Day: May 14, 2024

Mr Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh, the Member of Parliament for Sunyani East has inspected the progress of the Electoral Commission (EC) limited voter registration exercise in the constituency and called on political parties to support the commission in compiling a credible register.

That would facilitate and guarantee credibility in the Election 2024 and to the satisfaction of all election stakeholders.

Mr Ameyaw-Cheremeh, also the Board Chairman of the Bui Power Authority, and the managers of the Bui Generating Station said the various political parties could do this if they avoided tendencies that could mar the registration process.

In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani, the outspoken MP and a legal luminary said the EC needed a peaceful atmosphere, devoid of unnecessary interferences and intimidation to undertake the registration exercise.

He said with an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity, the nation’s electoral management body would be able to compile a more reliable register for the
nation to sail through a peaceful election on December 7 and consolidate the gains of Ghana’s fledgling democracy.

The MP said he was satisfied with the registration process in the constituency so far and the way and manner the political parties had conducted themselves, and expressed optimism that the registration exercise would be peaceful and successful in the constituency.

Meanwhile, the scene at the premises of the Sunyani Municipal Office of the EC was worthy of emulation, when Mr Ameyaw-Cheremeh met with Mr Seid Mubarak, the National Democratic Congress Election 2024 parliamentary candidate at the registration centre.

It was an interesting and humorous scene when the two political opponents and their followers who had arrived at the centre exhibited a high sense of political maturity and civility.

They exchanged pleasantries, embraced and teased each other, and cracked jokes to the amazement of the unsuspecting applicants and potential voters.

Some of the applicants who were in the queue, however,
told the GNA they were indeed surprised about the cordiality that existed between the two parliamentary candidates and their followers.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Pinda Pio, Pe Ernest Abachogelogo Ajuayipe II, the Divisional Chief of the Pindaa Traditional Area in the Kassena Nankana Municipality has appealed for infrastructure development in the area to improve the living conditions of the people.

He said areas of major concern needing urgent support included the construction of the road linking Pinda and Navrongo, Pinda and Paga as well as Pinda linking the Paga border to boost economic activities.

Other areas he mentioned are the expansion of the Pinda dam for dry season farming and providing a Senior High School to absorb children from the Pinda Junior High School to improve educational standards.

Pe Ajuayipe told the GNA on Tuesday that the community members engage in commercial farming activities producing pepper, tomato, groundnuts and cereals but lack of a market centre and bad roads hinders productivity.

He explained that the entire Pinda enclave had the potential for farming to feed the Upper East and other regions due to the available vast virgin lands.

H
e said because there was not a market centre in the area, traders come from Navrongo, Paga and Bolga to Pinda to dictate low prices to farmers who had no choice or other alternatives.

Pe Ajuayipe said the fast-developing nature of Pinda required the provision of the needed basic amenities including improvement in the existing facilities such as the health centre and schools.

‘I am appealing to the government through the Kassena Nankana Municipal Assembly to help construct a market for us so that a designated market day will be set to ensure our farmers are able to sell their products’, he said.

‘I also appeal to the Assembly and the Member of Parliament for Navrongo Central to come together to see how best they can help us with at least a Day Senior High School so that our children don’t have to trek long distances to Navrongo or Paga for Secondary school education’, he said.

He said though Pinda was a border community, there was no police post saying, ‘Measures should also be put in place to give us a po
lice post’.

Mr Joseph Adongo, the Kassena Nankana Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) told the GNA that he would speak with the Municipal Education Directorate for advice for the provision of a Community Day Senior High School.

‘I will also liaise with the Pinda chief, contact development partners to assist the assembly to construct the market and the expansion of the dam’, he promised.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Mr Edem Kofi Kpotosu, Ho Central Parliamentary Aspirant for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for rigorous voter registration education to encourage eligible citizens to register.

He stated that the low turnout at some registration centres could be attributed to a lack of education, emphasising the need to increase educational efforts to pique the interest of new applicants in participating in the exercise.

Mr Kpotosu said this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency while visiting the Ho Municipal Electoral Commission’s office to observe the registration exercise.

The aspirant asked the government to adequately resource the National Commission for Civic Education so that it could effectively carry out its mandate of educating the public.

He urged everyone of voting age to visit the registration centres and get their names added to the electoral roll, saying that voting in national elections is a civic duty for all eligible citizens.

Mr Kpotosu was happy with the peaceful atmosphere th
at characterised the exercise thus far, and he hoped that the tranquil environment would be preserved to the very end.

Nana Oduro Numapau, Ho Municipal Director of the Electoral Commission, informed GNA that there was a high level of stakeholder participation in the exercise and commended party agents for their cooperation.

He said 17 applicants were challenged because they were either foreign nationals or minors.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Mr. Seth Fiagorme, the Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in the South Tongu District, has engaged students of St. Catherine Senior High School on the ongoing limited voter registration exercise in the country.

The event took place at the school’s auditorium in Agbakope, where Mr. Fiagorme seized the opportunity to urge students to utilize the four-day break granted by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to register for their voter ID cards.

Addressing the students, Mr. Fiagorme emphasized the importance of civic participation and highlighted that the ongoing limited voter registration exercise, which commenced on May 7, 2024, would span 21 days, providing ample time for eligible citizens to register.

He mentioned that the four-day break would empower students aged 18 and above to exercise their democratic rights to vote.

Mr. Fiagorme elucidated the logistics of the registration process, noting that the registration centres would be set up not only at the district office but also
in two remote communities within the South Tongu District.

He advised students to come prepared with either a Ghana card or two guarantors to facilitate the registration process smoothly.

The NCCE Director also distributed copies of the 1992 constitution to the students and urged them to delve into its contents regularly to understand their rights and responsibilities as citizens and actively safeguard the democratic principles enshrined within.

Some of the students told the Ghana News Agency that they would strictly adhere to procedures to get themselves registered by the Electoral Commission to vote in the upcoming general elections.

Source: Ghana News Agency