The day the votes are counted, you will walk away with 20% –Dr. Ayine response to Mathew Amoah
The Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga East Constituency Dr. Dominic Ayine has asked Mr. Mathew Amoah an aspiring parliamentary member on the ticket of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) who has vowed to unseat him as the Bolga East legislator to go and inquire from former NPP Parliamentary aspiring candidate Mr. Emmanuel Abole. Apexnewsgh.com report Mathew Amoah an aspiring parliamentary candidate on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bolgatanga East Constituency somewhere in September 2022 vowed his party will surely break the eight and unseat the incumbent NDC Member of Parliament for the area, Dr. Dominic Ayine. He said: “We are telling the NDC to sit up because we will give them a run for their money. If they have become rocks, the boys are in, and the party is back. They (NDC) normally ride on us based on divisions, they will cause problems and we fight among ourselves but we remain united and there is no more camp A or B. We have one camp which is the NPP. They should get ready for us. In 2024 the NPP will give them a chase for their money,” he said. However, speaking on Apexnewsgh.com’s flagship programme dubbed “SPEAKOUT UPPER EAST” Dr. Ayine said they are patiently waiting for him. Adding that “the day the votes are counted and he is walking away with 20 percent he will understand the reality. “Am waiting for him, I don’t panic when these statements are made. The NPP has made these statements in the past. But he should go and ask Hon. Abole about his bragging that he is coming to unseat Ayine, we are waiting for him to come, the day the votes are counted and he is walking away with 20 percent he will understand that it is one thing to just go bragging and another thing to do the leg work that will ensure you are determined to win. So, I am waiting for him”. Dr. Ayine stressed Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email apexnewsgh@gmail.com
Upper East Regional Airport: Dr. Dominic Ayine sets record straight with an interesting solution–READ
The Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga East Constituency Dr. Dominic Ayine has made an interesting proposal to citizens from the Upper East region residing both home and abroad regarding the much talked about regional Airport. According to the Bolga East legislator, the construction of the Upper East regional airport cannot be an expensive adventure. During an engagement on Apexnews Ghana’s flagship programme dubbed “SPEAKOUT UPPER EAST REGION” with Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen on Wednesday, October 28, 2022. The MP set the record straight. According to, the other thing people of the region need to also begin to think about is that “we as citizens of the Upper East Region, why are we not thinking about the possibility that we could do this ourselves? He asked Dr. Ayine further explained, that in making the Upper East Regional airport a reality, people of the region could construct it themselves by putting together a company that will allow citizens to buy shares in the company which will generate proceeds for the Regional airport construction. “We could begin to think about putting together a company, letting our own citizens buy shares in the company and we use the proceed to construct the Airport, and those who bought shares in the company will be paid dividends if we make a profit and if it doesn’t make a profit you say well, you have contributed to the development of your region. This is not rocket science” He stressed He further used the Singaporean Bus transit as an example, “It was done in Singapore. The story of a bus transit system in Singapore is very interesting. All that they did was that they incorporated the company and asked ordinary Singaporeans to buy shares and they used the proceeds to buy the buses. So, as we speak now, that bus system is been run on basis of the investment of ordinary Singaporeans”. He, however, advised the region not to rely on the government or MPs for all projects, stressing that citizens from the region living both home and abroad can come together and make the airport a reality. “Let us as a region, put aside our partisan affiliations and say that we want an airport for ourselves. We want to set up a Company and asked our ordinary citizens to buy form in this company shares for One Thousand Ghana Cedis (Ghc1000.00). Let’s get a very solid Board of Directors, let’s get a very solid management company, and Let us build that Airport through private initiative. If the Ghana Airport wants to team up with those who are going to invest in it fine! If not let’s go ahead and acquire land by paying compensation with what comes in by way of shares subscription and then we can build that Airport”. Dr. Ayine told Apexnewsgh.com Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email: apexnewsgh@gmail.com
UER: NDC much more committed to the realization of Upper East Regional Airport than…..–Dr. Dominic Ayine
The Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga East Constituency and former Deputy Attorney General Dr. Domnic Akuritinga Ayine has said, as far as the issue of Upper East Regional Airport is concerned, the NDC as a party is much more committed to the realization of that project than the NPP. Apexnewsgh.com report The Bolga East legislature set the record straight during an engagement on Apexnews Ghana’s flagship development programme dubbed “SPEAKOUT UPPER EAST REGION” with Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen on Wednesday, October 28, 2022. The Upper East Regional Airport has been in the news over a period following the decisions by political parties and their representatives in and outside the region. First, it was a big problem between two communities in the BONABOTO Zone Sherigu and Sumbrungu quarreling over citing location, which was later partially resolved. Then, when the misunderstanding between the two above communities was about resolving, the Aviation Minister of the blessed memory Mr. Kofi Adda decided to change the location to his constituency in Navrongo. That matter wasn’t resolved until he was removed as Aviation Minister and subsequently met his untimely death. However, sharing his experience and the effort he has made as far as the Upper East Regional Airport is concerned Dr. Ayine gave detailed explanations. He said under the NDC, plans were more advanced; “When we were in office, plans were far advanced for the regional airport to be constructed. When we lost power, Hon. Kofi Adda became Minister of Aviation. I went to him and told him that the plan we had for the regional airport should be continued. He agreed with me but, subsequently when I spoke with him, may God bless his soul, i can’t lie for a dead person. He told me from the ground, it was not going to be good for him if he moved the venue of the airport from Navrongo to Sumbrungu. He said, it was not going to be good for him politically. Dr. Ayine revealed “But I kept urging him and his deputy Mr. Afful, i kept telling them to buy the bullet and go ahead and do as we have planned. He was there for 4 years, he didn’t let a finger because of this political issue he raised and finally, he was removed as Aviation Minister and subsequently met his untimely death”. He explained The Bolga East legislator further explained how he engaged the Transport Minister on the Airport Issue and the response he got. “I have spoken several times to the Transport Minister on the matter and he told me that the Regional Minister is working assiduously on it and the regional minister himself informed me that they have brought two investors one was from Morocco and that they are doing visibility studies to know whether or not it will be wealth wise in investing resources to construct and manage the regional airport on what they called Build Operate and Transfer basis (BOT). That is where we are with the regional airport”. He stated However, Dr. Ayine believes, as far as the Upper East Regional Airport matter is concerned, the NDC as a party is much more committed to the realization of that project than the NPP. “Because this is the sixth year running and not even a sod cutting has taken place as far as the regional airport is concerned”. He told Apexnewsgh.com MORE TO COME SOON Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us @0256336062 or Email: apexnewsgh@gmail.com
Ghanaians can Argue till the cat comes home, President Akufo-Addo won’t listen to them–Alhaji Mbalba
Alhaji Alhassan Mbalba, Chairman of the United Kingdom/Ireland Chapter of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is of the view that, if Ghanaians want they should argue till the cat comes home, President Akufo-Addo will not listen to Ghanaians when they cry out loud. Apexnewsgh.com report According to Alhaji Mbalba, the only thing the President could easily tell Ghanaians when they are seriously crying about hardship and hunger was that Ghanaians are even lucky to have him as president. Alhaji Mbalba made the pronouncement during an engagement on Apexnews Ghana’s flagship programme dubbed “SPEAKOUT UPPER EAST REGION” with Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen on Wednesday, October 26, 2022. “If you argue till the cat comes home, Nana will not listen to Ghanaians, he is not a listening President, Ghanaians are dying of hunger and he is telling us that we are even lucky to have him as a president. And this was a man who literally went down on his kneels crying, begging Ghanaians try me, try me, now he is telling us we are lucky to have him as President”. Meanwhile, reacting to the numerous calls coming from Ghanaians for the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to be removed from office, Alhaji Mbalba questioned why the President appeared too adamant following the cry of the masses “What is stopping the President from sacking the Finance Minister”? He asked He said, just like the President cannot be removed, the constitution has given him the right to fire and appoint his Ministers. “He can even choose to appoint his family, girlfriend whosoever, the constitution has given him that right, there are no any criteria he can appoint anybody and that is why we have a government of families and friends in Ghana” He pointed out Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us at 0256336062 or Email: apexnewsgh@gmail.com
“The fundamentals are weak and Dr. Bawumia is been exposed”– Alhassan Mbalba
The Chairman of the United Kingdom/Ireland Chapter of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Alhassan Mbalba has mocked Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia following the current state of the nation’s economy. Apexnewsgh.com report According to the UK Ireland Chapter Chairman, the fundamentals are weak and Dr. Bawumia is been exposed openly. Alhaji Mbalba gave the punch in his recent engagement on Apexnews Ghana’s flagship development programme dubbed “SPEAKOUT UPPER EAST REGION” with Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen on Wednesday, October 26, 2022. Meanwhile, giving his view on the current hardship bedeviling citizens across the country, Alhaji Mbalba questioned what Dr. Bawumia is offering the country with his huge title as an economic guru. He said, constitutionally, Dr. Bawumia, is the head of the government economic management team and not just that, “they said he is a celebrated economist and we are this mess”. Alhaji Mbalba described Dr. Bawumia as a celebrated economist who has quickly abandoned his responsibility as the head of the government economic management team and now found refuge in I.T because he has woefully failed in the area of economics “A celebrated economist who got appointed as Vice President because of his economist credentials is now going about talking about digitalization, who told him we don’t have I.T experts in Ghana? We have a National Communication Authority, we have the Minister for Communication, and there are a lot of government agencies that are best qualified to talk about I.T in Ghana. But, because he has failed woefully in the area of economics, he is seeking refuge in the area he has no expertise. No wonder, the economy of Ghana is on his kneels” He stressed Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email: apexnewsgh@gmail.com
UER-: BONABOTO Zone not united in terms of development”– Aneribazanga
“We the BONABOTO zone are not united in terms of development”. This is according to an angry resident from the BONABOTO zone Ibrahim Aneribazanga an NDC Communication Officer for the Bolgatanga East Constituency. Apexnewsgh.com report The NDC Communication Officer shared his opinion during an engagement on Apexnews Ghana’s flagship development programme dubbed “SPEAKOUT UPPER EAST REGION” with Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen on Monday, October 24, 2022. Meanwhile, pointing out issues of development bothering the region, he sighted the Upper East Regional airport brouhaha as one good example of disunity among people from the BONABOTA zone. “If this particular airport was supposed to be situated in the Western part of the Upper East, by this time it would have gotten the necessary attention. All leaders would have come in, they would have thrown away their parochial and self-interest and gathered to make sure the project is situated in their area. If it was situated in the Eastern part of the region, the Bawku side, they would have thrown away all their differences, their political differences, their interest differences and make sure that the airport is situated”. He stressed Mr. Aneribazanga who couldn’t hide his feelings when expressing his opinion says, he is disappointed with the posture exhibited by the people from the BONABOTO Zone toward the airport project. “In Upper East, we the BONABOTO zone and I mean Bolga, Nangodi, Bongo and Tongo, I must say I am disappointed. Because such is a very nice project, and you are playing with it in the name of Sumbrungu and sherigu. Is it that we want the project or we don’t want it? He asked He insisted that when the then Minister of Aviation the late Kofi Adda try pulling back the project to the Western part of the Upper East, they BONABOTO Zone were still there fighting between Sumbrungu and Sherigu. Stressing that “If all the BONABOTO zone have stood their ground and said it is Sumbrungu by this time we would have finished with the airport”. However, Mr. Aneribazanga said, it will be a waste of time to blame the NPP or NDC for their regrettable predicament on the airport drama, insisting that they must swallow the blame themselves because they have allowed politicians to play political football on them. “We have allowed ourselves to be played like a political football by politicians, I won’t blame the NPP or the NDC on this we must blame ourselves from the BONABOTO zone. I must say it. Because this is a project that is going to bring about development”. He stressed Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email: apexnewsgh@gmail.com
Paga Chief made these three important appeals during Vice President’s visit to his Palace.
The Paramount Chief of the Paga Traditional Area His Royal Majesty Pe Pwanalunga-Charles Awiah Awampaga II has appealed to the government to come to their aid. According to the Chief, the inability of the government to come to their aid after 2 years of fire incidents at their Senior High School has forced their students to rent houses which are causing a lot of teenage pregnancies at the school. He said: “there are few things we will like to plead with you. One of them is the Senior High School. There was a time the girl’s dormitory got burnt and more than 2years down the lane, nothing has been done to it, and is even a day school we appealing to you, we are on our knees, come to our aide because it is a border town and they are facing a lot of challenges. They are encountering teenage pregnancies because they have to rent and the things they do whiles they do their studies is an eye saw, we are pleading with you to come to our aide”. He pleaded The Chief also cease the opportunity to ask for government intervention on their collapsed bridge which he said, is linking more other communities. “We have a bridge that is linking to so many communities from Paga to Navio, Sirigu, and back to Bolga. It has been closed down, making economic activities very hard for our people. Farmers bringing their farm produce is a Problem for us. Come to our aide in this regard”. However, making the last appeal to the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Chief said: “Please, we know that is not easy but we want to add. We have a school here which is highly in need and is an Arabic school Paga English and Arabic, we are appealing to you to give us 6unit classrooms to serve as one of the best schools”. The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Is on a five-region tour of the five northern regions, following the visit to the five northern regions about a month ago by His Excellency the President. He said, “He came to the Upper East but he was not able to get to Paga, and am going to each of the five regions to try to touch on some of the places that his Excellency the President wasn’t able to reach” Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication, please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email: apexnewsgh@gmail.com
Nabdam District’s first attempt to elect a Presiding Member failed
Assembly Members for the Nabdam District Assembly in the Upper East Region have failed to elect a Presiding Member after twice voting.The contest was between Hon. Charles Ndabon a current Assembly member representing the Tindongo electoral area, who also doubles as the Upper East Regional Organizer of governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Hon. Kolog Timbire Jonas, the Assembly member representing Yakote electoral area, he also doubles as the Constituency Deputy Youth Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). The election took place on Friday, September 30, 2022, at the District assembly Hall. Meanwhile, before the election, the Nabdam District Chief Executive Agnes Anamoo expressed her profound gratitude to members of the assembly for their immense contributions through debates which she said have enriched deliberations on the floor of the house leading to the adoption of sound decisions for the development of the district.The DCE also extended the same gratitude to all hardworking Public Servants District whose technical support cannot be quantified.She further admonished Assembly members to consider the role of a Presiding Member in the district especially when it comes to district developments. Afterward, the incumbent Nabdam District Assembly Presiding Member Hon. Sampana Abass gave the contestants a 2 minutes speech opportunity to address colleagues’ assembly members. However, Hon. Jonas when gotten the opportunity to address other Assembly members, described himself as someone who wants the progress and development of the Assembly. He said, he was surprised that his counterpart Charles Ndabon was contesting him after giving him assurance that he wasn’t interested in the position when he visited him to seek his blessings. He later appeals to delegates to consider electing him Hon. Jonas as their presiding member. Because that will promote amicable working relationships with workers and the welfare of members. “But honestly, am surprised my brother is contesting, I like him, I have been to him and he said he was not interested. So, today, am surprised my brother is here. But he is a good brother and I only hope that he should support me. He has bigger roles to play, he has mining activities and other things to do” he said Also making use of his 2 minutes of his speech time, Hon. Charles Ndabon popularly known as ‘CHAMPION MAN’ gave delegates an assurance of a good welfare package for every Assembly member in the Nabdam district. He believes a vote for him stands for peace and unity. “Hon. Members, I present myself to you. Please, I will ensure that your welfare will be catered for. It has been a long time that in the leadership of our district there is no welfare. Hon. Member vote Charles T. Ndabon, vote for unity and development, vote for Nabdam first before Charles T. Ndabon thank you very much” After some little deliberation by the Assembly members, the election was conducted by officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) Out of a total of 21 qualified Assembly members in the Nabdam District Assembly, two-thirds which is equivalent to 14 votes was expected to see either Hon. Ndabon or Hon. Jonas as a winner per the constitution. But unfortunately, the first attempt gave both contestants 9 votes each, 1 spoiled vote, and 1 absent. Whiles the twice attempt as constitutionally mandated also brought a slight change. In the second round, Hon. Kolog Timbire Jonas’s votes were reduced to 8 and Charles T. Ndabon increase his vote to 11 and 1 absent. Remember, even though the Member of Parliament is part of the Assembly, he has no vote. However, Assembly is expected to reconvene within 10 days for the second batch of the election. Per the constitution, that will be the last opportunity for the 2 contestants if delegates failed to elect any of the two contestants as a Presiding Member. Source: Apexnewsgh.com|Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen|Nabdam|Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email: apexnewsgh@gmail.com
Confidence of citizens will be boosted if leadership exhibit transparency on how revenues collected are put to use– Sadat
According to the NDC representative and a regional member of the communication team Jambeidu Mbawini Sadat, leadership must be transparent and open to Ghanaians on how revenues collected are been put to use. Speaking on Apexnews Ghana programme dubbed “SPEAKOUT UPPER EAST” on Monday, September 12, 2022. Mr. Jambeidu believes that will be the only forward on improving revenue collection in our various MMDAs. “I blame ourselves because is high time we become transparent, is high time we become very open as leaders, as far as governance is concerned and when you are transparent, no reasonable Ghanaian will tell you I will not pay tax. They will be eager to even pay the tax”. He said “Let me put it on record, there is no developing country that says, we can stand without taxes, no government can come and say I will rule this country without generating Internal Revenue to run the affairs of the country. The same that, there is no District that will say I won’t mobilize I won’t say won’t generate Internal Generated Fund to run the Assembly but only depend on the central government for their day to day activity”. He pointed Mr. Jambeidu also, explained that with the current state of the Assembly where DCEs are currently working for months without receiving their salaries, there is a possibility of revenue wastage because the DCEs will want to survive with the little coming into the Assembly from some other sources. “And even currently, am told, Common Fund doesn’t come regularly and some appointees like the DCE’s am told their salaries have not been paid since they assume office, I don’t know if now they have started paying them. So, if you don’t pay them, It means the DCEs will be feasting with the little resource that is meant for running of the assembly activity”. “This Particular government the transparency is not there and that is one the key thing”. Source: Apexnewsgh.com For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email: apexnewsgh@gmail.com
Mahama govt wanted to fund Bolga -Bawku with road tolls levy– Abdulai Abanga
Deputy Minister for Ministry of Works and Housing Abanga Abdulai has said, that the NDC John Dramani Mahama government wanted to fund the Bolga-Bawku road with the collection of Ghc1, Ghc1 road tolls. Mr. Abanga was responding to the press release issued by the Regional Communication Bureau of the Opposition of the NDC in the region on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. The NDC press statement issued against Hon. Abanga said: “The attention of the NDC Regional communication Bureau has been drawn to a very wicked and mischievous lie by the MP for Binduri constituency that, President Mahama cut sod for the Bolgatanga -Bawku -Pulmonkom road three times”. “According to the non-performing MP “President Mahama came to that area to cut sod for the road not once, not twice but thrice or so and the road was still there” section of the press release says. Meanwhile, Speaking to Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen on ApexnewsGhana flagship developmental programme dubbed “SPEAKOUT UPPER EAST” on Thursday, September 29, 2022, the MP stated, that the Mahama government wanted to fund the Bolga-Bawku road with the Ghc1, Ghc1 road tolls and they say I shouldn’t complain about it. Whether the sod was cut once twice or thrice, that is not the meat of it, that wasn’t what I was dragging at, I wanted the people of Upper East to appreciate what the NPP government has done for them and because of that, the NPP deserved more. He stressed The Deputy Minister said, if the NDC were interested and very serious in delivering services to the people of the Upper East Region, they would have gone to secure a loan, a facility from a bank to fund that road. “How do you place a project like Bolga- Bawku Pulmakum road the funding to be finance by Road Fund? If you are really someone who is interested in the welfare of the people, the nature of that road, if the government then were interested and very serious in delivering services to the people of the Upper East Region, they would have gone to secure a loan, a facility from a bank to fund that road”. Referring to the Kwame Nkurumah Interchange popularly known as Accra Dubai which was constructed by John Dramani Mahama. The Deputy Minister questioned why the NDC refused to use a road toll levy for the circle interchange project but rather chose to frustrate the people of Upper East with the road tolls on an important road such as Bolga-Bawku road. “You remember the popular NDC Dubai in Circle? How do they fund it? They went for a loan. So, the Accra people are more important than the Upper East people? The Bawku people were refusing to travel back home because of the nature of that road and were spending 4 hours on that road. I was very surprised the NPP was treating the people of the Upper East like that. So, I don’t think the people of Upper East Should reward NDC with more”. Source: Apexnewsgh.com|Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email: apexnewsgh@gmail.com