By Godfred A. Polkuu, GNA
Bolgatanga, Jan. 20, GNA – Delegates of the
Upper East Regional chapter of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives
Association (GRNMA) at the weekend re-elected four incumbent executives to
steer the affairs of the Association for the next four years.
The four incumbent executives, who are part of
a nine-member executive body of the Association, include; Mr Thomas Lambon,
Chairman, Mr Kombian Bisianin, First Vice Chairman, Mr Emmanuel Panzin Tibil,
Secretary and Mr Moses Salifu Duut, Public Relations Officer (PRO).
Apart from Mr Bisianin who was contested by Mr
Mohammed Dinko, a former Second Vice Chairman, the rest of the three incumbent
executives were unopposed.
Mr Samuel Aguuri Awini, polled 44 votes out of
the 74 valid votes cast to win the Second Vice Chairman Position, while the
other contestants, Mr Matthew Baba Ayinsone and Mr Haruna Agongo both polled 10
and 20 votes respectively.
Mr Francis Wuni, a former Bolgatanga Municipal
Chairman of the GRNMA stood unopposed for Assistant Secretary Position.
The Assistant PRO position, which was keenly
contested was won by Mr Atangiba Shakiru.
Madam Scholastica Akuntugiya, polled 53 votes
to become the Treasurer after beating Mr Lambert Atiiga who polled 19 votes,
while Madam Pascalina Anupio Ayirezang, also a former Bolgatanga Municipal
GRNMA Secretary stood unopposed for the Assistant Treasurer position.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) after
the election, Mr Lambon, the unopposed Chairman thanked delegates for their
endorsement to lead the Association for the next four years, and called for
unity among members.
He identified information dissemination,
especially at the grassroots level as one major challenge of the Association,
and gave the assurance that he would work together with the newly elected
executives to push for better conditions of service for their members.
Mr Bernard Anankor, the Upper East Regional
Chief Nursing Officer who congratulated the executives, stressed on the
Association’s motto; “Unity is strength,” and urged all members of the GRNMA in
the Region to put the election behind them and forge ahead in unity to achieve
greater heights.
The Chief Nursing Officer expressed worry
about some nurses who broke-away from the GRNMA to form different Associations
within the nursing and midwifery professions.
He said such actions defeated the
Association’s motto, adding that “We all have to come together and join the
mother Association and with our numbers, we will have a strong common voice,
which will enable us achieve results. Indeed the break-away is not doing us any
good.”
Mr Stephen Adombire, a Delegate from the
Builsa North District, observed that welfare and information dissemination were
key areas of concern to members of the Association, and said “Our expectation
from the newly elected executives is that they will pay greater attention to
some of these issues so that members will feel they are really part of the
Association.”
He urged them to engage members at the
grassroots to enable them get better understanding of the challenges and
fashion out ways to resolve them, and further charged the executives to
“Standup and let government and stakeholders understand the role we play
towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal three.”
GNA