STORY: CHRIS NUNOO, WA
THE Students Representative Council (SRC) elections of the Wa Campus of the University of Development Studies (UDS) for the
position of president ended inconclusively,necessitating a run-off whose date is yet to be fixed.
One of the contestants in the SRC presidency, Mr Naab S. A. Alphonse, obtained 1,151 of the total votes cast which represented 45.2 per cent while Mr Slamina Salifu D. Saibu had 429 votes representing 16.8 per cent.
The run-off became necessary because Alphonse was unable to gain 50 per cent plus one of the votes as stipulated in the constitution of the SRC.
Also slated for a run-off is the position of the local president of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) which was contested by six candidates, including Mr Abednego A. Elijah, who had 961 votes, representing 37.7 per cent.
The other close contestants in the NUGS race, Mr Alhassan M. Sherrif Deen, had 536 votes, representing 21.0 per cent.
The other contestants for the position of SRC president are Mr Tumyiredam Donald who had 392 votes which is 15.4 per cent. Mr Iddrisu A. Sadding had 58 votes which was 6.7 per cent, while Mr Abdulai Suweidu had 40 votes, being 1.5 per cent of the entire votes cast.
The challenge for the position of the local NUGS secretary turned out to be the most keenly contested as Mr Ziblim Amin won with two votes over Mr Justice Iddrisu Lambo.
Meanwhile all the other winners for various positions, apart from the SRC presidency, have been declared, with Mr Owusu Aboagye winning the SRC secretary.
The other winners are Mr Ziblim Amin, NUGS secretary, Miss Amadu Jaw-Harata, SRC treasurer, Mr Adam Abdull Rahmen, NUGS treasurer, and Miss Yogri Eunice, women’s commissioner.
The elections went on smoothly this time round but had to be postponed earlier on because of some misunderstanding between the student body and the UDS electoral commission.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
ONE thousand eight hundred people from seven communities in Brong Ahafo and some parts of the Northern Region will be affected by the construction of
March 25, 2008
Story: Chris Nunoo, Wechiau
CONTRACTORS working on various projects in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region are disappointing the district, Mr Daniel Dari, the District Chief Executive (DCE), has observed.
He said even though the district had honoured its financial requirements to all the contractors, many of the projects were moving at a snail’s pace.
Mr Dari expressed the concern when he was addressing the second ordinary meeting of the third session of the assembly at Wechiau, the district capital.
He mentioned some of the projects as the drilling of boreholes and the construction of roads in the district, especially the Ga-Wechiau and the Wechiau township roads.
“Any contractor who claims not to have been paid would be telling lies,” the DCE stated, and appealed to the contractors to facilitate work on their respective projects.
Touching on revenue mobilisation, Mr Dari called for co-operation between the people and the revenue collectors in order to improve revenue generation.
He urged members of the assembly to make a critical evaluation of the revenue performance of the district in the past year to check leakage and also explore new avenues to increase the revenue base of the district.
Mr Dari stated that 45 communities in the district which were affected by the floods last year had so far been supplied with various relief items.
He said the distribution of the relief items was still ongoing, and therefore assured the affected communities that they would have their share in due course.
Mr Dari stressed the need for total transformation in the educational sector in the district, adding that more classroom blocks would be constructed.
He said he would ensure that the only senior high school in the district was connected to electricity to enhance the commencement of computer studies, which is compulsory under the new educational reform.
For his part, the Presiding Member of the District Assembly, Mr Karaawo Crispin, urged the assembly members to work harder and come up with decisions which would go a long way to benefit the entire district.
Story: Chris Nunoo, Wechiau
CONTRACTORS working on various projects in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region are disappointing the district, Mr Daniel Dari, the District Chief Executive (DCE), has observed.
He said even though the district had honoured its financial requirements to all the contractors, many of the projects were moving at a snail’s pace.
Mr Dari expressed the concern when he was addressing the second ordinary meeting of the third session of the assembly at Wechiau, the district capital.
He mentioned some of the projects as the drilling of boreholes and the construction of roads in the district, especially the Ga-Wechiau and the Wechiau township roads.
“Any contractor who claims not to have been paid would be telling lies,” the DCE stated, and appealed to the contractors to facilitate work on their respective projects.
Touching on revenue mobilisation, Mr Dari called for co-operation between the people and the revenue collectors in order to improve revenue generation.
He urged members of the assembly to make a critical evaluation of the revenue performance of the district in the past year to check leakage and also explore new avenues to increase the revenue base of the district.
Mr Dari stated that 45 communities in the district which were affected by the floods last year had so far been supplied with various relief items.
He said the distribution of the relief items was still ongoing, and therefore assured the affected communities that they would have their share in due course.
Mr Dari stressed the need for total transformation in the educational sector in the district, adding that more classroom blocks would be constructed.
He said he would ensure that the only senior high school in the district was connected to electricity to enhance the commencement of computer studies, which is compulsory under the new educational reform.
For his part, the Presiding Member of the District Assembly, Mr Karaawo Crispin, urged the assembly members to work harder and come up with decisions which would go a long way to benefit the entire district.
ONE thousand eight hundred people from seven communities in Brong Ahafo and some parts of the Northern Region will be affected by the construction of
March 25, 2008
Story: Chris Nunoo, Wechiau
CONTRACTORS working on various projects in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region are disappointing the district, Mr Daniel Dari, the District Chief Executive (DCE), has observed.
He said even though the district had honoured its financial requirements to all the contractors, many of the projects were moving at a snail’s pace.
Mr Dari expressed the concern when he was addressing the second ordinary meeting of the third session of the assembly at Wechiau, the district capital.
He mentioned some of the projects as the drilling of boreholes and the construction of roads in the district, especially the Ga-Wechiau and the Wechiau township roads.
“Any contractor who claims not to have been paid would be telling lies,” the DCE stated, and appealed to the contractors to facilitate work on their respective projects.
Touching on revenue mobilisation, Mr Dari called for co-operation between the people and the revenue collectors in order to improve revenue generation.
He urged members of the assembly to make a critical evaluation of the revenue performance of the district in the past year to check leakage and also explore new avenues to increase the revenue base of the district.
Mr Dari stated that 45 communities in the district which were affected by the floods last year had so far been supplied with various relief items.
He said the distribution of the relief items was still ongoing, and therefore assured the affected communities that they would have their share in due course.
Mr Dari stressed the need for total transformation in the educational sector in the district, adding that more classroom blocks would be constructed.
He said he would ensure that the only senior high school in the district was connected to electricity to enhance the commencement of computer studies, which is compulsory under the new educational reform.
For his part, the Presiding Member of the District Assembly, Mr Karaawo Crispin, urged the assembly members to work harder and come up with decisions which would go a long way to benefit the entire district.
Story: Chris Nunoo, Wechiau
CONTRACTORS working on various projects in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region are disappointing the district, Mr Daniel Dari, the District Chief Executive (DCE), has observed.
He said even though the district had honoured its financial requirements to all the contractors, many of the projects were moving at a snail’s pace.
Mr Dari expressed the concern when he was addressing the second ordinary meeting of the third session of the assembly at Wechiau, the district capital.
He mentioned some of the projects as the drilling of boreholes and the construction of roads in the district, especially the Ga-Wechiau and the Wechiau township roads.
“Any contractor who claims not to have been paid would be telling lies,” the DCE stated, and appealed to the contractors to facilitate work on their respective projects.
Touching on revenue mobilisation, Mr Dari called for co-operation between the people and the revenue collectors in order to improve revenue generation.
He urged members of the assembly to make a critical evaluation of the revenue performance of the district in the past year to check leakage and also explore new avenues to increase the revenue base of the district.
Mr Dari stated that 45 communities in the district which were affected by the floods last year had so far been supplied with various relief items.
He said the distribution of the relief items was still ongoing, and therefore assured the affected communities that they would have their share in due course.
Mr Dari stressed the need for total transformation in the educational sector in the district, adding that more classroom blocks would be constructed.
He said he would ensure that the only senior high school in the district was connected to electricity to enhance the commencement of computer studies, which is compulsory under the new educational reform.
For his part, the Presiding Member of the District Assembly, Mr Karaawo Crispin, urged the assembly members to work harder and come up with decisions which would go a long way to benefit the entire district.
Friday, April 18, 2008
LAMBUSSIE-KARNI CONFIRMS BALIGI
Story: Chris Nunoo, Lambushie
MEMBERS of the newly created Lambussie-Karni District in the Upper West Region have confirmed the president’s nominee, Mr Yelvieledong B. Baligi, 32, as the chief executive.
At a special assembly meeting, Mr Baligi polled 20 of the total votes cast by the 20 assembly members present.
With spontaneous cheers, the members jumped and mobbed Mr Baligi amidst pouring of powder on his head when the electoral officer, Mr Jackson Annoh, announced the results.
In an acceptance speech, Mr Baligi who is a professional teacher, expressed his profound gratitude to President Kufuor for the honour done him and pledged to work tirelessly with the members to develop the district.
He, therefore, urged the people to unite as they could not develop without peace and unity, adding that they must be selfless and remain committed to the cause of the assembly.
MEMBERS of the newly created Lambussie-Karni District in the Upper West Region have confirmed the president’s nominee, Mr Yelvieledong B. Baligi, 32, as the chief executive.
At a special assembly meeting, Mr Baligi polled 20 of the total votes cast by the 20 assembly members present.
With spontaneous cheers, the members jumped and mobbed Mr Baligi amidst pouring of powder on his head when the electoral officer, Mr Jackson Annoh, announced the results.
In an acceptance speech, Mr Baligi who is a professional teacher, expressed his profound gratitude to President Kufuor for the honour done him and pledged to work tirelessly with the members to develop the district.
He, therefore, urged the people to unite as they could not develop without peace and unity, adding that they must be selfless and remain committed to the cause of the assembly.
WA CAMPUS SRC ELECTIONS TOMORROW (PAGE 11)
THE Students Representative Council (SRC) elections which were to have taken place last week at the Wa campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS), have been rescheduled for tomorrow Saturday, April 19, 2008.
The decision was taken by the University authorities at the Wa campus in collaboration with the Upper West Regional Police Command following the violence which marred the previous elections last Saturday.
In the ensuing confusion some of the aggrieved students started throwing stones, which destroyed some ballot boxes and ballots cast.
This happened when the students expressed their displeasure at the decision of members of the UDS electoral commission to discontinue the election after darkness had set in and rescheduled casting of votes for the following day (Sunday).
Some of the students who spoke to the Daily Graphic expressed disappointment at the manner in which members of the EC handled the elections and said the action of the Electoral Commission (EC) gave rise to suspicion that the elections were going to be rigged.
They, however, expressed confidence in the Wa municipal office of the EC, which had now been given the mandate to take oversight responsibility to ensure a smooth, fair and transparent election.
The Municipal Director of the EC, Mr Lucas Yiryei, said his outfit did not take part in the previous election but rather it supplied the EC of the UDS with the necessary materials.
He further assured the students of free, fair and peaceful elections, tomorrow.
For the second time, the Wa campus will assume the central SRC presidency of the university.
It would be recalled that the Daily Graphic in its April 14, 2008 edition, published a story in which students of the Wa campus of the UDS clashed with officials of the EC of the UDS over an electoral dispute.
The decision was taken by the University authorities at the Wa campus in collaboration with the Upper West Regional Police Command following the violence which marred the previous elections last Saturday.
In the ensuing confusion some of the aggrieved students started throwing stones, which destroyed some ballot boxes and ballots cast.
This happened when the students expressed their displeasure at the decision of members of the UDS electoral commission to discontinue the election after darkness had set in and rescheduled casting of votes for the following day (Sunday).
Some of the students who spoke to the Daily Graphic expressed disappointment at the manner in which members of the EC handled the elections and said the action of the Electoral Commission (EC) gave rise to suspicion that the elections were going to be rigged.
They, however, expressed confidence in the Wa municipal office of the EC, which had now been given the mandate to take oversight responsibility to ensure a smooth, fair and transparent election.
The Municipal Director of the EC, Mr Lucas Yiryei, said his outfit did not take part in the previous election but rather it supplied the EC of the UDS with the necessary materials.
He further assured the students of free, fair and peaceful elections, tomorrow.
For the second time, the Wa campus will assume the central SRC presidency of the university.
It would be recalled that the Daily Graphic in its April 14, 2008 edition, published a story in which students of the Wa campus of the UDS clashed with officials of the EC of the UDS over an electoral dispute.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
GT assists Nadowli, Jirapa EC
Story: Chris Nunoo, Wa
12/03/08
THE Upper West Regional Office of Ghana Telecom (GT) has presented two of its new product, Smartfons, to the Nadowli and Jirapa District offices of the Electoral Commission (EC).
The donation, following a request made by the EC to GT to extend its services to all parts of the region before the December general election, is expected to enhance the work of the commission.
The Upper West Regional Manager of GT, Mr James Nana Egyir, in an interview after the presentation, told the Daily Graphic that the package was in response to the plea by the EC to GT to ensure that the offices of the commission in Nadowli and Jirapa were connected with telephone lines.
Mr Egyir noted that work was already ongoing to extend GT lines to all the districts of the region and expressed the hope that work would be completed before the December general election.
He assured the EC and all residents of the region to exercise restraint as GT worked to improve its services in the region.
The Deputy Upper West Regional Director of the EC, Mr Alexander Poku-Akubia, who had made the appeal, expressed appreciation to GT for the quick response and said the telephones would greatly enhance the work of the commission during the December elections.
The Daily Graphic, in its February 11, 2008 publication, carried a story in which the EC had urged GT to facilitate work on extending its services to all parts of the Upper West Region, especially to the commission’s offices in the various districts.
That was during a forum organised by GT for its customers in Wa, the Upper West Regional capital.
12/03/08
THE Upper West Regional Office of Ghana Telecom (GT) has presented two of its new product, Smartfons, to the Nadowli and Jirapa District offices of the Electoral Commission (EC).
The donation, following a request made by the EC to GT to extend its services to all parts of the region before the December general election, is expected to enhance the work of the commission.
The Upper West Regional Manager of GT, Mr James Nana Egyir, in an interview after the presentation, told the Daily Graphic that the package was in response to the plea by the EC to GT to ensure that the offices of the commission in Nadowli and Jirapa were connected with telephone lines.
Mr Egyir noted that work was already ongoing to extend GT lines to all the districts of the region and expressed the hope that work would be completed before the December general election.
He assured the EC and all residents of the region to exercise restraint as GT worked to improve its services in the region.
The Deputy Upper West Regional Director of the EC, Mr Alexander Poku-Akubia, who had made the appeal, expressed appreciation to GT for the quick response and said the telephones would greatly enhance the work of the commission during the December elections.
The Daily Graphic, in its February 11, 2008 publication, carried a story in which the EC had urged GT to facilitate work on extending its services to all parts of the Upper West Region, especially to the commission’s offices in the various districts.
That was during a forum organised by GT for its customers in Wa, the Upper West Regional capital.
GT supports 2 EC offices
Story: Chris Nunoo, Wa
12/03/08
THE Upper West Regional Office of Ghana Telecom (GT) has presented two of its new products, Smartfons, to the Nadowli and Jirapa District offices of the Electoral Commission (EC).
The donation, which comes at the heels of a request made by the EC to GT to extend its services to all parts of the region before the December general election, is expected to enhance the work of the commission.
The Upper West Regional Manager of GT, Mr James Nana Egyir, in an interview after the presentation, told the Daily Graphic that the package was in response to the plea by the EC to GT to ensure that the offices of the commission in Nadowli and Jirapa were connected with telephone lines.
Mr Egyir noted that work was already ongoing to extend GT lines to all the districts of the region, and expressed the hope that work would be completed before the December general election.
He assured the EC and all residents of the region to exercise restraint as GT worked to improve its services in the region.
The Deputy Upper West Regional Director of the EC, Mr Alexander Poku-Akubia, who had made the appeal, expressed appreciation to GT for the quick response and said the telephones would greatly enhance the work of the commission during the December elections.
The Daily Graphic, in its February 11, 2008 publication, carried a story in which the EC had urged GT to facilitate work on extending its services to all parts of the Upper West Region, especially to the commission’s offices in the various districts.
That was during a forum organised by GT for its customers in Wa, the Upper West Regional capital.
12/03/08
THE Upper West Regional Office of Ghana Telecom (GT) has presented two of its new products, Smartfons, to the Nadowli and Jirapa District offices of the Electoral Commission (EC).
The donation, which comes at the heels of a request made by the EC to GT to extend its services to all parts of the region before the December general election, is expected to enhance the work of the commission.
The Upper West Regional Manager of GT, Mr James Nana Egyir, in an interview after the presentation, told the Daily Graphic that the package was in response to the plea by the EC to GT to ensure that the offices of the commission in Nadowli and Jirapa were connected with telephone lines.
Mr Egyir noted that work was already ongoing to extend GT lines to all the districts of the region, and expressed the hope that work would be completed before the December general election.
He assured the EC and all residents of the region to exercise restraint as GT worked to improve its services in the region.
The Deputy Upper West Regional Director of the EC, Mr Alexander Poku-Akubia, who had made the appeal, expressed appreciation to GT for the quick response and said the telephones would greatly enhance the work of the commission during the December elections.
The Daily Graphic, in its February 11, 2008 publication, carried a story in which the EC had urged GT to facilitate work on extending its services to all parts of the Upper West Region, especially to the commission’s offices in the various districts.
That was during a forum organised by GT for its customers in Wa, the Upper West Regional capital.
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