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NOFPED Gives Upper East Regional Minister one week to apologize by calling Northerners greedy and untruthful people

Northern Forum for Peace and Development (NOFPED) an Organization operating in Northern Ghana has described the Upper East Regional Minister’s alleged descriptions of northerners as greedy and untruthful as weird to himself as a Regional Minister and the entire northerners. The Upper East Regional Minister Stephen Yakubu is reported to have said that “NORTHERNERS ARE VERY GREEDY AND UNTRUTHFUL”. This statement was reported by Media Without Borders on 25th May, 2023. The alleged pronouncement by Hon. Yakubu has not gone well with members of the Northern Forum for Peace and Development (NOFPED) who are calling for the regional Minister to immediately apologize to the good people of northern Ghana within one week. We think that it is so weird for a northerner like the Regional Minister himself who is from Binduri in the Upper East Region to insult his own kinsmen and kinswomen as greedy and untruthful people. The fact that the Regional Minister obtained his secondary education at Konongo in the Ashanti Region does not make him an Akan. The attitude he has exhibited so far in the office as a regional minister qualifies him as the one who should rather be described as greedy and untruthful. Meanwhile, a disclaimer from the Regional Minister says “First and foremost, the Regional Minister himself is an unalloyed and inborn Northerner who is committed to the socio-economic development of the Upper East Region and the North at large and will not make such a statement”. “Lastly, the UER Minister would like to admonish all well-meaning media stations in the region to be interested in the overall development of the region and eschew trivialities and things that have the tendencies to divide and retard growth” “The media should at all times exercise professionalism, report the truth, be partners in development and avoid the temptations of falling prey to individuals who, for their personal parochial interest, induce them to witch-hunt and misreport”. Kindly read NOFPED full press statement below: Northern Forum for Peace and Development (NOFPED) PRESS STATEMENT Motto: Respect for All Our ref……………. Date:11-06-23 Ladies and gentlemen of the press, good day. It has become necessary for all of us to come together and share this piece of disturbing news which seems to denigrate and insult us, the people from northern Ghana. It is disturbing to note that of recent the Upper East Regional Minister, Hon. Stephen Yakubu, has been in the news for all the negative reasons. He is known to have been in front of small-scale miners, negotiating with a Chinese mining firm and allegedly cheating our northern brothers who are into legal mining business.It is also alleged that he has connived with the CEO of the Minerals Commission, Mr. Martin Ayisi, to extort money from some small-scale miners to buy furniture for the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council, which is uncalled-for. Although in all these matters our intelligence tells us that he is under investigations being conducted by the police, EOCO and NIB. Our expectations are that the state institutions mentioned will do due diligence and serve him the deserved sanctions for his alleged deeds. As the saying goes: “No one is above the law.” Ladies and gentlemen, it is shocking to note that the Upper East Regional Minister, Hon. Stephen Yakubu, is reported to have said that “NORTHERNERS ARE VERY GREEDY AND UNTRUTHFUL”. This statement was reported by Media Without Borders on 25th May, 2023. Our investigation also leads to the fact that he, Hon. Stephen Yakubu, actually insulted northerners as reported. We think that it is so weird for a northerner like the Regional Minister himself who is from Binduri in the Upper East Region to insult his own kinsmen and kinswomen as greedy and untruthful people. The fact that the Regional Minister obtained his secondary education at Konongo in the Ashanti Region does not make him an Akan. The attitude he has exhibited so far in the office as a regional minister qualifies him as the one who should rather be described as greedy and untruthful. In the light of all this, we think his statement is unnecessary, it is offensive, it is demeaning and above all it is terrible. And we call on him to immediately apologise to the good people of northern Ghana within one week. We know of his interest to stage a comeback as a Member of Parliament (MP). Failing to apologise will see us work against him and against his government. We are going to stage street protests in his constituency (Binduri), Bolgatanga, Tamale, Wa, Nalerigu and Damango and ask His Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to relieve him of his post. By this, we are also respectfully asking all the traditional chiefs in northern Ghana to openly rebuke him and ask him to apologise. We cannot live to hear Hon. Stephen Yakubu insulting the Bawku Naba, the Bolga Naba, the Nayiri, the Wa Na, the Chiana Pio, the Sandem Naab, the Nangod Naab. the Navro Pio, the Tongraan, the Paga Pio, the Yagbonwura and the Ya Naa to mention a few. These revered chiefs and other dignitaries in northern Ghana including Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, former President John Dramani Mahama, Speaker of Parliament Hon. Alban Bagbin, cannot be described as greedy and untruthful by the Regional Minister Hon. Stephen Yakubu. Hon. Stephen Yakubu must resign for committing this unthinkable blunder against the good people of northern Ghana. #StephenYakubuMustGo. Long live Northern Forum for Peace and Development! Long live northern Ghana!! Long live Ghana!!! Spokesperson: Christopher K. Asima Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0256336062

Education, Mining

Earl International Group Gold Ltd constructs magnificent school complex in Gbane community

A mining Company operating in Talensi of the Gbane community in the Upper East Region known as Earl International Group Gold Ltd has commissioned a magnificent school building block in the Gbane community. The construction of the Gbane Community Basic School Complex, started 3 years ago by the company, is a 12-unit 1-story classroom block fully furnished with 300 mono-desks and state-of-the-art facilities. Handing over the school to the District Education Directorate, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Earl International Group Gold Ltd Wei Xing said, as for them, children are always their future and hope. According to the CEO, they deeply understand the importance of education, especially for the next generation of the community. The reason for their decision to build the magnificent school block is part of our corporate social responsibility to the community and to create a safe, warm, and hopeful learning environment for the children. He encourage the community to continue with their support to the company, as he gave further assurance that his outfit will continue to undertake more of such projects in line with its corporate social responsibilities. “We firmly believe that as our company continues to grow and prosper, we will do our utmost best to undertake more social responsibilities and give back to the local community and Ghana government. We earnestly request your continued trust and support for the company”. Wei Xing stressed The Regional Minister who was at the ceremony lauded Earl International Group Gold Ltd and the CEO for putting what he described as a magnificent school building in the community. Using himself as an example, he said he wouldn’t have a regional minister without education. “Education is so crucial and so important and every day, I used myself as an example, if I didn’t go to school, where will I have been? I wouldn’t of course be standing here as a regional Minister, I wouldn’t. So, education is key”. “And as a northerner, it is only particular thing that I believe can cut out our level of poverty and that is education. So today, if the wisdom of Earl they have given this magnificent building then they need applauses”. “I am very sure, that for years to come, there are definitely going to be people from here who will be DCEs, who will be Ministers, who probably will be President of the country because of this school”. He tasked the District Chief Executive for Talensi, Thomas Duanab Wuni to ensure that every child of the Gbene community is in school. “The NPP Government, seeing the importance of education brought in Free Senior High School (FSHS) and for that matter now, even if you don’t have, you can always enroll yourself into education and that, you will be given a chance in life also to become someone one day and that is why our party brought in free education. I and sure that our fathers here will make sure that any little child from this community goes to school. I will ask my DCE to check this, to make sure all the children in the Gbene area my junior brothers, my daughters, and my sons will be in this community school and other schools that are within because is very key that is only education can help us develop. “So, lets us together work and when they go wrong, let us correct them so that together we will be peaceful and grow together”. The District Chief Executive for Talensi, Thomas Duanab Wuni also used the opportunity to extend an appeal to the company to incorporate the Chinese Language into the school’s curriculum and support the professional development of teachers as well as provide meals and all other facilities that will enhance teaching and learning for the school progress. He further, tasked the education directorate to put the facility to good use and ensure good results. Meanwhile, the company’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) Ebenezer Bognaab also used the medium to outline some of the efforts of the company’s contributions to the community. He said the company has employed over one thousand workers and the majority from the community. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0256336062

Opinion

U.S. USAID Office of Transition Initiatives provided more than $140,000 to support UE- House of Chiefs– U.S. Amb. Virginia E. Palmer

The United State Ambassador to Ghana has revealed that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Transition Initiatives provided more than $140,000 of support to rehabilitate the Upper East House of Chiefs building, which forms part of the United States’ commitment to promoting community cohesion and peace, and stability in Ghana. U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Virginia E. Palmer, visited Bolgatanga and the Upper East Region on Wednesday, May 30, 2023. The Ambassador joined Vice President Bawumia, the Upper East Regional Minister Honorable Stephen Yakubu, and the Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Honorable Stephen Asamoah Boateng to inaugurate the rehabilitated Upper East Regional House of Chiefs office in Bolgatanga. At the inauguration ceremony, Ambassador Palmer said, “The U.S. Government stands together with local partners in the Upper East to advance their goals of promoting peace, improving livelihoods and increasing community well-being for more cohesive and resilient communities” The renovation of the Upper East Regional House of Chief’s office was financed by the United States Government. The newly renovated building provides a conducive and inclusive space for meetings, work, and training for Chiefs, Queen Mothers, and technical staff. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Transition Initiatives provided more than $140,000 of support to rehabilitate the Upper East House of Chiefs building, which forms part of the United States’ commitment to promoting community cohesion and peace, and stability in Ghana. As part of her two-day trip, Ambassador Palmer also met with women traditional leaders. U.S. Embassy grantees and partners, Alumni of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, and other U.S Government exchange programs. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0256336062

Opinion, Politics

Let’s show appreciation to Dr. Bawumia for what he has done for us by giving him the seat—DCE told Chiefs and elders of Bolga East

Bolgatanga District Chief Executive (DCE) Mr. David Amoah has appealed to the Chiefs and opinion leaders of Bolga East in the Upper East Region to consider rewarding the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia by giving him the seat in the next election. According to the Bolga East District Chief Executive, given Dr. Bawumia the opportunity will be an indication and a good signal to showcase their appreciation to the Vice President and the governing NPP. “President Akufo- Addo came to us and the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia also came because we have luck. Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and President Akufo Addo love us and is not that they are the only people who love us, we also love them which is why we gave them the seat. So, we need to also collect the seat for Dr. Bawumia. With that, he will know that we appreciate what has been provided for us” The Vice President went to the site on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, immediately he arrived in the region to meet with party executives. Meanwhile, after touring and inspecting the hospital project, the Vice President told Apexnewsgh.com that he visited the project to ascertain the progress of work so far. “Am here to observe the state of progress of the Bolga District Hospital under Agenda 111. As you know, the President came up with the Agenda 111 concept to make sure that no district in Ghana is without a hospital and we are building new regional hospitals for all the new regions and new psychiatric hospitals for the middle zone, the coastal zone, and the northern zone. So, there is work going on across the country”. Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email apexnewsgh@gmail.com

Health, Politics

Bolga East Agenda 111 to produce the biggest mortuary in Upper East Region–Contractor

The biggest Mortuary in the Upper East could be found in the ongoing Agenda 111 project at the Kantanga community of the Bolgatanga East District in the Upper East Region. This was according to the assurance C&H Logistics and Askpar Limited, the contractors in charge of the ongoing hospital project in the area gave to the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia when he visited the project site on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. The Vice President who so excited, expressed satisfaction with the level of work done by the contractors in charge of the project. He says, when he returns to Accra, he will surely report the project development to the project. “However, coming into Bolga East today, accompanied by the Regional Minister and the DCE, we are here to look at how the progress of the work done, and I must tell you that, I am very pleased with the progress of work done. All the buildings for the hospital are up to roofing level and I am assured that in a few months, the roofing will be pretty much done. So, am very much happy and I will report to the President when I get back to Accra that, Bolga East Agenda 111 is very much on course”. “Talking to the contractors, let me really give them their due, they have done very well. I have been to a number of Agenda 111 hospitals but this is one where progress is particularly fast across the country, so I must congratulate the contractor and the workmen and women who are here doing a very good job”. “If we don’t open it at the end of this year, we hope to do it very early next year. That is the goal we have set for them and by the grace of God, he will get it done”. Dr. Bawumia assured Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email apexnewsgh@gmail.com

Mining, Opinion, Politics

UER: NPP Youth Group Give Upper East Regional Minister 2weeks Ultimatum to Resign or….

Youth of the governing New Patriotic Party popularly known as NPP Youth Group For Party Development and Agambila Youth of NPP in the Upper East Regional Capital Bolgatanga have registered some level of frustrations and displeasure over the treatment meted against Yeneya Mining Enterprise a mining institution belonging to Hon. Charles T. Ndanbon, the Upper East Regional Organizer of the governing NPP. The group has given Upper East Regional Minister two weeks to tender his resignation or they will hit the street. The aggrieved NPP youth group during a press conference read by the PRO NPP Youth Group For Party Development Abdulai Hudu demanded that the Upper East Regional Minister Stephen Yakubu should “Quickly resolve the impasse he the regional minister has created between Hon. Charles T. Ndanbon and the Earl International. “Return the money meant for Hon. Charles T. Ndanbon to Earl International so that he (Hon. Charles T. Ndanbon) will go and collect the money directly from Earl International”. “Resign from his post as the regional minister or else we the youth groups will hit the streets after two weeks from today”. “We want to state that Hon. Charles T. Ndanbon has not assigned or directed anyone to collect money or mediate on his behalf or on behalf of his company and therefore the alleged act of the regional Minister could amount to false representation which is criminal. By this act of the Regional Minister, we are calling on the law-enforcement agencies, notably the NIB and the police, to investigate him and bring him to book if found culpable” the group demands However, when Apexnewsgh contacted the Regional Minister on the concerns raised by the youth, the Minister said he has no right as an individual to take anybody’s concession, “do I work with Mineral Commission? Am I the company [Earl International]? The problem is that, this company they are talking about [Earl International], they had a license and this license was signed by then Minister in 2019 and my understanding is that, it has been ratified by parliament and if you go deep into the matter, you would see that people were not even happy that they have given the concession to them”. “We have a ministry that deals with that. So, it is not the Regional Minister that give that concession to Earl International and it happened in 2019, 2019 was I here? I wasn’t here”. He asked I don’t know what else he want me to do, he has told everybody that he has not asked me to act on his behalf and I have left it and I have told the company that the person am talking for, said I should not speak for him again, so they should deal with him directly” The Minister said. Below is the full statement released by the youth group: PRESS STATEMENT NPP YOUTH GROUP FOR PARTY DEVELOPMENT AND AGAMBILA YOUTH OF NPP IN UPPER EAST REGION ON THE ABUSE OF OFFICE BY THE UPPER EAST REGIONAL MINISTER (HON. STEPHEN YAKUBU) AND HIS UNDUE INTERFERENCE IN THE MINING BUSINESS OF HON. CHARLES T. NDANBON (NPP REGIONAL ORGANISER / PARTY FINANCIER) The Upper East regional minister (Hon Stephen Yakubu) abused his office by using the Regional Coordinating Council GCB account number 9011130014513 to receive Compensation meant for Yeneya Mining Enterprise owned by the NPP regional organizer and a party financier (Hon. Charles T. Ndanbon). We want to state that Hon. Charles T. Ndanbon has not assigned or directed anyone to collect money or mediate on his behalf or on behalf of his company and therefore the alleged act of the regional Minister could amount to false representation which is criminal. By this act of the Regional Minister, we are calling on the law-enforcement agencies, notably the NIB and the police, to investigate him and bring him to book if found culpable. It is public knowledge in the upper East region that between 2008 to 2021 Hon Charles T Ndanbon and Shaanxi were having cordial business relationship after he traveled to China to lobby Shaanxi into Ghana. The Company has since employed so many youths in the region and has contributed to the development of the region. In 2021 the small-scale mining license of Shaanxi was revoked and they were required to acquire a large-scale mining license which they did with a new name Earl International Gold Limited and signed an agreement with their original mining partner (Hon Charles T. Ndanbon) CEO of Yeneya mining Enterprise on certain terms agreed upon by both parties, To the Suprise of Hon. Charles T Ndanbon, the regional minister called him to a meeting to inform him that Earl International Gold mining limited wanted to buy off his entire concession contrary to their earlier agreement which he (Hon. Charles T Ndanbon) turned down. But sadly, the Earl International is currently mining in his concession under Police and military protection offered by the regional minister meanwhile the percentage due him/his company is not being honored by Earl International which the regional minister is much aware of. We want to state clearly that Hon. Charles T Ndanbon is not against Earl international’s large Scale mining status but only demands that the agreement signed earlier should be complied with. We the youth groups here want to state categorically clear that it’s the effort of Hon Charles T Ndanbon that Earl International Gold Mining limited formerly Shaanxi came into Ghana and Upper East Region to be precise and anyone enjoying from the mining activities of Earl International is enjoying from the labour of Hon. Charles T Ndanbon. We as NPP youth are therefore calling on the regional minister to; Quickly resolve the impasse he the regional minister has created between Hon. Charles T Ndanbon and the Earl International. Return the money meant for Hon. Charles T. Ndanbon to Earl International so that he (Hon. Charles T. Ndanbon) will go and collect the money directly from Earl International. Resign from his post as the regional minister or else we the youth

Opinion, Politics

UER: Know your 3 Ministers in Akufo-Addo’s second administration

Citizens from the Upper East Region have complained about not knowing the appointed Ministers representing them at the national level, especially in the NPP Akufo-Addo- Bawumia second administration. However, interestingly out of 91 appointed Ministers and Deputies, Upper East Region only had three (2) deputy Ministers and a Regional Minister for the people of the region. Stephen Yakubu is a Ghanaian politician and was a Member of Parliament for Binduri constituency in the Upper East Region of Ghana. He is currently the Upper East Regional Minister and also the Chairman of Regional Security Council. Early Life and Education Stephen Yakubu who was born on May 25, 1966 at Gotisaliga – Binduri in the Upper East Region also hails from the same farming community in the Binduri district of Upper East region. He obtained a BSc in Planning from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and a Postgraduate diploma in Information Systems from Thames Valley University Slough, UK. Political life Yakubu is a member of the New Patriotic Party(NPP). During the 2008 general elections, Mr. Yakubu contested the Binduri seat which had always been won by the National Democratic Congress, on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. He became the first NPP candidate to have broken the monopoly of NDC in the constituency by winning the seat with 9,103 votes out of the 18,050 valid votes cast which amounts to 50.43% of all valid votes. He was sworn-in as a Member of Parliament of the 5th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana, representing the people of Binduri Constituency on the 7th of January 2009 to the 6th of January 2013. He was later appointed as a Coordinator for settler communities leading to the 2016 elections, where he and others were tasked to take care of eighteen (18) settler communities, where the party had not been performing well. They successfully achieved their mandate by snatching new seats in parliament as well as appreciation in the Presidential votes across the eighteen (18) constituencies. As a way of appreciating his effort, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in July 2017 appointed him as Ghana’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco. The former Member of Parliament for Binduri was again nominated in January 2021 by President Akufo-Addo to head the Upper East Region. Mr. Yakubu who was a one-term MP, served in various roles in Parliament and outside of it. Personal life He is a Christian and worships with an Adventist church. He is married with one child. Career He is into Development Planning, Architecture, and Quantity Surveyors. Hon. Abdulai Abanga is a Deputy Minister for Ministry of Works and Housing and a Member of Parliament for the Binduri Constituency in the Upper East Region since 7th January 2021 and currently serves on the Committee on Government Assurance as the Vice Chairman. Hon. Abanga Abdulai was born on 25th May, 1970 in Akwatia, Eastern Region but hails from Binduri/Bawku in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The Deputy Minister had his elementary education in Akwatia L/A Primary School and proceeded to Bansi Primary School in Binduri. He then proceeded to Bawku Junior High School and continued to Ghana Secondary School, Tamale, for his Secondary Education. He obtained a Diploma in Business Studies in Accounting at the Tamale Polytechnic and was awarded a Bachelor of Commerce (BCOM) Degree at the University of Cape Coast in 1998. Hon Abdulai holds a Master’s Degree in Development Finance, Professional Chartered Accountant Certificate in 2005 from the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG). He was the Finance Officer from January 2001 – March 2007 at the National Governance Programme (NGP) and the Management Accountant at the Millennium Challenge Account of the Ghana Programme from 2007 -2008. He was appointed as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Bawku Municipal Assembly from January 2008 to February 2009. For his efforts and resilience to work, he served as the Lead Consultant and Fund Manager for the Agriculture Credit Programme, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC, USA) Ghana Programme (MIDA) from February 2009 to February 2021. At the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), he was also the Financial and Business Consultant. He served as the Financial Consultant/Facilitator for Radbdah Africa Build Ltd from 2011-2016 and later, became the Financial Consultant at the Cegelec Oil and Gas (multinational oil/gas company of Dubai, UAE and Paris, France) from 2013 – 2014. Hon. Abdulai Abanga founded the Savannah Microfinance Ltd (Bank of Ghana Regulated Finance Institution) in 2014. Hon. Abanga was the Chief Executive Officer/Founder of the Banse Tropical Foods Ltd and Local Country Agent, Business and Financial Advisor, VDL Buses and Coaches, Belgium as well as Local Country Agent, Business and Financial Advisor at the Viabuild, a Belgium Construction Company in 2019. He was the Financial Consultant and Business Investment Facilitator in 2017. He has participated in several conferences and capacity building programmes organised by the Africa Development Bank (ADB), Accra in (2001), Danida Fellowship Centre, Cowi Copenhagen Denmark in (2003), World Bank Ghana (2013) and Chartered Diploma in Oil and Gas Accounting also in (2013) at the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana. He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG). Honourable . She was born in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region but originally from Garu in the Upper East Region. She graduated from the University of Ghana with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and English Language and Law for her second degree. In 2008, while she was schooling at the University of Ghana, she served as the Vice President of Akuafo Hall Junior Common Room and Chairperson of the SRC Week Planning Committee. In January 2017 she was appointed as the Deputy Communications Director at the Office of the President, Jubilee House, Accra, Ghana. Prior to her political appointments, she worked at the Lansdown Resort, Aburi, and SRM Engineering Limited, where she served as a house manager and a Clerk respectively. She previously served the then-candidate Nana Akufo-Addo as a campaign aide in the 2016 and

Opinion, Politics

Upper East Regional Minister engages Fulanis over terrorist Jihadists threat

Upper East Regional Minister has met with all the Fulanis in the region to officially interact with them following the ongoing threats from a terrorist group popularly known as Jihadists who are believed to be operating in most countries in the sub-region including our neighboring country Burkina Faso. Apexnewsgh.com report Speaking to Apexnewsgh.com, the Regional Minister said: “I met all the Fulani’s in this region because we have realized that the Jihadist most of them are Fulanis and they are talking to our Fulani people here. Because they speak the same language and they are the same people. We think, there is a need to start engaging our Fulanis. So that, they will be able to give us information. I also used the opportunity to tell them that if they joke and the Jihadists enter the region, all of us are going to suffer”. Meanwhile, aside from engaging the Funali community in the region, Minister Yakubu confirmed he also engage the chiefs. He said, he spoke to all the chiefs because the Chiefs are the people who allowed the Fulanis to come in for a grazing. However, also revealed that Over One Hundred and Fifty Thousand (150,000) cattle have already entered Ghana. “So I told all my DCEs that, this is even a source of revenue to them because if they are charging one cow Ghc5.00 multiply it by 150,000 cattle. And they come this time to graze and go back and that is what they do every year”. He added: “Our problem is that we wanted to tell the chiefs to be very careful, anybody that is coming in, they should screen the person because the Jihadists can come with them. Because usually when they come, is the chiefs that they see first because sometimes they give the chiefs some of the cattle. So, that is why we are engaging the chiefs”. For publication please kindly contact us on +233256336062 or Email apexnewsgh@gmail.com

Opinion

Upper East Airport: I saw Wa Airport, we can also do something like that for plane land–Regional Minister

Upper East Regional Minister has said, he is still fighting hard in making sure the Regional Airport becomes a reality. Apexnewsgh.com a platform notable for its contributions to the development of the region was following up with the Upper East Regional Minister Stephen Yakubu after 4 months of its extensive developmental publication titled “People of Upper East Region enemies of development, reasons why Upper West is ahead” The publication by Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen generated massive reactions from residents of the region residing in both home and abroad, especially with regard to the non-availability of the Regional Airport and passport office in the region. The issue surrounding the construction of Upper East Regional Airport is one of the biggest developmental challenges facing the region. Both the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) have failed the region woefully as far as the Airport project is concerned, as they found favour in using the said project as a political tool to deceive residents of the region in every election year. However, an effort exhibited to construct the Airport by the NPP during the time of the Late Hon. Kofi Adda the former Aviation Minister, saw the region only fighting for citing location between Sherigu and Paga and Sumbrungu till the region lost that available opportunity. In a recent interview, Regional Minister Stephen Yakubu told the media that the region has settled on Sumbrungu for the Airport construction. However, following the opinion shared by residents of the region in October 2022 after the seeking publication, this platform followed up with the Regional Minister Stephen Yakubu on Friday, January 27, 2023, for some update, he revealed that he is still fighting very hard for the Regional Airport. “Am fighting so hard. The last time I met the President in Wa was when we went for a funeral, I saw the Wa airport, then I said to him that we can also do something like this in Upper East, even if we don’t have plenty of money to do it like the Tamale one, we can also do something like this…. so that plane can land. So, the president is buying into that idea. So, am going to Accra this week to meet him on it”. Regional Minister told Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen “We are fighting very hard to bring some of these things here. He stressed However, with the pressure from this platform on the Regional Minister, the Passport application has gotten some attention, and work is expected to finish soon. For publication please kindly contact us on +233256336062 or Email apexnewsgh@gmail.com

Business

Regional Passport Application officer Center to be ready August—Upper East Regional Minister

The risk and stress of traveling to Tamale in the Northern Region for passport application each day by the people of the Upper East Region are likely to be a thing of the past soon. This is because the Upper East Regional Minister has revealed that the long-awaited Upper East Passport Office will be ready in August 2023. Somewhere in July 2022, the Project Manager for the Upper East Regional Passport Office which was under construction, Kennedy Enyan told the media that the project has not been abandoned but was stopped to allow the contractor and other stakeholders involved to trash out some impending matters. The people of the Upper West Region commissioned their Passport Application Center (PAC) in 2020. This brings the number of Passport Application Centers across the country to 13. And yet, just like ‘eve’ in the bible was created from the ribs of ‘Adam’ so was Upper West created from the ribs of the Upper East Region. However, Hon. Stephen Yakubu in an exclusive engagement told Apexnewsgh.com that plans are far advanced as far as the Passport Application office is concerned. According to the regional minister, those in charge of the Passport Office Application construction visited him at his office and assured him that hopefully by March they will conclude the process from Public Procurement Agency (PPA) and by August they should finish the building. He added, that the Upper East Regional Office will be the only purposely built Passport Application Office Center in the country. For publication please kindly contact us on +233256336062 or Email apexnewsgh@gmail.com

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Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Honoured in Suriname at Historic National Assembly Gathering

NOFPED Gives Upper East Regional Minister one week to apologize by calling Northerners greedy and untruthful people

Earl International Group Gold Ltd constructs magnificent school complex in Gbane community

U.S. USAID Office of Transition Initiatives provided more than $140,000 to support UE- House of Chiefs– U.S. Amb. Virginia E. Palmer

Let’s show appreciation to Dr. Bawumia for what he has done for us by giving him the seat—DCE told Chiefs and elders of Bolga East

Bolga East Agenda 111 to produce the biggest mortuary in Upper East Region–Contractor

UER: NPP Youth Group Give Upper East Regional Minister 2weeks Ultimatum to Resign or….

UER: Know your 3 Ministers in Akufo-Addo’s second administration

Upper East Regional Minister engages Fulanis over terrorist Jihadists threat

Upper East Airport: I saw Wa Airport, we can also do something like that for plane land–Regional Minister

Regional Passport Application officer Center to be ready August—Upper East Regional Minister

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