MUSIGA Endorses Ghana International Music Clinic

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By: Gladys Afetsi | Voltaonlinegh |

The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has endorsed the Ghana International Music Clinic (GIMC) scheduled to take place at the National Theatre, Accra on November 20, 2019 from 8am to 5pm.

MUSIGA indicated its happiness in endorsing the event and hoped that it would help lift the standard of live stage musical performances in the country and the sub- region.

President of MUSIGA, Bice Osei Kuffour (a.k.a Obuor), an enthusiastic stage performer with multiple awards, and skills in playing musical instruments on stage was optimistic about the objectives of the Music Clinic.

Obuor’s America and Europe tour some years ago was as a result of his conscious lyrics amplified by his animated live stage musical performance which gave his audience a good feel.

The advocate for live stage musical performances had no doubt that the expertise of facilitator for the Clinic, Carl Golembeski would help participants advance their performances.

The MUSIGA President said the organisation of the event was timely and would give participants the needed skills and techniques to advance their performances during this year’s Christmas events.

The organisers, Institute of Professional Event Management (IPEM) were confident that the clinic would offer participants in Ghana and the sub-region the opportunity to be the game changers in live stage musical performance saying, transforming studio quality to live stage performance was the best way to give the audience an exciting experience.

According to IPEM, there had been occasions that music lovers left many live music events disappointed by the performances of the artists because their live stage musical performances did not reflect the quality of their studio recording.

The organisers observed that in order to thrill music fans, live musical performers should always be at the their very best adding, musicians and sound engineers could only achieve this through acquiring the right training and urged them to show up at the event.

Carl Golembeski, the facilitator for the GIMC has for the past four years, worked as American singer, Beyoncé’s Vocal Fx Engineer developing a system to take her studio fx seamlessly into a live sound environment for real time control.

Carl is a sound artist, vocal fx engineer and music producer in various sonic territories with most of his career being in the form of live sound. He has toured the world with artists such as Bruno Mars, Carlinhos Brown, and Mary J. Blige and served organisations like Ram Dass LSR Foundation and Joseph Campbells Audio Archives.

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Ketu South NDC Raises Concerns over NIA Registration

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By: Nelson Ayivor | Voltaonlinegh |

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ketu South Constituency of the Volta Region is livid over what it says are attempts by some officials of the National Identification Authority (NIA) to politicise the ongoing Ghana Card registration in the municipality.

In a communiqué issued on Tuesday, July 30 by the Constituency Communications Officer, Bright Dzila, the NDC bemoaned the undesirable conducts of some NIA officials who it alleged were known card bearing members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) bent on deliberately frustrating the public and abusing the registration process for political expediency.

The communiqué said, “we have received tonnes of complaints about the priority been extended to NPP members to register at the expense of the general public.”

“We have also received overwhelming reports about delays in issuing the cards and in some instances, turning down potential registrants on the flimsy excuse of not being captured in the supposed ceiling of 30 people per day,” it added.

The release further stated that some NIA officials stationed at Adina, a fishing community in the municipality usually closed at 1:30pm, hours before the stipulated 5pm.

The NDC is therefore calling on the NIA boss, Prof. Ken Attafuah to immediately address these issues in order to facilitate the smooth conduct of the exercise in the municipality. It also hopes to see a radical change in the conduct of the NIA officials.

Meanwhile, the Ketu South Constituency Chairman, NPP, Samuel Petit Haligah in an interview with local radio stations in reaction to the release, described the NDC’s claims as concocted saying that nothing untoward was happening and that the exercise was going on smoothly without any problems.

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My Candidature Will End NDC’s Reign in Ketu South-David Quarshie

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By: Ewoenam Kpodo | Voltaonlinegh |

Aspiring Parliamentary candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ketu South Constituency of the Volta Region, David Tiahno Quarshie is calling on delegates in the constituency to endorse his candidature to pull a surprise in the 2020 general elections.

Mr. Quarshie said a vote for him would mean an end to the long reign of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the constituency considered as “World Bank” of the “World Bank” (Volta Region) of the NDC.

The businessman and poultry farmer who picked and filed his nomination form on Friday, July 26 said he “is the sure bid for the NPP in the upcoming 2020 elections” and “the best and the very solid choice of the voting masses” that would deliver victory for the NPP.

Speaking to Voltaonlinegh, Mr. Quarshie said he had the clout, the exposure and the track record and asked delegates in the orphan constituency (constituency without a sitting NPP Parliamentarian) to consider his works and give him the nod in the party’s primaries on September 28.

According to him, having risen from the position of a polling station Chairman to an electoral area Coordinator, Victory 2016 (V-16) Coordinator and a member of the Finance Committee from 2012 till date, he believed he had what was needed to be given the nod.

Mr. Quarshie fell on various contributions he made in the party and for people in the constituency which according to him, increased the electoral fortunes of the party during the 2016 general elections and argued that he would not only increase the votes in 2020 but wrestle power from the NDC candidate.

Such contributions included purchasing and branding Toyota Tundra Pick Up for use, printing over 2500 party branded Lacostes for members, supporting some schoolchildren with uniforms, supplying maize seeds to selected farmers, organising football galas and organising vocational training in liquid soap and bead production to impact lives.

Others were helping to fund two major party rallies and the inauguration of the well planned V-16 initiative which were attended by NPP bigwigs from the regional and national levels including the then Presidential candidate and the Vice, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and helping the communications team in the performance of their functions.

According to the aspiring Parliamentary candidate, he “represents hard work, a win for the NPP” adding, “I am incorruptible and easy going for the job as I am loved even by my opponents because of my hard works.”

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Electricals Company Equips 42 with Skills

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By: Ewoenam Kpodo | Voltaonlinegh |

An Aflao-headquartered company specialised in general electricals, satellite and disc installations, Napoleon Electricals has opened a two-week skills training programme to train 42 youths in Satellite Dish and Decoder Installation at Aflao, capital of Ketu South Municipality in the Volta Region.

The training, the fifth of its kind in seven years by the company had participants drawn from various parts of the region including Keta, Ketu North and South and Akatsi South Districts and from the capital of neighbouring Togo, Lome.

Speaking at the opening ceremony on Friday, July 26, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Napoleon Electricals, Napoleon Gbeti, disclosed that the company has since 2012, trained over 250 beneficiaries with various skills.

Mr. Gbeti mentioned Network Setting/Scanning, Connecting signal cable from dish to decoder, Types of decoders, Multi TV decoders and dish measurements, Dish parts, Multi TV and DSTV frequencies, Polarizations, Symbol rates and Atmospheric challenges as areas of training.

He underscored the importance of the training to the development of the youth saying, it would help them to be self-reliant noting that past trainees were doing well with some of them being recruited into the security services such as the Police and the Fire services.

The CEO quoted the training fee of GH¢200 paid by each trainee and explained that it covered kits, field training expenses and other costs, adding, trainees would receive installation fees any time they helped in executing installation contracts and hinted of plans to expand the scheme to the entire region to empower the youth.

Ketu South Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Elliot Agbenorwu commended Napoleon Electricals for the initiative to train the youth with employable skills saying, it was in line with government’s agenda of encouraging the youth to acquire job skills to help reduce unemployment in the country.

“What you are doing here would create employment and reduce crime, including armed robbery and stealing and placing the trainees on the platform for future progress and we laud you,” Mr. Agbenorwu said.

He called on the youth not to rush into motor riding business but try to acquire skills to secure their future while assuring the trainees of the Ketu South Assembly’s support through the MASLOC Fund to establish them.

The trainees who spoke to the media were gratitude to the company for the opportunity to acquire skills that would enable them fend for themselves and their family and expressed hope that others would get the same opportunity as them to empower themselves.

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Keta MCE Completes 100 Days in Office Tour

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July 29, 2019

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Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Keta, Godwin Edudzi Effah has completed a tour of all electoral areas in the municipality.

The week-long tour which ended on Friday, July 26 was to mark Mr. Effah’s 100 days in office as MCE for the area.

Accompanying the MCE on his tour included government appointees of Keta Municipal Assembly, Elikem Sewordor, Papa Gobah and Clemence Ansah.

The visits afforded the MCE the opportunity to interact with his people and discuss pressing issues including livelihood improvement in the municipality.

Speaking to the people, he assured that such visits would be regular during his tenure so that he could get to know about the real issues of importance to them in order that together, they could help take the municipality to the level it deserved.

Mr. Effah used the opportunity to brief citizens of the municipality on some developmental projects that the assembly in partnership with key stakeholders was working to achieve to benefit the people.

These projects included a new Town Hall for Keta, Abor Magistrate Court and Astro Turf at Keta. Others were a concrete bridge at Agorvinu, classroom blocks at Sasieme, Lawoshime and Aborlove-Nolopi.

He also mentioned a two-storey hostel facility for Keta Nursing and Midwifery Training College as an additional facility in the offing.

The residents received the MCE and his entourage well by turning out in their numbers and actively participating in the discussions.

They encouraged him to never relent in his open door leadership style and continue to work hard to help improve the living conditions of the people and take Keta Municipality to another level of progress and development.

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Scare as Dilapidated Health Centre Closes down

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By: Benjamin Owusu | Voltaonlinegh |

The people of Kwaakuae in the Krachi West District of the Oti Region are raising concerns over closure of the health centre in the area saying it will deprive them of access to health care delivery.

The only health centre in the farming community has been closed down due to its dilapidated nature to avert any unforeseen happenings to the staff and the general public who will be accessing it but residents fear its closure will be disastrous.

Visibly developed cracks in the building

A visit by Benjamin Owusu to the community revealed that the shut-down clinic had visible cracks and was vacated by the staff who took the decision for fear of a possible collapse leading to their entrapment.

The reporter also found out that a newly constructed health centre attached with yet to be completed staff quarters remained under lock and rather serving as an abode to reptiles.

Other checks revealed that another health facility at Bobodin with its auxiliary structures has also remained in the bush after completion and not serving the purpose for which public funds had been advanced for its construction.

The yet-to-be-used new health centre at Kwaakuea

Speaking in an interview with the Assemblyman for the area, Francis Manu, he bemoaned the closure of the only health facility in the community saying, it remained a big headache as residents were being compelled to walk for long distances to nearby communities to have access to health care services.

Mr. Manu disclosed that the contractor at site abandoned the project as a result of lack of funds of which he (Mr. Manu) prompted the Member of Parliament for the area, Helen Adjoa Ntoso for assistance.

He appealed to the appropriate authorities to act swiftly and complete the staff quarters and get centre operational to take care of the health needs of residents.

Some residents who spoke to Voltaonlinegh argued that if the facility was not completed on time and operational, many might lose their lives to sicknesses because of the distance they needed to travel to access a health facility.

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Voice Ghana Advocates for Inclusion of PWDs

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By: Christopher Pappoe | Voltaonlinegh |

A Ho-based disability focused organisation, Voice Ghana has raised issues of inclusion of persons with disability (PWDs) and particularly called on the Central Tongu District Assembly to as a matter of urgency change drawings and construction of public places to conform to the Disability Act.

Parliament enacted the Persons with Disability Act 2006, (Act 715) meant to improve the life of PWDs by including them in the mainstream society especially in terms of accessibility and per the Act, public places ought to have access ramps to enable PWDs who will be wheelchair-bound to have access to the buildings.

The Act also stipulates that ten years after the passage of the law which had since elapsed, old public buildings must be provided with appropriate facilities to make it accessible to and available for use by PWDs.

Programmes Manager of Voice Ghana, Charles Nyante said “every public place especially clinics, health centres and CHPS compounds should have access ramps to aid even the sick who cannot walk have access to these facilities.”

Mr. Nyante lamented the no access ramp leading to a crucial institution such as the Social Welfare Department saying, “persons living with disability lose their self confidence once they have to drop from their wheelchair and crawl to have access to any public office.”

Central Tongu District Coordinating Director, Ruben Akufo acknowledged the call from Voice Ghana and noted that the assembly had the welfare of PWDs at heart and promised that the assembly would continue to construct projects which will be friendly to persons living with disability.

Presiding Member of the assembly, Davidson Michael Ezuh encouraged Voice Ghana to continue making the voices of PWDs to be heard across the region and asked that it be extended to other parts of the country.

Mr. Ezuh assured that they would as assembly members make the assembly deliver on their promises of making buildings in the district disability-friendly.

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Ho West NDC MP Aspirant Calls for Transparent & Fair Primaries

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By: Kofi Gamor | Voltaonlinegh.com |

One of three aspirants in the National Democratic Congress parliamentary race for the Ho West Constituency, Mr. Samuel Kofi Danku has called on party officers to discharge their duties in the spirit of fairness and transparency in the lead up to the party’s primaries slated for August 24, 2019.

According to Mr. Danku, who was the immediate past Chairman of the Anfoeta Wadamaxe branch of the party, providing a level playing field for all aspirants in the contest will engender confidence in the process and make the outcome of the primaries acceptable by all.

The businessman was addressing the media at the party’s constituency office at Dzolokpuita shortly after he filed his nomination forms last Friday to contest the Ho West primaries.

“I have just filed my papers to contest in the Ho West constituency primaries of the NDC and I think that it was a very smooth process. I only urge them to be free and fair in the discharge of their duties in the process. The process must be transparent to everyone in the contest” he urged.

He also appealed the party delegates not to allow themselves to be influenced with money by any of the aspirants since that would amount to putting their conscience on sale but rather consider the fact that the constituency is lagging behind in terms of development and act in the interest of the development of Ho West.

He indicated that, “I have come to restore the hopes of the people of Ho West that have been lost for a very long time so that the constituency can also put on the garment of development that has eluded us for a long time now. I also know that people would want to influence your decisions with money but I want to urge you not to allow your conscience to be bought by anyone. Nobody can buy your conscience.”

Mr. Danku however has a tall hurdle to cross as he would have to contend with the likes of the incumbent MP, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah who is seeking a fourth term and a private legal practitioner, Mr. Eric Alifo in the three-horse race.

Meanwhile the Ho West constituency secretary of the opposition party, Wisdom Kwame Sedzro has assured that, the constituency election committee has put a lot of hard work into the process to ensure a level playing field for all aspirants.

Vetting of aspirants who have successfully gone through the filing process is scheduled for 24th and 25th July at the NDC Regional secretariat in Ho.

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Warring Konkomba Clans Reconcile after Military Intervention

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By: Benjamin Owusu | Voltaonlinegh |

Leaders of two Kokomba clans, Nankpantiim and Bigbim at Sibi Hilltop, a farming community in the Nkwanta North District of the Oti Region have reconciled and promised to be at peace with each other.

Both parties reconciled after several mediation talks initiated by the military commander.

The two clans were at war with each other following violent clashes over a parcel of land which claimed two lives.

The clashes from Friday, June 28 to Saturday, June 29, 2019 resulted from the people of Nankpatiib wanting to construct a market on a parcel of land at Sibi Hilltop alleged to have belonged to the other faction who put up a fierce resistance leading to a gun battle between them killing two and leaving hundreds displaced.

Speaking to Voltaonlinegh after the engagement, Brigadier General A.Y. Nsiah, commanding the Southern Command, said the initiative was to meet both parties from Nkwanta North and South who were engaged in the violence and ask them to lay down their arms for dialogue to allow for peace to prevail.

According to Brigadier General Nsiah, Ghana could not develop if citizens continued to take up arms against their each other.

He disclosed that he was happy about the level of commitment shown after both sides agreed to live in peace after the fight and noted that the perpetrators of the violent clashes would not go unpunished.

Paramount Chief of Kpasa, who is a Konkomba, Ubor Konja Tassan VI, said he was very much ashamed about the fight between the two after Konkombas in the Oti Region pledged to ensure there was peace and order to enhance development.

Ubor Tassan who prior to the clashes led a delegation of Konkomba chiefs to pay a courtesy call on the Oti Regional Minister, Nana Akwasi Owusu Yeboah and assure him of their commitment to peace and order in the region, disclosed that plans were far advanced to meet both clans to ensure a lasting peace.

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NASPA to Launch Portal to Support Youth in Agric

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By: Albert Kuzor | Voltaonlinegh |

President, National Service Personnel Association (NASPA), Stephen Twumasi has revealed that the Association would be opening an online portal to welcome application from members with interest in animal farming aimed at supporting government’s Planting and Rearing for Food and Jobs programme.

Mr. Twumasi said some members across the country were into crop and animal farming and hoped that would reduce the rate of unemployment among graduates after their one year of serving the nation.

He mentioned that NASPA Executive had visited farms of some of their members who took the Rearing for Food and Jobs programme seriously and were doing well in the areas of fishing, piggery and poultry which informed the idea of opening an online portal to receive and encourage more of members to enter into rearing of animals.

The portal when launched will permit NASPA members to apply online for support in various areas of Agriculture. For an applicant to be successful, s/he will be required to provide personal details, name of institution completed and institution where service was rendered among others to be shortlisted for any support.

The NASPA President made this known on Friday, July 19 during the national launch of 10th NASPA week celebration held in Ho themed, “Rearing for Food and Jobs: The Role of National Service Personnel”.

He hinted that an Entrepreneurial and Business challenge on animal farming will be organised to award winners with a seed money to start their own farms.

Volta Regional Director of National Service Scheme (NSS), Mr. Ambrose Entsiwah Jnr. commended the personnel for their contribution to building Ghana saying, personnel were considered to be part of the President’s vision of tackling unemployment among Ghanaian youth through the Planting and Rearing for Food and Jobs programme hence, the need to motivate personnel to venture into agriculture

Mr. Entsiwah Jnr. noted that 5,611 personnel were posted to various public and private institutions across Volta/Oti Region for their mandatory service and added that the region was one of the regions where service personnel were fully trained for their future.

Speaking on the behalf of the Volta Regional Minister, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ho, Nelson Akorli encouraged the personnel to endeavor to create jobs for themselves, noting that government would continue to tackle unemployment across all fields in the country and that its Planting and Rearing for Food and Jobs was a stepping stone.

NASPA week is a week-long celebration marked every year to signify the end of a service year. The celebration is marked nationwide with various activities including awards and dinner night.

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