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Chief implores citizen to help develop rural c’nities
The Paramount Chief of Enyan Denkyira Traditional Area, Osabarima Otsibu VI, has appealed to citizens of rural communities who have made it to see it as a mission to help develop their towns and villages.
According to the chief, life has always been difficult in rural communities and help from elsewhere, even government assistance, is hard to get and the well-to-do citizens constitute the easiest source to fall on for support.
Osabarima Otsibu said this last Saturday during a short ceremony held at his palace at Enyan Denkyira in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District of the Central Region, to affirm Mr Kweku Gyasi Essel, the Ghanaian Times/The Spectator Night Editor, as head of the Twidan Ebusua (clan) of the town.
Praising the citizens for their support in the town’s development, he said, “just recently, one of these public-spirited citizens single-handedly renovated basic school blocks at the cost of GHc200, 000.”
He encouraged Mr Essel, now going by the title Ebusuapanyin, to do well to bring a change in traditional leadership that would maintain the cordial relationship between his clan and the rest of the community.
“This will eventually help to enhance the development of the clan and our town,” he said.
He said all manner of leaders had failed in things they could have avoided and asked Ebusuapanyin Essel to “eschew hearsay and cronyism.”
In a brief acceptance, Ebusuapanyin Essel, who now has the responsibility of presiding over issues that concern his maternal clan and being the traditional contact between the clan and any individual, group or community that would like to have any dealings with the clan, promised to maintain the unity in the clan and share ideas with the clan members with regard to how to improve their lives.
The newly-appointed traditional leader said, “I pledge to support the chiefs and other traditional leaders to develop the town.
“I will make sure l don’t bring disappointment and disgrace to my clan and community; rather I will endeavour to help to improve lives”.
The Adontsenhen of the traditional area and a member of the Twidan clan, Okumanyin Eduah I, also promised to support Ebusuapanyin Essel to succeed but asked him to “be selfless, firm and tolerant.”
Another traditional leader, Etsifi Asona Ebusuapanyin Kwesi Tweiku, a businessman known in private life as Uncle Siisi Crentsil, welcomed Ebusuapanyin Essel into the midst of the traditional leadership of the town and asked him to be resolute in all his dealings.
The ceremony was attended by other traditional leaders mostly clan members.
By Spectator Reporter
Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has confirmed that former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, is in prison and serving her jail term.
Speaking in an interview on Joy news, Mr. Muntaka dismissed claims that the former MASLOC boss was being held in a private location.
He said she has been in the custody of the state since she returned to Ghana.
“From the day Sedina came, she has been with us, and she’s serving her time,” he said.
The minister explained that the public is not usually told the specific prison where inmates, especially high-profile persons, are being held for security reasons.
He said even judges who sentence offenders do not necessarily know the specific prison where they are sent.
“If you want to visit her, you can write to the Prisons Service. They will talk to her, and if she is interested in you coming, she will let you come,” Mr. Muntaka stated.
According to him, disclosing the location of high-profile inmates could put their lives at risk, adding that some developed countries also keep such information confidential for security purposes.
His comments come amid public speculation over the whereabouts of Ms. Tamakloe Attionu following reports that she had returned to Ghana to begin serving her prison sentence.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The Western Regional Commander of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), ACFO I Cecil Addo, has completed a familiarization tour of major corporate and industrial institutions across the Western Region to strengthen partnerships and enhance fire safety preparedness.
The tour covered key organizations including the Bank of Ghana, GOIL PLC, Ghanstock, Western Terminals, Zen Terminal, Keda Ceramics, Takoradi International Company (TICO), Volta River Authority (VRA), Harlequin Oil and Gas, and Western Serene Atlantic Hotel.
During the engagements, the Regional Commander encouraged management of the institutions to prioritize proactive fire prevention measures by incorporating strict safety protocols into their daily operations.
Discussions also focused on improving fire readiness and strengthening collaboration between GNFS and the corporate sector.
As part of the initiative, GNFS presented firefighting equipment, including Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Dry Chemical Powder (DCP) extinguishers, as well as Fire Extinguishing Balls, to support workplace safety.
The institutions expressed appreciation for the outreach and pledged to support regular safety audits, joint emergency drills, and potential Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partnerships with the Service.
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