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Madam Rebecca Agbogah, a Parliamentary Candidate for National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Adaklu Constituency says she would create an educational scholarship fund to help needy but brilliant students in the constituency when she becomes a Member of Parliament for Adaklu.

This, she said, would help provide the missing link in the current educational chain in the area.

Madam Agbogah who made this known in an interview with the Ghana News Agency said she would also implement women and youth empowerment programmes to make them economically vibrant.

She intimated that the people of Adaklu fought for the creation of the district to be used as a vehicle to promote the socio economic and political development of the people.

She noted that Mr Governs Kwame Agbodza, the incumbent Member of Parliament for the area, had done quite well for the people in the areas of educational and health infrastructure.

‘But he also used the mandate given him by the people as a three term MP to develop himself politically and become a national asset for the NDC,’ she intimated.

Madam Agbogah said the time had therefore come for the people to give another person the opportunity to continue the development agenda of the area.

She continued that, ‘the constituency needs to raise multiple political stalwarts instead of putting all its eggs in one basket.’

Madam Agbogah said in doing so the constituency needed somebody who could work hand in hand with the current MP who she said would definitely occupy a higher position in the next NDC government.

She told the GNA that this would create the political synergy Adaklu needed to move to the next level.

‘Being a politically vibrant woman with a passion for community development, I believe I am best fit for that bill.

‘There are places where women can get better results than men,’ she said.

She assured us that if given the nod she would form a formidable working relationship with Mr Agbodza to champion the cause of Adaklu.

Madam Agbogah appealed to the delegates to vote for her as she would work hard to champion their cause.

The NDC Parliamentary primary in the Adaklu Constituency comes on at Adaklu Goefe on Saturday, May 13, 2023.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The Presbyterian University, Ghana (PUG) is to begin PhD programme in Development and Management this year.

Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, President of the University announced this at the 5th Congregation of the School of Graduate Studies at Akropong, where 313 students graduated in various Masters’ level programmes.

The PUG has received indication from the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission to grant accreditation to run PhD in Development and Management and an MBA in Human Resource Management and Development following inspection of the school’s facilities.

Other programmes under various stages of development and accreditation include PhD in Leadership and Management, a Master of Science in Nursing, a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies, an MBA in Project Development, and a Master of Science in Information Communication Technology.

Prof. Oduro Owusu said the graduate studies was very crucial and the need to support developmental research that focuses on offering timely and relevant solutions to the many problems facing the country called for providing real-time, goal-oriented tactics for technological advancement.

‘It is in the light of this that we have introduced the ‘The Project in Mind, Product in Hand Concept’ to ensure that our students enroll with a project in mind and graduate with a product in hand.’ he said.

The President reminded the graduands that having gone through the rigorous study and requirements of the academic programme, what was left was to pay critical attention to issues of integrity, selflessness, emotional intelligence, and hard work to be successful in all endeavors.

Right Reverend Professor JOY Mante, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, and Chancellor of the University, called on the graduands to make a difference in society by exhibiting the high moral standards and discipline associated with every level of Presbyterian training.

‘Hard work and discipline are the hallmarks of the proverbial Presbyterian discipline, and we expect nothing short of that from you, who have gone through rigorous academic work to attain these degrees to serve as examples everywhere you find yourself and don’t belittle your Masters degree.’

The Moderator indicated that the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) was working hard to add on to the infrastructure of the university and the programmes to become a center of

excellence churning out hardworking people with high integrity to advance national development.

In all, the 313 graduands comprising of 185 males and 128 females received certificates in Master of Arts in International Development Studies, Master of Science in Environmental Health and Sanitation, Master of Science in Natural Resources Management.

The others were the Master of Science in financial Risk Management, Master of Public Health, and Master of Education in Educational Studies.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The govenment of Cameroon, together with the Cameroon Baptist Convention health services say they are determined to make education available for all children living with disabilities.

“We are trying to teach teachers to have inclusive skills so they can attend to both children with disabilities and those without. We have equally donated equipments to the GCE board and to other schools,” Prof Tih Pius Mofe, Director of the CBC health service says.

“We have to think about putting in place strategies that will really transform our educational system. We have about 70 schools for inclusive education and we are working together with the Cameroon Baptist health service to give these children living with disabilities a chance at education just like other children,” Pauline Irene Nguene, Minister of social affairs adds.

“I have noticed that most of these children with disabilities are extremely smart and brilliant. We are calling on parents with children having disabilities to send their kids to school. We are trying our best to ensure that they become something in the society and are not forced to stay back at home while others get trained. It is not their making they were born the way they are. We love them too and want the best for them. I have a child with disability and I love him even three times more than the others. I make him feel extremely special. They need it. They get easily traumatized when they see other children doing what they cannot do,” Sophie Njie a CBC worker and a parent explains.

A campaign has been launched by the Ministry of Social Affairs together with the Cameroon Baptist Convention health services to step up the education of children with these disabilities. This campaign was launched in Yaounde this May 05, 2023. The Minister of social affairs, Pauline Irene Nguene says it is time to move from policy to action. She also urged every parent to send their disabled child to school or let them acquire skills.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

The Ghana Tourism Development Project (GTDP), has supported four technical universities with equipment and lower – level tourism and hospitality skills training.

The equipment, valued at GHS900,000 were presented to the Tourism and Hospitality departments of the Accra, Cape Coast, Kumasi and Tamale Technical Universities to facilitate the training of their students and boost tourism development in the country.

Speaking at a ceremony to hand over the items to officials of the four technical universities, Prof Gabriel Eshun, Technical Advisor at the GTDP, said the equipment was financed by the World Bank.

He explained that the GTDP as part of measures to improve tourism and revenue generation from the tourism sector had included training of industry players who would provide top notch services.

He said, Ghana stood a comparative advantage in terms of tourism offerings, hence the need for modern equipment for the training of students who would take up spaces in the industry.

Prof Eshun added that, Ghana had the potential for tourism to become the number one contributor to Gross Domestic Product, hence the need to ensure that the right approach and interventions are put in place.

‘The idea is to strengthen the Tourism, Arts and Culture landscape to compete favourably with all the other generating income sectors of the economy,’ he said.

Receiving the items on behalf of the beneficiaries, Prof Amevi Acakpovi, Pro Vice-Chancellor at Accra Technical Univeristy, said the equipment would help in the training of the students to meet modern demands.

He explained that the intervention from the GTDP came as a relief to the university because it was financially handicapped to procure most of the modern equipment.

He said the university would ensure that the longevity of the equipment.

Prof Acakpovi expressed appreciation to the GTDP and the World Bank for the gesture, and called for more support from other donor agencies and partners.

The items included industrial food processor, electric food mixer, electric rice steamers, ovens, gas cookers, gas cylinders, cake mixer, commercial blenders, microwave, kitchen and cook ware, chest freezers and refrigerators.

Others are, washing machine, air conditioners, ceiling fans, desktop and laptop computers with accessories, office machines, ceiling mount projector, office furniture, double Beds and mattresses.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Some authorities in the town of Bamenda have saluted the population who turned out to celebrate the 137th edition of International Labour Day in the North West region.

According to them, the turnout in 2023 was quite impressive and a way to note that peace is gradually returning in the crisis-hit region.

The authorities made up of North West Governor, Adolphe Lele L’afrique, the representative of the president of North West Regional Assembly, Hon. Ghejung Awunti and the president of the North West trade unions were speaking Monday, May 1, 2023, immediately after witnessing activities of the day at the Bamenda Commercial Avenue grandstand.

“It is thanks to workers that life is coming back to normalcy in the entire region. I am congratulating all those who took part in the mobilization to make sure that we have these workers here,” Governor Adolphe Lele Lafrique said.

Other authorities like the representative of the North West Regional Assembly president, Awunti added that the huge crowd that turned out is actually thanks to the efforts of the assembly, which is out to work mostly with the people.

“The Regional Assembly represents the people of the region. We stand here with the people including workers who came here to say thank you. This actually is in line with the vision of the president of the Regional Assembly where we are there to listen, learn, and take action for the people,” Ghejung Awunti said.

The president of the North West trade unions association said the turnout was more than that of last year. He congratulated all the associations including bike riders who were present and massively took part in the match pass activities.

This year’s international labor day took place under the theme “Resilience and decent work: acting together in the World of work to improve living conditions and social inclusion”

Some associations and personalities were awarded medals and prizes for their resilience and always working with you population and authorities. The celebration ended with match pass activities by some organizations, institutions, and others.

Source: Cameroon News Agency