Archive June 23, 2024

Board members for Atwima Nwabiagya North District Assembly has on Tuesday, 11th June, 2024 elected the former Assembly man for Akropong Electoral Area, once Akropong Area Council Chairman, three times Government Appointee as the current Presiding Member for the next two years of the Assembly’s businesses.

As an unopposed candidate, he was faced with twenty-seven (27) votes cast, which included the DCE and MP, and out of the results, had six (6) members who voted NO, one absentee member, one with no vote (MP), and nineteen (19) members who voted YES, declaring him victorious.

Based on the Assembly members model of standing and LG Act 2016 (Act 936) the District Electoral Commission Officer, Ms. Mercy Oppong Afreh declared him winner of the day’s occasion.

The Akropong Circuit Court Judge, Her Honour (H/H) Adwoa Serwaa Dua-adonteng, per protocol, swore in the newly elected Presiding Member (PM) in all oaths that mattered to usher in his business legitimately.

In his address, Hon. Bobie-Ansah thanked his maker, fellow members, staff, friends both far and near, advisors, and all who partook in the glamour. He assured of cooperation, collaboration, transparency, accountability, and all others that would make his tenure a memory.

Members and staff in turn, congratulated the new PM and wished him success in his office for the ensuing years.

Having taken the seat as PM it was very necessary that sub-structural committees be formed and was done at ease.

INFORMATION SERVICES DEPT. (ISD)

The Information Services Department of the Atwima Nwabiagya North District has collaborated with the Business Advisory Center (BAC), Nwabiagya Rural Bank (NRB), and Office of the Registrar of Companies to educate as well as get artisans in tailoring, dressing making, hair dressers, beauticians and others their business registered.

The event happened on Monday, 10th June, 2024 at the SDA Nursing and Midwifery College in Barekese.

In the programme held by the Information Services Department (ANNDA) were, representatives from the Office of the Registrar of Companies, Representatives from the Nwabiagya Rural Bank, and Representatives from the District Assembly (Revenue, Birth and Death registry, Accounts).

Participants had experts taken through the registration of business as sole proprietorship, limited, partnership etc. business expansion protocols, services on birth and death, permit and others from stakeholders present.

It was more than opportunity for artisans to be informed and as much had questionable thoughts answered.

At the end of the event, about sixty (60) skilled craft men and women had their business registered and renewed.

Participants from Barekese, Achiase, Asoufua, Tabere, Koforidua, Fufuo, Marban, Amakye-Bare, Adankwame, Essaso and other communities commended the Information Services Department for such a wonderful treat of engagement, to stakeholders for been present when they needed. They assured of cooperation and partnering.

ISD

Government’s intervention is for all sectors to thrive not leaving out the informal sector of becoming robust in business as well improve status of the economy and at such has partnered with Mastcard Foundation with sponsorship from the World Bank on programme dubbed “Business in a box”.

A programme that transforms an apprentice to entrepreneur (A2E), youth in agriculture become entrepreneurs (AA2E), support women who owed businesses thrive (MBA) and much more importantly train interested Ghanaians in tailoring, hair dressing, beautician, welding, and other artisanal works.

The said intervention programme is tailored for five (5) years with either expansion, suspension or closure.

On Tuesday, 4th of June, 2024 selected applicants were taken through a day overview of the whole programme and later registered unto the system.

Over one hundred (100) selected Masters and apprentice in tailoring, hair dressing, beautician and others gathered for the exercise which went on smoothly and successful.

Selected apprentices would be under the supervision of a Master and the office of the BAC for six (6) months with continuous assessment from both supervisors and afterwards taken through NVTI examination and upon graduation award them with equipment to start their own business.

Head of the Business Advisory Center (BAC), Mrs Priscilla Opoku-Mensah, advised the chosen ones to conduct themselves very well in both hands and to the unchosen ones there would be an opportunity.

Masters and apprentices expressed their unwavering gratitude to government, DCE, GEA and all other stakeholders for their thought over them.

They assured of being a role model tl government and all at large.

By: ISD