Make provisions for candidates in communities hit by tidal waves – Ken Ashibey urges WAEC
CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has appealed to the West African Education Council (WAEC) to make special provisions for the upcoming BECE examination for candidates in the Keta municipality who have been affected by tidal wave.
Speaking on the Super Morning Show, Ken Ashigbey said “it will be a great injustice to allow the children who are already traumatised by the event to go and write the same exam that children in Accra are writing.”
This follows Sunday’s tidal wave that hit the communities in the Keta Municipality. The disaster rendered many homeless and left others displaced.
Communities such as Abutiakope, Kedzikope, and Keta Central are largely affected to the extent that residents had nothing to salvage.
In Anloga, residents of Dzita, Agbledomi, Atiteti, Agokedzi, and Fuveme were also displaced by the fierce tidal waves that swept through the communities during the wee hours of Sunday. Properties running into thousands of Ghana cedis have been destroyed.
Reports also indicate that schools in the community have been washed away by the disaster. In light of this, the CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications is calling for support for the victims.
He has also expressed fears that the situation might gravely affect the performance of school kids in the area who are to write their BECE exams come Monday, November 15, 2021.
“We need to consider these school children who will have to start writing their exams next week. And I’m hearing WAEC saying that there’s nothing they can do about it [but] my only plea to WAEC is that they need to work and find a way in which they can support these children who are so traumatised, who currently do not have even a place to lay their head and asked them to then go and write this exam come next week,” he said.
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<h2>The 44-year-old opposition candidate, <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/faye/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bassirou Diomaye Faye</a>, has been sworn in as the fifth Senegalese president.</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.naijanews.com/"><strong>Naija News</strong></a> reports that Faye has become the youngest elected president on the African continent.</p>
<p>The new president took over from the immediate past president, Macky Sall, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in an event witnessed by African leaders in the new town of Diamniadio, near the capital Dakar.</p>
<p>Nigeria’s President and Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government, Bola Tinubu, also witnessed the historic event.</p>
<h2 class="mvp-post-title left entry-title"><a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/27/bassirou-diomaye-faye-what-the-world-should-know-about-44-year-old-senegals-president-elect/">What You Should Know About 44-year-old President</a></h2>
<p>1. Faye was born in Ndiaganiao, M’Bour, Thies, Senegal, on March 25 1980.</p>
<p>2. He previously held the position of General Secretary in the now-defunct political party PASTEF (Patriotes Africains du Sénégal pour le travail, l’éthique et la fraternité), which translates to African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics, and Fraternity. The party was established in 2014 by Ousmane Sonko.</p>
<p>3. After obtaining his baccalaureate in 2000, Faye achieved a master’s degree in law. He successfully passed both competitive exams and was admitted to the National School of Administration (ENA) and the magistracy in 2004.</p>
<p>4. Following his graduation, he joined the Tax and Estates department as a tax inspector, where he crossed paths with Sonko, a fellow alumni from the same school.</p>
<p>5. In 2014, Faye and Sonko’s bond strengthened within the Taxes and Estates Union, initiated by Sonko. During this period, Faye actively advocated for simplifying the process of homeownership for tax and property agents.</p>
<p>6. As the leader of PASTEF and Senegal’s primary opposition figure, Sonko publicly endorsed Faye as a presidential candidate in November 2023. This endorsement came amidst uncertainty surrounding Sonko’s own potential candidacy, despite the dissolution of PASTEF a few months earlier.</p>
<p>7. Faye endured more than 11 months of imprisonment due to a Facebook post that authorities considered subversive. Remarkably, he regained his freedom merely 10 days before the presidential election and still emerged victorious.</p>
<p>8. On March 15, 2024, Faye attracted hundreds of supporters at his initial public appearance as a presidential candidate, following an endorsement from Sonko and his release from jail.</p>
<p>9. On the same day, the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and former President Abdoulaye Wade also backed Faye, enhancing his chances of winning the election.</p>
<p>10. Throughout his presidential campaign, Faye pledged to tackle unemployment, strongly opposed corruption, and promised to review energy agreements, all under the slogan “Diomaye mooy Ousmane” in Wolof, aiming to appeal to Senegal’s youth with Sonko’s popularity.</p>
<p>11. Faye, a close ally and friend of Sonko, gained popularity among Senegalese youth who sought a change from Sall’s administration.</p>
<p>12. Faye was arrested on April 14, 2023, outside his office in Dakar. The police detained him on charges of “spreading false information, contempt of court, and defamation of a legal entity” following a social media post.</p>
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