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12 April 2009

Employment Minister returns from ECOWAS

Labour conference

Accra, April 12, GNA - The Minister of Employment and Social Welfare, Stephen Amoanor Kwao, has returned home from Abidjan, where he attended the Second Conference of Ministers of Labour and Employment of ECOWAS countries.

Speaking to the Ghana News Agency on arrival at the Kotoka International Airport, the Minister said the conference received and adopted a regional policy on labour and the formulation of a regional plan of action for ECOWAS.

He said the Ministers looked at various proposals and geared towards the harmonisation of labour policies in West Africa. Mr Kwao said, key among them were employment creation, youth empowerment, and poverty alleviation strategies.

He said the conference later adopted a draft international standard on labour, employment promotion and development, the call for social dialogue and the dignity of labour with a special focus on an agenda calling for the recognition of the interest of those who are socially marginalised.

South-Dayi citizens urged to help provide facilities for

ICT education

Peki-Tsame, (V/R), April 12, GNA-Citizens of South-Dayi have been urged to help provide facilities for Information Communication Technology education for pupils and students in their respective communities. Mr Edem Asimah, Member of Parliament for South-Dayi made the call at the inauguration of a computer centre and library at the Peki-Tsame Basic Schools on Saturday.

He commended Peki-Tsame for setting the pace by establishing the first such computer centre through the instrumentality of Mrs Mawutor Ndenya-Akpedonu, who provided 30 computers and accessories made up eight laptops and 22 desktops at a cost of 30,000 dollars.

Mrs Ndenya-Akpedonu, who is also the development Queen (Ngoyifia) of Peki-Tsame, resident in the United States also provided books worth 10,000 dollars for the basic school library.

Mr. Asimah said knowledge in ICT has become an important factor in people's abilities to fit into the modern way of life and therefore a must for all children no matter where they found themselves. He therefore, commended Mrs. Ndenya-Akpedonu for helping her community with "this most vital component of education today" and called on the leaders of Peki-Tsame to plan towards the regular maintenance of the computers.

Mrs. Ndenya-Akpedonu said she would next add an internet facility to the computer centre so as to keep her people in touch with the rest of the world and for students and pupils in the community to broaden their horizon.

Togbe Baduvie IV, Chief of Peki-Tsame thanked Mrs Ndenya-Akpedonu, "our development Queen" and her colleagues from the USA for providing the computers and the books for the establishment of the computer centre and the library.

He said the facilities were important keys with which the community, especially its young ones could unlock the world's challenges and opportunities, fight ignorance, disease and poverty. Togbe Baduvie said the pupils in the community are fortunate to be given a head start in ICT education which has been integrated into the Basic school syllabus by government which is yet to provide the computers for teaching the subject.

"I therefore take this opportunity to appeal to our teachers, pupils, parents and the community to do their utmost to ensure that we make maximum use of the facilities including their maintenance". Mr. Samuel Yao Bortsi, Chairman of the Accra branch of the Peki-Tsame Central Union told the Ghana News Agency that the community refurbished two classrooms at a total cost of 2,500 Ghana cedis to accommodate the computer centre and the library. He said the community has also employed a computer instructor, technician and librarian to run and maintain the two facilities.

Akim Oda (ER), April 11, GNA-Mr. Yaw Owusu Boateng, Member of Parliament (MP) for Akim Oda constituency has donated GH¢ 1,300 to victims of armed robbers who severely beat them up and took away their personal belongings and monies totalling several thousands of Ghana cedis.

The victims included six National Service personnel of the Birim Central Municipality who received their allowances a day before the incident and other co-tenants who are traders. They were brutalised and robbed at a gun point at their residence at Community Six at Akim Oda, sometimes in February this year. The donation from Mr Boateng's share of the MP's common fund was to help alleviate the suffering of the victims, especially the service personnel.

Making the presentation during which each of the Service Personnel received GH¢100, the MP expressed concern about the situation and described it as unfortunate, saying he was thankful to God that none of them was killed. Mr. Boateng urged the victims to be brave as they went about their daily activities in the Municipality, adding that in consultation with the Divisional Command of the Police, regular intensive night patrol would be mounted in the area and the entire Municipality to help ward off criminals.

Mr Jeremiah Appartain, Municipal Director of the National Service received the donation on behalf of the victims. He thanked the MP for the gesture and pledged their commitment to continue to work diligently, in spite of the robbery so as to contribute their quota towards the progress and development of the Municipality in particular and the nation as a whole. Meanwhile the Akim Oda police have arrested a group of armed robbers in a different operation and had identified some of them as having taken part in the Community Six raid.

Winneba (C/R), April 11, GNA- The government has been urged to reactivate three major state owned companies which have not been functioning actively for decades now, to create adequate employments for millions of Ghanaians currently yearning for jobs.

The companies are the Public Workers Department (PWD), the State Housing Corporation (SHC) and the State Construction Corporation (SCC). The call came from the Right Reverend Bishop Dr. Godfred Zormelo, a Senior Clergyman of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, during a special Easter interaction with the press at Winneba on Saturday. Rt. Rev. Dr. Zormelo charged Ghanaians to erase from their minds the perception that the state-owned companies cannot be efficient and effective if even managed by qualified technocrats.

He said what was seriously lacking in the management of state companies is effective and uncompromising monitoring machinery that would ensure that management of these companies did the right things. The Senior Clergyman said a good number of Ghanaians who have had the opportunity to visit some Asian countries often compared Malaysia with Ghana because "we started on the same note with Malaysia." He reminded such people that the immense successes the country had chalked over the year was mainly due to the sustained effective and efficient running of their state-owned agriculture and other economic industries and not the total reliance on private entrepreneurs.

This way, Rt. Rev. Dr. Zormelo maintained, Malaysia had been able to curb unemployment because its vast state industries were still in a position of absorbing the ever-increasing unemployment rate. He recalled the good works of PWC, SCC and SHC in the early part of Ghana's independence and expressed the hope that the government could re-activate and quip the three inactive state establishments to reduce unemployment challenges confronting the nation. Rt. Rev. Dr. Zormelo, expressed the belief that when revived the PWC and SHC could conveniently take up the rehabilitation of government buildings and put up affordable housing units for Ghanaians whiles the SCC could also deal with other construction activities.

Kpetoe, April 10, GNA - The chiefs and people of Agotime Traditional Area on Saturday conferred an honorary queen-mother status on Mrs Juliana Azumah Mensah, Minister of Tourism under the title Nana Benyo II.

Mrs Azumah Mensah also Member of Parliament (MP) for Adaklu-Anyigbe becomes the queen in charge of development in the traditional area. Her new positions were conferred on her at a victory rally organized by the chiefs and people in her honour. Nene Nuer Keteku III, Konor of the Agotime Traditional Area who presided over the ceremony, described Mrs Azumah Mensah as an intelligent and hardworking woman whose appointment to the Tourism Ministry has become a source of inspiration to young people especially girls in the Traditional Area.

He said Mrs Azumah Mensah had brought honour to the Traditional Area which would support her in developing its tourism potentials and that of the country.

Nene Nuer Keteku commended President John Evans Atta Mills for appointing "a daughter of Agotime land" and said the community was grateful for the honour.

Mr Elvis Ativor, a Representative of the Youth in the Traditional Area said the appointment of Mrs Azumah Mensah "suddenly created optimism" among the youth in the district and expressed the hope that the Minister succeeds in her role as a Minister. Mrs Azumah Mensah expressed gratitude to the chiefs and people of the Area for the confidence reposed in her for renewing her mandate as their MP.

She noted that it was that "push" and her work in Parliament that attracted the attention of the President. Mrs Azumah Mensah said her topmost priority would be to promote domestic tourism and market Ghana's Kente which she described as of very high quality.

She advised students especially girls to take their education serious and win their places in decision-making at all levels in the country. Mr Joseph Amenowode, Volta Regional Minister urged supporters of the National Democratic Congress to accept the President's nominees for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives in good faith. He said this is because the President made those nominations in his own wisdom and would not hesitate to terminate the appointment of non-performers. There were goodwill message from the Volta Region Parliamentary caucus and other friends.

Over 1,600 Ghanaians are killed annually through

car crashes

Bolgatanga, April 9, GNA - A woman who successfully carried a baby outside her womb for nine months was delivered of her child in the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital by surgery.

The baby and mother are both doing fine. A Ghanaian Gynaecologist in the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital, Dr Peter Baffue and a Cuban Gynaecologist, Dr Barbara Ferrcipe also working at the hospital jointly carried out the exercise. This came to light during the Annual Regional Scientific Week of Cuban Medical Staff held in Bolgatanga, Upper East Region. It was meant to review the activities undertaken by the Cuban Medical Staff in the Region, the programmes they successfully undertook, and the problems they encountered.

Speaking to the Ghana News Agency, Dr Baffue said the pregnant woman had been in labour for three days before reporting to the hospital and the surgery turned out successful, without any effect to her and her baby. He explained that it was very rare to have a successful full term pregnancy outside the womb, saying such conditions known as ectopic usually aborts either involuntarily or by surgery when it endangers the life of the mother.

It is also not common to perform abdominal pregnancy surgical operation without the mother or the child dying, he said, adding that, "the Bolgatanga Hospital is probably the first in the country to have such success".

Some of the Cuban Doctors who are also lecturers of the University for Development Studies at the Navrongo Campus had been able to reform the Biochemistry studies to march the standard of other universities in the country.

Out of the 17 Cuban Medical Staff in the Region, eight are working in the Regional Hospital some of whom are physicians, Nurse Anaesthetists and laboratory technicians. Others are serving in the Districts.

In his opening remarks, the Regional Director of Health Dr Koku Awoonor- Williams thanked the Cuban Medical staff for their immense support to health delivery in the region. He indicated that they were contributing immensely to augment the few medical staff in the Region and noted that, had it not been for them it would have been very difficult to undertake health delivery effectively in the area.

Dr Awoonor-Williams explained that most Ghanaian doctors posted to the Region refused to report and this would have affected health delivery seriously if the Cuban Medical Staff had not been around to assist.

He appealed to the head of the Cuban Medical Brigade in Ghana to endeavour to send more personnel to the Region to augment the few Medical staff.

He suggested that Ghanaian doctors should emulate the Cubans by organizing Scientific Fora regularly, since it would help bring positive development in the health sector, emphasizing that ideas and experiences from such fora could be shared among members to enhance their work. Dr Aduko Amiah, Medical Director of the Hospital, noted that the hospital had since the 80s being benefiting from Cuban Medical Staff and commended them for their hard work. He said they would continue to collaborate with them in the health sector.

Dr Baffue the Regional Gynaecologist, expressed worry about the high incidence of uterine rupture associated with women in the Region, especially those in the overseas area. He said it was a potentially deadly complication and should not be allowed to happen.

Dr Baffue indicated that most of the victims who were not monitored at labour period were brought to the hospital in very bad conditions and said victims of such circumstances should be monitored early at the labour periods to check that anomaly. The Head of the Cuban Medical Brigade in Ghana, Mr Felip Bustillo, lamented over the shortage of health personnel in the Region, especially doctors in the three Northern Regions and said there were many of the Cuban Medical Staff posted to the southern sector who could be re-assigned to the North.

He thanked the Regional Directorate of Health Service for the way and manner the Cuban Medical Team was handled, especially providing them with accommodation.

GT-Vodafone agrees with NCA on phone portability

Accra, April 9, GNA - Ghana Telecom (GT-Vodafone) on Thursday agreed with the National Communications Authority (NCA) that mobile number portability (MNP) was cumbersome and costly, saying the experience of other jurisdictions indicated that MNP usually led to wasteful use of resources.

In response to a questionnaire administered by the GNA, Major Albert Don-Chebe, Director of Corporate Communication of GT-Vodafone, noted that the experience of MNP was that a much lower volume of customers actually port their number than regulators' anticipated.

"For example, in South Africa, where MNP has been in place since November 2006, only 280,000 subscribers out of 48 million subscribers had ported their numbers in the first two years of operation. "This is a market where pre-paid churn runs at 40-50 per cent, meaning the percentage of customers porting their number is in the low single figures; this experience is matched elsewhere around the world," he said.

The NCA position on MNP was in respect of challenges with porting time, frequency of porting and the projected relative high cost of porting versus the current low cost of sim cards. Maj. Don-Chebe said given that the actual volume of ports, and hence the volume of calls to ported numbers, is generally much lower than regulators anticipated, MNP systems were often over-specified and so a wasteful use of resources.

He observed that what made MNP cumbersome was the need to get operators together to design a practical and appropriate system, and implement it successfully.

Maj. Don-Chebe noted that the real challenges lay in designing a system which operated smoothly, allowing time for implementation and testing, and developing robust rules around the commercial and technical processes between operators so that the consumer's interests were looked after.

Even though he could not say exactly how much it would cost to implement MNP in Ghana, he pointed out that in South Africa, MNP costs in the order of 5.2 million euros for internal development only and a further 11.5 million euros to build the central database system which needs to be shared between the three operators in that country. The central database system is where all ported numbers are kept and shared between the networks so they could easily trace ported numbers to their new networks for the purposes of routing both local and international calls to those numbers.

As per the cost of MNP for individual operators he said "I think that the costs will be greater for the older operators".

Maj. Don-Chebe asked: Where a new entrant was allowing customers to pre-register their choice of number, so that all that changes was the network prefix, "why go through the cost of installing a complex technical solution to a problem which doesn't exist?" In terms of the system of porting that would be suitable for Ghana he said there were benefits and disadvantages to both donor-led and recipient-led porting even though some experts articles had said that recipient-led porting was more in the interest of the subscriber. Donor-led porting is the one initiated by the network that the subscriber is migrating from and the recipient-led porting is the one initiated by the network that the subscriber is question is migrating to.

Experts maintain that donor-led porting provides the opportunity for the operator losing a subscriber to either sabotage the porting process or to try to win back the subscriber in a subtle way. "It is too simplistic to say that donor-led porting is bad; what is most important is to ensure that whichever solution is chosen, there are clear rules governing each operator's responsibility to its old/new customer," he said.

Maj. Don-Chebe said GT-Vodafone was of the view that there was nothing particularly wrong with the "win-back" marketing under the donor-led system, adding that it was an opportunity for a network to offer a customer a better deal if that customer indicated that he was thinking of moving. "What is wrong with allowing an operator to try to keep a valued customer?" he asked.

Maj. Don-Chebe said the critical factor for success would be to convene a practical working party - with each operator contributing technical staff and committed to implementing the solution which is designed. He said customer service "must" be paramount, and that required a well-designed, well-tested system, adding that will take months, not days, to implement. Meanwhile the Minister of Communications, Mr. Haruna Iddrisu, has declared his intention to ensure the speedy implementation of MNP to empower mobile telecom subscribers with flexibility of choice of network whiles maintaining their current phone numbers including the prefix (network code of the previous operator).

Accra, April 9, GNA - The Ministry of Transport and the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) on Thursday asked motorists to exercise restraint during the Easter holidays. A statement signed by Mr Mike Hammah, the sector Minister, extended their best wishes to all Ghanaians especially the Christian community on the occasion of Easter.

It noted that the first quarter of the year had been characterized by some disturbing fatal crashes resulting in the loss of lives leaving several people in a state of despair out of permanent or temporary disability. The Ministry extended profound commiseration to the families of the afflicted.

"We wish to remind motorists of the need to exercise care and observe the simple road use rules and best road safety practices relative to high speeds, drink driving, driver fatigue and overloading as we approach the Easter season." The statement said the NRSC had intensified its publicity efforts ahead of the season.

"It is our expectation that the transport unions will implement the recently agreed measure on the use of vehicle log books and conduct pre-departure checks on the competence of the drivers and the state of the vehicles."

The statement said MTTU had also increased its presence on the highways and accident prone areas to help improve compliance to the existing regulations. "Passengers are encouraged not only to patronize transport services from approved terminals but are also required to be observant of driver misbehaviour and demand what will guarantee their safety," it said, adding "road safety was a shared responsibility and must start with you".

Accra, April 7, GNA - The government on Tuesday fulfilled a campaign promise by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) when it inaugurated the Governing Board of the National Council of Persons with Disability (PWD) at the Castle, Osu. The physically challenged had for years lobbied for the establishment of the Council and the NDC pledged that it would do so within 100 days after assuming the reigns of power. On Tuesday, Vice President John Dramani Mahama inaugurated the 13-member Board which is under the chairmanship of Mr Andrew Okaikoi, a business executive. The inauguration is seen as crucial in promoting the welfare of PWDs who are believed to constitute more than five per cent of the population, but have over the years been denied many rights offered their able bodied counterparts.

A remit of the Council would be to work towards removing cultural and structural barriers that tend to stifle the integration of physically challenged persons into all aspects of society. The Vice President urged the Council to help dismiss norms and taboos that had been employed over the ages to stigmatize PWDs and work towards proscribing them. He said government would be assiduous in working for the inclusion of the disabled in all aspects of the society to ensure that they were not left behind or discriminated against on the basis of their infirmities. "They deserve as citizens to fully participate in the progress of the country without being discriminated against," Vice President Mahama stressed.

Vice President Mahama charged the Council to ensure that all children with disabilities had access to formal education. The issue of PWDs having difficulty in using public buildings also engaged the attention of the Vice President. He directed the Council to ensure that institutions which were yet to provide easy passage for PWDs at their premises were made to comply with the relevant legislations. Similarly, he charged the Council to work with Metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies on the modalities to be adopted in disbursing two per cent of their share of the common fund to PWDs as demanded by the relevant laws.

Mr Okaikoi, commended the NDC for having the courage in inaugurating the board, and promised to work towards ensuring that the potentials of PWDs which had been left largely untapped were realized for the benefit for the country. He also paid tribute to all those who helped in the passage of the Disability Act for their persistence in promoting the welfare of PWDs. Other members of the Council included Dr Cynthia Bannerman, Dr Bashirideen Iddrisu Kori, Ms Emma Bruce-Lyle, Mr Ivor Greenstreet and Mr Henry Woode.

The rest were Mr Stephen Adongo, Mr Herbert Antor, Mr Victor Ayete Larbi, Mr Mawutor Ablo, Mrs Serwah Quaynor and Miss Augustina Ampomah.

Dadiesoaba (B/A) April 7 GNA - The Quality Control Division of Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has held a sensitization workshop on the child labour law for cocoa farmers in some selected communities in Asutifi District of Brong Ahafo. The workshop, sponsored by Cocobod, was aimed at formulating plans and strategies that could help to eliminate child labour on cocoa farms. In an opening address, Mr. Peter Sekyim, Brong Ahafo Regional Manager of the Division, emphasised the need for children to be nurtured to become physically, mentally and intellectually sound. He called for the enforcement of existing laws to reduce or eliminate all forms of child labour on cocoa farms, as well as cultural practices proven to be detrimental to the well being of children. On their produce, Mr. Sekyim advised the farmers to allow their cocoa beans to ferment for at least six days before drying them to ensure their good quality.

The Regional Manager advised them to use only recommended agro-chemicals like Confidor 200, Actara and Akate Master in the fight against the Capsid disease on cocoa.

Mr. Bernard Brown, Goaso District manager of the Division, said the introduction of a new grading system to detect purple cocoa beans was to streamline the internal controls in the cocoa industry. Mr. Francis Forfoe, district welfare officer, underscored the promotion of widespread acceptance and observance of the convention on the rights of the child and enforcement of the Children's Act of 1998. He advised parents to enroll their children in schools to enable them to become responsible citizens in future.

Accra, April 6, GNA - President John Evans Atta Mills has nominated 143 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives for nine out of the 10 Regions for confirmation by their respective assemblies and subsequent appointment.

This is by virtue of section 243(1) of the Local Government Act, 1993, Act 462, according to a press release issued in Accra on Monday and signed by Mr Joseph Yieleh Chireh, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development.

There were no nominations from Brong Ahafo Region. The nominees for the 26 metropolitan, municipal and districts for

Ashanti Region are, (Mampong) Daniel Ohyeaman Appau, (Afigya

Kwabre) Benedict Fosu Adjei, (Asante Akyem South) De-Graft

Fokuo, (Atwima Mponua) Mrs Theresa Adomako Tawiah, (Bosome

Freho) Kwame Adarkwah, (Efigya Sekyere East) Edward Kusi

Ayarkwa, (Offinso Municipal) Victor Amponsah, (Ejisu Juabeng)

Mohammed Boakye Agyemang, (Bosomtwe) Edward Nti Berko,

(Sekyere Afram Plains) Jacob Kofi Dankwah, (Amansie West) Charles

Oti Prempeh, (Adansi South) Opoku Ampofo Manu, The rest are, (Amansie Central) Robert B. Forkuoh, (Asante

(Akyem North) Thomas Osei Bonsu, (Sekyere Central) Ebenezer

Frimpong, (Adansi North) Alhaji Latif Majdoub, (Obuasi Municipal)

John Alex Ackon, (Ahafo-Ano South) Thomas Kwakwah, (Offinso

North) Samuel Appiah-Kubi, (Sekyere East) Kwadwo Adae, (Bekwai)

Noah Asante Manu, (Ahafo-Ano North|) David Addai Amankwah,

(Atwima Nwabiagya) Christopher Chogkureh, (Atwima-Kwannoma)

Kwame Dramani, (Kwabre-Mamponteng) Adams Issah and Kumasi

Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Samuel Sarpong,

The 17 nominees for the Northern Region are, (Central Gonja)

Issifu Salisu Be-Awuribe, (Yendi) Mahama Adama Walvis Hudu,

(Zabzugbu/Tatalle) Abdul Wahab Umar, (Savelugu/Nanton) Abdulai

Alhassan Red, (Sawla/Tuna/Kalba) Alhassan Shakuor Bukari, (Bole)

Alhaji Seidu Samson Abudu, (Bunkpurugu) Abdallah Sibri Nanyuni,

(Tamale Metropolis) Abudlai Harruna Friday, (West Mamprusi) Sulley

Abudu Zakari, (Karaga) Adam Mohammed Aminu, (East Gonja)

Alhassan Mumuni, (Tolon/Kunbumgu) Iddi Manzah Mahama,

(Chereponi) Alhaji Issah Abah, (Saboba) Ali Adolf G. John,

(Gushiegu) Yussif Zakaria, (Nanumba South) Alhaji Seidu Amidu,

(Nanumba North) Mohamed Ibn Abass. The nine nominees for Upper East Region are, (Bongo) Clement

Akugre Atiah, (Talensi/Nabdam) Vivian Anafo, (Kasena Nankana

East) Emmanuel Andema, (Bolgatanga Municipal) Harry Ayamga

Epsona, (Garu/Tempane) David Adakudugu, (Bawku West) Imoro

Adam Anaba, (Bawku Municipality) Musah Abdullai, (Builsa) Norbert

Awuley, (Kassena Nankana) Thomas Addah Dalo. The eight nominees for Upper West Region are, (Jirapa) Benard

K. Puozuing, (Wa West) Seidu Tungbani, (Wa East) Ameen Salifu,

(Sisala West) Robert Wavei Bakah, (Sisala East) Sulemana Alijaja,

(Lambushie) Clement Benin, (Lawra) Abu Samson, (Wa Municipality)

Duogu Yahaya

The 10 nominees for Greater Accra Region are, Accra

Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Alfred Vanderpuije, (Dangbe East)

Rex Daniel Wusah, (Dangbe West) Emmanuel Odoi Lartey, (Ga

South) Sherrif Nii Otoo Dodoo, (Ga West) Ebenezer Nii Armah

Tackie, (Ga East) John Kwao Sackey, (Adenta) Nubyl Kakra

Van-Lare, (Ashiaman) Numo Adinortey Addison,

(Ledzokuku-Krowor) Daniel Amartey Mensah, (Tema Municipality)

Robert Kemps Ofosuware. The 14 nominees for Central Region are, (Gomoa East) Theophilus

Kofi Ampah, (Agona East) John Oremus Arkoh, (Assin North) Alex

D. Antwi Bosiako, (Assin South) Sabina Appiah Kubi, (Effutu)

Alexander Fiifi Ghartey, (Upper Denkyira East) Peter Kofi

Owusu-Ashia, (Upper Denkyira West) Yankey M. Ackah, (Gomoa

West) Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah, (Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese) Aba

Edusah, (Agona West) Susanna Keelson-Aikins, (Awutu Senya)

Adams Nuhu, (Twifo-Hemang Lower Denkyira) Foster Joseph

Andoh, (Asikuma-Obodeng-Brakwa) Georgina Nkrumah Aboah,

(Cape Coast Municipality) Anthony Egyir Aikins. The 18 nominees for Eastern Region are, (Kwahu East) Samuel

Asamoah, (Kwahu South) Joseph Omari Sasu, (Birim North)

Napoleon Amoakoh Asiamah, (Akyemansa) Tom Budu,

(Kwaebirirem) George Agyeman Duah, (Birim South) Nan Bafour

Takyi, (West Akyem) Seth Otchere, (Akuapem North) George Opare

Addo, (Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar) Samuel Fleitsher Kwabi, (New

Juaben) Alex Asamoah, (Akuapem South) Dr Godfred Osei-Bonsu

Twum, (Asuogyaman) Johnson Ahiakpor, (Upper Manya) Joseph

Tetteh Angmor, (Yilo Krobo) Andrews Sodah, (Atiwa) Emmanuel

Atta Twum, (Fanteakwa) Abass Fuseini Sbaabe, (East Akim) Simon

Peter Asirifi, (Lower Manya), Isaac Agbo-Tetteh.

The 17 nominees for Western Region are, (Sefwi Akontombra)

Peter Nkuah, (Juaboso) Solomon Fuachie, (Jomoro) Stephen Blay,

(Elembelle) Daniel Kermanbetu Eshun, (Nzema East) James Ackah

Kobbina, (Ahanta West) Joseph Jones Amoah, (Mpohor) Anthony

Bassaw, (Shama) Emelia Arthur, Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan

Assembly (STMA) Kobina Pra Annan, (Bia) Francis Kottoh,

(Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai) Moses Kofi Armah, (Sefwi Wiawso)

Stephen Wilks Kofi Mensah, (Aowin-Suaman) Oscar Ofori Larbi,

(Amenfi West) Victor Samuel K. Meisu, (Amenfi East) Stephen

Baidoo Acheampong, (Prestea Huni-Valley) Robert Wisdom Cudjoe,

(Tarkwa-Nsuaem) Christiana Kobinnah. The 14 nominees for Volta Region are, (Akatsi) Peter Kwasi

Nortsu-Kotoe, (North Dayi) Francis Ganyaglo, (North Tongu) Bubey

Dzinadu, (Ho Municipal) Isaac Kwasi Kodobisah, (Keta Municipal)

Sylvester Tornyeava, (South Dayi) Perpetual Praise Annan,

(Adaklu-Anyigbe) Michael Kobla Adzaho, (Nkwanta South) Joseph

Nyofam Ninkab, (Nkwanta North) Paul Levin Gyato, (Biakoye) Louis

Nana Akattah, (Krachie East) Rapheal Kofi Ogyemoko, (Jasikan) Nana

Kumessy-Bonsy Barima, (Akan) Seth Alifui, (Hohoe Municipal)

Victor-Herman Condobrey.