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Great Ningo Paramount Queen donates PPE to CHPS compounds
• Naana Dugbakuwor Dugba II (3rd left) presenting the items to Madam Sylvia Arde-Acquah
The Paramount Queen mother of Great Ningo Traditional Area, Naana Dugbakuwor Dugba II has donated assorted Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Compound in the entire traditional area.
The gesture, according to her, was to help healthcare workers in all the CHPS compound execute their services without PPE.
Considering Great Ningo Traditional Area a developing community, the Paramount Queen mother appealed to the Ministry of Health and stakeholders in the health sector not to forget the traditional area when distributing health projects that would benefit the inhabitants of Great Ningo.
She bemoaned how some healthcare workers abandoned the Traditional Area due to its low pace of development.
She called for more development projects in the area as a means of creating avenues for employment and generating revenue for the nation.
She observed that, the cooperation between the inhabitants and healthcare workers had been cordial and that was commendable.
Naana Dugbakuwor Dugba II commended the COVID-19 Trust Fund for giving out the PPE to promote healthcare delivery in the area.
She thanked Nene Tetteh Banahene III, Acting President of Ningo Traditional Council, the Chiefs and all Elders for their staunch support in making the Traditional Area get facelift through several interventions.
Madam Sylvia Arde-Acquah, Deputy Chief Nursing Officer of Ningo/Prampram District who received the PPE showered praises on the Paramount Queen mother for the intervention which she considered enormous and worthy.
“I will ensure the PPE donated to all the CHPS compound would be used for the intended purpose”, she assured.
By Alfred Nii Arday Ankrah
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ASWIM lauds Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang
The Association of Women in the Media, (ASWIM) has congratulated Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang on her historic achievement as Ghana’s first female Vice President.
The association said her trailblazing journey with sterling accomplishments from academia to politics, is undoubtedly, a vivid inspiration to countless women and girls across Ghana and Africa.
This was contained in a statement signed by its president, Mrs Mavis Kitcher, and copied to The Spectator on Tuesday in Accra.
“ASWIM celebrates your remarkable career, marked by numerous firsts, including the first female Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, (UCC), and the first female to hold a professional chair in Ghana, (UCC),” the statement said.
It said the accomplishments of Prof Opoku- Agyemang were clear testament to the brilliance, resilience and resourceful nature of the complete beautiful African woman.
“As she takes on this new role, ASWIM proudly lauds her commitment to education, women’s empowerment, distinguished public service and patriotism and is very confident that her pursuit of excellence, love for humanity, humility, decency, modesty and commitment to the welfare of the vulnerable will characterise Ghana’s political leadership and public service,” the statement added.
By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu
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Demolition of Fantasy Dome unfair — Mark Okraku-Mantey
Months after the Fantasy Dome was dismantled to make way for construction at the Ghana International Trade Fair site, the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr Mark Okraku-Mantey, has expressed concern over the manner the facility was destroyed.
In an interview on Daybreak Hitz with Andy Dosty, Mr Okraku-Mantey criticised the handling of the dome’s dismantling, suggesting that it could have been done without causing damage.
“I don’t think that leadership gave instructions that they should do what happened. The structure was a prefab but I hear the people destroyed it. That one, we cannot defend it. It is unfair to him (owner). Sometimes, you give instructions and people will go and do things that will make you look bad,” he stated.
When asked about any punitive measure against the workers responsible for the destruction, Mr Okraku-Mantey clarified that the Trade Fair does not fall under his ministry.
He said he had previously contacted the owner, Leslie Quaynor, to discuss relocating the dome, and even suggested the National Museum as a potential site, though it was too small.
The demolition of the 20,000-seater Fantasy Dome occurred on March 16, 2024.
According to Dr Agnes Adu, CEO of the Ghana Trade Fair Company Limited, the action was taken after multiple notices were given to Quaynor to vacate the premises for redevelopment, as per their tenancy agreement.
Dr Adu noted that all previous tenants had complied except for the Fantasy Dome.
Quaynor, in an interview with JoyNews, confirmed that his lease had ended, and was in the process of relocating the dome.
He had requested an extension, which was denied, leading him to seek a writ and an injunction from an Accra High Court to halt the demolition.
Despite this, the demolition proceeded, causing significant damage to the structure.
Quaynor described the incident as a major setback, not only for his business but also for the entertainment industry, which relies on venues like the Fantasy Dome.
