A Graduate Student of the Dr. Hilla Limann Technical University, Amanda Addo Boateng has received several accolades and Cash Prices from Stakeholders after she obtained a CGPA of 4.64 equivalent to first class Honors After completing her course of Study.
The 5th Congregation of Dr. Hilla Limann Technical University was held on 18th May 2024 at the Forecourt of the University’s Library Complex in Wa.Amanda was Adjudged best graduating female Student of the School of Business and Overall Best Graduating Student of the School.
The Wa Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Issahaku Tahiru Moomin Donated an amount of Ghc2,000 to Her, The University’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Elias Sowley also Donated Ghc1,000 to the Student.
Two Lecturers, Dr. Aliata of the School of Business and Prof. Darimani of Agric Engineering Faculty Together Donated Ghc500 to the Student and Pledged to Have Dinner with Her.
Alumni Association of the School Headed by Mr. Warris Anaakaa also Pledged to fund Abigail Boateng’s Education at the Post Diploma Level for 2 Years After she had graduated with a HND in Purchasing and Supply.
The University Has Graduated 678 Students for the 5th Congregation Comprising 427 Males and 251 Females.
Albert Don-Chebe is a Ghanaian lawyer, retired soldier, and public servant. He was the Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 2013 to 2016 Appointed by Former President John Dramani Mahama. He is a Native of Takpo in the Nadowli-Kaleo District of Upper West Region.
15th Director-General of the GBC Preceded by Berifi Afari Apenteng he was Succeeded by Kwame Akuffo Anoff-Ntow.
Prof Amin Alhassan, A Former Principal of UDS, Wa Campus is Currently the Director General of GBC.
Education, He Attended St. Augustine’s College, Tamale Senior High School
University Education
University of Ghana, University of Manchester, Defense Information School, Ghana School of Law.
Don-Chebe worked as a lecturer in English language at the University of Ghana. For 15 years, he had worked at the Directorate of Public Relations of the Ghana Armed Forces.Prior to his voluntary retirement from the Ghana Armed Forces in 1999, he had been involved in five peace-keeping operations under the supervision of the United Nations.He began as a Lieutenant and retired as a Major.Following his retirement from the Ghana Armed Forces, he joined the Ghana Breweries Limited as the Corporate Affairs Manager. In 2005, he was employed by the Ministry of Public Sector Reforms as a Communications Consultant. He was later appointed Head of Corporate Communication and Customer Care at Ghana Telecom (which later became Vodafone Ghana). Don-Chebe gained employment at the Millennium Development Authority in 2009 as the Director of Community and Public Outreach. Prior to his appointment as the Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, he was the Director of Corporate Planning and Communication at the Export Development and Agricultural Investment Fund (EDAIF).He is a member of the Institute of Public Relations and once served as its president.
Don-Chebe was appointed Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation on 14 May 2013 by the National Media Commission.His three-year contract ended on 16 May 2016. He however proceeded on his accumulated leave in February 2016, and refused to return to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation due to worker agitations at the corporation. He was succeeded by Kwame Akuffo Annof-Ntow. While serving as Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, he was elected president of the African Union of Broadcasting. He is the chairman of the Northern Development Forum.
The Inter-party Dialogue Committee in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region has renewed its commitment to serving as peace and tolerance ambassadors before, during, and after the 2024 general elections.
This remark was made during a day of capacity building seminars aimed at putting an end to violent extremism in Ghana. The Wa West District Directorate of NCCE, which facilitated this meeting, brought together religious leaders, political party activities, market queens, chiefs, and security officers who have been assigned to the Committee. Speaker after speaker emphasized the importance of eschewing tolerance in order to foster peace.
Mr. John Yibile, NCCE’s deputy upper West regional director, emphasized the importance of such involvement, citing the devastation caused by jihadist operations in Northern Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and Mali as lessons for Ghana in working to strengthen national unity and cohesion. Madam Esther Suglo, NCCE’s Wa West District Director, asks to committee members to provide a positive example of peace and tolerance that others might copy.
She emphasized the importance of sustained engagement. She underlines, “This exercise is national in scope; we will visit schools, worship facilities, and market squares to spread the message of halting violent extremism.
The resource person, Mr. Tahiru Lukman, a seasoned development Consultant, security specialist and CEO of Ideapath Consult, cautioned participants to view politics as a competition of ideas. Mr. Tahiru Lukman made hints on how political division, religion, and ethnic bigotry are can destroy a country. He challenged the participants to keep advocating for inter-ethnic harmony and religious tolerance.
He pointed out that; “It is in Ghana an imam will feel comfortable in church; a pastor will be invited to Islamic ceremony; and marrying from different tribes becomes a norm; these tolerance and community social life builds a nation together”. Mr. Tahiru Lukman also urging all participants to help raise awareness of civil responsibility among community members and their families and peers in order to establish a peaceful environment for the 2024 elections.
He charged members with promoting national cohesiveness prior to, during, and after the 2024 election. The workshop concluded with participants discussing their experiences and asking questions for clarification. Approximately 50 participants, including NCCE personnel and media were in attendance.
This workshop is part of The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) Inter-Party Dialogue Committee (IPDC) meetings on peace, Tolerance and countering violent extremism and vigilantism at the district levels.
This activity is under the European Union (EU) sponsorship package on, Preventing and Containing Violent Extremism (PCVE) Action in the Northern Regions of Ghana programme.
Filed byTahiru LukmanAuthor, Development Consult and Research FellowTel: +233 (0) 209154057Email: lukmantahiru@rocketmail.com
Some Residents of Danko in the Wa Municipality have expressed sadness over the nature of their roads after several years of Appeal.
Speaking to Residents of the Area, they Indicated that their Assembly Member, Hon. Adams Yahaya Jiga has appealed severally to the Wa Municipal Assembly to Assist in getting the road fixed but to no avail.
Speaking to A Resident by Name Osman, He Stated.
“With the nature of our road we are in distress, With this rainy season it’s likely to affect the road, if the road isn’t fixed we won’t tolerate any leader here this year, they have worked on Charia and Jonga Road yet we are here they should fix it from Danko to Boli, they can leave it at Boli..”
Nadira Added
“The road is bad, we struggle to transport pregnant women to the Hospital, sometimes vehicles splash muddy water on us..”.
Access to electricity is an important human right – World Bank The President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, has described electricity as a human right, vital for accessing healthcare, education, and opportunities for innovation and productivity.
Speaking at the World Bank Group Meetings on April 17, 2024, Mr Banga emphasised that without electricity there can be no solution to poverty, growth, or development. Thus, it is portrayed as the foundation for creating jobs and capabilities in Africa.
Sissala East Communities Without Lights Since 1992 Wuru katinia tanvialli nitalu Kwapun konsola nahadakui komo Gbenebisi kalaxsi santijan dondourijan Kupunjorha
Sissala West District Communities Without Lights Since 1992 Kuni sangbaka paana
In recent times, fuel prices continue increase, affecting various businesses with the transport sector being the hardest hit.
This is threatening the survival of the transport business with many operators finding it difficult to keep up with the rising cost.Despite this, the Ghana Public Roads and Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) in a joint statement directed transport operators to hold on with any increase in lorry fares. The development also led the Ministry of Roads and Highways to direct the Ghana Police Service to crackdown on transport operators who may increase their fares.
That notwithstanding, reports indicate that some drivers are still charging higher fares to be able to sustain their operations.The case is not different in Wa as operators of tricycles, popularly known as “Camboo” are concerned about the high cost of fuel in recent times which they say is affecting their business.
In an interview with Mak News, they indicated the hike in the prices of fuel products is affecting their daily sales, thus, impeding their ability to take care of basic necessities like paying the school fees of their children.The operators also noted that any attempt to increase the transport is always met with resistance from the commuters.
“The passengers always refuse to pay any new fares given to them. And if we insist on them to pay the increased fares, they often resort to walking instead”, a camboo operator disclosed. The camboo drivers are therefore forced to maintain old prices despite the increasing fuel prices.
The camboo operators appealed to the government to do something about the fuel prices in order to help them sustain their businesses.
Some Concerned Teachers have thrown more light on issues surrounding Queries to be issued to over 40 Teachers in Wa West District.
The Teachers will Appear before their Director, Mr. Ametus D. Tug-Guu on 7th May 2024 for failing to attend Workshops.The workshop was organized by the Wa West District Directorate in Partnership with Global Life Changers.
However some Teachers have explained that the Director failed to honor some pledges in the past, a reason they didn’t take his future messages grievous.
“We went for workshop n monies(40gh) were taken from us for certificates. About 2-3 years now the certificates are not in, have we called any Officer from the district office to ask.”
District Chief Executive of Wa East, Hon. Ewurah Suleman
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has instructed the District Chief Executive of Wa East District Assembly, S.K Mahama, to process payments of pending educational supports and procurement of development project requests from the Member of Parliament for Wa East Constituency, Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw, from the MPs share of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) at once.
This stern directive was made by the Chair of the PAC, James Klutse Avedzi, when the DCE, together with the District Coordinating Director, Finance and Internal Audit officers took their turn before the Committee on Monday, April 22, in the ongoing 2022 Public Account Committee hearing in Sunyani.
It was revealed that the MP, Dr. Jasaw had since January 2022, issued several letters to the District Assembly for the payment of fees from the MPs share of the DACF to needy but brilliant students of the Wa East District. Similar letters were also issued by the MP for the construction of clinics, rehabilitation of schools, drilling of boreholes among others for various communities in the Constituency.
Reports from the constituency indicates that, several attempts have been made by the MP and some prominent chiefs of the district to get the DCE to sanction expenditure at the MP’s request for constituents.
This has however proved futile as the DCE insensitively declined payments, depriving these vulnerable school children and communities the needed support and development.
The DCE, in an attempt to justify his defiance before the Committee, indicated that such requests have not come to his attention and that he turned away some citizens who came to make follow up on their letters because he the DCE couldn’t authenticate the source of such letters. Contrary to this assertion by the DCE, the Coordinating Director attested to the Assembly receiving letters of requests from the MP and forwarding them to the DCE’s office for authorization of payments.
This has deprived many students since 2022 to continue their education, leaving some of them with no option but to defer their programs of studies to different academic years and stalled several projects in many communities.
The Chairman of the Committee denoted that, the MP remains the sole actor in determining the usage of the MP’s share of the DACF, reiterating the need for the DCE to comply with requests of the MP.
He further directed that, quarterly reports on the expenditure of the MP’s share of the Common Fund be made by the Assembly to the MP, as this forms part of the regulation in the disbursement of the DACF.
Indeed, the non-compliance of the DCE for Wa East to allow for payments to deserving constituents may be considered as a deliberate refusal, driven by an exhibit of partisanship at the peril of developing the District.
Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw indeed must be commended for using his share of the Common Fund to support education and execute developmental interventions in his constituency.
District Chief Executive of Wa East, Hon. Ewurah Suleman
The DCE for Wa East District in the Upper West Region Dr. Ewura Kandia Sulemana has indicated that the Public Accounts Committee Meeting session held few weeks ago to deliberate on his district was arranged against him, throwing more light on the issue, he responded to a question from the host, Adil Fuseini Seeking to know if he has a cordial relationship with the member of Parliament, dr. Godfred Jasaw.He affirmed that he has a cordial relationship with the MP.”… I have a cordial relationship with the MP and I can repeat that, the public accounts committee didn’t allow me to speak, those in charge are NDC MPs, it was Arranged, Avedzi, Rockson and Mutala Mohammed, they were asking questions, they engaged in illegality and mischief, I wouldn’t have responded to them if not because of the viewing masses. They were not asking questions, they were expressing views and frustrations as MPs, speaking in favor of their colleague, PAC shouldn’t have invited me based on Emotions, Imaginations and hearsay..”The District Chief Executive indicated that he declined signing some documents because they were not brought to him through a proper channel, he stated that some beneficiaries came to him one on one to deliver letters instead of going through the Assembly’s Registry.
A Heavy Rainstorm experienced in Takpo and other surrounding communities has destroyed several properties of individuals and the state.
A Public basic school wasn’t spared, it’s roofs were ripped off as a result of the Heavy rains of 21st April 2024.According to Assembly Member for Takpo Tuori Electoral Area Hon. Alexis Anzagira, He Stated:
“Yesterday the 21st day of April, 2024 was a sad day in my beloved electoral area (Takpo TUORI Electoral Area) as rainstorm caused a lot of havoc in the area by rendering many people homeless.
Upper West Media 