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Month: December 2016

Hannah Bissiw loses Tano South seat

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Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano South, Hannah Louisa Bissiw will not be part of the 275 members that will be ushered into the 7th Parliament of the Fourth Republic.

Bissiw, also a deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture in charge of Livestock, after winning the parliamentary primary of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) unopposed failed to put up a good performance to retain the seat she won in 2012 for the akatamansonians.
In Wednesday’s poll, Bissiw amassed 17,215 of the total valid votes cast.

Her main opponent from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sekyere Yeboah polled 21,018 to emerge victorious in the hotly contested poll.

The Tano South Constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region has been a strong hold of the Danquah-Busia-Dombo tradition since 2000.

The party won majority votes in both the presidential and parliamentary polls.

However, in 2012, Dr. Bissiw standing on the ticket of the NDC, snatched the seat with 19,239 votes as against the 17,857 votes polled by the then incumbent NPP MP, Andrew Adjei-Yeboaho-Addo.

Abeiku Crentsil loss Ekumfi seat

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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has put up a sterling performance to win the Ekumfi parliamentary seat from the governing National Democracy Congress (NDC).

Represented by Ato Cudjoe, the elephant family, according to the provisional results, polled a surprise 12, 217 votes as against 11,630 votes amassed by the incumbent NDC MP, Abeiku Crentsil.

That means Ato Cudjoe won the seat with a 587 votes difference.

Abeiku Crentsil won the seat in 2012 after scaling through the parliamentary primary of the NDC where he beat the then incumbent MP, Kuntu Blankson.

In the general parliamentary poll, Mr. Crentsil garnered 16,615 votes, representing 62% of the total valid votes cast while Ato Cudjoe who also represented the NPP polled 9,395 votes, representing 35% of the total valid votes cast.

Crentsil’s defeat, according political analysts, is largely attributed to infighting that rocked the rank and file of the umbrella family in the constituency.

There were mass defection of some supporters and sympathizers of the party to the opposition NPP but the regional executives, sat aloof without making any move to resolve the internal crisis.

Baba Jamal defeated

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Member of Parliament (MP) for Akwatia, Baba Jamal has lost his seat to the opposition New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) candidate for the area, Mercy Ama Sey.

Jamal who doubles as a deputy Minister for Employment & Labour Relations put up a spirited performance with the hope of retaining the seat he won for the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) but his best wasn’t good enough to sail him through.

He polled 15,905 votes while Ama Sey whom he described as hairdresser garnered 21,433 of the total valid votes cast, according to provisional results from the Akwatia constituency.

It took Jamal over a decade before winning the Akwatia seat in 2012 having contested for four times in a row.

The Akwatia constituency has long been a very stronghold of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and therefore came to many as a surprise when Jamal put up a surprise performance to wrestle the seat from then incumbent MP for the area, Dr. Kofi Adu Asare.

Jamal polled 20, 308 votes while Dr. Adu Asare had 19, 737 votes.

K.T Hammond retains seat

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Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, K.T Hammond has retained his seat.

He beat his only contender Pollster, Ben Ephson has predicted a defeat for incumbent Member of Parliament for the Adansi Asokwa constituency in the upcoming 2016 elections.

He beat his closest contender, Evans Amankwa by garnering 16,468 as against 12,389.

The former Deputy Minister of Energy’s seat is one of the seats that the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) had targeted to wrestle from the opposition New Patriotic Party in the Ashanti Region.

Election: Shama MP satisfied with process despite hitches

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The incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for Shama in the Central Region, Gabriel Essilfie, has expressed some degree of satisfaction with the electoral process.

He, however, noted he was compelled to intervene to calm tensions at, Abuesi, a town in the constituency.

Mr. Essilfle recounted that some persons were being rowdy at a polling station in the town and when he then notified the District Chief Executive (DCE) and the District task force who calmed the tension. But an hour later, the tensions were rekindled and the police were forced to call in some military personnel as reinforcements.

Aside the tensions in Abuesi, Mr. Essilfle said in “all the polling stations that I visited, the numbers that turned up so far are quite encouraging.” “Everything is under control; I have run a good campaign.

I am very confident that the people of the Shama constituency will renew my mandate and that I am going to renew my mandate with a much higher gap than in the past,” he added. Mr Ato Panford, of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presents the main opposition to Mr. Essilfile in Shama.

Amadu Sorogho loses seat

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The Member of Parliament for Madina-Abokobi, Amadu Sorogho has lost his seat to the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Parliamentary candidate, Boniface Abubakar Saddique.Hon. Sorogho who has been in Parliament since 2005, was defeated by Boniface Abubakar Saddique who served as the Minister of Water Resources Works and Housing under the erstwhile Kufour administration. He was also once the Member of Parliament for Salaga in the Northern Region.

Mr Sorogho is currently the Chairman of the Prisons Service Council.

Go and call your relations to monitor counting after voting – Adwoa Safo

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The Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo has admonished supporters of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) to be vigilant in the December 7 polls and make sure that they stay around after voting to monitor counting of ballots.

She said the party is not ready to spend resources to challenge a rigged elections anymore, hence all supporters must ensure they’ll sacrifice to deliver a one touch victory for the Presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

“If you finish voting don’t go and stay home. We should all help to protect the NPP’s victory this time. Go home and bring your Father, mother, auntie, your boyfriend and girl friend and ensure we keep a close eye to the counting process.” She told thousands of supporters at the last rally of the NPP on Sunday, 4 December.

A last rally to wind up the largest opposition NPP’s campaign is underway at the forecourt of the Ghana International Trade Fair Center in Accra.

The big event themed ‘The Battle is the Lord’s’ has seen thousands of NPP supporters across the country.

The party bigwigs including former ministers of state like the Former Water Works Minister, Hackman Owusu Agyemang, former Interior Minister, Kwamena Bartels, and former Defence Minister Addo Kufuor are on the grounds for the mammoth rally.

The others include former Trade Minister, Kofi Konadu Apraku, former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Sheikh I. C. Quaye, all the 275 NPP parliamentary candidates across the country and scores of others have attended the rally.

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor, NPP Presidential Candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his running mate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia are also present to grace the last rally.

YEA to recruit more youth – Wa Central MP

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The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has recruited a total of 6,501 youths into the various modules across the region as part of measures by the government to reduce the high rate of unemployment in the country.

The recruitment comprises 3,072 males and 3, 429 females including 22 Persons Living With Disability were engaged in modules such as agriculture, teaching and the security services among others.

Mr Mohammed Pelpuo, the Eastern Regional Director of the Youth Employment Agency, said the recruitment forms part of the 100,000 youth targeted to be employed by the agency by the end of the year.

He said that the government was providing jobs for the youth between the ages of 15 to 35 years and reducing the high unemployment rate in the country adding that the region will be engaging more youth by the end of December.

Mr Pelpuo said YEA, which was formerly known as the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA), was mandated by law to facilitate youth employment in the country.

The YEA established under the Youth Employment Agency in 2015 under Act 887 was to oversee the coordination, supervision and facilitation of employment for the youth and related matters in the country.

Mr Pelpuo said it is also a one-stop-shop for employment of the youth and entrepreneurial development of the youth taking into consideration gender and Persons Living With Disability.

He said in order to improve teaching and learning as well as improve access to quality health delivery, especially in deprived communities, more youths have been employed in the education and health sectors.

Mr Pelpuo said the youth in Community and Service and Security is to augment the human resource capacity of the police, prison and fire services while providing employment opportunities for the youth.

He said the YEA has adopted the International Labour Organization (ILO) working standards such as creating equal opportunities and treatment for all youth in terms of access to jobs as well as ensuring safe and decent working environment for all.

New Juaben S. MP commissions project funded with NHIS but slams govt

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The Member of Parliament for New Juaben South Constituency in the Eastern region,Dr. Mark Asibey Yeboah, has commissioned a Pavement project and a security post at the Koforidua Poly Clinic.

The MP also donated medical equipments to be shared to all CHPS Compounds in the constituency, all funded through his share of the National Health Insurance Scheme Fund.

According to the MP, a total of ghc203,000 was allocated to him as his share of  National Health Insurance Fund for the four year period.

He said, the Fund has been used to execute several projects under the health sector in the Municipality to improve upon healthcare delivery.

However, Dr. Mark Asibey Yeboah has slammed President John Mahama led government for collapsing NHIS initiated by Ex- President Kuffuor to provide free healthcare for Ghanaians.

He explained that, the situation has partially restored cash and carry system. He stated that, many ailments are no more covered by the scheme, while health facilities across the country are reluctant to administer services to beneficiaries of the scheme due to non-payment of claims.

Dr. Asibey Yeboah, assured Ghanaians that Akufo Addo led government will revive the scheme to effectively work again.

Meanwhile, the New Juaben Municipal Health Director, Dr.Kwaku Seneya in an interview with kasapa News mentioned delay in payment of claims by the NHIA and inadequate staff to help  deliver quality healthcare for residents as some of he pressing challenges of the Poly Clinic and health in the Municipality as a whole.

He commended the MP for the intervention in fixing other infrastructure challenges of the facility.