A PRINCIPAL accountant at the Wa regional Hospital, Mr Karim Kuuri, has filed his nomination to contest for the Chapuri electoral area in the Jirapa district of the Upper West region.
The 37–year-old accountant said his desire to contest for the seat was as a result of calls from the people of the area who saw him as somebody who had the capabilities to champion their cause at the Jirapa district assembly.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic in Wa, Mr Kuuri said before the decision to contest, he had already been helping his area through acts of philanthropy.
“I have been voluntarily assisting my people in so many ways, with the recent one being the donation of football jerseys to the local basic school in the electoral area,” he added.
He said education was going to be his main priority as that was the only way to fight and reduce poverty in the area.
According to him, incentive packages would be instituted to encourage parents to send their children to school.
Mr Kuuri, who for some time now has been a resource person of a popular radio programme dubbed “business hour” to educate the business community and the general public in the Upper west region, was optimistic that he would get the mandate of the people.
He said the Chapuri electoral area which has produced a number of prominent people, including the late Edward Salia, a former member of parliament for Jirapa and a Minister of State, needed somebody with strong personality to represent the people.
He was hopeful that he would win the elections and contribute towards the development of the area and the district as a whole.
Mr Kuuri holds a Degree in Commerce from the University of Cape–Coast and is a finalist of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana).
He also holds executive certificates in project management, banking and finance.
Friday, December 10, 2010
ABUDU TO CONTEST NPP BOLE-BAMBOI SEAT (PAGE 13, DEC 9, 2010)
A 45-YEAR-OLD accountant, Mr Adams Olando Abudu, has declared his intention to contest on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Bole–Bamboi constituency in the Northern region.
Consequently, he has started meeting all stakeholders at both the constituency and regional level of the party in order to ensure that there is a united front towards the 2012 general elections.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic in Wa in the Upper West Region, Mr Abudu said the constituency needed a strong personality who would effectively articulate the needs of the people in the national assembly.
“The people of the constituency have regretted voting always for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidates and therefore, see the NPP as the party to salvage the situation since it is well endowed with the requisite human resource base to tackle all challenges,” he added.
According to the parliamentary aspirant, he has decided to offer himself due to several calls and appeals from the rank and file of the party who believe that he was the best person to win the seat for the NPP and also break the NDC dominance in the constituency.
He, therefore, urged delegates for the yet to be held congress to vote for a strong willed candidate who was ever ready to serve instead of one with self interest.
Mr Abudu said the NDC had woefully failed Ghanaians and must, therefore, be booted out of office for the NPP to come and repair what he called the damage done to the country by the NDC government.
He said no amount of propaganda would this time round sway Ghanaians to vote for the NDC because “our people have learnt a bitter lesson as they swallowed the lies of the NDC hook, line and sinker.”
He was hopeful that the delegates would give him the nod to enable him to prepare adequately for election 2012.
The NDC has since 1992 dominated politics in the Bole – Bamboi constituency with the current Vice – Preisdent John Mahama being the MP for twelve years before Mahama Akati, also from the NDC in 2008.
Consequently, he has started meeting all stakeholders at both the constituency and regional level of the party in order to ensure that there is a united front towards the 2012 general elections.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic in Wa in the Upper West Region, Mr Abudu said the constituency needed a strong personality who would effectively articulate the needs of the people in the national assembly.
“The people of the constituency have regretted voting always for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidates and therefore, see the NPP as the party to salvage the situation since it is well endowed with the requisite human resource base to tackle all challenges,” he added.
According to the parliamentary aspirant, he has decided to offer himself due to several calls and appeals from the rank and file of the party who believe that he was the best person to win the seat for the NPP and also break the NDC dominance in the constituency.
He, therefore, urged delegates for the yet to be held congress to vote for a strong willed candidate who was ever ready to serve instead of one with self interest.
Mr Abudu said the NDC had woefully failed Ghanaians and must, therefore, be booted out of office for the NPP to come and repair what he called the damage done to the country by the NDC government.
He said no amount of propaganda would this time round sway Ghanaians to vote for the NDC because “our people have learnt a bitter lesson as they swallowed the lies of the NDC hook, line and sinker.”
He was hopeful that the delegates would give him the nod to enable him to prepare adequately for election 2012.
The NDC has since 1992 dominated politics in the Bole – Bamboi constituency with the current Vice – Preisdent John Mahama being the MP for twelve years before Mahama Akati, also from the NDC in 2008.
Monday, December 6, 2010
WA ASSEMBLY SUPPORTS SCHOOLS (PAGE 12, DEC 4, 2010)
THE Wa Municipal Assembly in the Upper West Region has started distributing free school uniforms and exercise books to schoolchildren in the municipality.
In all, the assembly is expected to give out a total of 2,000 school uniforms and 79,388 exercise books to basic schools in the municipality.
Making the first presentation at Kadoli, near Wa, the Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Duogu Yakubu, said in distributing the items, priority was given to rural communities and deprived schools to motivate schoolchildren in those areas to put in their best and to make education attractive to schoolchildren.
Each school child received a free uniform and four exercise books.
Mr Yakubu said the government not only recognised education but also made substantial investments to practically demonstrate its firm commitment to addressing the myriad of challenges that obstruct the effective implementation of its sound educational policies.
He requested the municipal directorate of the Ghana Education Service to ensure that the uniforms and exercise books did not find their way to the market.
“I will personally charge our security agencies to be on the lookout for those who want to profit from the benevolence of the government to our dear schoolchildren. I will match my words with deeds if indeed, somebody falls victim to this warning,” he added.
Mr Yakubu called on parents and guardians not to see the gesture as an opportunity to make them shirk their responsibilities towards their children.
“You should also cultivate the habit of occasionally visiting your wards in school to demonstrate not only your love and care but also your commitment towards their proper upbringing in the hands of their teachers,” the MCE advised.
In all, the assembly is expected to give out a total of 2,000 school uniforms and 79,388 exercise books to basic schools in the municipality.
Making the first presentation at Kadoli, near Wa, the Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Duogu Yakubu, said in distributing the items, priority was given to rural communities and deprived schools to motivate schoolchildren in those areas to put in their best and to make education attractive to schoolchildren.
Each school child received a free uniform and four exercise books.
Mr Yakubu said the government not only recognised education but also made substantial investments to practically demonstrate its firm commitment to addressing the myriad of challenges that obstruct the effective implementation of its sound educational policies.
He requested the municipal directorate of the Ghana Education Service to ensure that the uniforms and exercise books did not find their way to the market.
“I will personally charge our security agencies to be on the lookout for those who want to profit from the benevolence of the government to our dear schoolchildren. I will match my words with deeds if indeed, somebody falls victim to this warning,” he added.
Mr Yakubu called on parents and guardians not to see the gesture as an opportunity to make them shirk their responsibilities towards their children.
“You should also cultivate the habit of occasionally visiting your wards in school to demonstrate not only your love and care but also your commitment towards their proper upbringing in the hands of their teachers,” the MCE advised.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
GHANA NEEDS ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC POLICIES — SAMIA (PAGE 12, NOV 27, 2010)
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Jomoro in the Western Region, Ms Samia Nkrumah, has observed that what the country needs now are alternative economic policies that will enable Ghanaians to meet the social needs of life.
She has, therefore, called for a united Nkrumaist front to contest future elections in order to realise this dream.
“We will never be able to do this if the Nkrumaist forces do not come together,” she added.
Ms Nkrumah was speaking at a forum organised by Nkrumah Rising for the Upper West Regional branches of the People’s National Convention (PNC) and the Convention People’s Party (CPP) in Wa.
The well attended forum attracted constituency and regional executives of the CPP and the PNC.
Nkrumah Rising is an organisation composed of CPP and PNC elements that has, as one of its mandates, the goal of creating sufficient internal pressure at the grass roots of both the CPP and the PNC to bring about the total unification of the two political parties.
Ms Nkrumah, who is a patron of Nkrumah Rising, announced that as part of her efforts at bringing total unity between the two parties, she had decided to contest the position of national chairperson of the CPP next year.
According to her, she had held a number of meetings with various stakeholders in both parties and told them about the need to preserve the Nkrumaist tradition, adding, “I am not concerned about names and symbols but what we need now are sincere leaders who are not interested in bargaining before elections.”
“We need people who are ready to sacrifice and compromise. We need to compromise on trivialities. Don’t let anyone tell you about obsession with names,” she added.
She pointed out that what needed to be done was determine why people did not vote for splintered Nkrumaist parties, adding, “We should eliminate that sing-song and show to Ghanaians that we are credible.”
Ms Nkrumah said when she won the Jomoro parliamentary seat, there were assertions that she had won because of the legacy of her father, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana.
“If they are saying that, should that be a legacy which should be rejected? If that name can be used to win votes and elections, is it wrong?” she asked.
The Jomoro MP said she decided to become a patron of Nkrumah Rising because it was made up of committed young people who had voluntarily decided to move from one constituency to another to champion the cause of unity among the Nkrumaist parties.
She said the group was not advocating an internal coup in the various parties but rather their unity.
Ms Nkrumah said she supported the activities of the group because that was what should have been done years ago and appealed to the group to keep the flame alive by becoming involved in the process.
The Facilitator of Nkrumah Rising, Mr George Boadu, said similar fora would be organised in the other regions in due course.
He said the group had, since last year, been travelling across the country to awaken the grass roots on the need to unite for victory.
Later in a communiqué, the Wa Constituency executives of the CPP and the PNC declared their support for Ms Nkrumah for the chairmanship of the CPP.
They noted that the revival of Nkrumaism could only begin with the merger of not just the PNC and the CPP but also all the other Nkrumaist groups, including the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), noting that a CPP spearheaded by Ms Nkrumah would trigger that.
She has, therefore, called for a united Nkrumaist front to contest future elections in order to realise this dream.
“We will never be able to do this if the Nkrumaist forces do not come together,” she added.
Ms Nkrumah was speaking at a forum organised by Nkrumah Rising for the Upper West Regional branches of the People’s National Convention (PNC) and the Convention People’s Party (CPP) in Wa.
The well attended forum attracted constituency and regional executives of the CPP and the PNC.
Nkrumah Rising is an organisation composed of CPP and PNC elements that has, as one of its mandates, the goal of creating sufficient internal pressure at the grass roots of both the CPP and the PNC to bring about the total unification of the two political parties.
Ms Nkrumah, who is a patron of Nkrumah Rising, announced that as part of her efforts at bringing total unity between the two parties, she had decided to contest the position of national chairperson of the CPP next year.
According to her, she had held a number of meetings with various stakeholders in both parties and told them about the need to preserve the Nkrumaist tradition, adding, “I am not concerned about names and symbols but what we need now are sincere leaders who are not interested in bargaining before elections.”
“We need people who are ready to sacrifice and compromise. We need to compromise on trivialities. Don’t let anyone tell you about obsession with names,” she added.
She pointed out that what needed to be done was determine why people did not vote for splintered Nkrumaist parties, adding, “We should eliminate that sing-song and show to Ghanaians that we are credible.”
Ms Nkrumah said when she won the Jomoro parliamentary seat, there were assertions that she had won because of the legacy of her father, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana.
“If they are saying that, should that be a legacy which should be rejected? If that name can be used to win votes and elections, is it wrong?” she asked.
The Jomoro MP said she decided to become a patron of Nkrumah Rising because it was made up of committed young people who had voluntarily decided to move from one constituency to another to champion the cause of unity among the Nkrumaist parties.
She said the group was not advocating an internal coup in the various parties but rather their unity.
Ms Nkrumah said she supported the activities of the group because that was what should have been done years ago and appealed to the group to keep the flame alive by becoming involved in the process.
The Facilitator of Nkrumah Rising, Mr George Boadu, said similar fora would be organised in the other regions in due course.
He said the group had, since last year, been travelling across the country to awaken the grass roots on the need to unite for victory.
Later in a communiqué, the Wa Constituency executives of the CPP and the PNC declared their support for Ms Nkrumah for the chairmanship of the CPP.
They noted that the revival of Nkrumaism could only begin with the merger of not just the PNC and the CPP but also all the other Nkrumaist groups, including the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), noting that a CPP spearheaded by Ms Nkrumah would trigger that.
WA TEIN URGES UNITY IN NDC (PAGE 12, NOV 27, 2010)
THE Wa campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS) branch of the Tertiary Educational Institutional Network (TEIN) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has observed that nobody can win on the ticket of the party in the 2012 elections without campaigning for the legacy of the present government.
It has therefore appealed to well–meaning supporters of the party to rally behind President J E. A. Mills to deliver.
“We bear no grudge with anyone for expressing his or her candid opinion but we believe that it would be better made within rather than making it public,” it said.
In a statement signed by its President, Mr Mohammed Ilyassu, the Wa campus TEIN appealed to the party leadership to take on board the genuine concerns by supporters of the party “after all we are all seeking to build a strong united party for 2012”.
Mr Ilyassu urged all so called factions within the party to be strategic rather than creating leverage for the opposition to hype on.
“TEIN - Wa campus also wants to appeal to all the youth groups within the party to refrain from tendencies that sought to threaten the party’s unity. We do same to all appointees to have a listening ear to concerns of party youth groups to arrest the agitation,” he added.
He pledged the unflinching support of Wa campus TEIN to the president, the government and the party leadership since they had confidence in the President to deliver on the “Better Ghana agenda”.
According to Mr Ilyassu, the Wa campus recently received an invitation extended to the various campus branches of TEIN via text messages to attend a workshop organised by the Greater Accra branch of the association.
He said in an attempt to solidarise with them, he did not conduct any thorough check before taking off to represent the Wa campus only to realise that he had been misled.
He, therefore, stated without any equivocation that “we do not support what is happening currently and we condemn in no uncertain terms what happened on that day and wish to apologise to the leadership of our party for having participated in that workshop”.
Mr Ilyassu condemned those who were trying to instigate the youth against the President and his government.
It has therefore appealed to well–meaning supporters of the party to rally behind President J E. A. Mills to deliver.
“We bear no grudge with anyone for expressing his or her candid opinion but we believe that it would be better made within rather than making it public,” it said.
In a statement signed by its President, Mr Mohammed Ilyassu, the Wa campus TEIN appealed to the party leadership to take on board the genuine concerns by supporters of the party “after all we are all seeking to build a strong united party for 2012”.
Mr Ilyassu urged all so called factions within the party to be strategic rather than creating leverage for the opposition to hype on.
“TEIN - Wa campus also wants to appeal to all the youth groups within the party to refrain from tendencies that sought to threaten the party’s unity. We do same to all appointees to have a listening ear to concerns of party youth groups to arrest the agitation,” he added.
He pledged the unflinching support of Wa campus TEIN to the president, the government and the party leadership since they had confidence in the President to deliver on the “Better Ghana agenda”.
According to Mr Ilyassu, the Wa campus recently received an invitation extended to the various campus branches of TEIN via text messages to attend a workshop organised by the Greater Accra branch of the association.
He said in an attempt to solidarise with them, he did not conduct any thorough check before taking off to represent the Wa campus only to realise that he had been misled.
He, therefore, stated without any equivocation that “we do not support what is happening currently and we condemn in no uncertain terms what happened on that day and wish to apologise to the leadership of our party for having participated in that workshop”.
Mr Ilyassu condemned those who were trying to instigate the youth against the President and his government.
SAMIA TO CONTEST CPP CHAIRMANSHIP SLOT (PAGE 12, NOV 26, 2010)
THE Member of Parliament for Jomoro in the Western Region, Miss Samia Nkrumah, has announced her intention to contest the national chairmanship position of the Convention People’s Party next year.
She described her intention as part of her efforts to bring total unity primarily between the CPP and the People’s National Convention and all other groupings that believed in the Nkrumaist ideologies.
Miss Samia made her intention known at a forum organised by Nkrumah Rising for the Upper West Regional branches of the Peoples’ National Convention (PNC) and the Convention Peoples’ Party in Wa.
The well attended forum attracted constituency and regional executives of the CPP and the PNC.
Nkrumah Rising is an organisation composed of CPP and PNC elements that has as one of its mandates the goal of creating sufficient internal pressure at the grassroots level within both the CPP and PNC to bring about the total unification of the two political parties.
According to Ms Samia, She had held a number of meetings with various stakeholders of both parties and had spoken to them on the need to preserve the Nkrumaist tradition and that “I am not concerned about names and symbols but what we need now is sincere leaders who are not interested in bargaining before elections”.
“We need people who are ready to sacrifice and compromise. We need to compromise trivialities. Don’t let anyone tell you about obsession in names,” She stated.
She pointed out that what should be done was to eliminate why people did not vote for splintered Nkrumaist parties adding “we should eliminate that sing song and show to Ghanaians that we are credible”.
Ms Samia said when she won the Jomoro parliamentary seat there were assertions that she won because of the legacy of her father, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana.
“If they are saying that, should that be the legacy which should be rejected? If that name can be used to win votes and elections, is it wrong? she asked.
If she’s successful, Samia Nkrumah would become the first female chair of a major political party.
She described her intention as part of her efforts to bring total unity primarily between the CPP and the People’s National Convention and all other groupings that believed in the Nkrumaist ideologies.
Miss Samia made her intention known at a forum organised by Nkrumah Rising for the Upper West Regional branches of the Peoples’ National Convention (PNC) and the Convention Peoples’ Party in Wa.
The well attended forum attracted constituency and regional executives of the CPP and the PNC.
Nkrumah Rising is an organisation composed of CPP and PNC elements that has as one of its mandates the goal of creating sufficient internal pressure at the grassroots level within both the CPP and PNC to bring about the total unification of the two political parties.
According to Ms Samia, She had held a number of meetings with various stakeholders of both parties and had spoken to them on the need to preserve the Nkrumaist tradition and that “I am not concerned about names and symbols but what we need now is sincere leaders who are not interested in bargaining before elections”.
“We need people who are ready to sacrifice and compromise. We need to compromise trivialities. Don’t let anyone tell you about obsession in names,” She stated.
She pointed out that what should be done was to eliminate why people did not vote for splintered Nkrumaist parties adding “we should eliminate that sing song and show to Ghanaians that we are credible”.
Ms Samia said when she won the Jomoro parliamentary seat there were assertions that she won because of the legacy of her father, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana.
“If they are saying that, should that be the legacy which should be rejected? If that name can be used to win votes and elections, is it wrong? she asked.
If she’s successful, Samia Nkrumah would become the first female chair of a major political party.
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