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39TH FARMERS’ DAY HONOURED IN ATWIMA NWABIAGYA NORTH DISTRICT, BAREKESE

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The Atwima Nwabiagya North District in the Ashanti Region has partook in the 39th National Farmers’ Day on Friday, December 1, 2023 at the Barekese Methodist Primary School premises.

The event which was dubbed “Delivering Smart Solutions For Sustainable Food Security And Resilience” brought together, the District Chief Executive (DCE)- Hon. Rebecca Yeboah, Presiding Member (PM)/ Assembly member for Achiase Electoral Area – Hon. Isaac Ohemeng Prempeh, District Coordinating Director, Mr S.M Abdul-Rahman farmers, Assembly Members, District Staffs, District Commander (Bohyen) – ASP Frank Kpei and Team, Nana Amoapim Brenya I and his entourage, Zongo Chief – Issaka Amadu Ramadan and compatriots, Queen mothers of the Barekese Traditional Council, Religious Leaders, Chief Imam Hassan Iddrusu, Representative of the Education and Health Directorates, Political Parties, and onlookers.

In her address the DCE eulogised farmers for their hard work. she pointed out the tireless efforts farmers had to undergo in other to have farm produce for the country and themselves as well.

She was grateful to the Almighty God for offering the government an abundance of rainfall since it took office. That she said has made farmers overjoyed with their business.

Hon. Yeboah pointed out benefits the government has made farmers enjoyed during its tenure. Some she said was on fertilizers, palm, rice and other seedlings benefiting over hundreds of farmers in the district, farm inputs such were; cutlasses, Wallington boots, chemicals and so much the government has poured on farmers over the years it took office and her regime as DCE.

The Hon. called on youths and other crannies to venture into farming and desist from the desire of “white coloured job” since the farming industry has become more lucrative and luxurious. She raised implemented policies such as Planting For Food and Job (PFJ), Planting for export and rural development (PERD), and all other farming intervention has yield greater impacts and hoped youth entering into farming will be no exception.

She admonished the singularity to group in farming. She was optimistic being in association would make them benefit from banks, NGOs, governments and other able stakeholders’ support.

The DCE advised farmers far and near to reach out to the Agric officers and make their office more visiting as their expertise is incomparable.

Ending her address, praised the government, Nananom, farmers, staffs and her community for being with her and asked them to continually be her backbone.

As the norm presents, Mr Salifu Mohammed from Barekese who has been in farming for over 30 with hundreds of livestock and acre of farmlands was adjudged the 2023 District Best Farmer. He was awarded with a certificate, a tricycle, cloth, wallington boots, fertilizer, farm inputs, and others.

After receiving the Best Farmer’s sword, Mr Salifu expressed his gratitude to Allah, the District, Nananom, His family, friends, and everyone who played a role in his success at that moment.

Nana Amoapim Brenya I, Barekesehene and Chairman for the event was overwhelmed and entreated the young as well as the graduates to delve into agriculture for betterment of the economy, country and their livelihood.

Farmers who were interviewed, expressed gratitude to all and sundry.

By: Augustine Agyei
ISD.

ATWIMA NWABIAGYA NORTH DISTRICT CELEBRATES WORLD AIDS DAY

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Atwima Nwabiagya North District Assembly, Barekese in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service and Ghana AIDS Commission celebrated the 2022 World AIDS Day District version in a grand style on Tuesday, 20th December, 2022 at Asoufua market.
The event which was linked with a free health screening brought together; the Honourable Assembly Member for the electoral area, Osei Kwaku Michael and his committee members, staffs and lead officers of the programme, Asoufua Queen mother, Nana Baanie Ahenkan and other dignitaries.
Participants (i.e. persons in the electoral area and District) were present so, they could get screened over various health challenges. Topmost were BP, Diabetes, and HIV. Others ceased the opportunity to seek for various health advise from the Health Professionals at event.
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ZOOMLION FUMIGATES ATWIMA NWABIAGYA NORTH DISTRICT TO RID OF BUGS, VIRUSES AND OTHER INFECTIOUS AGENTS.

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As part of Government’s initiative to obviate bugs, viruses and related infectious agents in the country has collaborated with the Zoomlion Ghana Limited to make out a fumigation exercise every quarterly in a year across board.

The Atwima Nwabiagya North District had its quarterly fumigation exercise on the 5th of November, 2021, in areas such as Fufuo, Adankwame, Maaban, Asuofua-Asamang, Amakye-Bare, Akropong, Dabaa, and all nooks and crannies of the district.

Spraying was carried out by the National Malaria Control Program (NAMCOP) Spraying Gangs.

The spraying was done in various market centers, public toilets, public urinals, solid waste dumping sites, public schools, and other related places for public use.

The communities visited expressed words of gratitude to the District for such a great implemented initiative and hope it continues till later.

Augustine Agyei
District Information officer

DEPUTY LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER VISITS ATWIMA NWABIAGYA NORTH DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

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The Deputy Minister for Local Government Decentralization and Rural Development, Hon. Collins Augustine Ntim has visited the Atwima Nwabiagya North District Assembly to inspect, assess and evaluate implemented policies of the District Assembly, projects and flagship programmes initiated by the incumbent government.
The official visit formed part of the sitting government’s initiative to ascertain the success and failures of policies executed by stakeholders of the Decentralized MMDAs in the country.
Atwima Nwabiagya North had its national share of the exercise on Tuesday the 23rd of August, 2022 at the District Assembly’s Conference Hall.
The notable exercise brought together, the Four time Member of Parliament for Offinso North Constituency, and current Deputy Minister for Local Government Decentralization and Rural Development, Hon. Collins Augustine Ntim, DCE for Atwima Nwabiagya North District Assembly, Hon. Rebecca Yeboah, Ashanti Regional Dean of Presiding Members, Hon. Isaac Ohemeng Prempeh, Mr. S.M Abdul-Rahman, District Coordinating Director, Chairman of the event, Nana Gyedu Kumanin IV-Amakyebarehee and his Sub Chiefs, Chiefs and Imams of the Barekese Muslim Community, the Clergy, the District Assembly Staffs, Agriculture Officers, Security, Information Officers, and all protocols in observance.
In his address, Hon. Ntim, was grateful to the act of servitude demonstrated by participants and assured gatherers that the exercise was to demonstrate the core values of the Local Government Services; transparency, accountability and others.
He tasked everyone to contribute wholeheartedly in a critique manner in other to have a developed District, Regional and Country as whole.
Partakers of the exercise presented their reports before the audience and visiting guest of which critiques were noted for onwards action.
The one time Assembly man, DCE/MCE acknowledged everyone for the rank at which they are elevating the District Assembly and urged technocrats to heed to the conducts of the service.
In her reaction the competent DCE, expressed an act of gratitude to the Hon. Deputy Minister and staff. She assured him of improving upon notable areas for onward success of the whole exercise and development.
The Chairman of the official exercise, Nana Gyedu Kumanin IV buttressed the DCE’s remarks and added that chiefs in the district are at their disposal whenever they are called upon.
He stressed upon the state of the roads and called upon the minister to forward them to the appropriate quarters for redress.
Participants who mounted the podium added their view to what was reported on, whilst putting to government their concerns.
Augustine Agyei
Dist. Info. Officer

 

ATWIMA NWABIAGYA NORTH DISTRICT HEALTH DIRECTORATE ASSESSED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON THEIR PERFORMANCES.

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The Health Directorate in Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region has on Tuesday, 9th August, 2022 conducted it’s midyear performance review on services and activities rendered by health professionals in various Sub – District.

The mandatory exercise which came off at the District Assembly’s Conference Hall was to critically assess how well health professionals have performed in their duty as health technocrat at various health facility and how the resources at their dispense have been used.

The critique exercise brought together the District Coordinating Director, Mr. S.M Abdul-Rahman, District Director of Health, Mr. Eric Sarpong, Municipal Director of Health – Nkawie, Mr. Justice Sevego, District Information Officer, Mr. Augustine Agyei, the clergy, Chief Imam, Nananom, Researchers and all protocols in observance.

Participants were grouped in three folds, with each group having three participatory sub-district.

Zipline, Ghana Police Service, Asuofua sub-district, were in the first category, with Ghana Education Service, Researchers from KNUST, Akropong Sub-district, Barekese Sub-district, and Darbaa Sub-district came within the next two groups.

After each presentations from these health facilities and associates, participants were presented with an overall projected assessment by the District Health Directorate was put before them.

Participants were scrutinized at areas found weakening whilst officers took note to amend those loopholes before the year in review ends.

In his remarks, the DCD, representing the DCE, Hon. Rebecca Yeboah, encouraged participants and challenged them to work zealously to make the District an elevated one.

MP, DCE COMMISIONED NEW SCHOOL BLOCK FOR ANIMKRUMAH COMMUNITY

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Member of Parliament for Atwima Nwabiagya North Constituency and Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Benito Owusu-Bio and the DCE for the District Assembly, Hon. Rebecca Yeboah including other dignitaries have commissioned a 3 Unit Classroom block built under One Million One Constituency Project at Aninkroma in Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region.

In attendance were the MP for the area, Hon. Benito Owusu-Bio, the abled DCE, Hon Rebecca Yeboah, distinguished NPP Constituency Chairman, Mr. Abdul Salam Issah, the Former Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana and chairman of the Peace Council, Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel K. Asante, the Former principal of Wesley College, Very Rev. Amponsah, Otumfour’s Assinhene, Nana Yaw Akuoku who also chaired the occasion and many other dignitaries.
The occasion was in conjunction with the 5th anniversary of Nana Animkrumahemaa.

Hon. Benito also donated to the community, 180 pieces of school uniforms and shoes (for the children), 12 streetlights, 180 pieces of machetes and other worth of items.

STAFFS OF ATWIMA NWABIAGYA NORTH DISTRICT RECEIVED CAPACITY BUILDING ON AREAS OF NEEDS.

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The staffs of the Atwima Nwabiagya North District have received capacity building workshop on areas of needs. The three days workshop took officers through performance appraisal, Local Government Protocols and Records Management.
Those were seen as an identifiable areas of needs in capacity building whereas others would soon follow to abreast the technocrat in quality of service delivery.
The workshop was on Tuesday, the 26th of July, 2022, at the District Assembly’s Conference Hall.
The pool of participants were from various Departments/Units in the District Assembly.
A consultant from the  TACHSOL Consult Limited, Mr. Michael Offei took officers through the areas mentioned. He made sure participants have understood what was been taught through PowerPoint presentation, discussions, questions and answers and field activities.
He was optimistic that the staffs trained would be of a success to the service.
Staffs were gratified over the workshop received and the District Assembly. They prayed more of such gaps be trained upon in the ensuing service year.
Augustine Agyei
District Information Officer.

ATWIMA NWABIAGYA NORTH DISTRICT HOLDS POST-DEPAT EVALUATION SESSION

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ATWIMA NWABIAGYA NORTH DISTRICT HOLDS POST-DEPAT EVALUATION SESSION

The Atwima Nwabiagya North District has geared up the staff of the District Assembly during a Post-Depat evaluation meeting.

The evaluation meeting which was chaired by the District Coordinating Director was held among the Heads of the Department/Unit at DCD’s office on the 13th July 2022.

During the engagement, the District Coordinating Director, Mr S.M Abdul-Rahman advised heads to eschew any incorrigible behavior and embrace togetherness.

He urged colleagues of the administration to accord one another whilst holding each other in a high esteem manner.

On the floor of Post-Depat, heads expressed gratitude to the District Chief Executive, Hon Rebecca Yeboah and the DCD, Mr S.M Abdul-Rahman for their administrative deeds and asked management to adhere to what’s been recommended.

 

By: Augustine Agyei
District Information officer

LET’S ALL GREEN GHANA – DCE CALLS

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The District Chief Executive of the Atwima Nwabiagya North District Assembly, Hon. Rebecca Yeboah has called on every Ghanaian, far and near especially residents in her district to venture into the tree planting campaign for it’s importance is beyond measure.

Citing various disasters on flooding, Hon. Yeboah said the growing of trees could be used to prevents such tragedies.

She added the recent climate change can be battled with growing of trees and more also minimize the unemployment spate in the country.

Hon. DCE therefore tasked everyone to make growing of trees an investment to venture.

A statement made on Tuesday, June, 7, 2022 during a stakeholders engagement with officials from the Forestry Commission at the Assembly’s Conference Hall.

In attendance were the DCE, Hon. Rebecca Yeboah, Hon. Isaac Ohemeng Prempeh, the Presiding Member of the Assembly, District Coordinating Director, Mr. S.M Abdul-Rahman, Officials from the Forestry Commission, Heads of Departments, Heads of Directorates, Assembly Members, and every one who matters.

In a related event officials from the Forestry Commission, has assured interested growers of available trees for planting at various nursery centers at no fee.
By
Augustine Agyei
District Information Officer