NCCE Collaborates With Security Agencies to Reassure Citizens of Their Protection-Ken Kponor

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November 27, 2020

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The Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr. Ken Kponor said, the NCCE has collaborated with the security services to reassure the public of their protection by the security services going into the election.

Speaking at a parade to end of the route march by the security services in the region, he also noted that, the operation is to demonstrate to those who may want to cause trouble before, during and after the election that the security personnel are ready to arrest and handle perpetrators under the laws of Ghana for a smooth and peaceful election.

He advised the public to go out on the Election Day to exercise their electoral right peacefully and return home to wait for the results on the radio, television or online.

He also added that those who wish to return to the polling station later in the day for the counting should ensure they do not do anything to destabilize the electoral process.

The route march by the Ghana security services in collaboration with the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and the Electoral Commission (EC) was embarked across all the regional capitals in Ghana ahead of the 2020 general elections.

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Volta Security Services Ready for Election 2020

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BY: Rita Nedjoh | Voltaonlinegh.com |

The Volta regional Public Relations Officer PRO of the Ghana Police Service Cpl Prince Dogbatse has assured residents of the Volta region of their safety before, during and after the December 2020 election.

He made the statement on behalf of the security services in the Volta region at the end of a route march by the security services in the region in conjunction with the Electoral Commission, National Commission for Civic Education and National Ambulance service ahead of the December 2020 election.

He noted that the route march duped “operation Tafia Lafia” was to send a signal to the public that the security services are ready to protect the citizens, integrity and peace of the country before, during and after the election.

He noted that, “security is not only about the police. We are ready and that is what we demonstrated to the public today through the route march to send a signal that no one should cause trouble.”

Responding to the issue on the deployment of personnel to the region to put fear and panic in the citizens, he explained that the personnel who embark on the “operation Tafia Lafia” are all from the regional capital specifically and their mission was to call for peaceful election and to reassure the citizenry of their safety but not to cause fear and panic among the citizenry.

Cpl Dogbatse however cautioned the public against activities that will jeopardize the smooth operation of the election procedures as well as destruction of life and property.

Over 500 security personnel from the Ghana Police Service, the Ghana Armed Forces, Ghana Prisons Service, National Fire Service, Ghana Immigration Service, Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, the National Intelligence Bureau together with the National Ambulance Service took part in the “operation Tafia Lafia” route March in the Volta regional capital, Ho.

The march which started from the Jubilee Park – Ho Tech Univ – Ahoe Roundabt – KK House Traffic – Guinness Ltd – Tralfagar Junction- Redeem Church Junction- Barracks Road – Lizzdee Shopping Mall Junction- Zongo- Royal Hosp Junction- Market Road- Ola Traffic- Civic Centre- VRCC- CEPS Traffic- Goil Junction- Sokodie Road – UHAS Roundabout – Gbogame Roundabout, ended at the Police Regional Headquarters.

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AfCFTA is a market opportunity for Ghana to reduces GDP- Alexander Dadzawa

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November 27, 2020

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BY: Rita Nedjoh | Voltaonlinegh.com |

The director of operations at the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) Mr. Alexander Dadzawa noted that the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a market opportunity for Ghana to help reduce the exportation of primary materials to African and non-African countries which reduces the percentage of the GDP rather than increasing it.

He explained that in 2019 Non-Traditional Export (NTE) products were exported to 155 countries including non-African countries of which US$836,511,513 of non-traditional goods were exported to ECOWAS countries representing an increase rate of 12.75% from the previous year whiles the market destination takes 28.8% share of the total market.

He also added that the European Union market destination takes 38.18% of the market shares by consuming US$1.11 billion of non-traditional exports with -3.43 percent growths while other African countries absorb US$144,943 at a growth rate of 237.91% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Mr. Dadzawa also noted that, the population of the 53 African countries under AfCFTA is about 1.2 billion people and the GDP to be generated is $1.3 trillion which will boost the economy of the African countries.

He mentioned that one main strategic objective of AfCFTA will be to increase intra-African trade through better harmonization and coordination of trade within the African continent.

Adding that, being more professional and result driven oriented will increase the contribution of non-traditional exports to GDP growth with consequent significant increase per capita income to achieve the globally competitive value-added products and services as well as achieving US$25.3 billion by the 10th year of the NEDS in 2029 and ensuring substantial increase in manufactured goods and services component of Ghana NETs.

Mr. Dadzawa explained that, Instead of the usual exportation of raw materials with a low GDP, Ghanaian investors must begin to add value to their produce and not less than 2.5 million products are expected to be exported.

He further explained that the national export strategy was developed in response to the opportunities that comes with the AfCFTA project and it is built on three (3) pillars thus expanding and diversifying the supply base value added industrial export products and services, improve the regular environment for export and to building and expand the required human capital industrial export development and marketing to solve any challenge ahead.

Mr. Dzadzawa noted that government initiatives such as the One District, One Factory 1D1F, One Region, One Park 1R1P, Strategic Industries Initiative, SME Development and Promotion of Standards are some interventions put in place to enhance the industrial productive capacity of the economy.

Present at the conference was the deputy Volta regional minister Rev. Avuletey, officials from the Ghana standards board, food and drugs authority, stanbic bank as well as personnel from the Ghana security services in the Volta region.

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Vote NPP to Restore Glory of the Volta Region – Nana to Hohoe Residents

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November 25, 2020

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The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has acknowledged that the Volta Region is one of the most endowed regions in the country, yet the people they have trusted to transform the region has failed them woefully.

According to him, despite voting massively for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) since the inception of the fourth republic, the region has seen little development.

He said, it is now time to restore the lost glory of the region by voting massively for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) which has shown more commitment to developing and transforming the region.

The change he noted must start in Hohoe, which is at the crossroads of making history to elect the first ever NPP parliamentary candidate John Peter Amewu to prove that a vote for the NPP is a vote for development.

President Nana Addo made the call in Hohoe during the campaign launch of the Hohoe NPP and the parliamentary candidate John Peter Amewu

He said the NDC has taken the Volta Region for granted and “I am sure that all of you have seen that today, the umbrella (NDC) has got nothing but holes in it…When it rains and you put it up, the water will be upon you because it’s no longer working as an umbrella.”

He observed that since the fourth republic, Volta Region has seen zero progress under the umbrella (NDC) party, however, the NPP in the last three and half years has proved that it has the blueprint for the development of Ghana, something that the people of Hohoe can testify.

He said, Mr. Amewu is an excellent candidate for parliament and one of the most outstanding Ministers in his government who “was very good as the minister for lands and natural resources and a brilliant minister of energy. The man who has kept the lights on in our country, the man who is saving us a lot of money, renegotiating with the IPPs of our country.”

“Even without being an MP, you have seen the work that he has been doing in Hohoe. Add MP to the Minister, and you will see the rapid transformation of Hohoe,” the president appealed.

President Akufo-Addo reiterated although prior to the 2016, he had no record of being President; he is now in a position to give account of his stewardship after promises made.

“The question that you have to ask yourself, have I remained faithful to you? Have I stood by my commitments to you? And if I have stood by my commitments, if I have remained faithful to you, then you can look upon me as a man of integrity, a man who keeps his words, a man who fulfills his promises to the people.”

He therefore, appealed to residents of Hohoe and the entire Volta Region to continue to trust him, for the next four years is going to be even better than the four years that Ghana has gone through.

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Agbozume Kete Weavers “Cry” For Help

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November 25, 2020

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BY: Ahiamadzi Joseph| Voltaonlinegh.com |

Some Kete Weavers at 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 them, this urgent request is to eradicate the cheating meted by middlemen in the Agbozume Kete Market.

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 sustain their livelihood.

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300 Defects to NPP in Keta

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November 25, 2020

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BY: Kekeli Blamey| Voltaonlinegh.com |

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Keta has welcomed 300 people who have defected from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).

This event took place in the Keta Municipality where the NPP Regional Chairman, Makafui Woanyah gave a nod to those who have defected, saying that the party will offer its full support to them.

Mr. Woanyah added that the party is making conscious efforts to win this year’s general elections.

He therefore urged the party executives as well as those who have defected from the opposition NDC, to rally massively for the New Patriotic Party.

He explained that, the NPP is poised to bringing development to the region hence the need to maintain them in power.

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Election 2020: Amewu Won’t Get More than 12K Votes in Hohoe – NDC Candidate

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November 24, 2020

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Professor Margaret Kweku, the NDC parliamentary candidate for Hohoe has downplayed the chances of her main opponent from the governing NPP, John-Peter Amewu in the upcoming December 7 elections.

She said, assertions that the Energy Minister would pull a surprise in the parliamentary polls and win the seat for the NPP, was nothing but mere assumptions.

Speaking on Citi TV’s #PointofView show Monday night and monitored by Volta Online, the former Hohoe MCE said her contender would not get more than 12,000 votes at polls, despite his aggressive use of government resources to swayed voters.

“Amewu got 8,200 votes in 2008 and he will get 12,000 this time, that is if I want to be kind him,” she asserted.

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Prof. Kweku further stated that, ongoing projects in the area which were being credited to the Minister, were assembly projects that he has forcibly appropriated to himself just to gain political advantage in the Constituency.

That notwithstanding, she noted, the NDC had a superior performance track record in the area under her tenure as MCE and that of the current MP, for which the constituents reward the party, come December 7.

This is Mr. Amewu’s third attempt at annexing the Hohoe seat from the NDC, which has Prof. Margaret Kweku as its new candidate.

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Cash and Carry Days Were devastating-NHIA Boss

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November 23, 2020

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BY: Akpabli Daniel Yao | Voltaonlinegh.com |

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. Baaba Dsane Selby, has applauded the Nana Addo led government for the progress made in the health sector and more particularly, the National health Insurance Scheme adding that, the cash and carry days were devastating.

“When I was a Doctor in the cash and carry days, I almost gave up medicine because it was devastating to me for children to die in my hands everyday when I knew what to do but I didn’t have the resources” She narrated.

Addressing the Volta NPP Nurses and Midwives in Ho, Dr Selby noted that, the effort made by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administrations in the National Health insurance scheme programme has made Ghana the envy of the world as she noted that, the module of the scheme has now been taught in the Harvard University for other countries to learn.

She said, the government is poised to equip and staff the sector and the scheme to make it more accessible as well as the kind of service to be provided, more quality.

Dr. Selby stated that, data is very crucial to be able to begin and provide the needed healthcare to citizens but the Ghana and NHIS card answer such problems adding that, Ghanaians can now link their NHIS card to the Ghana card making it possible to access health care with any of these two cards

She said the NHIS has currently 23.2 million unique identified members in the authority’s database which is the biggest database in the country currently.

She added that, these numbers need not to come to the NHIS offices for their renewal anymore due to the mobile renewal initiative which made it possible for them to sit in the comfort of their homes and renew their cards.

She further revealed that, the NHIA have also created a link with the Ministry of Gender so that persons on the Ghana National House whole registry including LEAP Beneficiaries, persons living with disabilities (PWD’s) etc will be renewed automatically so as to enjoy services continuously.

she said other diseases which are not under the policies shall be included in the benefit package and user fees at a point of service will be eliminated.

As we celebrate the success story of the health insurance, she therefore called on all Ghanaian to also remember those who walked out of parliament when this crucial and important law was passed to care for them and come out in their numbers to vote in order to sustain the progress of the policy

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Election 2020: History Beckons in Hohoe – Kenwud Declares

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November 21, 2020

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History would be made in the Hohoe Constituency come the December 7 elections, Mr. Kenwud Nuworsu, a former Volta Regional Chairman of the NPP has announced.

Speaking at a campaign rally of John-Peter Amewu, the Energy Minister and NPP Parliamentary candidate for Hohoe on Saturday, the veteran politician said he was optimistic the enthusiasm which has greeted Mr. Amewu’s candidature as result of the massive development he is spearheading in the area, would translate into victory for him and the NPP at polls.

According to Mr. Nuworsu, the era where people are voted into parliament only for them to draw salaries and allowances, and later turn around to claim they were not development agents are over, because ‘the time has come to send highly connected people like Amewu to parliament to lobby for projects.’

The campaign held at the St. Augustine School Park, was graced by President Akufo-Addo and other stalwarts of the NPP, including former General Secretary, Kwabena Agyepong, who said the government has fulfilled its promises to Ghanaians for which it deserves four more years to deliver even greater development.

“Everywhere we have been, the President has delivered on his mandate, whether it is infrastructure, whether it is schools, roads, water and what have you. On the 7th of December, Ghanaians around the country are going to deliver a resounding endorsement to his excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and my brother John Peter Amewu, and I am sure next for years will see greater development” Mr. Agyepong declared.

This is Mr. Amewu’s third attempt at annexing the Hohoe seat from the NDC, which is being represented by a new candidate, Professor Margaret Kweku, a former MCE for Hohoe in the December polls.

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Election 2020: Look Beyond Symbols, Vote for Personalities- Amewu To Constituents

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November 21, 2020

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Energy Minister and NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Hohoe, John-Peter Amewu has appealed to electorates of the Constituency to look beyond party symbols in this year’s elections.

According to him, symbols by themselves do not bring development but personalities do, hence the need for constituents to elect competent candidates who would bring them the needed transformation.

The minister said this at a meeting with religious and traditional leaders in constituency during President Akufo-Addo’s visit to Hohoe on Saturday to launch the NPP’s Constituency campaign for the December 7 general elections.

‘You should not vote for voting sake. Your vote must bring you tangible benefits and not just a temporary excitment,’ Mr. Amewu said and called on the constituents to vote for him and President Akufo-Addo for them to continue the good works started in the area.

The President in a brief speech expressed confidence in the steadwarship of the Energy minister and entreated the electorates to vote him into parliament to continue the good works he is spearheading in the area.

‘Hohoe has a beautiful place in history, and if you want to regain such glory, you need to vote for someone like Amewu,’ he added.

President also assured the chiefs that, should the ‘4More4Nana’ materialise, the entire Eastern corridor road project will be completed in his next term of office.

As part of the visit, the President earlier commissioned a 45kW Tsatsadu Micro-hydro power generation station at Alavanyo Abenease, constructed by the Bui Power Authority to augment electricity supply in the area.

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