Nursing mothers advised to exclusively breastfeed their babies

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Nursing mothers who have the fear of their breast to sag as a result of breast feeding have been advised to rather breast feed the babies to be able to bring up healthy and brilliant children in the society.

Most mothers in recent times have reluctantly been starving their babies purposely because they fear of their breast sagging. But a Senior Staff Nurse at the Tamale Teaching Hospital Children Emergency Ward, Ninangnisie Ernestina, said whether a woman breads feed or not the breast at some point will sag.

Madam Ernestina who was on Fiila Lunch-Time Health Talk programme today said exclusive breastfeeding in its entirety promotes the health of both mother and infant and helps to prevent diseases.

According to her, longer breastfeeding has also been associated with better mental health through childhood and into adolescence.

Breastfeeding is the feeding of an infant or young child with breast milk directly from female human breasts rather than using infant formula from a baby bottle or other container.

Madam Ernestina opined that babies have a sucking reflex that enables them to suck and swallow milk. She said experts recommend that children be breastfed within one hour of birth, exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months, and then breastfed until age two with age-appropriate, nutritionally adequate and safe complementary foods.

She added that artificial feeding is associated with more deaths from diarrhea and other related diseases in infants if they are not up to the require age of feeding.

She further added that exclusive breast feeding can help reduce the risk of extreme obesity, reduce the risk for developing allergic diseases and improves cognitive development in children.

The more months children are breastfeed the less likely they are to suffer from depression, delinquent behavior, attention issues and other psychological problems.

The Senior Staff Nurse from the Children emergency ward from TTH therefore recommended mash kenkey, soupy foods among others to nursing mothers to enable them get more breast milk for their babies.

Security forces show readiness ahead of Supreme Court verdict

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Security forces in the northern regional capital embarked on a rout march today, to show their readiness ahead of the Supreme Court’s verdict.

The march which started from the Jubilee Park through the principal streets of Tamale saw participants from the Ghana Armed Forces, the Ghana Police Service, the Ghana National Fire Service, Immigration Service, Custom Exercise and Preventive Service, Ghana Prisons Service as well as the Bureau of National Investigations among others in attendance. 

Air Commodore Philip Ayisi, Garrison Commander in Tamale commended all the security forces for showing their readiness to combat for peace at anytime they are being called upon.

He stated that they have put in place task forces who are ever ready to move into any area to stabilize the peace the region is currently enjoying.

He therefore appealed to the general public to assist the security agencies to lead to the arrest of any person who in any form want to destabilize the peace of country.

The media was also encouraged not to allow anyone or group of persons to use their platform to cause chaos concerning the Supreme Court’s verdict.

Tolon Assembly members confirms DCE nominee

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The usual vandalisms that have bedeviled President John Mahama Nominations of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives for the various assemblies, the Tolon district assembly has confirmed the President’s nominee, Seidu Abukari.

 With a total of 37 members in the Assembly, Seidu Abukari secured 29 votes against 6 representing 82 percent of the total votes cast. 

Ahead of the confirmation, Northern Regional Minister, Bede Zeden pleaded with the assembly members to give the nominee one touch victory which he said would be a replica of what happened in Damongo but the people rather gave him what he was not disappointed about.

Before proceeding begun, Mr. Mohammed Abudu was sworn into the house after the demise a member of the house earlier this year.

Meanwhile, Mr. Abu Karim was elected as the presiding member of the house who also pole 27 as against 8 votes representing 72 percents of total votes cast in the assembly.

Delighted Seidu Abukari in his acceptance speech promised to operate an open door policy and called for the support of everybody.

He also called for c collaboration between the assembly and other development partners to fast track the area’s development agenda.

He expressed his commitment in if not reducing poverty in the area to the barest minimum.

He also pledged to tackle the issue of rural urban migration in the area. This he said would be done by collaborating with development partners to institutes vocational and apprenticeship development skills for youth in the district. 

The deputy Northern regional Director of Electoral commission, Godwin Okley supervises the election.

Fufulso residents threatens MP not to step his foot in the community

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The absence of electricity in Fufulso community and its environs in the Central Gonja Districts has incurred the wrath of residents upon wiring have been done for almost 5 years ago.

 Angry residents of the area have thus threatened the Member of Parliament for Yape-Kusawgu constituency, Amadu Seidu not to step his foot in the area for what they have described as a long standing deceit of the Chiefs and people of the area.

 According to the residents, Hon. Amadu Seidu since 1996 promised to hook the entire electoral area onto the national grid but until now the residents in the area are still sleeping in total darkness.

Narrating their ordeal to Fiila News at Fufulso, the Assembly member for the area, Mankir Bashiru indicated that in 1996 and 2008 elections electricity poles were brought to the community and wiring was done in 2012 but they still sleep in total darkness.

He said until the MP fulfills his promises, he should never to step his foot to the area. He stressed that the area has been isolated from the Central Gonja in terms of developmental project despite being on the high way.

 Hon. Mankir said they are tired of the lies and deceit of politicians who always use them for their selfish gains.

Despites the initiative by the Ministry of energy and Government to connect over 300 communities to the national grid through the rural electrification project which seeks to ensure that rural folks get access to electricity, several communities in the central Gonja district are yet to determine whether they will benefits from such initiative.

Even though, promises have been made to some communities like Fulfuso and several others uncovered before the idea was carved nationally, students in the area have relied on torchlight and lanterns for their studies and that they said is affecting their sights. Meanwhile in an interview with the Member of Parliament for the area, Amadu Seidu however denied deceiving the people of Fufulso community as being perceived by residents of the community.

He said the duty and responsibility of every Member of Parliament is to fight for development to his area.

Hon. Amadu Seidu said in 1994, the NDC government asked Members of parliament to submit a list of communities in their constituencies they want to be hook on the national grid. In his constituency he said he had to consider communities that were a bit larger in size a population where he shortlisted 4 communities.

The communities include Sankpala, Kusawgu, Yape, Buipe-Wurunto and Fulfulso. He said the project started somewhere in 1996 and haulted after the new administration took over the affairs of the country.

He also blamed the NPP for not doing anything about the project in the area. At the weekend, the absence of electricity incurred the wrath of residents of Fufulso and its environs upon wiring have been done for some years now.

He however assured the people in the area that he is working assiduously to get the community hooked on the national grid. According him, at a point the contractor which on the site abandoned the project but no one was there to get the contractor back to site.

He therefore appealed to the people to exercise restraints as he is on his feet to ensure that all communities under his jurisdictions are hooked onto the national grid as it is their rights to enjoy some basic necessities.