Defend Christian Values – Rev. Wengam

The General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Yenusom Wengam, has underlined the need for the Christian community to resist doctrines and practices which are alien to the core values of Christianity.

He also called on Christians to defend the sound principles which define the true Church of Jesus Christ.

Rev. Wengam was speaking at the Biennial National Ministers’ Wives Conference of the Assemblies of God, Ghana at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, (KNUST) Kumasi on the theme, ‘The Faith of Our Fathers In Action (John 14:12).’

The General Superintendent called on the pastors’ wives to rise up and exhibit ‘audacious faith ‘while playing a frontal role in defending the doctrines of the church.

Rev. Wengam further asked Christians, ‘to pass on our authentic faith to the next generation through evangelism and aggressive church planting in unreached communities.

He cited the example of the three Hebrew children in the Bible who refused to worship the false god of King Nebuchadnezzar in spite of the consequences.

‘This uncommon faith should inspire the present generation of Christians not to compromise their faith, even in most challenging circumstances,’ he said.

The Minister of Gender, Women and Social Protection, Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, who was the Special Guest of Honour, admonished the participants ‘to grow in the faith and preserve the structures of the church which make this possible.’

The National President of the Ministers’ Wives Association, Lady Mrs. Monica Wengam, challenged wives of pastors to exemplify the foremost faith of Sarah and patiently wait for the promises of God.

She announced that the Association has sponsored the construction of a legacy temple in the Afram Plains at the cost of almost GHS 400,000.

Lady Mrs. Wengam announced that the next project of the Association is to plant a church and additionally built a legacy temple for them.

Various speakers addressed topics like mental health, food and body health, building a strong family, and the pastors’ wife and social skills necessary for church growth. Others were cultivating executive presence and emulating the unequalled faith of our fathers.

About 3,000 pastors’ wives attended the conference.

Met Gala Is My Aim – Nana Akua Addo

ACTRESS AND fashion icon, Nana Akua Addo, has revealed her ambition to grace the Met Gala red carpet in the coming years.

Speaking in an interview on UTV’s United Showbiz, Nana Akua Addo emphatically stated that following her decade-long display of diverse fashion pieces, she aims to grace the Met Gala’s world stage.

‘Currently, I aim to be on the Met Gala,’ she told the host. Speaking on the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) red carpet, Nana Akua Addo stated that the organising team of the awards show are been pressured by the public to focus more on the red carpet, ignoring the diversity it brings.

‘Let compare the TGMA to that of the BET awards, when the BET awards is over, we don’t talk about fashion. Because it is not a ground for fashion, you just go through it. The night is to celebrate music, and we all know that music is diverse, that’s how their fashion is going to be diverse.

‘We have reggae musician, highlife musicians, and they will dress according to their genre. For me, the fashion I saw at this year’s awards, personally I found nothing wrong with it,’ she said.

Nana Akua Addo turned heads at the 2026 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) with another unforgettable red carpet appearance. Known for her bold and dramatic fashion choices, the star stepped out in a breathtaking outfit that instantly got fans talking online.

Chiefs Urged To Avoid Partisan Politics

The Vice Chairman of Parliament’s Select Committee on Chieftaincy, Culture and Religious Affairs, Elvis Osei Mensah Dapaah, has appealed to chiefs to refrain from engaging in partisan politics, stressing that such actions could undermine justice and peaceful coexistence in society.

According to the Ahafo Ano South West Member of Parliament (MP), chiefs who openly declare support for political parties risk compromising their neutrality in settling disputes and administering justice in their traditional areas.

Speaking to journalists after members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Chieftaincy, Culture and Religious Affairs paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at Manhyia Palace last Wednesday, Mr. Dapaah appealed to traditional rulers to remain neutral at all times.

‘It is my humble plea to our respected chiefs to stay neutral as far as partisan politics is concerned,’ he stated.

He explained that when a chief openly aligns with a political party, the tendency for bias in judgment becomes high, a situation he said does not promote peace.

‘Any time a chief decides to show support for a political party, the tendency for such a chief to show bias in judgment is high, and that does not ensure peace,’ he stressed.

Mr. Dapaah noted that chiefs play critical roles in maintaining peace and unity in communities, hence the need for them to avoid political affiliations.

He added that the Parliamentary Committee on Chieftaincy, Culture and Religious Affairs is mandated to promote religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence among people of different beliefs.

The lawmaker further disclosed that the Asantehene, during the meeting, called for the National House of Chiefs to be adequately resourced to enable it effectively resolve chieftaincy disputes and promote development.

According to him, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II emphasised the need for truth and fairness in resolving disputes across the country.

Mr. Dapaah described it as a privilege to join the committee in paying a courtesy call on the Asantehene and celebrating his 27th anniversary on the Golden Stool.

Ghana Going Back To The IMF For The 18th Time? (1)

The IMF

The cedi is the world’s best-performing currency. Reserves are at record highs. Inflation is in single digits. Gold is working for Ghana’s people for the first time in memory. With numbers like these, Ghana entering talks for an 18th IMF programme is not just a policy question – it is a question about who Ghana believes it is.

Not long ago, Ghana’s President stood before the Zambia National Assembly and held his country up as proof that something was changing in Africa. Inflation had dropped from over 23 percent to 3.8 percent. The cedi had appreciated by 32 percent and ranked among the five best-performing currencies on earth. Debt had been restructured. The economy was breathing again. ‘We are steadily exiting the IMF’s Extended Credit Facility with dignity,’ he said, ‘as partners, not as supplicants.’

He was not wrong. The recovery was real. The numbers were real. Ghana had genuinely done something remarkable. Which is precisely why the reports now emerging – that Ghana is in talks to enter yet another IMF programme – deserve not outrage, but a very serious, very honest question: why?

Not as an accusation. As a genuine inquiry. Because if Ghana, with everything it has built in the past two years, still cannot make the case for standing alone, then something is broken that 18 programmes will not fix.

What Ghana Has Actually Achieved

To understand the weight of this moment, you have to understand how far Ghana has come. In 2022, the country was in freefall. Inflation peaked at 54 percent. The cedi was losing value weekly. Reserves had fallen to cover barely two weeks of imports. The government had lost access to international capital markets. The economy, as the President himself later described it, was ‘on its knees.’

What followed was a genuine, data-verified turnaround – one that the World Bank, the IMF, and independent economists have all confirmed. By the end of 2025:

Beyond the headline figures, Ghana built something structural. The GoldBod initiative – a programme to centralise gold purchasing and ensure that Ghana’s mineral wealth returned to Ghana rather than leaking abroad – exceeded every target it set. It mobilised over $10 billion in foreign exchange in its first year. Gold reserves at the Bank of Ghana climbed from 20 tonnes to over 38 tonnes. The trade balance swung to a surplus of $8.5 billion. The fiscal deficit shrank from 7.9 percent of GDP to just 1 percent.

These are not the numbers of a country in distress. These are the numbers of a country that has, for the first time in decades, started making its own natural resources work in its own interest. The President’s declaration in January 2026 – that this would be ‘the last time Ghana goes to the IMF’ and that the country ‘will never again return’ – did not feel like political bravado. Against those numbers, it felt earned.

Ghana built reserves with its own gold. It brought inflation to single digits on its own terms. It turned the cedi into the world’s best-performing currency. So what, precisely, does it still need the IMF to do?

The Case For. And Its Limits.

To be fair, there are legitimate arguments for why Ghana might consider further IMF engagement, and they deserve to be heard honestly rather than dismissed.

Ghana’s debt restructuring is not yet fully complete. A small but meaningful portion of external commercial debt – less than 5 percent of the pre-restructuring total – remains unresolved. The energy sector continues to run deficits that drain foreign exchange and create fiscal pressure. Non-performing loans in the banking sector remain elevated. And commodity prices – the gold and cocoa that have powered this recovery – can turn. Ghana has been here before: strong reserves, positive momentum, and then a global shock that undid years of progress.

There is also the question of signalling. The IMF’s presence – even in a non-financial, advisory capacity through instruments like the Policy Coordination Instrument – can reassure international investors and development partners that Ghana’s reforms are anchored. A country that has just completed a successful programme and chooses a voluntary, non-lending relationship with the Fund is making a different statement than one that is seeking emergency credit.

These are real considerations. They are not nothing. But here is what they are not: they are not a justification for a full lending arrangement, with conditionalities, prior actions, and quarterly reviews negotiated in Washington. And they are not an acknowledgment that Ghana’s own institutions – the GoldBod, the new Fiscal Responsibility Framework, the proposed Independent Fiscal Council – are insufficient to hold the line. The nature of what is being discussed matters enormously, and Ghana’s citizens deserve clarity on that distinction.

Eighteen Programmes. The Same Ending Every Time.

The number 18 is not just a striking fact. It is a diagnosis. Across six decades, 17 IMF programmes have ended, and the structural conditions that drove Ghana to the Fund have reasserted themselves each time. This is the central question that any honest analysis of this moment must confront: what has changed that would make the 18th different from the 17 that came before?

Academic research on Ghana’s IMF history is unsparing on this point. The programmes produce measurable short-term gains – inflation falls, deficits narrow, reserves build – but the effects consistently prove unsustainable after the programme ends. Ghana completed the HIPC process in the early 2000s, received significant debt relief, and within a decade was back at the Fund. The 2015 programme ended. The vulnerabilities it was designed to address – commodity dependence, a narrow tax base, a political budget cycle – were not resolved. By 2022, another crisis.

‘Ghana must break from past governance failures marked by fiscal indiscipline. The country needs to be intentional and bold about breaking away from its repeated reliance on external assistance.’ – World Bank, Policy Notes on Ghana, September 2025.

The World Bank said this not in a moment of crisis, but in September 2025, while Ghana was performing ahead of IMF targets and being praised for its recovery. The timing is significant. The warning was directed not at a failing Ghana, but at a succeeding one – because success is precisely when the temptation to return feels most harmless, and when the cost of doing so is least visible.

President Mahama himself, speaking at an African leaders forum in May 2025, framed the problem with striking clarity. He noted that 22 African nations were at high risk of debt distress, that debt-to-GDP ratios across sub-Saharan Africa had surged from 40 percent in 2015 to over 60 percent in 2025, and that ‘debt can be a catalyst for transformation, but it can also be a source of fiscal fragility and lost sovereignty if not well managed.’ He said those words about Africa. They apply, with particular force, to the country he leads.

US Embassy Screens ‘The Paradox Of Seabrook Farms’

The US Embassy in Ghana engaged the Ghanaian community on screening and discussion of the documentary, ‘The Paradox of Seabrook Farms,’ in Accra on Thursday, May 14, 2026, facilitated by Matthew Asada, Acting Public Affairs Officer, US Embassy Ghana.

The documentary film is about the workers at Seabrook Farms, the biggest industrial vegetables plant in the US in the 1950s who belonged to different nationalities and cultures, and who all had to build up a new life for their families in very difficult circumstances in Seabrook.

Following World War II, nearly 1,000 Estonians escaping Soviet occupation settled in Seabrook, finding employment and housing at the massive Seabrook Farms frozen food plant.

Workers were exploited, including over 2,500 Japanese Americans released from internment camps, European refugees, African Americans fleeing the Jim Crow South, and German POWs—endured grueling 12-hour shifts, 7 days a week, often for pennies an hour, and lived in cramped, industrial barracks.

Despite the harsh, hardscrabble conditions, the farm offered these displaced and oppressed people a tangible starting point in the United States. It served as a rare, unintended multicultural haven where different ethnic groups maintained cultural traditions, coexisted, and built new lives.

During the screening of the documentary, Matthew Asada recounted his memory of ‘The Paradox of Seabrook Farms,’ saying it was striking how the film showed Estonians reaching all these different groups of people now living in one very rural village.

‘I think that’s interesting because we often associate diversity and cosmopolitanism with big cities, but it doesn’t have to be that way. This was a small village, and those people lived side by side. I was always impressed growing up as a kid. When we attended the Japanese traditional festival in the summer—the Obon festival—everyone came out for it. It wasn’t just Japanese Americans. As a biracial person with a white mother, I noticed it was often people who were simply interested in the culture, the food, the dance, and all the other aspects,’ he stated.

10 Miners Survive In Collapsed Pit For 3 Days

MIRACLE OCCURRED when 10 male miners, who had been trapped in a deep mining pit at Konongo in the Ashanti Region for close to three days, somehow survived.

The trapped miners were said to be digging the ground and searching for gold within the concession of Northern Mines Limited at Konongo in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality.

In the course of searching for the precious metal on Wednesday, calamity suddenly struck as the pit caved in and trapped the miners, who were covered by huge debris.

News of 10 miners being trapped in a deep mining pit, reportedly travelled like wild fire in Konongo and the nearby communities, attracting curious people to the scene.

Eyewitnesses said a rescue team, which was made up of National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) officers and others, immediately started to pull the debris to save the miners.

The search for the trapped miners proved futile on Wednesday and Thursday, as they could not be brought to safety, increasing fears of death.

But after three days of digging and searching, the hard work of the rescue team proved successful as all the 10 trapped miners were eventually retrieved alive and sent to hospital.

Joseph Lanbon, the Asante-Akyem Central Director of NADMO, said the rescue operation was difficult due to the depth of the pit.

According to him, the rescuers also didn’t give up from Wednesday to Friday, because they could hear the trapped miners talking from the collapsed pit.

Mr. Lanbon, who was happy after the trapped miners were successfully rescued, said the victims were rushed to the hospital, where they are all responding to treatment.

Religion and National Development

Religion remains one of the most influential forces in Ghanaian society. From the smallest village to the largest city, faith shapes the moral conscience of the people, influences leadership, inspires charity, and guides national conversations.

Churches, mosques and other religious bodies continue to play critical roles in education, healthcare, peacebuilding and social support. Yet, despite the strong religious presence in the country, Ghana still battles corruption, indiscipline, injustice and moral decay. This contradiction raises an important question: how can religion contribute meaningfully to national development?

The Holy Bible makes it clear that righteousness and moral uprightness are essential ingredients for national progress. Proverbs 14:34 declares, ‘Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.’ This timeless scripture reminds society that no nation can prosper sustainably when corruption, greed and hatred become normalised.

Religion must therefore go beyond emotional worship and ceremonial gatherings. Faith must produce ethical leadership, honesty in public service, discipline among citizens and compassion for the vulnerable. National development is not measured only by roads, buildings and economic statistics, but also by the moral health of the people.

Over the years, religious organisations in Ghana have made immense contributions to national growth. Mission schools established by churches continue to produce some of the country’s finest professionals.

Christian and Islamic health institutions have complemented government efforts in delivering healthcare to remote communities. Religious bodies have also often served as voices of conscience during difficult political periods.

This explains why recent public interventions by the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference have attracted national attention. In a strongly worded statement on the state of the nation, the bishops raised concerns about illegal mining, corruption, unemployment, economic hardship and the growing indiscipline within society.

The bishops urged political leaders to place national interest above partisan considerations and called on citizens to uphold integrity and accountability.

The intervention by the Catholic bishops was not an attack on the government but a moral appeal grounded in religious responsibility. The church has always spoken on issues affecting society because silence in the face of wrongdoing amounts to complicity. Isaiah 1:17 admonishes believers to ‘Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.’

Religious leaders therefore have a duty not only to preach salvation but also to defend justice and truth in society. A nation cannot achieve genuine development when leaders enrich themselves at the expense of ordinary citizens while religious institutions remain silent.

At the same time, religion must promote unity and mutual respect among believers. Recent public attacks by the acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Free Zones Authority against an Apostle of The Church of Pentecost over comments concerning national affairs have generated public debate.

While individuals are entitled to their opinions, public discourse must remain respectful and constructive, especially when it involves religious leaders and national institutions.

The tendency to insult or ridicule opposing views weakens national cohesion and distracts attention from the real issues confronting the country. Ephesians 4:29 advises: ‘Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying.’ Public officials, religious leaders and citizens alike must embrace civility and tolerance in national discussions.

Indeed, religion should unite rather than divide society. Ghana’s relative peace over the years has partly been sustained by religious harmony and cooperation among faith communities.

This peace must never be taken for granted. Political actors and influential personalities must avoid exploiting religion for partisan advantage because doing so threatens national stability.

Another critical area where religion can aid national development is the fight against corruption. Corruption remains one of the greatest obstacles to Ghana’s progress. Funds meant for schools, hospitals, roads and social programmes are often lost through greed and abuse of office. Yet many of those involved in corruption profess deep religious beliefs.

This contradiction suggests that religion has not sufficiently transformed personal character and public ethics. James 2:17 states that ‘Faith without works is dead.’ Genuine religion must reflect in conduct. A public officer who worships in church on Sunday but steals public funds during the week undermines both religion and national development.

Religious institutions must therefore intensify moral education and character formation. Sermons should not focus solely on prosperity and miracles while neglecting honesty, sacrifice, patriotism and accountability. Citizens must be taught that love for country is also a spiritual responsibility.

Furthermore, religion can help restore hope during periods of economic hardship. Many families continue to struggle with unemployment, rising living costs and uncertainty about the future.

In such times, faith communities provide emotional support, charity and encouragement to vulnerable people. Galatians 6:2 instructs believers to ‘Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.’

However, charity alone cannot replace responsible governance. Religious leaders must continue to advocate policies that promote fairness, job creation and social justice. National development requires collaboration between government, civil society and faith-based organisations.

The youth also deserve special attention. Many young people today are losing confidence in national leadership due to unemployment, corruption and social inequality. Religion can help instill discipline, hope and purpose among the youth. Proverbs 22:6 says, ‘Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.’

Ghana stands at an important crossroads. The nation possesses enormous human and natural resources, yet progress continues to be undermined by selfishness, division and weak moral values. Religion must therefore reclaim its prophetic role in society by speaking truth to power, defending the poor and promoting national unity.

True national development begins not only in government offices and economic policies, but also in the hearts of citizens. When faith produces honesty, humility, justice and compassion, the nation will experience genuine transformation. As Psalm 33:12 declares, ‘Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.’

Residents Demand Urgent Intervention Over Poor Conditions

Residents of Soko in the Afigya Kwabre North District of the Ashanti Region have appealed to government agencies and the district assembly to urgently intervene in the numerous challenges confronting the community before disaster strikes.

The residents say their lives are constantly at risk due to several electricity poles that have been destroyed by termites and are on the verge of collapsing.

According to them, some of the affected poles are located in busy parts of the community, raising fears that they could fall and cause deaths or serious injuries if immediate action is not taken.

They further disclosed that the damaged poles have disrupted street lighting in parts of the community, especially around the new site area, making movement at night difficult for residents.

The situation, they said, has created security concerns and exposed motorists, traders and schoolchildren to danger, as some roads have become extremely dark during the night.

Aside from the electricity problem, residents also complained about the poor state of infrastructure at the local school.

They revealed that due to inadequate classrooms and deteriorating structures, authorities at the school have been compelled to merge classes, leading to severe congestion in the classrooms.

Teachers in the area say the overcrowding is affecting effective teaching and learning, since pupils are unable to concentrate properly during lessons.

Residents also lamented the persistent water crisis in the community, noting that many families struggle daily to access water for household activities.

According to them, women and children are the worst affected, as they are forced to walk long distances in search of water.

Speaking to the media, the Committee Chairman, Nana Yaw, indicated that repeated complaints had been lodged with the Afigya Kwabre North District Assembly, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Education Service (GES), but the concerns had not received the needed attention.

He appealed to the authorities to act swiftly to address the challenges, to prevent any unfortunate incident in the community.

Buffer Stock Case: Hanan, Wife Charged Over GHS62.6m ‘Theft’

The Attorney General has filed 20 new charges against former Chief Executive Officer of National Food and Buffer Stock Company Limited (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, for allegedly stealing and causing financial loss to the state totaling GHS62.6 million.

The two were discharged by a High Court on May 5, 2026, following a decision by the Attorney General to drop all charges against them as a result of the discovery of new evidence.

The couple are set to return to court following the filing of a new charge sheet at the registry of the High Court in Accra on May 15, 2026.

They are facing a total of 20 charges, including defrauding by false pretences, stealing, wilfully causing financial loss to the state, money laundering, using public office for profit, dishonestly receiving and intentionally causing financial loss to the state.

Unlike the previous charge sheet on which the couple were first arraigned, the Attorney General did not charge Ludiba Foundation and Energy Partners Limited, two companies related to them.

Court documents indicate that Mr. Abdul-Wahab operating under the name Sawtina Enterprise allegedly stole GHS50,879,210 from NAFCO by transferring it to James Tieku-Apawu, a Regional Manager of NAFCO, between February 2017 and February 2025 under the guise of making payment from the NAFCO account.

He is further accused of defrauding by false pretences by receiving GHS734,400 from NAFCO for rent covering the period of May 2017 and May 2019 at Chain Homes at Tseado in Accra.

The Attorney General alleges that at the time Hanan took the rent allowance, the apartments were not built and he was living somewhere else.

Faiza Seidu Wuni, on the other hand, is accused of defrauding by false pretences in her capacity as the proprietor of Alqarni Enterprise by making a false representation that she had supplied foodstuff to NAFCO, causing the state agency to pay her GHS3,342,759.08 between September 2018 and August 2019.

She is also accused of laundering the said amount by taking possession of it, knowing at the time of taking possession that the money was acquired through stealing from NAFCO.

Brief Facts

The prosecution’s brief facts indicate that in 2025, the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and the Office of the Attorney General received information that Hanan has, over the eight years that he was the CEO of NAFCO, embezzled hundreds of millions of Ghana Cedis from NAFCO.

It says EOCO’s preliminary investigations revealed that about GHS70 million had moved from NAFCO’s bank accounts to Sawtina.

The brief fact alleges that further investigations revealed that these funds were transferred in a series of 86 transactions between October 2019 and September 2023.

‘The transfers were made from NAFCO into Sawtina’s bank accounts with Ecobank, and Republic Bank, Labone branch. It is important to note that A1 (Hanan) maintains several personal bank accounts with the Labone branch of the Republic Bank, with the same bank relationship officer managing all the accounts. The relationship officer will testify for the Prosecution in this trial,’ it noted.

The brief fact further notes that James Tieku-Apawu, in a series of police investigative caution interviews, admitted receiving a total of GHS78,269,082.04 from NAFCO into Sawtina’s bank account.

‘He, however, explained that only about 20% of that amount was for genuine foodstuff supplies he made to NAFCO. EOCO’s investigations reveal that the remaining 80% of the bank transfers was for no supplies at all,’ court documents point out.

The documents further allege that investigations have established that more than GHS50 million was transferred from Sawtina’s bank account back to Hanan directly, to his other businesses, to his wife’s businesses, and for the acquisition of landed properties in prime areas in Accra and elsewhere.

Again, the brief facts allege that subsequent investigations have established that the monies which the couple and their associates deposited into Fa-Hausa Ventures bank account were used by them to purchase properties in prime areas in Accra, Tamale and elsewhere.

‘Investigations have also established that a significant amount of the monies in

Fa-Hausa Ventures’s bank account – in excess of GHS161,459,987.27 – were invested by A1 and A2 (Hanan and Faiza) in money instruments and other securities and investments products for their personal use and benefit,’ it added.

Residents Demand Urgent Intervention Over Poor Conditions

Residents of Soko in the Afigya Kwabre North District of the Ashanti Region have appealed to government agencies and the district assembly to urgently intervene in the numerous challenges confronting the community before disaster strikes.

The residents say their lives are constantly at risk due to several electricity poles that have been destroyed by termites and are on the verge of collapsing.

According to them, some of the affected poles are located in busy parts of the community, raising fears that they could fall and cause deaths or serious injuries if immediate action is not taken.

They further disclosed that the damaged poles have disrupted street lighting in parts of the community, especially around the new site area, making movement at night difficult for residents.

The situation, they said, has created security concerns and exposed motorists, traders and schoolchildren to danger, as some roads have become extremely dark during the night.

Aside from the electricity problem, residents also complained about the poor state of infrastructure at the local school.

They revealed that due to inadequate classrooms and deteriorating structures, authorities at the school have been compelled to merge classes, leading to severe congestion in the classrooms.

Teachers in the area say the overcrowding is affecting effective teaching and learning, since pupils are unable to concentrate properly during lessons.

Residents also lamented the persistent water crisis in the community, noting that many families struggle daily to access water for household activities.

According to them, women and children are the worst affected, as they are forced to walk long distances in search of water.

Speaking to the media, the Committee Chairman, Nana Yaw, indicated that repeated complaints had been lodged with the Afigya Kwabre North District Assembly, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Education Service (GES), but the concerns had not received the needed attention.

He appealed to the authorities to act swiftly to address the challenges, to prevent any unfortunate incident in the community.