Profile of late Dr. Hilla Limann I coconutnews24

The forgotten President
Dr.Hilla Limann was born at Gwollu in the Upper West Region of Ghana on 24th December,1934. His parents were Bibini Yonu  and Mma Hayawah. 1st lady Fulera Limann was his wife. He attended the lawra Confederacy Native Authority Primary School in the Upper West Region and later went to Government Middle School, Tamale and Teachers Training College Tamale.

At the Training College,Dr. Limann took part in local and district Council politic, where he also taught at for a year as a pupils teacher in Tumu. He later attended London school of Economics,University of Paris and had his PhD in Political science and Constitutional law.

In 1956 to 1960, Dr Hilla Limann was the District Councillor for Tumu District Council , Upper West Region. He became the foreign officer from 1965 to 1979 in the country. He was also the head of Chancellery of the Ghana embassy in Togo,Lome and the counselor for the Ghana permanent Mission in Geneva .
On 24th September,1979, Dr Hilla Limann was sworn in as the President of the 3rd Republic of Ghana on the ticket of the PNC party. As the President of the country recovering from military distress, he attained  lots of achievements for the country ranging from development,governance and foreign policy among others.
During his incumbency, Dr Hilla Limann raised funds to complete and inaugurate the Kpong Dam and also on the course of completing the Bui Dam after it had been abandoned following the overthrown of Dr Kwame Nkrumah.These two Dams have contributed massively to the energy supply of the country.He also contracted STX in North Korea to build four Cargo ships for the Black Star Line and introduced "Tata" buses into the country .In the agricultural sector, Dr Limann introduced the irrigation system in Northern region which lead to bumper harvest of rice to support the economy.
On 31st December 1981, Dr.Hilla Limann was overthrown by Lt.J.J Rawlings ,who was the Chairman of the AFRC.
He sadly passed away on January 23rd,1998 out of a natural cause and buried at Gwollu ,his home town.
Dr Limann is the President who served the shortest tenure in the political history of Ghana. Regardless of His short period in office , he achieved a lot for Ghana  which is unprecedented.Indeed he was a great leader and needs to be celebrated.

FACHOBOI ELDERS GIVE A STERN WARNING TO THE YOUTH I COCONUTNEWS24

    The Fachoboi Students Union held their annual general to discuss pertinent issues related to the community. The following people were in attendance; the chief, unit committee member, women representative, PTA representative, assembly member, graduates and all students as well as community members.

The leadership of the union said this was the sixth to seventh year the association was running, they said their main objective is to get all children of school going age into school. All in all the meeting was a success as this and other matters were discussed.

A notable aspect of the meeting however was when the association gave the opportunity for the elders and the community members to advice the youth. Most of those who spoke centered their speech on the spate at which school girls were dropping out of school. Contributing to the discussions, the elders said most of the perpetrators were their own youth who lure these girls sometimes out of school. They added that the youth in the community should allow the children to complete their education first. They also added that even though the community members are not supposed to intermarry, such things are happening.
The Assembly member added his voice and reminded the youth that incest carries a minimum sentence of 25 and that any perpetrator caught will face the full rigours of the law. He also added that girls should be given the peace of mind to pursue their educational career.

Speaking to the president of the association on the sidelines of the meeting, Mr. Ibrahim Afuo, he said the association was very worried at the level at which the girls drop out of school and end up cohabiting with men. He said the association was taking up the challenge to educate both parents and their children on how to eradicate the menace.  Mr. Afuo also said the association was very particular concerning how students were learning in school and whether they were making the good grades to compete with their colleagues in the cities and towns. The association also awarded the best student in the BECE from Fachoboi for her outstanding performance in the just ended examination.

Nuratu Nyame was happy that her efforts had been recognised. She was given two complete exercise books to help her in school from the association.