A YOUNG man who disguised himself as a Moslem lady to write the West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for his girlfriend in Kumasi has been arrested by the police.
The suspect, who was identified as Iddrisu Kadril , was arrested last Saturday while writing the Economics paper (2) for Samitu Inusah with index number 1051511267, at the Anglican Senior High School in Kumasi.
Police are investigating whether the suspect also wrote the English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science and Economics Paper One, under similar guise for the candidate.
Moments after he was arrested , Iddrisu Kadril told the police that he was only responding to the needs of the candidate who was indisposed.
According to the Controller of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Kumasi, Mr Edgar Fiagbey, the suspect was dressed like a Moslem girl with veils covering his the head and part of the face”
Briefing Daily Graphic about the arrest, Mr Fiagbey said due to the increase in cases of impersonation during such examinations, WAEC officials had become more alert and had succeeded in arresting a number of suspects.
He explained that following the attitude of Iddrisu Kadril when he entered the examination centre, the examination officials decided find out if he was the right candidate to write the examination.
He said the suspect was holding the admission notice, indicating that he was qualified to write the paper and it was after a careful scrutiny of the features of the suspect and that of the real candidate, that the examination officials managed to apprehend Kadri to assist them in their investigations.
Mr Fiagbey said the WAEC officials in Kumasi have so far arrested eight suspects for impersonation and other offences bordering on examination malpractice. He gave their names as Flynt Kelvin, Rexford Twene, Blessing Dwuma Manu, Alexander Arthur, Samuel Tabi, Augustine Adowo and Mary Dotsey, who were arrested at different examination centres in the Kumasi Metropolis, and were assisting police in their investigations. He said another suspect, identified as Martha Owusu, however, managed to escape police arrest, and efforts were being made to arrest her for impersonation.
Expressing concern about the increased rate of impersonations , Mr Fiagbey said “ parents should encourage their children to focus on their academic work for them to write the examination themselves because we are more vigilant than ever, and would not hesitate to arrest and prosecute impersonators.
He said besides prosecuting offenders, the results of their entire examination would also be cancelled , and suspects bonded for some time, thereby preventing them from writing such examinations immediately.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
MEDICAL STUDENT DONATES TO KUMASI SOUTH HOSPITAL (PAGE 29, OCT 5, 2010)
A GERMANY-based Ghanaian medical student, Ms Evelyn Akua Achiaa, has donated quantities of medical equipment to the Kumasi South Hospital as her contribution to quality healthcare delivery to patients in the Kumasi Metropolis and its environs.
A group of medical students from the University of Regensburg in Germany – Colours for a New Life – with Evelyn as the leader, sourced for the funds to buy the equipment for to the hospital.
This was after Evelyn had briefed them about the plight of the hospital as medical staff struggled with obsolete and inadequate medical equipment in their quest to provide medical care to patients.
According to the donor, the equipment, donated to the blood bank unit of the hospital were also meant to curb maternal and infant mortality rate to enable Ghana to meet her target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
The cost of the equipment which included four ultrasound-fog basic monitors, a 1300- litre capacity blood bank refrigerator, EKG-monitor cables, two nutrition pump system for transfusion, two infusion pumps, and two container sucking machines were estimated at Euro 20, 000.
About two years ago, the mother of Ms Evelyn Akua Achiaa single handedly constructed a maternity block at the Kumasi South Hospital to facilitate healthcare delivery for women and according to the medical officers at the hospital ,the facility has impacted positively on their operations.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic on the rationale behind her gesture, Ms Achiaa, who is a final year medical student at the University of Regensburg, said her attention was drawn to the plight of the hospital when she, together with her mother, visited Ghana and decided to seek medical attention for their ailing grandmother.
“When we entered, we saw that the medical staff were eager to provide the needed healthcare to patients, but they lacked the requisite equipment which would facilitate their operations. This informed me that I have to do something to support the hospital to function well to enable patients to receive the needed medical care, hence, the donation of these equipment as our widow’s mite”, she explained.
She said the refrigerator in particular, which had the capacity to
store as much as 1300 litres of blood would ease the pressure of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in terms of blood storage to enhance blood transfusion to accident victims and women in labour.
The Medical Supervisor of the Kumasi South Hospital, Dr Frank Abebrese, commended Evelyn in particular, and her school mates in general for their gesture.
He said it was the initiatives of Evelyn which caught the attention of her mates in Germany and assured that with the gesture, the medical staff would be adequately motivated to offer their best to enhance quality healthcare delivery at the hospital.
Dr Abebrese reiterated the need for residents in Kumasi to voluntarily donate blood regularly to the blood bank unit of the hospital for them to provide emergency healthcare to patients. That, he said, would ease the pressure on the KATH and enhance quality healthcare delivery.
A group of medical students from the University of Regensburg in Germany – Colours for a New Life – with Evelyn as the leader, sourced for the funds to buy the equipment for to the hospital.
This was after Evelyn had briefed them about the plight of the hospital as medical staff struggled with obsolete and inadequate medical equipment in their quest to provide medical care to patients.
According to the donor, the equipment, donated to the blood bank unit of the hospital were also meant to curb maternal and infant mortality rate to enable Ghana to meet her target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
The cost of the equipment which included four ultrasound-fog basic monitors, a 1300- litre capacity blood bank refrigerator, EKG-monitor cables, two nutrition pump system for transfusion, two infusion pumps, and two container sucking machines were estimated at Euro 20, 000.
About two years ago, the mother of Ms Evelyn Akua Achiaa single handedly constructed a maternity block at the Kumasi South Hospital to facilitate healthcare delivery for women and according to the medical officers at the hospital ,the facility has impacted positively on their operations.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic on the rationale behind her gesture, Ms Achiaa, who is a final year medical student at the University of Regensburg, said her attention was drawn to the plight of the hospital when she, together with her mother, visited Ghana and decided to seek medical attention for their ailing grandmother.
“When we entered, we saw that the medical staff were eager to provide the needed healthcare to patients, but they lacked the requisite equipment which would facilitate their operations. This informed me that I have to do something to support the hospital to function well to enable patients to receive the needed medical care, hence, the donation of these equipment as our widow’s mite”, she explained.
She said the refrigerator in particular, which had the capacity to
store as much as 1300 litres of blood would ease the pressure of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in terms of blood storage to enhance blood transfusion to accident victims and women in labour.
The Medical Supervisor of the Kumasi South Hospital, Dr Frank Abebrese, commended Evelyn in particular, and her school mates in general for their gesture.
He said it was the initiatives of Evelyn which caught the attention of her mates in Germany and assured that with the gesture, the medical staff would be adequately motivated to offer their best to enhance quality healthcare delivery at the hospital.
Dr Abebrese reiterated the need for residents in Kumasi to voluntarily donate blood regularly to the blood bank unit of the hospital for them to provide emergency healthcare to patients. That, he said, would ease the pressure on the KATH and enhance quality healthcare delivery.
KUMASI RESIDENTS UNDERTAKE CLEAN-UP EXERCISE (PAGE 29, OCT 6, 2010)
AUTHORITIES of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, led by the Chief Executive, Mr Samuel Sarpong, last Saturday, embarked on a massive clean up exercise at the Central Business District (CBD) of Adum and other parts of the metropolis .
The exercise, according to the chief executive, was meant to rekindle communal spirit among residents in the Kumasi Metropolis for them to undertake regular clean up exercises, thereby creating a healthy environment.
Areas like Pampaso, the Spare Parts area, PZ, Unicorn House, Nsuase, Post Office and the fore court of the Kumasi Prisons at Adum benefited from the exercise as officials from the KMA, Zoom Lion, Goldstreet Limited and the Waste Management Limited, cleared choked gutters,swept streets and cleared weeds that had created a lot of filth at the CBD.
Communal containers, mini refuse trucks, tractors, tricycles and wheelbarrows, among other equipment, were used to facilitate the clearing of the filth from the choked gutters and other parts of the CBD.
Briefing the Daily Graphic about the exercise, Mr Samuel Sarpong said the KMA was more determined than ever to educate the public on the importance of doing business in a clean environment.
“It is unfortunate that the communal spirit that induced the public to undertake regular clean-up exercises is dying in Kumasi, and with this, we are creating the needed awareness, so that regular clean-up exercises would be undertaken in the metropolis”, he noted .
Mr Sarpong, therefore, charged residents in the metropolis to support the KMA in its quest of creating healthy environment in the metropolis by undertaking regular clean-up exercises at their immediate environments, especially at the weekends.
The exercise, according to the chief executive, was meant to rekindle communal spirit among residents in the Kumasi Metropolis for them to undertake regular clean up exercises, thereby creating a healthy environment.
Areas like Pampaso, the Spare Parts area, PZ, Unicorn House, Nsuase, Post Office and the fore court of the Kumasi Prisons at Adum benefited from the exercise as officials from the KMA, Zoom Lion, Goldstreet Limited and the Waste Management Limited, cleared choked gutters,swept streets and cleared weeds that had created a lot of filth at the CBD.
Communal containers, mini refuse trucks, tractors, tricycles and wheelbarrows, among other equipment, were used to facilitate the clearing of the filth from the choked gutters and other parts of the CBD.
Briefing the Daily Graphic about the exercise, Mr Samuel Sarpong said the KMA was more determined than ever to educate the public on the importance of doing business in a clean environment.
“It is unfortunate that the communal spirit that induced the public to undertake regular clean-up exercises is dying in Kumasi, and with this, we are creating the needed awareness, so that regular clean-up exercises would be undertaken in the metropolis”, he noted .
Mr Sarpong, therefore, charged residents in the metropolis to support the KMA in its quest of creating healthy environment in the metropolis by undertaking regular clean-up exercises at their immediate environments, especially at the weekends.
Monday, October 4, 2010
AHENEMA KOKOBEN JHS PUPILS STUDY UNDER TREES (PAGE 11, OCT 4, 2010)
INADEQUATE classroom blocks to accommodate students of Ahenema Kokoben D/A Junior High School (JHS) is seriously undermining effective teaching and learning as students have to study under trees at the mercy of the weather.
Currently, 160 first year students made up of forms one ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ who were promoted from Primary Six with high expectations to further their education, have to battle with the weather on a daily basis as they sit under trees to study.
Since schools reopened two weeks ago for the first term of the 2010/11 academic year, classes have been disrupted on three occasions as a result of heavy downpours, and anytime the clouds start gathering, students have to rush to pack their furniture into the various classrooms.
Worse, they do not have chalkboards for any kind of illustration to facilitate understanding, especially in Mathematics and Science.
The Daily Graphic saw the students in that situation during its rounds in the Kumasi Metropolis and its environs.
Sources close to the school told the Daily Graphic that the District Director of Education, Mr Francis Akumbuno had been notified.
The source said the director was also aware that the high population of the continuous students in forms two and three was around 80 students per class.
The congestion, according to the teachers, undermined meaningful teaching and learning in the school.
The source said the District Chief Executive, had also been informed of the situation at the school and he had donated 80 bags of cement to the school to enable it start the construction of a classroom block.
Some of the students expressed concern about the state of affairs, and wondered why the District Directorate of Education did not collaborate with the District Assembly to build a classroom block during the long vacation.
They said since they were running against time, it was important for the District Directorate of Education and the Assembly to collaborate to address the situation.
They also appealed to the administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to come to their aid.
When the District Director of Education, Mr Francis Akumbuno was contacted, he said he was aware of the plight of the students and had already contacted the District Assembly for support.
Currently, 160 first year students made up of forms one ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ who were promoted from Primary Six with high expectations to further their education, have to battle with the weather on a daily basis as they sit under trees to study.
Since schools reopened two weeks ago for the first term of the 2010/11 academic year, classes have been disrupted on three occasions as a result of heavy downpours, and anytime the clouds start gathering, students have to rush to pack their furniture into the various classrooms.
Worse, they do not have chalkboards for any kind of illustration to facilitate understanding, especially in Mathematics and Science.
The Daily Graphic saw the students in that situation during its rounds in the Kumasi Metropolis and its environs.
Sources close to the school told the Daily Graphic that the District Director of Education, Mr Francis Akumbuno had been notified.
The source said the director was also aware that the high population of the continuous students in forms two and three was around 80 students per class.
The congestion, according to the teachers, undermined meaningful teaching and learning in the school.
The source said the District Chief Executive, had also been informed of the situation at the school and he had donated 80 bags of cement to the school to enable it start the construction of a classroom block.
Some of the students expressed concern about the state of affairs, and wondered why the District Directorate of Education did not collaborate with the District Assembly to build a classroom block during the long vacation.
They said since they were running against time, it was important for the District Directorate of Education and the Assembly to collaborate to address the situation.
They also appealed to the administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to come to their aid.
When the District Director of Education, Mr Francis Akumbuno was contacted, he said he was aware of the plight of the students and had already contacted the District Assembly for support.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
ZONGO YOUTH AFFIRMS DEFECTION (PAGE 12, OCT 2, 2010)
A SECTION of youth purporting to come from the New Aduampong Zongo in the Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency in Ashanti Region, have debunked the assertion that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is against the interest of northerners as against the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that seeks their interest.
The Zongo Youth, who made the remarks when they visited the Kumasi Office of Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) to reinforce their defection to the NPP, expressed concern about the propagandist machinery of some politicians who over the years, sought to portray some political parties in the country as biased against some ethnic groups.
In the September 25, 2010 issue of the Daily Graphic, the Executive members of Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency of the NDC issued a statement, debunking recent media report that 65 members of the NDC at New Aduampong Zongo had defected to the NPP.
According to the executive, “ the story was a political propaganda work undertaken by the NPP” and therefore urged the public to “ treat the story with contempt”.
Reacting to the remark by the Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency Secretary of the NDC, Mr Kingston Opoku to the effect that the 65 Zongo youth from New Aduampong who defected to the NPP were misled by the Member of Parliament of the constituency Dr Appiah Kubi and that the NPP had nothing good to offer northerners from the area in particular and northerners in general, the youth said “our defection is, real”.
“We have also never confessed to anyone or a group of people that we have nothing to do with the NPP as reported by the Daily Graphic on September 25, 2010” he stated.
They said it was unfortunate that Mr Kingston Opoku had played down their intelligence and asserted that the 65 Zongo youth at New Aduampong, who defected to the NPP were manipulated by Dr Appiah Kubi.
Their Spokeperson, Mr Mumuni Sumaila, noted that after comparing the government of the NDC since 1992 and the eight year reign of the NPP, “ we have decided to pitch camp with the NPP and want to assure our detractors that we defected on own volition, but not through the manipulation of any politician as the Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency Secretary of the NDC want the world to believe”.
It would be recalled that the statement signed by Mr Kingston Opoku also alleged that “ the NPP Member of Parliament for the area, Dr Appiah Kubi, convinced the NDC members to go out and condemn the NDC so that he would give them money”.
The statement further indicated that the MP also promised to “build a mosque and help develop the Zongo community for them if they publicly announced their defection from the NDC”.
Reacting to the NDC statement, Mr Mumuni Sumaila, who claimed to be once the NDC Chairman of the Zongo Community at New Aduampong said, “we have now come of age and will never sell our conscience to politicians who only use us to seek their political interest”.
He said a few days after they announced their defection to the NPP, Mr Opoku, together with a section of his executive rushed to their community to attempt to convince them to change their minds, “but we maintained our stand and made them aware that our decision was final and that there was no way that we would change our minds”.
He said moments after they declared their intention, some of the group assaulted them, warning that “ we would be driven away from the community if we maintained our stand”.
“We have reached a new level of our democratic landmark so politicians should not assume wrongly that they can continue to use us to perpetuate their political interest” he advised .
The Constituency Chairman of the NPP, who accompanied them to the office, assured of their safety and urged them to support the party.
“You are welcome to the party and we are ready to work with you to facilitate the return of the NPP to power so that we would initiate policies and programmes that would promote your interest”, he stressed.
The Zongo Youth, who made the remarks when they visited the Kumasi Office of Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) to reinforce their defection to the NPP, expressed concern about the propagandist machinery of some politicians who over the years, sought to portray some political parties in the country as biased against some ethnic groups.
In the September 25, 2010 issue of the Daily Graphic, the Executive members of Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency of the NDC issued a statement, debunking recent media report that 65 members of the NDC at New Aduampong Zongo had defected to the NPP.
According to the executive, “ the story was a political propaganda work undertaken by the NPP” and therefore urged the public to “ treat the story with contempt”.
Reacting to the remark by the Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency Secretary of the NDC, Mr Kingston Opoku to the effect that the 65 Zongo youth from New Aduampong who defected to the NPP were misled by the Member of Parliament of the constituency Dr Appiah Kubi and that the NPP had nothing good to offer northerners from the area in particular and northerners in general, the youth said “our defection is, real”.
“We have also never confessed to anyone or a group of people that we have nothing to do with the NPP as reported by the Daily Graphic on September 25, 2010” he stated.
They said it was unfortunate that Mr Kingston Opoku had played down their intelligence and asserted that the 65 Zongo youth at New Aduampong, who defected to the NPP were manipulated by Dr Appiah Kubi.
Their Spokeperson, Mr Mumuni Sumaila, noted that after comparing the government of the NDC since 1992 and the eight year reign of the NPP, “ we have decided to pitch camp with the NPP and want to assure our detractors that we defected on own volition, but not through the manipulation of any politician as the Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency Secretary of the NDC want the world to believe”.
It would be recalled that the statement signed by Mr Kingston Opoku also alleged that “ the NPP Member of Parliament for the area, Dr Appiah Kubi, convinced the NDC members to go out and condemn the NDC so that he would give them money”.
The statement further indicated that the MP also promised to “build a mosque and help develop the Zongo community for them if they publicly announced their defection from the NDC”.
Reacting to the NDC statement, Mr Mumuni Sumaila, who claimed to be once the NDC Chairman of the Zongo Community at New Aduampong said, “we have now come of age and will never sell our conscience to politicians who only use us to seek their political interest”.
He said a few days after they announced their defection to the NPP, Mr Opoku, together with a section of his executive rushed to their community to attempt to convince them to change their minds, “but we maintained our stand and made them aware that our decision was final and that there was no way that we would change our minds”.
He said moments after they declared their intention, some of the group assaulted them, warning that “ we would be driven away from the community if we maintained our stand”.
“We have reached a new level of our democratic landmark so politicians should not assume wrongly that they can continue to use us to perpetuate their political interest” he advised .
The Constituency Chairman of the NPP, who accompanied them to the office, assured of their safety and urged them to support the party.
“You are welcome to the party and we are ready to work with you to facilitate the return of the NPP to power so that we would initiate policies and programmes that would promote your interest”, he stressed.
KUMAWUMAN RURAL BANK'S PROFIT SOARS (PAGE 29, OCT 2, 2010)
THE Kumawuman Rural Bank last year increased its profit from GH¢170,070 in 2008 to GH¢222,535, due to what management of the bank described as prudent financial measures.
Total deposits also increased from GH¢4.87 million in 2008 to GH¢6.66 million, with total assets rising to GH¢10.17 million from the GH¢6.22 million recorded in 2008.
The Board Chairman of the bank, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, who said this in a report read on his behalf at the 17th annual general meeting of the bank, said loans and advances offered to clients also appreciated from GH¢3.27 million to GH¢4.15 million during the period under review.
Dr Duffuor, who is also the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, gave the assurance that the board would continue to initiate policies and programmes that would facilitate its expansion, adding that the bank was more determined than ever to develop products that would accelerate its growth more meaningfully.
He said it was such policies that had enabled the bank to play “its role as a typical rural bank by contributing to the growth of the country’s domestic capital formation”.
The bank, he said, had already demonstrated its invaluable contribution to the local economy as 61 per cent of the deposits of the bank were made up of savings from customers who were predominantly residents of the rural economy.
He announced the bank had instituted a scholarship scheme to support the youth in its catchment area, saying “it will make it possible for them to unearth their talents by focusing on their academic programmes effectively”.
Last year, the Kumawuman Rural Bank offered a total of GH¢11,346 in scholarships to selected students in its catchment area. In all, 41 students from senior high and the tertiary benefited from the gesture.
Dr Duffuor pointed out that since many cocoa farmers in its catchment’s area decided to accept cocoa cheques payments instead of cash from their produce buyers, the bank was able to increase the Akuafo Cheques purchase, which increased from GH¢19,969 in 2008 to GH¢29,126 last year.
He said all the branches of the bank were also “ being computerised by the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) through the Apex Bank “assuring that the computerisation of the bank would be completed before the end of the year”.
Dr Duffuor said the Kumawu Traditional Council had released a parcel of land to the bank to build its Head Office, assuring that the project would start early next year.
On its social responsibilities, Dr Duffuor said the Kumawuman Rural Bank spent a total of GH¢4,395 to undertake a number of development projects in some of the communities in their catchment areas as a way of accelerating socio-economic development in such areas.
He mentioned Tafo Traditional Council, the Sekyere East District Assembly, the Tweneboa Kodua Senior High School, the Sekyere East District Directorate and the Kumasi sub Metro of the Ghana Education Service as some of the beneficiaries of the bank’s benevolence.
Total deposits also increased from GH¢4.87 million in 2008 to GH¢6.66 million, with total assets rising to GH¢10.17 million from the GH¢6.22 million recorded in 2008.
The Board Chairman of the bank, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, who said this in a report read on his behalf at the 17th annual general meeting of the bank, said loans and advances offered to clients also appreciated from GH¢3.27 million to GH¢4.15 million during the period under review.
Dr Duffuor, who is also the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, gave the assurance that the board would continue to initiate policies and programmes that would facilitate its expansion, adding that the bank was more determined than ever to develop products that would accelerate its growth more meaningfully.
He said it was such policies that had enabled the bank to play “its role as a typical rural bank by contributing to the growth of the country’s domestic capital formation”.
The bank, he said, had already demonstrated its invaluable contribution to the local economy as 61 per cent of the deposits of the bank were made up of savings from customers who were predominantly residents of the rural economy.
He announced the bank had instituted a scholarship scheme to support the youth in its catchment area, saying “it will make it possible for them to unearth their talents by focusing on their academic programmes effectively”.
Last year, the Kumawuman Rural Bank offered a total of GH¢11,346 in scholarships to selected students in its catchment area. In all, 41 students from senior high and the tertiary benefited from the gesture.
Dr Duffuor pointed out that since many cocoa farmers in its catchment’s area decided to accept cocoa cheques payments instead of cash from their produce buyers, the bank was able to increase the Akuafo Cheques purchase, which increased from GH¢19,969 in 2008 to GH¢29,126 last year.
He said all the branches of the bank were also “ being computerised by the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) through the Apex Bank “assuring that the computerisation of the bank would be completed before the end of the year”.
Dr Duffuor said the Kumawu Traditional Council had released a parcel of land to the bank to build its Head Office, assuring that the project would start early next year.
On its social responsibilities, Dr Duffuor said the Kumawuman Rural Bank spent a total of GH¢4,395 to undertake a number of development projects in some of the communities in their catchment areas as a way of accelerating socio-economic development in such areas.
He mentioned Tafo Traditional Council, the Sekyere East District Assembly, the Tweneboa Kodua Senior High School, the Sekyere East District Directorate and the Kumasi sub Metro of the Ghana Education Service as some of the beneficiaries of the bank’s benevolence.
JUSTICE ACADEMY WIN KONONGO GALA (PAGE 31, OCT 2, 2010)
Two goals, one in each half of extra time made it possible for Justice Academy Football Club at Konongo to defeat Nyinampomase Football Club in the finals of a gala competition played at the Owere Mines football park last Sunday to lift the giant trophy at stake and an amount of GH¢500.00.
The goals were scored by Yaha Abdul and Kwabena Beng on the 95th and 115th minutes respectively after the two teams had played a barren draw after the 90 minutes.
The gala competition was organised by Owere Mines Company Limited, a mining company that is operating the Konongo Gold Project, as part of its social responsibility of unearthing the talents of the youth .
The youth from 12 selected communities from the catchment area of the mining company participated in the tournament which started three weeks ago .
The communities included Agyareago, Konongo, Kyekyewere, Domeabra, Obenemase, Odumase, Kwakwakwa, Nyaboo, Patriensa, Kyekyebiase, Atunsu and Nyinamponase.
On their way to the finals, Nyinamponase defeated Kyekyebiase Youth 2-1, accounted for Owereman from Konongo 3-2, before losing to Justice Academy 0-2 .
Justice Academy also whitewashed Nana Kwame Stars from Odumase 4-1, defeated Golden Palace also from Konongo 4-1 on penalties, before accounting for Nyinamponase 2-0 at the finals to lift the trophy and the prize money at stake.
Nyinamponase Football Club received Gh¢300 for placing second, as well as a certificate of participation and a football.
All the participating teams were also given footballs each and a certificate of participation.
The gala competition was organised a few weeks after the company had organised an Akan proverb competition which was won by Fatimatu Alhassan – a second year junior high school student from Odumase Presby School.
Addressing the participants after the final game, the Project Manager of Owere Mines, Mr Roger Bannister, gave the assurance that the company was determined to support the youth within its catchment area in diverse ways to enable them to develop their potentials.
The goals were scored by Yaha Abdul and Kwabena Beng on the 95th and 115th minutes respectively after the two teams had played a barren draw after the 90 minutes.
The gala competition was organised by Owere Mines Company Limited, a mining company that is operating the Konongo Gold Project, as part of its social responsibility of unearthing the talents of the youth .
The youth from 12 selected communities from the catchment area of the mining company participated in the tournament which started three weeks ago .
The communities included Agyareago, Konongo, Kyekyewere, Domeabra, Obenemase, Odumase, Kwakwakwa, Nyaboo, Patriensa, Kyekyebiase, Atunsu and Nyinamponase.
On their way to the finals, Nyinamponase defeated Kyekyebiase Youth 2-1, accounted for Owereman from Konongo 3-2, before losing to Justice Academy 0-2 .
Justice Academy also whitewashed Nana Kwame Stars from Odumase 4-1, defeated Golden Palace also from Konongo 4-1 on penalties, before accounting for Nyinamponase 2-0 at the finals to lift the trophy and the prize money at stake.
Nyinamponase Football Club received Gh¢300 for placing second, as well as a certificate of participation and a football.
All the participating teams were also given footballs each and a certificate of participation.
The gala competition was organised a few weeks after the company had organised an Akan proverb competition which was won by Fatimatu Alhassan – a second year junior high school student from Odumase Presby School.
Addressing the participants after the final game, the Project Manager of Owere Mines, Mr Roger Bannister, gave the assurance that the company was determined to support the youth within its catchment area in diverse ways to enable them to develop their potentials.
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