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.

Member of Parliament admonishes Sissala Union to set targets I coconutnews24

  The member of Parliament for Sissala East Hon. Ridwan Abass Dauda today charged the executives for Sissala Union to set targets for the organization to see if they are making progress or retrogressing as a people, he made these revelations during a one year review meeting at the Sissala East District Assembly hall complex. He was speaking to chiefs, opinion leaders, branch executives and his constituents. For the year under review, he catalogued some of his achievements for the past year since being in office. He mentioned how he has supported the Ghana police service, prisons service and immigration with fuel and other logistics to work effectively to police the area. He also spoke about how he was able to secure scorlarship for a girl from his constituency as well as the support he gave to the educational sector, health sector, agriculture and other sectors.
   In his concluding statements, the hon. MP said the executives should try and let the Union set achievable target for themselves since this will help them to work towards achieving those goals in due course. Hon. Ridwan said if this is not done, it will be difficult for the Union to know weather they are making progress or not. Apart from this, it will also help them know which areas they need to put emphasis on.
He also called on the general public to support them to achieve their set targets because whatever goals are achieved will inure to the benefit of the constituency.
Background
Sissala Union is a body from the Sissala area, which comprises Sissala East, Sissala West, some parts of Funsi and some parts of Lambusie. They meet annually to review activities for the year as well as discuss issues affecting the Sissala people. All Sissala's from far and near come together to brainstorm on the way forward for the Sissala land.

Apaco set his own record at album launch, sold first album for... I coconutnews

  Ahmed Quendar popular know in showbiz as Apaco yesterday launched his much talked about album where he sold the first copy of his album for a record amount of Ghs500. He staged the launch at the Tumu Community Centre at a cool gate fee of GHs 10. The album was successfully launched by the CEO for Virtue medical consultancy Hon. Mohammad Bataglia on the stage, there were a lot of performances from local artists in the Sissala land. 

Artists that performed included; Boi Fresh, Edylee, Thugx empire, Big Jeff, Twinkle, brainybwoy and Apaco himself, they all performed tracks from their old releases as well as the latest ones.

   The DJ for the night was DJ Bruce and supported by DJ Kazopy, coconutnews caught up with the manager for Apaco Mr. Agasto Quendar. He said he was very grateful to both the artists and the program organizers for the wonderful work they put in to make the program such an outstanding success. He said he was very thankful to God the album was launched without any hitches. He also said that the crowd was so outstanding from the beginning to the end of the program, Mr. Agasto added that he wanted to use the opportunity to thank their sponsors for the support they gave them up to date and that God will replace their lost resources. He said he has not seen any crowd like that for decades but yesterday's show proved to him that the people of Tumu still love entertainment.

See more pictures from the album launch.

Let's break the silence surrounding chieftaincy issues in the Sissala area, Minister calls coconutnews

   The issue of chieftaincy is quite a sensitive issue, it is one that many people hardly talk about because of the implications attached to it. It is therefore not surprising that people are quite tight-lipped about chieftaincy issues in the Sissala Area.  Some people believe this attitude will not help the situation since there are always confrontations any time a chief passes on and a new one is to be enskinned. Most communities are always divided on this matter making it difficult for the new chief to begin his work. It is even worse when politician show partisan interest in such circumstances making the situation very difficult to solve, sometimes leading to deaths and gun fights in some communities in the area. But should the situation be left like that? Should the youth do something or sit and watch the situation helplessly without any effort to help reduce the tensions that arise in such situations.

   The deputy regional minister for Upper West region Hon. Amidu Chinnia has weighed into the debate of making chieftaincy institutionalized in the Sissala area to reduce the tensions created by it, he was speaking today at an annual meeting organized by the youth of Tumu to review the activities of the youth in the Sissala East area. He said the era were people shy away from this chieftaincy issues was over and therefore charged the youth to see how they could institutionalized this matter to prevent future confusion. Hon. Chinnia said when this is done, come 20-50 years time their children will know the succession criteria in each area. He said the Sissala Youth Forum and Sissala Union, can sit with the various stakeholders to plan on the gates and how it will move from one gate to the other to discuss these matters. 

   The minister also talked about how the government was dealing with this challenge and how they can help reduce the level of poverty in the Sissala area. He mentioned planting for foods and jobs and other social interventions that the government was prosecuting to better the lives of people in the Sissala area and Ghana as a whole.

Miss Tumu organizers Open nominations for beauty contest, but ladies......... I coconutnews24

   The organizers of miss Tumu Iceberg entertainment have open nominations for the 7th edition of miss Tumu to be held in Tumu town, since the nominations have been opened it is very difficult to convince ladies to take part in this years edition. From the opening of nomination forms ladies have not been bold to walk up and pick forms to contest this year making it difficult for the organizers to finalise the preparation for this event.
   Just yesterday, coconutnews24.com  caught up one of the organizers Mr. Mohammed Kamagla popularly known as Romeo of Miss Tumu who revealed some chilling revelation about the program and how they are preparing for this year. He said this year, after the launch of the event it has make it very difficult to convince ladies to take part in this years edition. He said consultation is still ongoing to get the various contestants for the event, he appealed that the general public should help then talk to ladies to show up for the contest. He also stated that, for this year as he speaks to me that rate, time and date have been fixed as Ghs15, 7:30pm and 30th December, 2017 respectively but also said that the venue and contestants have not been settled on yet. He said they will communicate what ever decision they arrive at later.
   Miss Tumu is a reality show where ladies go to showcase what they can do for the judges to award them marks, it including; Dancing, singing, poetry recitals, dressing and how confident one can  express her self. This program have been organized for the past six years and this one is the 7th edition so far, personalities like Kanton Joyceline, Marifa Mavis Baah and other ladies have won this in the district. The organizers of this program are still informing you that nominations are still ongoing until further notice, so rush there and pick a form and show what you have to the world. Other organizers included Moro Bakudimah and their only Lady. To pick up nomination or find out more about this program go to Fast Prints at Tumu or please contact the following numbers below, 0201388619/0207738286.

FRIDAY PERSONALITY PROFILE: Guess who comes this week?

  Coconutnews24 is about to add another feature to its arsenal. It is an exciting moment as we bring you personality profiles of the movers and shakers of our time. Some selected and prominent people in society and more especially people within Sissala land who have added their quota to the  development of the land. At least every week coconutnews24 will throw the spotlight on an individual,  the plan is to show case them on Fridays. It will be titled FRIDAY PERSONALITY PROFILE.
This week, we will focus on a young talented political animal in the Sissala land and his bid to fight injustice and bring smiles to the faces of the less previlage in society.
   This personality is well known by most people in the Galibaga area, he is currently the polling station coordinator  for both Bugubelle and Vamboi for the New Patriotic Party in Sissala East. He started his basic school in Bugubelle,completed successfully and proceeded to Kanton Senior High School where he read Visual arts, from there he proceeded to Kumasi Rural development college where he obtained a certificate.
His unrelenting thirst of knowledge took him to university of education where he attained a diploma in education, as we  speak now this personality is currently at university of cape coast reading behavior in change conflict management and other conflict related courses. He also works at Funsi district assembly, his bid to fight injustice is prominent.
  Today coconutnews24 spoke to this personality and he said so many things ranging from social life, political life and other matters of concern to him. He said as it stands now, how political parties are structured in Ghana here, it makes it very difficult to access all people within the party. He said looking at resource allocation in Ghana, national executives have a say, the regional executives too also have a say, constituency executives are not all left out he said. He said the only people cut of are the polling station executives, ironically however, these according to him are the people that  do door to door campaign for the party to come to power but are left out in most cases. He said they are only recognized every four years when elections and voting is due, he stressed that this gap must be bridged between the political party structure and the grassroots.
  coconutnews24 also spoke to him on his political intentions and ambitions, he said he seeks to bridge that gap. He said he can only close that gap when he is elevated from his current position in the polling station to the constituency level. He said based on this, he has the intention to contest a constituency position when nominations are finally open for the constituency level in the district, he said he will bring governance closer to the ordinary voter when he is given the nod as constituency deputy secretary. He said he will need the support of all party members within the district, He said he has shown interest on Facebook and other social media platforms already.
  Speaking about his vision, he said he will close the gap he identified by resourcing all polling station executives to reap the benefits of their sweat. He also said he will work with the party big men to effectively decentralize most resources from the national and regional level to the constituency, he said like the planning for foods and jobs he would have proposed for them to create centers within the constituency where the fertilizer is distributed. He said not only fertilizer but other government social interventions for the masses. He also spoke about always standing by the truth if even it will cost him political fortunes, he mentioned open and transparent leadership for all his followers in all polling stations in the constituency.
  This personality the spotlight is on is no other person but the grass roots man, Mr. Amuda Olantunji. He said he has held various positions from Senior high throughout his life, including Dinning hall prefect at Kansec, Hall president at Rural development college and the current polling station coordinator for both Begubelle and Vanboi.

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