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BY: Daniel Orlando | Voltaonlinegh.com |
To ease human and vehicular traffic during Ghana’s 66th Independence Day celebration, the Volta Regional Coordinating Council has announced that the use of commercial Auto Rickshaw, commonly known as “Pragya or mahama can do” in the Ho Municipality will be temporarily suspended on Monday, March 6. This move aims to prevent road accidents associated with the use of Okada.
In a statement signed by the Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, it was noted that Okada operators are to take note that any route within the municipality to the venue of the anniversary parade – Adaklu-Tsrefe is suspended. The statement also specified some of the routes where Okada operators are allowed to operate up to certain points.
These routes include Ziavi/Skyplus Road up to Scrap junction, Kpenoe to Dabla junction up to Barracks Newtown, Deme to Royal hospital area, Ho Airport to Ho polyclinic, SSNIT Flat Junction to Ho Technical University Nogora Junction, Goshen City to Steven Hotel Area, and Adaklu Tsrefe to the Police Barracks.
The Regional Coordinating Council urged all Okada Operators to comply with the directive, warning that offenders will face legal consequences.
The Volta Region of Ghana is set to host the rest of the country for the 66th independence anniversary celebration on Monday, 6th March, 2023. The event will take place at the newly constructed Regional Youth Resource Center in Adaklu-Tsrefe.
Security agencies, school contingents and cultural troupes have been conducting dress rehearsals in preparation for the event, which will have thousands of local and foreign dignitaries in attendance, including President Akufo-Addo.
Aside the main event, several side activities, including entertainment and funfairs, are expected to engulf the regional capital, Ho. They include music concert at the Ho stadium, trip to tourist sites, among others.
Video: programme line up
The hospitality sector is also positioning itself to cash-in on the occasion, as hotels in and around the regional capital have been fully booked by holiday makers and revelers who are expected to flood the area for the celebration.
According to the local organizing committee, they are leaving no stone unturned to ensure a successful and memorable celebration, while also market the region’s diverse tourism and hospitality potential to the rest of the world.
Video: Regional Minister, Dr. Letsa invites all and sundry to the event.
The immediate Past Municipal Chief Executive for Ho, Mr. Prosper Pi-Bansah has died. He is said to have passed on, Monday (Feb. 13) after a short illness.
Mr. Pi-Bansah, believed to be in his early 60s, was appointed MCE in October, 2019, replacing Mr. Nelson Akorli, the first MCE under President Akufo-Addo’s administration in 2017.
The former MCE was also the NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Ho Central in the 2020 general elections.
Before his appointment, the deceased was a staff of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Regional office. He was also a onetime Scheme manager at the Ho Municipal office of the NHIA.
Since his exit from office in 2021, sources say, Mr. Pi-Bansah has been in and out of the hospital with varied health conditions.
A former Director General in-charge of Training at the General Headquarters of the Ghana Armed Forces, Commodore Samuel Angmor (Rtd) has cautioned new recruits of the Naval Training Command not use the military uniform for unlawful activities.
‘Avoid unlawful and unauthorised use of the military uniform to molest innocent civilians’, the retired military officer stated at passing out ceremony for some three hundred and thirty-five (335) naval recruits the Naval Recruit Training School at Nutekpor near Sogakope in the South North District, last Friday.
Commodore Samuel Angmor (Rtd), Review Officer
Cdre. Amgmor who was the Reviewing officer for the ceremony also entreated relatives of the new sailors not to use them for settle personal scores, but rather encouraged them to be professional in their chosen endevour.
The recruits, comprising, 243 males and 93 females underwent 22 weeks of intensive and vigorous training to prepare them adequately physically and mentally for the task ahead.
They were taken through exercises such as, physical training, foot and rifle drills, field drills, map reading, and weapon handling, among others. In the course of the training, 13 recruits who were part of the initial 350 enrolled, were dismissed for various acts of insubordination, while two others passed on.
Recruits who distinguished themselves during the training were awarded, with Agbetorku Richmond emerging the overall best Recruit, while Ameyam Patience being the Best Recruit in Academics.
The colourful ceremony, was witnessed by Flag Officer Commanding the Naval Training Command, Commodore Godwin L. Bessing, and several other dignitaries from sister security agencies, as well as the District Chief Executive for South Tongu, Mr. Seth Agbi.
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Togbe Afede XVI, the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli in Ho has charged fresh graduates from the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) to be critical thinkers and contribute positively to the country’s healthcare delivery system.
Addressing the University’s 7th Congregation on Saturday, Togbe Afede who was the Guest of Honour urged graduands to liberate their mind with the knowledge acquired in school, so as to contribute their quota towards the growth of the Country.
Sharing some nuggets on how to be successful in one’s chosen fields of endevour, the traditional ruler cum business tycoon entreated the young graduates to always work with a plan and ‘never sleep as if you were competing with the dead and expect it to make it in life’.
The ceremony, which was held at the UHAS main campus at Sokode Lokoe near Ho, saw some 826 students who completed various academic programmes at the University, including the first batch of the students from the School of Pharmacy, graduating with various degrees.
Cross section of graduands
In recognition of the tremendous impact of UHAS since its inception in 2012, Togbe Afede donated an amount GHS 50,000.00 to the University’s endowment fund to support scholarly works.
According to him, “UHAS has become a shining star to the Asogli state and the region at large, as it is churning out more professionals into the healthcare delivery system.”
Vice Chancellor, Professor Lydia Aziato stated that the University continues to train highly professionally manpower for the health sector of the country, in spite of challenges.
She noted that the first batch of Doctor of Pharmacy students obtained a 100 percent pass in the Pharmacy Council Professional Qualification Examination and the third cohort of 72 Medical students presented for the final Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) part II also obtained a 100 percent pass.
In spite of these successes, the University was bedeviled with infrastructure challenges, which was affecting students’ intake, the Vice Chancellor stated, and called for government support to provide more infrastructure for the school.
She urged graduands not to see the graduation as the end of their academic and professional journey but rather a springboard to move into specialties and further studies.
“Endeavour to advance yourselves in your desired areas as you are well equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to excel in future,” Prof. Aziato advised.
Justice Victor Jones Mawulom Dotse, Chairman of the University Council, extolled the work of the University’s management, which he said, kept the institution on steady progress along with its mission and vision of providing higher education in health research dedicated to community service.
He said the focus on the nation’s research agenda also remained solid and appealed to the government to deliver the necessary budgetary allocations to the University to undertake more research works.
The 826 graduands includes 231 from the School of Nursing and Midwifery, 228 from the School of Allied Health Sciences and 167 from the Fred N. Binka School of Public Health.
The rest were School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences – 53, School of Medicine – 107 made up of 71 Medical doctors and 36 in Physician Assistantship (clinical), also graduating was the first cohort from the School of Pharmacy made up of 30 Students.
Special awards were presented to students who have distinguish themselves with Mr. Stephen Say from the School of Allied Health Sciences emerging the Overall Best Graduating Student.
The ceremony was graced by several dignitaries including Ms. Delese Mimi Darko, Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority, who was our Guest Speaker.
A suspected thief met his untimely death Friday dawn after he reportedly jump off one of the residential storey-blocks at the SSNIT Flats in Ho.
Volta Online gathered, the deceased, believed to be in his 20s was said to be escaping from arrest when he jumped from the third floor of the Block 18 building and crushed his head on a pavement.
A resident disclosed that, the incident happened at about 2:30am, but it took more than an hour for the motionless body to be be conveyed to the hospital, where it was pronounced dead.
The incident has left residents of the flat in a state of anxiety, as they appealed for police patrol in the area.
The body of man believed to be in his 40s has been retrieved from a well at Horsita, a community in Ho.
The deceased, who was identified only as Morkpli was found in the well on Friday, and a report made to the Police and the Fire Service, who conducted the retrieval.
It is unclear what led to the drowning, but the body has been posited at the morgue of the Ho Teaching Hospital, while police commence investigations into the incident.
Kpovitɔwo ƒe amegã hekpe ɖe srɔ̃a kple vi ɖeka ŋu bu woƒe agbe to dzobibi wɔna si yi edzi le dzoɖa 16/01/2023 gbe me. Woɖe eme be kpovitɔ sia, Sgt. Owusu Asante nɔ dɔwɔƒe si kpɔna fififi kple adzodanyawo dzi le ‘Ashanti’ nutoame.
Numeɖeɖewo ɖe fia be nublanuinya sia dzɔ le Apromase , Kpovitɔwo ƒe nɔƒe le Ejisu nutome afi si kpovitɔa kple eƒe ƒometɔwo le.
Wɔna sia wɔe be dɔwɔla siwo le teƒe sia la, le vɔvɔ̃ kple dzodzonyanya me, siwɔe be Kpovitɔwo ƒe gbeɖelagã, George Akuffo Dampare ɖi tsa va kpɔ nuteƒe na eɖokui hefa konyi kple ameyinugbe ƒometɔwo.
Togbɔ be womeke ɖe dzobibi wɔna sia ƒe dzɔtsoƒe ŋu haɖeke o hã la, wotsɔ ameyinugbeawo ƒe kakɛwo yi ɖe kpefafɛ dzi.
The management of Ho Municipal Assembly has held a 2-day retreat to strategise for the new year – 2023.
The event, an initiative of the Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Divine Bosson, took place at the Sky Plus Hotel, Ho from Friday, January 13 to Saturday, January 14 2023.
According the MCE, the retreat was to afford management the opportunity to take stock of the past year, and strategise for the New Year.
He commended the assembly officers for their cooperation and dedication to duty in spite the challenges of last year, and further encouraged them to put in their maximum best in the New Year to enhance service delivery to residents.
Ho MCE, Hon. Divine Bosson speaking at the retreat
Hon. Bosson was also optimistic that, the outcome of the retreat would help in effective and efficient management of the Assembly and its resources.
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa, who opened the session, applauded the MCE for the initiative, describing it as novel in the region.
He entreat them to use the retreat to prepare for the challenges of 2023, while sticking to the assembly’s plans for the year. In addition, he urged them to apply fairly all laws and bylaws of the assembly.
Regional Minister, Dr. Letsa addressing Assembly officials
Dr. Letsa further commended the current leadership of the Assembly for their proactiveness managing affairs of the municipality, which, he noted has shielded and protected him from attack.
The 2-day retreat was facilitated by resource persons the Evangelical Presbyterian University College, Ho, Attorney General’s Department, and Ghana Revenue Authority.
Aƒetɔ Fifi Fiavi Kwetey ame si nye agbaledziglã na NDC dunyaheha bia tso dunyaheha la ƒe akametiwo gbɔ be woado ŋusẽ ha la ƒe gɔmeɖokpea , asrɔ̃ nu tso nu siwo dzɔ va yi la ŋu eye woaƒo wo ɖokui ɖe eƒe ŋgɔyiyi nyawo me bliboe bena dziɖuɖu si dim wole le akɔdada si le ŋgɔ na wo me la nasu wo si .
Aƒetɔ Fifi Kwetey ɖe nya sia gblɔ le dunyaheha ƒe ŋkeke etɔ̃ wɔna si woɖo anyi na woƒe akameti yeye siwo wotia le Amugã nutome ƒe wɔnawo me le Dzodze, si le Ketu Nyiehe nutome nyitsɔ Blaɖagbe.
Wotu takpekpe la ɖe tomenyati si nye “Ŋusẽdodo gɔmeɖokpea hena dziɖuɖu le ƒe, 2024 me ” dzi eye wokpɔ mɔ be dunyaheha la ƒe akametiwo le Amugã nuto kple nuto suewo me la ado le agbɔsɔsɔ me, ade aɖaŋu tso nu siwo woate ŋu awɔ be zikpui siwo katã le sewɔtakpekpe me na Amugã nutoa la nasu ha la si. Woxɔe se hã be woato esia wɔwɔ me adzi dunyaheha la ƒe adodohehe le wɔna nyuiwo dede to me me le nutoa me la ɖe edzi.
Aƒetɔ Fifi Kwetey yi edzi bia tso dunyahehafalawo gbɔ be woatsɔ dunyaheha abe subɔsubɔ ene, ade bubu eŋu kple susu be ame bubuwo hã nate ŋu age ɖe wo dome be woate ŋu axɔ dukplɔzia le NPP dunyaheha sí.
Bubutɔ Dan Aboɖakpui, ame si nye zimenɔla na dunyaheha le Amugã nutome doe ɖe akameti yeyeawo gbɔ be woawɔ dɔ kutrikukutɔe hena dziɖuɖu hehe vɛ na dunyaheha la.
