Graduates Urged to Venture into Job Creation Even as they Seek Jobs

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February 1, 2021

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Graduates of the Ho Technical University (HTU) have been encouraged to dedicate themselves to what it takes to creating jobs, so when the opportunity presents itself, they are ready to create jobs and employ others.

According to Professor Ben Honyenuga, the Vice Chancellor of the University, the world of work is no more for job seekers but job creators. It is for this reason that HTU dedicated a lot of time and resources in ensuring their students are “undeniably equipped with requisite technical and entrepreneurial skills to create jobs” for themselves and employ others.

Professor Ben Honyenuga, Vice Chancellor

He therefore urged them on saying, “persevere and never give up as you pursue your dreams in life and compete in the world of work with your colleagues from other sister tertiary institutions.”

Prof. Honyenuga gave the encouragement during the 21st Congregation of the University in Ho last week. The ceremony which was held in two sessions to allow adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols saw 1,079 students graduated with Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degrees and Higher National Diplomas (HND).

Out of this number, 130 obtained First Class Honours, 612 obtained Second Class Upper, 309 obtained Second Class Lower while 28 obtained passes.

Porf. Honyenuga reminded the graduates that their classes obtained should not determine their performance in the world of work, but rather their hard work and dedication to their dreams. He therefore urged them not to hesitate to contact the Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology Transfer (CEIT) of the university to assist them should they require any assistance in operationalizing their business ideas.

The Chairman of the Governing Council of the University, Professor Emmanuel James Flolu urged the graduates to never forget their training and never forget they are unique and specially equipped to contribute immensely to national and global development.

The Guest Speaker for the first Session, Constance Swaniker, the CEO and Founder of Design and Technology Institute who gave the graduates ten important points in surviving in the job market advised them to desist from ‘get rich quick’ syndrome and ‘having a sense of entitlement’.

Madam Constance Swaniker, Founder of DTI

Instead, they should learn to make good use of internships and volunteerism, carefully choose their role models, build integrity, become change agents and treat all people right as they rise in life.

Madam Susana Kudjoe, the CEO of KCS Fast Foods Services who was the Guest Speaker of the Second Session stressed that, entrepreneurship may be challenging, but with passion and commitment it is possible. More so, graduates who want to create jobs must spend time to understand their community to identify the best opportunities that suite their skills and resources.

Madam Susana Kudjoe, CEO of KCS Fast Foods & Catering Services

The overall best student who was also the valedictorian, Selassie Kelvin Massiasta observed that the influence of Information Communication Technology (ICT), including trends like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Digital Culture and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in the world should enjoin policy makers to actively incorporate them in the curriculum to prepare the youth for the new future of work.

Several other outstanding students were also presented with various awards.

Selassie Kelvin Massiasta, Overall Best Graduating Student

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13 Year Old Girl Rescues From Child Labour, Trafficking

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BY: Tabitha Kugbonu I Voltaonlinegh.com |

End Modern Slavery (EMS) of Engage Now Africa (ENA) in Partnership with the Suhum District Domestic Victims and Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service, has rescued a 13 year old girl (name withheld) from Child Labour and Trafficking at Adawso Karbu in the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern Region.

Reports from End Modern Slavery (EMS) indicated that the victim was living with the grandfather at Suhum where she was born when the mother sadly passed away.

She was under the care of the grandfather until her upkeep became unbearable for the grandfather when the victim decided one day and left home unannounced to one of her Uncle’s home in the same community.

The report further disclosed that the uncle then trafficked the victim from Adawso to Kumasi after staying with him for few weeks.

The father of the victim who happens to have abandoned the daughter upon hearing the issue reported the case to the Suhum District Domestic Victims and Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service.

The victim’s father revealed to the team that his daughter was wailing and crying for the torments she was going through and pleaded with him to come to her aid while in Kumasi.

The grandfather of the victim collaborated with EMS team led by Mr. Afasi Komla and the Uncle, who then called Daavi, the suspected trafficker but she refused to release the young girl to the family.

“Daavi as popularly known deliberately changed the communication line of the victim, just to avoid direct contact with her family. The victim then called the father who according to her had wrote his contact on a wall somewhere in the house when Daavi was not around” the report explained

The District DOVVSU Command then collaborated with End Modern Slavery (EMS) of Engage Now Africa (ENA) to set off a rescue mission and deliver the victim.

However, the Suhum Police Divisional Command has secured a warrant to arrest the Uncle and the trafficker but they both fled upon sensing the danger of their arrest.

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Covid-19: Spot Fine For Miscreants In Ho Starts Today

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BY: Orlando Daniel I Voltaonlinegh.com |

The task force constituted in the Ho Municipal Assembly in an attempt to mitigate the spread of the corona virus has started operations today.

The task force, according to the press statement signed by the Municipal Chief Executive, Prosper Pi-Bansah, is to ensure strict compliance with Covid 19 safety protocols in schools, places of worship, markets and other public places.

The statement indicated that the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and the Information Services Department (ISD) shall be resourced to intensify public education within the Municipality from today, February 1, 2021.

“The Municipal Assembly will also placed a spot fine on those who refuse to adhere to the safety protocols with regards to wearing of Nose mask in public”

Ghana is currently experiencing a new wave of the pandemic which has forced the Assembly to come up with stiff guidelines to put a stop to the spread of the virus.

Ghana has so far recorded 65,427 confirmed cases and 405 deaths.

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Market Women Thank Akatsi South Municipal Assembly For Health Zone Facility

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BY: Akpabli Daniel Yao I Voltaonlinegh.com |

Some traders in the Akatsi Market have expressed gratitude to the Akatsi South Municipal Assembly for the establishment of health center in the Akatsi market.

The women who spoke to Voltaonlinegh.com noted that, this facility will cater for their health needs in the market adding that, the distance from the market to the District hospital is far to attend to their emergency health needs when the need arise.

According to Madam Happy Amezah, a resident and trader in Akatsi, the facility which resumed operation few weeks ago in the market has given them some security in a sense that, the ordeal they went through in the past when there is any emergency health situation in the market can now be addressed as there is a health facility right under their nose.

“It will helps us a lot. When you come to the market and have any emergency issue, you can quickly be attended to here. We were even told that our blood and sugar level can be tested here so we can come to the market and have these tests done. We are very happy” she said.

However, the Municipal Chief Executive of the Akatsi South Municipal Assembly, Leo-Nelson Adzidogah said the Health Directorate has upgraded the facility to attain a health center status.

“When I assumed office in July 2017, I realize that the Akatsi central market has no health facility because women go there and they have some health problem and could not be immediately rushed to any health facility so, I quickly mobilized resources to build the health facility there to cater for emergency health needs. This facility is commissioned four weeks ago and it’s currently in use”.

He also hinted that, as part of his plan to transform the Akatsi South Municipality, works are far advanced and with ready investors to transform and modernize the Akatsi central market.

He reveal that, during his tenure, the Akatsi South has been given Municipal status.

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6 Assembly Members Call For Probe Into Seven Seas Salt Money Saga

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BY: Kekeli Blamey I Voltaonlinegh.com |

Some six (6) Assemblymen in the Ketu South Municipality have raised concerns about disbursement of funds by a salt mining company, Seven Seas Salt Limited, operating in the municipality.

The Fund, according their statements, is in connection to payment of compensations to communities affected by the operation of the salt mining company.

The Assemblymen raising the concern included Hon. Kumawu Sylvester, Assembly member for Amutinu, Hon Clemence Agbotey- Blekusu, Hon Daniel Azumah-Kpedzakope, Hon Jonas Alevia Agbagba-Nogokpo/Atiwuta, Hon Johnson Agbeko Souzey-Adina, and Hon. Eben Assay-Assembly member for Agavedzi electoral area.

According to them, the salt mining company, Seven Seas Salt Limited, is entreated to disburse some funds for various communities which falls within their operational jurisdiction.

They said, upon several meetings, deliberations and discussions, some decisions and information were made available to the affected communities whereby the Seven Seas Company will engage a Consultant to work on the compensation packages, however this consultant was to be paid by the company.

The Assemblymen also noted that Bank Accounts were to be opened by the communities, with a community Chief’s Representative, Assembly member and a Women representative as signatories.

They also indicated from previous meetings that, 10% of the total amount be paid to the chiefs as stool owners and GHc1,500.00 to be paid to each Assembly Member in the affected communities.

These, according to them, were captured in the minutes of the Executive Committee of the Ketu South Assembly but things turned to go other way round.

The Assemblymen said they were surprised to learn that bank accounts were opened at their blind side with Torgbui Atiane as a signatory to all accounts.

They also raised concerns about cheques issued to chiefs for the monies to be credited into the said secret accounts, adding that there is also a decision underground to deduct a whopping Fifty Seven Thousand Eighty Eight Cedis and Eight Pesewas (GHc57,088.80) as consultancy and surveying fees.

“All these are bizarre development contrary to the unanimous decisions made earlier with the Executive Committee of the Ketu South Municipal Assembly”they noted.

They therefore demanded from all stakeholders’ answers to their concerns, adding that these answers will help correct a lot of misconceptions and misinformation regarding the payment of compensations to the affected communities.

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NPP Resource Group rally behind Dr. Letsa

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BY: Orlando Daniel I Voltaonlinegh.com |

A group calling itself Volta Region NPP Resource Group has disassociated themselves from Demonstration carried out last Wednesday concerning the re-appointment of Dr. Archibald Yao Lesta as Volta Regional Minister.

The group, in a press conference held in the Regional Capital, Ho, described the actions of the Volta Regional Executive of the party led by the Regional Chairman, Makafui Kofi Woanya, as an act of misconduct which might create discord and factionalism within the party.

The action of the demonstrators according to the group is a blatant disregard to the grievance procedure of the party adding that, the they also disrespected the high office of the president and his advisers who approved the re-nomination of Dr. Letsa.

They said, their actions are dangerous and intimidating conduct against another member, a breach of conduct to uphold publicly party policies and an action which brought the name of the party to ridicule and disrepute.

The Volta Region NPP Resource group urge the public to disregard those Demonstrating because their actions does not represent the views of the entire membership of the NPP in the region.

The group further advise the demonstrators to use the right party procedures to to register there grievance.

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Police Denies Alleged Fuel Siphoning Scandal

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January 28, 2021

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BY: Kekeli Blamey I Voltaonlinegh.com |

The Oti Regional Police Command has refuted allegations leveled against them of draining off fuel from an accident car.

Their reaction came days after some residents in the Likpe Bakwa community raised alarms and circulated videos on social media accusing the police in the area of the alleged act.

According to a press statement signed by the Public Affairs Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), John Nchor, the police has stated that such accusation is false as the video and its commentator, Mr Godfred Coffie who is the Assemblyman of the area has misrepresented facts.

The police have also mentioned that, the role played by Mr. Coffie is calculated to ridicule and cast a slur on the hard earned image of the police service in the area.

However, the police in the statement explained that at about 8:00pm on January 14, 2021 a KIA Rhino truck with registration No. GT 3169-20 loaded with sawn wood with four other persons on board rammed into a ditch at Likpe Bakwa on their way to Accra from Likpe Bala.

They said on January 23, 2021, the attention of the police in the area was drawn on a leakage of fuel from a punched hole on the accident truck.

The police noted that they took the necessary precautions to drain the fuel from the tank of the truck to prevent any adverse situation, adding that this exercise was carried out before several inhabitants in the area.

They said Mr. Coffie, the assemblyman whose mother was buried that day appeared at the scene in the company of other mourners and took offence that the police did not inform him prior to the exercise, thus took video of the police action and circulated it on social media to malign the police service.

VoltaOnline.com has been notified that the Oti Regional Police have since invited Mr. Godfred Coffie for questioning.

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119 Illegal Immigrants Arrested At Sogakope

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BY: Vivian Dzoboku | Voltaonlinegh.com |

The alertness of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has led to the interception of 119 suspected illegal immigrants of ECOWAS descent at the inland check point in Sogakope on 23rd January, 2021.

In a statement sighted by Volta Online news team, the Commander at the checkpoint, Superintendent Maxwell Osae Badu revealed that, those arrested were suspected to have entered the country illegally through different unapproved routes with the support of cross border syndicates.

He further disclosed that, the suspects were intercepted at Sogakope after they had clandestinely used the services of motor riders (Okada) to outwit officers at the check point and gathered in wait for their respective drivers to continue their journey.

Among those intercepted were 116 males and 3 females comprised of 67 Nigerians, 35 Nigeriens, 9 Togolese, 3 Ivorians, 4 Beninese and a Ghanaian.

A Preliminary investigation revealed that 8 suspected mini bus drivers namely, Ebenezer Ativor, Jonas Agbadi, Godwin Ganu, Godwin Abordzi, Kavi Prison Noah Nigro Aziegba, Simon Gadasu, Sylvester Sosu with vehicle registration numbers; VR 629 – 13, GT 5456-12, AS 7947-18, GT 7146-20, GM 5497-13, VR 295-11, VD 54-20 and AS 4579-09 respectively aided in the illegal movements of the suspect.

The suspects in their statements noted that, they came through unapproved routes from the respective ECOWAS countries through Togo with the help of commercial motor bike riders (Okada) as some intended to transit to Cote d’Ivoire while others disclosed going to visit relatives and friends in the capital, Accra.

However, the suspects, excluding the Ghanaian have since been sent back to Togo through appropriate process from necessary investigation as COVID – 19 safety protocols were concluded.

Following the closure of Ghana’s land borders with the aim to curb the spread of the novel corona virus (COVID-19), many immigrants and traders have been using all manner of means to cross in and out of Ghana.

This has also led to the tightened security along the country’s boundaries by the Ghana Immigration Service and other security agencies.

Data Link Institute Graduates Over 200 Students at 11th Congregation

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Some 204 students of the Data Link Institute of Business and Technology (DLIBT), have graduated at the 11^th congregation of the institution last Thursday.

The graduands who completed their programmes of study in the 2019/20 academic year, were awarded Master Degrees, Bachelor Degrees and Professional certificate in various business and technology disciplines.

Located in the Tema metropolis, DLIBT is a private tertiary institution licensed by the National Accreditation Board (NAB) of Ghana and affiliated to Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), University of Education (UEW), University for Development Studies (UDS) and Jiangsu University of Science and Technology (JUST) in China.

Professor Smile Gavua Dzisi, President of DLIBT in her congregation address, said the granduands were products of innovative education delivered through dedicated study, practice, teaching, coaching, mentoring and counselling. Asserting that, ‘they have not been churned out to join the flooding pool of unemployed graduates that our nation has been contending with’. But rather, ‘equipped to challenge their world in order to achieve the best for themselves, for their communities and for humanity’.

Mrs Ingrid Ansah, Co founder of DLIBT delivered the address on behalf of Prof. Smile Dzisi

She commended the graduands for their tenacity of purpose and discipline during their time of study and charged them to make their newly acquired knowledge and skills useful for society.

Prof. Dzisi disclosed that, the institute has received a five-year institutional reaccreditation and also for all its undergraduate programmes from NAB; while processes were ongoing to secure accreditation for new post graduate and undergraduate programmes.

Touching on the COVID-19 pandemic, she revealed that, the global pandemic has adversely impacted the institute’s finances, forcing them to downsize staff numbers in order to stay afloat. Nonetheless, she noted that, the school functioned throughout last year during pandemic, as all academic and administrative works were done using virtual processes.

The guest speaker, Prof. Gabriel Ayum Teye, Vice Chancellor, University for Development Studies, speaking on the theme, “Leveraging Skills Acquisition in the Tertiary Institution Through Appropriate Technologies,” called for a paradigm shift in the mode of delivering education in the country by adopting appropriate technologies to facilitate teaching and learning.

According to him, “We must reform the courses up to the universities, making technology the centre of teaching and learning with the aim of instilling critical thinking to generate skills of the future in our students. The curriculum planners must get to work so that the universities would only be a place of polishing up.”

In all, 19 persons graduated with Master Degrees, Bachelor Degrees, 173 and the rest awarded Professional certificates.

Ms. Adelaide Anim-Annor, a Bsc Information Communication Technology graduand was adjudged the Overall best graduating student.

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We Are Busy Enforcing Covid19 Directives- Police Told Sokode Protesters

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BY: Orlando Daniel | Voltaonlinegh.com |

The Ghana Police Service has stated that due to the upsurge of Corona virus cases in the Country, they can no longer provide protection to residents of Sokode to embark on their intended demonstration Today, January 27.

Sokode communities have intended to embark on a peaceful protest march to register their displeasure about the inability of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to provide them with water for the past months amidst the upsurge in the cases of Corona Virus in the Region.

The Sokode Communities such as Etoe, Bagble and Gborgame communities over the years have been facing acute water shortage as efforts to get a possible solution to the problem never seen the light of day till today

Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic where constant hand washing is required from citizens to curb the spread of the corona virus, these communities are still finding it very difficult to adhere to this hand-washing safety protocol.

Meanwhile, Ghana Police service among several reasons stated that they are busily enforcing the President’s directive to arrest those who fail to adhere to Covid 19 protocols especially on wearing of Nose Mask.

They therefore called on Residents to suspend the intended protest and if possible, shift it to another day.

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