Yesterday, 22nd August 2024, The Oti Regional Minister Hon. Daniel Machator commenced a tour that would take him through all MDAs in the Oti Region.
He visited the Guan District Assembly and the Jasikan Municipal Assembly where he met the Chiefs and staff of both Assemblies in separate Durbars. Hon. Daniel Machator in his address encouraged staff to support leadership in executing government agenda with a neutral mindset. He admonished them against lackadaisical tendencies in the performance of their duties so as to achieve all targeted goals.
He sought prayers and the support of all traditional authorities in the performance of his duties as Minister for the Oti Region and stated his tolerance for constructive criticism and their counsel.
His team visited some ongoing and completed projects in these Assemblies to inspect the progress of work. He assured them of the government’s resolve to complete and commission most of the projects by December so they could be put to use.
Accompanying him on the tour were Hon. Janet Emefa Adibo, DCE for Guan, Mrs. Elizabeth Anim Adjornor, MCE for Jasikan, Mr Evans Yaw Dapaah, Regional Chairman for the NPP, Mr. Jonathan Akpabeh, Regional Secretary, NPP among others.
National Ambulance Service today, 21st August 2024 delivered a medical emergency life-support ambulance to the Oti region to augment the fleet of ambulance for emergency health service in the region.
Receiving the Advanced Emergency Life-support ambulance, the Oti Regional Minister, Hon. Daniel Machator, expressed gratitude to the ambulance service for the kind gesture.
According to the Minister, although the referral health facilities in the region are far apart from each other, the advanced emergency life-support ambulance service will help provide medical care to the patients on or before treatment.
Hon. Machator opined that advanced life-support ambulance will be needed when the routine ambulances picked case from the hospital and the condition of the patient worsen while on transit.
To him, already there are some ambulances in the region and to receive the Advanced Life Support Ambulance will serve as a backup to the emergency service delivery.
“There are cases and the conditions of the cases are above the old ambulances. We have the kind of care that is supposed to be given to them. Those people could be transferred into this ambulance and then ferried or taking to the next health facility or wherever the person has been recommended to be taken,” he noted.
Hon. Machator reiterated the commitment of the President Akufo-Addo/Bawumia led government to continue to prioritise health and the general well-being of the citizenry.
He encouraged the personnel of the ambulance service in the region to inculcate a good maintenance culture to ensure the vehicle serves its intended purpose.
“Whenever it is due for servicing, you should ensure that is actually service and whatever help or assistance that you will require, just mention to us. If it is within our means, we will do our best to help you so that the car will be kept at 100% efficiency always so that it will help in saving lives of the people of Oti region,” he stated.
For his part, Oti Regional Administration Manager and Principal Advanced Emergency Medical Technologist, Doku Joshua Amarh, said although the old ambulances were brought in by the government introduced 2020 to take care of the people but distances are far apart and there are situations whereby it picks a case, the condition of the place case will change and they will need advanced care.
The personnel, he said will be able to initiate peripheral intravenous lines in unconscious patients; maintain peripheral intravenous lines as well as initiate saline or similar locks in unconscious patients and draw peripheral blood specimens; insert an uncuffed pharyngeal airway device in the practice of airway maintenance.
This, he said will maintain during transport any intravenous medication infusions or other procedures which were initiated in a medical facility, if clear and understandable written instructions for such maintenance have been provided by the physician at the sending medical facility;
Perform electrocardiographic rhythm interpretation of ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, pulseless electrical activity, and asystole; and perform cardiac defibrillation with a manual defibrillator among other functions.
On 17th August 2024, The Oti Regional Minister Hon. Daniel Machator received in his office Nana Yaa, the Oti Regional Representative on Ghana’s Most Beautiful Pageant.
Accompanied by her management team, she paid a courtesy call to the office of the minister and sought the blessings of the Regional Coordinating Council as she embarks on a journey to bring the coveted crown to our region for the first time.
Hon. Daniel Machator pledged his unflinching support to her and promised to play an active role in ensuring her success at the pageant. He encouraged her to always endeavor to showcase the beautiful culture, market the economic potential and tourist attractions of our beloved Oti Region in all her performances.
Yesterday, 30th July 2024, The Oti Regional Minister Hon. Daniel Machator joined officials from the Africa Exploration and Minerals Group Limited, the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation (GIISDEC), the Ghana Geological Survey Authority, and the District Chief Executive of Kadjebi at Gyamlome to commemorate the commencement of the core drilling activities for iron ore in the area.
This marks a significant milestone in the government’s ongoing efforts to ascertain the Mineral Estimation on the Gyamlome -Wawaso Block.
It was refreshing to be taken through the exploration process on the exploration pad as His team had the opportunity to see and feel the raw ore deposits to be taken to the lab for further and necessary assessments.
The Regional Minister earlier attended a durbar of chiefs and people of Gyamlome during which He implored the exploration company to make use of the Community Liaison Committee that had been set up to promote engagement between the community, the project team, and other stakeholders.
Hon. Daniel Machator assured community members that the government would prioritize their welfare throughout the process and would only promote collaborations that would ensure the development of the community.
The wailing years of travelers on the Nkwanta-Oti-Damanko stretch of the Eastern Corridor Road would soon come to an end.
This was announced by the Minister for Roads and Highways, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye during his tour of roads in the Oti Region. Hon. Asenso assured that he had commenced processes to get the contractor on site in the shortest possible time to get the project completed.
Hon. Asenso also stated that plans were underway to get contractors back to the site on the Nkwanta-Dambai and the Borae-Chinderi stretches.
He mentioned that the government of President Akufo-Addo and Alhaji Dr. Bawumia has been instrumental in advancing road construction in the Oti Region and remains fully committed to doing even more to promote the general economic well-being and development of the people. The Hon. Minister Daniel Machator appealed to Hon. Asenso to fast-track those road projects to alleviate the hardships faced by commuters, reduce travel time, and boost economic activities.
The second lady, Her Excellency Hajia Mrs. Samira Bawumia donated some medical supplies to Kwame Krom and Damanko in Oti Region.
Hajia Samira Bawumia began her regional tour at Biakoye District in Oti Region where she donated some medical supplies to Kwame Krom Health Center on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
As part of the efforts by the Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian Projects (SEHP) to improve health outcomes and promote universal healthcare among women and children in Ghana, Hajia Samira Bawumia had interaction with the Zongo communities and people of Jasikan Municipal, Kadjebi District, Nkwanta South Municipal and Nkwanta North District where she also donated ten hospital beds and medical supply to the Damanko Health Center at Damanko, Wednesday July 24, 2024.
She ended her speech by appealing to the constituents of Nkwanta North to vote for His Excellency Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Ben Nador coming 2024 general election to continue the good work the New Patriotic Party is doing.
The Nkwanta North District Health Director who received the donation in his remarks thanked Her Excellency Hajia Samira Bawumia for the donation and also lamented the poor condition of health service delivery in the district due to lack of medical supplies.
He ended his remarks by appealing to both international and local NGOs, individuals and government to help improve the current health service delivery in Nkwanta North District in their own way.
On Saturday 22nd June, 2024, Hon. Daniel Machator represented His Excellency the Vice President Dr. Alhaji Mahamadu Bawumia, who was the Special Guest of Honour at the Maiden National Delegates Congress of the Krachi Youth Association in Krachi.
This was a gathering of Krachi young men and women around the world who sought answers to pressing questions regarding the development of their homeland under the theme “Empowering the rising generation; embracing unity for development”.
In his address, Hon. Minister encouraged the youth to always be prepared in mind and spirit to take up the leadership mantle from the older generations. This could only see the light of day if the next generation achieved high educational standards and the right certifications that would make them fit for purpose change-makers our society needs.
He enumerated a host of infrastructural projects the government had initiated and completed and others currently ongoing in the Krachi West Municipality and the Oti Region. He asked for their continued support and prayers for the government as we work tirelessly in making Oti Region the go-to destination for investors and tourists.
He presented a handsome donation from HE. Dr. Alhaji Mahamadu Bawumia to the Association to support their activities.
The Oti Regional Coordinating Council ORCC in collaboration with the Ghana Statistical Service GSS has organized a two days Regional Stakeholder Engagement on the dissemination of the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Report at Nkonya, Biakoye District on Tuesday and Wednesday 11th and 12th June 2024.
The workshop was to disseminate the findings of the Ghana Statistical Service report and introduction to the GSS Stats Bank (An online platform that allows stakeholders/users to access disaggregated statistics from censuses, surveys and administrative data source) in order to enhance Local Government workers and journalists understanding and interpretation of results from Ghana’s maiden Multidimensional Poverty Index Report, which examined poverty beyond monetary deprivations.
The targeted users of the report include the Regional Planning and Coordinating Unit RPCU, Municipal Planning and Coordination Unit MPCU, Development Partners, Civil Society Organization (CSOs), the Private Sector, Research Institutions, Academia, Religious Organizations, Traditional Rulers, Media Practitioners and the general public.
Mr. Henry Loglo, Regional Director of Ghana Statistical Service in Oti, said the report provides relevant and timely data to support the implementation and monitoring of the Medium-Term National Development Policy Framework (MTNDPF) 2022-2025.
Speaking at the event, he said the disaggregated statistics will support monitoring of progress towards several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Mr Loglo took the participants through provision of targeted interventions for the allocation of resources, monitoring and evaluating Local government development programs by enhancing their effectiveness, tracking of trends in multidimensional poverty over time, assessing progress across a range of interlinked Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targeted at the sub-national level in line with national development frameworks.
He expressed appreciation to the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development (MLGDRD), and all Municipal and District Assemblies for their cooperation and support which contributed to the successful completion of the report.
Mr Loglo thanked expertise and resources provided by the World Bank through the Harmonizing and improving Statistics in West Africa Project (HISWAP).
Mr Prince Latif Oyekunle, Assistant Director 1, of the Oti Regional Coordinating Council (ORCC) in his remark said the training has been very insightful for the participants.
He again expressed satisfaction and look forward to more programs to disseminate key findings of similar report.
Deputy Superintendent of prison (DSP), Mr Daniel Machator (Rtd), the Oti Regional minister emphasized that developing an MPI report helps countries to complement monetary poverty statistics, track poverty over time and strategically develop policies to target marginalized regions, districts, groups and households.
Honorable Daniel Machator, the Oti Regional Minister, has joined hundreds of residents to plant 100,000 tree seedlings as their contribution to the Friday June 7, 2024 Green Ghana Day as per the theme for the fourth edition of the Green Ghana Day: “Growing for a Greener Ghana Tomorrow.”
The Minister underscored the importance of the exercise to the socio-economic advancement of the nation and the sustainability of human existence.
With all the development efforts the Government was putting in place, if the environment and the green cover was depleted, no meaningful progress would have been made.
He acknowledged the ravaging impacts of climate change on the earth with the environmental challenges that threatened humanity.
The Minister led a team from the Regional Coordinating Council to plant trees at Kwame-Akura Basic School, Oti Senior High Technical School, English and Arabic Basic School, Dambai Health Centre, Dambai College of Education Demonstration School, Wankayaw Basic School and Lakeside Basic School.
Mr Machator called on Ghanaians to rise to the occasion to plant more trees and nurture them to grow to support the nation’s aggressive drive for afforestation and reforestation for sustainable environment and social development.
Mr John Adu-Boffour, the Municipal Forestry Officer, reiterated the need to plant more trees to save the environment from the adverse impact of climate change.
The Regional Manager of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in charge of the Volta and Oti Regions, together with a section of management and staff of the Company, has paid a courtesy call on the Oti Regional Minister in his office at Dambai, 6th June 2024.
Ms Christiana Jatoe-Kaleo, the General Manager, said the visit was to familiarize with the new Regional Minister, inspect their establishments and meet with staff as well as build strategic partnerships.
She said management and staff of ECG were committed to ensuring excellent customer service delivery to their clients and would work assiduously to achieve their corporate goals.
Deputy Superintendent of Prison (DSP), Daniel Machator (Rtd), the Oti Regional Minister welcomed the team from ECG and commended them for their warm gesture.
He said citizens had over the years enjoyed a symbiotic relationship with the nation’s power suplyers and expected continuous collaboration.
Mr Machator assured residents that the Regional Coordinating Council (ORCC) was working with the ECG over the current light bills, adding their intervention would remedy the situation.
He added that, ORCC would demonstrate its clearest indication to give up their support in the hope of bringing efficiency in ECG’s operations in the Oti region.
The Regional Manager was accompanied by management members from the Regional Head office, including Mr Godfred Awuku, Regional Engineer, Mr Solomon Adjiku, Regional Commercial manager, Mrs Veronica Larbi Mensah, Regional Materials and Transport Manager and Madam Irene Mary Odame, District Manager at Dambai.
The Oti Regional Coordinating Council (ORCC) in Dambai inaugurated its audit committee and some four other zonal audit committees of the Health Directorates and Hospitals in the region to enhance the effectiveness of the institutions in the region on Thursday May 16, 2024 at the Oti Regional Coordinating Council.
At the event to mark the inauguration of the committees, the Oti Regional Minister-designate, Daniel Machator, charged the members of various committees to ensure transparency, accountability and good governance as well as financial discipline in the discharge of their duty.
“We recognize that effective governance is the foundation upon which successful organizations are built. Robust governance structures guide our institutions, enabling them to fulfill their mandates and serve the public interest, especially in the areas of accountability and service delivery,” he stated.
The establishment of Audit Committees, he said, aligns with Section 86 of the Public Financial Management Act 2016 (Act 921), which requires ORCC to demonstrate commitment to upholding the highest standards of financial management, transparency, and accountability.
The committees, he indicated, would serve as the guardians of integrity, overseeing financial reporting, internal controls, risk management, and compliance within our organizations.
Mr Machator pointed out that the committees were expected to working collaboration with management, boards of directors, external auditors, and other key stakeholders.
“The Audit Committees will ensure that our efforts are aligned and synergies, driving us towards our organizational objectives,” he noted.
The work of the committees, he acknowledged, will not be without its challenges but entreated the members to explore dedication, professionalism, and a steadfast commitment to their mandate to overcome any obstacles that may arise.
“Envisioning a future where sound financial management practices underpin sustainable development, economic growth, and improved quality of life for all citizens, we aspire to be beacons of integrity, transparency, and accountability, inspiring confidence and trust in our institutions and leadership,” he said.
He further charged the ORCC Audit Committee and the Health Directorate zonal committees to work diligently with unwavering commitment to execute their mandate.
“Your success will be our success, and your contributions will help shape a better future for our region and our country,” he indicated.
Mr Machator revealed that the 2021 audit committee of the ORCC audit was adjudged the best audit committee in the RCC category for the year and commended the members for their steadfastness.
He ended his speech by calling on the staff and other stakeholders as well as committee members to work together to build a culture of accountability, transparency, and good governance.
The committees include ORCC Audit Committee chaired by Mr Richard Amoah, Worawora Govrnment Hospital zone chaired by Emmanuel Mawuli Kofi Buatsi, Jasikan Municipal Hospital zone chaired by Johnson Dzigbede, Nkwanta South Municipal Hospital zone chaired by Delanyo Datsomor and Krachi West Municipal Hospital zone chaired by Brain Senyo Kugbadzor.
Conclusively, the representative of director general for Internal Audit Agency (IAA) Mr. Haford Dowuna Hammond sworn the members of the committees in.
The Krachi East Municipal Assembly KEMA elected Presiding Member and confirmed its Municipal Chief Executive yesterday Tuesday May 7, 2024 at the oti Regional Coordinating Council conference hall.
The president representative, Mr. Daniel Machator in his remarks appealed to the assembly members to leave partisan issues and hold by the series of engagements he had with them to elect a presiding member and also confirm the Municipal Chief Executive president appointed.
He ended his remarks by urging all the stakeholders of the Krachi East Municipal to rally behind the new MCE for the sake of development if confirmed.
The Assembly members of the Krachi East Municipal Assembly (KEMA) yesterday elected the presiding member, Oklu Rockson through a conscientious vote and confirmed the nomination of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Charles Gyemfi Boateng.
After closed of polls for the confirmation, the new MCE secured about 29 votes representing 96.6 percent as compared to a single ballot against representing 3.4 percent while the total valid votes were 30 members from various electoral areas across the Municipality.
The appointment of Mr Boateng comes after the untimely demise of the former MCE, Bernard Mensah Aborkugya last month after succeeding the late Francis Okesu who also died somewhere 2023.
An official of the Electoral Commission in the Municipality first opened nomination for the election of a Presiding member of the assembly after the Assembly members failed on several occasions to meet the threshold of electing a presiding member since the local assembly election held last year.
But yesterday, the election was conducted by a secret ballot while the Nominee who went unopposed secured a two-third majority of the assembly members from various electoral areas in the Municipality.
At the end of polls, the Presiding member acquired 28 votes representing 93.3 percent as against two no votes representing 6.7 percent of the total eligible and valid votes of 30.
Immediately after the election, the new presiding member was duly sworn an oath of alligance and the oath of office to assume his new role.
The PM elected thanked the members for reposing confidence in him and charged the members to eschew partisanship and focus on the development as well as projection of the Krachi East Municipality.
In his acceptance remarks, the new MCE bemoaned the negative effects on governance and administrative activities in the Municipality following the demise of his predecessor.
Adding that such setbacks will now be a history hence the need to hasten slowly, as the assembly cannot at the same time afford to leg behind.
“It is our duty to improve the quality of life of the people in the municipality through the provision of essential services and creation of an enabling environment to ensure the total and sustainable development of Krachi East,” he said.
The address he noted was not intended to really introduce any programs that are different from his predecessors had pursued in the past, but there was need for the Assembly’s core business may be changed
He continued that his outfit is poised to bring team spirit and passion to drive the new Development agenda for the Krachi East Assembly.
Mr Boateng explained that the essence of decentralization is to make the downstream structures of local governance stronger in order to bring democracy and development closer to the people.
“We shall therefore ensure that, sub- committees, town councils and unit committees are adequately resourced to enable them discharge their functions efficiently and effectively,” he assured.
He underscored the need for a comprehensive needs assessment to be carried out to determine the specific areas the assembly members, the sub-committees, town-councils
The Krachi East Municipal Assembly led by the Regional Minister, Hon Daniel Machator presented some items to 240 beneficiaries of the Ghana productive safety Net Project start-up kits for their business on Monday May 6, 2024.
These beneficiaries of the Productive Inclusion Project, who come from the five communities of Dormabin, Tokurano, Kpelema, Katanga and Kunda would venture into piggery, soap making, groundnut processing, cassava processing, vegetable farming as well as poultry.
He encouraged beneficiaries to make good use of the opportunity the Government of Ghana and World Bank have presented so as to be self-sufficient all the time. He announced that, their performance in this phase would serve as a yardstick to measure their preparedness for the second tranche of support to be extended.
Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan has paid a courtesy call on the Oti Regional Minister designate, DSP Daniel Machator (Rtd) at Dambai.
The purpose of the visit was to discuss the upcoming regional games in Oti region and also to create platform for young talents to showcase their skills.
Asamoah Gyan, who is known for his passion for sports development in Ghana emphasized the importance of investing in grassroots sports.
His delegation was in the region to commence preparatory works for the All Regional Games, a nationwide sports festival, scheduled to have its first trials in the Oti Region.
DSP Daniel Machator (Rtd) commended Asamoah Gyan and his team for the initiative.
He pledged the Oti Regional Council’s willingness to support the team every step of the way as sports serves as not only a tool for employment creation, but as a tool that promotes national cohesion.
He also stressed the need for more investment in sports infrastructure and programs to help unearth and nurture talents in the region. As the beginning point for the games was a unanimous one, signalling the love his team had for the region and its people.
He was positive that, though a young region, could put together a solid team, strong enough to win laurels.
The Chairman of Driver and Vehicle License Authority DVLA paid a courtesy call on the Representative of the President of Ghana for Oti Region Mr Daniel Machator to inspect and validate the piece of land handed over to them for the construction of the Oti Regional DVLA office yesterday Tuesday April 23, 2024 at the Oti Reginal Coordinating Council ORCC.
The president representative, Mr Daniel Machator in his opening remarks welcomed the DVLA entourage and expressed his hope in the presence of DVLA in Oti to solve the challenge of vehicle smuggling in and out of Oti Region.
Mr Daniel Machator also expressed his happiness towards the establishing of DVLA regional office in Oti which will ease the automobile and motor bikes registration that has been a challenge to the people of Oti.
Mr Daniel Machator ended his remarks by urging the DVLA to speed up the construction of the office to end the stress the people of Oti go through during automobile and motor bike registration at Ho.
The DVLA board chairperson Mr Frank Davis Esq in his remarks lamented that, Oti Regional DVLA office would have been completed in 2023 but the conflict of siting at ORCC hindered it.
The DVLA board chairperson also requested for the president representative Mr. Daniel Machator to get him a satellite office for his officers to begin with operations.
He ended his remarks by assuring the people of Oti that, DVLA was going to put up a state of art of which construction will start by July 2024 and completed before December 2024.
