Lolobi,Akpafu Traditional Council Demand Clarity on Election 2020 Voting Status

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December 21, 2020

BY: Akpabli Daniel Yao I Voltaonlinegh.com |

The Chiefs and People of Akpafu and Lolobi Traditional Areas have jointly written a letter to the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana, seeking for clarity on their Election 2020 voting status.

In a two-page petition sighted by voltaonlinegh, The chiefs and citizens living in the Akpafu and Lolobi Traditional Areas expressed worry over the organization of the just ended 2020 general elections in the areas.

According to the letter signed by S.K.T Owusu on behalf of the Chiefs and people of the two traditional council, this particular letter dated December 16, 2020 is a followup to the former petition forwarded to the office of the EC on November 27, 2020.

They explained that, the EC’s combined effort in the organization of the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections have effectively resulted in disenfranchising citizens in these two traditional areas and further demanded answers to some four questions from the Electoral Commission

Below is their full statement

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13 More Deaths From COVID-19 Recorded

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December 20, 2020

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BY: Akpabli Daniel Yao I Voltaonlinegh.com |

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has stated that, 13 more deaths from COVID-19 and its complications have been recorded, bringing the total number of fatalities in Ghana to 333.

He said, out of the 53,954 confirmed cases, health workers have seen to 52,675 recoveries, for which the country is extremely grateful.

The total number of active cases has reduced marginally from 1,139, as at Friday, November 6, 2020, to 946 as at Friday, December 18 and hospitalisation rates continue to be very low, making treatment centres to be virtually empty. he added.

“As per data from Ghana Health Service, some regions, at the moment, have no recorded active cases, and long may this continue. The data tell us that we are experiencing, in Ghana, clusters of cases linked, largely, to confined indoor spaces with poor ventilation, workplaces, offices, factories, schools, parties, and arriving passengers at our airport”.

He however, on behalf of Government, thank Ghanaians who continue to adhere to the social distancing, hand washing, hand hygiene, and mask-wearing protocols which serve the country as well as fellow citizens well.

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Prez. Nana Addo Assures Ghanaians of Having Access To Covid-19 Vaccine

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December 20, 2020

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BY: Akpabli Daniel Yao I Voltaonlinegh.com |

The President elect of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, has given citizens an assurance that they will have access to the vaccine for the novel Coronavirus.

The President’s assurance was contained in his address to the nation regarding measures taken against the spread of corona virus, update number 20.

According to him, Government will ensure that the COVID-19 vaccines to be deployed in the country, are effective and are safe for Ghanaian.

“To this end, I have put together a team of experts from the relevant agencies and institutions who are working assiduously towards the deployment and procurement of vaccines.” he stressed

he added that, a team of experts from various agencies and institutions had been constituted to ensure the procurement and deployment of vaccines across Ghana.

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VRCC Grateful to UNFPA For Supporting The Region

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December 15, 2020

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BY: Akpabli Daniel Yao I Voltaonlinegh.com |

The Volta Regional Coordinating council (VRCC) has acknowledged activities of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as it applauded them for the great support they have offered the people of the Volta region in the past one year.

The UNFPA as part of their activities through the VRCC in the region assisted some young females to go into apprenticeship in areas including bakery, sewing, hairdressing, manicure and pedicure, decorations and among other trades.

The beneficiaries from different district across the region, who were present at the Government of Ghana/UNFPA Seventh Country Programme 2020 End of year review meeting, expressed gratitude to the UNFPA and the VRCC for the privilege given to them.

They said the various training they had as young ladies have helped them to be financially stable and also prevented them from being dependent on young boys for money in their various communities which in a long run push them to compromise sexually.

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, thanked the UNFPA for their funding support and partnership with government in the campaign on improving sexual reproductive health, gender equality and a campaign against gender-based violence.

According to him, the review meeting offers such opportunity to access the benefits of interventions carried out by sub implementing partners during the 2020 program implementation.

He said the VRCC with the support of the UNFPA have been undertaking activities in the region in addressing the progress on child marriage and gender-Based violence particularly by empowering girls through livelihood skills training.

He said, the skills trainings are aimed at improving economic status of girls and reducing their vulnerability to gender-Based violence as well as its consequences including force marriage and cohabitation.

He commended sub-implementing partners and the development partners for their contribution to the development and growth of our region. “I wish to also commend the chiefs and people of the UNFPA operating districts for their continue willingness to host important interventions. They have shown commitment to national development”

“On behalf of the council, I wish to single out UNFPA for supporting agents and critical development interventions in the Volta and Oti regions since 2014. These interventions are aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortality, promoting family planning, ending teenage pregnancy and domestic violence as well as promoting quality adolescent sexual and reproductive health” he added

Meanwhile, Madam Victoria Fato, A representative of the VRCC observed that, the role of the UNFPA, sub implementing agents and development partners are commendable and encourage them to continue their support to the region in the subsequent years.

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Anlo-Afiadenyigba To Get New Police Station After Attack On MP Elect

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December 14, 2020

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BY: Kekeli Blamey| Voltaonlinegh.com |

Various stakeholders in the Anlo-Afiadenyigba community, including the Chief, Torgbui Kadzahlo have put up measures to close down the Anlo-Afiadenyigba police station in the community and all personnel therein.

According to Torgbui Kadzahlo, the post office which has not being in use for several years, will be renovated and use as a new police station to serve the community.

He indicated that, they have sent an appeal to the head of the Police hierarchy in Accra to transfer all the police officers from the community and bring new ones. This he said will boost security in the community.

The Chief’s reactions follows an armed robbery attack on the Member of Parliament elect for Keta Constituency, Dzudzorli Gakpey last week Thursday.

The incident which nearly caused the life of the newly elected member of Parliament, sparked confusion among the residents of the community regarding the inability of the police to rescue the Victim or apprehend the armed robbers.

Speaking on the situation, the presiding member for the Keta Municipal Assembly, Amos Ametsimeh also reiterated that, the community lacks maximum security, hence the need to put stringent measures in place to curb issues of robbery.

He however called on the youth to corporate with relevant stakeholders in the community so as to initiate their plans.

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Chief Adds Voice To Plight Of Agbozume Kete Weavers

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December 14, 2020

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BY: Ahiamadzi Joseph| Voltaonlinegh.com |

The Chief of the Royal Family of SOME, Togbe Atiane, has agreed to challenges raised by some Kete Weavers in the Agbozume market regarding issues of middlemen.

According to Togbe, the activities of these middlemen is crippling progress of the weavers in these recent times .

He said, Kete weaving has since been the source of livelihood for many residences in the area decades ago when their forefathers brought it from Ketu in Nigeria.

Togbe Atiane further explained that Kete weaving has taken the image of Agbozume across Ghana, Nigeria and beyond adding that, the Agbozume Kete is the original among all kete products across the West Africa sub region.

He emphasized that due to quality product delivery of the weavers, some people were influenced to travel across the country to establish the weaving industries in Nigeria.

He therefore appealed for government support to curb this and many heavy burden on the citizens of Agbozume so as to sustain the business.

Abount two weeks ago, Voltaonlinegh reported that Kete Weavers of Agbozume in the Ketu South Municipality of Volta Region have appealed to Government and other stakeholders to help curb the canker of middlemen in the Agbozume Kete market.

According to the Weavers in the report, this urgent request is to eradicate the cheating meted by middlemen in the Agbozume Kete Market on them.

Mr. Edem Joshua Galley, a Weaver at the Agbozume, explained that Kete weaving has since been a source of their livelihood and a profession for many people of Agbozume for many years.

He said, the trade which had helped a lot of people in the area to even attain higher education is no longer lucrative and attractive due to cheating and other financial challenges.

Mr. Galley stated that, the number of weavers in the business now as compared to some year ago is on the increase which makes the weaving business a-hand-to-mouth one in the area.

He further revealed that the act of these middlemen in the market has worsened the weaving profession in a way that many weavers are running the business at loss these days.

He also calls on Ministry of Trade and Industry to intervene in their affairs adding that their intervention can help boost the kete industry in Agbozume, Ghana and beyond.

He said authorities should assist by putting in proper measures to bring some sanity in their operation in the market so as to make a living.

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Election2020: President Akufo-Addo Gets Second Term

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December 9, 2020

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BY: KALD | Voltaonlinegh.com |

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been declared winner of the December 7, 2020 Presidential elections, paving way for his second term as the President of the Republic of Ghana.

The NPP candidate secured a total of 6,730,413 votes, representing 51.59 per cent to his beat closest contender John Dramani Mahama of the NDC, who polled a total of 6,214,889 votes, in Monday’s presidential polls.

Madam Jean Adukwei Mensa, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission and the Returning Officer for the 2020 Presidential Elections announcing the results of the polls on Wednesday evening, said the total vote cast of 13,434,574, representing 79 percent voter turnout, was without the votes of Techiman South Constituency.

She however explained that the 515,524-vote margin between NPP and NDC candidates could not be overturned by results from Techiman South, which was under dispute.

Watch the EC Declaration

Prior to the announcement, supporters of the opposition NDC earlier massed u at the precincts of the EC Head office in Accra to protest what they claimed was the manipulation of results in favour of the incumbent and demand the declaration of their candidate John Mahama as winner of the elections. They were however put in check by the heavy security guarding the premises.

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Election2020: Akufo-Addo Wins Four Regions; As Mahama Takes Early Lead In Presidential Polls

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December 9, 2020

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BY: KALD | Voltaonlinegh.com |

The Electoral Commission has begun churning out certified results from Monday’s presidential elections more than 24-hours after close of polls.

The commission at a midnight press conference on Wednesday said it has received results from 14 out of the 16 regions of Ghana at its national collation centre but have so far certified seven of those results.

These are, Central, Oti, Ahafo, Volta, Bono, North East and Upper West regions.

Out of the seven, President Akufo-Addo of the NPP has so far won in four regions, namely, Central, Ahafo, Bono and North East Regions; while John Mahama of the NDC won in the other three regions of Oti, Volta and Upper West regions.

However, the cumulative votes of the 3 regions won by John Mahama puts him in the lead with a total of 1, 997, 450 votes, while President Akufo-Addo accumulated 1, 500,310 votes from the four regions. Leaving a margin of 497, 140 votes between the two.

See the certified results in the slide below

The EC chairperson, madam Jean Mensah addressing the press conference said the commission was working with political party agents and other stakeholders to certify the results from remaining regions and declare the final result later on Wednesday.

Touching on the commission’s inability to declare the results in 24 hours as announced prior to the polls, Jean Mensa explained that they had to revise their schedule due to rains and other technical challenges that were recorded at some collation centres across the country but assured the process should be done and dusted by close of Wednesday.

Per the provisions of the 1992 constitution, a candidate in a presidential election requires more 50 per cent of vote cast to be duly elected as a president of Ghana.

Watch the EC’s midnight press conference

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Confirmed: Amewu Wins Hohoe Seat for NPP With Over 5000 Vote Margin

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December 8, 2020

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BY: KALD I Voltaonlinegh.com |

Energy Minister and NPP Candidate for Hohoe, John-Peter Amewu has secured a historic win in Monday’s parliamentary elections with 5,131 vote margin.

Mr. Amewu beat off stiff competition from the NDC’s Prof. Margaret Kweku to annex the once opposition safe seat to the camp the governing NPP, for the first time since the beginning of the 4th republic.

He polled 26,952 votes as against the NDC’s 21,821 votes, overturning the party’s almost 29,000 vote deficit in the 2016 elections to clinch the historic feat on his their attempt at the seat.

Mr. Amewu just as his contender, served as an MCE for Hohoe under erstwhile Kufuor led NPP government between 2001 and 2009 . He also served as the Regional chairman of the NPP between 2014 and 2017, before being appointed as Minister for Lands and Natural Resources on the assumption of the Akufo-Addo government in January 2017.

Meanwhile, President Akufo-Addo has made significant gains in the presidential race in the area, securing as much as 14,389 votes compared to his 2016 performance of 6,869 votes. However, The NDC’s John Mahama witnessed a marginal decline in his 2016 performance of 35,117 votes to 33,542 votes in 2020.

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Election2020: NPP on the Verge of History in Hohoe; As Akufo-Addo Makes Huge Gains in Presidential Polls

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December 8, 2020

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BY: KALD I Voltaonlinegh.com |

The governing New Patriotic Party is on the verge of a historic feat in the Hohoe Constituency as President Akufo-Addo has made significant gains in the opposition, National Democratic Congress’ stronghold.

Results of Monday’s presidential elections in the area, saw the President polling a total of 14,389 votes compared to his 2016 performance of 6,869 votes.

On the other hand, the NDC’s John Mahama witnessed a marginal decline in his 2016 performance of 35,117 votes to 33,542 votes in 2020.

In the parliamentary race, Energy Minister, John-Peter Amewu is highly tipped to flip the Hohoe seat to the camp of the NPP for the first time since the start of the 4th Republic in 1992.

Provisional results from 117 out 124 polling stations in the Constituency put Mr. Amewu in the lead with 24,074 votes as against the NDC’s Prof. Margaret Kwaku 19,883 votes.

If confirmed, Mr. Amewu will be the sole NPP MP in the next Parliament from the Volta region, as the NDC is most likely to retain the remaining 17 seats in the region.

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