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Welentsi Foundation helps Nungua youth acquire vocational skills
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Welentsi III Foundation Youth Empowerment programme have been launched in Accra with the aim of equipping the youth of Nungua and its environs with employable skills.
Under the programme, a sewing project was also launched to train the youth interested in sewing within the Nungua Tradtional area the opportunity to learn the trade.
Out of over 50 applicants who expressed their interest in the trade, only 11 youths were selected to undergo a three year paid-for apprenticeship. They were made up of eight females and three males.
Speaking at the ceremony , a business man, Nii Boye Abbey, said training the youth in employable skills was vital in curbing most social vices adding that “ we have trained most of our students to graduate with non-existent white-collar jobs which eventually frustrates them.’
He said the launch of the programme was a refreshing gesture to assist needy students from poor backgrounds to acquire vocational skills in order to earn a living and also assist their families in the near future.
He mentioned that it was trite knowledge that not everyone could pursue higher education and therefore there was the need to create job avenues for the less privileged youth.
Mr Abbey said the foundation was starting the project with 11 youths drawn from communities within Nungua to start a three year apprenticeship programme with six different fashion companies.
He said “we have also provided them with sewing machines and other materials needed to enhance their training,” adding that the foundation will monitor and evaluate the progress of the beneficiaries.
He said the number of trainees would be increased subsequently in order give opportunity to more youths to learn their preferred trade.
He therefore called on nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), philantropists, businessmen and women to help the foundation train the youth of Nungua in vocational and technical skills.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Foundation, Mr Eric Bortey Djenge said it was established in 2017 by the paramount of chief of the Nungua Traditional area, Oboade Notse King Professor Odaifio Welentsi III to address the unemployment and educational needs of the people.
He mentioned that the foundation in time past had embarked on a lot of projects which included donation of electronic boards to the Nungua Senior High School and presentation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to students and residents during the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 within the traditional area.
Mr Djenge said indigenes interested in other vocations such as tiling, carpentry, hairdressing and beading will be later trained adding technical and vocational training was the way to go now stating that “the focus of the foundation is technical and vocational skills training.”
He said the foundation was being driven by five pillars, namely, education, youth empowerment, entrepreneurship, women and children protection and culture and tradition.
He called on the people of Nungua to support the vision of the paramount chief to bring development to the area.
By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has taken note of public allegations of extortion and related conduct made against the Minority Leader of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
The allegations were made by the Chief Executive of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi.
In a brief statement, the OSP said it has also received a joint petition submitted by two persons, as well as two separate petitions from other persons, in relation to the same allegations.
“Given the nature of the allegations, the OSP will assess the case and determine whether it falls within its statutory mandate and whether further investigative action is warranted,” the statement said.
The development comes amid a heated public feud between the Minority in Parliament and the leadership of GoldBod over the operations of the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme.
The Minority, led by Afenyo-Markin, has accused GoldBod and the Bank of Ghana of causing a loss of over $1.7 billion, citing the International Monetary Fund’s August 2026 report. The Minority has vowed to pursue the matter as Parliament has reconvened for an emergency sitting.
GoldBod, on the other hand, has rejected claims by some NPP MPs, including Tano South MP Dr Gideon Boako, that it owes the Bank of Ghana GH¢1 billion in overdrafts, describing the claim as “false and malicious.”
In the latest twist, GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi has accused the Minority Leader of extortion and related conduct, an allegation that has triggered petitions to the OSP.
The OSP is mandated under Act 959 to investigate and prosecute specific cases of alleged or suspected corruption and corruption-related offences involving public officers and politically exposed persons.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has filed his nomination to contest the position of General Secretary again as the party begins its rebuilding efforts ahead of the 2028 general elections.
He was accompanied by party stalwarts and supporters who were in high spirits, expressing confidence that he is the right person to hold the position.
Speaking after filing his nomination, Mr Kodua Frimpong assured the rank and file of the party that he would not disappoint them.
“I can assure you that the faith the rank and file of the party have had in me, I will never disappoint them,” he said.
He also pledged to run a clean campaign devoid of personal attacks.
“I can assure you that our internal campaign will be devoid of personal attacks,” he told his fellow contestants and the rank and file of the party as he seeks to retain his position.
His tenure has seen the party through the 2024 general elections, where the NPP lost power to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) after eight years in government.
The party is currently in a rebuilding phase, with internal elections scheduled to elect new national executives to lead its reorganization towards the 2028 polls.
The General Secretary position is considered one of the most influential in the party’s administrative structure, responsible for the day-to-day running of the party secretariat and implementation of party decisions.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
