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By Courage Edwin Amenuda. Dr. Stanley Nelvis Glate has successfully completed the vetting process and been cleared to contest the Volta Regional Secretary position of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), drawing Number 2 on the ballot ahead of the party’s upcoming regional elections. Following his successful vetting, Dr. Glate expressed excitement about the development, describing it as the beginning of a new chapter for the NDC in the Volta Region. In a statement, he said his candidacy represents a commitment to strengthening the party’s administrative structures, improving grassroots mobilisation, and building a more effective regional secretariat. “Number two symbolizes a double portion of victory, unity, and strategic partnership,” he stated, adding that the number represents the alignment between the regional secretariat and the party’s grassroots structures. Dr. Glate noted that the Volta Region has historically played a significant role in the electoral fortunes of the NDC, s...

By Courage Edwin Amenuda Agbevekope in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region is set to host its first-ever Homecoming Festival and Youth Celebration in January 2027, an initiative aimed at promoting unity among the youth, preserving the community's cultural heritage, and advancing local development. The festival, being organised by the Agbevekope Youth Association (AYA) in collaboration with the chiefs and queen mothers of Agbevekope, will be held under the theme: “Our Home, Our Future (Agbevekope Youths United for Development).” The celebration is expected to bring together traditional leaders, community members, residents living outside the area, youth groups, and other stakeholders to celebrate the community's heritage while exploring opportunities for development. The Paramount Chief of the Somè Traditional Council, Torgbiga Adamah III, is featured prominently on the festival's promotional materials. Other traditional leaders associated with the celebration in...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has introduced strict electoral protocols for its upcoming Constituency Executive Elections, prohibiting proxy voting and limiting voter identification to three approved documents. The measures, outlined in a press release dated October 13, 2026, and signed by the party’s General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, are intended to ensure a peaceful, transparent and credible electoral process across the country. The directive highlights four key areas: voting procedures, voter identification, the handling of Women’s and Youth Conference ballots, and the election of the party’s “Other Eight” constituency executive positions. Under the new guidelines, proxy voting is strictly prohibited. Delegates must be physically present at their respective polling centres to cast their ballots. The directive means no delegate will be permitted to vote on behalf of an absent colleague, reinforcing the requirement for personal participation in the electoral process. The ...

  By Courage Edwin Amenuda. The Member of Parliament for Ketu South and Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Madam Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has commissioned and handed over a fully furnished six-unit classroom block to Avoeme Basic School as part of efforts to improve educational infrastructure in the municipality. The newly commissioned facility, equipped with desks and other furniture, is expected to ease classroom congestion and provide a more conducive environment for teaching and learning. Madam Gomashie also announced plans to distribute approximately 3,000 additional desks to about 16 basic schools across the Ketu South Municipality, with Avoeme Basic School having already received its allocation. She clarified that the planned distribution of desks was separate from the furniture supplied with the newly commissioned classroom block. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, Madam Gomashie disclosed that she had saved portions of her parliamentary allocation over sever...

By Courage Edwin Amenuda Abla Dzifa Gomashie engages teachers on poor academic performance, pledges support to address challenges The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu South and Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Hon. Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has donated 3,000 tables and chairs to selected senior high and basic schools in the Ketu South Municipality to improve teaching and learning. The donation was made on Friday, October 9, 2026, at the MP's office at Aflao Awakorme, as part of efforts to address the shortage of furniture in schools across the constituency. The five beneficiary senior high schools each received 200 pieces of tables and chairs. They are Somè Senior High School, Aflao Community Senior High Technical School, Three Town Senior High School, St. Paul's Senior High School, and Klikor Senior High Technical School. Additionally, 15 basic schools received 100 tables and chairs each to help address their furniture deficits. The beneficiary basic schools are S...

  By Courage Edwin Amenuda. The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu South Constituency and Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Hon. Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has donated 20 streetlights to the Denu Market to enhance security and improve trading activities. The donation, comprising 10 boxes of streetlights, was made on Friday, October 9, 2026, as part of efforts to address concerns about inadequate lighting in the market. Speaking during the presentation, Madam Gomashie explained that the donation was intended to improve security and create a safer environment for traders and customers, particularly after dark. She noted that the new lights would replace previously installed streetlights she had donated to the market, which were no longer functioning. Streetlights play a crucial role in market security by improving visibility, discouraging theft and other criminal activities, and helping traders and customers move around safely at night. Adequate lighting can also extend trad...

By Courage Edwin Amenuda. A 35-year-old mason and his pregnant wife have been found dead in their room at Kportorgboe, a suburb of Anloga in the Volta Region. The deceased have been identified as Daniel Agbenyegah, a mason, and his wife, Patience Awumee, believed to be between 29 and 30 years old and about seven months pregnant. According to Edwin Kwasi Vedzi, Assembly Member for the Anloga Kportorgbe Electoral Area, preliminary information suggests that Daniel may have killed his wife with a knife before taking his own life. However, he stressed that the account has not been confirmed by the police, and investigations are ongoing.  The Assembly Member said the throats of both deceased were found slashed. The couple had reportedly travelled on Sunday to visit the woman's parents and returned home on Monday at about 11:00 a.m. The incident is believed to have occurred approximately 30 minutes after their return. They were living in the house of the husband's grandfather together...

Mr. Cornelius Yao Kunya, the current Treasurer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ketu South Constituency, is seeking to become the party’s next Constituency Communications Officer in the upcoming internal elections scheduled for Friday, October 23, 2026. Mr. Kunya is one of two aspirants cleared to contest the Communications Officer position, alongside Mr. David Doe. The official vetting and balloting results placed Cornelius Kunya at No. 1 on the ballot. A total of 73 aspirants have been cleared to contest various executive positions, with 2,963 delegates expected to vote.  A teacher by profession, Mr. Kunya has also been active in the NDC’s communications activities over the years. He has participated in radio and television discussions, representing and defending the party’s positions on various issues. His campaign profile further highlights his involvement in the party’s communication efforts during the 2024 general election, where he says he played a vital role...

One of the key priorities under David Doe’s leadership will be to ensure that the NDC Ketu South Constituency never operates in silence when there is important work to communicate. As Communications Officer, David will establish a structured Communications Calendar to capture party activities, constituency programmes, branch engagements, government initiatives, community activities and major political events. This system will ensure that every important activity receives timely, coordinated and professional publicity. WHAT THIS WILL ACHIEVE 📌 1. ADVANCE PLANNING OF PARTY ACTIVITIES Rather than waiting until an event is over before communicating it, the Communications Team will know what is happening, when it is happening and what needs to be communicated ahead of time. This will allow the team to prepare stories, announcements, media engagements, graphics and other publicity materials in advance. 📌 2. TIMELY MEDIA COVERAGE The calendar will help the Communications Team coordinate eff...

Torgbui Tenuvi II By Courage Edwin Amenuda. Mr. Felix Akonta Akakpo, also known as Torgbui Tenuvi II, a youth and developmental chief of the Aflao Traditional Area in the Ketu South Municipality, has announced a major grassroots sports development initiative aimed at strengthening sports at the basic school level. Under the initiative, 300 sets of jerseys and 300 footballs will be donated to 100 basic schools in Ketu South in October 2026, providing much-needed sporting equipment to young athletes across the municipality. According to Torgbui Tenuvi II, the intervention forms part of his broader commitment to creating opportunities for young people and investing strategically in the foundations of sports development. He said grassroots sports at the basic school level is critical to identifying and nurturing raw talent while promoting physical fitness and instilling values such as discipline, teamwork and resilience among children. Torgbui Tenuvi II noted that he had previously investe...

  By Courage Edwin Amenuda. The Dumenenyo Kete Foundation has marked World Tourism Day with a call for greater investment in the promotion of locally woven Kete as a major cultural tourism product capable of attracting visitors to the Ketu South Municipality and Ghana at large. The celebration, held on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at the A.M.E. Zion Vocational Technical Institute at Klikor Satsimadza in the Ketu South Municipality, was also used to formally inaugurate the Dumenenyo Kete Foundation. Speaking at the event, Secretary of the Foundation, Mr. Daniel Selorm Akakpovia, said the organisation's main objective is to promote locally woven Kete and give the indigenous craft greater recognition on the international stage. According to him, promoting Kete could help attract both domestic and international tourists to Agbozume, Klikor and other Kete-weaving communities to experience the craft and learn about the traditions and stories associated with it. Mr. Akakpovia said Kete pro...

By Courage Edwin Amenuda The Ewe Loyalty Foundation (ELF) has marked its fifth anniversary with a renewed commitment to humanitarian service, youth empowerment and sustainable community development across the Volta and Oti Regions and beyond. The anniversary celebration was held on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at the Masito Royal Hotel Conference Hall in Mepe, North Tongu District, under the theme, “Five Years of Serving Humanity Together: Celebrating Loyalty and Our Next Steps.” Addressing members and invited guests, the Founder and Chairman of the Foundation, Mr Julius Kukubor, said the organisation was established in 2021 with the aim of promoting unity, friendship, compassion and collective responsibility while extending support to vulnerable people and communities. Julius Kukubor, Founder and Chairman.  According to him, the Foundation's motto, “Our Home, Our Loyalty,” reflects its determination to encourage people to take an active role in improving the welfare and developme...

Torgbui Geli III, Planning Committee Chairman. By Courage Edwin Amenuda. The Somè Traditional Area has celebrated the 2026 edition of Somètutuza with a renewed call for unity, peaceful coexistence and collective efforts towards the development of the traditional area. The celebration brought together traditional rulers, citizens, friends of Somè and other distinguished guests as the people reflected on their history, cultural identity and the sacrifices of their forebears. In a welcome address delivered on behalf of the Somètutu Za 2026 Planning Committee, its Chairman, Torgbui Geli III, welcomed guests to the grand durbar and expressed appreciation for their participation. According to the address, oral tradition traces the migration of the ancestors of the Somè people through Ketu, Notsie, Tsevie, Ayigida and Keta before their eventual settlement in their present area. It stated that in 1792, conflict broke out between their forebears, then known as the Ketawo, and the Danes, who rep...

Speaking at the grand durbar of Somètutu Za 2026, Torgbiga Adamah III, Paramount Chief and President of the Somè Traditional Council, called for unified action toward local economic empowerment, infrastructure development, and improved collaboration between traditional leadership and government authorities. In his address, Torgbiga Adamah III underscored the necessity of prioritizing education, skills training, and entrepreneurship for young people in the Somè Traditional Area.  He appealed directly to professionals, business leaders, and development partners to invest in targeted initiatives, highlighting key growth sectors including information technology, agriculture, fisheries, and salt-based industries. Beyond economic growth, the Paramount Chief addressed environmental and social concerns confronting the municipality, identifying coastal erosion, potable water scarcity, and inadequate public facilities as critical challenges requiring swift joint action from the Traditional A...

Volta Regional Minister, Hon. James Gunu, joined Torgbiga Adama III, Makorsor of the Some Traditional Area, and the chiefs and people of Some to mark the 2026 celebration of the Sometutuza festival at Agbozume on Saturday, September 26. ​This year’s celebration was held under the theme: “Harnessing the potential of youth for socio-cultural preservation, Economic prosperity and tourism development to foster peace and unity.” ​Addressing the gathering, Hon. James Gunu reaffirmed the government's commitment to tackling key infrastructure and development needs within the area.  He announced that the Some water system will officially be handed over to the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) to address local supply challenges and ensure a reliable flow of safe drinking water.  He further assured residents that critical road networks in the traditional area are actively receiving attention. ​Demonstrating direct support for local development, the Regional Minister donated 10...

By Courage Edwin Amenuda Aflao, Sept. 24, 2026. Mr Ferguson Ahorlu has officially filed and submitted his nomination forms to contest the chairmanship position of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ketu South Constituency, outlining a wide-ranging agenda focused on party unity, grassroots empowerment, accountability and improved infrastructure. Mr Ahorlu submitted his forms at the NDC Constituency Office in Aflao at about 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23, accompanied by members of his campaign team and supporters. The filing falls within the NDC's official September 23–24 nomination-filing period for its 2026 constituency executive elections.  Ahead of the filing, Mr Ahorlu and his supporters embarked on a tour of some communities in the Ketu South Municipality to formally announce his candidature and engage party members. The team began the tour from Kpoglu Junction and proceeded through Tokor, Denu, Adafienu and the Aflao Border area before returning to the party...