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Stop the vendatta against Della Sowah- Youth Activist
Former Ghana Institute of Journalism(GIJ), Student Representative Council(SRC) president, Benjamin Avornyotse has called on the youth of Kpando to solidly support the vision of Member of Parliament of the area, Della Sowah to succeed.
He said the youths should respect the decision of the people of Kpando Constituency who elected Mrs. Della Sowah as MP.
Statistics
Mr.Avornyotse said he couldn’t understand why some of them were fixated on efforts to overturn the will of the people because the candidate they presented and supported was rejected at the polls.
He debunked the argument from certain quarters that due to a drop in her percentage vote she may be unpopular. He argued that “so if JM loses an elections, like in 2016, is it because he’s not popular?”
“In 2012, votes in Kpando dropped largely because of separation of a new constituency, by 2016, Dela Sowah moved the numbers from around 78% to 84% percent. Yet NDC lost the national elections, will you say, JM was unpopular so he shouldn’t have been repeated even though Della Sowah mproved NDC votes in 2016,” he quizzed.
He further added that “If the numbers dropped in 2020, should you not see it as a pointer that it can bounce back like it did between 2012 and 2016.You should be concerned about how she did that in the past and how it can be done again.”
he said rather,they spend their time, scheming to make her appear unpopular, when indeed she is very popular on the grounds, and later turn around to blame her for drop in JM’s numbers.
“Even in 2016 the year when she increased the numbers. In 2016 NDC still lost Nationally, these are facts you can’t dispute.Your opinion can’t be approbated and reprobated,” he added.
According to him, “applying your logic, should we say that, even though, Della Sowah improved the numbers in 2016, and JM lost, JM is unpopular and should not be given another chance?,” he quizzed.
“Or your argument on popularity and uninspiring-ness is selective, depending on where your interest lies, and that your thinking can’t be applied across board because Della Sowah is an easy target even if same opinion applied to the Presidential candidate.This logic is a selective amnesia obviously,” he said.
This was in response to some opinions that lower statistics of the MP Della Sowah’s election results equates unpopularity
Mr.Avornyotse The bottom line is, this’s a personal vin-data (bitter destructive, interest laced) agenda against Della Sowah is not borne out of any objective fair analysis and well-wishing polity for Kpando.
“I have observed these characters for such a long time not only in Kpando but across-board politically. The day Della finally exit, whether by voluntary action or an election outcome. It will only be just a matter of time before they turn their fire on the new candidate depending on where they find their new interest,” he said.
Achievements
Supporting Mr. Avonyotse’s argument, Mr. Eric Tata touched on some of the achievements of Hon. Della Sowah, saying, it was unfortunate that the constituency communication team had failed woefully in doing their work as NDC Communicators.
He said, Della Sowah’s contributions in debates, to statements, or questions, in parliament are excellent and inspiring.
In the constituency he confirmed that she has assisted over 1400 constituents with payment of fees. If you see the list you will be surprised that some of those criticising her are among beneficiaries he said.
Last year she rehabilitated Torkor landing site to enable Pantoon to keep docking at Torkor to save thousands of jobs in Torkor.
Again this year she repaired the Assembly’s road equipments for them to be able to do maintenance works on roads.
Mr.Tata said, in 2016 she paid for a building to house the National Health Insurance in Kpando, adding that this has given the citizenry of Kpando, Afadjato and North Dayi a place to access NHIA.
“Currently she is set to hand over a two story resource centre for the Chiefs of Kpando. It is 90% complete. Kpando is the only constituency with 100% school feeding coverage in Ghana.She built the largest shed in the region for drivers,” Mr.Tata stated.
Additionally, he said the MP organised skills training for nearly 2,000 and Provided over 10,000 bags of fertilizers for farmers.
“There are 2 two story school buildings to her credit Dafor/St. Thomas Tsakpe. Other school projects to her credit include Dzigbe, Dzewoe, Bame, Kpodzi etc
On soccer, he noted that the Mrs.Sowah organized a football gala and selected a team to play against a former black stars, producing a team for the Municipal Akpini Stars.
“She assisted Maquart Margaret Hospital to roof their child care centre. Supported many people with hospital bill payments. We can go on and on,” Mr.Tata concluded
The State through the Attorney General (AG) has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court challenging the suspension of the trial in the case of The Republic v Hanan Aludiba and Faiza Seidu.
On Monday, the Court of Appeal suspended the trial in the case. But the prosecution says it has filed an appeal against the suspension order.
According to the update, the law does not allow a criminal trial to be suspended simply because an accused person has complained about some of the charges on the charge sheet, particularly when those complaints were dismissed as meritless.
It argues that if the Court of Appeal’s decision is allowed to stand, no prosecution will ever be possible, since all it would take for a trial to be suspended is an accused person complaining about anything on the charge sheet.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Ministry of Health has announced enhanced surveillance and preparedness measures following reports of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya and Nigeria.
In a press release signed by the Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the ministry indicated that Ghana had not recorded any Ebola case but was strengthening measures to prevent the virus from entering the country and ensure the early detection and management of suspected cases.
The measures include increased screening at points of entry, particularly the Accra International Airport, simulation exercises to assess emergency readiness, monitoring of travellers from high risk areas and improved laboratory preparedness.
The ministry is also working with relevant agencies and partners to strengthen coordination, sensitise healthcare workers and educate the public on Ebola prevention.
According to the release, Ebola symptoms may develop between two and 21 days after exposure. They include high fever, severe headache, extreme fatigue, sore throat and chills, with unexplained bleeding and confusion possible in later stages.
The ministry explained that the virus spreads through direct contact with the blood or body fluids of an infected person or contaminated materials, and is not airborne.
It urged anyone who develops symptoms after travelling to an affected area or coming into contact with a suspected or confirmed case to seek immediate medical attention and disclose their travel history to health workers.
Travellers from affected areas will have their health monitored for 21 days, while the public has been advised to practise good hand hygiene, avoid contact with people showing unexplained symptoms and rely on official health updates.
The Ministry of Health urged the public to remain calm and cooperate with health authorities as Ghana strengthens its preparedness and response measures.
By: Jacob Aggrey
