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MCE DECLARES WAR AGAINST SANITATION July 27, 2011 BY PETER ATOGEWE WEDAM ISD-BOLGATANGA MUNICIPAL The Bolgatanga Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Edward Ayiriba Ayagle has resolved to tackle the issue of sanitation in the municipality with all the seriousness it deserves. At a press briefing held at Bolgatanga, Mr. Ayagle said sanitation remains one of his major priority concerns and would do everything humanly possible to keep municipality clean from filth. He also pledged to fight the menace of indiscriminate littering and open defecation to the latter. This, he said requires the support of all stakeholders in achieving the set objective. Mr. Ayagle was updating the media on completed projects executed by the assembly. The meeting was therefore a unique opportunity for him to familiarize himself with the media and brainstorm on issues affecting the people at the grassroots level. It was his maiden meeting with the media since his assumption of offic...

BY PETER ATOGEWE WEDAM July 16, 2011 ISD-BOLGATANGA MUNICIPAL The Vice President, John Dramani Mahama has assured the Muslim community that the 2011 Hajj pilgrimage will see an improvement and better outcome over that of last year. He said government has since 2009 taken practical steps to improve upon the organisation of the Hajj. “The few mistakes and errors that were experienced will be avoided this year to enable you have a smooth Hajj”, the Vice President stressed. The Veep gave this assurance in a keynote address at the 17th Annual Ramadan Conference attended by Muslims from all Islamic sects in Ghana. This year’s confab is being held in Bolgatanga for the second time in 11 years under the theme: “Religious and Ethnic Tolerance, Prerequisite for Peace and Development”. He said so far, arrangements for payments of air fares by prospective pilgrims is in progress and all signs point to a trouble free Hajj. Mr. Mahama who was led to the conference b...

UE COMMUNICATION TEAM COMMENDS NDC July 15, 2011 BY PETER ATOGEWE WEDAM ISD - BOLGATANGA The Upper East Regional communication team of the National Democratic Congress [NDC] has issued a press statement congratulating the President, Professor John Evans Atta Mills for his landslide victory at the just ended congress of the party at Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region. The communication team also expressed its profound gratitude to the delegates for their show of maturity and good thinking by overwhelmingly endorsing the president to lead the NDC to victory in the 2012 general elections. The press release, signed by the Coordinator of the Communication team, Mr. Amos Awenzor further gave thanks to the Almighty God for granting the party a successful congress. He stressed “It was so successful that it sent shivers down the spine of the NPP and their flag bearer because with this successful congress of the NDC and many other virtues of the NDC and the president, our flag bearer, 2012 the...

DRUG TRAFFICKING AND ABUSE ENDANGERS HEALTH AND SECURITY June 27, 2011 BY PETER ATOGEWE WEDAM ISD – BOLGATANGA MUNICIPAL The UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon has observed that drug trafficking which was largely viewed as a social and criminal problem, has transformed in recent times into a major threat to health and security in countries and the world as whole. The UN Boss made this observation in a keynote address read for him at Bolgatanga in the Upper East region to mark the 2011 “International Day against Drug abuse and illicit trafficking”. In the address read by the National Director of Social Welfare, Mr. Stephen T. Adongo, Mr. Moon further observed that in West Africa, the about 85 billion Dollars global cocaine trade is exacerbating addiction and money-laundering while fuelling political instability and threats to security. He subsequently established a task force to develop a UN system-wide strategy to coordinate and strengthen the UN’s responses to illicit drugs a...

NEW YOUTH GROUP BORN IN UPPER EAST June 18, 2011 BY PETER ATOGEWE WEDAM ISD-BOLGATANGA MUNICIPAL A new youth group christened the Upper East Youth Association [UEYA] has been inaugurated at Bolgatanga with the core aims and objectives of influencing policies for the total development of the region, mobilising and building the capacity of young people and to recognise and support effective leadership in the Upper East region. The association has the motto: “Development Is Our Concern” The UEYA which is a non-partisan and non-profit making organisation also seeks to foster unity among the youth of the Upper East region, demand accountability and transparency from duty bearers, promote investment and entrepreneurship and to discourage the youth from indulging in substance abuse. The Interim President of the association, Mr. Jonathan Adabre in a welcome address disclosed that the idea for the formation of the UEYA was nursed some years ago but became rife in September 2010. He said t...

BY PETER ATOGEWE WEDAM June 11, 2011 ISD-BOLGATANGA MUNICIPAL The Minister of Education, Mrs. Betty Mould Iddrisu has called on teachers to eschew absenteeism, frequent lateness and other practices which tend to affect effective teaching and learning in schools. The minister made the call in an address she delivered at the second congregation of the Gbewaa College of Education held in Pusiga, a suburb of the Bawku Municipality. The minister was in the Upper East region for a three-day working visit during which she paid courtesy calls on some chiefs and inspected several ongoing educational infrastructure at various senior high schools. Mrs. Iddrisu urged teachers to develop a positive attitude towards the teaching career adding that as teachers, “I encourage you to see yourselves as agents of change within the schools you will be posted to.” She said government acknowledges the contribution of teachers towards achieving quality education for all and the millennium develop...

Ayagle Is New Mce For Bolgatanga Friday, 27 May 2011 09:12 A former National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) Director in charge of the Bolgatanga Municipality, Mr. Edward Ayiriba Ayagle has been confirmed as the new Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Bolgatanga Municipality in the Upper East region. He was nominated by President John Atta Mills a fort night ago following the relief of the former MCE. In a “Yes” or “No” vote supervised by the Electoral Commission, Mr. Ayagle pulled 48 “Yes” votes against eight “No” votes to secure the confirmation. The figure represents 84.6 per cent of 52 valid votes cast with one honourable member being absent out of the total assembly membership of 55 which includes the MCE and the Member of Parliament who has no voting rights. In his acceptance speech, Mr. Ayagle thanked members for giving him a one-touch confirmation and called for their support, saying he will work with them to improve food security, health and educational infras...