REHA Medical Supply Ghana Limited, a privately owned enterprise has responded to an appeal by a-27-year old woman, Ms Vida Ahodetor to successfully undergo an implantation of artificial hip joints at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH).
Ms Ahodetor, who is a sickle-cell patient, had been suffering from a bone disease known in medical field as Arthrosis over the years and was operated upon in September, 2009, at the cost of US$ 10,000.
In an interview in Accra, she said she suffered from severe pains in both hips and therefore had to go to the KBTH for treatment.
Ms Ahodetor said when surgery was recommended she realised that she could not afford but with the assistance from Reha, she was operated upon first on February 3, 2009 and again on September 23, 2009.
She recalled that the problem started when she began having severe pain in her hip some years back, but never took it seriously because she thought it was a normal crises which she usually go through being a sickler.
She continued that the pain was on and off and any time she reported to a health facility she was given medication but realised that there was no improvement in her condition.
Ms Ahodetor said she was later diagnosed with the condition and advised to go for surgery immediately.
Unfortunately, the patient who had just completed training as a beautician at the FC Beauty Clinic said she could not afford the cost of the treatment neither could her father, a teacher.
Through an appeal for funds in the media, Reha Medical Supply Ghana Limited responded to help her go through total hip replacement in both hips.
She added that the response led to prompt provision of the specified-implant artificial hips to the tune of US$ 10,000.
Ms Ahodetor together with her father have expressed gratitude to Reha for saving her life and also offering great relief to her.
Her father, Mr Gabriel Ahodetor who was overwhelmed with the success of the surgery, and the kindness of Reha , said her daughter who was the third born was diagnosed with sickle cells at age two.
He explained that the family did not know how serious it was until last four years when she was diagnosed of having serious problem with the hips and she was told she needed an artificial replacement of the hip.
He disclosed that through the publications in the media, the Executive Chairman of Reha, Mr Harry Sintim Aboagye decided to help her daughter.
"We are very grateful and we want to use this medium to show our appreciation to him, the management of the company and the company’s principals in Switzerland for the wonderful assistance given us”, Mr Ahodetor pointed out.
Medical experts explain Arthrosis as the most frequent illness that affects people beginning at the age of 40.
Both males and females are affected and causes various types of pain making it difficult to create movement in the articulation.
Its beginning is gradual and subtle. The first symptom observed is pain that tends to worsen with the progress of time.
All the symptoms result in an increase of instability of the articulation, contracture, muscular spasm and permanent local pain. For example, if the affected articulations are the legs, then it will result in lameness.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Santa Maria accident: pay-loader driver is dead (Back Page)
THE driver of the pay-loader vehicle which crashed into a storey building at Santa Maria on Sunday night is reported to have died of his injuries.
The 50-year-old Kofi Kaya, who the police said hailed from the Ajumako area in the Central Region, reportedly died at 9.30 am on Monday, a day after the accident.
That brought to two the number of people who lost their lives in that crash.
The other deceased was 25-year-old Paul Akadaana, a kebab seller who operated his kebab joint at the spot where the accident occurred and who died at 3.00 am on Monday.
The Commander of the Odorkor Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service, ASP Felix Toya, said two other victims who sustained serious injuries were still in hospital but two others had been treated and discharged.
ASP Toya said among the two people who were still on admission was the driver’s mate whose name he could not readily provide.
After the long vehicle which was carrying a caterpillar grader crashed into the storey building on Sunday night, eyewitnesses told the Daily Graphic that the now deceased persons had their legs severed in addition to other injuries.
When the Daily Graphic team got to the crash scene around 8.30 am on Monday, the vehicle with registration number GT 857 W had its front part stuck in the first floor of the building which housed a number of stores. Close to it was a blue-black BMW saloon car with registration number GW2252 T, which was also badly damaged.
ASP Toya in an earlier interview said the driver’s mate whose condition had stabilised told the police that the vehicle suffered a brake failure.
The 50-year-old Kofi Kaya, who the police said hailed from the Ajumako area in the Central Region, reportedly died at 9.30 am on Monday, a day after the accident.
That brought to two the number of people who lost their lives in that crash.
The other deceased was 25-year-old Paul Akadaana, a kebab seller who operated his kebab joint at the spot where the accident occurred and who died at 3.00 am on Monday.
The Commander of the Odorkor Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service, ASP Felix Toya, said two other victims who sustained serious injuries were still in hospital but two others had been treated and discharged.
ASP Toya said among the two people who were still on admission was the driver’s mate whose name he could not readily provide.
After the long vehicle which was carrying a caterpillar grader crashed into the storey building on Sunday night, eyewitnesses told the Daily Graphic that the now deceased persons had their legs severed in addition to other injuries.
When the Daily Graphic team got to the crash scene around 8.30 am on Monday, the vehicle with registration number GT 857 W had its front part stuck in the first floor of the building which housed a number of stores. Close to it was a blue-black BMW saloon car with registration number GW2252 T, which was also badly damaged.
ASP Toya in an earlier interview said the driver’s mate whose condition had stabilised told the police that the vehicle suffered a brake failure.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Pay-loader crushes khebab seller to death (Back Page)
A pay-loader which was carrying a caterpillar grader last Sunday night crashed into a storey building at Santa Maria, a suburb in Accra, killing one person and seriously injuring four others.
The dead, a 25-year-old khebab seller, popularly refered to as Abochie Paul by neighbours, was said to have had both legs severed and an object stuck in his eye.
An eye-witness, Yaw Asiedu, said when the late Paul realised that his two legs where cut off after he had been pulled out from the pay-loader he asked whether it was a dream. Few minutes after he asked that question, Asiedu said Paul allegedly tried to commit suicide by hitting his head hard on the ground but was stopped by onlookers who conveyed him to the hospital where he later died.
Among the injured were the driver of the pay-loader, his mate and two passers -by at the time of the accident.
When a team from the Daily Graphic got to the crash scene around 8.30 am yesterday, the pay-loader with registration number GT 857 W and its front part was still stuck in the first floor of the building which housed a number of stores. Close to it was a blue-black BMW saloon car with registration number GW2252 T, which was badly dented.
A large crowd had also gathered at the accident scene making driving on that portion of the road which was a sharp curve and close to the Santa Maria Last Stop difficult. Among the crowd were owners of some of the shops which were affected by the accident.
In a telephone interview, the Commander of the Odorkor Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU), ASP Felix Toya, said the driver’s mate whose condition had stabilised told the police that the vehicle suffered a brake failure.
He said the driver tried hard to control the steering but failed when the vehicle got to curve and, therefore, crashed into the building.
At the time of filing this report, the driver was said to be in critical condition at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
Another victim, a young hairdresser, who residents said had her graduation party some hours before the accident, had all her front teeth removed in addition to a broken leg.
According to residents that portion of the road had seen a lot of accidents, some very serious.
The dead, a 25-year-old khebab seller, popularly refered to as Abochie Paul by neighbours, was said to have had both legs severed and an object stuck in his eye.
An eye-witness, Yaw Asiedu, said when the late Paul realised that his two legs where cut off after he had been pulled out from the pay-loader he asked whether it was a dream. Few minutes after he asked that question, Asiedu said Paul allegedly tried to commit suicide by hitting his head hard on the ground but was stopped by onlookers who conveyed him to the hospital where he later died.
Among the injured were the driver of the pay-loader, his mate and two passers -by at the time of the accident.
When a team from the Daily Graphic got to the crash scene around 8.30 am yesterday, the pay-loader with registration number GT 857 W and its front part was still stuck in the first floor of the building which housed a number of stores. Close to it was a blue-black BMW saloon car with registration number GW2252 T, which was badly dented.
A large crowd had also gathered at the accident scene making driving on that portion of the road which was a sharp curve and close to the Santa Maria Last Stop difficult. Among the crowd were owners of some of the shops which were affected by the accident.
In a telephone interview, the Commander of the Odorkor Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU), ASP Felix Toya, said the driver’s mate whose condition had stabilised told the police that the vehicle suffered a brake failure.
He said the driver tried hard to control the steering but failed when the vehicle got to curve and, therefore, crashed into the building.
At the time of filing this report, the driver was said to be in critical condition at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
Another victim, a young hairdresser, who residents said had her graduation party some hours before the accident, had all her front teeth removed in addition to a broken leg.
According to residents that portion of the road had seen a lot of accidents, some very serious.
Babies saved from HIV infection• St Dominic Hospital leads the way ( The Mirror Front Page)
Sat December 5, 2009
THE St Dominic Hospital at Akwatia in the Eastern Region has made history for being the first health facility in Ghana to prevent the highest number of children from being infected with HIV from their HIV-positive mothers.
Reports from the hospital indicate that only one out of 32 babies whose mothers were HIV positive and were, therefore, put on treatment under the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) programme, tested positive to the virus.
The figure represents 96.9 per cent of the children whose mothers received the intervention.
The Head of the Public Health Department of the hospital, Dr Nana Owusu-Ensaw, said as part of the preventive measures, mothers of the children were given special medication during labour and their babies placed under formula feeding for 18 months.
He said that was to prevent the children from being breast-fed, which could have exposed them to HIV infection from their infected mothers.
HIV infection from an HIV-positive mother to her child during pregnancy, labour, delivery or breastfeeding is called mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) and currently health workers the world over are trying hard to prevent as many babies as possible from getting infected by their mothers.
In an interview with The Mirror, Dr Owusu-Ensaw said the PMTCT programme was established at the hospital in 2005 to educate all pregnant mothers on HIV and AIDS due to the high prevalence of mother-to-child infection of HIV in the district and the country as a whole.
He explained that from July 2007 to May 2008, 62 children born to mothers who were given special medication during labour were put under monitoring for 18 months.
Dr Owusu-Ensaw said out of the 62 children, 32, which stood for 51.6 per cent, could be traced, while 30, representing 48.4 per cent, could not be traced and were, therefore, not monitored.
He said after the 18-month period, the 32 children who were traced were tested for HIV and that was when it came out that only one had the virus.
“That means 31 of them, which represents 96.9 per cent, were negative, while the remaining one, which is 3.1 per cent, was positive,” he stressed.
When asked to explain further, Dr Owusu-Ensaw said the facility was able to trace those 32 children because they were placed under formula feeding which was given to them by the Public Health Unit of the hospital free of charge.
“The above results indicate that PMTCT works and we hereby encourage all pregnant women to undergo HIV testing to know their status so that interventions can be put in place so save their babies,” he said.
Dr Owusu-Ensaw said a challenge involved the high cost of Lactogen for formula feeding, noting that one baby consumed about six tins of Lactogen a month.
He also said monitoring the mothers was expensive in terms of the transportation cost involved and expressed concern over the issue of pregnant women who gave wrong addresses for fear of stigmatisation, which resulted in the inability to trace them.
That, according to the doctor, was why some babies could not be traced for final testing after the 18-month period.
THE St Dominic Hospital at Akwatia in the Eastern Region has made history for being the first health facility in Ghana to prevent the highest number of children from being infected with HIV from their HIV-positive mothers.
Reports from the hospital indicate that only one out of 32 babies whose mothers were HIV positive and were, therefore, put on treatment under the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) programme, tested positive to the virus.
The figure represents 96.9 per cent of the children whose mothers received the intervention.
The Head of the Public Health Department of the hospital, Dr Nana Owusu-Ensaw, said as part of the preventive measures, mothers of the children were given special medication during labour and their babies placed under formula feeding for 18 months.
He said that was to prevent the children from being breast-fed, which could have exposed them to HIV infection from their infected mothers.
HIV infection from an HIV-positive mother to her child during pregnancy, labour, delivery or breastfeeding is called mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) and currently health workers the world over are trying hard to prevent as many babies as possible from getting infected by their mothers.
In an interview with The Mirror, Dr Owusu-Ensaw said the PMTCT programme was established at the hospital in 2005 to educate all pregnant mothers on HIV and AIDS due to the high prevalence of mother-to-child infection of HIV in the district and the country as a whole.
He explained that from July 2007 to May 2008, 62 children born to mothers who were given special medication during labour were put under monitoring for 18 months.
Dr Owusu-Ensaw said out of the 62 children, 32, which stood for 51.6 per cent, could be traced, while 30, representing 48.4 per cent, could not be traced and were, therefore, not monitored.
He said after the 18-month period, the 32 children who were traced were tested for HIV and that was when it came out that only one had the virus.
“That means 31 of them, which represents 96.9 per cent, were negative, while the remaining one, which is 3.1 per cent, was positive,” he stressed.
When asked to explain further, Dr Owusu-Ensaw said the facility was able to trace those 32 children because they were placed under formula feeding which was given to them by the Public Health Unit of the hospital free of charge.
“The above results indicate that PMTCT works and we hereby encourage all pregnant women to undergo HIV testing to know their status so that interventions can be put in place so save their babies,” he said.
Dr Owusu-Ensaw said a challenge involved the high cost of Lactogen for formula feeding, noting that one baby consumed about six tins of Lactogen a month.
He also said monitoring the mothers was expensive in terms of the transportation cost involved and expressed concern over the issue of pregnant women who gave wrong addresses for fear of stigmatisation, which resulted in the inability to trace them.
That, according to the doctor, was why some babies could not be traced for final testing after the 18-month period.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Protect yourself against HIV - Dr El-Adas tells youth (Health Page)
GHANA joined the international community to commemorate this year’s World AIDS Day, which fell yesterday, with a piece of advice from the acting Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), Dr Angela El-Adas, to the youth to stay away from activities that could expose them to HIV infection.
She said currently, HIV prevalence among the youth was 1.9 per cent, which was higher than the national prevalence of 1.7 per cent.
“I wish to sound a clarion call, particularly to our young people, as the custodians of this country's future, to take the lead in abstaining from sex until marriage, abstain from casual sex, and reduce concurrent sexual partners. Otherwise, remember to use condoms correctly and consistently,” she stressed.
Commemorated on December 1, each year, the World AIDS Day is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic, caused by the spread of HIV infection.
The theme for this year’s commemoration, “Universal Access and Human Rights” has been chosen worldwide to address the critical need to protect human rights and attain universal access for all, to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.
Led by the GAC, the national event was celebrated with a special durbar at the Jackson’s Park in Koforidua, and that was in addition to similar events held at all regional, district and community levels throughout the country.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic, the acting Director-General of the GAC, Dr El-Adas said the commemoration was also “a call to action for all of us, especially those of us in authority; the political, traditional and religious leadership of this country, to help remove or revise laws, activities and cultural practices that discriminate against persons living with HIV, especially women and other marginalised groups”.
She explained that as a country, Ghana had made some progress in responding to the various challenges posed by the disease, and currently enjoys a relatively lower prevalence (1.7 per cent) than our neighbouring countries.
Dr El-Adas, however, pointed out the epidemic continued to pose a serious threat to national development, adding that “we need to redouble our efforts towards achieving total success in dealing with the epidemic”.
She stressed that in 2006, Ghana committed itself to achieving universal access to quality and comprehensive HIV services by 2010, but one major challenge, currently, was uptake of services, especially with reference to counselling and testing services.
She said in spite of all these efforts, records indicated that less than 10 per cent of Ghanaians knew their HIV status, adding that the aim of this year’s celebration, therefore, was to aggressively embark on activities that encouraged people to know their HIV status.
Dr El-Adas also pointed out that each Ghanaian had a duty to the country to be at the centre of “The Campaign”, aimed at reducing HIV stigma and discrimination in order to encourage accessing counselling and testing services, as well as treatment services that were abundantly available.
“Remember, even you could be infected and not know it. Get tested! Know your status and keep it. This is an urgent call, and the time to act is now,” she stated.
In Ghana, the objective for the celebration of the World AIDS Day, as spelt out by the GAC, is to enhance and advocate leadership and accountability in addressing the HIV epidemic in Ghana at all levels by engaging all stakeholders in decision-making at the national, regional, district, community, family and individual levels.
To achieve the desired objective, the GAC launched a month-long programme on November 2, 2009 in Accra, where the Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana, Mr John Dramani Mahama, called on Ghanaians to rededicate themselves to the fight against HIV and AIDS.
Some of the programmes organised by the GAC during the month November included provision of counselling and testing services at major market centres around the country, sensitisation exercises, a mini concert and candle light processions, special counselling and testing session for media practitioners, in conjunction with the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) and special lectures on HIV, AIDS and human rights.
She said currently, HIV prevalence among the youth was 1.9 per cent, which was higher than the national prevalence of 1.7 per cent.
“I wish to sound a clarion call, particularly to our young people, as the custodians of this country's future, to take the lead in abstaining from sex until marriage, abstain from casual sex, and reduce concurrent sexual partners. Otherwise, remember to use condoms correctly and consistently,” she stressed.
Commemorated on December 1, each year, the World AIDS Day is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic, caused by the spread of HIV infection.
The theme for this year’s commemoration, “Universal Access and Human Rights” has been chosen worldwide to address the critical need to protect human rights and attain universal access for all, to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.
Led by the GAC, the national event was celebrated with a special durbar at the Jackson’s Park in Koforidua, and that was in addition to similar events held at all regional, district and community levels throughout the country.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic, the acting Director-General of the GAC, Dr El-Adas said the commemoration was also “a call to action for all of us, especially those of us in authority; the political, traditional and religious leadership of this country, to help remove or revise laws, activities and cultural practices that discriminate against persons living with HIV, especially women and other marginalised groups”.
She explained that as a country, Ghana had made some progress in responding to the various challenges posed by the disease, and currently enjoys a relatively lower prevalence (1.7 per cent) than our neighbouring countries.
Dr El-Adas, however, pointed out the epidemic continued to pose a serious threat to national development, adding that “we need to redouble our efforts towards achieving total success in dealing with the epidemic”.
She stressed that in 2006, Ghana committed itself to achieving universal access to quality and comprehensive HIV services by 2010, but one major challenge, currently, was uptake of services, especially with reference to counselling and testing services.
She said in spite of all these efforts, records indicated that less than 10 per cent of Ghanaians knew their HIV status, adding that the aim of this year’s celebration, therefore, was to aggressively embark on activities that encouraged people to know their HIV status.
Dr El-Adas also pointed out that each Ghanaian had a duty to the country to be at the centre of “The Campaign”, aimed at reducing HIV stigma and discrimination in order to encourage accessing counselling and testing services, as well as treatment services that were abundantly available.
“Remember, even you could be infected and not know it. Get tested! Know your status and keep it. This is an urgent call, and the time to act is now,” she stated.
In Ghana, the objective for the celebration of the World AIDS Day, as spelt out by the GAC, is to enhance and advocate leadership and accountability in addressing the HIV epidemic in Ghana at all levels by engaging all stakeholders in decision-making at the national, regional, district, community, family and individual levels.
To achieve the desired objective, the GAC launched a month-long programme on November 2, 2009 in Accra, where the Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana, Mr John Dramani Mahama, called on Ghanaians to rededicate themselves to the fight against HIV and AIDS.
Some of the programmes organised by the GAC during the month November included provision of counselling and testing services at major market centres around the country, sensitisation exercises, a mini concert and candle light processions, special counselling and testing session for media practitioners, in conjunction with the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) and special lectures on HIV, AIDS and human rights.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
GCB opens 155th branch (Business)
THE Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) yesterday opened its 155th branch at Dansoman in Accra.
Established in 1953, the bank has the objective, among other things, to make banking accessible to all Ghanaians throughout the breadth and length of the country.
At the opening ceremony, the General Manager of Retail Banking Division of GCB, Ms Joyce Attah-Krah, said the opening of the branch was part of the bank’s decision to achieve its objective of serving the people better.
She said GCB had over the years adhered to that objective religiously and had on some occasions overruled the motive of profit just to sustain and maintain branches in certain areas.
She said that explained the reason why the bank stayed put and rendered services in areas where some banks folded up and closed their doors to the public because they were not making much profit.
Ms Attah-Krah pointed out that “ GCB has stood faithful because we do not discriminate, ours is service to all, and that is why we serve Ghanaians better”.
She stressed that GCB had over the years seen transformation, adding that the bank migrated from manual operations a little over 10 years ago and was constantly improving on its technology.
Touching on some challenges the bank had been facing as they tried to serve the public, Ms Attah-Krah said the bank’s customers had sometimes been subjected to undue delays and breaks in service at the banking halls, a situation she observed did not go down well customers.
She took the opportunity to apologise to the customers who found themselves at banking halls during those difficult times, and gave the assurance that management was making efforts to ensure that services were delivered promptly and efficiently.
In her welcoming address, the acting Area Manager for Dansoman, Mrs Aku Macbruce, gave the assurance to prospective customers that the new branch would offer all the services of GCB, adding that these would include local and international express money transfer, Internet banking, trade services and micro businesses.
The chairman for the function, who is also a sub-chief within the Dansoman Traditional Council, Nii Quarshie I, advised residents of Dansoman and beyond to patronise the products of the branch to encourage the management of GCB to do more.
Established in 1953, the bank has the objective, among other things, to make banking accessible to all Ghanaians throughout the breadth and length of the country.
At the opening ceremony, the General Manager of Retail Banking Division of GCB, Ms Joyce Attah-Krah, said the opening of the branch was part of the bank’s decision to achieve its objective of serving the people better.
She said GCB had over the years adhered to that objective religiously and had on some occasions overruled the motive of profit just to sustain and maintain branches in certain areas.
She said that explained the reason why the bank stayed put and rendered services in areas where some banks folded up and closed their doors to the public because they were not making much profit.
Ms Attah-Krah pointed out that “ GCB has stood faithful because we do not discriminate, ours is service to all, and that is why we serve Ghanaians better”.
She stressed that GCB had over the years seen transformation, adding that the bank migrated from manual operations a little over 10 years ago and was constantly improving on its technology.
Touching on some challenges the bank had been facing as they tried to serve the public, Ms Attah-Krah said the bank’s customers had sometimes been subjected to undue delays and breaks in service at the banking halls, a situation she observed did not go down well customers.
She took the opportunity to apologise to the customers who found themselves at banking halls during those difficult times, and gave the assurance that management was making efforts to ensure that services were delivered promptly and efficiently.
In her welcoming address, the acting Area Manager for Dansoman, Mrs Aku Macbruce, gave the assurance to prospective customers that the new branch would offer all the services of GCB, adding that these would include local and international express money transfer, Internet banking, trade services and micro businesses.
The chairman for the function, who is also a sub-chief within the Dansoman Traditional Council, Nii Quarshie I, advised residents of Dansoman and beyond to patronise the products of the branch to encourage the management of GCB to do more.
Agyekum pledges open door policy (Politics)
Saturday, November 28, 2009
THE newly elected New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Chairman for Korle Klottey, Mr Dan Yaw Agyekum, has promised an open door administration which will enable every member of the party to have a say.
He has therefore called on all party members in the constituency to join him in building a formidable branch within the Greater Accra Region.
Mr Agyekum who was elected at a constituency election held recently told the Daily Graphic in Accra that, he together with the other executive members, would ensure that everything that went on at the constituency level was done in a transparent way.
He also urged other members of the party who stood for positions in the constituency but lost to rally behind the elected members for the sake of the party.
Mr Agyekum, a 48-year-old businessman, said there was a lot of work to be done towards election 2012, adding that what members of the NPP needed to do currently was to join forces to ensure a massive victory which would be difficult for their opponents to dispute.
He said he would go ahead to fulfil his campaign promise of providing a furnished office for the constituency, where party members could visit when the need arose.
The chairman also pledged to continue with the good work which was begun by the past chairman, adding that he would be able to succeed only if the rest of the party members in the constituency supported him.
He took the opportunity to advise all members of the NPP throughout the country to remain focused in readiness for the struggle ahead.
THE newly elected New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Chairman for Korle Klottey, Mr Dan Yaw Agyekum, has promised an open door administration which will enable every member of the party to have a say.
He has therefore called on all party members in the constituency to join him in building a formidable branch within the Greater Accra Region.
Mr Agyekum who was elected at a constituency election held recently told the Daily Graphic in Accra that, he together with the other executive members, would ensure that everything that went on at the constituency level was done in a transparent way.
He also urged other members of the party who stood for positions in the constituency but lost to rally behind the elected members for the sake of the party.
Mr Agyekum, a 48-year-old businessman, said there was a lot of work to be done towards election 2012, adding that what members of the NPP needed to do currently was to join forces to ensure a massive victory which would be difficult for their opponents to dispute.
He said he would go ahead to fulfil his campaign promise of providing a furnished office for the constituency, where party members could visit when the need arose.
The chairman also pledged to continue with the good work which was begun by the past chairman, adding that he would be able to succeed only if the rest of the party members in the constituency supported him.
He took the opportunity to advise all members of the NPP throughout the country to remain focused in readiness for the struggle ahead.
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