Juaso (Ash), April 12, GNA – Mrs. Gifty Ohene-Konadu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante-Akim South, has presented a cheque for 36 million cedis to the Asante-Akim South District Mutual Health Insurance Scheme to cover the premiums of 200 indigents in the district.
The amount which was paid out of the MP’s common fund would cover the premiums of the beneficiaries made up of children, teenagers as well as paupers.
Presenting the cheque at Juaso on Tuesday, The MP said the move was to enable the less privileged in society to have easy access to quality health services, adding that most people were unable to seek medical attention at various health facilities due to lack of funds.
She urged the beneficiaries to strive to register in subsequent years since the gesture would not be available always, saying the poor stood to benefit from the NHIS.Mr. Owusu Kodua, the Scheme Manager, commended Mrs Ohene-Konadu for her kind gesture and called for more of such assistance for the needy.
12 April 07
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Thursday, April 12, 2007
DCE commends MP for her exemplary performance
Juaso (Ash), April 12, GNA - The rift between the District Chef Executive (DCE) for Asante-Akim South, Dr Lord Justice Gyamfi-Fenteng, and the Member of Parliament (MP), Mrs Gifty Ohene-Konadu, was on Tuesday put to rest when the DCE showered praises on the MP for her exemplary performance.
The commendation came in the wake of widespread speculations suggesting a friction between the two following a recent confrontation involving two factions of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in which the DCE and the MP were alleged to belong to opposing factions.
Dr Gyamfi-Fenteng praised the MP at a ceremony at Juaso to share equipment to 35 graduate apprentices under the Rural Enterprises Project (REP).
The MP, who is also a Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and President's Special Initiatives, played immense role in the procurement of the equipment through her ministry and donor agencies.
The equipment included hairdressing and barbering tools, two sewing machines and masonry tools all valued at 46 million cedis.
Dr Gyamfi-Fenteng said the influential role the MP played in the procurement of the equipment coupled with her previous donations to the less privileged in society demonstrated her commitment to improving the living standard of the people.
He said the distribution of the equipment was devoid of partisanship and appealed to officials of the Business Advisory Centre to monitor progress of the businesses of the beneficiaries.
Mrs Ohene-Konadu said efforts were being made to extend the facility to others to reduce poverty in the district.
Mr Anthony Akolbire, Head of the Business Advisory Centre (BAC), said much as the REP was aimed at alleviating poverty in the rural areas, his outfit would only engage people who demonstrate high sense of commitment.
He said since the performance of the project would be evaluated every four years to measure its effectiveness, it was imperative to target people with the potential to judiciously use funds allocated to them.
12 April 07
The commendation came in the wake of widespread speculations suggesting a friction between the two following a recent confrontation involving two factions of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in which the DCE and the MP were alleged to belong to opposing factions.
Dr Gyamfi-Fenteng praised the MP at a ceremony at Juaso to share equipment to 35 graduate apprentices under the Rural Enterprises Project (REP).
The MP, who is also a Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and President's Special Initiatives, played immense role in the procurement of the equipment through her ministry and donor agencies.
The equipment included hairdressing and barbering tools, two sewing machines and masonry tools all valued at 46 million cedis.
Dr Gyamfi-Fenteng said the influential role the MP played in the procurement of the equipment coupled with her previous donations to the less privileged in society demonstrated her commitment to improving the living standard of the people.
He said the distribution of the equipment was devoid of partisanship and appealed to officials of the Business Advisory Centre to monitor progress of the businesses of the beneficiaries.
Mrs Ohene-Konadu said efforts were being made to extend the facility to others to reduce poverty in the district.
Mr Anthony Akolbire, Head of the Business Advisory Centre (BAC), said much as the REP was aimed at alleviating poverty in the rural areas, his outfit would only engage people who demonstrate high sense of commitment.
He said since the performance of the project would be evaluated every four years to measure its effectiveness, it was imperative to target people with the potential to judiciously use funds allocated to them.
12 April 07
Elect Nana Akuffo-Addo for NPP to retain power - Club
Tamale, April 12, (Amankwa), GNA - A pro-Akuffo-Addo club on has appealed to delegates to the National Congress of the New Patriotic Party slated for December to elect Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo, the Foreign Minister, as the party's presidential candidate to ensure victory in the 2008 general election.
A club calling itself "Nana Akuffo-Addo Fun Club" in Tamale has described the Foreign Affairs Minister as the most popular and perfect contender against the NDC flag-bearer, Prof John Atta Mills. A statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its President, Mr Akbar Yussif Rohullah Hojatullah Khomeini in Tamale on Wednesday, said Nana Akuffo-Addo was popular among the rank and file of the NPP as well as the electorate.
"Nana Akuffo-Addo has been a central figure in the revival of democracy in the country and has proactively promoted the rule of law".
"No other Ghanaian politician has been able to present as lucid a blueprint of the features of a democratic state as Nana Akuffo-Addo."
"His legal and constitutional views on democratic governance have received tremendous attention on the international scene", the statement said.
The statement said when Nana Akuffo-Addo was the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, he repealed the Criminal Libel Law and this demonstrated his commitment to upholding the principles of democracy and freedom of speech.It described Nana Akuffo-Addo as "the political anthem of the masses, the embodiment of hope, progress and development. His detractors who claim he is arrogant will not succeed because he believes in the truth and speaks the truth". The statement said any move to sideline him in the December congress would have a devastating effect on the fortunes of the party in the 2008 polls.
12 April 07
A club calling itself "Nana Akuffo-Addo Fun Club" in Tamale has described the Foreign Affairs Minister as the most popular and perfect contender against the NDC flag-bearer, Prof John Atta Mills. A statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its President, Mr Akbar Yussif Rohullah Hojatullah Khomeini in Tamale on Wednesday, said Nana Akuffo-Addo was popular among the rank and file of the NPP as well as the electorate.
"Nana Akuffo-Addo has been a central figure in the revival of democracy in the country and has proactively promoted the rule of law".
"No other Ghanaian politician has been able to present as lucid a blueprint of the features of a democratic state as Nana Akuffo-Addo."
"His legal and constitutional views on democratic governance have received tremendous attention on the international scene", the statement said.
The statement said when Nana Akuffo-Addo was the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, he repealed the Criminal Libel Law and this demonstrated his commitment to upholding the principles of democracy and freedom of speech.It described Nana Akuffo-Addo as "the political anthem of the masses, the embodiment of hope, progress and development. His detractors who claim he is arrogant will not succeed because he believes in the truth and speaks the truth". The statement said any move to sideline him in the December congress would have a devastating effect on the fortunes of the party in the 2008 polls.
12 April 07
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