The items which were presented to the Shai-Osudoku District Education Directorate to be distributed to beneficiary schools, included compiled booklets of past BECE questions, reading materials for lower primary, science and mathematics teaching materials for Junior High Schools.

Presenting the items on behalf of Dr Whyte, his special aid, Mr Jones Ayertey Nuetey, said the learning materials would help to improve education in the District as well as help the candidates to practice with the past questions before the commencement of the examinations on June 05, 2017.

He added that the books were also to stock the libraries of deprived schools in the District and to encourage the pupils to cultivate the habit to read.

He called on stakeholders to augment the efforts of the Ghana Education Service (GES) by supporting education in the District by improving the teaching and learning.

According to Mr Nuertey, Dr Whyte wished the candidates well in the upcoming exams and urged them to study hard and desist from engaging in any exams malpractices.

Madam Irene Tornyeli, official of the Ghana Education Service, received the items on behalf of the beneficiaries and promised to use it for their intended purpose.

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Source: GNA

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He said he as handed over the keys to his office and keys to his official car to the management.

In a tweet on Friday, January 6, the former lecturer expressed his appreciation to the management of the scheme and thanked former President, John Mahama for the opportunity to service in the office.

Just met with Management of National Service Scheme.Thanked them for their service to Ghana. Handed over office keys and car. Grateful JDM.

— Michael Kpessa-Whyte (@kpessawhyte) January 6, 2017

Kpessah Whyte, who was also a Presidential staffer in the John Mahama administration, took over leadership of the NSS in October 2014, following a massive corruption scandal that hit the scheme that year.

The former Executive Director, Alhaji Alhasan Imoro, and 26 others, were interdicted over some GHC7.9 million that was paid to 22,612 non-existent national service persons in more than 100 districts in July 2014.

Following his assumption of office as the acting executive director, he instituted a number of measures to prevent any such manipulation of the scheme’s system.

Among the changes, he ensured as the scheme’s head, was an increase of National Service allowance from GH¢243 to GH¢350 and subsequently to GH¢559 in December 2016.

Models such as the Urban traffic management programme and urban waste management programmes, were introduced as part of options for prospective national service personnel.

Among the reforms, Dr. Kpessah Whyte introduced, were the early registration for service personnel and biometric registration, to facilitate monitoring and ensure efficient disbursement of monthly allowances.

Dr. Kpessah Whyte, while serving as NSS boss, contested the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries for the Shai Osudoku constituency seat, but lost to Desmond William Ocloo, who beat Kpessah-Whyte and the incumbent David Tetteh-Assumeng who had been in parliament since 2004.

The demise of Mr Ocloo resulted in another parliamentary primaries that saw Kpessah Whyte being defeated again by the wife of the late Mr. Ocloo.

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By: Jonas Nyabor/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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Dr. Kpessah-Whyte lost the party’s primary to Mrs Linda Obenewa A. Ocloo on June 18, 2016.

Dr. Kpessa- Whyte, who is the acting Executive Director of the National Service Secheme (NSS), lost after polling 3,372 against Mrs Ocloo’s 5,156 votes.

She contested in the primary after her husband who was then the elected parliamentary candidate for the constituency died in a car crash in March 2016.

Dr. Kpessah-Whyte asked his supporters to put the primary behind them and unite to ensure that they maintained the seat for the party.

A reconciliation meeting was recently held between the two factions and the constituency executives.

To demonstrate his readiness to help Mrs Ocloo win the seat, he presented NDC branded t-shirts, campaign posters and other party paraphernalia and 25 bags of rice worth GHC 30,000.

He encouraged party members especially the campaign team to vigorously campaign for the candidate.

He also advised the candidate to demonstrate true reconciliation and willingness to win by welcoming supporters of other candidates into her campaign team.

Mrs Ocloo expressed joy and thanked Dr. Kpessah-Whyte for the move and promised to maintain the new found unity and peace in the party.

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Source: GNA

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