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NOW THE HEADLINES.
- Walewale MP, Lariba Abudu pulls out of NPP primaries
- Dr Sandaare filed his nomination forms at the district EC office on Tuesday
- Wa Central NPP parliamentary candidate seeks redemption in the 2024 elections.
- NDC Youth Group Donates GHS 10,000 to Support Dr. Rashid Pelpuo Political Ambitions
- Wa West District Assembly and SOCO Project Empower seamstresses and weavers
- Upper West Regional Coordinating Council petitioned over lack of Presiding Members for assemblies
- IN BUISNESS NEWS:
Galamsey: Peasant Farmers Association warns of looming food crisis
IN INTERNATIONAL NEWS:
Ex-partner who killed Ugandan athlete dies from burns
THE NEWS IN DETAILS —
The Member of Parliament for Walewale, Lariba Abudu, has withdrawn from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries in the constituency.
This comes after the primary contest between herself and Dr. Kabiru Mahama was annulled by the Electoral Commission (EC) after some ballot papers were snatched, affecting the sorting and counting process.
The NPP had convened a National Executive Committee meeting scheduled for September 11, 2024, to address the situation.
The party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong had assured that the meeting would result in a decision aimed at unifying the party in the constituency, resolving issues, and ensuring that the NPP retains its seat in Walewale.
STORY 2
Following the declaration from the electoral commission of Ghana asking all candidates across the country to field their nomination forms to prove their eligibility for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7th 2024.
The parliamentary candidate for NDC and the incumbent member of parliament for DBI constituency Hon. DR Sebastian Sandaare submitted his nomination forms on 10th September 2024 at the district electoral commission office. Addressing supporters and party faithful, he expressed his profound gratitude to all the party faithfully who follows him to submit his forms and those at home praying for them to carry out this activity successfully. He further called on all the constituents and party faithful in the district to vote massively for him and the NDC presidential candidate to win the December 7th general elections.
Mr Emmanuel Kanpugee, a member of the NDC election directorate for the district, outline some of the reasons why the constituents should re-elect Dr, Sandaare as their members of Parliament to continue the good he has been doing for the constituency.
STORY 3
The Wa Central NPP parliamentary candidate, Hajia Humu Awudu, has filed her nomination form to contest in the 2024 general elections despite losing the 2020 elections.
Hajia Humu submitted her nomination form at the Wa Municipal Electoral Commission office on Monday, 9th September 2024. Surrounded by party officials and enthusiastic party supporters.
Addressing the media after successfully filing, Hajia lauded the EC for their good work done so far in the electoral processes and also expressed her commitment to addressing the high youth unemployment rate in the constituency Triggered her as major motivation for coming back to contest after her defeat in 2020.
She went on to highlight some of her achievements in the constituency, like providing portable water in almost all the communities in the constituency. She also pleaded with the MP to hand over the mantle of leadership to her lead and provide jobs for the youth, and she also asked both political parties to do decent politics and stop politics of insults.
STORY 4
An NDC youth group in the Wa central constituency has donated a total of GHS 10,000 to purchase a nomination form for Honorable Dr. Hassan Rashid Pelpuo Speaking at the donation ceremony, Mr Abdul Issak Tuurosung indicate that this contribution demonstrates the youth’s confidence in Hon Dr. Hassan Rashid Pelpuo leadership abilities and their desire to see him continue making impact and to continue bringing development to wa central constituency. Mr Issak Tuurosung further outline that they are making this donation to clear the mind-set of people who say Honorable Dr Hassan Rashid Pelpuo have not been contributing to help youth pursuit their education and help them in getting jobs as this show the testimony, he has been doing all that people think he doesn’t do.
Honorable Dr Hassan Rashid Pelpuo expressed his gratitude for their kind gesture indicating that, this donation is not helping him alone but the Wa Central constituency as a whole.
STORY 5
Wa West District Assembly, in collaboration with the Soco Project, has donated essential items to some seamstresses and weavers support their businesses.
The donation, which took place at the Wa West District Assembly, saw seamstresses and weavers receive items numbering to 50 sewing machines, 50 weaving machines and 40 susu boxes for the local women who engage in savings. The Soco Project, a local initiative aimed at promoting economic empowerment, partnered with the District Assembly to provide the necessary tools for the beneficiaries.
The district chief Executive for Wa West district Assembly Madam Vida Diorotey seized the moment to express her gratitude to the parliamentary candidate of the Npp, Party officials and everyone that made time out of their busy schedule to be part of the occasion. She went ahead to acknowledge the Akufo Addo/Bawumia government for bringing such a life changing project (Soco)to the six northern regions.
The DCE added that, this government commitment in supporting the poor and needy and local entrepreneurs, said. We believe that empowering seamstresses and weavers will have a positive impact on the local economy.
STORY 6
For effective running and functioning of local Assemblies in local governance, the existence of Presiding Member to spearhead affairs of the Assembly, be it, Metropolitan, Municipal or District cannot be over emphasized.
However, this cannot be said of three Assemblies in the Upper West Region – Wa Municipal; Wa East; and Sissala East – since the beginning of this year.
As a result, the Upper West Youth Parliament has petitioned the Regional Coordinating Council to as a matter of urgency rectify the situation for optimum running of those Assemblies.
Headlined, “Petition to facilitate the election of Presiding Members for Wa Municipal, Sissala East Municipal, and Wa West District Assemblies, Speaker of the Youth Parliament, Mr. James Anabiga, reading the petition said:
“The Upper West Regional Youth Parliament in collaboration with Save Ghana, write to bring to your attention a critical matter of governance that has affected the effective and optimum functioning of three Assemblies in our region, namely: Wa Municipal, Sissala East Municipal, and Wa West District. Since the beginning of this year, when the newly elected Assembly Members were sworn in, these Assemblies have been unable to elect Presiding Members as mandated by the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936).
“The Act provides under Section 17(1-3), in substance, that the Assembly shall have a Presiding Member elected by at least a two-thirds majority of all the members of the Assembly and this person must not be
the District Chief Executive. It further states that “the Presiding Member shall convene and preside meetings of the Assembly and perform other functions as may be prescribed by law and the Standing Orders of the District Assembly.”
He bemoaned the failure of the Assemblies to get their Presiding Members elected for over six (6) months now which he said has created a vacuum and could likely lead to ramifications for their effective running.
“Hon Regional Minister, it is, therefore, disingenuous to note that for a period more than six months now, the above-named Assemblies have not been able to elect their Presiding Members, thereby creating a vacuum in terms of leadership and governance. This has very grave ramifications on the effective functioning of the Assemblies,” he added.
Pointing to some of the possible ramifications that could befall an Assembly for not having a Presiding Member to steer its affairs, he noted that:
“Without duly elected Presiding Members, there is no authority to convene meetings or ratify decisions, let alone to ensure that local governance is carried out in conformity with the provisions of the Act. This inability to elect Presiding Members negatively affects decision-making, retards development projects, and defeats the core purpose for which local governance has been established which is, to bring government closer to the people and ensure accountability and transparency in the administration of local affairs.
IN BUISNESS NEWS ……
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has issued a stark warning of an impending generational food and nutrition crisis if drastic measures are not taken to combat illegal mining, commonly known as ‘galamsey’.
In a statement on Tuesday, September 10, the Association urged the government to impose a ban on illegal mining to protect the environment, farmers’ livelihoods, and food security.
According to PFAG, over 1.2 million hectares of farmland have been lost to illegal mining activities, while water bodies and irrigation facilities have been polluted, making sustainable production challenging.
The cocoa sector and food crop production have been severely impacted, with farmers facing difficulties in accessing usable water and fertile soil.
PFAG emphasised that the consequences of inaction would be catastrophic, leading to a generational food crisis.
The Association joined calls for an immediate ban on illegal mining activities and urged farmers to support efforts to bring an end to the menace
IN INTERNATIONAL NEWS ….
Rebecca Cheptegei died last week after being doused in petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend
The former boyfriend of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who killed her by setting her on fire, has himself died from burns sustained in the attack, a Kenyan hospital official has said.
Dickson Ndiema ambushed the marathon runner as she returned home from church more than a week ago. He then doused her with petrol and set her ablaze.
Local administrators said the two had been in conflict over a small piece of land in north-west Kenya, where Cheptegei lived and trained.
Ndiema died on Monday night at the intensive care unit, where according to the hospital, he had been admitted with burns on more than 40% of his body.
“He developed respiratory failure as a result of the severe airway burns and sepsis that led to his eventual death on Monday evening at 18:30 hours [15:30 GMT] despite life-saving measures,” a press release from Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital said.
Cheptegei died last Thursday – four days after she was attacked. She suffered burns to more than 80% of her body.
Neighbours said that on the day of the attack,they heard screams before Cheptegei came running towards them shouting for help.
Local media reported that Ndiema had sneaked into Cheptegei’s home in western Kenya’s Trans Nzoia County with a five-litre jerrycan full of petrol
