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Cooperate with Census Officers — UWR Statistician
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The Upper West Regional Statistician, Mr Jeremiah Sixtus Dery has asked for cooperation from Ghanaians during the listing and enumeration of households and persons in the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) across the country.
The exercise which would commence in earnest on June 13 with the listing of household,s would mark the beginning of official head count of all persons and structures including details on other socio demographic characteristics that would form a data base for the next 10 years to inform various policydecisions by government and other development agents.
It will make use of over 7,500 field officers who would be recruited across the16 regions of the country to gather information on various households and houses in the country.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the training of 262 Prospective Regional Trainers (RTs) for the census at Wa on Tuesday, Mr Dery indicated that the credibility of the exercise relied heavily on the cooperation of the public who would be enumerated by the field officers.
“We have no doubt about the competenceof the field officers we will be sending to the various enumeration areas and we pray that they get the much neededreliabledata from the public that we seek to capture”, he stated.
He added that the GSS was still employing other avenues such as religious organisations, the media and the information services to sensitise the public to the need to volunteer credible information for the success of the exercise.
Speaking on behalf of the Government Statistician, a Curriculum Reviewer for the 2021 PHC, Pofessor Paul Nkegbe commended the prospective RTs for their commitment and dedication towards the processes leading to the final enumeration.
He saidd that the GSS was anticipating that the regional trainers passed on similar competence, dedication and diligence to the enumerators who would be receiving training from the RTs before they commenced their field work.
The 2021 PHC which marks the third population and housing census in Ghana after independence would target every individual in the country including new born babies and the aged.
Lydia Darlington Fordjour, Wa
A Prophet and General Overseer of Jesus Prayer Ministry at Ejisu Asuasi, Kumasi, and Pig Farm, Accra, Rt. Rev. Dr Mrs Grace Frimpong-Boateng, has urged Ghanaians to pray fervently to avert any disaster that would endanger many.
“God hears prayers, and intercessory prayers will provide your family safety and protection so you can live long and enjoy life in this world,” she added.
Rt. Rev. Dr Mrs Frimpong-Boateng was speaking with The Spectator in an interview last week.
According to her, she had a revelation that there would be a tragedy that will harm many people, however, effective prayers can avert it.
She said that the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) predicted another heavy downpour from Thursday to Sunday following the recent torrential rain that devastated Accra and other areas. However, strong intercessory prayers prevented the prediction, which would have been catastrophic.
She claims that whenever she shares something that God has revealed to her, she does not receive widespread support from people to join her in effective intercession.
As a result, she has urged everyone including members of parliament, cabinet ministers, traditional authorities, religious leaders, and other citizens to exercise caution and pray fervently in order to avoid premature death.
According to Rt. Rev. Dr Mrs Frimpong-Boateng the recent downpour in Accra which claimed lives and destroyed property was unusual.
“The sea was irritated because of certain rituals performed and caused it to spew forth, exposing the dirt.” There are still some rites in the sea, and they will definitely surface,” she disclosed.
“Let’s pray that God would burn and destroy the things that have contaminated the sea,” she indicated.
By Spectator
The Adentan Circuit Court has convicted a mason for stealing a four-year-old boy from Kpedze in the Volta Region and bringing him to Accra.
David Kpandoyo, 25, a Togolese national, pleaded guilty to a charge of child stealing.
The court, presided over by Mrs Angela Attachie, convicted him on his own plea and adjourned sentencing to July 14, 2026.
Kpandoyo told the court that he had gone to a drinking spot to consume alcohol when the child approached him.
He said he gave the boy some money, took him home, and could not remember what happened afterwards because he was intoxicated.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Patience Mario, assisted by Chief Inspector Jacob Nyarko, led the prosecution.
The prosecution said the complainant, Mr Bismark Gbago, is a 52-year-old painter residing at New Legon in Accra.
The victim’s mother, Ms Patience Ablordefey Afefa, is a 25-year-old hairdresser living at Kpedze in the Volta Region with the victim, a Kindergarten One pupil.
The prosecution said Kpandoyo also resided at New Legon, where he worked as a mason.
It said the victim went missing at Kpedze on July 1, 2026, at about 18:00 hours.
On July 3, at about 6:30pm, the complainant reported to the New Legon Police that he had found the four-year-old boy wandering around the area and that the child was unable to identify his home.
The prosecution said that on July 4, at about 4 p.m., the complainant informed the Police that after announcements were made within the community, Kpandoyo came forward claiming that the boy was his son.
The complainant and Kpandoyo subsequently went to the police Station to identify the child.
However, Kpandoyo was unable to produce the child’s birth certificate or lead the Police to the child’s mother.
Later that day, the police received a flyer bearing the name and telephone numbers of the victim’s mother, together with the child’s photograph, indicating that he had gone missing from Kpedze.
The police contacted the victim’s mother and asked her to report to the New Legon Police Station with the child’s birth certificate and weighing card because another person was claiming to be the child’s parent.
On July 6, the victim’s mother and her relatives reported to the Police Station and stated that they did not know Kpandoyo.
During investigations, Kpandoyo admitted in his cautioned statement that the victim was not his child.
He further confessed that while working at Kpedze, he stole the boy and brought him to Accra. –GNA
