PLANS are underway to extend electricity to some basic educational institutions, health facilities and important installations in the Kpando District in the Volta Region.
The completion of the project is expected to stimulate academic work and health delivery to enhance productivity towards the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the district.
The Kpando District Chief Executive, Mr Francis Ganyaglo, announced this in a speech at the second ordinary meeting of the third session of the fifth assembly at Kpando.
He said as part of the project, classrooms, teachers’ quarters, health facilities such as Community Health Planning Scheme (CHPS) compounds would be connected, adding that the exercise would continue until all basic schools, health facilities and other public service institutions were connected.
He said negotiations had been concluded with the Electricity Company of Ghana for the first batch of schools, and other institutions will soon be hooked to the national grid.
Mr Ganyaglo disclosed that 11 projects were undertaken under the sixth European Union (EU) micro projects under two phases at a total cost of GH¢ 2,177,880.64.
They comprised two classroom blocks at Aveme-Dzeme and Anfoega-Dzana, a teachers’ quarters at Sovie, two CHPS compounds at Kpando-Dafor and Tsoxor, five public places of convenience at Anfoega –Gblenkor, Awate-Agame, Awate-Dzifadzi, Kpando-Aloryi, Kpando-Aziave and a warehouse at Kpando.
He also said four income generating projects were also executed on cassava processing equipment for the Dunenyo Cassava Progressive Group at Dzoanti, a showroom for Vakpo Wood Carvers’ Association and improved Chorkor smokers for the Milenorvisi Co-operative Association and the construction of access road for Potters Association at Fesi.
Mr Ganyaglo further announced that the government had secured a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to fund the Kpando water supply project with the view to solving the age long water problem, adding that international competitive bidding had been advertised for the project.
In a welcoming address, the presiding member, Mr Joseph Kudzo Adigbli, said the operations of National Association of Local Government Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) was championing real devolution of power, competence and means to the local authorities.
He said there was the need to take a critical look at the bottlenecks and impediments on the road to achieving real local autonomy.
He said some of the impediments were the lack of political will at the centre to review some legislation, remuneration for assembly members, competence of staff at the local level, abuse of the appointee system and the takeover of the association by the Municipal and District Chief Executives.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
TRADITIONAL RULER GOES TO BIBLE SCHOOL (PAGE 3, MIRROR, JAN 2)
By Tim Dzamboe, Awate
By June this year the Paramount Chief of the Awate Traditional Area in the Kpando District of the Volta Region, Togbega Noagbesenu III, may become a reverend minister.
Togbega Noagbesenu is a final-year student of the Good News Theological College and Seminary near the Valley View University at Oyibi on the Accra –Dodowa road and hopes to graduate with a Bachelor in Theology degree. He is thus set to be named: Reverend Togbuiga Noagbeseu III.
He enrolled at the college on the advice and sponsorship of a Korean Gospel Mission which visited his area, Awate, in August 2007 on a networking tour with the Evangelical Presbyterian (EP) Church.
According to the paramount chief, during the visit the leader of the mission, Professor Kim, told him that he was touched after he had delivered a speech to welcome them and urged him to enrol in a theological college or a Bible school.
He said he accepted the challenge because he felt he could become an instrument of change in the chieftaincy institution and reorganise his colleagues for the review of some customs and traditions to glorify God.
“My prayer is for God to use me to build the capacity for God’s work in the chieftaincy institution”, he declared.
Togbega Noagbesenu said there had not been any proper coordination between chiefs and the clergy and that it appeared the clergy had neglected the chieftaincy institution although he considered the clergy to be disciples directed by God to reach out to all people on earth.
He said his move would encourage leaders of the various communities to pursue their leadership roles in ways that would glorify God and also honour people, who were the God’s handiwork.
Regarding the possible reactions of his subjects to his decision, Togbega Noagbesenu said his stool father and stool elders had agreed that there must be modification in leadership roles because many people did not know the actual leadership roles they were required to play.
He said there was no formal chieftaincy school that offered training to traditional rulers and that made chiefs to do what they thought was right in leading their people and said chieftaincy had to be modernised so that outmoded customs which militated against God’s glory could be eliminated in honour of humanity.
The paramount chief said after graduation, he would create a new ministry to be known as Capacity Development for the Word of God to serve as a non-governmental organisation to advance an agenda for a thorough blending of chieftaincy and the clergy to regard themselves as being from the same stock and, therefore, to work together to uphold qualities of good leadership.
“God is not a tribal god; the gospel is meant for all people of the earth,” he stressed, adding that “my new stand as a pastor is not in conflict with the stool because a throne or stool is never a bad thing but maybe when we think of the process of creating a stool by our ancestors, it may be questionable”.
He said he could manage conflicts emerging from chieftaincy and the clergy with his new role as a pastor, pointing out that even when the Christian missionaries arrived in the country their first port of call was the chiefs.
Togbega Noagbesenu is a member of the E.P. Church, a former rotational member of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, a board member of the erstwhile Volta Region Agricultural Development Project (VORADEP), ex-executive member of Mawuli Senior High School and ex- Regional Chairman of the Association of Civil Servants, among other roles.
By June this year the Paramount Chief of the Awate Traditional Area in the Kpando District of the Volta Region, Togbega Noagbesenu III, may become a reverend minister.
Togbega Noagbesenu is a final-year student of the Good News Theological College and Seminary near the Valley View University at Oyibi on the Accra –Dodowa road and hopes to graduate with a Bachelor in Theology degree. He is thus set to be named: Reverend Togbuiga Noagbeseu III.
He enrolled at the college on the advice and sponsorship of a Korean Gospel Mission which visited his area, Awate, in August 2007 on a networking tour with the Evangelical Presbyterian (EP) Church.
According to the paramount chief, during the visit the leader of the mission, Professor Kim, told him that he was touched after he had delivered a speech to welcome them and urged him to enrol in a theological college or a Bible school.
He said he accepted the challenge because he felt he could become an instrument of change in the chieftaincy institution and reorganise his colleagues for the review of some customs and traditions to glorify God.
“My prayer is for God to use me to build the capacity for God’s work in the chieftaincy institution”, he declared.
Togbega Noagbesenu said there had not been any proper coordination between chiefs and the clergy and that it appeared the clergy had neglected the chieftaincy institution although he considered the clergy to be disciples directed by God to reach out to all people on earth.
He said his move would encourage leaders of the various communities to pursue their leadership roles in ways that would glorify God and also honour people, who were the God’s handiwork.
Regarding the possible reactions of his subjects to his decision, Togbega Noagbesenu said his stool father and stool elders had agreed that there must be modification in leadership roles because many people did not know the actual leadership roles they were required to play.
He said there was no formal chieftaincy school that offered training to traditional rulers and that made chiefs to do what they thought was right in leading their people and said chieftaincy had to be modernised so that outmoded customs which militated against God’s glory could be eliminated in honour of humanity.
The paramount chief said after graduation, he would create a new ministry to be known as Capacity Development for the Word of God to serve as a non-governmental organisation to advance an agenda for a thorough blending of chieftaincy and the clergy to regard themselves as being from the same stock and, therefore, to work together to uphold qualities of good leadership.
“God is not a tribal god; the gospel is meant for all people of the earth,” he stressed, adding that “my new stand as a pastor is not in conflict with the stool because a throne or stool is never a bad thing but maybe when we think of the process of creating a stool by our ancestors, it may be questionable”.
He said he could manage conflicts emerging from chieftaincy and the clergy with his new role as a pastor, pointing out that even when the Christian missionaries arrived in the country their first port of call was the chiefs.
Togbega Noagbesenu is a member of the E.P. Church, a former rotational member of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, a board member of the erstwhile Volta Region Agricultural Development Project (VORADEP), ex-executive member of Mawuli Senior High School and ex- Regional Chairman of the Association of Civil Servants, among other roles.
EDITH AMOAH SWEEPS PRIZES (PAGE 11, JAN 1)
THE Volta Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Mr Gabriel S. Kploanyi, has presented GH¢100 to Miss Edith Amoah of the Kpeve Senior High School in the South Dayi District in recognition of her meritorious academic achievements.
Miss Amoah excelled in English Language, Mathematics, Science and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and swept all the prizes at stake at the 15th speech and prize-giving day of the school and the feat touched the heart of the regional director to make the offer.
Presenting the money to Miss Amoah on behalf of the regional director, the board chairman of the school, Mr Michael Doh, said the presentation was a gesture to encourage students to work hard to achieve high academic standards.
He said it was aimed at motivating Miss Amoah to study harder and also to advise her not to be complacent or arrogant but work towards achieving the ultimate in the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASCCE).
He advised the rest of the students to study hard to challenge Miss Amoah’s achievements in order to bring honour to their parents and the school.
Mr Doh commended Miss Amoah for her good conduct, saying she had always served as a role model to the students and appealed to the benevolent public to extend sponsorship to her for her future education.
In his address, the Headmaster of the school, Mr Sampson Kudaya, also commended Miss Amoah for her achievement and said it attracted positive media coverage on the school.
He appealed to the government to extend more assistance to deprived schools, since they contained gems and icons who were better than some of their colleagues in well-endowed schools.
Mr Kudaya said Vodafone had donated five computers to the school, while Ghana Cement Works had also donated 80 bags of cement for constructional work in the school.
Receiving the money, Miss Amoah thanked the regional director and said it had raised her spirit to perform even better.
Miss Amoah excelled in English Language, Mathematics, Science and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and swept all the prizes at stake at the 15th speech and prize-giving day of the school and the feat touched the heart of the regional director to make the offer.
Presenting the money to Miss Amoah on behalf of the regional director, the board chairman of the school, Mr Michael Doh, said the presentation was a gesture to encourage students to work hard to achieve high academic standards.
He said it was aimed at motivating Miss Amoah to study harder and also to advise her not to be complacent or arrogant but work towards achieving the ultimate in the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASCCE).
He advised the rest of the students to study hard to challenge Miss Amoah’s achievements in order to bring honour to their parents and the school.
Mr Doh commended Miss Amoah for her good conduct, saying she had always served as a role model to the students and appealed to the benevolent public to extend sponsorship to her for her future education.
In his address, the Headmaster of the school, Mr Sampson Kudaya, also commended Miss Amoah for her achievement and said it attracted positive media coverage on the school.
He appealed to the government to extend more assistance to deprived schools, since they contained gems and icons who were better than some of their colleagues in well-endowed schools.
Mr Kudaya said Vodafone had donated five computers to the school, while Ghana Cement Works had also donated 80 bags of cement for constructional work in the school.
Receiving the money, Miss Amoah thanked the regional director and said it had raised her spirit to perform even better.
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