NTOTROSO COLLEGE OF NURSING SACKS 6 STUDENTS

From: Michael Sarpong MFUM, Ntotroso

 

The Principal of Ntotroso College of Nursing in the Asutifi District of the Brong Ahafo Region, Alhaji Abdul Karim Boakye-Yiadom has noted that the school’s quest to produced qualified nurses it has mapped out strategy to flush out students with forged certificates.

Alhaji Abdul Karim Boakye Yiadom speaking at the launch of the biennial Apomasu Festival of the chiefs and people of Ntotroso said the school has a good collaboration with the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) which is helping to identify students with forged certificates. So far the school has sacked six students with forged certificates.

Alhaji Boakye-Yiadom noted that the school is tightening its admission process so that students with forged certificates would not get admission whiles those with good results are rather denied.

The Principal revealed that the students that were sacked brought in computer generated certificates and called on prospective candidates who want to apply to enroll into the school not allow people to generate certificates for them though their grades are not good because they would verify all certificates at WAEC which would expose them.

He revealed that the two-year old school is facing many challenges and needs urgent attention.

“We are facing many challenges as a school, there is no vehicle to convey the students for clinical, because the school is not walled the students live in fear because of their security water cannot be left out of the problem, " Alhaji Boakye-Yiadom.

Majority of the staff of the school are not on government payroll because of the frozen of employment.

He called on government to come to the aid of the school to help reduce the numerous challenges with security and staffing as major ones.

KIDNAPPER REMANDED IN CUSTODY

From: Michael Sarpong Mfum, Sunyani

Eric Otu,  22 –year-old,  who kidnapped the three-year-old daughter of Daddy Brown Head of Sports at Jerryson FM at Nkoransa has been remanded in custody.

Eric Otu kidnapped the girl on Sunday at Nkoranza and urged his father to pay him his Gh 15,000 cedis he had invested with Jastar Motors and Investment Limited.

                                                                Eric Otu 

The Brong Ahafo Regional Police was able to rescue the little girl. Eric Otu appeared in Court at Techiman is to reappear on January 14.

Following the agitation against Jastar Motors and Investment Limited, Jerryson FM which also belongs to Mr. Charles Asum the CEO of the Micro-finance company was attacked by some disgruntle customers. The radio was subsequently closed but it is currently backed on air.

Tension was high in Nkoransa but calm has been restored and people are going round doing their normal duties.

The aggrieved youth lead by Nana Nyarko Ababio, had invoked a powerful local deity ‘Tom Kramo’ and the entire shrines in the Nkoransa Traditional Area to deal with anyone whoever campaign and vote in the 2016 elections in Nkoransa and the entire Brong Ahafo Region.

Nana Nyarko Ababio said what they did was to tell the authorities that they are aggrieved. The District Level Elections was postponed last year in the Nkoransa North and South Districts.

Today Customers of DKM Micro-finance, God Is Love Fun Club and other micro-finance companies who had challenges in accessing their investments today demonstrated on the principal streets of Berekum to register their displeasure in their challenges they have gone through.

However, the Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Hon. Eric Opoku has noted that the unrest that has characterised the operations of some micro-finance companies in the region must be devoid of partisan politics to find a lasting solution to the problem. 

Hon. Eric Opoku was speaking at a press conference attended by REGSEC, traditional rulers, the media and a section of the public in Sunyani following demonstrations from customers of some micro-finance companies at Berekum and Nkoransa.

Mr. Opoku at the press conference noted that the Brong Ahafo Regional Security Council (RESEG) has done a lot when problems with DKM Micro-finance Company Limited and other micro-finance companies started.

NKORANSA YOUTH POND AND CHASE OUT DCE

From: Michael Sarpong Mfum, Nkoransa

 

The Nkoransa Youth in the Brong Ahafo Region have pond and chased out the Nkoransa North District Chief Executive, Kwadwo Adjei Dwemoh aka Nana Agyantutu.

The DCE, Kwadwo Adjei Dwemoh was part of a programme organised by the MP for Nkoransa North, Major (Rtd) Derek Oduro as to how they could retrieve their monies locked up with DKM Micro-finance Limited and other micro-finance companies in the area.

The aggrieved youth stormed the event grounds after hearing that the DCE was part of the programme and started throwing the sachet water at him. This disrupted the programme which was well attended.

                               

Hon. Kwadwo Adjei Dwemoh in white shirt being whisked away

According to the angry youth since they started having problems with DKM Micro-Finance, God Is Love Fun Club the DCE has never commented on the issue. The police have to whisked Hon. Kwadwo Adjei Dwemoh away for safety.

The aggrieved youth lead by Nana Nyarko Ababio, had earlier on  invoked a powerful local deity ‘Tom Kramo’ and the entire shrines in the Nkoransa Traditional Area to deal with anyone whoever campaign and vote in the 2016 elections in Nkoransa and the entire Brong Ahafo Region.

Nana Nyarko Ababio said what they did was to tell the authorities that they are aggrieved. The District Level Elections was postponed last year in the Nkoransa North and South Districts because of the agitations from the youth who threatened to disrupt the elections.

Thousands of customers of DKM Microfinance, God Is Love Fun Club and Care For Humanity, Jastar Motors Investment and Little Drops Association have hit the streets of Nkoransa to register their displeasure over the failure of authorities to ensure the payment of their investments.