10 die in gory accident at Obuasi Dunkwa

10 die in gory accident at Obuasi Dunkwa

Ten people have died with many others injured in a fatal accident on the Obuasi-Dunkwa road in the Ashanti Region.

The accident which involves a Sprinter and Ford vehicles occurred at about 11 pm on Monday.

Sikapa News’s Adomba Akwasi Adu Katakyie reported that both vehicles attempted to manoeuvre sand debris on the road resulted in the accident.

Six persons are said to have died on the spot while four others died at the Obuasi Government Hospital.

Those who sustained serious injuries have been transported to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for treatment.

Our decisions are without fear or favour to anyone – EC boss

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Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Jean Mensa says the commission takes decisions without fear or favour to any individual.

According to the EC chair, every decision the commission has made since the controversy over a new voter’s register is in the interest of Ghanaians.

“Our decisions and actions are taking without fear or favour or without recourse to any persons. I urge Ghanaians to move out and register. Let us join hands to ensure that every Ghanaian is able to register, and nobody will be left out,” Mrs Jean Mensa said at a press conference ahead of tomorrow’s registration exercise.

She disclosed more than 44,000 registration officers have been recruited for the voter registration exercise.

“A major concern a number of citizens have raised with us has to do with the quality of our temporary officers. We have recruited, trained, and deployed over 44, 000 staff into the field. We are confident that the training provided them to operate efficiently and professionally. As part of the training, we have drummed home the importance of instilling in them the principles of integrity, fairness, and transparency in all their activities throughout the registration process.

“It is important to note that the Ghana Health Service released some 7,000 health assistance to each of the registration centres nationwide. It is expected that the health assistance will assist us in ensuring strict adherence to the safety protocols outlined by the Electoral Commission and all of these safety measures, we will rely on your cooperation dear citizens,” she said.

"WAHALA", NIA sents Ashanti Regional Assembly Member to Suyani for his Ghana Card

"WAHALA", NIA sents  Ashanti Regional Assembly Member to Suyani for his Ghana Card

Hon. James Kofi Owusu a.k.a OMEGA , a failed Assembly Member in the Asubonteng, Kokoso, Bronikrom electoral area in the Bantama Constituency of Ashanti Region has fumed at the National Identication Authority at Kumasi, Ashanti Regional's Capital for telling him to go to Suyani for his Ghana Card. 

The registration which took off in December  ,Wednesday,11, 2019 and ended on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, for the issuance of the Ghana Card sought a lot of controversies of which it was later extended from 10th January to Thursday, 16th January 2020. 

This extension restores the two registration days (27th and 28th December) lost to the Region because of the Christmas holidays. It also takes account of the challenges encountered in the first two (2) days of the exercise in many communities across the Region where citizens couldn’t register due to the late transportation of some registration equipment to registration centres by contracted third parties, and/or the late arrival of some registration officials at their centres, despite Management’s best efforts at averting same.

However, Mr. James Kofi Owusu whose Ghana Card was on the pending list, today went to Bronikrom Presbyterian Church where he registered for his Card, but unfortunately, NIA Officials at the center had asked him to go to Suyani for his Cars after they found out his name is not in their List. 

Speaking in an interview with, SirJakeonline.com, he said, this has  really been a shock to his life,for him to register a Card in Ashanti Region, Bronikrom to be precise and had asked to go to Suyani. 

"Where on Earth can this be found, how come my Card is in Suyani why I registered it here in Kumasi"?, he queries in a furious manner. 

For details of the Story, Call Hon. James Kofi Owusu on,

024 520 9956:

Source:sirjakeonline.com

Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Minerals Commission donates to Adansi Mining Communities

Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Minerals Commission donates to Adansi Mining Communities

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Minerals Commission have donated Personal Protective Equipments (PPE'S) to MDCE'S in the Adansi where minining is being undertaken in their respective communities. 

Members of the group, chaired by  Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Minerals Commission, the Chamber of Mines and other entourage which include, Hon. Elijah Adansi Bonah MCE Obuasi, Hon. Fuastina Amissah, DCE, Obuasi East, Hon. Erick Kusi, Adansi North and Hon. James Wood, Akrofrom District.

The district to benefit from the PPE'S were, the Obuasi Municipal, Obuasi East District, Akrofrom District and the Adansi North District with their various Municipal and District Chief Executives.

Speaking at a ceremony at the offices of the Obuasi Municipal, to present the items, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Asomah Kwaku Kyeremeh, said the saw the need to provide these Equipments to the various District Assemblies in the Adansi Communities since they contribute to the largest nations minerals production gold in particular. 

 

Receiving the items which include Veronica buckets, Tissues etc.on behalf of the MDCE's from the various District and Municipal Assembly, Hon Faustina Amissah expressed her gladness and pleasure for the great intervention from the Minerals Commission, Lands and Natural Resources and the Minerals Development Fund.