra. Honourable Bede Ziedeng also touched on developmental projects embarked upon  by him since he assumed office in 2020. These ranged from education, energy, health. Agriculture and roads. He particularly mentioned how he lobbied for the re-award of the contract for the tarring of the Lawra - Domwine-Hain road which was terminated in 2018, b...

The Upper West Regional Chairman of NDC, Chairman Abdul Nasir Saani (aka Bunas) arrived in Lawra for this year’s Kobine festival which is celebrated by the Paramount Chief of Lawra, Naa Puowelle Karbo III and his people. The Chairman was accompanied by the Vice Chairman and several other Regional executives including the Regional Election Director. On arrival, they were joined by the member of Parliament Lawyer Bede Ziedeng and the constituency chairman, Chairman Bati Joe with his executives. This year’s Kobine festival is the 45th festival. Over thousands of sons and daughters of Lawra from the diaspora and across the country have trooped to Lawra to celebrate this year’s Kobine festival. The Kobine festival is the oldest and most celebrated in northern Ghana. ---Signed--- Gyirnye Naacher Communication Officer Lawra

  For Immediate Release 28/08/2023 STOP THE ‘MONEYCRACY’ AND CHANNEL THE MONEY INTO FEEDING OUR FUTURE LEADERS IN OUR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS ʺVote buying and vote selling obstruct our democratic processes, yet these remain pervasive in many developing countriesʺ. It is against this back drop that the Regional Communication outfit of the NDC in the Upper West Region wishes to condemn in no uncertain terms the allegations of vote buying that characterised the just ended NPP super delegates conference which took place across the country on Saturday, 26th August, 2023 of which the UWR was not excluded. Allegations of the Vice President and his team sharing a minimum of GH₵ 5,000 each day for about a week to the election in the UWR leaves much to be desired. By sharing so much money to delegates to vote are signs of a failed candidate trying to impose himself on the electorate. If indeed Dr, Bawumia had held up his side of the bargain, his record and the condition of the citizens would hav...

The National Democratic Congress in the Upper West has not taken kindly of a supposed group, carrying themselves as "Nabiihi" and declaring their unalloyed support for Dr Mahamud Bawumia, the Vice President of Ghana who doubles as a Presidential Aspirant in the upcoming NPP presidential primaries. The new group which says it is made of the royal families in the Wala Traditional Kingdom says, the Vice President is the best person with the right experience, vision and track record to lead the NPP and subsequently, the people of Ghana. This comes few days ahead of the NPP special delegate conference. The Vice President is also currently in the Region canvassing for support.  The NDC in a stern reaction to the pronouncement of the purported Nabiihi, questions the locus of the group in the Traditional Council, describing them as a group of disgruntled NPP members who are trying hard to redeem their dead political fortunes.  In a statement released and signed by the regional commun...

  Comrade Malik Basintale, the Deputy National Communication Officer  on Sunday paid  a visit to the Upper West Region. The purpose of the visit was to commiserate with the people of Nadowli/Kaleo constituency on the death of Nasirudeen Shaibu, Deputy Constituency Communication officer. Nasideen met his untimely death on 3rd August, 2023 and was interred according to Islamic practice the following day. The "ADUA" was however scheduled  for Sunday, 13th August, 2023.  He was accompanied to the constituency by  the Regional Communication Officer together with some constituency communication officers. Also present were the Member of Parliament, Hon. Anthony Sumah and Executives of the Nadowli/Kaleo Constituency. Comrade Malik Basintale conveyed the condolences of the National  Communication Bureau and the National Executive Committee of the Party (NDC) to the bereaved family as well as the people of Nadowli/Kaleo Constituency. Whilst at the funeral ground...

A group of youth from the Nadowli-Kaleo Constituency which calls itself "Volunteers of Anthony Mwinkaara Sumah" (VAMS), has rallied its support to Hon. Anthony M. Sumah by raising a sum of GHC 5000.00 to purchase a nomination form for him to contest this year's parliamentary primaries. At a press briefing on Sunday February 12, 2023, at Nadowli, district capital of the Nadowli-Kaleo District, the group revealed that the reason for the endorsement is to declare their satisfaction for his works as a Member of Parliament and to ask him to continue to serve the good people of Nadowli-Kaleo Constituency.  Enumerating some of the works of the MP, Jugah Rudolf who read the press statement on behalf of the group says the Member of Parliament has contributed massively and positively to youth development in the constituency by initiating a skill training and entrepreneurship program for over 150 youth of the constituency of which these individuals are provided with equipments and...

  The Member of Parliament for Daffiama-Bussie-Issa Constituency, Hon Sebastian Sandaare visited a number of communities to listen to some stakeholders on their current challenges.  His first call was Bussie (Santaayiri and Neereeyiri). He was given an urgent invitation by the youth in those sections of Bussie, to come and have an eye witness narrative of the struggle of the people for portable drinking water. The MP responded to the distressed call and what he saw for himself, struck him down. The two old wells the people have been drawing water from, were virtually out of water, leaving the women helpless. Their call on government for sometime now to provide them with some drinkable water, ended in futility.  Having listened to the people and inspected the water source of the people, the lawmaker, assured the people that something urgent would be done to salvage their suffering. "Within the shortest possible time, I will do the needed mobilization to help you. I feel s...

  The member of Parliament for Daffiama Bussie Issa (DBI) Constituency, Hon. Dr. Sebastian Sandaare on 31st December 2022, at an annual durbar of Wogu Development Association (WODA) donates a cheque of Gh¢10,000.00 to the Wogu community towards the building of a maternity block and Gh¢1000.00 to support the activities of the association. Wogu, a community in the Daffiama Bussie Issa District, initiated the building of a maternity block for the CHPS compound in Wogu as part of the efforts of the community to promote quality health care in the community. Speaking at the ceremony, Hon. Sandaare commended the Honourable Assembly member of the Wogu electoral area, Hon. Tabiasi Naa Peter and the chiefs and members of the community for the good initiative since it will ease stress of pregnant women traveling to the district capital to seek for gynaecological services.  The Law Maker also declared his readiness to support any project that will be initiated by the community and that, ...

  Earlier today Thursday 22nd 2022, the DCE for Daffiama Bussie Issa, DBI handed over a three-unit JHS block contract for the Fian community to a contractor.  In a short community durbar, the 2020 parliamentary candidate for NPP thanked the people of Fian especially the chief and elders for the rousing welcome and for also availing land for the project to be sited.  He, however, admonished the people of Fian to show support and be accommodating enough to the contractor; he believes this will inure to a fast completion of the project which has a timeline of six months. The Hon. DCE also seized the opportunity to create awareness among the people of the ongoing community water project which is aimed at solving the longstanding water crisis in the Fian community.  The chief and elders lauded the initiative as they believe it will ease congestion at the existing. JHS and facilitate effective teaching and learning. The contractor pledged to get to work asap to be able to ...

  Hon. Denis Andaban, NDC Communication Officer for DBI The Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Daffiama Bussie Issa, DBI Constituency, Hon. Denis Andaban popularly known as Village Boy From DBI has on 14th December, 2022 expressed how disappointed he is on the position of DBI on the District League Table (DLT).  Speaking to Barister Enock, the morning show host for Tumpaani 88.5FM on a phone interview during their morning show, Hon. Denis disclosed that, DBI has been ranked 257th out of 260 districts in the country and has become the last in the Upper West Region by scoring 30.69% in the 2021 DLT which according to him is a "national embarrassment" as far as the district is concerned.  The DLT is the annual ranking of the districts' performance based on their developmental activities  in the country by the Local Government Service as a measure of informing districts across the country on their developmental performance.  Reco...

  The Constituency Chairman for the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa Constituency, Boniface Tienaah who doubles as the Dean for constituency chairmen in the Upper West Region has stated that, the only solution to our current economic challenges, leading to excruciating hardships, is to work hard and bring back the National Democratic Congress into power. He explains that the deliberate collapse of some local businesses by the NPP government has plunged the country into insolvency. He cited the collapse of GN Bank as an example. The party chairman and business mogul made the comments while interacting with a score of branch executives and party supporters in Daffiama ward as part of a thank you tour being embarked upon by the newly elected constituency executives.  He assured the branch executives that the current constituency executives will work very hard in unison while having the welfare of party members at heart and challenged the branch executives to make sacrifices at their level to...

  By Eric Dindobuo  Hon. Denis Andaban Yelinbangniba who popularly goes by the name "Village Boy From DBI" has retained his seat as the communication officer for the Umbrella Fraternity, NDC of the Daffiama Bussie Issa, (DBI) Constituency after he went unopposed in the 2022 NDC constituency executive elections.  The communicator who is endowed with oratory is known in the Upper West Region for his communication prowess. Not only does he communicate based on facts, he is known as one of the few communicators who does not believe in insults as far as political communication is concerned.  He has served the National Democratic Congress, NDC as a leader in numerous sectors and at different levels. To start with, Hon. Denis was the Public Relations Officer of the Tertiary Education Institution Network (TEIN) of NDC in the University of Education Winneba - Kumasi campus in 2016 and later became the president for TEIN in same university in 2017.  Village Boy also beca...

  A business mogul and party financier, Alhaji Adams Randy has successfully filed his nomination forms in readiness to run for the position of the Upper West Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress.  He was accompanied by a score of party supporters coming from different parts of the region, with majority being the party youth. Speaking to the media after the filing of the nomination forms, he promised the rank and file of the party that he will engage in politics of issues, having in mind that the party needs to be solidly united after the internal contest. He added that the interest of the party is supreme and cannot be sacrificed for personal interest. To him, he is the Unifier that the party can rely on to rally everybody on board to make the party in the Upper West Region more formidable.  "We have a power to win and not just a position to occupy and so the ultimate of this agenda is to bring the NDC into power to salvage the suffering of the masses he...

  The NDC youth Organizer for the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa constituency has appealed to government through the District Assembly to come to the aid of the people by fixing the several washed off roads. He made the appeal while speaking to Tumpaani Fm.  In August, 2021 a heavy downpoor caused a devastating flood disaster that washed off many roads and farms in the Upper West Region. The Daffiama-Bussie-Issa roads were severely affected.  The NDC youth organizer, Desmond Tampuori mobilized the youth in Daffiama for communal labour. They particularly worked on portions of the road along Daffiama-Duong that was terribly affected. The enthusiasm of the youth and their works in that enclave attracted public attention. Former President Mahama, the current Upper West Regional Minister, the Member of Parliament for the area, Hon Sebastian Sandaare all visited the area and commended the enthusiastic youth. As part of comemorating this sad incident, the youth organizer commended the eff...