MTN Yello Soirée 2019: Volta Is Loyal Region

August 13, 2019

By: Ewoenam Kpodo | Voltaonlinegh |

Telecommunication giants, MTN Ghana has celebrated valued customers in its loyal region, the Volta Region at Yello Soirée 2019 in the capital, Ho.

The customers aside being treated to good music and meal at the event, received valuable items from MTN with some lucky ones winning exciting prizes such as latest Samsung phones and Iphones.

The soirée, the second of its kind in the region and the 17^th nationwide which took place on Saturday, August 10 at Volta Serene Hotel was attended by a tall list of dignitaries including the Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa and his Deputy, Rev. Johnson Avuletey.

The event saw an informal engagement between the leadership of MTN and their customers with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Selorm Adadevoh going round, shaking hands with everyone in a show of appreciation for sticking to the company.

MTN CEO, Mr. Adadevoh interacting with customers at the event

Senior Manager, General Trade for South Eastern Business Unit, MTN, Peter Bimpeh was grateful to the region which could be considered as the “World Bank” (not in the political sense) for the loyalty saying, “Volta owns the highest market share”, contributing to over 75 per cent of its subscription in the country.

Mr. Bimpeh paid tribute to the region referring to the welcoming nature of its people coupled with the serene atmosphere it offers and said “it’s always exciting to be in the Volta Region” and on behalf of MTN, “we thank you for your loyalty.”

CEO of MTN, Selorm Adadevoh put simply the aim of the annual Yello Soirée initiated in 2015 as “to celebrate our customers and to say thank you” because “business can’t be business without your business.”

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Mr. Adadevoh highlighted some gains the company had made in the 2019 year touching on its newest product, the TurboNet Router (ideal for home and office use) saying, MTN had a record sale of 30,000 units of the plug-and-play super high speed 4G internet in three months.

He spoke of another product, MTN feature smartphone (which is easy on the pocket) aimed at delighting customers.

He noted the company’s activities in terms of investing in innovations and technologies with the aim to expand network coverage and provide quality service to customers.

The CEO disclosed that an amount of GH¢5.5 million was invested in the region hinting, “by the end of 2019, 133 new cell sites would have been constructed in the Volta region.”

Mr. Adadevoh urged Mobile Money (MoMo) subscribers to continue using service to stand chances of winning more than 1,000 awards and prizes including cars as part of 10 years of its introduction while encouraging customers to remain on the network with about 21 million subscribers to continue enjoying exciting products and services.

Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com

House of Chiefs ‘Weeps’ over Ghana’s Failure to Develop after 62 Years of Independence

Volta Online

August 12, 2019

By: Voltaonlinegh |

The National House of Chiefs (NHC) has attributed the numerous uncompleted projects, joblessness, broken homes, poverty, suffering and the general slow pace of development in Ghana to the failure of successive governments to fight grotesque corruption.

According to a statement signed by Togbe Afede XIV, President, and Daasebre Nana Kwebu Ewusi VII, Vice President, there had been countless number of corruption cases recorded in the past and present governments, and yet no government was able to gather the confidence to fight it.

“The list of scandals and controversies is endless: Guinea fowl scandal; SSNIT software scandal; NHIS scandal; GYEEDA saga; BOST contaminated fuel scandal; GFA 2018 scandal; Ghana Judiciary scandal; Ghana Electoral Commission scandal; Tema Port scandal; Cocoa Board scandal; Eurobond scandal; NCA scandal; National Cathedral; Ameri scandal; new 450 Chamber Parliament Complex; PDS scandal, etc. The list is indeed endless.”

The statement indicated that corruption had benefited a few individuals, but kept hurting the country in many ways; diversion of resources from urgently needed development projects; increased the government debt; caused leakages that create distortions and made management of the economy difficult; and undermined price and exchange rate stability.

“Corruption has also undermined productivity and the ability of the economy to create jobs and incomes; discouraged hard work, and stifled innovation and initiative, as people look for short cuts to wealth; contributed to the increasing crime rate; brought acrimony into our politics, and bred indiscipline and vigilantism; harmed the image of our nation; and led to mass poverty and suffering. Given the humiliation and inhumane treatment that black Africans are subjected to all over the world, one would have expected our leaders to commit themselves to working for the advancement of their countrymen, and the restoration of their dignity and pride,” the statement added.

It bemoaned that, after 62 years of nationhood, most Ghanaians were still muffled by poverty and could not access basic necessities of shelter, food, water, health, education, electricity, roads and good drainage, jobs and incomes, enhanced living standards, and ultimately, happiness.

The members of the NHC wept over the growing stories of people, young and old, taking their own lives due to their unbearable living conditions.

They maintained that, poverty was also the reason why most of the youth of Ghana thought that everywhere else was better than Ghana, and so were willing to risk their lives through deserts and across stormy seas, to escape from the difficulties at home, and in search of greener pastures.

The House of Chiefs recalled the unfortunate murder of 44 Ghanaians in cold blood in The Gambia in 2005, who were only exercising their right to pursue happiness, which they could not find at home.

Poverty should not be our lot.

The members of the House of Chiefs could not comprehend why Ghana should be poor or struggle to cater for the basic needs of her citizens in spite of all the available natural resources and unimaginable fertile land.

Ghana, they said was endowed with a lot of natural resources such as bauxite, diamonds, gold, iron ore, timber, cocoa, salt, oil and gas among many others coupled with the vibrant, energetic, educated and peace-loving human resource and therefore did not have to be poor.

The statement encouraged the future leaders [youth] not to allow themselves to be used by self-seekers, as serial callers, let alone vigilantes, to attack the few people who dare to speak for them.

They charged the people of Ghana to begin to insist on their traditional and political leaders to use the resources of the state prudently for the sole benefit of the people and in pursuance of their development needs.

“Leadership is an opportunity to serve, not to exploit. We must hold our leaders to account. Enough of the politricks!”

Source: www.ghananewsagency.org

Report Perpetrators, the Laws Protect You-DOVVSU to Adolescent Girls

Volta Online

August 12, 2019

By: Ewoenam Kpodo | Voltaonlniegh |

The Volta Regional Coordinator, Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Supt Mercy Wilson-Brown has asked adolescent girls to report people who perpetrate crimes especially sexual abuses against them assuring of their protection by the Constitution of Ghana.

Chief Supt Wilson-Brown mentioned such crimes as defilement, rape, child marriage, assault among others which must be reported to either parents or teachers and institutions like the Social Welfare Department and the Police for appropriate actions.

The Regional DOVVSU Coordinator who made this call at a 3-day (6^th-9^th August, 2019) regional camp for adolescent girls in basic school held at Adult College, Tsito, Ho West District cited articles 26 and 28 of Ghana’s Constitution which dealt with the protection and welfare of a child, to support her claim.

She spoke on Domestic Violence and Gender-Based Violence to the 103 adolescent girls drawn from four districts in the region which included North Dayi, South Dayi, Central Tongu and Ho.

The adolescent girls at the regional camp

She advised girls to warn people wanting to abuse them sexually of the jail term they could face and insisted that they must not fall to tricks and threats of such perpetrators saying, “every sex (rape/defilement) has terrible repercussions and can affect you for the rest of your life.”

Chief Supt Wilson-Brown urged girls who had ever been sexually abused to speak up as such a crime had no timeline, “it’s like the steadfast love of God, it’s always fresh.”

She advised the girls to be careful of their environments, know how to keep themselves safe to become role models for other girls noting that though there were laws to protect them, they better be “safe than sorry” as “sex is not young people’s game, don’t play it.”

She charged parents and guardians to be mindful of who their wards chat and meet with, what they do outside home, and befriend them to know what goes on around them in order to prevent them from falling victims to such crimes as kidnapping and sextortion.

An official from the Reproductive Health Unit, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr. Claudia Donkor urged the girls to make informed decisions so that they could stay in school
longer to achieve their desired aspirations.

Dr. Donkor said it was important for the girls to receive guidance and counseling education on sexual reproductive health and to exercise their rights to it to ensure the fulfillment of their potentials.

Volta Regional Director, Department of Gender, Lena Alai, explained the need for the UNFPA-sponsored camp saying, the teenagers “have taken over child bearing from the adults” citing the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey Report of 2017/18 which showed that the region had a high adolescent birth rate of 103 per 1,000 births which was above the national average of 75 per 1,000 births.

Madam Alai said it was important to assemble the girls for education on dangers of teenage pregnancy and how they would fall out of Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4 and 5 which talked about Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, and Gender Equality respectively.

Two young role models from University of Ghana, Legon, Melanie Mensah, a level 300 Law student at and Wendy Dogbegah, a level 200 Biological Science student each motivated the girls with their stories of how determination and focus contributed to what they had achieved as girls themselves.

The young role models encouraged the campers, assuring that they needed not to have started great but be ambitious having the sky as not the limit but the springboard to reaching higher heights.

Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com

Dededo Benefits CHPS Compound from Japan Government’s Grant

Volta Online

August 11, 2019

By: Abert Kuzor | Voltaonlinegh

As part of efforts to achieve goal number 3 of the United Nations Sustainable Developmental Goals, the government and people of Japan have built an ultra-modern Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound at Dededo, a farming community in the Ho West District of the Volta Region.

The about $90,000 facility with an adjoining four apartment nurses’ quarters (fully furnished), formed part of eight projects funded by the Japanese Government’s Grass-roots Human Security Projects (GGHSP) across the country.

Speaking at a durbar to commission the facility, the Chief of the town, Togbe Azadagli Dededo I was full of appreciation and prayed the good Lord to bless the donors.

Hon. Bedzrah (right), Togbe Dededo I and Amb. Himeno commissioning the project

Togbe Dededo indicated that health delivery in Dededo, made up of over five communities with a population of about ten thousand was a challenge due to inadequate health facilities, befitting accommodation for staff, equipment, proximity among other hindrances.

He noted that there was just one nurse with her assistant providing health care for the entire population in an outmoded structure coupled with lack of working equipment which compelled residents to travel to Asikuma, Peki, Tsito or Ho which are distances away from the community for health care.

Togbe Azadagli disclosed that the community made some attempt to improve the situation but failed, thus, approached Volta-based non-governmental organisation called Avatime Gemi-Otago Eco Tourism Society (AGOETOUSO) for help.

He said AGOETOUSO through the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, made a report to the Japanese Government leading to the release of the grant for construction of the facility in 2018.

The Chief called on the government and the Ghana Health Service to upgrade the CHPS compound to a clinic or hospital status to ensure quality health delivery to the growing population of the area and appealed to management of Zoomlion Company Limited to provide the community with waste bin to help improve sanitation.

Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, Tsutomo Himeno who commissioned the facility was full of joy and commended the community for the spirit of communal labour saying, the project was motivated by Japan’s relationship with Ghana, the spirit of communal labour exhibited by the people of Dededo and the day to day collaboration of their MP, Hon. Bedzrah.

Amb. Himeno said health was needed in every aspect of life hence government and people of Japan were ready to contribute to ensure the well-being of the people and urged Dededo resident to take good care of the facility in order to motivate the Japan government to do more.

MP for the area, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah assured of his readiness to support constituents and work with chiefs and people of Dededo to ensure the right thing was done always.

Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com

NDC Volta Gears into Campaign Mood

Volta Online

August 11, 2019

By: Sepenyo Dzokoto | Voltaonlinegh |

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), Volta Region has commenced interactions with targeted groups in readiness for campaigning to oust the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2020 elections.

The first of such overtures was to the Volta Regional branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on Thursday at the Press Centre in Ho.

Regional NDC Chairman, Henry Ametefe told executives and some selected members of the Association that the Party was about “hitting the ground running,” preaching its “transformational agenda,” and expected the messages to seep through the media to target groups.

Mr. Ametefe stressed that the party regarded the grouping of journalists as a key stakeholder in national development.

He said the Volta NDC already had some good bonding with journalists covering the region, which it was endeavouring to sustain and improve.

He said the NDC was an ardent supporter of press freedom in essence and not rhetorically.

Chairman of Volta GJA, A.B. Kafui Kanyi expressed worry about politicians reflecting pettiness in their opinions about journalists.

Mr. Kanyi wondered why a picture at a public function showing a journalist with a regional minister should ignite murmurings about that journalist’s political leaning.

He said the same journalist was branded differently by another political party for authoring a news item deemed critical of it.

Journalists in their contribution during interactions, stressed the role of the media to objectively inform, educate and analyse happenings, always reflecting and championing the national interest.

Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com

NABCO Trainees to Start National Digital Addressing System Project

Volta Online

August 9, 2019

By: Rita Kafui Nedjoh | Voltaonlinegh |

The Volta Regional branch of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) has trained 135 research and training corps (RTCs) from the 25 districts of the Volta/Oti Region to kick-start the implementation of the National Digital Property Addressing System (NDPAS) project.

The trainees with different qualifications in Information Technology (IT) were trained in installation and registration of the app with the use of a tablet which will be used for data collection and to identify and tag properties across the region with Digital Address plates.

The project which is scheduled to last for six weeks will engage 12,750 NABCO trainees nationwide with 1,250 of them in the Volta/Oti Region out of which 50 will be posted to each district.

Addressing the media after the training, a member of the technical team, Vera Dankwa noted that the project was targeted at tagging four million houses across the country with their house number, digital address and a street name plates.

Madam Dankwa explained that the project was aimed at eliminating the system where landmarks and inscriptions were used to give directions to one’s house and to help in revenue generation, identification of locations for emergency service delivery as well as facilitation of smooth business transactions.

She differentiated between the previous GPS address generated by an individual and the new Digital address to be generated by the trainees saying, the previous code was basically not verified after generating the code in the system by an individual hence the work of the trainees to generate the GPS of the house, verify and tag the property with a digital address plate.

The Volta Regional Coordinator for NABCO, David Lovely Davis noted that the training section engaged three research and training corps, a district coordinator, and a planning or technical officer each from every district who were expected to go back and train the Civic Corps or trainees in their various districts to kick-start the national digital addressing system.

Mr. Davis said NABCO was just providing the workforce for the project expected be launched on Thursday, August 8, 2019 by the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in Accra, adding that the trainees were being paid the same stipend they are entitled to by the government.

He explained that the trainees would be moving from house to house with the gadgets given to them, standing at specific locations where the app will generate the various information required to be sent to the central system for the data to be managed.

The NDPAS was introduced by President Akufo-Addo in 2017 aimed at generating a unique code for houses, businesses, streets and properties with a geographical area in order for easy identification and quick response in cases of emergency.

Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com

I’ll Do a Clean Campaign Devoid of Insults-Parliamentary Aspirant

Volta Online

August 6, 2019

By: Tabitha Kugbonu | Voltaonlinegh |

Research Assistant to Senior Advisor to the President and Parliamentary aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the South Tongu Constituency, Innocent Lynford Kwesi Tetteh popularly known as “Chief Supremo” has said he would eschew insults from his political activities.

Mr. Tetteh indicated that per his experiences in politics, he would focus on how best to move the South Tongu Constituency forward in terms of development rather than playing politics of insults.

Chief Supremo who was speaking to Voltaonlinegh after filing his nomination form over the weekend said he was the best candidate to represent the constituents in Parliament as he had their interest at heart.

He mentioned some achievements in that regard which included recruiting some people into the security agencies, helping to donate some equipment to Sogakope District Hospital and other developmental projects he had lobbied for as an individual in the district.

Mr. Tetteh was certain that with his lobbying skills, when wins the primaries and gets elected as the Member of Parliament for the area, his vision of “New Leader, New Vision and New Direction”, would make South Tongu District receive its fair share of the national cake.

He called on the other two aspirants in the upcoming NPP Parliamentary primaries in the constituency to carry out a clean campaign in the interest of the party.

Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com

Let’s Desist from Politics of Acrimony and Intimidation-Parliamentary Aspirant

Volta Online

August 5, 2019

By: Rita Kafui Nedjoh | Voltaonlinegh |

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary aspirant for Anlo Constituency, Dr. Bless Dzakadzi has advised his political opponents to avoid politics of acrimony and intimidation and rather focus on the development of their communities and the country.

Dr. Dzakadzi gave the advice when he addressed the media after he filed his nomination at the NPP office in Anloga to contest in the upcoming NPP Parliamentary primaries in September.

He noted that the Anloga District being an infant district deserved to have a leader with vision to lobby for developmental projects to develop the district and argued that he was the right choice for the job.

He said even though the Anlo Constituency is acclaimed to be dominated by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), he was prepared and ready to change the tradition and canvass votes for the NPP by getting everyone involved to ensure development of Anloga.

The lecturer said when given the nod, his focus would be on bringing jobs to the people through establishing a food processing factory in the constituency for local consumption and for export, thus, ending the post-harvest loss.

He explained that “prior to my aspiration I went to Norway to lobby a company in Norway to come and establish some factories in the constituency but land tenancy became the problem and I think it is now time to reactivate that initiative to give employment to the youth and also help the farmers to produce more.”

Dr. Dzakadzi noted that the time had come to change the face of politics in Anloga, a change of focus and dynamism and a change to develop the youth saying, he would get the youth developed and empowered to reach greater heights.

“It is time for selflessness and not selfishness, a time for empowerment and not disempowerment, a time for dynamism and change and development of the youth and creating employment opportunities for the youth is what I stand for.”

Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com

Keta MCE Confident of Breaking NDC’s Record Since 1992

Volta Online

August 3, 2019

By: Rita Kafui Nedjoh | Voltaonlinegh |

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Keta and Parliamentary aspirant of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Keta Constituency of the Volta Region, Godwin Edudzi Effah is hopeful that his party will end the dominance of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the area in the 2020 general elections.

Mr. Effah said, “the time has come for the NPP to take the Parliamentary position from the NDC to lobby for developmental projects for the people of Keta.”

The MCE made this known when he submitted his nomination form at the party office in Keta after satisfying requirements to contest the upcoming Parliamentary primaries of the party.

He noted that the NDC has been ruling in Keta since 1992 but the Keta Municipality has since not seen enough development under their leadership hence his move to contest for the Parliamentary seat for the municipality to ensure the needed development.

He called on the people in the area especially women and the youth to vote for him as their Member of Parliament (MP) to change the trend in the constituency and lobby for developmental projects.

The aspiring Parliamentary candidate who is being contested by one other candidate said when given the opportunity to represent the people in Parliament, he would focus on issues such as development of the youth, education, agriculture and employment.

Mr. Effah said as an MP for the area, he would lobby for two tractors for the people of Wego, fertilisers and seedlings for farmers in the constituency adding that he would lobby for more educational materials and infrastructure for the various schools currently lacking them to raise the standard of education in the municipality.

According to him, he was on a mission to develop the municipality as the MCE and was among other things, working on deploying more security personnel to the municipality to increase police visibility to help in fighting and detecting crime thereby ensuring peace and security.

He therefore asked people to endorse him as the MP for the area to continue the work he started and do even more in the interest of Keta.

Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com

NPP Primaries: Peter Amewu Must Be Our MP- Group

Volta Online

August 3, 2019

By: Albert Kuzor | Voltaonlinegh |

Members of a group calling itself Agenda for Development in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region have called on Minister for Energy, John Peter Amewu to contest in the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary primaries for the Hohoe Constituency.

The group in a press conference mentioned some developmental projects believed to have been initiated by the Minister in the municipal capital, Hohoe and neighbouring communities saying, he was the suitable person to represent the constituency in Parliament to better serve the interest of the constituents.

Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the group, George Dogbey indicated in the presser that the group which was barely a year old and with membership from across the political divide had observed and examined notable persons in the Hohoe Constituency and settled on Mr. Amewu as the most qualified to advance development in the area.

“There is a new wind blowing in Hohoe, many people believe that it is time Hon John Peter Amewu was given the chance to bring about the needed development to the area. He has proven a track record of a workaholic, someone who loves and cares about his people and someone who when given the slightest opportunity extends his hands towards the development of the area,” he said.

Members of Agenda for Development at the press conference

Mr. Dogbey touched on some initiatives of the Minister which included championing modern solar system street lights across the municipality, funding the renovation of Hohoe Sports Complex and providing jobs for the teeming youth in the constituency over the years.

He added that Mr. Amewu provided financial support to some 400 basic and high school leavers who could not pay their school fee arrears to obtain their certificates, and liaised with the Ministry of Health to convert the Hohoe General Hospital to a regional status following the conversion of the regional hospital in Ho to a teaching Hospital.

The group also known as ‘Dunenyo Haborbor’ noted that they had on two occasions approached Mr. Amewu with the request to contest the Hohoe Parliamentary seat but he showed no interest, thus, compelling them to fall on the media to get the “visionary person” to avail himself.

The group praised the incumbent Member of Parliament for the area, Dr. Bernice Adiku Heloo for her contributions but said it was time for Mr. Amewu to take over from her.

The group members numbering about 500 who came from different parts of the municipality including Alavanyo, Liati and Hohoe with others travelling from Accra for the conference which could be mistaken for a mini durbar were clad in branded T-shirts with photos of Mr. John Peter Amewu.

Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com

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