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NYA supports Ghana Scout Association

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Regional Council of the Ghana Scout Association in a group photograph with NYA Regional Director and Metro staff

The Ashanti Regional Council of the Ghana Scout Association, and the Regional Directorate of the National Youth Authority (NYA), recently engaged on how to use the Association to drive the social consciousness of the youth through its disciplinary tutorship and vision to becoming responsible youth in the region.

In pursuance of that, the NYA has allocated an office within the Kumasi Metropolitan office of the Authority at Adum to the Regional Scout Council to facilitate effective operations and the smooth running of the association.

Established in Ghana since 1912, the Ghana Scout Association is aims at encouraging loyalty, thoughtfulness to others, good citizenship among young men and women, and helping them develop their character, train them in habits of observation, obedience, and self reliance among others.

Dotted across 43 districts in the region, the Regional Scout Association has, for a long time, been operating within the premises of the NYA Kumasi Metropolitan office, and the gesture by the authority to officially accommodate it was a relief to them.

Mr. Benjamin Alhassan Akasui, Regional Scout Commissioner, who received the keys to the office from the Regional NYA boss, Mr. George Orwell Amponsah, expressed gratitude to the NYA Director, and the authority in the region, for the continuous support and the gesture.

He gave the assurance that the association would not relent in the pursuit of its core values and mandate.

A voluntary association, the Ghana Scout offers education to young people in the areas of self-discipline, skills training, and career guidance, with the aim to making them useful to their communities, and society in general.

The NYA Regional Director, Mr. Amponsah, while handing over the keys to the office, remarked that the Authority and the scout were collaborating with a workable synergy to bring out the best in the youth, especially in personal growth through training and social skills development within the region, and the country at large.

From Thomas Agbenyegah Adzey, Kumasi

Nwansanmere Chief sends SOS to District Assembly

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The Chief of Achiase-Nwansanmere in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region, Nana Kwabena Frimpong, has called for the support of the District Assembly to complete some major development projects he personally initiated for his community.

The Chief’s priority is the main road network linking the neighbouring communities, which is in a deplorable condition currently, and has worsened with the onset of the rainy season.

The end result is that drivers have to battle with potholes amid the impeded free flow of traffic.

The Chief catalogued challenges they were facing when the District Chief Executive, Rebecca Yeboah, paid an official visit to the community to engage the chiefs and the people, and to assess their challenges.

Nana Frimpong disclosed that he had already acquired some construction materials, including gravels, for the take-off of the road project, while the community hospital he initiated five years ago was about 70 percent complete.

“I have also commenced

of over 3,000 blocks and chippings, and I hope it would improve the lot of my people, if completed,” he stated.

The Chief, therefore, sought the support of the Assembly in the implementation of the projects to ensure his dreams for the community come into fruition.

The DCE lauded the efforts of the Chief and his commitment to undertake projects to boost economic development and improve the livelihoods of the people in the district.

She gave the assurance that though a newly-created district, the Assembly would pay attention to the Chief’s prioritised projects, and asked the chiefs to exercise restraint while it (Assembly) streamlines the scheme of things.

The Presiding Member for the Assembly, who doubles as the Assembly Member for the area, Ohemeng Prempeh, commended Nana Frimpong for his initiatives, and promised to contribute to the development of the community.

According to him, he had assisted in the provision of street lights, while machinery to re-shape the roads was in operation.

The Presiding Member further disclosed that a number of students from the area had benefitted from the government’s scholarship scheme.

MTN CEO wins CIMG Marketing Man of the Year 2020

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Mr. Selorm Adadevoh, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Ghana, has been adjudged the Marketing Man of the Year 2020 at the 32nd Annual National Marketing Performance Awards, organised by the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG).

The award is in recognition of his excellence in strategic marketing in the areas of Market Insights, People Management, Corporate Reputation Management, CSR, and Sound Marketing Management.

The 32nd edition of the Awards also coincided with the 40th Anniversary of CIMG, and the 25th Anniversary of MTN, and was organised under the theme “Repositioning Ghana to leverage AfCFTA for economic development.”

Mr. William Tetteh, Chief Capital Project Officer, received the Award on behalf of Mr. Selorm Adadevoh as Marketing Corporate Executive, as an astute administrator and an achiever are what many see him to be, and these accolades were not lost on their team of assessors, who could not agree more, hence, the crowning moment.

“You led a company that is dedicated to lead in the delivery of a bold new digital experience for your customers, and have succeeded in wowing them by making their lives a whole lot better,” the organisers noted.

At the same event, MTN Ghana won three other awards, which are Marketing Practitioner of the Year 2020 – Mr. Eli Hini, CEO of Mobile Money Limited, a subsidiary of MTN Ghana, New Media Campaign – MTN “Wear it for me.”

MTN Ghana retained its CIMG Hall of Fame Award for the second consecutive year.

The awards adds to the several others bestowed on the business and its executive officers across many platforms in recognition of its performance in a difficult year, 2020, a year that saw the outbreak of the global pandemic COVID-19, transforming businesses and their operations.

MTN Ghana demonstrated resilience in its operations and invested heavily in corporate social investments helping the government of Ghana in its fight to stem the pandemic.

Receiving the Marketing Man of the Year award via video, Mr. Adadevoh expressed his gratitude to MTN staff, partners and stakeholders for their support and contribution to the company’s achievement.

He expressed his profound gratitude to all staff of MTN and partners for their contribution and to CIMG for the recognition.

He disclosed that, CIMG Awards is a very important award for them at MTN, and for that matter adjudging him as Marketing Man of the year, places a responsibility on him and MTN as a whole to continue the excellent work they do in meaningful ways not only to MTN but to Ghana.

The CIMG Awards was instituted to deepen the interest of the marketing profession and that of its members and to ensure that the Institute impacts positively in the performance of its legitimate role in society, the economy of Ghana and the world at large.

Tighten security at the borders; Asantehene tells GIS

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The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Mr Kwame AsuahTakyi with the Asantehene, His Royal Majesty (HRM)OtumfuoOsei Tutu II

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged the Ghana Immigration Service to tighten security at the country’s borders.

He made the remarks when the Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Mr Kwame Asuah Takyi and some Members of the National Immigration Management Committee paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, His Royal Majesty (HRM) Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

“Your presence at the borders is very critical to the security of the nation”, the Asantehene averred. HRM admonished the Comptroller-General and his men to tighten security at the country’s borders to prevent extremism from entering into the country.

Otumfuo was full of praise for the Comptroller-General’s leadership style of traveling round the country and engaging with various stakeholders. “I have been observing your trips round the country and how you engage with stakeholders to deepen the collaboration between you and the stakeholders”, the Asantehene said, adding that “It is for this reason and among others that you were awarded with the Millennium Excellence Award for National Cohesion and Security.”

According to the Otumfuo, efforts of the government to retool the Service has also gone a long way in making the GIS a formidable force at the borders and deepened the critical role the Service plays in supporting internal security.

Chairman of the Governing Council of the Immigration Service, Dr Edward Prempeh (second right) introducing the GIS Delegation to the Asantehene

Chairman of the Immigration Service Council, Dr Edward Prempeh, who led the delegation thanked the Asantehene for his support and wise counsel to the Service, which has placed the Service on a high pedestal and prayed for the continuous support of the Asantehene.

Mr Kwame AsuahTakyi, on his part, thanked the Otumfuo for the honour done him with the Millennium Excellence Award and pledged to work even harder with his Management.

The CGI said he will continue to motivate Officers of the GIS to enhance security at the borders and ensure Ghana remains an oasis of peace in the sub region.

Accompanying the Comptroller-General of Immigration were the Deputy Comptroller-General of Immigration responsible for Finance and Administration (DCGI/Fin. & Admin), Mr Isaac Owusu Mensah, Greater Accra Regional Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Immigration (DCOI) Mrs Maud Anima Quainoo, Chief Staff Officer (CSO), Assistant Commissioner of Immigration (ACI), Mr Lawrence Agyapong, Deputy Staff Officer and Aide-de-Camp to the Comptroller-General, Superintendent Amoateng Ennin and Head of Public Affairs, Superintendent Michael Amoako-Atta.

Kumasi Mayor cautions BECE candidates against exams malpractices 

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A section of the BECE candidates

Mr. Samuel Payne the Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive has cautioned the BECE candidates to stay away from Examination malpractices to ensure that they pass well and benefit from government’s programmes and policies for better future.

He encouraged them not to panic, bearing in mind that they would be tested in accordance with what they have been taught by their teachers and, therefore, need not panic in the examination hall.

Monitoring the 2021 BECE yesterday, Mr. Pyne reminded the students that their grades would determine the choice of their Senior High school and entreated them to put in every effort to pass well, as a guarantee for their school of choice.

Madam Mary Owusu Achiaw, Ashanti Regional Director of Education tasked the candidates to conduct themselves well during the examination and avoid taking any foreign materials along when entering the examination hall to avoid sanctions.

She advised the candidates to always report at the examination centers on time, and always consult their invigilators for any challenges to be addressed appropriately.

The Education Director assured them of their total security, emphasising that the security personnel at the centers are not to arrest any of them but would not hesitate to deal with those who breach the rules and regulations guiding the examination.

The total number of schools writing the examination is 216 comprising a total of 93 public schools, 123 private schools involving 7,718 candidates in the public schools and 2,961 private schools totalling 10,679 with 5,083 being boys and 5,596 girls.

Obuasi St. Thomas JHS Old Students Donate Computers To Their Alma Mater

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The 1991 Year Group, the school management committee members, teachers and students in a group picture with the computers

The 1991 Year Group Old Students Association of St. Thomas J.H.S at Obuasi in Ashanti has donated ten desktop computers and their accessories to the school. Speaking at the presentation ceremony Mr. Augustine Cletus Oye, Planning committee chairman for the 1991 Group noted that the donation forms part of activities marking the group’s thirty year’s anniversary celebration.

He said his group has already provided the final year students with mathematical sets, rulers and pens towards their B.E.C.E examination.

Mr. Oye expressed hope that once the donation of the computers has been done, other year groups of the school would follow their example.

Mr. John Alexander Ackon, former Ashanti Regional Minister and President of St. Thomas Cathedral Church, Obuasi, noted that digitisation is the way to go and thank the 1991 Year Group for supporting their former school with the computers.

“The 1991 Group has done tremendously well with this donation and the church and the school management committee would want to appreciate this level of your support, ” he said.

Mr. Ackon pleaded with the group to consider giving similar support to the primary school.

Rev. Father Isaac Kyei, associate priest of the St. Thomas Cathedral, Obuasi, who received the computers expressed his appreciation to the 1991 Year Group for the donation.

Mr. Abdul Razak Karim, Chairman of the 1991 Year Group, who presented the computers to the school on behalf of the association, said plans are underway to provide the library with modern books to enhance learning in the school.

From Frederick Danso Abeam, Obuasi

Let us revise the 6 months Semester for Junior High Schools

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Opinion

The need to eulogise the Ghana Government, the Ministry of Education, the Ghana Education Service and Teacher Unions for the strategic plans put in place to ensuring successful reopening of schools in the midst of Covid-19,through the advent of the semester system in Junior High Schools is prudent.
However, the giant mice that keeps unsettling the skulls of the Ghanaian populace is whether the semester system has come to stay. The system was introduced on the 18th day of January, 2021 so that, teachers and learners at the Junior High School level could meet up with the contact hours lost as a result of the pandemic (Covid-19).
The Pros
It is worth admiring the policy mainly because it has:

1. provided adequate time frame for teachers to cover many topics within the syllabus.
2. reduced cost of financing education at the Junior High School level.
3. increased teacher and student interaction, making teachers have adequate information about their students.
The Cons
The system affects education delivery in the following ways:
1. exerts continuous pressure on school facilities leading to increased cost of maintenance and repairs.
2. Increase in teacher and learner stress level with a spark in ill-health, and absenteeism, because of its prolonged nature, considering the age group of the students at that level.

3. boredomdue to repetition of lessons coupled with lack of teaching and learning materials.
4. Increases cost of school supervision among others.
Policy Recommendations
In an attempt to reviewing the semester system, the following recommendations are worth taking note of:

1. the Ghana Education Service should support School Management Committees so that they could assist in taking charge of repairs and maintenance of school facilities without always looking up to the government.
2. over-reliance on improvisation in our schools should be a thing of the past. The Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service should procure adequate teaching and learning materials to facilitate teaching and learning. This would also help boost learner interest in learning during the long stay in school, leading to reduction in boredom and persistent improvisation of teaching and learning materials.
3. the mid-semester break should be extended or the duration for the semester system be reduced to make room for enough rest for learners and teachers.
4. grants should be promptly released to lessen the cost of managing the schools.
5. health packages for education sector workers should be introduced to cater for health breakdowns during these long periods of staying in school.
6. there should be infirmarians in each Junior High School to nurse the sick.
7. Finally, incentive packages for teachers teaching more than 35 students per class should be introduced.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the call to reviewing the semester system at the Junior High level should be hailed. It is imperative to roll down the political curtain, salute the flag of unity and togetherness to drive education to an estimable pedestal in our cherished country, Ghana.

WISDOM KOUDJO KLU
EDUCATIONIST/COLUMNIST
GREATER ACCRA REGION
Email: wisdomklu46@gmail.com

The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect The Chronicle’s stance.

Sen Marafa slams Gov Buni, says he didn’t go to school

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The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress APC assumed a curious twist on Sunday following the declaration by a chieftain of the party from Zamfara state, Senator Kabiru Marafa that the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC is an illegal contraption, unknown to law.

At a media parley, Sunday in Abuja, Marafa who represented Zamfara Central in the Senate for eight years said Gov. Buni cannot operate as a governor and also superintend the party.

Marafa said; “Mai Mala Buni’s CECPC is an illegal committee. It cannot conduct anything. Whatever it does is a nullity and it cannot stand in this country. We are going to challenge him on that in court and I don’t care what anyone will say. Buni looked for my trouble and I will give him ten times of that.

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Seven burnt to death in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway car crash

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Seven persons on Sunday night were burnt to death in an accident involving two vehicles around the Sandrete Ogunmakin area of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Ahmed Umar, Ogun Sector Commander, who confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, said that three others sustained various degrees of injuries in the accident.

He explained that the crash, which occurred at about 10.40 p.m. involved a truck and a bus both without registration numbers.

He also confirmed that a total of 10 persons were involved in the accident and seven were burnt beyond recognition.

Umar blamed the accident on route violation, adding that the truck and the bus had a head-on collision which resulted in a fire outbreak.

“The survivors were taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere, for medical attention,” he said.

The FRSC commander, therefore, cautioned motorists to desist from driving against traffic as there was great danger in route violation.

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Olujimi, 8 other women join Ekiti governorship race

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Former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi and eight other female aspirants have indicated interest to contest the Ekiti State governorship poll slated for June 18, 2022 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Others include Mrs Olumide Ojo Olukemi Olubunmi from Ido/Osi Council Area of the state, Chief Mrs Arogundade Olutoyin from Ekiti East Local Government and Princess Adekemi Adewunmi from Efon Local Government. Others are Mrs Cecillia Ebiesuwa (Emure Council), Mrs Adewumi Adesoye (Ado), Mrs Titilayo Owolabi Akerele (Ikole), Mrs Modupe Asaolu (Ekiti South West) and Mrs Deborah Alo ( Ido/Osi).

The nine female aspirants were among other seventeen people that have so far obtained nomination forms and have been screened by PDP at the National Secretariat.

Olujimi said her decision to join the race was borne out of the desire to salvage the state from the woods through selfless service to the people irrespective of their social status.

She made the declaration in a chat with newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital on Sunday ending the speculation about her governorship ambition.

The lawmaker representing Ekiti South Senatorial Districts said she decided to throw the hat into the ring following calls from the downtrodden, traditional rulers and eminent sons and daughters of the state.

Olujimi noted she possessed the quality and experience required to harness the vast state’s resources for productive and developmental purposes, adding that her political and public sector experiences has prepared her for the plum position.

She said she is in the governorship race to turnaround the fortunes of the state by revolutionizing all the sectors of governance with focus on the masses.

Olujimi said that if given the ticket of her party and elected as governor, she would reposition Ekiti for economic prosperity by creating an environment for industry to thrive with a better approach to taxation that will reduce dependence on federation allocations.

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