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UER: Those Who Think Government Isn’t Doing Anything About Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Are Neysayers—UE REGIONAL MINISTER

The Upper East Regional Minister Stephen Yakubu has said, that the Pwalugu Multi-Purpose dam project implementation and faces are followed strictly. Therefore, those who think that the government is not going to do anything about it, are naysayers- apexnewsgh.com reports In 2019, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the sod for the construction of the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam in the Talensi District in the Upper East Region. The $993 million projects which is being financed solely by the government, has been on the drawing board since the early 1960s, and the sod-cutting ceremony was thus considered historic. But, it appears that since after the sod cutting, some citizens in the region were not happy with the level of work progress, leading to their conclusion that the government isn’t going to do anything about the multi-purpose dam. Meanwhile, according to the Regional Minister Mr. Yakubu, those thinking otherwise about the project are naysayers. He spoke to Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen of Apexnews Gh. “I can tell you that the implementation, the faces are been followed strictly. Even last week, they came and brief me in my office. We want to do it right, we don’t want to have any problems because we have had dams before and therefore we are building on that. So, the problems we had in the earlier dams we constructed, we want to make sure that this time we get it right. So, I can tell you that they are doing what they need to do. Currently, they came and went to the Talensi area engaging those they are going to resettle and therefore, those who think that the government is not going to do anything about it, they are naysayers and they will see this dam constructed and it will be constructed. As a Regional Minister, am knocking on the doors of the President and the President is very committed to it, the government is very committed to it and we will see it through and the beneficiaries will be Upper East Region”. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

Politics

“I was very disappointed in the result of the election in the Upper East Region–President Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his recent visit to the Upper East Region has disappointed some party personalities who claimed all is well with President Akufo-Addo regarding the party abysmal performance in the region during the 2020 general election. Apexnewsgh.com reports Upper East Region is one of the regions across the country that performed abysmally during the 2020 general elections. Before the general elections in 2020, politicians from both the opposition NDC and the governing NPP in the region predicted a number of Parliamentary seats both parties will capture after the final election declaration results. NDC, knowing they dominate the Upper East Region, came out with Operation 16-16 meaning that they are not leaving any constituency out, whiles the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the region strongly believes they will capture between 5 to 7 seats out of 16 constituencies. However, the predictions went in favor of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) who nearly took all the 16 seats but succeeded in capturing 15 seats in the region, leaving only one seat for the governing NPP, the Binduri seat. Even though one would have thought that the already secured 3 seats by the governing party will be maintained but unfortunately, all the old seats were lost to the NDC. President Akufo-Addo during his speech at the Bawku Naba Palace made what he what described as a ‘frank’ pronouncement to the people of the Upper East Region during his visit to Zug-Raan Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II “Just as you speak frankly to me, I have to speak frankly to you as well and had to say to you that I was very disappointed in the result of the election in the Upper East Region. Especially if you have considered the work we have done in this region. But whatever the case may be, at least we have one seat in the case of the MP for Binduri” President Akufo-Addo said. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

Politics

UER: MMDCEs that cannot deliver will have a lot of problem with me–UE-Regional Minister

The Upper East Regional Minister Stephen Yakubu has pointed that, MMDCs who could not perform well at their various constituencies in the region after the President’s appointment, will have a lot of problems with him because his expectation for development in the region is high. Mr. Yakubu made the pronouncement during a One-on-One exclusive interview with Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen at his residence. “My expectation is that we will get MMDCEs who will not come and fight party people or not come and fight for people to not vote for the party. But, really on a serious note, I think that my main focus in this region is to develop the region. So, we are looking at people who have a huge capacity, is not just about the politics of it, but is about the capacity to be able to develop the constituency. You know the DCEs are the implementers, they are actually at the base and whatever thing I want to do, they are the people that need to do it. So, we are looking at people with the high-quality capacity to be able to deliver. Because, if the people that cannot deliver, they will have a lot of problem with me. I am not saying that those who were there were not delivering but, my expectation is very high and anybody who is coming will have to fit into the stature for us to develop”. According to the Regional Minister, even though it isn’t his sole responsibility to appoint the MMDCEs, he is well convinced that the President will be very mindful that in his second term they need to deliver to the people of the Upper East Region. “So, am not the one who is going to be giving the post, it is the President who is going to do that and am sure the President is very mindful that in his second term we need to deliver to the people of Upper East and the country as a whole. He will be mindful of that. Therefore, the people he is going to be bringing will also have that capacity”. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

Politics

Exclusive: Security issues in Upper East now better than before I came to the region —UE REGIONAL MINISTER

Stephen Yakubu, the Upper East Regional Minister has said, that the security situation in the region wasn’t very good before he came, as he expressed excitement that within his short period in office, Bolga is a cool place, Bolga is a place everyone wants to come. Apexnewsgh.com report Mr. Yakubu who confessed on Saturday, June 19, 2021, during a One on One exclusive interview with Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen of Apexnewsgh.com at his residence, also believes that what contributed to the past insecurity in the region was as a result of the busy nature attached to his predecessor Tangoba Abayage during the election year. According to him, his predecessor was busy organizing the elections whiles people took the advantage to snatched away motorbikes and engaged in a lot of armed robbery in the system. However, he is confident that with lots of Strategies put in place coupled with the presence of the current Regional Police Commander Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Dr. Sayibu Pabi Gariba in the region, issues such as motorbike snatching and armed robbery have reduced. “ Before I even come to this region, it was like the security situation was not very good. After the elections, the previous minister was very busy organizing the election and all that, therefore people probably took the advantage of that and also doing their own thing. People motorbikes were snatched away, a lot of armed robbery in the system and all that. I can tell you and you can also testify that all those things have really come down because, we have a new regional Police Commander who is up to the job and we have put a lot of strategies in place and so far, Bolga is a cool place, Bolga is a place everyone wants to come”. He explained Meanwhile, responding to the threats by bandits from Burkina Faso to attack Bolga and Tamale, the Minister asked citizens not to panic because the securities are on top of their job. He further pleaded with citizens to provide the security with good information that will assist them to do their job accordingly. So far, the current security issue is the problem of people moving from Burkina Faso coming to attack Ghana through this our region and most of the stations have assured Ghanaians and Upper Easterners that we are actually in control of the region. As you work here, you know that the region is very safe because we have a lot of securities. We have the military men, we have the policemen and we are securing our borders by making sure that no one comes in, no one goes out illegally. We are also appealing to citizens which have been doing so for the past weeks for them to actually continue to help us with information so that we can apprehend anyone at all who is suspicious in the region. He appealed Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

Opinion

UER: Upper East Region To Enforce Tourism Law—Stephen Yakubu

The Upper East Regional Minister Stephen Yakubu has hinted that the region is going to enforce the tourism Law, to enable documentation of foreigners who come into the region and decides to lodge in various hotels within the region. Apexnewsgh.com report Mr. Yakubu who made the revelation on Saturday, June 19, 2021, during a One on One exclusive interview with Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen of Apexnewsgh.com at his residence also added, that such a move will be able to give security the lead to track people who come into the region illegally. However, According to the Minister they are not taking such a step because they want to know what who came into the region are doing but is also for their safety too and the safety of the people of Upper East. We have had a REGSEC meeting and we are going to enforce the tourism law. Every single person who entered this region booking a hotel we need to know your identity, we need to know where you are from, whether you are Ghanaian or not. We are doing this not because we want to know what you are doing but also for your safety too and the safety of the people of the Upper East Region. That will be able to give us the lead to be able to track people who come illegally. On security issues, I can tell you that we are on high alert. Mr. Yakubu said. However, these some of the processes to tackle insecurity in the region. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

Opinion

UER: Teenage pregnancy and school dropout for the first quarter of 2021 exceeds that of 2020 by 14.5 percent.

According to data from the Ghana Health Service District Health Information Management System as of April 30, 2021, it shows that the Upper East Region recorded 1632 teenage pregnancies in the first quarter of this year representing a 14.5 percent increase over figures recorded in 2020 which recorded a total of 6533 for the whole year. For the district and municipal breakdown, Bawku West lead the table with 207 teenage pregnancy cases followed by Talensi with 162, Pusiga 152, Bongo 150, Bolgatanga 139, Kasena Nankana West 120, Bawku 112, Kasena Nankana 109. The rest are Garu with 105 reported cases of teenage pregnancies, Tempane 94, Binduri 71, Builsa South 68, Nabdam 63, Builsa North 52 and Bolgatanga East recording 35 cases. This was revealed at a review meeting for 50 Peer Educators on sexual and reproductive health rights in six districts organized by the National Youth Authority NYA and the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council under the auspices of the government of Ghana and the UNFPA 2018-2022 country programme. In his welcome address, the Upper East Regional Director for the National Youth Authority Francis Takyi Koranteng observed with the current trend, the future of the country is in limbo. Teenage pregnancy, young single mother issues and unwarranted sex-related deaths are on the ascendency especially as a result of the COVID 19 induced restrictions with its job losses and the bottleneck surrounding the smooth flow of goods and services. He encouraged the 50 peer educators from the Builsa South, Kasena Nankana west, Bongo, Talensi, Nabdam and Bawku West to collaborate with health workers and community members to intensify information dissemination and provision of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights services for adolescents. Mr. Takyi Koranteng further urged them to create a platform at the community level for all stakeholders to appreciate the traditional phenomenon that hinders young people’s access to these resources. The Upper East Region was ranked 7th in the national ranking for the year 2020 relative to the number of teenage pregnancies recorded. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

Opinion

We opened an office in Accra for the coordinated mechanism for the safety of journalists—Kojo Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has told journalists in the Upper East to take advantage of the newly opened office of the Coordinated mechanism for the safety of journalists. According to Mr. Oppong Nkrumah, the office was an additional layer, aside from many other interventions, to demonstrate the government’s commitment to press freedom and the safety of journalists. “Just yesterday, we opened an office in Accra for the coordinated mechanism for the safety of journalists. Because, as we continue to hear reports that XY and Z journalist has been intimidated or attacked, it is important that we respond. And responding is not all about arguing with journalists but is by putting in place a mechanism that can do a number of things 1, received reports properly so-called of attacks and intimidation on Journalists”. “I have been a journalist about 10 years before I became a lawyer and came to politics and I know that, it is only when journalists are free and are operating in an environment where they feel no intimidation that they are able to work well and provide for us the service of public information for our public good that we need”. “So, when we keep hearing these reports, they are worrisome and the best way to respond is to put in place a mechanism that allows us to receive formerly those reports. So, is not my allegation, your allegation or what somebody says. Certainly, these reports can be validated. They can go into it and look at it and make an interpretation that it is true. Because, you and I know that have been instances in this country where people have claimed that they have been attacked and is totally untrue, and there have been instances where people claimed they have been attacked and is true. But is important to separate the weed from the chaff. And not just to validate, to go the next step of following up in a coordinating way to find out what has happened to the investigation on this matter and has the person responsible for this particular reported attack or intimidation been sanctioned, then we can satisfy ourselves as a country that something substantial has been done or has not been done”. “Also, a place where we can continuously provide the necessary education to journalists and other stakeholders on how to protect ourselves. Mr. Oppong Nkrumah told journalists. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

Politics

UER: Isaac Adongo commend Upper East Police Service for their tremendous work

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolgatanga Central Isaac Adongo has visited the Upper East Regional Police Service Commander Sayibu Pabi Gariba. According to Mr. Adongo his visit to the new commander, was to show appreciation to them for their tremendous work in securing and preserving peace and security in the region. “Today I paid two separate courtesy calls on the Ghana Police Service in the Upper East Region. 1. The first call was on the Regional Police Command where I took the opportunity to thank him and his men and women for the tremendous work in securing and preserving peace and security in the Region. He together with his operational commander briefed me on the current security situation and efforts at containing the emerging threats to security in the Region. Among others, they highlighted the following: I. Spate of armed robberies in the Region and the Municipality. ii. Influx and criminal activities of illegal immigrants in the Region. Iii. Operational re-allignment of staff as well as accelerated operationalisation of Divisional commands in Bolgatanga and Navrongo to improve coordination of intelligence gathering and deployment. iv. Challenges and efforts at resolving logistical constraints. 2. The second call was on a combined Divisional and Municipal commands where in addition to the issues raised by the Regional Police Command, the following were discussed: I. The need to intensify education on mob and instant justice with a call for the Judiciary to expedite criminal cases to forestall the confidence crisis. II. The need to operationalise the Police Station in Sumburugu. To this end I offered to assist them furnish the station. iii. The need for a new Police Station on the Sherigu- Naaga corridor for which I already submitted an application to the Municipal Assembly around November, 2020 to procure the services of a contractor and apply my share of the common fund to construct a Police Station in Sherigu. iv. The need for motor bikes for patrols to curtail the incidence of armed robberies”. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

Opinion

Paramount Chief of Chiana Traditional Area Unhappy With his District Demarcation

The Paramount Chief of the Chiana traditional area who doubles as the current president of the Upper East Regional House of Chiefs, Naba Ditundini Adiali Thomas-More has expressed frustration over the demarcation of his district. Naba Ditundini Adiali Thomas-More, raised the issue when the Upper East Regional Minister Stephen Yakubu paid him a courtesy visit to his palace “In the event where there is going to be demarcation in the region, it is the only side of the region that is not properly demarcated. You will all appreciate the fact that we need to be connected to the rest of towns within, constructing a road from Kayoro, Bindaa then to Paga, well and good perfect, no argument about it, we all love it. We have a market in Chiana where our sisters who speak Kassem cross a certain river the Bindaa, Gbanu, and other areas doing business with us. According to the Paramount Chief, if someone is seriously sick in any of the communities under Chiana electoral area, they will never refer that patient to Paga hospital. “We will never refer that person to the Paga hospital, never we will dream that we want to refer a patient from this enclave to Paga, we will never do that. The nearby community to us is Sandema. If Sandema doesn’t have the necessary facility to carter for that person, we go to Navrongo then, Bolga to Tamale which is our teaching hospital. He said the situation affects all of them because their brothers and sisters who want to come to Chiana have similar problems. “Our brothers and sisters who are in sirigu, mirigu, kandiga are facing a similar problem. Look at Yua, in the middle of Kassena Nankana West doing business with Navrongo Municipal Assemble, very awkward. Look at the current problem we are facing, I have been stopped there severally going to sirigu, the Doba/ Kandiga issue, if we have taken the time and demarcate this place properly… You see the demarcation doesn’t affect the traditional and cultural practices. Let’s do something so that we can be happy as a region”. He blamed the kind of politics played in the Region, which in most cases always denied the people of Upper East what is due them as development. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

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UER: Those Who Think Government Isn’t Doing Anything About Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Are Neysayers—UE REGIONAL MINISTER

“I was very disappointed in the result of the election in the Upper East Region–President Akufo-Addo

UER: MMDCEs that cannot deliver will have a lot of problem with me–UE-Regional Minister

Exclusive: Security issues in Upper East now better than before I came to the region —UE REGIONAL MINISTER

UER: Upper East Region To Enforce Tourism Law—Stephen Yakubu

UER: Teenage pregnancy and school dropout for the first quarter of 2021 exceeds that of 2020 by 14.5 percent.

We opened an office in Accra for the coordinated mechanism for the safety of journalists—Kojo Oppong Nkrumah

UER: Isaac Adongo commend Upper East Police Service for their tremendous work

Paramount Chief of Chiana Traditional Area Unhappy With his District Demarcation

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