THE Anum Presbyterian Vocational Training Centre in the Asuogyaman District scored 100 per cent in the final examination of the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) last year.
All the 50 students registered excelled in dressmaking, building construction, carpentry and electricals and are already in gainful employment.
The centre manager, Mr Desmond A. Ababio, disclosed this at the inauguration of a nine-member management committee, and fundraising ceremony for the purchase of 20 computers for the secretarial department of the centre.
He said the excellent tuition offered at the centre pushed some students into early employment because they were prematurely offered jobs by companies to which they were attached for practical work.
Mr Ababio noted that some of the students were forced to drop out of school due to the inability of their parents to pay fees and that 10 female students got pregnant within six months of starting the course and could, therefore, not complete it.
He said the school curriculum would be expanded to include cookery, refrigeration and air-conditioning and will also extend its catchment area to serve more communities.
In an address read on his behalf, the National Director of the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI), Mr Stephen Asamoah, said the government was committed to giving hope to the youth and that more facilities would be provided to embrace more youth into vocational training to buttress the need for a flexible labour market.
That, he said, would make the nation prosperous and reduce the high rate of youth unemployment.
He announced that Mathematics, English Language and Entrepreneurial Skills would be introduced into their final examinations.
The management committee members are: Reverend Alex Owusu Addo, Mr Eric Duvor, Mr A. D. Adzei, Mr George Dua, Mr Desmond Ababio, Mr Eric Asante, Mr Samuel Perbi, Ms Alice Dolley and Nana Okyepim Adu IV.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
E. P. CHURCH HONOURS OUTGOING PASTOR (PAGE 35)
THE congregation of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church at the SSNIT Flats in Ho has presented a KIA Sephia saloon car worth GH¢7,000 to the pastor in charge, Reverend S.K. Asamoah, as a retirement package.
The gesture was a gratuity given him for his meritorious work to make life bearable for him during his retirement from pastoral work.
Presenting the keys to the car at the forecourt of the church, the Chairman of the Ho-East Presbytery of the church, Rev. Allophones Kwadzokuma, praised the congregation for the gift.
He also commended Rev. Asamoah for the good services he had rendered to the church and expressed the hope that goodwill would follow him for the rest of his life.
Rev. Asamoah thanked the congregation for the honour done him.
The gesture was a gratuity given him for his meritorious work to make life bearable for him during his retirement from pastoral work.
Presenting the keys to the car at the forecourt of the church, the Chairman of the Ho-East Presbytery of the church, Rev. Allophones Kwadzokuma, praised the congregation for the gift.
He also commended Rev. Asamoah for the good services he had rendered to the church and expressed the hope that goodwill would follow him for the rest of his life.
Rev. Asamoah thanked the congregation for the honour done him.
'SEKPELE' NEW TESTAMENT READY (PAGE 35)
THE people in Likpe Traditional Area in the Hohoe Municipality have inaugurated a translated version of the New Testament in their language known as the “Sekpele” language.
The project, which started more than 20 years ago, was executed with the collaboration of the Likpe Traditional Council and the Ghana Institute of Linguistics, Literacy and Bible Translation (GILLBT) and the Sekpele Language Development Project(SLDP).
In an inaugural address, the Hohoe Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr J.B. Mensah, urged religious organisations in the area to incorporate the development of the liturgy in their religion.
He also stressed the need for settlers in the area to learn the language to enhance their social cohesion.
Mr Mensah said a language not developed was regarded as inferior, emphasising that with the breakthrough, they should advance into a higher stage of more literary works, especially by translating the constitution to make it more accessible and readable.
The acting Director of GILLBT, Mr George Maalug said the New Testament had been translated into 20 languages while the Holy Bible had been translated into three languages nationwide to enable the word of God to be spread to every language group.
He said the dedication of the New Testament was not the end by itself but was the beginning of another milestone aimed at transforming lives.
The Project Advisor, Dr Andy Ring commended the people for their commitment to the translation project and said it was a stepping platform to the enhancement of their culture and civilisation of the people.
The Chairman of the launch committee, Nana Aboagye of Likpe Agbozume, said scriptures had never been delivered in their mother tongue, which compelled the people to communicate with God in foreign languages.
He, therefore, said it was a challenge to ensure that the people should take advantage through schools and churches to learn the language with the youth as torchbearers.
In a brief history, the Chairman of the Language Development Committee, Mr W. Y. Bonsi, said it was the consensus of the chiefs in the area to accept a proposal made by Dr Andy Ring after two citizens were appointed to acquire skills in translation.
He paid tribute to those who led the crusade in developing the language, stressing that it was essential for all churches to preach the sermon in the local language.
Mr Bonsi called for support for the translation of the Old Testament into the local language.
The project, which started more than 20 years ago, was executed with the collaboration of the Likpe Traditional Council and the Ghana Institute of Linguistics, Literacy and Bible Translation (GILLBT) and the Sekpele Language Development Project(SLDP).
In an inaugural address, the Hohoe Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr J.B. Mensah, urged religious organisations in the area to incorporate the development of the liturgy in their religion.
He also stressed the need for settlers in the area to learn the language to enhance their social cohesion.
Mr Mensah said a language not developed was regarded as inferior, emphasising that with the breakthrough, they should advance into a higher stage of more literary works, especially by translating the constitution to make it more accessible and readable.
The acting Director of GILLBT, Mr George Maalug said the New Testament had been translated into 20 languages while the Holy Bible had been translated into three languages nationwide to enable the word of God to be spread to every language group.
He said the dedication of the New Testament was not the end by itself but was the beginning of another milestone aimed at transforming lives.
The Project Advisor, Dr Andy Ring commended the people for their commitment to the translation project and said it was a stepping platform to the enhancement of their culture and civilisation of the people.
The Chairman of the launch committee, Nana Aboagye of Likpe Agbozume, said scriptures had never been delivered in their mother tongue, which compelled the people to communicate with God in foreign languages.
He, therefore, said it was a challenge to ensure that the people should take advantage through schools and churches to learn the language with the youth as torchbearers.
In a brief history, the Chairman of the Language Development Committee, Mr W. Y. Bonsi, said it was the consensus of the chiefs in the area to accept a proposal made by Dr Andy Ring after two citizens were appointed to acquire skills in translation.
He paid tribute to those who led the crusade in developing the language, stressing that it was essential for all churches to preach the sermon in the local language.
Mr Bonsi called for support for the translation of the Old Testament into the local language.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
ONLY COMPETENT DRIVERS WILL OPERATE PROTOA VEHICLES (PAGE 40)
THE Progressive Transport Owners Association (PROTOA) has stated that it will ensure that only competent and medically fit drivers operate its vehicles throughout the country.
The National Chairman of the association, Mr Ben Peprah Amoabeng, said this during a tour of the Volta Region to interact with members at Aflao, Anloga, Ho, Kpando and Hohoe.
He said besides the regular refresher courses for its members, drivers who were involved in serious offences would have to attend mandatory re-training courses before they could be allowed to drive.
At Aflao, Mr Amoabeng stressed that PROTOA was a business association duly registered under the law and not aligned to any political movement.
He inaugurated the Volta Regional PROTOA executive in Ho and at a meeting later, he implored the members to cooperate with road transport planners in the implementation of the speedway bus transit project to begin in Accra by the close of the year.
Mr Amoabeng explained that under the arrangement, special bus routes would be created for scheduled bus services in the cities.
He assured the executive of the association that the bus shuttles would pose no danger to their business.
The Management Advisor to PROTOA in the Volta Region, Mr Victus Tetteh, stated that efforts were being made to get the municipal assembly to rationalise the use of the station to give equal opportunities to the various transport associations.
The Chairman of the new executive of Volta Region PROTOA is Mr Ben Katsekpor, with Mr Isaac Amenyo as the vice-chairman. The regional secretary is Mr Cephas Exe, the treasurer is Mr Joe Komada with Mr Felix Kudekpo as executive member.
Mr Katsekpor expressed concern about the large number of authorised speed ramps on the highways.
The National Chairman of the association, Mr Ben Peprah Amoabeng, said this during a tour of the Volta Region to interact with members at Aflao, Anloga, Ho, Kpando and Hohoe.
He said besides the regular refresher courses for its members, drivers who were involved in serious offences would have to attend mandatory re-training courses before they could be allowed to drive.
At Aflao, Mr Amoabeng stressed that PROTOA was a business association duly registered under the law and not aligned to any political movement.
He inaugurated the Volta Regional PROTOA executive in Ho and at a meeting later, he implored the members to cooperate with road transport planners in the implementation of the speedway bus transit project to begin in Accra by the close of the year.
Mr Amoabeng explained that under the arrangement, special bus routes would be created for scheduled bus services in the cities.
He assured the executive of the association that the bus shuttles would pose no danger to their business.
The Management Advisor to PROTOA in the Volta Region, Mr Victus Tetteh, stated that efforts were being made to get the municipal assembly to rationalise the use of the station to give equal opportunities to the various transport associations.
The Chairman of the new executive of Volta Region PROTOA is Mr Ben Katsekpor, with Mr Isaac Amenyo as the vice-chairman. The regional secretary is Mr Cephas Exe, the treasurer is Mr Joe Komada with Mr Felix Kudekpo as executive member.
Mr Katsekpor expressed concern about the large number of authorised speed ramps on the highways.
Friday, April 17, 2009
LOWER VOLTA RIVER DEV FUND TO BE SET UP (PAGE 20)
ON March 31, this year, 100 stakeholders of the Volta River Basin converged on Sogakope in the Volta Region at the invitation of the South Tongu Fish Farmers Association (STFFA), to deliberate on the solution to the menace of aquatic weeds that had grown on the surface of Volta River.
The weeds have contributed to the decline in fortunes of the fishing industry and resulted in the emergence of diseases and migration of the labour force to perceived greener pastures.
In reality, before the construction of the Akosombo Hydroelectric Dam, the soil in the lower course of Volta River in Tongu, Ada, Mafi and other coastline communities was very fertile.
However, after the construction of the dam, the flow of water was regulated and flooding ceased. The ecosystem also became distorted leading to a drastic reduction in catches of all kinds of fish from the river.
More so, the emergence of the aquatic weeds has obstructed easy access to water for domestic use and this has resulted in the distruction of fishing nets as fishes breed under these weeds.
The area has also become the breeding ground for crocodiles, other dangerous reptiles and blood-sucking insects. Water-borne diseases have also increased while harvesting of shrimps, the oysters or clams, have declined. These have compounded the frustration and poverty of the people.
Aquatic weeds have placed the population of South Tongu and its adjoining districts at risk due to loss of income.
The weeds have also resulted in health hazards and caused migration of people aspecially the young ones and decline in tourism.
It is against these negative trends that the STFFA in collaboration with two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Ho, the Robert Ndor Memorial Project(RONJECT) and the Youth Development and Rural Empowerment Foundation (YODREF), with sponsorship from the Business Sector Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC) Fund, embarked on a forum to find out why the area had not benefited from the fallout of the construction of the Akosombo Dam.
Some people of the forum argued that the legal realities of Act 46 of 1961 that established the Volta River Authority (VRA) did not favour the Lower Volta Basin.
They, therefore, advocated the possibility of amending the law to include “the communities lying in the Lower Volta Basin” .
Topical of all was the consensus to establish a Lower Volta River Development Fund to serve as the focal point in tackling the neglect of residents of the Lower Volta Basin.
Currently, the authority is using research findings by the University of Ghana to improve the socio-economic well-being of the communities around the basin.
The authority also operates a well-equipped medical ship which provids free medical services to communities along the Volta Lake as well as dredging the estuary of the Volta River.
The objective is to reduce the incidence of bilharzia and restore the ecosystem. In addition, the authority is to undertake afforestation projects to restore vegetation on the highlands bordering the Volta Lake.
But whether these interventions have benefited the people in the lower course of the river was the bone of contention that generated the call for the establishment of a development fund for the area to turn round the fortunes of the people.
According to the Dufia of Adidome,Torgbui Kwasinyi Agyeman IV, the Tongu people and others on the Lower Volta Basin, accepted to be sacrificial lambs to facilitate the creation of the Akosombo and Kpong dams, but sadly the project had rather caused the impoverishment of the people.
He, therefore, stressed the need for sufficient budgetary allocation to reverse the sad situation, with the VRA acting as a catalytic agent to facilitate a dramatic turn in the plight of the people in the area.
The Volta Regional Minister, Mr Joseph Amenowode, said the forum was seeking a comprehensive, sustainable and co-ordinated actions to restore socio-economic viability to the area by creating jobs, reducing human capital flight and exploring more avenues for development.
He commended the initiative of the STFFA executive in particular and the entire stakeholders because they served as the spokespersons for all affected communities in the area.
The regional minister pledged the support of the government in achieving the laudable goals of the organisation.
The acting Director of Environment and Sustainable Development of the VRA, Mr Francis Komla Atubra, said every community in the basin was of concern to the authority but that environmental impact assessment on the dam projects was limited hence the emergence of the problem.
He, however, stated that the VRA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had made frantic efforts over the years to control the threat of the aquatic weeds.
Mr Atubra added that the VRA had introduced a programme to mobilise the communities to clear the weeds and had the aim of establishing a compost plant to make weed harvesting more profitable and to promote agriculture.
A Principal Programme Officer of the EPA, Mr Carl Fiati, stated that water weeds could have emerged on the Volta River even without the construction of the two hydroelectric dams, since changes in hydrology were the causes.
According to him, an estimated $11 million was needed to mechanically remove the weeds spanning over 5,000 hectares and suggested a little tax on electricity tariffs to raise funds for the proposed development fund.
Whatever circumstance that has prevailed in the Volta Basin for almost 50 years now, it is quite evident that the people in the southern sector have been relatively neglected.
The weeds have contributed to the decline in fortunes of the fishing industry and resulted in the emergence of diseases and migration of the labour force to perceived greener pastures.
In reality, before the construction of the Akosombo Hydroelectric Dam, the soil in the lower course of Volta River in Tongu, Ada, Mafi and other coastline communities was very fertile.
However, after the construction of the dam, the flow of water was regulated and flooding ceased. The ecosystem also became distorted leading to a drastic reduction in catches of all kinds of fish from the river.
More so, the emergence of the aquatic weeds has obstructed easy access to water for domestic use and this has resulted in the distruction of fishing nets as fishes breed under these weeds.
The area has also become the breeding ground for crocodiles, other dangerous reptiles and blood-sucking insects. Water-borne diseases have also increased while harvesting of shrimps, the oysters or clams, have declined. These have compounded the frustration and poverty of the people.
Aquatic weeds have placed the population of South Tongu and its adjoining districts at risk due to loss of income.
The weeds have also resulted in health hazards and caused migration of people aspecially the young ones and decline in tourism.
It is against these negative trends that the STFFA in collaboration with two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Ho, the Robert Ndor Memorial Project(RONJECT) and the Youth Development and Rural Empowerment Foundation (YODREF), with sponsorship from the Business Sector Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC) Fund, embarked on a forum to find out why the area had not benefited from the fallout of the construction of the Akosombo Dam.
Some people of the forum argued that the legal realities of Act 46 of 1961 that established the Volta River Authority (VRA) did not favour the Lower Volta Basin.
They, therefore, advocated the possibility of amending the law to include “the communities lying in the Lower Volta Basin” .
Topical of all was the consensus to establish a Lower Volta River Development Fund to serve as the focal point in tackling the neglect of residents of the Lower Volta Basin.
Currently, the authority is using research findings by the University of Ghana to improve the socio-economic well-being of the communities around the basin.
The authority also operates a well-equipped medical ship which provids free medical services to communities along the Volta Lake as well as dredging the estuary of the Volta River.
The objective is to reduce the incidence of bilharzia and restore the ecosystem. In addition, the authority is to undertake afforestation projects to restore vegetation on the highlands bordering the Volta Lake.
But whether these interventions have benefited the people in the lower course of the river was the bone of contention that generated the call for the establishment of a development fund for the area to turn round the fortunes of the people.
According to the Dufia of Adidome,Torgbui Kwasinyi Agyeman IV, the Tongu people and others on the Lower Volta Basin, accepted to be sacrificial lambs to facilitate the creation of the Akosombo and Kpong dams, but sadly the project had rather caused the impoverishment of the people.
He, therefore, stressed the need for sufficient budgetary allocation to reverse the sad situation, with the VRA acting as a catalytic agent to facilitate a dramatic turn in the plight of the people in the area.
The Volta Regional Minister, Mr Joseph Amenowode, said the forum was seeking a comprehensive, sustainable and co-ordinated actions to restore socio-economic viability to the area by creating jobs, reducing human capital flight and exploring more avenues for development.
He commended the initiative of the STFFA executive in particular and the entire stakeholders because they served as the spokespersons for all affected communities in the area.
The regional minister pledged the support of the government in achieving the laudable goals of the organisation.
The acting Director of Environment and Sustainable Development of the VRA, Mr Francis Komla Atubra, said every community in the basin was of concern to the authority but that environmental impact assessment on the dam projects was limited hence the emergence of the problem.
He, however, stated that the VRA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had made frantic efforts over the years to control the threat of the aquatic weeds.
Mr Atubra added that the VRA had introduced a programme to mobilise the communities to clear the weeds and had the aim of establishing a compost plant to make weed harvesting more profitable and to promote agriculture.
A Principal Programme Officer of the EPA, Mr Carl Fiati, stated that water weeds could have emerged on the Volta River even without the construction of the two hydroelectric dams, since changes in hydrology were the causes.
According to him, an estimated $11 million was needed to mechanically remove the weeds spanning over 5,000 hectares and suggested a little tax on electricity tariffs to raise funds for the proposed development fund.
Whatever circumstance that has prevailed in the Volta Basin for almost 50 years now, it is quite evident that the people in the southern sector have been relatively neglected.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
MINISTER OF TOURISM HONOURED (PAGE 16)
The home of Kente, Agotime-Kpetoe in the Volta Region, went agog last Thursday when the Minister of Tourism, Mrs Juliana Azumah-Mensah, was honoured for her appointment as a minister of state.
Mrs Azumah-Mensah who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ho-East Constituency, was enstooled an honorary queen under the stool name Mama Beanie II at a colourful durbar that was attended by some colleague MPs, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Tourism, Mrs Bridget Katsriku, and the Executive Director of the Ghana Tourist Board, Mr Martin Mireku.
Addressing the durbar, the Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Joe Gidisu, said the ceremony was unique in view of the high resourcefulness that the MP had demonstrated in Parliament, adding that the honour was a reflection of the wishes of the entire people of the Volta Region.
He said it was also gratifying that the two female MPs from the region had been appointed as ministers of state and that it was in fulfilment of the manifesto of the party to appoint 40 per cent of women to high positions.
The Volta Regional Minister, Mr Joseph Amenowode, described Mrs Azumah-Mensah as sociable and a team player, and that she was an ambassador of Kente in Parliament and therefore deserved the ministerial appointment as Minister of Tourism.
The minister expressed the optimism that the region would receive the required attention under the present regime because both the MPs and Municipal and District Executives were bedfellows, saying that the only requirement was for the people to identify their priorities and be ready to embrace projects to enable them to achieve their goals.
Mr Amenowode appealed to the people in the region to accept the proposed MCEs/DCEs, as they were the choice of the President in his own wisdom to serve as contact persons in the district and said they should be allowed to serve.
He also said the promise of President Atta Mills to the people would be fulfilled.
A representative of the youth of Agotime, Mr Elvis Ativoe, said by her appointment, more credence had been given to female education and that it would also advance the move to making Agotime the hub of tourism in the country.
He saluted the President for the opportunity offered the MP to serve the country.
For her part, Mrs Azumah-Mensah expressed gratitude to the people for the honour done her and promised to devote more resources to open more avenues for female education in the area.
She urged the people, especially schoolchildren, to undertake domestic tourism in order to be exposed to other parts of the country.
Mrs Azumah-Mensah thanked her parents, the family and the entire community for nurturing her to the present level of development and elevation.
The Konor of Agotime, Nene Nuer Keteku, said the occasion marked a milestone in the history of the traditional area and thanked God for the great things he had done for the area.
He said Agotime was noted as a cradle of tourism in Ghana and promised to assist the minister to open the numerous untapped tourist attractions to create jobs for the youth.
The Paramount Chief of the Ziope Traditional Area, Togbe Binah Lawluvi IV, who chaired the function, pledged his support for the minister.
Mrs Azumah-Mensah who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ho-East Constituency, was enstooled an honorary queen under the stool name Mama Beanie II at a colourful durbar that was attended by some colleague MPs, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Tourism, Mrs Bridget Katsriku, and the Executive Director of the Ghana Tourist Board, Mr Martin Mireku.
Addressing the durbar, the Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Joe Gidisu, said the ceremony was unique in view of the high resourcefulness that the MP had demonstrated in Parliament, adding that the honour was a reflection of the wishes of the entire people of the Volta Region.
He said it was also gratifying that the two female MPs from the region had been appointed as ministers of state and that it was in fulfilment of the manifesto of the party to appoint 40 per cent of women to high positions.
The Volta Regional Minister, Mr Joseph Amenowode, described Mrs Azumah-Mensah as sociable and a team player, and that she was an ambassador of Kente in Parliament and therefore deserved the ministerial appointment as Minister of Tourism.
The minister expressed the optimism that the region would receive the required attention under the present regime because both the MPs and Municipal and District Executives were bedfellows, saying that the only requirement was for the people to identify their priorities and be ready to embrace projects to enable them to achieve their goals.
Mr Amenowode appealed to the people in the region to accept the proposed MCEs/DCEs, as they were the choice of the President in his own wisdom to serve as contact persons in the district and said they should be allowed to serve.
He also said the promise of President Atta Mills to the people would be fulfilled.
A representative of the youth of Agotime, Mr Elvis Ativoe, said by her appointment, more credence had been given to female education and that it would also advance the move to making Agotime the hub of tourism in the country.
He saluted the President for the opportunity offered the MP to serve the country.
For her part, Mrs Azumah-Mensah expressed gratitude to the people for the honour done her and promised to devote more resources to open more avenues for female education in the area.
She urged the people, especially schoolchildren, to undertake domestic tourism in order to be exposed to other parts of the country.
Mrs Azumah-Mensah thanked her parents, the family and the entire community for nurturing her to the present level of development and elevation.
The Konor of Agotime, Nene Nuer Keteku, said the occasion marked a milestone in the history of the traditional area and thanked God for the great things he had done for the area.
He said Agotime was noted as a cradle of tourism in Ghana and promised to assist the minister to open the numerous untapped tourist attractions to create jobs for the youth.
The Paramount Chief of the Ziope Traditional Area, Togbe Binah Lawluvi IV, who chaired the function, pledged his support for the minister.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
ENCOURAGE PAYMENT OF TAXES (PAGE 11)
THE Akatsi District Co-ordinating Director, Mr David Kanyi, has urged government appointees to district assemblies to encourage Ghanaians to pay legitimate fees passed by the assembly to enable the assembly to make progress in national reconstruction efforts.
He said they should also conduct research into their fields of expertise in order to let their findings serve as inputs in the development agenda of the assembly.
Mr Kanyi said this when he addressed the inaugural ceremony of 16 government appointees to the Akatsi District Assembly at Akatsi last Tuesday.
He stressed the need for attitudinal change, especially on time management, adding that as assembly members it would be prudent to consider the payment of their sitting allowance to be calculated according to the number of hours they spent on deliberations.
He, therefore, admonished them to desist from lateness to functions since that attitude could retard the development of the district
Mr Kanyi also advised them to commit themselves to making positive and effective contributions to the assembly to enable them play a leading role of steering foward the development of Akatsi District.
He said the district was deprived in education, health and potable water which served as challenges which they were expected to face and to check schoolchildren from abandoning classes to push trucks on market days.
He advised them to lobby for investment in the district, adding that abundant resources in the district remained untapped and that there was the need to work hard to move the district foward.
“ Let us do our best in all things to enable the district to move in the right direction,” he charged.
The Akatsi District Police Commander, Superintendent Victor Frank Awu, deplored the high rate of crime in the area, saying that thieves and gangs had relocated from Ashaiman to invade Akatsi and were settling in Zongo, Agbaflome and Tatorme.
He also deplored the attitude of some prominent citizens who often came to plead on behalf of suspects when they were arrested.
Supt. Awu appealed to assembly members to co-operate with the police to track down criminals in the communities since the police could not do all in view of limited workforce and the lack of vehicle.
The Akatsi District Magistrate, Mr Daniel Dorkpoh, administered the oaths of office and secrecy to the government appointees .
He said they should also conduct research into their fields of expertise in order to let their findings serve as inputs in the development agenda of the assembly.
Mr Kanyi said this when he addressed the inaugural ceremony of 16 government appointees to the Akatsi District Assembly at Akatsi last Tuesday.
He stressed the need for attitudinal change, especially on time management, adding that as assembly members it would be prudent to consider the payment of their sitting allowance to be calculated according to the number of hours they spent on deliberations.
He, therefore, admonished them to desist from lateness to functions since that attitude could retard the development of the district
Mr Kanyi also advised them to commit themselves to making positive and effective contributions to the assembly to enable them play a leading role of steering foward the development of Akatsi District.
He said the district was deprived in education, health and potable water which served as challenges which they were expected to face and to check schoolchildren from abandoning classes to push trucks on market days.
He advised them to lobby for investment in the district, adding that abundant resources in the district remained untapped and that there was the need to work hard to move the district foward.
“ Let us do our best in all things to enable the district to move in the right direction,” he charged.
The Akatsi District Police Commander, Superintendent Victor Frank Awu, deplored the high rate of crime in the area, saying that thieves and gangs had relocated from Ashaiman to invade Akatsi and were settling in Zongo, Agbaflome and Tatorme.
He also deplored the attitude of some prominent citizens who often came to plead on behalf of suspects when they were arrested.
Supt. Awu appealed to assembly members to co-operate with the police to track down criminals in the communities since the police could not do all in view of limited workforce and the lack of vehicle.
The Akatsi District Magistrate, Mr Daniel Dorkpoh, administered the oaths of office and secrecy to the government appointees .
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