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Education Minister enstooled Nkosuohene of Tepa
Education Minister
On Monday, May 1, this year, the Palace of the Paramount Chief of Tepa, Nana Adusei Atwenewa Ampem I, was thrown into a state of frenzy. It was filled to capacity by the elderly and young from the Tepa enclave, high profiled personalities from the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service (GES) led by its Director General, Dr. Eric Nkansah, traditional leaders, the clergy and a section of the public.
The atmosphere was charged with traditional songs amid the beatings of ‘fontomfrom’ drums laced with cultural dance and recitations of poems.
The occasion was the enstoolment of the Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, as the Development Chief (Nkosuohene) of the Traditional Area. By the honour, Dr. Adutwum now goes with the stool name, Nana Yaw Adutwum I.
The ceremony climaxed a four-day working tour of some parts of the Ashanti Region by the Minister to inspect ongoing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) projects and also interacted with students.
Through an interpreter, the Paramount Chief said that he conferred the chieftaincy title on Dr. Adutwum due to the immense transformation that had taken place in Ghana’s Education system since he assumed office as the Minister responsible for Education.
The Tepamanhene noted that the impact of Dr. Adutwum’s transformational ideas of STEM had been felt not only in Ghana but globally, having begun the good move in the United States of America.
He indicated that the sector minister had aided the success of President Akufo-Addo’s Free Senior High School vision and needed to be applauded in that regard.
Nana Adusei Atwenewa Ampem emphasised that massive infrastructural development had taken place in the Tepa Senior High School and through the Minister’s vision, Tepa had got Teacher Training College.
“These and many others have come to my recognition, thus finding the need to honour my son, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum. Today, I confer on you the Nkosuohene of Tepa Traditional Area with the stool name, Nana Yaw Adutwum I,” he said.
After the installation, the Paramount Chief urged the Education Minister to pay serious attention to the Tepa Senior High School to address some critical challenges, with regard to infrastructure.
The Education Minister, on his part, said he was proud to be installed a development chief and assured that he would spearhead development in the Tepa Traditional Area and Ghana as a whole.
The tour started off after a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to receive his blessings.
Some of the schools the Minister visited were Osei Kyeretwie SHS, Kumasi High, Kumasi Girls, Wesley Demonstration JHS, Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational Institute, Effiduase SHS,T.I Ahmadyyia (Asokore),Boanim SHS, Juaben SHS, were.
The rest were Saint Monica’s, Obuasi Secondary Technical, Christ the King, Asare Bediako SHS, Bosomtwe Girls STEM SHS,Saint Michael Technical and Vocational Institute, Jachie Pramso SHS and Tepa SHS.
From Kingsley E.Hope, TEPA
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GEXIM deepens relations with US EXIM Bank
A management team of the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) led by the Acting Chief Executive, Sylvester Mensah met with the leadership of the Export–Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) on Wednesday April 23, 2025 in Washington DC, United States of America.
The Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM, Mr. James C. Cruse and Vice President, International Relations, Ms. Isabel Galdiz received the GEXIM delegation, which included Deputy CEO for Banking, Mr. Moses Klu Mensah and Head of International Cooperation, Mr. Jonathan Christopher Koney at the headquarters of US EXIM.
The meeting offered the GEXIM team the opportunity to share the strategic direction of the Bank in line with the resetting agenda of the President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for the repositioning of the Ghanaian economy into an export-led one by providing the requisite investment to Ghanaian businesses.
Mr. James C. Cruse expressed US EXIM’s eagerness to deepen its existing relations with GEXIM and proposed the signing of a new Cooperative Framework Agreement following the expiration of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2019 to utilize US EXIM’s medium term loan guarantees to procure machinery by GEXIM for qualified Ghanaian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
Mr.Sylvester Mensah thanked the Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM for hosting the GEXIM delegation and reaffirmed the Ghanaian government’s commitment to strengthening trade and investment between Ghana and its global partners for economic transformation of Ghana with GEXIM playing a pivotal role.
The two teams will be meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 US EXIM Annual Conference on 29th and April 30, 2025 to explore possible areas of collaboration and matching Ghanaian businesses to American companies. The meeting ended with an exchange of gifts.
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Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation –Pres.Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over the misuse of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) for personal financial gain by individuals in leadership positions.
Speaking during a meeting with Chief Executives of specified entities under the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) on Thursday, March 13, the President directly attributed the dire state of SOEs to their leadership, accusing chief executives, management teams, and governing boards of prioritising personal enrichment over organisational efficiency.
He pointed to bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures as factors draining public funds while SOEs continue to rely on government bailouts.
“Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation by appointees. The chief executives, management, and boards of these enterprises are responsible for this situation. Some SOEs have become perennial loss-makers, draining public funds with bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures while relying on government bailouts as if entitled to them. Many of these entities are at their lowest point in the entire history of the Fourth Republic,” he said.
President Mahama further noted that many SOEs have been plagued by inefficiencies, corruption, and mismanagement, leading to consistent financial losses. He cited the 2023 State Ownership Report by the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), which highlighted systemic inefficiencies and wasteful expenditures within these entities.
He therefore reaffirmed his commitment to reforming under-performing SOEs and ensuring they serve national interests.
He warned that loss-making SOEs will no longer be tolerated and will either be merged, privatised, or closed.
“I will assess you based on your performance. If you do not align with the pace of the reset agenda, you may be asked to step aside. If that adds to the horror movie, so be it,” he added.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
