Ideas and Facts Expressed by Concerned Citizens in Upper West.
I am sure many of you have heard about the many beautiful towns in the Upper West Region of Ghana. But today, I want to share a trip I took to one of these towns that share a border with Burkina Faso. This is because, unlike its neighbour, Navrongo, very little is known about this…
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for over the decades have not been popular in the Upper West Region. The party had no parliamentary representation in the first parliament of the fourth republic (1993-1996). This was because, in the 1992 parliamentary election, the party had boycotted the elections. However, the NPP has never secured more…
BRING MOBILE MONEY VENDORS TO ORDE. I begin my piece of write up with the wise saying ” When the evil plotter beats his drum for the downfall of the innocent, the gods will not let it sound” the time of liberation and emancipation has come and our people will be saved from mobile money…
POST-HARVEST LOSS IN WATERMELON AND TOMATOES IN NORTHERN GHANA: A CASE OF SEASONAL GLUT OR MARKET SYSTEM FAILURE? Introduction It’s yet again that time of the year in the Upper West Region of Ghana especially within the Wa municipality where there is a lot of tomatoes in the market. Many farmers are harvesting the product…
The diminuendos of Ghanaian politics have trended every department of life, both public and private. The mere mention of elections is equated to violent bloody conflicts in the minds of many people and a call to acts of violence and hooliganism. The equation of politics to sounding war drums is a worrying development that must…
THE YOUTH OF TODAY AND FREE THINGS MENTALITY : WHAT IS WRONG Do the rapid developments in artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and blockchain, along with the need for greater cybersecurity, signal another network revolution? In an age of algorithms that seem to anticipate one’s every need or desire—smartphones, drones, and driverless cars—it’s easy to think…
The people of upper west region always remain loyal to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) because of the unprecedented development former president Rawlings has brought to the region, sons of the region were given key ministerial positions during his administration. The J.J. administration created the upper west region, extended electricity to the region, constructions and…
The Wa Central MP is currently the longest serving MP who is contesting for re-election within the Upper West enclave. He came to the scene in 2005 after winning the 2004 parliamentary elections and has since been representing the Wa Central constituents. Unlike other MPs including Hon. Alban Bagbin, Hon. Kennedy Agyapong and the likes…
Teenage pregnancy remains a big issue confronting the Ghanaian society. It is particularly widespread in the Upper West Region. Over the years, the Wa West District, Wa East District, Sissala West, and the Daffima Bussie Issa District continue to record high cases of teenage girls fast becoming pregnant. Teenage pregnancy poses both adverse health and…
(“Nature, to be commanded,must be obeyed”- Francis Bacon) It appears all our attention is now focused and centered on the COVID 19 pandemic much to the neglect of some other essentials which keep us going as humans. No wonder that in the Upper West Region 43 people lost their lives needlessly to preventable diseases like…
