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HTU develops ‘resilient’ baobab seedling
The Department of Agro-Enterprise Development of the Ho Technical University (HTU) has achieved a record in the re-breeding of baobab seedlings domestically for rapid multiplication.
The research team of the university has come out with a baobab tree which took 27 months to flower instead of the usual 14-27 years.
Dr Kenneth Fafa Egbadzor, the Principal Engineer of the research team said that the demonstration plant proved resilient to human activities and stray animals.
He said that baobab had more than 300 uses in the food, cosmetic, medical and art sectors.
Dr Egbadzor said that the Vitamin C, zinc and iron content of the plant, played important roles in addressing desertification and climate change.
He said that the plant remained undomesticated and under-utilised in spite of its usefulness.
“We argued in a review to be published soon that baobab could be more important economically than the country’s foreign exchange earner, the cocoa.
“We are advocating that the baobab be added to the tree crops selected by the government for development,” he added.
Dr Egbadzor maintained that domestication and cultivation of the baobab would largely contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Professor Ben Q. Honyenuga, Vice Chancellor of HTU has lauded the Faculty of Applied Science and Technology of the institution for re-engineering the baobab to flower in a short time, saying that bore testimony to the fact that a little resolve could produce huge results.
From Alberto Mario Noretti, Ho
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Bishop Salifu Amoako and wife arrested over their son’s accident
The Founder and General Overseer of Alive Chapel International, Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako and her wife, Mouha Amoako have been arrested over the accident of their son which claimed two lives.
In a statement today, they revealed that “The Ghana Police Service has today 15th October 2024, arrested suspects, Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako and Mouha Amoako, parents of the suspect driver involved in the fatal accident that claimed two lives at East Legon on Saturday, 12th October 2024.”
According to them, “Investigations have so far established that on 12th October 2024, suspect driver, Elrad Salifu Amoako, aged 16, driving a Jaguar SUV vehicle with registration number GN 7801- 20 with one other occupant, rammed into a 4×4 Acura vehicle also with registration number GR 2542 – 23, driven by Joseph Ackah with four other occupants, at Mensah Wood Street at East Legon. Both cars caught fire and burned beyond recognition.”
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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All discrepancies identified have been fixed- EC
According to the Electoral Commission (EC) they have fixed all discrepancies in the Voters Register identified during the Exhibition period.
The EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa made this revelation when addressing the issue during a live broadcast at the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.
She emphasized the Commission’s commitment to ensuring public confidence in the electoral process and delivering credible elections.
Jean Mensa assured voters that the necessary corrections have been made to guarantee an accurate voter register for the upcoming 2024 general elections.
According to her, “Over the last two weeks, we have spent our energies to clean the voter register and to ensure that the information presented is accurate. Simply put, we have worked to ensure that every applicant who registered in 2023/2024 is on the voter register.”
“We are confident that the revised Provisional Voter Register that we present starting today is a marked departure from the register we presented during the exhibition exercise,” she added.
“Largely, all discrepancies identified to date have been fixed, as we promised, during our last meeting starting today, October 15, to October 19, all registered voters will have a second opportunity to review their details online and report anything they find in our district offices,” Jean Mensa revealed.
Additionally, she promised to hand over hard drive copies of the voter register to the various political parties including a template to register any discrepancies.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
