YEBOAH BENJAMIN

The Selfless Leader - Hon. George Yaw Boakye Yeboah Benjamin writes ...... Asunafo south, just like other district of other nations, have experienced and continue what I call, naunces of life, the good, the bad and the ugly. At the times all hope and dreams were shuttered, came one man, whom I called the messiah, others call him "Sompahene" (Good servant), Hon. George Yaw Boakye.  He has been trenched with the ranked and file of our dear party, committed to the ideals and cause of the NPP. In 2004, Ex. President Kuffour led administration did a fantastic job by bringing local government close to the doorstep of people in  Asunafo South where there was lack of most social amenities. There come Sompahene (Hon. George Yaw Boakye) a s the District Chief Executive. During his tenure, he contributed a lot to Asunafo south and Ghana as a whole. Due to his hardwork he was adjudged the second best DCE in Brong Ahafo and third best in Ghana. "Is on record " He was re...

Blame Politicians for xenophobic Attacks ..... . By Benjamin Yeboah  Yesterday the war cry was " kill the Boer ", Today the war cry is " Kill the BLACK " ..... What will tomorrow war cry be .... We live to see. Black on Black violence. Huh!!! The picture in south Africa for long time looked comparatively rosy, at least from the northern border of Zimbabwe. Doing my common sense analysis as usual, I realise that combination of cowardice and incompetence of their political leaders across the spectrum has fanned the flame of xenophobic hatred. I present my take .... After all this is my  space. For all its progress, South Africa still faces extraordinary challenges of which jobs for young people is perhaps the most important. With approximately a third of continental GDP, South Africa has failed to increase formal sector employment sufficiency. The South Africa treasury has noted that 13.1million South African are employed. The country would need to emplo...

The Bribery Allegation – Common Sense Analysis (No Hard Feelings) by Yeboah Benjamin Following the bribery allegation claim by MP for Bawku central, Hon. Mahama Ayariga to the effect that a ministerial nominee for Energy and Petroleum, Boakye Agyarko, who has since been sworn into office, attempted to bribe members of the minority on the Appointment committee, to facilitate his recommendation for approval. People voiced out their views looking at the issue from different angles on different platform I have the chance to listen to. I present my take on this allegation. I understand perfectly well that a committee has been set – up headed by Hon. Joe Ghartey to investigate the matter and any statement that will be made leading to early judgment is subject to contempt. But as a concern citizen, I have decided to make a common sense analysis on the issue. After all, this is my space. Hon. Mahama Ayariga, Mp for Bawku central constituency has alleged on an Accra based Radio Gold that ...

*THE SUFFERING OF MR. OSEI BONSU* Daa (Father) as the youth called him simply because he is the Father for all. He is an addent member of NPP and commands respect in the Asunafo south district and Brong  Ahafo as a whole,he has also  been the driven force of the youth in the district. His loyal and dedicated service to the party has cost him a lot to the extent of loosing his job and his life being threatened on several occasions. Former Chairman (Asunafo south) of our beloved party was a teacher in the Asunafo south district. Due to his political hardwork and support he was appointed as the NADMO coordinator in Asunafo south district under H.E former President Kuffour led administration in 2004. During his tenure in this position he contributed towards mobilising people at various society to support governmental programmes. Under his chairmanship, through his hardwork Hon. George Yaw Boakye (NPP) won the election ahead of Hon. Eric Opoku (NDC) who was incumbent in 2008 ev...

*MY TAKE* A huge proportion of our young children are going waste on account  of high cost involved in our second cycle institution. High admission fees, high feeding fees has been a barrier for the poor to attend SHS. I'm afraid, the next generation of our country won't be much better with majority of them being under - educated. I'm devastated!! Friends if you love this country ......  and am guessing you do. Let us all be patriotic not spectators. The erstwhile Mahama (H.E) led administration was preaching about quality education with the view of building 200 community day school which they claim 123 is at various development stages. I know it was suppose to be *quantity education rather than quality education* . I may one way or the other agree with them as the word *quality is relative*. But I may ask what is quality to the lays man point of view? Quality education with no textbooks, no or untrained teachers , no school building. Quality education is where rece...

*THE HERITAGE FUND* Last week hearing a lot of heritage fund brouhaha. I sat down thinking what at all does the said fund entails. A lot runs through my mind asking myself numerous questions including what is this heritage fund? .... Where it is invested? ... How much interest does it earn annually? Who suppose to benefit from this fund? I was immobilize with shock when I started finding solutions to some of these questions. The word heritage as I understand is something that can be passed from one generation to the next, something that can be conserved. Ghana Heritage Fund (GHF) was setup with the aim of securing the future of the next generation. *Fair enough!!!* Out of Ghana's share in the oil revenue 9% is set aside as the heritage fund. *Bravoo*👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 *My question here is who are the future leaders?* As at the year ending 31st December 2016, the actual amount plus its interest earn over the six year period was *$ 277 million*. The interest earn on this fund is ...

THE POOR ARE NOT US Is this a holy thing to see. In a rich and fruitful land, Ghana which is endowed with abundant natural wealth. Babes reduce to misery, Cholera recording the highest OPD cases, embargo on employment, poor road networks, lack of infrastructure, fluctuations of the currency, high taxes, to sum it all high cost of living. I hate this grinding poverty!!! My mum always says God loves Ghana more than any other country. Although I normally laugh over this assertion, upon careful reflection, I think is true. Ghana is indeed blessed with lots of resources naming a few are, precious metals like gold, diamond, silver, bauxite etc. Cocoa, timber, water bodies and black gold (oil) I just heard Donald Trump recent speech and he said "Blackman is a symbol of poverty" .... Too harsh. I say THE POOR ARE NOT US ...... Is Ghana @ 60?😭😭 Rise up my motherland!!! Rise up Ghana!!! The thought of a patriotic citizen not a spectator By Yeboah Benjamin Association...

The Time is now. Free SHS is Sustainable, Affordable and Quality will not be Sacrificed By Yeboah Benjamin The free SHS concept is not a novel. It is an ideal foreseen by the 1992 constitution. For this I congratulate H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo and Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia for shifting the agenda from personal politics and ethnocentrism to the core issues of governance. Recently following the speech His Excellency delivered during the 60th Anniversary of Okuapeman Senior high School, a lot of concerns has been raised and I have heard few concerning its relevance (importance), Quality, Sustainability and Affordability. This four concerns have been voiced out on several platform I have had the occasion to listen to, I have my take on each, after all this is my space. On Relevance  The problem in our educational system is multifaceted including insufficient materials, lack of teacher motivation, poor infrastructure to mention but few. I cannot boast of knowing it ...