A former New Patriotic Party(NPP) Chairman for Afigya Kwabere South in the Ashanti Region, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah,aka Coka has called on Ghanaians to live in peace, unity while they learn to inhibit the spirit of forgiveness.
He said it a sure way to ensure that stability and friendship is restored permanently among neighbours and in the country at large.
He noted that the need for peace as demonstrated throughout the year should be the point of reference for all including political leaders in the coming year.
He made the assertion in in a Facebook post on Thursday.
Below is the Facebook post
“We have two days to crossover to another year Let us show love. One thing I’ll ask you to do before we end the year is to make sure you call or send a message to all those who have offended you. Let us show maturity and forgive them.”
COKA advocated what he called Love, which he says ‘overcomes everything in this world’.
“As we’ve few days to enter
2023, let us be at peace with everybody today and not tomorrow. Love overcomes everything in this world.
Send a message or call now; he added.
On the other hand he called called on religious, traditional leaders and politicians to continue to preach and demonstrate the virtues of peace, love, piety and peaceful co-existence in wherever they find themselves, adding that only through lasting peace can Ghana attain the much needed development.Source;Joe Marfo
Dr. Akoto Afriyie Celebrates Akwasidae with New Juaben Traditional Area
Dr. Akoto, Chairman of the 2008 NPP Manifesto Committee and current Minister of Food and Agriculture, on Sunday 25th December, 2022, attended the last Akwasidae celebration of the year, 2022 of the New Juaben (Dwaben) Traditional Area, Koforidua, Eastern Region.
Dr. Akoto, a son of the New Juaben (Dwaben) Traditional Area, Koforidua, attended as a Special Guest under the invitation of Daasebre Kwaku Boateng lll, Omanhene of the New Juaben Traditional Area in the Eastern Region.
Dr Akoto, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwadaso Constituency in Kumasi, Ashanti region hails from the Ashanti and Eastern regions.
He is the son of Okyeame Baffour Osei Akoto, senior Linguist of Otumfuor (Asantehene) and founder of the National Liberation Movement (NLM), and his 95 years old mother currently lives and hails from Koforidua, Eastern region.
He also has direct cousins from the northern regions with the sons of S. D. Dombo being his direct cousins.
Aim Ghana Foundation in collaboration with Time To Think Foundation (TTTF),has organized a gargantuan party for over One thousand Street and less privileged children in Ashanti regional capital,Kumasi.
Aside feeding over One Thousand children to celebrate Christmas,they also conducted free health screening, cloth donation, free barbering and mass deworming exercise after embarking on street walk through the principal streets of Kumasi on Tuesday, 27th December, 2022.
Madam Gladys Biney,the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Aim Ghana Foundation and Madam Judith Claudia Hagan,Brand Ambassador for Time To Think Foundation in separate interviewswith the media said their aim is to put smile on the faces of the street children and less privileged in society.
Madam Gladys Biney said their annual feeding and support to street children and less privileged children which has come to stay is a rotational program dubbed “SAVE THE STREET CHILDREN CAMPAIGN “.
Madam Gladys Biney,CEO of Aim Ghana Foundation
According to her,since they started the campaign about three years now,many lives have been touched through the campaign.
And that it is their target to get rid of all street children across the country in the next Ten (10) years.
She said the need for all hands to be on deck to remove street children and enroll them to school and vocational training cannot be overemphasized.
According to Madam.Gladys Biney,they see street children as national security threats and all efforts must be mobilize to assist them before it is too late for them to become criminals to attack the society.
The CEO of Aim Ghana Foundation therefore appeals to all Ghanaians, especially those who are well to do to support the campaign.
She lamented that their major challenged is lack of support from their targeted sponsors.
Even though, “we always send sponsorship applications to many Institutions and individuals but we don’t get the needed feedback.
I nearly cry this morning because many sponsors who promised to support the campaign disappointed us at the last hour”,she added.
Madam Judith Claudia Hagan,Brand Ambassador for Time To Think on her part stressed on the need for all Ghanaians to join the campaign to help get rid of street children.
Madam Judith Claudia Hagan speaking to the Journalists
According to her, through their collaboration with Aim Ghana Foundation after every annual event,children who are school age are identified and supported to enroll to school while though who are supposed to have acquired skills training are also identified for assistance.
She said after every year’s session, they liaise with relevant institutions and stakeholders to assist such less privileged children to enroll for Vocational or Skills training so that they don’t become burdening to their families and society.
The street walk through the principal streets of Kumasi
A number of beneficiaries of the campaign who spoke to the media commended Aim Ghana Foundation and Time to Think Foundation for chosen Kumasi for that matter Ashanti region for this year’s program.
They pray for long life and grace for them to continue the campaign as they target to reach out to street children and less privileged across the Sixteen regions of Ghana.
The leading Telecommunications giant in Ghana,MTN has done it again by welcoming Fifty (50)new born babies with handsome hampers .
The annual donation by MTN-Ghana always put smile on pregnant women who delivered or gave birth on Christmas Day.
This year too,pregnant women who gave birth on Christmas Day at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital(KATH) and Maternal and Child Health Hospital both in Kumasi,the Ashanti regional capital couldn’t hide their joy after the presentation.
The hampers contained Babies items worth hundreds of Ghana cedis plus One hundred worth of MTN airtime.
The Senior Technical head of Northern Business District of MTN,Mr.Charles Osei Akoto who led the team to do the presentation said their annual donation to the new born babies has come to stay.
He said “This year we’re also giving the mothers airtime because we are much aware that that they will break the news to their family and loved ones and even take pictures to share to them”.
Mr.Akoto also used the opportunity to commend Ghanaians, especially their loyal customers for keeping faith with them.
According to him,MTN would continue to give them the best and reliable service.
On her part,the Midwife in charge at Labour Ward of Maternal and Child Hospital, Mrs.Evelyn Osei Sarba,heaps praises on MTN-GHANA for their timely gesture and urged others to emulate it
The midwife seized the opportunity to advised pregnant women to attend antenatal care which has potency to curb maternal mortality in the country.
A number of beneficiaries who spoke to the media also commended MTN-GHANA for their kind gesture and prayed God continue to enlarge their territories.Story by TNTNEWSPAPERGH.COM
May the glorious message of peace and love fill you with joy during this wonderful season.
Wishing you Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New year with lots of love from my family and the lovely people of Effiduase-Asokore Constituency
MERRY CHRISTMAS
The Calvary Charismatic Center (CCC), a charismatic church on Wednesday presented some food items such as bags of rice, cooking oil, canned tomatoes and canned sardines to the Ghana Blind Union (GBU) ahead of the upcoming yuletide.
The gesture, according to the General Overseer, Reverend Ransford Obeng (CCC) was to show to the GBU members and other sight impaired persons that the church still cared.
Reverend Obeng said, ‘it is the collective responsibility of those of us who are privileged to be seeing and in the position to give to support others as Christmas draws near’.
The CCC overseer promised the union of continued support from the church so that they can supply their members across the Ashanti Region with white canes to aid their mobility.
APPRECIATION:
Receiving the items, George Kyeremanteng, Chairman of the Ghana Blind Union-Ashanti thanked the General Overseer and the church for the gesture.
He noted that CCC and Rev Obeng had taken upon themselves the challenges of the GBU as their own and had unceasingly and without restraint donated to support them every year for almost 4 years now.
The Chairman said their membership in Ashanti was about 6, 000, adding that so far CCC had given them over 100 white canes.
‘’CCC embodies true Christianity and evangelism and as they donate to us we also reach out to our needy members with the same, together we bring happiness to the society’’, the Chairman noted.
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE:
In related development, Reverend Ransford Obeng has commended Ghanaians for the manner they have comported themselves in the face of the recent economic hardships and wished them a merry Christmas.
He noted that many countries had suffered the same but they rather became agitated with some resulting in violence.
Ghana, he noted, was a blessed country where the inhabitants, no matter the prevailing economic conditions, choose to work and allow God to turn their fortunes around.
‘’I must commend the people of Ghana for conducting themselves in peaceful manners despite the recent economic crisis and I know with peace prevailing we would be able to enjoy the little we may have and share with others who may not have anything during this Christmas’’, Rev Obeng stated.STORY BY MICHAEL OFOSU-AFRIYIE, KUMASI
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated that the appreciation of the cedi against all major trading currencies is as a result of deliberate policy interventions introduced by Government over the last few months.
According to President Akufo-Addo, “the strengthening of the cedi has not happened by chance, but through the implementation of deliberate policies by Government, in collaboration with the Bank of Ghana.”
These measures, he said, include “cedi liquidity tightening measures, resulting in the offloading of forex, as a store of value, by speculators; the improvement of forex flows from remittances and the mining sector; and the reaching of a staff level agreement with the IMF for a US$3 billion package.”
The President made this known on Sunday, 18th December 2022, when he delivered an address at the centenary celebration of the Ga Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, held at the Black Star Square, Accra.
Addressing the congregation, which included the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rev. Prof. Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante, he stated that, with appropriate policy, determination and hard work the part of Government, things are beginning to turn around.
Whilst acknowledging that the country was by no means “out of the woods yet”, he assured that Government will continue to work hard to maintain and sustain the gains made.
“Indeed, in the weeks ahead, the Bank of Ghana will continue with the purchases of forex from the mining and oil sectors to enhance liquidity supply to the market; continue with the single, unified forex forward auction and some modest targeted bilateral support to critical imports; and the implementation of the gold for oil swap transaction, which will significantly remove forex pressures on the cedi,” the President said.
It is in view of this that he added his voice to those of GUTA, GRTCC and others to appeal to manufacturers, traders and transport operators who, at the height of the cedi’s recent depreciation, increased prices of goods and services, to reduce their prices now that the cedi is re-gaining much of its strength.
“I believe this is not only a fair request, but also a just one, and I urge all of you to join me in this clarion call, so we can all have a more pleasant Christmas,” he added.
National Cathedral
Thanking the Presbyterian Church of Ghana for the support it continues to give for the construction of the National Cathedral.
He stated that, upon completion, the National Cathedral will serve not only as the country’s collective thanksgiving “to the Almighty for the blessings He has bestowed on our nation, sparing us the ravages of civil war that have bedevilled the histories of virtually all our neighbours, and the outbreak of deadly mass epidemics, but also as a rallying point for the entire Christian Community of Ghana, which represents seventy plus percent (70+%) of the population.”
The President, therefore, asked the Ga Presbytery, and, indeed, all Christians, to continue to pray for Ghana’s peace and unity, so the nation can move forward in unity.
“I need the support of every Ghanaian, together with the prayers of the Church, to help me and my government carry out our mandate successfully. Pray for me so that Almighty God will continue to give me wisdom, strength, courage and compassion to enable me execute my duties as a good leader. With Him, all things are possible, as the Battle is the Lord’s!! For this too shall pass!!”, President Akufo-Addo said.
The Ashanti Regional Organizer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Francis Adomako on Wednesday afternoon donated food items, detergents, soft drinks and packed as well as bagged water to inmates at the Kumasi Central Prisons.
The gesture running into several hundreds of cedis was to celebrate God’s goodness on him as he turns a year older on Thursday, the 8th of December, 2022.
Presenting the items after a tour of the prison where he interacted with the prisoners, Mr Adomako said he was determined to make people smile anytime his birthday approaches.
‘’It is something that I do on my birthdays and today being a Wednesday which is the day I was born I decided to show love with brothers at the Kumasi Central Prisons’’, Mr Adomako said.
COMMITMENT:
Speaking to the media, Mr Adomako expressed commitment to conveying the concerns of the prisoners to the Regional Minister as well as the Interior Minister.
He noted that there were very grown and frail persons in the prisons, adding that there should be a way to help those persons.
The Regional Organizer asked the government to channel reformation measures at the cells and reduce sentences of inmates who display good morals and behaviors.
‘’I will pursue the appeal made to me by the prisoners, especially the one their spokesperson George Ackon made and I believe that granting frail and good behaving prisoners amnesty would be one I would push for’’, Mr Adomako stressed.
APPRECIATION:
Superintendent Richard Bukari, the Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer of Ghana Prisons commended the NPP regional executive for the gesture.
He noted that the donation was a welcome one since the Service had had to deal with the needs of the inmates with government subvention alone.
‘’I appeal to other persons and organizations to look to the Prisons anytime they want to donate so that they could augment the provision from the government and help to cater for the large numbers we have in here’’, the PR officer noted.
Leading the inmates to sing a birthday song, Supt Bukari also prayed for good health and safety for the NPP regional organiser.
The Executive Council of the Church of Pentecost (COP) has declared a three-day fasting and prayer sessions for all members across the country, beginning Thursday, November 10.
According to a circular dated Saturday, November 5 to all assemblies of the church as sighted by 3news.com, members are requested “to pray and intercede for the nation and the global community”.
“We should also pray for wisdom for our leaders to find immediate solutions to these challenges,” the circular signed by Chairman of COP Apostle Eric Nyamekye requested.
The fasting and prayers, which are scheduled to end on Sunday, November 13, will be observed on the theme: ‘So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He answered our prayer’ (Ezra 8:23).
All assemblies have been asked to go about their existing programmes for the week, nonetheless.
“These prayer and fasting sessions may be fused with any existing programme scheduled for the week.
“All Area Heads and ministers are to get involved and organise these meetings at any convenient level that will yield the maximum result.”
Apostle Nyamekye also encouraged church members not to despair in these trying times but “to keep trusting God with the belief that He will respond to our prayers and bring relief to the nation”.
He concluded: “May the Lord pour on the church the spirit of supplication, and the burden to stand in the gap and build a hedge for the nation.”Source:3news.com
Host of the ‘OBRA’ show on Nhyira FM, Eleanor Effe Amanor, popularly known as Mama Effe, has been honored by the Prince Hampel World Outreach as the ‘Queen of Humanitarian Affairs’.
Mama Effe Archbishop Prof.Prince Hampel
The Prince Hampel Humanitarian Award is a recognition award conferred on people who have dedicated their lives to serve humanity.
At the Redemption Assemblies of God Church in Kumasi, Mama Effe Amanor, who has served in humanitarian affairs for close to 30 years, was honoured.
Mama Effe and her Team Some dignitaries present
Nhyira FM’s Mama Efe Amanor honored as Queen of Humanitarian Affairs by the Prince Hampel World Outreach
As host of “Maa Formula” and “Obra” programmes and her transition from Luv FM to Nhyira FM, she has been recognized with several awards for touching lives and impacting society positively.
Guest Speaker, Rev. Samuel Ofori Andam, eulogized the efforts made by the Multimedia Group and Mama Effe in particular to change the lives of many in the country and abroad through qualitative broadcast programmes.
He emphasized the love and courage Mama Effe has put into her quest to change the lives of the ordinary Ghanaian.
Nhyira FM’s Mama Efe Amanor honored as Queen of Humanitarian Affairs by the Prince Hampel World Outreach
Madam Joyce, an associate to Mama Effe, profiled the ace broadcaster and indicated the hard work and devotion made to empower ordinary people.
Mama Efe’s husband, Mr. Amanor, also shared wonderful memories throughout their 34-year marriage and showered praises on his spouse for her humanitarian duties.
Mama Efe Amanor was then joined by Rev. Father Patrick Agyeman, the Queenmother of Ejisu, Nana Yaa Asantewaa and Bishop Prince Hampel as the Humanitarian Award was conferred on her and crowned as Queen of Humanitarian Service.
Nhyira FM’s Mama Efe Amanor honored as Queen of Humanitarian Affairs by the Prince Hampel World Outreach
In an Interview, Nana Yaa Asantewaa emphasized on the derivative work Mama Effe has done throughout her 30 years on radio and encouraged other women to look up to her as an ideal role model.
She said the duties of a queen is a daunting task but encouraged Mama Effe to continue giving out her utmost best
Archbishop Prince Hampel said the award comes as a recognition to the hard work of Mama Effe Amanor. He advised women and Ghanaians to be cautious about their Godly life and learn to help people.
Mama Effe Amanor expressed her appreciation to the Prince Hampel Outreach for recognizing her hard work. Source: Nana Boakye Dankwah Yiadom
