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• Dr Williams Anarfi Sarpong (R) in a chat with an Executive Member of Alleem Business
Alleem Business appoints
WASK CEO Ambassador
THE ALLEEM Business Congress in the U.A.E
has appointed Chief Executive Officer of the
WASK Group of Companies, Dr Williams Anarfi
Sarpong as its Brand Ambassador for 2019.
Dr Sarpong popularly called Dr WASK
received the ambassadorial appointment at the
recently held 4th Annual Water and Energy week
celebration in Dubai.
Dr WASK will serve as the face and voice of
Alleem Business Congress, build brand
recognition, and successfully promote products
and services in Africa.
He will also communicate and engage partners
in Africa in meaningful ways to increase the brand
awareness and generate new opportunities for
interested companies to be part of the subsequent
congress.
The event brought together over 300
participants from about 35 different countries to
share their views and experiences in their various
fields of business.
In attendance were government officials from
around the world, stakeholders in the water and
energy and academics.
There were 14 speakers who did exclusive
PowerPoint presentations on the water & energy
situation in their various countries.
•The cleared site
Dr WASK, who was also a proposed speaker at the for the
event, made a presentation on Sustainable SHS
Livelihoods in Africa.
On day one, presentations and deliberations
centered on different aspects of water and energy;
stimulated meaningful debate on challenges in
handling water and energy and diverse ways for
solving the menace.
Day two was allocated for the Excellence
Award Night during which the Alleem Business
Congress honoured few partners and sponsors for
being part of their success story.
Dr WASK being the only black speaker was
accompanied by some executives of the WASK
Group of Companies. They are Mr Williams
Benjamin Anarfi, Mr Benjamin Nana Adomako
Kufour, Mr. Benjamin Amusah and Ms. Joyce
Benewaa.
Berekuso celebrates
Ohum festival after 8yrs’ dispute
THE CHIEFS and people of Berekuso in the Eastern
Region have celebrated their annual Ohum Festival
amidst drumming, dancing and the firing of muskets.
The festival was put on hold for eight years due to
chieftaincy disputes in the town.
As a result of amicable settlements between all
factions, the festival, which was celebrated peacefully,
under the theme: ‘Unity and Peace for Development’,
drew a large crowd from all walks of life including
foreigners.
The festival is an occasion that brings to the fore,
political, social and religious ways of life. It is a time
when the chiefs within the traditional area reaffirm
their loyalty to the Twafo Stool, thereby, strengthening
the bond that binds them together.
The chiefs and the people used the occasion to
settle disputes and differences that tended to
undermine the unity of the area, and also afforded the
people the opportunity to go back to their root and
be rejuvenated for the years ahead.
Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, Minister for Roads and
Highways in an address read on his behalf said,
government had secured a 24 million-dollar Kuwaiti
fund for the rehabilitation of roads in the area.
He said plans were also far advanced for the
government to upgrade all the senior high schools in
the community.
Mr Amoako-Atta commended the people for the
peaceful celebration of the festival and expressed the
hope that this would bring development into the area.
Mr Samuel Ayitey, Deputy Eastern Regional
Minister urged them to do away with chieftaincy
disputes to ensure the rapid development of the area.
He urged them to use the occasion to champion
the cause of peace and unity.
Mr Frank Aidoo, Akuapem South District Chief
Executive appealed to parents to take active interest in
•Odeefuo Oteng Korankye II,
Berekusohene sits in state
the education of their wards to enable them grow to
become useful citizens.
Odeefuo Oteng Korankye II, Chief of the town
appealed to the government to construct the
Kwabenya-Kitase road, which had become a source of
worry to motorists and pedestrians and also provide
the town with a senior-high school and a market to
make life comfortable for the people.
He commended the government and the sons and
daughters of Dagbon for their peaceful role in the
enskinment of the new overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa
Abukari Mahama II and was of the hope that the
enskinment would bring development into the area.
Amnesty Intl Ghana organises
‘Balance for Better’ dialogue
• Calls for priority for women’s issues
BY PHILIP ANTOH
philip.antoh@dailyheritage
THE DEAN of Faculty of
Law at the University of
Professional Studies, Accra
(UPSA), Prof Kwame
Frimpong, has said there is
the need for Ghanaians to
give priority to woman and celebrate
their right because they form an integral
part of society.
According to him, Ghanaian women
form a greater fraction of the
development and the struggle for
advancement in life, hence the need for
attention and protection of their civic
right.
Prof Frimpong made these
statements last Friday, March 8, 2018 at
UPSA during a joint stakeholder’s
dialogue organised by Amnesty
International, Ghana with support from
Human Rights Advocacy Centre on
International Women’s Day held in
Accra.
The event drew scores of women
from all over the country to dialogue on
issues relating to their plights, bringing
them to the attention of the general
public and mounting pressure on policy
makers to respond to their needs.
Delivering his address dubbed ‘Public
Dialogue on Ghana's Gender Balance on
2019 International Women's Day,’ Prof
Frimpong, called on Ghanaians,
especially policy makers to give priority
to women issues to equip them
financially.
“If you understand that the woman
is the same as a man, and is a human
being then there’s no need for us to talk
about gender discrimination. We don’t
need to have separate rights for others or
deny others of equal rights,” he stated.
International Women’s Day, is a day
set aside to celebrate women across the
globe, highlight on issues of women and
also used to accelerate gender parity.
This year’s celebration was on the theme
‘Balance for Better’ which resonates with
goal 5 of the Sustainable Development
Goals stressing on Gender Equality and
the need to end all forms of
discrimination against women and girls.
According to the campaigns and
fundraising
coordinator
at Amnesty
International,
Ghana, Mr Samuel
Komla Agbotsey, the reason for
organising the event at the UPSA
campus was to give the students the
opportunity to have a feel of human
rights and add to their theoretical bank
of knowledge.
In her solidarity message, the
Executive Director of Human Rights
Advocacy Centre, Ms Cynthia Nimo-
Ampredu appealed to President Nana
Akufo-Addo to ensure that appropriate
measures are taken to holistically address
issues of women empowerment.
“We call on His Excellency, who is
also an internationally recognised gender
champion and his government to
prioritise women empowerment,” she
noted.
She called on the government to
effect the amendment of labour Act
2003 to increase maternity leave
from three to months so as to
promote job security for
women as well as take
radical steps to see the
passage of the
Property Rights of
Spouses and the
Intestate Succession
and Affirmative
Action Bills.
The staunch
women’s rights
advocate also demanded
that the government takes
deliberate steps to increase
women’s representation in
Parliament to at least 30% and to
address the systemic challenges
experienced in the implementation of
the domestic violence act.
The three-hour programme also
witnessed a panel discussion which
brought together members drawn from
government, civil society groups, gender
activists, academia and Amnesty
International Ghana to deliberate on key
issues affecting women.
Dr Maame Gyenkye –Jandoh, Senior
LEKMED marks 6th KG march past at KROMA
BY MUNTALLA INUSAH
muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com
THE LEDZOKUKU-KROWOR
Municipal Education Directorate
(LEKMED) has held its sixth
kindergarten march past as a
prelude to commemorate the 62nd
Independence Day Celebration, on
the theme ‘Celebrating Peace and
Unity.’
The sixth event, which was the
first of its kind at Nungua under
the newly-created Krowor
Municipal Assembly (KROMA),
attracted 18 kindergarten schools in
the municipality.
Mrs Gloria Naa-Ahinee Clerk,
the Municipal Director at the
Ghana Education Service while
addressing the gathering urged
parents to enrol their kids in school.
According to her, with the right
•Panelists at a discussion session
Inset: Prof Kwame Frimpong delivering his
address
•KG pupils waiting for their
turn to do the march past
foundation, children would grow to
become great achievers adding that
the purpose of the KG march past
is also to instil some nationalism
into the children and also attract
children who are home to be in
school.
She however commended the
teachers at the pre-school level
within the municipality for their
commitment and hard
work urge parents to
support the course.
In a statement delivered
on his behalf, the
Municipal Chief Executive
of KROMA, Mr Joshua
Bortey, said the assembly
with do whatever possible
in pushing education to the
level of acceptance.
On her part, the Early
Childhood Coordinator at
LEKMED Ms Abena
Owusuaa Amo Yeboah
expressed satisfaction at
the level of attendance but
also said the heavy
downpour took the shine
away from the March pass.
The march past which was later
called off commenced with
traditional, Islam, and Christian
prayers led by pupils from LEKMA
Lecturer and Head of Political Science
Department of the University of Ghana,
Legon led participants through an
overview of Ghana’s journey in ensuring
Gender Balance, while the Former
Minister of Gender, Children and Social
Protection, Nana Oye Lithur gave an
overview of Gender and Human Rights
and how its understanding could help
promote Gender Balance for a better
society.
The Deputy Board Secretary of
Amnesty International Ghana, Maame
Akosua Asare, presenting on the topic
‘Balancing for Better: The Role Of
Young People In A Fast-Changing
World,’ charged the youth to help
empower themselves in order to change
the negative mindsets people have about
them.
On her part, the former Minister of
Gender, Children and Social Protection
called on all and sundry to make
deliberate and conscious effort to change
the gender narrative to remove barriers
to women’s empowerment where ever
they find ourselves.
“I believe when we do this, we can
fast-track the change that we all desire,”
she posited.
A curtain was drawn on the event
after social interactions and networking
session which witnessed various
insightful questions, comments and
contributions from participants all geared
towards trouble shooting and professing
solutions on how to deal with women’s
issues.
1&2 Primary KG, St. Augustine’s
Basic KG, and the United Church
Prep. KG.
The dignitaries gathered at the
event were treated to a variety of
cultural performances which
includes poetry and dance by pupils
from Precious Savior Academy and
Wingston International School KG.
Participating schools
Participating schools were St.
Peters Anglican Pre-School,
Nungua LEKMA ‘7’ KG, Nungua
Ebenezer Methodist KG, Quaye
Nungua Roman Catholic KG,
Wingston International School. KG,
and Nungua Central KG.
The rest are, LEKMA 1&2
Primary KG, United Church Prep
KG, St. Augustine’s Basic KG,
Precious Savior Academy, Nungua
Methodist ‘1’ Basic, and Nungua
LEKMA ‘1,2 and 7’ KG.
•Nana Agyei Donkor, development chief of
Gomoa Buduatta community
MP charges
Gomoa Buduatta
chiefs to focus on
development
MEMBER OF Parliament
(MP) for Gomoa East
Constituency in the Central
Region, Mr Kojo Asemani
has indicated his readiness to
work with the various chiefs
and traditional office holders,
particularly the development
Chief (Nkosoohene) for
Gomoa Buduatta community,
Nana Agyei Donkor to
quicken the pace of socioeconomic
development and
growth in the area.
For this plan to become
successful, the law
maker called for unity among
chiefs and people of Gomoa
Buduatta community for
massive development, adding
that ‘let us work together as
one people to help promote
sanitation, education, security
and health."
He added that his outfit
would work hand in hand
with Nana Agyei Donkor and
the people to see to the
wellbeing of the people at
Gomoa Buduatta.
Mr Asemani made the
statement when he joined the
chiefs and people of the area
to celebrate this year's
annual Akwambo festival
of the people Gomoa
Buduatta.
On his part, Nana Agyei
Donkor I charged indigenes
of Buduatta and Ghana as a
whole to work towards
peace, unity, togetherness in
order to promote socioeconomic
growth and
development.
According to the chief
who doubles as the Chief
Executive Officer of Alpha
Investment and properties,
the Gomoa Buduatta
community lacks social and
infrastructure developments,
therefore would do his
possible best to promote
development in the area.
"I will work with my
people and stakeholders to fix
the falling standard of
education, because education
in my community is one of
my top-most priorities at such
I have established
Nkosoohene Educational
Fund to sponsor brilliant
children in society," he noted.