The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the Volta Region was not singled out for any special military operation in the run-up to the conduct of the voter registration exercise, and there was certainly no political or ethnic agenda. According to President Akufo-Addo, despite the fact that deployment of the military personnel […]
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‘’We’ll not be intimidated to give up on any vote in Volta Region’’- Sammi Awuku as he inaugurates Regional Campaign team
The National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic has posited that every vote earned by the Party in the 2020 elections will be worked for. According to Mr. Sammi Awuku the NPP is poised to take its campaign message to every nook and cranny of the country including households and communities irrespective of where they […]
Sammi Awuku, Perry Okudezto storm Volta Region; tours border towns and registration centres
The National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr. Sammi Awuku and the Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Mr. Perry Kwabla Okudzeto over the weekend stormed the Volta Region to monitor the ongoing voter registration exercise. The visit took the duo and their team comprising of the NPP UK Organiser, Kwame Boateng, […]
Soldiers only guarding borders, not preventing registration of eligible Ghanaians – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo says the military deployments at the country’s borders are not in any way intended to intimidate or prevent eligible Ghanaians from registering to vote in December. He said “they are there for their express purpose, which is to guard our borders. That is the limit of their remit, and they will not be […]
COVID-19 is a Killer, don’t be complacent-Volta Police Chief
Volta Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police Edward Oduro Kwarteng has called on police personnel in the region not to be complacent as the novel COVID-19 is a killer and can infect everyone. For that reason, he stressed that it was about time Ghanaians came to terms with the reality of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic. […]
V/R: Residents give gov’t two week ultimatum to fix their roads
Some residents of the Volta Region have issued a two-week ultimatum to the government to fix all the deplorable roads in the region or face their wrath. The group which is trumpeting a campaign dubbed Fix Volta Roads Now, say the bad nature of roads in the region had increased the number of vehicular accidents, […]
NIA to begin mop-up with 143 centres across Volta Region
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has designated a total of 143 centres for the mop-up registration exercise across the Volta Region. The Volta Mop-up registration exercise starts on September 02 to 14. Assistant Commissioner of Immigration (ACOI) Francis Palmdeti, Head of Corporate Affairs at NIA said the mop-up registration centres, which were crafted alongside the […]
Sammi Awuku back in Volta Region; meets lotto operators, Okada riders, petty traders, Ghetto boys etal
The National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammi Awuku is back in the Volta Region interacting with various sections of the trading public, ahead of the 2020 elections. This is the second time within a fortnight that the hardworking NPP National Organiser has visited the backyard of the opposition National Democratic Congress […]
Two persons disqualified from contesting NDC parliamentary primaries in Volta Region
Two persons have been disqualified from contesting in the National Democratic Congress’ upcoming parliamentary primaries in the Volta Region. The two are Paul Mensah Voegborlo, who wanted to contest in the Keta Constituency and William Mawuli Ahado who wanted to contest in the North Tongu constituency. They failed to meet the requirements for qualification to […]
74 pick forms to contest NDC Primaries in 18 constituencies in Volta Region
The contest for the parliamentary candidate of the biggest opposition party in Ghana has begun in the Volta Region with many aspirants picking forms to file for the primaries. As many as 74 aspirants have picked up forms to contest for the legislative office on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in 18 constituencies […]
NIA: 1.9m Ghanaians Registered-Volta starts July 22 while Oti starts August 22
The mass registration exercise of the National Identification Authority (NIA) in the Greater Accra Region has ended, capturing over 1.9 million (1,972,692) qualified Ghanaians. It comprises institutional, pilot and mass registration exercises conducted in the region since the commencement of the exercise. A total of 581,767 cards were not printed instantly due largely to connectivity […]
Bombshell: Fire Service using unlicensed drivers to operate fire tenders
The core mandate of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) is to prevent undesired fires, to protect life and property from life threatening situations. This means personnel mandated to discharge these duties must be trained and certified by the recognized professional institutions. However, the Chronicle’s investigation has revealed that the service is found wanting in […]