God has ordained Nana Addo to be president –  Yamfo Chief

Nana Ansah Adu Baah II, Chief of the Yamfo Traditional Area, in the Tano North constituency, says the current economic hardships and difficulties confronting his people require nothing short of a change of government in this year’s elections.

Re-echoing the sentiments of his linguist, Nana Badu, who prayed to the gods for a change in government, Nana Ansah Adu Baah II stated that “we have suffered too much in this country and we need change. I am a Chief and I don’t engage in partisan politics. However, I will never ‘spoil’ my vote.”

According to the Yamfo Chief, “If you live in a country and you’re suffering, be minded by what our father, President Kufuor, said sometime back which was ‘take a look at the circumstances of your life and vote wisely. Over the last few years, we have seen those who are in politics to help us and those who are in for their own selfish, parochial interests.”

Nana Ansah Adu Baah II made this known when the 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, paid a courtesy call on him at his palace in Yamfo, on Friday, July 8, 2016.

The Chief of Yamfo bemoaned the situation in Ghana where anytime policies and programmes are outilined by a particular political party and parliamentary candidate, the chorus that follows this is “it cannot be done” and “it is impossible”, only for some to turn around and try to implement it.

Additionally, he noted that “because of politics, some who don’t even know Nana Akufo-Addo have demonised and bastardised him. That is what hurts me. Do not be perturbed by this. God will fight your battles for you and has already ordained you to lead this country.”

Ahead of this year’s elections, Nana Ansah Adu Baah II stressed that “we are going to vote and elect someone who is coming to help Ghana. As I sit here I am suffering, my people are suffering. If you want to kill me because of what I have just said, go ahead.

“What matters is how Ghana moves forward. We need to elect someone who has Ghana at heart and will work for the benefit of successive generations, so that Ghanaians will know that the country, which was once in a deplorable state, only moved forward under the able leadership of Nana Akufo-Addo.”

He urged NPP supporters to emulate the leadership style and patience of the NPP flagbearer in their discourse with opponents, indicating that “this is the only way by which others who don’t belong to your political party can be brought in.”

To Nana Akufo-Addo, Nana Ansah Adu Baah II appealed to him not to “forget the people of Yamfo when you win the elections. We have no jobs here, except engaging in agriculture. In the 1970s, Yamfo was the leading producer of cocoa in Ghana. We have an abundance of food stuffs and we want to add value to them.”

He continued, “If we do not adhere to your vision of ‘1-District-1-Factory’, very soon all the young people will migrate to the city centres in search of non-existent jobs.”

Look at my ability not my physical appearance – Greenstreet

The flagbearer of the Convention People's Party, Ivor Greenstreet has charged electorates not to be demoralized by his physical appearance but rather focus on his ability and potential to move the country forward.

According to the flagbearer, his government will empower persons living with physical challenges and ensure strict enforcement of all disability laws in the country.

He said this on Saturday during the introduction of Parliamentary candidates for the party in Upper Manya, Lower Manya, Asuogyaman and Okere constituencies to party executives and supporters at Agormanya in the Lower Manya constituency.

He cited the election of the former US president, Franklin Roosevelt, a physically challenged, who won the US elections even at the time of war.

"The greatest president America has ever had, Franklin Roosevelt because of polio was in a wheelchair but he became a president for four occasions...so I am pleading with you don't look at the wheelchair at all, it is about the ability and capacity," Mr. Greenstreet said.

Mr. Greenstreet also took the opportunity to interact with market women and traders at the Agormanya market.

17 perish in Konongo road crash

Seventeen people have died in a ghastly accident at Nnoboamu near Konongo in the Ashanti region.

The accident occurred when a fully loaded 207 passenger bus numbered GY 2520-13 rammed into a stationary timber truck with registration number GT874 Friday dawn.

Twelve passengers in the 207 bus died instantly.

Confirming the incident the divisional Police Commander Superintendent Ohene Boadi Bossman said the bus may have crashed into the truck because it was packed in the middle of the road.

He narrated that an earlier accident at the same spot killed five people Thursday night.

“The first accident occurred around 8:30pm yesterday and we went there to clear the place and conveyed the bodies to the mortuary. We were there up till 12am, after putting all the reflectors on the road to avoid a recurrence. But this morning, this driver drove through the clones and all the reflectors and crashed into the truck killing 12 people,

He said the deceased have been conveyed to the morgue while the scene is still being cleared for vehicles to pass.

 EC confirmed 56,000 people registered with NHIS cards

The Electoral Commission has confirmed that 56,000 people registered with National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) cards ahead of the 2012 general elections.

Lawyers for the plaintiff Abu Ramadan are, however, arguing that the list of names submitted by the EC are falsified, fake and spurious.

They argue that some do have registration numbers while other do not have. But according to Starr FM’s Court reporter Wilberforce Asare, the EC argued that the list was compiled manually and the omissions may have been a clear oversight.

Background

The order by the Supreme Court for the EC to submit the list of NHIS card registrants follows the interpretation-confusion that ensued between the electoral commission and Abu Ramadan, the plaintiff who went to court to seek interpretation of the legality or otherwise of such names in the electoral roll.

Ramadan therefore went to court to seek clarification on the initial judgment that asked the EC to take steps to remove names of NHIS registrants from the register.

Although concerns were raised that the EC cannot provide all the names due to the short requirement notice, the election management body gave the assurance it will provide the full list to the court.

Komenda Sugar Factory suffering from erratic power supply - Spio

Dr. Ekow Spio-Garbrah

The Minister of Trade and Industry Dr. Ekow Spio-Garbrah has said constant operation of the Komenda Sugar Factory is being hampered by erratic power supply.
According to him, the factory is yet to be connected to the national grid to enjoy constant power from the Electricity Company of Ghana.
“…Almost all industries depend on power so if you have heard about some difficulties with the Komenda Sugar Factory it is not about them closing down. It is the fact that they have had some difficulty with having access to direct power from the ECG and have been using some generators and transformers which don’t give them all the power they need.
“So it is not a fault of the factory that they have that problem. It is just the challenge we have in the power sector as a whole which all of us endure in our homes and offices when power goes off from time to time and the factory is enduring that,” Dr. Spio-Garbrah told journalists at the launch of the First ECOWAS Industrial Summit in Ghana.
He added that the development is a threat to the production of quality sugar for consumers, “but you know factories are very unique they must have consistent power. So just imagine that a sugar factory needs to produce sugar in a manner which allows the sugarcane and the liquid to move a certain pace to be heated to cold and to go through about 20 different processes before the crystal called sugar are produced. If you don’t get power at a certain point and the liquids do not get to the right heat or cannot get to the right lower temperature you won’t get the so called crystals at the end.”
President John Mahama commissioned the Komenda Sugar Factory on Tuesday, May 31.
The sugar factory, one of Ghana’s oldest factories, is located in the coastal community of Komenda, near Cape Coast, 144 km west of the national capital.
The EXIM bank invested 35 million U.S. dollars while the government of Ghana provided 1.5 million dollars for the construction.
The factory, originally established by Ghana’s first president Kwame Nkrumah in 1960, was closed down in the 1980s after years of mismanagement.
Ghana now spends at least 200 million dollars annually on sugar imports, thereby contributing greatly to the weakening of Ghana’s local cedi currency.

I hate mosquitoes with passion – Diana Hamilton

Gospel Musician, Diana Hamilton says she passionately hate mosquitoes and will not stand and watch the insect people to early grave.

 “I don’t mind i am on camera having an interview, I may slap you if I see a mosquito on you cheek before I come back to the interview”, Diana noted in an interview with Adom TV.

Malaria is one of the six killer diseases in the world.

An infected female Anopheles mosquito can transmit the malaria causing parasites-plasmodium into as many people it can bite to suck blood for its eggs breeding in its life time.

According to the latest WHO estimates, released in December 2015, there were 214 million cases of malaria in 2015 and 438 000 deaths.

The gospel musician through her Diana Hamilton Ministries donated two-hundred pieces of treated bed nets to Kumasi Apeadu residents after she had partook in the just ended National Sanitation day.

“As a nurse and a singer and mosquitoes are what I hate, I thought it wise that when I am giving to the society, I have to let the beneficiaries be on the same page”, she noted.

The ‘Work in progress’ hit singer says much must be done to eradicate malaria in the country and she is doing her part as a professional nurse to help.

She however called of the public to be serious with sanitation issues as far as National Sanitation Day is concerned.

“I was impressed with what I saw in Kumasi in the just passed Sanitation Day, they had closed all their shops to partake in the exercise. I think this is a very good thing that Ghana is doing.  I will encourage other celebrities, stars to take part in the exercise and also tidy our environments as well.”

Diana when asked if she will suggest for dustbins to be placed at vantage points in the country says “that is right but when government puts the garbage cans out there and later comes see it stolen. When that happens, government among other bodies won’t be encouraged to redeposit another one there. In fact that habit of some Ghanaians must stop”, she said.

She believes this is because Ghanaians do not have the sense of owning what belongs to the state.

“Let us always have the sense of belongingness, own whatever government gives our area and prevent others from stealing them” Diana stressed on.

She however called on government to deposit more dustbins in cities so that pedestrians can deposit rubbishes in them to prevent them from throwing it around.

“You can hold rubbish for a long time without seeing a trashcan to put it in. That is not the best, there should be dustbins provided at vantage points and also the rubbish collators should empty then on time when they get full. ” she lamented.

Diana however urged her fans and the public not to dump rubbish in water ways as well as the streets but rather dump them at the right places to avoid Cholera, Malaria, among other deadly rubbish causing diseases as well as flood.

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I hate mosquitoes with passion – Diana Hamilton

Source: Adom News|Samuel Sefa| Instagram @hwenebobo |Twitter @hwenebobo
Date: 10-06-2016 Time: 06:06:17:pm

Diana Hamilton

Gospel Musician, Diana Hamilton says she passionately hate mosquitoes and will not stand and watch the insect people to early grave.
 “I don’t mind i am on camera having an interview, I may slap you if I see a mosquito on you cheek before I come back to the interview”, Diana noted in an interview with Adom TV.
Malaria is one of the six killer diseases in the world.
An infected female Anopheles mosquito can transmit the malaria causing parasites-plasmodium into as many people it can bite to suck blood for its eggs breeding in its life time.
According to the latest WHO estimates, released in December 2015, there were 214 million cases of malaria in 2015 and 438 000 deaths.
The gospel musician through her Diana Hamilton Ministries donated two-hundred pieces of treated bed nets to Kumasi Apeadu residents after she had partook in the just ended National Sanitation day.
“As a nurse and a singer and mosquitoes are what I hate, I thought it wise that when I am giving to the society, I have to let the beneficiaries be on the same page”, she noted.
The ‘Work in progress’ hit singer says much must be done to eradicate malaria in the country and she is doing her part as a professional nurse to help.
She however called of the public to be serious with sanitation issues as far as National Sanitation Day is concerned.
“I was impressed with what I saw in Kumasi in the just passed Sanitation Day, they had closed all their shops to partake in the exercise. I think this is a very good thing that Ghana is doing.  I will encourage other celebrities, stars to take part in the exercise and also tidy our environments as well.”
Diana when asked if she will suggest for dustbins to be placed at vantage points in the country says “that is right but when government puts the garbage cans out there and later comes see it stolen. When that happens, government among other bodies won’t be encouraged to redeposit another one there. In fact that habit of some Ghanaians must stop”, she said.
She believes this is because Ghanaians do not have the sense of owning what belongs to the state.
“Let us always have the sense of belongingness, own whatever government gives our area and prevent others from stealing them” Diana stressed on.
She however called on government to deposit more dustbins in cities so that pedestrians can deposit rubbishes in them to prevent them from throwing it around.
“You can hold rubbish for a long time without seeing a trashcan to put it in. That is not the best, there should be dustbins provided at vantage points and also the rubbish collators should empty then on time when they get full. ” she lamented.
Diana however urged her fans and the public not to dump rubbish in water ways as well as the streets but rather dump them at the right places to avoid Cholera, Malaria, among other deadly rubbish causing diseases as well as flood.

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Black Stars Defeat Mauritius 2-0 to Qualify for AFCON 2017

The Black Stars of Ghana have booked a qualification to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2017 to be hosted by Gabon after beating Mauritius 2-0 on Sunday.
The first goal of the match was scored by caretaker skipper Andre Dede Ayew on the 71st minute with a strike from close range.
Christian Atsu increased the tally three minutes later after an excellent pass from Chelsea star Baba Rahman. The Black Stars needed just a draw to book their qualification to the AFCON 2017.
By this win, Ghana joins five continental giants who have already sealed their places at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
These include; Cameroon, Morocco, Algeria and hosts Gabon who have already booked their tickets to Africa’s premier football competition.

MORE LIVES LIKELY TO BE LOST IN YEJI

MORE LIVES LIKELY TO BE LOST IN YEJI

It is likely more lives may be lost on the Yeji Lake as some boat owners claim they cannot afford live jackets for their passengers.

The lack of live jackets and overloading are some of the safety precautions that were overlooked which killed several people last Sunday.

As a result, Head of Yeji NADMO, Justice Doula instructed that boat owners will not be allowed to operate if they don’t adhere to safety measures including having live jackets.

But the boat owners claim unless the assemblies provide them with live jackets they will continue to operate in the same way which claimed the lives of 15 people including children.