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Going Back to Our Roots: This is Our True Culture
Call for Contribution
Mmabihi gaafariya, ka ti nolori bewula? Greetings to all brothers and sisters in Diaspora. I am starting by quoting Alfred Tennyson, "So many Worlds, So much to do, So little done, Such things to be".
We have, for long time, had lofty ideas as to how to help Nanung. It has been more than a year since Nanumber...s in diaspora formed this association, and still nothing has been done. I think it is time we do something.
I am constantly in contact with Abukson and he told me the formation of a second division team in Bimbilla to the replace the sold Nanumba Nationals. The idea of helping the team with jersey,boots and balls came out and I thought it was a noble idea. Through our conversation, we realized that Bimbico, Bimbilla SS, Wulensi SS and Wulensi second division team could be added.
Abukson contacted a friend of his in China and found out that a complete set will cost $400. so the four will cost $1600. We can chip in $100 each, we should be able to buy the 4 sets. Anybody with a different idea from this should let it be known asap. I am hopping we will get the money by the end of september. Those ...with their monies can contact Abukson. Thanks for your time and may God bless us and bring unity amongst us. Amen.
Comments:
Seidu S Kpebu Hi guys this is a good idea. I was already in the process forming colts teams and this could not have come at a better time. If this idea goes through, the colts team will be the junior side of the senior team. I have two sets of jerseys and undies (pants) for the colts teams already in Ghana. I will therefore encourage all to be part of this project.
Rashid Zakaria @ Mr Gangu: thank you for putting this suggestion forward. I think you mentioned 5 teams so we will need to purchase 5 sets ($2,000). It will be nice to add a few footballs as well to the jerseys. And let us also not forget about cost of shipping from China to Ghana. So I sugest we should target $3,000.
200 widows in Bimbila call on government for help
200 women in the Bimbila Widows Camp (formed out of the 1994 Konkomba-Nanumba) conflict are calling on the government to come to their aid.
The widows want to embark on commercial agriculture in addition to kente, soap, dawadawa and groundnut paste production. These are products they produce through the help of ActionAid Ghana and other agencies.
ActionAid Ghana with the support of other civil society organisations have been very instrumental in helping them make a living.
The government, according to the women, has not done enough for them.
They want the government to provide them some credit facilities, farm machinery and other inputs to enable them go into commercial agriculture.
Sister Wasila, Caretaker of the Widows Camp told Citi FM that the camp was established with the aim of helping the widows preach peace and help stop conflicts in the area.
She was grateful to various sponsors that have assisted the camp and its inmates with skills training, and called on the government to also come to their aid.
“We have gained a lot of skills from ActionAid and other organisations but we need the government to come to our aid and upgrade us,” she said, explaining that the acquired skills, coupled with funding and material support from the government will enable them transport their produce to the market.
Story by Ernest Dela Aglanu/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana
Bimbilla embarks on development projects
The District Chief Executive for Nanumba North, Mohammed Ibin-Abass, has expressed gratitude for the prudent management of the assembly's resources that has enabled it undertake some infrastructural development despite meeting a debt of GH¢300,000 from the previous administration.
He said because of the huge debts of the district at the time, development partners were not ready to assist the district but his administration had been able to cancel those debts, raising confidence in the development partners.
Mr Ibin-Abass was addressing a durbar at Bimbila at the weekend which was attended by a cross-section of the people.
He noted that within a short time in office, his administration had built 10 bungalows for tutors of the Bimbila Training College, classrooms and dormitories at the Bimbila Senior High School and a soya-bean processing factory which is still being constructed.
The assembly has also built a chip-zone at Napa and improved some market structures.
Currently, the assembly intends to extend mechanized water facility to four communities though the Northern Regional Water Project.
Mr Ibin-Abass said some feeder roads had been improved through resurfacing and had collaborated with the Ghana Highway Authority to improve some parts of the Eastern Corridor roads.
He said massive employment of the youth in the area would soon start through the NYEP and that the block farming concept was still on course and many youths had been engage in it.
He expressed concern about the bad roads in the area as well as shortage of portable water, saying these are the major problems the district was facing.
He called for assistance from the government.
Mr Ibin-Abass appealed to the Ministry of Health to post more health personnel to the area since the district has only one doctor and a few nurses.
He also appealed for an ambulance.
Source: GNA
Mohammed Salisu Adamu
Phone: 0034629077041
E-mail: gomalogs2yw@yahoo.com
Dear Brothers,
Congratulations for forming this Association for the development of our Kingdom "Nanung".I did not know the existense of this association, i know of Nanumba youth association of which Dr. Hafiz is the president.
We also have the Chamba youth Association here in Spain and we have the same goal as yours, that is to help develop our Kingdom Nanung. I want us to work together and share ideas as we also have intention to send an Ambulance to Bimbila hospital.
God bless Nanung
Danjuma.
President---Chamba youth Association
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Description: This group is for all citizens and sympathizers of the Nanumba Traditional Area who are currently not living in Ghana. The Nanumba Traditional Area is made up of the Nanumba North (Bimbilla) and the Nanumba South (Wulensi) Districts.
The purpose of this group is to create a common place of meeting, sharing ideas, finding ways to help each other individually and focusing on development issues at home.
We are all well aware of the two main divisive issues our folks are facing at home. These are politics and chieftaincy matters. Our aim here is to look beyond these issues and concentrate on issues that bring us together as one people.
Members of these group are encouraged to refrain from unproductive discussions or debates on politics and chieftaincy issues. Instead, members are to share ideas, identify developmental challenges and provide sollutions to help fellow members and our home land.