Tag Archives: Western North

News, Politics

Mahama begins two-day tour of Western North today

Leave a comment

2024 Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama begins a two-day tour of the Western North region today.

He is expected to pay a courtesy call on the Omanhene of the Sefwi Wiawso Traditional area, Katakyie Kwasi Bumangama II on arrival and hold series of engagements with party members and various groups including market women, artisans, mechanics, market women, miners on some critical national issues, explain some of his policy proposals including the 24-hour economy.

On Wednesday, December 13, 2023, the former President, will first meet party executives, Members of Parliament from the region, Parliamentary candidates, former party executives and the Council of Elders at the Rockey’s Conference Hall to discuss pertinent issues affecting the NDC’s campaign machinery in the region to strategize ahead of the 2024 elections.

He is also billed to engage students at the Sefwi Wiawso College of Education, dubbed ‘Campus Connect’.
According to his itinerary, Mr Mahama, who is highly tipped to win the 2024 elections will also tour the Akontombra, Bodi and Bia constituencies.
He is accompanied by former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah and some national executives of the party,
His entourage will cross over to the Western region where he will spend two days 16th and 17th December and wrap up the second leg of his visit, which will also solicit complaints to inform NDC’s manifesto in the Central region.
He is expected back in Accra by December 22, 2023.

News, Politics, Topstory

2nd leg of #BuildingGhanaTour takes Mahama to Western North, Western and Central regions tomorrow

Leave a comment

2024 Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama will tomorrow, 13th December 2023 begin the second-leg of his Building Ghana Tour which will take him to Western North, Western and Central regions beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, 13th December 2023.

The former president is expected to spend two days in the Western North region where he will have various engagements including town hall meetings with party members and various groups such as market women, artisans, mechanics, and miners.

Mr Mahama will also pay courtesy calls on traditional leaders, during which he will address some critical national issues and explain some of his policy proposals including the 24-hour economy.

On Wednesday, December 13, 2023, the former President, will first meet with party party executives, Members of Parliament from the region, Parliamentary candidates, former party executives and the Council of Elders at Sefwi Wiaswo.

The meeting scheduled to take place at the Rockey’s Conference Hall in the morning will discuss pertinent issues affecting the NDC’s campaign machinery in the region to strategize ahead of the 2024 elections.

On day-one of his visit, he will pay a courtesy call on the Omanhene of the Sefwi Wiawso Traditional area, Katakyie Kwasi Bumangama II before an engagement with students at the Sefwi Wiawso College of Education, dubbed ‘Campus Connect’.

According to his itinerary, Mr Mahama, who shall be accompanied by former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah and some national executives of the party, will also tour the Akontombra, Bodi and Bia constituencies.

His entourage will cross over to the Western region where he will spend two days 16th and 17th December and wrap up the second leg of his visit, which will also solicit complaints to inform NDC’s manifesto in the Central region.

He is expected back in Accra by December 22, 2023.

Last month, he toured the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions and it will be recalled that during one of such courtesy calls on traditional leaders, the Goasomanhene, Nana Akwasi Bosompra, could not but weep in open public when he shared concerns about neglect by the central government in terms of basic development.

His emotional plea, called for the construction of abandoned road projects since 2017.

 

Source: Myxyzonline.com

Busines, News

Cocoa farmers in Western North call for reforms in off-reserve timber resources

Leave a comment

Cocoa farmers in the Western North Region are demanding immediate steps to amend the Concession Act 1962 (Act 124) to ensure farmers receive reasonable benefit from proceeds accrued from the commercialization of off-reserve timber resources.

Project Manager, TROPENBOS Ghana, Boakye Twumasi Ankra, on behalf of the farmers, explained that the Concession Act 1962 (Act 124) gave the state authority over all naturally occurring trees, which was not motivative enough for farmers to genuinely nurture the trees on their farms

The planting or nurturing of trees and timber resources forms part of a major climate change mitigation strategies for most farmers, but existing tree tenure and benefits sharing arrangements for off-reserve timber resources had been a great disincentive to the farmers.

With support from TROPENBOS Ghana, they called on the Forestry Commission to take urgent steps to address the situation to improve tree cover in off-reserve areas, and help combat climate change, while enhancing sustainability.

Mr Twumasi Ankra who was speaking at a sensitisation programme for more than 300 farmers in region, noted with concern, the deprivation and forcible seizure of the tree ownership rights from farmers.

“The only right the farmer has is to give written consent to the harvesting of specified trees on their farms with no direct financial benefit from revenue accrued from such trees.”

Mr Ankra, therefore, urged stakeholders to initiate steps to amend the law to help farmers benefit directly from trees on their farms.