Sogakofe Bridge Accident Claims One Life, Injures Others

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June 1, 2018

An accident on the Lower Volta Bridge, Sogakofe in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region has claimed the life of a 20-year old man and injured 3 others leaving a nine-month old boy unhurt.

The deceased, identified as Tododo Bestway Mortor from Sokpoe, near Sogakofe who suffered a fractured skull passed away at the Comboni Hospital, Sogakofe where the victims had been rushed to for treatment. His body has since been deposited at the hospital’s morgue.

Meanwhile, the injured are also receiving medical attention at the same hospital.

The accident which occurred around 7:15pm on Thursday, May 31, 2018 involved two motorbikes with the victims travelling from opposite directions.

Sources say the accident happened when the motorist headed Sokpoe from Sogakofe tried dodging a pothole on the bridge and in the process collided with the other one from the opposite direction who was also trying to overtake a vehicle.

The Lower Volta Bridge which witnesses vehicular traffic on daily basis because of its location on the Lagos-Accra-Abidjan corridor, has had some expansion joints become weak and exposed, thus, has become a death trap to motorists who normally try to swerve these potholes.

Several appeals and complaints have been made by the residents to fix the fast depreciating surface and the wearing off of the bitumen joining the ends of the bridge but there are no visible signs that help would come.

The District Chief Executive of South Tongu, Emmanuel Louis Agama who spoke to voltaonlinegh.com said he is distraught by accidents that happen on the bridge due to the potholes.

He said the assembly does not have the expertise to solve the problem and had alerted the Ghana Highway Authority on the situation but till date, nothing has been done.

By: Ewoenam Kpodo/voltaonlinegh.com

Volta Lake Accident Claims Nine Lives

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At least nine persons including a toddler and a pregnant woman have been confirmed dead with one person still missing when the boat they were travelling on sank in the Volta Lake on Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

The occupants of the boat were mostly traders who had come from far and near, particularly from Sene East distirct in the Brong-Ahafo Region to trade on the Krachi Market Day which fell on Wednesday and were returning when they met their death.

Krachi Market days attract traders and buyers who travel as far as from Techiman and Kumasi using the Volta Lake.

Speaking with Voltaonlinegh.com, the Krachi West District Chief Executive, Douglas Osei-Nti confirmed the incident but said detail information on the victims would be made available to the public after the Navy stationed in the area concludes its search and rescue operation.

According to him, a search party had been dispatched immediately the boat accident occurred which led to the retrieval of the bodies.

Mr. Osei-Nti stated that the incident that happened on the Sene East stretch of the Volta Lake had nothing to do with overloading or any bad practice but rather as a result of the boat hitting a dead a tree stump in the water.

“The lake has an unpredictable weather behaviour, it may be calm in Krachi and 30 minutes after setting off, you may encounter a storm deep on the lake.”

Mr. Divine Bosson, Volta Regional Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) said the accident happened near a village called Kpaleme in the Sene East District.

According to him, it occurred after a storm dragged the boat and landed it on a tree stump which caused the boat to sink.

Mr Bosson said six of the passengers have so far been admitted at the Krachi West Government Hospital and are responding to treatment while bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the hospital’s morgue.

He explained that, none of the boat occupants was in a life jacket, a reason for the high casualties recorded.

Meanwhile, Akwasi Aweyeh believed to be the owner of the boat who lost his daughter in the accident is said to have been arrested by the police and assisting in investigations, according to sources.

By: voltaonlinegh.com

NGO Offers Free Medical Services to People in Volta

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May 31, 2018

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Gold Coast Medical Foundation, a US-based non-governmental organization (NGO) in collaboration with Springs Preparatory School has organized a day’s blood screening exercise for students and residents in the Ho Municipality to promote good health in the region and the country as large.

The exercise which was in two phases had the first phase at Dzodze, the Ketu North capital.

Medical Doctor with the Foundation, Kafui Gbewonyo said the exercise was aimed at diagnosing the students and their parents and offering them free medication and in few cases, refer them to a medical facility for treatment.

He said the team is made up of close to 50 volunteers comprising doctors, pharmacists, nurses, healthcare assistants and other healthcare professionals.

Doctor Gbewonyo added that the exercise was also to touch lives of pupils of school going age.

According to him, the doctors as part of their benevolent act are on a three-week Ghana Medical Tour to three different regions in the country.

He said the exercise started last week in the Eastern Region town of Kibi, the President Nana Addo’s hometown where over 300 patients were screened and provided with free medication.

He said at Dzodze, the exercise saw over 500 partakers benefiting from the free medical exercise.

He therefore anticipated about 1200-1300 participants to benefit from the process.

The Proprietress of the School, Lawrencia Mawutor Agbenyefia expressed her greatest appreciation to the team of doctors for the service saying, in this era of strange disease all over the world such activities were needed to keep the students and the community healthy.

Some of the participants commended the team for the exercise and asked them to make it a yearly event.

The occasion was graced by the Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Yao Letsa.

By: Collins Anku/voltaonlinegh.com

Beach Soccer: Victory against Gt. Accra in Unity Cup finals wasn’t easy- Caesar

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May 30, 2018

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Head Coach of Volta Beach Soccer Team, Julius Caesar Beckley has told TalksenseSports, “it wasn’t easy beating Greater Accra in the 2018 Beach Soccer Unity Cup.”

Team Volta defeated the defending champions 4-3 on penalties to lift the second edition of the Unity Cup at the Laboma Beach Arena, in La on Friday, May 25, 2018.

Being runners up in the first edition, Team Volta put in much effort to achieve their target of winning the cup through the group A stages, where they saw off teams like Central (2-0), and Eastern (5-1).

Greater Accra in the other group (B) had to also beat Western, 6-1 and managed a 3-2 penalty shootout victory against Ashanti after a 2-all regulation results.

Caesar, proud of his team’s performance, said the commitment to their target won the game for them.

“On a more serious note, winning the cup was our target before the competition begun. In the maiden edition, we were in the finals and lost to Greater Accra. They have quality players, most of whom are in the national team, the Black Sharks; they also have the national and assistant coaches. They are the defending champions as well as playing at home so it was very difficult but we put all our efforts into that game and it paid off. I feel so proud of myself and also proud of my players.”

This year’s Unity cup, dubbed the Sports Festival, which was played on the African Union Day, saw 2 new participating regions, Ashanti and Eastern.

The National Beach Soccer Super League which saw four exciting seasons some years back is hopeful to bounce back in late June in the Western Region.

Meanwhile, defending champions and 3-time winners, Sunset Sports Keta, will be participating in a tournament in Nigeria in June, to prepare for the league.

Volta, have had teams like Sunset Sports Keta, Havedzi Mighty Warriors, and Tegbi Youth who pulled out in the second round of the last edition of the league.

By: Davis Nii Attuquaye Clottey/voltaonlinegh.com

Use Ewe in your songs – Ambolley tells Stonebwoy

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May 30, 2018

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Veteran Ghanaian highlife artiste, Gyedu Blay Ambolley has urged respected Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy to make good use of his Ewe language in his songs, instead of writing songs in Jamaican Patois.

According to Ambolley, the move could help save local Ghanaian music from dilution and a takeover by foreign genres.

Speaking recently in media interview, the highlife musician insisted that young Ghanaian artistes must learn to write good music from their own local language and stop copying blindly from other foreign cultures.

“Stonebwoy is an Ewe boy, he has to use music from his tribe, Stonebwoy is singing more Jamaican Patois than his own local language,” Ambolley lamented.

The Ghanaian dancehall artiste recently made media headlines for being fluent in Patois that, Jamaicans were unable to differentiate whether he is one of them or a Ghanaian when he performed in that country.

However, Gyedu Blay Ambolley was disappointed Stonebwoy cannot boast of a single song in his mother tongue, Ewe.

He questioned why the artiste will leave Africa to follow Jamaicans, who have their culture.

“It’s the Jamaicans that came out with that, our brothers that were sent away to the other side of the world, they came with that Patois, it’s their identification, they took them away from Africa. Africa is the source. So why is it that you have to leave the source and follow the branch,” Ambolley expressed worry.

The celebrated musician added it is totally wrong for up and coming artiste to neglect their origins to follow foreign culture.

Source: yen.com.gh

Put into Practice What You Have Learnt-Ablakwa

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May 30, 2018

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Member of parliament (MP) for North Tongu in the Volta Region, Hon Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has called on some youth in his constituency to use the skills they have acquired to impact positively on their lives and that of others in their communities.

He made the call during a presentation of certificates to 52 young men and women who have undergone training in bee keeping and snail rearing on Sunday at Aveyime Battor.

Mr Ablakwa sponsored the 52 youth selected from all the six traditional areas within the North Tongu District to undergo bee keeping and snail rearing in Ho organised by Centre for Scientific and industrial Research (CSIR).

The intent was to help the vulnerable youth group in the constituency without the means to acquire skills to start off something on which to live on.

The MP assured the participants of his support if they put the opportunity they got into proper use to benefit themselves and others in the community. To him, all he needed to support the youth is a sign of seriousness trying to start something small based on the skills acquired.

“I will support them with capital so that they can really take off. I’m looking at creating more and more opportunities for our youth in the constituency and I find this partnership with CSIR very laudable and we’re going to continue to maintain our partnership so that we can empower our youth.”

By: Ewoenam Kpodo/voltaonlinegh.com

Kpassa Chief Levies Residents to Construct District Hospital

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May 30, 2018

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The Paramount Chief of Kpassa Traditional Area, in the Nkwanta North District of the Volta Region, Ubor Konja Tassan VI, has levied residents in the area, Ghc5 each to finance the construction of a health facility.

The project estimated to cost Ghc 4 million, is a self help initiative to save lives in the district, which is without a district hospital.

Residents of the area travel to neighbouring districts in the Volta and Northern Regions to access healthcare.

According to Obrempong Ba K. Owusu of Nkwanta based Beyond FM, Ubor Konja Tassan disclosed that the project which is estimated to cost about 4 million Ghana cedis would also cover the construction of medical quarters for a resident doctor posted to the district.

According to the Paramount Chief, it is nerve-wreckling to know that Nkwanta North attained a district status over decades but does not have a hospital for which thousands of residents travel long distances to Nkwanta South, Bimbila and other districts to seek medical care.

He added that several appeals have been made to successive governments but yielded no result.

Ubor Konja therefore appealed to the government to support the traditional area to construct a befitting district health facility to enhance healthcare delivery to residents in the district.

The Assemblyman for Kpassa West Electoral Area, Mr Tadin Noah and some residents had already made their contributions as a demonstration of their support towards the construction of the hospital.

By: voltaonlinegh.com

Send Special Needs Children to School – Dzifa Gomashie

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May 30, 2018

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Former deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Madam Dzifa Abla Gomashie has pleaded with parents in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region and other parts of Ghana to send their autistic children to school to acquire knowledge.

According to her, some of such individuals that she is familiar with are into beads making, ICT, modeling among others, adding that there are so many other job opportunities for them rather than allowing them to stay at home.

She was speaking at a five-day Autism Aid App Tour held at the Denu Chicago Basic School.

The program, Autism Aid App Tour is a community outreach initiative by the Autism Ambassadors of Ghana and a non- governmental organisation (NGO), Values for Life, VFL- GHANA to support children with special needs at the Denu Chicago Basic School.

The 5-day programme saw activities such as renovation of the classroom building, training of parents and teachers on how to handle the kids in school and at home.

Madam Gomashie observed that her call would motivate parents to send their kids to school. “If the number of students increase, government will see to their needs and make it more attractive since it was the country’s own initiative of putting up the special needs school,” she said.

She added that as an organization, they have renovated the school, provided them with some teaching and learning materials and some number of tables, trained teachers and parents, embarked on raising awareness particularly in churches, as well as on radio shows.

The founder of Autism Ambassadors of Ghana, Alice Akosua Mamaga and her team before handing over, took the students through some classroom activities.

She reiterated their commitment to send volunteers twice every month to assist the staff.

The headmaster of the school, Wisdom Dey Kodorwu urged VFL-Ghana and community members to come to their aid for the betterment of the school.

By: Francis Vorsah/voltaonlinegh.com

Adzodada Wɔnawo de Vɔvɔ Ho ‘Nursing’ Sukuviwo me

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May 30, 2018

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Sukuvi siwo hehe xɔm le Ho Nursing Training College si nye dɔnɔdzikpɔlawo heƒe sukua me le Ho, Amuga Nutoa ƒe toxɔdua mea, le vɔvɔ gã aɖe me ku ɖe adzodalawo ƒe fuɖename si dzi dem le kpoa dzi le ŋkeke siawo me ta.

Le nyatakakawo nua, adzodada wɔna aɖe do mo ɖa le Ablaɖagbe fɔfɔme abe ga ɖeka kple afa ƒoƒo me ene le esime sukuviwo dometɔ ɖeka si le xɔ gbãtɔ me trɔ tso nusrɔƒe heɖo ta enɔƒe.

Nutsotso si ɖo voltaonlinegh.com gbɔa, de dzesie be sukuvi sia kpe fu le amemanyamanya aɖewo sime le eƒe tɔtrɔ yi edɔƒe alo hostel me.

Nu si dzɔe nye be, ameawo bia tso sukuvia si be wòaɖe asi le bagɛ si wòlé ɖe asi le gaƒoƒo ma mea, ŋu na yewo ke esi wògbe ta, woƒoe υuu vade asi na esime υu nɔ dodom le eŋu. Ke le emegbea, wokɔ nenem sukuvi sia yi Amuga nutome Dɔnɔkɔdzi be woatrɔ asi le eŋu.

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Wodometɔ aɖewo ha gblɔ be tso esime dziɖuɖu trɔ yewo ƒe dzinukukui fetu vivi mawo alo allowance gbɔe na yewo koa, yewo de dzesie be adzodada wɔnawo dze fievododo tso ŋkeke yi ŋkeke.

Emekɔ be zi eneliae nye esi nudzɔdzɔ sia mo dom ɖa alebe, le nuƒo me kple sukua nunɔlawoa, woɖe eme be ɖoɖowo le tome hena kadodo kple kpovitowo le susu sia nu be sukuviwo ƒe nunɔamesiwo kple agbewo nanɔ dedie le sukukpoa dzi.

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Telecommunication Gap in Nkwanta South Affecting Food Marketing

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May 30, 2018

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The absence of mobile telephone network at Chaiso, a heavy agricultural, mountain bottom community in the Nkwanta-South Municipality of the Volta Region is drawing back fluid agro-business linkages.

Trading in tonnes of cassava, cocoyam, plantain, banana, maize, palm products, including akpeteshie, among others, is sluggish and unenticing.

Speaking with voltaonlinegh.com, Mr John Paul Anewaba, former Assembly Member for Chaiso observed that fluid communications between the food producers and marketers should be of mutual benefit to both sides.

He said apart from the setback to agro-business, the telecommunication gap has also made the area unsafe as armed-robbers prowl around occasionally knowing that hints would not get to the police easily.

Mr Anewaba said this security situation is a disincentive to food marketing in the area.

According to him, one tower should be adequate to join Chaiso and surrounding communities such as Kpeve, Duflomkpa, Ahondwo, Salifu and Bontibor to the rest of Ghana.

Mr Anewaba appealed to the Ministry of Communications to actualize the special arrangements with the telcos that requires the state to bridge the gaps in the telephone networks.

To him, the situation is also affecting the management of medical emergencies in the community where people sometimes have to scale trees, mounds, just to reach help on phone, describing it as pathetic.

The Nkwanta area, with varied vegetation zone, is considered a potential food basket of Ghana.

The Volta Regional Chapter of the Ghana Journalists Association in conjunction with the Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC) and the Nkwanta Municipal Assembly marked the 2018 International Press Freedom Day, celebrated every May 3, at Nkwanta.

The programme was part of the Volta-GJA’s running collaboration with Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) Volta-Eastern Chapter to promote business development in the region.

By: Sepenyo Dzokoto/voltaonlinegh.com