Archive October 28, 2024

The Ghana National Tailors and Dressmakers Association (GNTDA), Achiase Branch, has held its 2nd graduation ceremony for eleven (11) apprentices in the area.
The event happened on Sunday, 27th October 2024, at Nketia Town Partk in the Achiase Electoral Area of ATWIMA Nwabiagya North District.

In attendance were the Assembly member for the electoral area, Hon. Saeed Muniru Yahaya, who doubled as chairman for the event, Mr. Augustine Agyei, District Information Officer, and Special Guest, the Parliamentary Candidate for ATWIMA Nwabiagya North Constituency, Hon. Frank Yeboah, as well as Party faithful.

GNTDA representatives from Ohwim, Barekese, Bantama, and National.
Speaking at the event, the chairman and assemblyman for the area, Hon. Yahaya, encouraged graduates for how far they have come and challenged them to be more than what they have learned or been taught. He urged them to be more professional over profit as the field has become profitable with little over quality and standard.

Hon. Yahaya was pleased with the organisation and cautioned participants to rally behind him in executing a successful chairmanship. Hon. Frank Yeboah, PC for ATWIMA Nwabiagya North Constituency, assured the graduate of his commitment to support them whenever they call on him.

He made mention of what the government has done and called for their vote, as the party intends to do more when handed power in the coming election. He supported the program with an amount of two thousand Ghana cedis (GH 2,000).
Graduating artisans were extremely grateful to all stakeholders and prayed to adhere to all counsel said to them.
Participants commended the Assembly, PC, Nananom, and all others who really worked to make their program a success.

The Atwima Nwabiagya North, in partnership with Rock Foundation (an NGO based in Ghana), has held a stakeholder forum for opinion leaders, traders, farmers, religious heads, and all other citizen representatives in the district.
The forum was to solicit ideas on how to improve local development as well as national and local representation over what the assembly has achieved so far; it was carried out of now Atwima Nwabiagya South.

The event was put in two (2) parts, Thursday, October 17th, and Friday, October 18th, at two separate venues. (Asuofua and Darbaa)
In various presentations, the facilitator demonstrated mustering for the success of the event.
Stakeholders shared solid views on how local governance could be developed and critiqued developments for the betterment of knowledge and the way forward.
Participants were grateful for the engagement and prayed for a continuous engagement to better inform citizens as well as improve development.

As part of a budgetary ritual in transparency and accountability and use of the public funds, the Atwima Nwabiagya North District has partaken in the 2025 budget hearing for the fiscal year at Afigya Kwabre South District Assembly, Kodie, on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
In accompaniment to the hearing were the District Coordinating Director, and representing the DCE, Mr. S.M. Abdul Rahman, Hon. Francis Bobie-Ansah, Presiding Member, Akropong Akwaamuhene, Nana Ataani Amankwah Apam, Heads of Department/Directorates, Religious heads/representatives, Assembly members/convenor, and related opinion members.

The exercise had presentations from Offinso Municipal Assembly, Atwima Nwabiagya North District Assembly, Afigya Kwabre South District Assembly, Offinso North District Assembly, and others.
Assemblies present took to turn in presenting their prepared budget for the fiscal year 2025 and had its documents critiqued for onward correction.
Participants, observers, and stakeholders from the regional office were satisfied with the proceedings. They were grateful.
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The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD), in partnership with
The Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) has held a two-day capacity building for Assembly members in Atwima Nwabiagya North District Assembly as part of their nationwide orientation on Friday, 4th, and Saturday, 5th October 2024, at the district assembly’s conference hall.

In the event were officials from the Ministry and the Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS), newly elected and appointed Assembly Members of various electoral areas, District Coordinating Director, Mr. S.M. Abdul Rahman, Deputy Director, Ms. Adwoa Konadu Yiadom, District Information Officer, Mr. Augustine Agyei, and related stakeholders.

In his opening remarks, the District Coordinating Director (DCD), Mr. S.M. Abdul Rahman, urged participants to make input and contribute where necessary for the benefit of the orientation and assembly.
In the event, matters involving conflicting members were brought to light, which helped in the deliberation.
Participants were grateful to all parities for the orientation. They were optimistic that the learning would be of much impact on their day-to-day encounter with electorates.