OVER 90 per cent of development projects initiated by the Pru District Assembly during the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) regime have either been uncompleted and abandoned or were not started at all, the Pru District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Masawud Mohammed, has said.
According to him, huge sums of money were also paid to the contractors who were awarded these contracts and efforts by the assembly to get the contractors to complete or begin them had proved futile.
Addressing the first assembly meeting at Yeji, the district capital, over the weekend, Mr Mohammed mentioned some of the projects that had been abandoned as school projects at the Abease area while work on the district assembly administration block has not started yet.
He mentioned that work on the new staff and district chief executive’s residences had stopped while the site for the proposed district jubilee school could not be traced.
Beside, Mr Mohammed said, the assembly also failed to contribute its 10 per cent counterpart funding for the Development Partners Projects such as the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), Social Investment Fund (SIF), and the Community Based Rural Development Project (CBRDP) but rather withdrew huge sums of money from those donor funded accounts.
“We had the unpleasant duty to refund an amount of GH¢15,000 into the CBRDP accounts which was wrongly withdrawn and used for operational activities, before an additional grant of GH¢105,000 was approved to implement new projects for the year,” the Pru DCE added.
Also, Mr Mohammed said, withdrawals were made from the Common Fund accounts. He gave the breakdown of the withdrawals as GH¢18,000.00 from the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP), GH¢13,663.52 from the CBRDP, GH¢3,980.00 from the CWSA and GH¢7,000.00 from the M-SHAP accounts bringing the total to GH¢42,643.52.
The Pru DCE also said the assembly inherited a debt of GH¢1,175,920.02 (¢11.75billion) and gave the breakdown of the indebtedness as GH¢ 1,035,023.04 being outstanding balances on on-going projects, GH¢54,495.63 as outstanding balances on certificates of contractors not paid, GH¢42,643.52 as outstanding on borrowings from development partners accounts and GH¢43,757.53 as outstanding bills payable.
Notwithstanding this huge debt owed, Mr Mohammed said the assembly was committed to ensuring that work on all the ongoing projects was completed by the end of the year.
He said some of the projects earmarked for completion before the end of the year were the new staff and DCE bungalows, two were three-unit classroom blocks with ancillary facilities at Ajaraja Beposo and the Yeji Methodist Primary School, a new district health insurance office complex, provision of security lights at the Yeji market and the facelift of the Yeji township and lorry park.
The Pru DCE said under the CWSA project, Prang would benefit from the Small Town Water Supply System while 32 boreholes would also be constructed district-wide and about 12 kilometres of the Yeji township roads would be tarred.
Mr Mohammed said the assembly would also formulate policies to manage solid and liquid waste in the district and clear garbage that was gradually swallowing the inhabitants up, which had made the district one of the filthiest in the country.
On revenue generation, he said, the Pru District was next to Techiman, which had been rated as the highest local revenue generating area in the region, and urged the Finance and Administration Subcommittee of the assembly to assist by monitoring revenue mobilisation activities and utilisation for the benefit of the people.
On health, Mr Mohammed said the district lacked professional health personnel and appealed to the government to consider establishing a health training institute in the district to help train health personnel for the district to ensure quality healthcare service delivery.
He expressed his gratitude to the assembly members for confirming him as the DCE and urged them to bury their ideological and political differences and forge ahead in pursuance of a common goal aimed at improving the living conditions of the people.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
NDC WILL DELIVER BETTER GHANA AGENDA...B. A. Regional Minister declares (PAGE 16)
The Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Mr Kwadwo Nyamekye-Marfo, has given the assurance that the government of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will deliver on its campaign promise of a “Better Ghana”.
He said the government had therefore put in place pragmatic policies and programmes at all levels to enable it to bring to fruition the “Better Ghana” agenda, and therefore urged Ghanaians to exercise restraint as the signs would become visible in a short time.
Mr Nyamekye-Marfo gave the assurance when he addressed the first ordinary meeting of the Kintampo South District Assembly held at Jema, the district capital. This was against the background that many of the electorate are complaining that six months into the NDC administration, they are not seeing any visible signs on the ground.
He noted that the strategy to achieve the “Better Ghana” for all was on course and Ghanaians would begin to enjoy the fruits soon.
Mr Nyamekye-Marfo called on the assembly members to put all that happened during the election behind them.
The Brong Ahafo Regional Minister also urged indebted municipal and district assemblies in the region, as a result of development projects begun by the previous administration, not to initiate new ones.
According to him, those assemblies must ensure the completion of all those projects, especially the ones that impacted on the living conditions of the people, and review the ones that were yet to commence before initiating new ones.
Mr Nyamekye-Marfo disclosed that the amount owed by those assemblies in the region ranged from GH¢1million to GH¢1.9 million saying it would therefore not be prudent for those assemblies to initiate new projects.
He, however, commended the Kintampo Assembly for not incurring any debt, and therefore urged the assembly to use its share of the common fund to initiate new development projects that would enhance the living conditions of the people.
Mr Nyamekye-Marfo urged the assembly members and staff not to allow their political ideology and affiliation to cloud their sense of judgement.
Mr Kojo Nyame Datiakwa, the Kintampo South District Chief Executive (DCE), in his address said the assembly received GH¢754,842.15 from the District Assemblies Common Fund Secretariat.
He mentioned some of the projects that would be undertaken with the money from the common fund as construction of a three-bedroom bungalow for the District Police Commander, creation of access roads in the Jema Township, drilling and mechanisation of eight boreholes, rehabilitation of the DCE’s residence, construction of a three-unit classroom block at Jema-Nkwanta, construction of security fence for the DCE’s bungalow, construction of a three-unit one-bedroom staff quarters at Jema and mechanisation of boreholes at Pamdu.
Mr Datiakwa said the assembly had so far disbursed GH¢18,014.84 as financial support to the various categories of students in the district, and gave the breakdown as GH¢7,576.55 to nursing students, GH¢2,436.29 to students in second-cycle schools, GH¢3,552.00 to teacher trainees and GH¢4,450.00 to students in tertiary institutions.
He said the assembly had completed the construction of the duty post bungalow for the medical superintendent of the district hospital while plans were far advanced to drill two mechanised boreholes for the doctor’s bungalow and the hospital to provide potable water for the health facility.
Mr Datiakwa said the assembly had also put in place measures to improve on its internal revenue mobilisation, and urged assembly members to help educate their people on the need to honour their tax obligations to the assembly.
The Kintampo South DCE also expressed concerns about the undue delay in the completion of the district assembly’s administration block and the district police headquarters, saying that the landlord had asked the assembly to leave the building, which served as the offices of the assembly, by the end of August.
Mr Datiakwa said the District Mutual Health Insurance Scheme had made progress since its establishment in 2006, and so far had registered 49,890 people, representing 61.09 per cent of the population.
He, however, appealed to the assembly members to educate their electorate on the benefits of the scheme in order to get more people to register.
He said the government had therefore put in place pragmatic policies and programmes at all levels to enable it to bring to fruition the “Better Ghana” agenda, and therefore urged Ghanaians to exercise restraint as the signs would become visible in a short time.
Mr Nyamekye-Marfo gave the assurance when he addressed the first ordinary meeting of the Kintampo South District Assembly held at Jema, the district capital. This was against the background that many of the electorate are complaining that six months into the NDC administration, they are not seeing any visible signs on the ground.
He noted that the strategy to achieve the “Better Ghana” for all was on course and Ghanaians would begin to enjoy the fruits soon.
Mr Nyamekye-Marfo called on the assembly members to put all that happened during the election behind them.
The Brong Ahafo Regional Minister also urged indebted municipal and district assemblies in the region, as a result of development projects begun by the previous administration, not to initiate new ones.
According to him, those assemblies must ensure the completion of all those projects, especially the ones that impacted on the living conditions of the people, and review the ones that were yet to commence before initiating new ones.
Mr Nyamekye-Marfo disclosed that the amount owed by those assemblies in the region ranged from GH¢1million to GH¢1.9 million saying it would therefore not be prudent for those assemblies to initiate new projects.
He, however, commended the Kintampo Assembly for not incurring any debt, and therefore urged the assembly to use its share of the common fund to initiate new development projects that would enhance the living conditions of the people.
Mr Nyamekye-Marfo urged the assembly members and staff not to allow their political ideology and affiliation to cloud their sense of judgement.
Mr Kojo Nyame Datiakwa, the Kintampo South District Chief Executive (DCE), in his address said the assembly received GH¢754,842.15 from the District Assemblies Common Fund Secretariat.
He mentioned some of the projects that would be undertaken with the money from the common fund as construction of a three-bedroom bungalow for the District Police Commander, creation of access roads in the Jema Township, drilling and mechanisation of eight boreholes, rehabilitation of the DCE’s residence, construction of a three-unit classroom block at Jema-Nkwanta, construction of security fence for the DCE’s bungalow, construction of a three-unit one-bedroom staff quarters at Jema and mechanisation of boreholes at Pamdu.
Mr Datiakwa said the assembly had so far disbursed GH¢18,014.84 as financial support to the various categories of students in the district, and gave the breakdown as GH¢7,576.55 to nursing students, GH¢2,436.29 to students in second-cycle schools, GH¢3,552.00 to teacher trainees and GH¢4,450.00 to students in tertiary institutions.
He said the assembly had completed the construction of the duty post bungalow for the medical superintendent of the district hospital while plans were far advanced to drill two mechanised boreholes for the doctor’s bungalow and the hospital to provide potable water for the health facility.
Mr Datiakwa said the assembly had also put in place measures to improve on its internal revenue mobilisation, and urged assembly members to help educate their people on the need to honour their tax obligations to the assembly.
The Kintampo South DCE also expressed concerns about the undue delay in the completion of the district assembly’s administration block and the district police headquarters, saying that the landlord had asked the assembly to leave the building, which served as the offices of the assembly, by the end of August.
Mr Datiakwa said the District Mutual Health Insurance Scheme had made progress since its establishment in 2006, and so far had registered 49,890 people, representing 61.09 per cent of the population.
He, however, appealed to the assembly members to educate their electorate on the benefits of the scheme in order to get more people to register.
Monday, July 20, 2009
GOVT TO EMBARK ON RURAL ELETRIFICATION PROJECT (PAGE 35)
THE Jaman North District Chief Executive (DCE), Hajia Amina Amadu, has stated that the government will embark on massive rural electrification project to ensure that all rural communities are connected to the national grid.
She said the move was among measures being adopted by the government to promote the establishment of cottage industries and woo investors into the agricultural processing sector of the economy
According to her, the rural electrification project was also to enhance other socio-economic activities to create jobs for the people towards poverty reduction in rural areas.
Hajia Amadu gave the assurance at the inauguration of an electrification project at the Sampa market.
The Jaman North District Assembly financed the project.
Hajia Amadu stated that electricity was a necessity and not a luxury, since it would go a long way to open up the rural communities and help check the rural-urban drift of the youth.
She, therefore, gave the assurance that the assembly would ensure that all communities in the district without electricity would benefit from the project as their share of the national cake.
The DCE said as much as electricity was necessary to bring about development, it also had its bad side.
Therefore, she called on the market women who wanted to tap power to their various shops not to compromise on safety and standards, so as to prevent fire outbreaks at the market.
Hajia Amadu further implored the market women to collaborate with the various tax agencies in order for the district to mobilise the needed internally generated funds to speed up the development of the district.
In a speech read on behalf of the chiefs of Sampa, the Akyeamehene of the town, Nana Takyi Poku II expressed the gratitude to the government for fulfilling its promise of bringing development to every community.
A member of the market women association, Madam Yaa Grace, on behalf of her colleagues, thanked the district assembly and the government for extending electricity to the market, which was long overdue.
She urged the market women to always honour their tax obligations for the assembly and the government to generate more revenue to develop the area.
She said the move was among measures being adopted by the government to promote the establishment of cottage industries and woo investors into the agricultural processing sector of the economy
According to her, the rural electrification project was also to enhance other socio-economic activities to create jobs for the people towards poverty reduction in rural areas.
Hajia Amadu gave the assurance at the inauguration of an electrification project at the Sampa market.
The Jaman North District Assembly financed the project.
Hajia Amadu stated that electricity was a necessity and not a luxury, since it would go a long way to open up the rural communities and help check the rural-urban drift of the youth.
She, therefore, gave the assurance that the assembly would ensure that all communities in the district without electricity would benefit from the project as their share of the national cake.
The DCE said as much as electricity was necessary to bring about development, it also had its bad side.
Therefore, she called on the market women who wanted to tap power to their various shops not to compromise on safety and standards, so as to prevent fire outbreaks at the market.
Hajia Amadu further implored the market women to collaborate with the various tax agencies in order for the district to mobilise the needed internally generated funds to speed up the development of the district.
In a speech read on behalf of the chiefs of Sampa, the Akyeamehene of the town, Nana Takyi Poku II expressed the gratitude to the government for fulfilling its promise of bringing development to every community.
A member of the market women association, Madam Yaa Grace, on behalf of her colleagues, thanked the district assembly and the government for extending electricity to the market, which was long overdue.
She urged the market women to always honour their tax obligations for the assembly and the government to generate more revenue to develop the area.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
NKORANZA NORTH ASSEMBLY TO UNDERTAKE BLOCK FARMING (PAGE 39)
THE Nkoranza North District Assembly in the Brong Ahafo Region has decided to go into block farming annuallyto increase maize production as a measure of generating additional revenue to finance its development projects.
The move has become necessary as the district needs more revenue to undertake development projects to raise the quality of life of the people.
In this regard, the assembly is to acquire a 200-acre farmland to start the venture beginning from the next major farming season.
The District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Kwadwo Adjei–Dwomoh, made this known just after the assembly’s first ordinary meeting this year at Busunya, the district capital.
He stated that the assembly had already conducted a study on the economic and social benefits of the project which was carried out by a committee comprising the District Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), the District Agricultural Extension Officer, among others.
Mr Adjei-Dwomoh said the assembly would rely on its six tractors for the project and also provide the needed logistics.
He said apart from generating additional revenue to support the assembly’s development agenda, the project would also provide jobs for the unemployed youth in the area.
Mr Adjei-Dwomoh stated further that the assembly would also put to use the silos in the district to store the maize.
The DCE expressed concern about the limited sources of funds for the assembly and urged the assembly members to educate their people to honour their tax obligation to increase the assembly’s revenue generation.
He disclosed that the assembly was able to generate GH¢86,114.84 out of the estimated figure of GH¢98,951.79 last year, representing 87 per cent of the revenue.
He urged the assembly members to bury their political differences and forge ahead in unity to move the district forward.
Mr Adjei-Dwomoh stressed that since they were the pioneers of the district assembly, they were expected to work hard and bring remarkable changes in their communities.
He was grateful to them for confirming his nomination as the DCE and enjoined them to sustain the unity and co-operative spirit towards the development of the area.
The DCE announced that the national launch of this year’s greening Ghana project had been scheduled to take place at Yefri in the district on July 24, and therefore called on the assembly members to mobilise the opinion leaders in their communities to attend the programme and to make it a grand one.
The Presiding Member of the assembly, Mr Benjamin Adu–Darko, commended the members for attending the meeting in their numbers and to share views towards the development of the district.
The move has become necessary as the district needs more revenue to undertake development projects to raise the quality of life of the people.
In this regard, the assembly is to acquire a 200-acre farmland to start the venture beginning from the next major farming season.
The District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Kwadwo Adjei–Dwomoh, made this known just after the assembly’s first ordinary meeting this year at Busunya, the district capital.
He stated that the assembly had already conducted a study on the economic and social benefits of the project which was carried out by a committee comprising the District Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), the District Agricultural Extension Officer, among others.
Mr Adjei-Dwomoh said the assembly would rely on its six tractors for the project and also provide the needed logistics.
He said apart from generating additional revenue to support the assembly’s development agenda, the project would also provide jobs for the unemployed youth in the area.
Mr Adjei-Dwomoh stated further that the assembly would also put to use the silos in the district to store the maize.
The DCE expressed concern about the limited sources of funds for the assembly and urged the assembly members to educate their people to honour their tax obligation to increase the assembly’s revenue generation.
He disclosed that the assembly was able to generate GH¢86,114.84 out of the estimated figure of GH¢98,951.79 last year, representing 87 per cent of the revenue.
He urged the assembly members to bury their political differences and forge ahead in unity to move the district forward.
Mr Adjei-Dwomoh stressed that since they were the pioneers of the district assembly, they were expected to work hard and bring remarkable changes in their communities.
He was grateful to them for confirming his nomination as the DCE and enjoined them to sustain the unity and co-operative spirit towards the development of the area.
The DCE announced that the national launch of this year’s greening Ghana project had been scheduled to take place at Yefri in the district on July 24, and therefore called on the assembly members to mobilise the opinion leaders in their communities to attend the programme and to make it a grand one.
The Presiding Member of the assembly, Mr Benjamin Adu–Darko, commended the members for attending the meeting in their numbers and to share views towards the development of the district.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
YOUTH TO JUSTIFY ENGAGEMENT (PAGE 3, JULY 7)
Those engaged under the teaching assistance module of the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) in the Tain District in the Brong Ahafo Region are to write examinations to justify their continuous engagement under the programme.
This examination has become necessary because of the consistent fall in the standard of education in the district and the realisation that majority of the beneficiaries of the module in the district are junior high school (JHS) graduates.
The Tain District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Samuel Jones Tawiah, who said this at the launch of a programme dubbed, ‘Child right to education’ organised by the Banda Literacy Project at Banda Ahenkro, said only those who would pass the examinations would continue to benefit from the programme.
According to him, people had taken undue advantage of the programme in the district to engage JHS graduates to teach in several schools in the district and this had hindered the delivery of efficient teaching in the district.
Mr Tawiah stated that education would be his priority in his effort to develop the Tain District, saying that “education is a key area which will not be compromised under any circumstances”.
He, therefore, appealed to all stakeholders in education in the district to come together to help address the poor standard of education in the district.
In a speech read on his behalf, the Tain District Director of Education, Mr Francis Dongbetir, said his outfit had constituted a committee to investigate the poor performance of Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates in the district and it had since submitted its report.
He said the committee identified, among other things, attendance at wake by pupils, teachers not accepting posting to the district, lack of trained teachers and indiscipline as the causes of the falling standards of education in the district.
This examination has become necessary because of the consistent fall in the standard of education in the district and the realisation that majority of the beneficiaries of the module in the district are junior high school (JHS) graduates.
The Tain District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Samuel Jones Tawiah, who said this at the launch of a programme dubbed, ‘Child right to education’ organised by the Banda Literacy Project at Banda Ahenkro, said only those who would pass the examinations would continue to benefit from the programme.
According to him, people had taken undue advantage of the programme in the district to engage JHS graduates to teach in several schools in the district and this had hindered the delivery of efficient teaching in the district.
Mr Tawiah stated that education would be his priority in his effort to develop the Tain District, saying that “education is a key area which will not be compromised under any circumstances”.
He, therefore, appealed to all stakeholders in education in the district to come together to help address the poor standard of education in the district.
In a speech read on his behalf, the Tain District Director of Education, Mr Francis Dongbetir, said his outfit had constituted a committee to investigate the poor performance of Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates in the district and it had since submitted its report.
He said the committee identified, among other things, attendance at wake by pupils, teachers not accepting posting to the district, lack of trained teachers and indiscipline as the causes of the falling standards of education in the district.
Monday, June 15, 2009
YOUTH URGED TO DEVELOP SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERISM (PAGE 14)
THE National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Tain, Mr Amed Ibrahim has stressed the need for the youth in the country to develop the spirit of volunteerism in order to fast-track the progress of the nation.
According to him, the knowledge and strength imbued in them would be wastfed if it did not translate to something that could uplift the image of society, adding that the contribution of every youth was key to the development of society.
Mr Ibrahim made the call at Nsawkaw during a meeting with 60 tertiary students from the various communities in the Tain District, who had responded to the call to use their vacation period to enhance poor staffing in various schools in the district.
The MP lamented over the poor performance of schools in the district at the basic school level, which had led to many students not being able to continue their education at the Senior High School (SHS) level.
The situation, he said, had been the bane which was breeding all kinds of social vices in the area.
“If some one had volunteered to help that boy, he wouldn’t have failed and later become an armed robber” adding the youth would be remembered and rewarded in future for what they were able to put right and not what they allowed to go waste", he stressed
Mr Ibrahim noted that apart from going out there to serve the community, he challenged them to serve as role models to the students they have been tasked to teach, adding that the district was bedevilled with numerous challenges that the volunteered tertiary students could assist their communities to find solutions to.
The MP, who would be part of the volunteered teachers, appealed to the students to discard the notion of seeking economic rewards for every service they rendered to society.
“Society has brought you up to this level, this is the time to do the little you can for society without asking for a reward” he emphasised.
Mr Ibrahim also commended the effort of some of the students associations formed in the district such as the Seikwa Tertiary Students Association (SETSA) among others for their individual contribution towards the development of education in the Tain district.
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Tain, Mr J.S.Tawiah for his part challenged the volunteers to be agents of change in order to justify their call to serve society.
He advised them against exhibiting various characters such as alcoholism, smoking, befriending schoolgirls and others, saying such behaviours could damage their future. “You don’t know what the future hold for you, so be careful about how you handle your life there.”
Some of the officials who also addressed the volunteers included the District Director of Education for Tain, Mr Francis Dongbetigre and the former DCE for Wenchi, Mr Osei Kwadwo as well as the Tain District Coordinating Director, Mr Hayford Kyere who urged the volunteers to deliver their best.
According to him, the knowledge and strength imbued in them would be wastfed if it did not translate to something that could uplift the image of society, adding that the contribution of every youth was key to the development of society.
Mr Ibrahim made the call at Nsawkaw during a meeting with 60 tertiary students from the various communities in the Tain District, who had responded to the call to use their vacation period to enhance poor staffing in various schools in the district.
The MP lamented over the poor performance of schools in the district at the basic school level, which had led to many students not being able to continue their education at the Senior High School (SHS) level.
The situation, he said, had been the bane which was breeding all kinds of social vices in the area.
“If some one had volunteered to help that boy, he wouldn’t have failed and later become an armed robber” adding the youth would be remembered and rewarded in future for what they were able to put right and not what they allowed to go waste", he stressed
Mr Ibrahim noted that apart from going out there to serve the community, he challenged them to serve as role models to the students they have been tasked to teach, adding that the district was bedevilled with numerous challenges that the volunteered tertiary students could assist their communities to find solutions to.
The MP, who would be part of the volunteered teachers, appealed to the students to discard the notion of seeking economic rewards for every service they rendered to society.
“Society has brought you up to this level, this is the time to do the little you can for society without asking for a reward” he emphasised.
Mr Ibrahim also commended the effort of some of the students associations formed in the district such as the Seikwa Tertiary Students Association (SETSA) among others for their individual contribution towards the development of education in the Tain district.
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Tain, Mr J.S.Tawiah for his part challenged the volunteers to be agents of change in order to justify their call to serve society.
He advised them against exhibiting various characters such as alcoholism, smoking, befriending schoolgirls and others, saying such behaviours could damage their future. “You don’t know what the future hold for you, so be careful about how you handle your life there.”
Some of the officials who also addressed the volunteers included the District Director of Education for Tain, Mr Francis Dongbetigre and the former DCE for Wenchi, Mr Osei Kwadwo as well as the Tain District Coordinating Director, Mr Hayford Kyere who urged the volunteers to deliver their best.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
MAN, 25, JAILED FOR RAPE (PAGE 20)
THE Fiapre Circuit Court in the Sunyani West District in the Brong Ahafo Region, presided over by Mr Justice Benjamin Osei has sentenced a 25 year-old man to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for kidnapping and raping a female Senior High School (SHS) student.
The convict, Charles Amponsah pleaded not guilty to the offence but the court presided over by Justice Benjamin Osei subjected him to a trial that lasted two years and found him guilty.
Prosecuting, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mr Kwaku Amoako said the convict resided at Odumase near Sunyani while the victim is a student.
He said on October 5, 2007, the victim went to a grinding mill to grind tomatoes but the owner of the mill did not operate that day.
DSP Amoako who is also the Regional Commander of the Domestic Violence Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service, stated that the convict who was around the area called the victim and told her that he knew another place where she could grind the tomatoes.
He said the convict therefore decided to lead the victim to the grinding mill.
According to DSP Amoako, after grinding the tomatoes and she was returning home, Amponsah allegedly managed to lure the victim to his bedroom where he forcibly had sexual intercourse with her and locked her up until dawn the following day.
He said the victim who was staying with her mother on the school compound, reported the ordeal she had gone through to her mother who subsequently reported the matter to the police.
DSP Amoako said after police investigations, the victim was issued with a medical form to attend hospital.
He said the convict was arrested and after police investigations, he was put before court where he pleaded not guilty to the offence and he had to be tried for two years.
The convict, Charles Amponsah pleaded not guilty to the offence but the court presided over by Justice Benjamin Osei subjected him to a trial that lasted two years and found him guilty.
Prosecuting, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mr Kwaku Amoako said the convict resided at Odumase near Sunyani while the victim is a student.
He said on October 5, 2007, the victim went to a grinding mill to grind tomatoes but the owner of the mill did not operate that day.
DSP Amoako who is also the Regional Commander of the Domestic Violence Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service, stated that the convict who was around the area called the victim and told her that he knew another place where she could grind the tomatoes.
He said the convict therefore decided to lead the victim to the grinding mill.
According to DSP Amoako, after grinding the tomatoes and she was returning home, Amponsah allegedly managed to lure the victim to his bedroom where he forcibly had sexual intercourse with her and locked her up until dawn the following day.
He said the victim who was staying with her mother on the school compound, reported the ordeal she had gone through to her mother who subsequently reported the matter to the police.
DSP Amoako said after police investigations, the victim was issued with a medical form to attend hospital.
He said the convict was arrested and after police investigations, he was put before court where he pleaded not guilty to the offence and he had to be tried for two years.
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