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New Wa Rotary Club President appeals to members to support open defecation campaign
The new President of the Rotary Club of Wa, Mr Alhassan Inusah Agambire has appealed to members in the Upper West Region to pool resources to support the campaign on ending open defecation in the Region.
The Rotarian noted that although ending open defecation completely was an arduous task, with the combination of skills and resources of Club members as well as deliberate interventions aimed at improving access to sanitation facilities, open defecation would be eradicated.
Mr Agambire made the call on Saturday at a short handing-over ceremony where he took over responsibility as the new President for the 2023/2024 Rotary Year under the theme “Imagine Rotary”.
Rotary is a local club of business and professional people devoted to serving the community and promoting world peace.
As a staff of the Regional Environmental Health and Sanitation Department, Mr Agambire who was passionate about sanitation issues said the humanitarian volunteers would need to step up their efforts at ending open defecation by promoting access to basic sanitation in the various communities through club projects and other available partnerships or opportunities.
He was confident that the move if prioritsed would lead to drastic reduction in the menace of Open defecation and improved sanitation.
“Rotary has worked to end the frustration of some rural communities by complimenting government’s efforts at providing boreholes and small town water supply systems; we have invested in drilling over 20 boreholes and still committed to providing more if resources are mobilized and allocated”, he stated.
He explained that Rotary aimed at creating hope by providing access to potable water for communities that were struggling to access clean water to prevent them from drinking polluted water and compromising their health and well-being.
The president stated that through their activities, Rotary could also invest in other areas such as supporting the equipping of the regional hospital and other health facilities as well as supporting mental health services in the region.
He stressed that in line with Rotary’s aim of creating and restoring hope to the world by providing people with limitless opportunities through resource mobilisation, it was only ideal that members pooled resources to service society.
The immediate past president of the Club in Wa, Mr Stephen Mwinkaara highlighted some benevolent activities that were embarked on by the club during his tenure of office.
He listed among other things the donation of sight box to the Wa School for the Blind, donation of sanitary pads to school girls in some communities as well as donation of medical and nursing books to the Wa Nursing Training College.
He mentioned that the club added seven new members under his tenure as President.
The Assistant District Governor of the Rotary Club in Accra, Mr Rudolf Adageba Kantum took participants through expectation of the District for the year and it included donation to polio fund, increasing membership through enhanced publicity and making more donations to support activities.
The new President and his nine-member executives were inducted into office at the event.
FROM LYDIA DARLINGTON FORDJOUR, WA
Massive celebrations were recorded countrywide as the Black Stars opened their 2026 World Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over Panama in Toronto on Wednesday.
Midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi scored the only goal of the match late in the game as he shot in a decent cross from substitute Brandon Asante.
The win gave Ghana a positive start in the competition, placing them in second position behind England, also with three points but with a superior goal aggregate.
After the final whistle, the streets and other viewing centres were turned into partying grounds as fans, mostly clad in the team’s paraphernalia, danced to several World Cup-themed music.
Others blew the vuvuzelas in joyous mood with others putting up a spirited ‘jama’ session.
Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the Adentan Constituency, Akosua Manu, has urged party members to move away from what she describes as an “entitlement mentality” and focus on unity, sacrifice and hard work as the party prepares for the 2028 general election.
In a statement titled “Is Loyalty a Queue?”, and posted on facebook, Ms. Manu argued that loyalty to the NPP should not be judged by how long a person has been in the party but by their contributions and commitment to its growth.
According to her, the NPP’s history shows that many of its leaders faced significant opposition from within the party before eventually leading it to electoral success.
She cited former President John Agyekum Kufuor as an example, saying he had to overcome resistance from influential figures within the party before winning power for the NPP in 2000.
Ms. Manu noted that after the party lost power in 2008, former President Kufuor faced criticism and accusations from some party members.
However, she said supporters eventually put their differences aside and worked together to rebuild the party.
She pointed to the experience of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who, according to her, faced opposition from some factions within the NPP despite his long service to the party.
“His trials were ten times what Kufuor endured,” she stated, adding that Akufo-Addo eventually overcame the challenges and became President of Ghana.
Turning to the NPP’s current flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Ms. Manu said he also faced resistance from different groups within the party while seeking leadership.
She praised Dr. Bawumia for contributing to policy-based political discussions in Ghana and for remaining composed following the NPP’s defeat in the 2024 elections.
According to her, party members must now rally behind him in the same way they supported former Presidents Kufuor and Akufo-Addo.
Ms. Manu, however, warned that internal divisions and a sense of entitlement remain major threats to the party’s future.
She argued that some party members place too much emphasis on how long individuals have belonged to the NPP rather than on their contributions and capabilities.
“This entitlement does not question impact. It does not ask what you sacrificed or what you built. It asks only how long have you been here,” she said.
The former parliamentary candidate cautioned that such attitudes could discourage committed members and prevent the party from selecting the best people for leadership positions.
She further called on the party’s incoming national executives to strengthen the NPP’s core values of sacrifice, honesty, integrity and dedication to national development.
Ms. Manu addressed the concerns of young party supporters, many of whom she said became discouraged following the NPP’s electoral defeat in 2024.
According to her, many young people remain eager to see the party return to power but are unwilling to support internal conflicts driven by personal ambitions.
She urged party elders to place the interests of the NPP above their individual goals and to demonstrate leadership that attracts rather than alienates members.
“The NPP is bigger than any one of us. It always has been. Our collective responsibility is to act like it,” she stated.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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