Halla Energy to invest in Ghana
Page 28, 24/01/12
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
A KOREAN energy company, Halla Energy and Environment, has begun a six-month feasibility studies aimed at paving the way for the establishment of a 300-megawatt solar energy project in the country.
Officials of the company, who held talks with Energy Commission officials in Accra last Thursday, indicated that they would collaborate with their Ghanaian counterparts for the execution of the project should the feasibility studies prove successful.
The Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr Kim Byung, told journalists after holding a close-door meeting with officials of the Energy Commission that Halla Energy and Environment was committed to contributing to the country’s energy mix efforts.
He said Ghana’s climate was very conducive for the establishment of the solar energy project.
Mr Byung said his meeting with officials of the Energy Commission had informed him about the way forward and expressed the hope that the feasibility studies would prove successful to ensure the commencement of the project.
He added that it was time for African countries to invest in renewable energy facilties in order to meet its growing energy demands.
Mr Byung explained that the company, which had been in existence for about half a century now, had help in the industrialisation process of South Korea through the development of renewable energy facilities and would, therefore, want to replicate its success story in Ghana.
On environment, he stated that for over 30 years , Halla Energy and Environment had successfully completed a lot of environmental projects and developed high technologies in waste treatment, waste water treatment and air pollution control.
He said the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), was involved in the arrangement to bring the company into the country in collaboration with Magcor Ghana Limited and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Afigya-Sekyere East, Mr David H. Yeboah.
For his part, Mr Yeboah explained that private companies were now allowed to enter into the energy sector and expressed the hope that the intention by Halla Energy and Environment to establish a 300-megawatt solar energy project would see the light of the day.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Jaman North DCE commends Suma Rural Bank
Page 23, 16/01/12
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
THE Jaman North District Chief Executive, Hajia Amina Amadu, has commended the Suma Rural bank for its contribution to the socio-economic development of the area.
She said the bank, since its formation, had assisted the assembly to undertake projects to improve the wellbeing of the people.
Hajia Amadu said this at the 25th annual general meeting of the bank .
The Bank recorded GHC108,435.00 as its profit before in 2010 as against GHC64,27.00 it made in 2009.
It also recorded significant growth of 54 per cent in it deposits from the GHC2,030,841.00 at the end of December in 2009 to GHC3,126.00 at the end of December in 2010.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank, Mr Johnson Ofori Asubonteng, made these known at the meeting.
According to him, the bank’s share capital also went up from GHC155,903.00 as of 2009 to GHC173,399.00 in 2010 while the total asserts grew from GHC2,688,885.00 to GHC3,894,358.00 with the period under review.
Mr Asubonteng also indicated that loans and advances also increased from GHC1,065,430.00 in 2009 to GHC1,176,438 in 2010 while the bank purchased a total of GHC401,000 as against GHC177,492.00 bought in 2009.
He stated that the bank recently opened a new agency at Berekum to increase its agencies to four.
The Senior Manager of the Bank, Mr Martin Adjei Amponsah, who stressed the importance of micro-finance programme said the bank would continue to strengthen its products.
He announced that the bank would soon establish another module under the bank’s micro-finance programme to assist taxi drivers and their owners.
“The product is being packaged by the bank to improve the lots of taxi drivers and their owners to enable them acquire vehicles to improve transport services in the area”, Mr Amponsah explained.
For his part, the Managing Director of the ARB Apex Bank, Mr Eric Osei Bonsu, whose address was read on his behalf, commended the management and staff of the bank for the impressive performance over the years.
While commending the bank, he also cautioned the board, management and staff of the bank not to be complacent but to work harder than before to achieve more laurels in future.
Page 23, 16/01/12
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
THE Jaman North District Chief Executive, Hajia Amina Amadu, has commended the Suma Rural bank for its contribution to the socio-economic development of the area.
She said the bank, since its formation, had assisted the assembly to undertake projects to improve the wellbeing of the people.
Hajia Amadu said this at the 25th annual general meeting of the bank .
The Bank recorded GHC108,435.00 as its profit before in 2010 as against GHC64,27.00 it made in 2009.
It also recorded significant growth of 54 per cent in it deposits from the GHC2,030,841.00 at the end of December in 2009 to GHC3,126.00 at the end of December in 2010.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank, Mr Johnson Ofori Asubonteng, made these known at the meeting.
According to him, the bank’s share capital also went up from GHC155,903.00 as of 2009 to GHC173,399.00 in 2010 while the total asserts grew from GHC2,688,885.00 to GHC3,894,358.00 with the period under review.
Mr Asubonteng also indicated that loans and advances also increased from GHC1,065,430.00 in 2009 to GHC1,176,438 in 2010 while the bank purchased a total of GHC401,000 as against GHC177,492.00 bought in 2009.
He stated that the bank recently opened a new agency at Berekum to increase its agencies to four.
The Senior Manager of the Bank, Mr Martin Adjei Amponsah, who stressed the importance of micro-finance programme said the bank would continue to strengthen its products.
He announced that the bank would soon establish another module under the bank’s micro-finance programme to assist taxi drivers and their owners.
“The product is being packaged by the bank to improve the lots of taxi drivers and their owners to enable them acquire vehicles to improve transport services in the area”, Mr Amponsah explained.
For his part, the Managing Director of the ARB Apex Bank, Mr Eric Osei Bonsu, whose address was read on his behalf, commended the management and staff of the bank for the impressive performance over the years.
While commending the bank, he also cautioned the board, management and staff of the bank not to be complacent but to work harder than before to achieve more laurels in future.
President's directive to EOCO worrying--Minority
Front page, 06/01/12
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
THE Minority in Parliament has prevailed upon President John Evans Atta Mills to relieve the Minister of Education, Mrs Betty Mould-Iddrisu, of her post and institute a truly independent enquiry into the circumstances leading to the payment of a whopping GH¢41,811,480.59 to a business man, Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome, for the settlement of a claim involving the rehabilitation of three stadia in the country.
According to the Minority, the huge and unjustified payment was based on the terms of settlement brokered by the then Attorney-General, Mrs Mould-Iddrisu, who did not file any defence to the claim against the government by Mr Woyome, who had neither put in a bid nor entered into any contract with the government.
In a statement read by the Minority Leader, Mr Osei-Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Minority accused Mrs Mould-Iddrisu of negligence and admission of mistake, thereby enabling Mr Woyome to obtain a judgement of GH¢105,540,548.24 and costs of GH¢25,000 against the state on May 24, 2010.
“We demand investigations into this manifestly fraudulent conduct in this stadia saga and possible prosecution for defrauding the Republic of Ghana through misinterpretation and dubious claims in obtaining in default of defence,” it said.
The Minority also described as “unfortunate” a statement by President Mills on his return from his recent trip abroad when he demanded a report, explaining that the said report he was demanding “is clearly a smokescreen seeking to buy time and once again protect one of his own”.
It added that given the sequence of events, the President “is aware and part of the grand scheme of corruption by either omission or commission”.
The Minority, therefore, demanded that “instead of the self-serving report the President has asked for, an independent public enquiry aired on all national TV networks and radio stations for all and sundry to actively participate in must be instituted”.
Giving the background of the saga, the statement said when Ghana was awarded the right to host the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, the then NPP government decided to build two new stadia at Essipong and Tamale and refurbish the Ohene Djan (Accra) and the El-Wak stadia towards the hosting of the tournament.
It said on July 20, 2005, the committee set up to evaluate and make recommendations on financial proposals met one of the shortlisted companies for the project, VAMED Engineering Company, to ascertain the credibility, viability, timeliness and the current status of financial proposals from the firm.
VAMED, an Austrian firm in Ghana, had proposed to raise funding of about 764,117,646 euros from the Bank of Austria for the project and Mr Woyome, then the Deputy Honorary Consul for Austria in Ghana, was part of the negotiating team of VAMED.
The firm’s condition for raising funds for the project included the requirement to subject the project to MIGA guarantee and charges, the approval of credit terms by IMP, the setting up of a special purpose company by VAMED and the government, the issuing of an irrevocable sovereign guarantee by the government to the Bank of Austria and the attachment of a health and wellness centre to the stadia to be built.
The statement explained further that the committee advised the government that the conditions and processes to be met by both the government and VAMED could span three to four months, which was a potential source of delay for the project.
Given the urgency of the project, the committee further recommended to the government to seek an alternative option of securing its own line of funding.
It said it was at that stage that the then Ministry of Education and Sports informed VAMED on August, 22, 2005 that it was discontinuing with the tendering process due to time constraints and high financial commitments implied in the submissions.
It added that on August 27, 2005, Waterville Holdings Limited, said to be part of the VAMED consortium, which also included Micheletti and Co Limited, responded to the letter by the Ministry of Education and Sports and requested for negotiations to resolve what it regarded as “breach of process”.
Eventually, the statement added, Waterville Holdings could not raise the funds and collaborated with Micheletti and Co to build the Ohene Djan and the El-Wak stadia, and with CONSAR to build the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.
It said letters from the then Attorney-General, Mr Joe Ghartey, dated August 1, 2006, and those from the Office of the President, dated October 24, 2008, confirmed that the government had no claims to settle with any party or individual after Micheletti and CONSAR had agreed to pay amounts outstanding to Waterville Holdings.
The statement, therefore, questioned what it called “the bizarre and highly controversial” manner in which Mrs Mould-Iddrisu dealt with Mr Woyome, who was neither known as a shareholder nor director of VAMED, since the then government did not deal with him in his personal capacity.
Front page, 06/01/12
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
THE Minority in Parliament has prevailed upon President John Evans Atta Mills to relieve the Minister of Education, Mrs Betty Mould-Iddrisu, of her post and institute a truly independent enquiry into the circumstances leading to the payment of a whopping GH¢41,811,480.59 to a business man, Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome, for the settlement of a claim involving the rehabilitation of three stadia in the country.
According to the Minority, the huge and unjustified payment was based on the terms of settlement brokered by the then Attorney-General, Mrs Mould-Iddrisu, who did not file any defence to the claim against the government by Mr Woyome, who had neither put in a bid nor entered into any contract with the government.
In a statement read by the Minority Leader, Mr Osei-Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Minority accused Mrs Mould-Iddrisu of negligence and admission of mistake, thereby enabling Mr Woyome to obtain a judgement of GH¢105,540,548.24 and costs of GH¢25,000 against the state on May 24, 2010.
“We demand investigations into this manifestly fraudulent conduct in this stadia saga and possible prosecution for defrauding the Republic of Ghana through misinterpretation and dubious claims in obtaining in default of defence,” it said.
The Minority also described as “unfortunate” a statement by President Mills on his return from his recent trip abroad when he demanded a report, explaining that the said report he was demanding “is clearly a smokescreen seeking to buy time and once again protect one of his own”.
It added that given the sequence of events, the President “is aware and part of the grand scheme of corruption by either omission or commission”.
The Minority, therefore, demanded that “instead of the self-serving report the President has asked for, an independent public enquiry aired on all national TV networks and radio stations for all and sundry to actively participate in must be instituted”.
Giving the background of the saga, the statement said when Ghana was awarded the right to host the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, the then NPP government decided to build two new stadia at Essipong and Tamale and refurbish the Ohene Djan (Accra) and the El-Wak stadia towards the hosting of the tournament.
It said on July 20, 2005, the committee set up to evaluate and make recommendations on financial proposals met one of the shortlisted companies for the project, VAMED Engineering Company, to ascertain the credibility, viability, timeliness and the current status of financial proposals from the firm.
VAMED, an Austrian firm in Ghana, had proposed to raise funding of about 764,117,646 euros from the Bank of Austria for the project and Mr Woyome, then the Deputy Honorary Consul for Austria in Ghana, was part of the negotiating team of VAMED.
The firm’s condition for raising funds for the project included the requirement to subject the project to MIGA guarantee and charges, the approval of credit terms by IMP, the setting up of a special purpose company by VAMED and the government, the issuing of an irrevocable sovereign guarantee by the government to the Bank of Austria and the attachment of a health and wellness centre to the stadia to be built.
The statement explained further that the committee advised the government that the conditions and processes to be met by both the government and VAMED could span three to four months, which was a potential source of delay for the project.
Given the urgency of the project, the committee further recommended to the government to seek an alternative option of securing its own line of funding.
It said it was at that stage that the then Ministry of Education and Sports informed VAMED on August, 22, 2005 that it was discontinuing with the tendering process due to time constraints and high financial commitments implied in the submissions.
It added that on August 27, 2005, Waterville Holdings Limited, said to be part of the VAMED consortium, which also included Micheletti and Co Limited, responded to the letter by the Ministry of Education and Sports and requested for negotiations to resolve what it regarded as “breach of process”.
Eventually, the statement added, Waterville Holdings could not raise the funds and collaborated with Micheletti and Co to build the Ohene Djan and the El-Wak stadia, and with CONSAR to build the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.
It said letters from the then Attorney-General, Mr Joe Ghartey, dated August 1, 2006, and those from the Office of the President, dated October 24, 2008, confirmed that the government had no claims to settle with any party or individual after Micheletti and CONSAR had agreed to pay amounts outstanding to Waterville Holdings.
The statement, therefore, questioned what it called “the bizarre and highly controversial” manner in which Mrs Mould-Iddrisu dealt with Mr Woyome, who was neither known as a shareholder nor director of VAMED, since the then government did not deal with him in his personal capacity.
Kaaseman Rural Bank makes profit
Page 39, 09/01/12
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
THE Kaaseman Rural Bank in the Western Region recorded profit before tax of GH¢702,047 in 2010 as against the GH¢352,139 it made in 2009.
The total deposit of the bank also increased from GH¢8.56 million in 2009 to GH¢18.99 million.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank, Mr Kwame Twumasi Ankrah, announced this at the 23rd annual general meeting of shareholders of the bank at Sefwi Kaase in the Bia District.
He added that the bank’s share capital went up from GH¢202,038 in 2009 to GH¢253,520 as at December 2010 while its total assets grew from GH¢10.27 million to GH¢18,99 million during the same period.
In addition, the bank gave out GH¢4.33 million as loans and overdrafts in 2010 as against GH¢3.27 million it advanced to its customers in 2009.
On the purchase of cocoa, Mr Ankrah said the bank purchased a total of GH¢31.71 million in 2010 as against GH¢10.52 million in 2009 and attributed the increase to the high crop yield and the increase in the producer price of the commodity.
Mr Twumasi said that the good performance of the bank had enabled it to carve an image for itself in the corporate world, explaining that currently the bank occupied the 22nd position in the Ghana Club 100.
Commenting on the operational challenges of the bank, Mr Ankrah noted that loan default remained one of the major challenges and called on all loan defaulters to repay their loans to enable others to benefit from such facility.
For his part, the Chief Manager of the Bank, Mr David Gbeblewu, said under the Millennium Challenge Account Computerisation Programme, all branches of the bank had been computerised and added that all branches would be networked to enable customers have access to their accounts at any branch.
In an address read on his behalf, the Managing Director of the ARB Apex Bank, Mr Eric Osei Bonsu, commended the bank for its impressive performance over the years, making it the third among the three rural banks in the Western Regional and fifth among the 133 rural banks throughout the country.
He called on rural banks to continue to educate their shareholders to enable them to fully appreciate some of their challenges.
Page 39, 09/01/12
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
THE Kaaseman Rural Bank in the Western Region recorded profit before tax of GH¢702,047 in 2010 as against the GH¢352,139 it made in 2009.
The total deposit of the bank also increased from GH¢8.56 million in 2009 to GH¢18.99 million.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank, Mr Kwame Twumasi Ankrah, announced this at the 23rd annual general meeting of shareholders of the bank at Sefwi Kaase in the Bia District.
He added that the bank’s share capital went up from GH¢202,038 in 2009 to GH¢253,520 as at December 2010 while its total assets grew from GH¢10.27 million to GH¢18,99 million during the same period.
In addition, the bank gave out GH¢4.33 million as loans and overdrafts in 2010 as against GH¢3.27 million it advanced to its customers in 2009.
On the purchase of cocoa, Mr Ankrah said the bank purchased a total of GH¢31.71 million in 2010 as against GH¢10.52 million in 2009 and attributed the increase to the high crop yield and the increase in the producer price of the commodity.
Mr Twumasi said that the good performance of the bank had enabled it to carve an image for itself in the corporate world, explaining that currently the bank occupied the 22nd position in the Ghana Club 100.
Commenting on the operational challenges of the bank, Mr Ankrah noted that loan default remained one of the major challenges and called on all loan defaulters to repay their loans to enable others to benefit from such facility.
For his part, the Chief Manager of the Bank, Mr David Gbeblewu, said under the Millennium Challenge Account Computerisation Programme, all branches of the bank had been computerised and added that all branches would be networked to enable customers have access to their accounts at any branch.
In an address read on his behalf, the Managing Director of the ARB Apex Bank, Mr Eric Osei Bonsu, commended the bank for its impressive performance over the years, making it the third among the three rural banks in the Western Regional and fifth among the 133 rural banks throughout the country.
He called on rural banks to continue to educate their shareholders to enable them to fully appreciate some of their challenges.
Bia-Torya Community Bank makes strides
Page 29, 29/01/12
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
THE Bia-Torya Community Bank in the Western Region recorded profit of GH¢412,431.51 as against GH¢316,298.82 recorded in 2009.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank, Mr Samuel Danquah, said the assets of the bank also grew from GH¢7.34 million to GH¢16.89 million during the period under review.
Addressing the 6th Annual General Meeting of the bank at Sefwi Bonsu Nkwanta in the Juabeso District, he said, the bank also increased its deposit base from GH¢6.1 million to GH¢13.3 million.
In addition, loans and advances increased from GH¢450,870.64 to GH¢1,267,786.57, representing an 181 per cent increase over the previous figure.
The chairman pledged that officials of the bank would continue to work hard in order to maintain its enviable status among rural and community banks in the country.
In an address read on his behalf, the acting Managing Director of the ARB Apex Bank, Mr Duke Osam-Duodu, said the domestic money transfer being operated between the ARB Apex Bank and the rural and community banks was receiving steady patronage.
He said the system had indeed come to fill a void in the money transfer business.
Mr Osam-Duodu stated that the impressive performance of the bank had made it to be ranked as fifth out of the 13 rural banks in the Western Region and 10th among the 133 rural banks nationwide.
He said that notwithstanding, a lot of work still needed to be done in the area of capitalisation if the bank wanted to be considered one of the best rural banks in the country.
“It is only by improving the capital base of the bank that will enable you to open more agencies to better serve the unbanked and under-bank members of your operational communities,” he said.
For his part, the Senior Manager of the bank, Mr A.K. Foli, appealed to loan defaulters to pay their loans to enable others get more assistance from the bank to expand their farms and businesses.
He called on shareholders and the general public to buy more shares from the bank.
Page 29, 29/01/12
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
THE Bia-Torya Community Bank in the Western Region recorded profit of GH¢412,431.51 as against GH¢316,298.82 recorded in 2009.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank, Mr Samuel Danquah, said the assets of the bank also grew from GH¢7.34 million to GH¢16.89 million during the period under review.
Addressing the 6th Annual General Meeting of the bank at Sefwi Bonsu Nkwanta in the Juabeso District, he said, the bank also increased its deposit base from GH¢6.1 million to GH¢13.3 million.
In addition, loans and advances increased from GH¢450,870.64 to GH¢1,267,786.57, representing an 181 per cent increase over the previous figure.
The chairman pledged that officials of the bank would continue to work hard in order to maintain its enviable status among rural and community banks in the country.
In an address read on his behalf, the acting Managing Director of the ARB Apex Bank, Mr Duke Osam-Duodu, said the domestic money transfer being operated between the ARB Apex Bank and the rural and community banks was receiving steady patronage.
He said the system had indeed come to fill a void in the money transfer business.
Mr Osam-Duodu stated that the impressive performance of the bank had made it to be ranked as fifth out of the 13 rural banks in the Western Region and 10th among the 133 rural banks nationwide.
He said that notwithstanding, a lot of work still needed to be done in the area of capitalisation if the bank wanted to be considered one of the best rural banks in the country.
“It is only by improving the capital base of the bank that will enable you to open more agencies to better serve the unbanked and under-bank members of your operational communities,” he said.
For his part, the Senior Manager of the bank, Mr A.K. Foli, appealed to loan defaulters to pay their loans to enable others get more assistance from the bank to expand their farms and businesses.
He called on shareholders and the general public to buy more shares from the bank.
Indianapolis University Prof, students support three schools
Page 15, 21/01/12
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
A PROFESSOR at the University of Indianapolis in the United States of America (USA), Dr Jodie Ferise and some of her students have presented 8,000 assorted books worth over GHC20,000 to three schools in the country.
The beneficiary schools are the Precious Kids Academy at Ashaiman, Bethel A.M.E Zion School Complex, also at Ashaiman and the Ochripey Community School, near Salaga in the Northern Region.
Dr Farise and her students were invited to the country by a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Mission Resources Ghana International last year and decided to mobilse the books for distribution to the schools to assist in the education of pupils.
The joy of pupils and parents of Precious Kids Academy, where the presentation of the books took place, knew no bounds when the books were presented to them. They joyfully sung, danced and thanked the donors for the gesture.
In his remarks, Dr Farise praised Ghana for efforts being made to educate children to support the country’s future development.
“I am so impressed about the enthusiasm with which these school children are learning to enable them to become useful future leaders”, she said.
Dr Farise said it was with love that students from the University of Indianapolis collected books for donation to the three schools.
She advised Ghanaians not to be interested in events which only concerned them, but should also be interested in the welfare of others.
“We are here because we love these kids. We are here because we attach importance to the welfare and the proper growth of these kids”, she said.
Dr Farise said when she visited the country last year, she donated a number of computers to the schools and gave the assurance that she would continue to mobilise resources to assist the schools to enable them stand to properly educate the pupils.
She later cut a tape to inaugurate the library for the Precious Kids Academy which was stocked with books which she presented to the school.
Books stocked in the library included reference books, science, mathematics, fiction, non-fiction, encyclopaedia, classics and devotional books, among others.
The President of the Ghana Missions Association, Pastor Enoch Nyador who dedicated the books urged pupils in the beneficiary schools to read widely in order to enrich their knowledge.
For his part, Apostle Sampson Dorkunor, Head of the Living Bread Mission, proprietor of the Precious Kids Academy thanked the donors for their gesture and announced that the school’s library would be opened to children in the entire community.
The Headteacher of the academy, Mr Innocent Todzi, who received the books pledged that the pupils would use the book to enrich their knowledge in order to become useful adults in future.
Page 15, 21/01/12
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
A PROFESSOR at the University of Indianapolis in the United States of America (USA), Dr Jodie Ferise and some of her students have presented 8,000 assorted books worth over GHC20,000 to three schools in the country.
The beneficiary schools are the Precious Kids Academy at Ashaiman, Bethel A.M.E Zion School Complex, also at Ashaiman and the Ochripey Community School, near Salaga in the Northern Region.
Dr Farise and her students were invited to the country by a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Mission Resources Ghana International last year and decided to mobilse the books for distribution to the schools to assist in the education of pupils.
The joy of pupils and parents of Precious Kids Academy, where the presentation of the books took place, knew no bounds when the books were presented to them. They joyfully sung, danced and thanked the donors for the gesture.
In his remarks, Dr Farise praised Ghana for efforts being made to educate children to support the country’s future development.
“I am so impressed about the enthusiasm with which these school children are learning to enable them to become useful future leaders”, she said.
Dr Farise said it was with love that students from the University of Indianapolis collected books for donation to the three schools.
She advised Ghanaians not to be interested in events which only concerned them, but should also be interested in the welfare of others.
“We are here because we love these kids. We are here because we attach importance to the welfare and the proper growth of these kids”, she said.
Dr Farise said when she visited the country last year, she donated a number of computers to the schools and gave the assurance that she would continue to mobilise resources to assist the schools to enable them stand to properly educate the pupils.
She later cut a tape to inaugurate the library for the Precious Kids Academy which was stocked with books which she presented to the school.
Books stocked in the library included reference books, science, mathematics, fiction, non-fiction, encyclopaedia, classics and devotional books, among others.
The President of the Ghana Missions Association, Pastor Enoch Nyador who dedicated the books urged pupils in the beneficiary schools to read widely in order to enrich their knowledge.
For his part, Apostle Sampson Dorkunor, Head of the Living Bread Mission, proprietor of the Precious Kids Academy thanked the donors for their gesture and announced that the school’s library would be opened to children in the entire community.
The Headteacher of the academy, Mr Innocent Todzi, who received the books pledged that the pupils would use the book to enrich their knowledge in order to become useful adults in future.
Ghanaians have stake
in ensuring free polls - MP
Page 13, 21/01/12
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
THE New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Ahafo-Ano North, Mr Richard Akuoko-Adiyia, has reminded Ghanaians that they all have a stake in ensuring that the 2012 general election is transparent, free and fair.
“The government alone cannot be entrusted to ensure that the impending elections were conducted in a free, fair and transparent atmosphere”, he said adding that the Atiwa, Akwatia and Chireponi bye-election should be a yardstick for all Ghanaians to judge how the government would handle the elections if the people were not vigilant.
He said since free, fair and transparent election could not be guaranteed only during the day of election, Ghanaians owed it a duty to take part in registration of voters and in addition be vigilant to ensure that the right things were done during such an exercise.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic, Mr Adiyia noted with concern the practice whereby people were bused from different constituency to register in another constituency in order to give advantage to a particular candidate.
He said until Ghanaians became vigilant to prevent such malpractices, the beauty of the 2012 election would be marred from day one.
Mr Adiyia also asked Ghanaians to put aside political considerations and rather consider the interest of the country since “governments will come and go, political parties will win power and lose power, but Ghana will continue to be our cherished country”.
The MP cautioned Ghanaians from having the notion that what was happening elsewhere as a result of election malpractices could not happen in Ghana.
“Let us not be complacent but work around the clock and make conscious efforts to ensure that all players in the election play their part as expected of them”, he said.
Mr Adiyia also called on politicians to refrain from politics of insults and rather base their electioneering on issues stressing that it was important for both politicians and their supporters to educate their voters about issues at stake rather than tarnish the image of their opponents in the name of politics.
in ensuring free polls - MP
Page 13, 21/01/12
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
THE New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Ahafo-Ano North, Mr Richard Akuoko-Adiyia, has reminded Ghanaians that they all have a stake in ensuring that the 2012 general election is transparent, free and fair.
“The government alone cannot be entrusted to ensure that the impending elections were conducted in a free, fair and transparent atmosphere”, he said adding that the Atiwa, Akwatia and Chireponi bye-election should be a yardstick for all Ghanaians to judge how the government would handle the elections if the people were not vigilant.
He said since free, fair and transparent election could not be guaranteed only during the day of election, Ghanaians owed it a duty to take part in registration of voters and in addition be vigilant to ensure that the right things were done during such an exercise.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic, Mr Adiyia noted with concern the practice whereby people were bused from different constituency to register in another constituency in order to give advantage to a particular candidate.
He said until Ghanaians became vigilant to prevent such malpractices, the beauty of the 2012 election would be marred from day one.
Mr Adiyia also asked Ghanaians to put aside political considerations and rather consider the interest of the country since “governments will come and go, political parties will win power and lose power, but Ghana will continue to be our cherished country”.
The MP cautioned Ghanaians from having the notion that what was happening elsewhere as a result of election malpractices could not happen in Ghana.
“Let us not be complacent but work around the clock and make conscious efforts to ensure that all players in the election play their part as expected of them”, he said.
Mr Adiyia also called on politicians to refrain from politics of insults and rather base their electioneering on issues stressing that it was important for both politicians and their supporters to educate their voters about issues at stake rather than tarnish the image of their opponents in the name of politics.
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