We would walk with our Nkrumaists siblings to the negotiation table
February 04, 2010
Sunyani B/A), Feb 3, GNA- Alhaji Ahmed Ramadan, National Chairman, People National Convention (PNC) on Wednesday said the party would not boycott plans by the Nkrumaists to get to the negotiation table again on the unification talks"
"What we say is that we are not happy about that way the regional executive of the Convention People's Party (CPP) in Brong Ahafo(B/A) are going about the unification process. They have join with our (PNC) regional executives in Brong Ahafo in the bid to start the unity talk process, without first hitting the CPP national executives", he stated.
These attitudes derail plans for uniting the Nkrumist front and make the chances of coming together difficult, he observed.
Speaking in an interview with GNA in Sunyani, Alhaji Ahmed Ramadan stated that though, he had been informed by the Brong Ahafo Regional Chairman of the PNC, of the party engagement in talks with CPP in the region, he (Alhaji Ahmed Ramadan) had asked the regional executives of PNC to disassociate itself from the CPP.
"This is because the B/A regional executives of CPP have failed to inform the national executives of such an idea. I deem this a rehabilitation which no one must support. How can we(PNC) side with them when they have no regard for authority and have not made their plans known to CPP executives at the national level", he further said.
Alhaji Ahmed Ramadan noted: "This action and attitude spiting, coercing and stampeding the national executives into the unity process is not the right thing to do" and ask that things be done rightly.
He announced that the PNC is likely to go to national congress by 2011 and major activities to be undertaken by the party would be decided and made public later.
GNA
Snake bites on the increase in Wa East District
Funsi, UWR, Oct. 21, GNA - The frequency of snake bites has increased in the Wa East District, raising serious concerns among rural farmers in the area.
The period between the rainy and harmattan seasons in this part of the region brings about increases in the snake population and farmers are always at risk of their attacks when harvesting their crops and also travelling on foot at night.
Madam Fati Bapene, who recently had her buttocks bitten by an irritated snake while she was attending to nature's call in the bush blamed the Wa East District Assembly for not providing toilets to keep the people safe from snake bites.
Narrating her ordeal to the GNA at Funsi, she said she had a running stomach and went into the bush to "free herself".
While undressing, she unknowingly stepped on a snake which struck when she was naked and squatting.
Funsi, the district capital has a population of about 7000 and has only one pit latrine that serves the sanitary needs of 1000 people while the remaining 6000 people resort to "free range".
An average of four to five people are bitten by snakes daily around their places of residence where they normally "free range" because of inadequate toilet facilities.
Mr. Tongu Togdia, a farmer who was bitten by a snake last week, told the GNA that he and many other victims could not go to the health centre for medical treatment for lack of health insurance coverage and had to be treated locally.
GNA
Wreath laid in honour of Nkrumah
Accra, Oct. 9, GNA - The governments of Ghana and Equatorial Guinea on Friday marked another milestone in their relations by laying wreath in honour of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first President at his mausoleum in Accra.
The laying of the wreath was in connection with the ongoing centenary celebrations of Dr Nkrumah's birth.
Mr K.D Dankwa, Deputy National Security Co-ordinator laid a wreath on behalf of the government of Ghana, while Mr Julian Ondo Nkumu, Equatorial Guinean Deputy Minister of National Security laid one on behalf of his government.
In a brief comment, Mr Dankwa described the ceremony as a significant milestone in the history of the two countries, adding that it would go a long way to strengthen the already cordial bilateral relations.
Speaking through an interpreter, Mr Nkumu said apart from laying the wreath in honour of Dr Nkrumah, which was important to his country, the delegation was also in the country to explore other areas of co-operation with Ghana for mutual benefits.
Prior to laying of the wreath, Dr Don Arthur, a Presidential Staffer took the dignitaries round the mausoleum to observe some of the items there. 9 Oct. 09