THE Upper West Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has congratulated former President John Agyekum Kufuor on the conferment of the award of the Knight Commander of St Gregory the Great by Pope Benedict XVI.
The branch said it was not surprised the Pontiff had honoured him with the highest ecclesiastical award considering the role he played in entrenching good governance as well as deepening the country’s democracy.
In a statement signed by the Regional Chairman of the NPP, Alhaji Abdul Rahman Short, the NPP also expressed delight at the honour done the former first lady Mrs Theresa Kufuor with the award of the Papal Award Dame of St Gregory the Great.
“We acknowledge your contribution to the development of this great nation of ours through your well thought policies and programmes which positively touched the lives of many” the statement noted adding that “You ruled this nation with a great sense of humility, dignity, justice, respect and above all the fear of God”.
The statement further mentioned the introduction of social intervention programmes such as the school feeding, capitation grant, the national health insurance and the metro mass transport system among others and said it was hopeful that the award would inspire former President Kufuor and his wife to do greater things.
It also urged former President Kufuor to focuse on all that he was doing and said he should not be perturbed by the actions of persons who were bent on denigrating his achievements.
On how the NPP could wrest power come the year 2012, the statement reiterated the need for all members of the party to join hands and work harder to ensure victory.
It also urged the leadership of the party to be focused.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
ASPIRING ASSEMBLY MEMBERS CAN MOUNT OWN PLATFORMS — EC )PAGE 13, NOV 2, 2010)
PROSPECTIVE candidates for the forthcoming District Level Elections (DLE) can now mount their own platforms in their respective electoral areas but with the consent of the Electoral Commission (EC).
This, according to the Electoral Officer responsible for the Upper West Region, Mr Ebenezer Aggrey-Fynn, is a departure from the previous system where the EC mounted the platforms for the candidates.
He, however, cautioned against politicising the event, adding that non-political institutions and organisations could support the exercise by making resources available to the EC to be used to support the candidates.
Mr Aggrey-Fynn made this known during an interaction between the EC and media personnel in Wa, in the Upper West Region, at the weekend.
Dubbed Regional Media Dialogue on the 2010 DLE, the meeting was aimed at equipping the media to be able to sensitise the populace as well as disseminate more information to the people on the upcoming local government elections.
It was on the theme: “Improving citizen participation in the 2010 DLE through enhanced knowledge.”
Speaking on the topic “Preparations for the DLE so far, changes in the legal framework and planned awareness programmes,” Mr Aggrey-Fynn noted that with the reduction of the number of unit committee members from the previous number of 15 to five, all of whom are to be elected, he foresaw a keenly contested elections at the grass-roots level.
He, therefore, suggested that the government considered giving members of the committee some incentives or remuneration as a means of making the unit committees more effective.
On why the elections were fixed for December 28, 2010, the commissioner in charge of the Upper West Region explained that due to certain changes by the EC with respect to the number of electoral areas which has been increased from 5,000 to 6,000 as a result of the rapid increase in population and the springing up of more settlements among other factors, the EC was waiting for Parliament to pass the law governing the DLE before it could go ahead with the elections.
He mentioned for instance, that the Upper West region use to have 198 electoral areas but presently it has shot up to 296.
“All these were done in consultation with the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, chiefs, opinion and other traditional leaders,” Mr Aggrey-Fynn added.
The Regional Director of the EC, Mr Yahaya Mahama, for his part, said the EC relied so much on the media in ensuring a successful DLE as well as any other elections.
He, therefore, appealed to media personnel to do their best to reach out to the people with the messages on the DLE.
This, according to the Electoral Officer responsible for the Upper West Region, Mr Ebenezer Aggrey-Fynn, is a departure from the previous system where the EC mounted the platforms for the candidates.
He, however, cautioned against politicising the event, adding that non-political institutions and organisations could support the exercise by making resources available to the EC to be used to support the candidates.
Mr Aggrey-Fynn made this known during an interaction between the EC and media personnel in Wa, in the Upper West Region, at the weekend.
Dubbed Regional Media Dialogue on the 2010 DLE, the meeting was aimed at equipping the media to be able to sensitise the populace as well as disseminate more information to the people on the upcoming local government elections.
It was on the theme: “Improving citizen participation in the 2010 DLE through enhanced knowledge.”
Speaking on the topic “Preparations for the DLE so far, changes in the legal framework and planned awareness programmes,” Mr Aggrey-Fynn noted that with the reduction of the number of unit committee members from the previous number of 15 to five, all of whom are to be elected, he foresaw a keenly contested elections at the grass-roots level.
He, therefore, suggested that the government considered giving members of the committee some incentives or remuneration as a means of making the unit committees more effective.
On why the elections were fixed for December 28, 2010, the commissioner in charge of the Upper West Region explained that due to certain changes by the EC with respect to the number of electoral areas which has been increased from 5,000 to 6,000 as a result of the rapid increase in population and the springing up of more settlements among other factors, the EC was waiting for Parliament to pass the law governing the DLE before it could go ahead with the elections.
He mentioned for instance, that the Upper West region use to have 198 electoral areas but presently it has shot up to 296.
“All these were done in consultation with the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, chiefs, opinion and other traditional leaders,” Mr Aggrey-Fynn added.
The Regional Director of the EC, Mr Yahaya Mahama, for his part, said the EC relied so much on the media in ensuring a successful DLE as well as any other elections.
He, therefore, appealed to media personnel to do their best to reach out to the people with the messages on the DLE.
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