Published in the Daily Graphic on 2/08/2010, pg 38
Story: Matilda Attram
THE Asylum Down drain in Accra is receiving attention from the city authorities based on the complaints made by residents in the area.
During a visit to the site of the drain by the Daily Graphic last week-end, it was observed that reconstruction work on the drain had started, following complaints by residents.
On June 17 this year, the Daily Graphic reported of the worries of residents of the Asylum Down locality on the poor state of the main drainage system in the area.
Most residents and users of the area complained about the bad state of the drain and how it could affect the area during rainfall.
They also complained of the bad stench from the drain due to the negative attitudes of others who used the it as their refuse dumps.
The drain, which serves as the main drainage system in the area, is said to be a hydraulic structure constructed to take and discharge a volume of water and other liquid waste.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic in Accra, the Head of Drainage for the Hydrological Services Department, under the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Mr Wise AMETEK, explained that the drain was originally constructed in the 1960’s in a trapezoidal shape with a nominal re-inforcement designed not to take loads.
He said the drain was in a bad state and collapsing on account of the large amount of pressure it received from residents who had built structures very close to it.
“People building very close to the drain transfer a lot of pressure onto it and that makes it fail to function,” he said.
He further stated that the structure also got weaker as a result of the bad manner through which liquid waste were discharged into it.
He added that the volume of liquid waste that flowed in through the structure had increased, making it difficult for the structure to perform its functions.
Mr Ametefe pointed out that plans were initiated to expand the structure to reduce the volume of pressure on the drains to enable it carry more flow but could not be done because of the encroachment of the banks of the structure by residents.
“Contractors even find it difficult to work on the drain because there are no spaces between the houses and the structure to allow easy passage during the re-construction of some parts,” he stated.
Due to this, he said, the authorities had been compelled to change the triangular shape of the structure to a rectangular one that would help increase its carriage capacity.
He described work on the structure as an emergency one, mentioning the lack of income as the cause of the delay in the restructuring process of the structure.
“The stretch of work to be done on it is very big but cannot be consistent due to the little money available to us now. In view of that, a request has been filed to government to provide funds for the work,” he added.
Mr Ametefe, therefore, advised residents to properly channel liquid waste into drains, observe space between their homes and the drain, as well as avoid throwing solid waste into the drain.
WITH PIX :
Pix showing the present state of the Asylum Down Drain under reconstruction.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Economic stability not a fluke, says veep
Published in the Daily Graphic on 11/08/2010, Front pg
Story:Timothy Gobah & Matilda Attram
THE Vice-President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, yesterday assured the business community that the macro-economic stability being witnessed in the country is a reality which has come to stay and not a fluke.
He, therefore, urged banks that were pursuing a wait-and-see attitude to wake up to the reality and take a cue from the positive economic performance to reduce their interest rates.
Mr Mahama gave the assurance when he launched 490 Yutong buses on the theme, “An efficient transport system for a better Ghana”, in Accra yesterday.
In 2010, the need to ensure an efficient transport system and augment the stock of buses that were imported arose.
Consequently, the 490 buses were imported in bits to operate as intercity buses to ferry workers and other travellers in the country.
J.A. Plant Pool Ghana Limited has been a major stakeholder in importing fresh buses to beef up the stock of commercial long-distance vehicles in the country.
The Vice-President said the unrestrained over expenditure of the 2006 to 2008 era had largely been contained, with the “runaway inflation, rising interest rates and sharply eroding currency that characterised the economy when we took power brought under control”.
He said the cedi had enjoyed the most stable 12-month period since foreign exchange deregulation was introduced in the country, stressing that that created a predictable environment for business planning.
Mr Mahama said inflation had dropped to a single digit and expressed strong optimism that it would reach the eight per cent mark by the end of December.
“Let me thank the banking sector for taking a cue from the positive economic performance to reduce interest rates. It is not possible to accelerate the growth of the small and medium enterprises (SME) sector in an environment of high credit costs,” he said.
The Vice-President said agricultural growth had been robust, attaining 6.1 per cent last year, and expected to exceed seven per cent growth this year.
He said that had stabilised food prices, particularly in the crop sub-sector, and gave positive indications for achieving food security for Ghana in the near future.
He said an important stabilising factor for the economy had been the increase in the country’s foreign reserves from $1.8 billion to $3.5 billion.
Mr Mahama said preliminary data from the Bank of Ghana indicated a half-year GDP growth rate of 7.2 per cent and an increase in government spending of almost 30 per cent above 2009 and noted that the government anticipated GDP growth above eight per cent and 10 per cent for 2011 and 2012, respectively.
He said the transport sub-sector was a crucial part of the SME sector and one that the government considered very strategic to the growth of the economy.
“This is why the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government promised in its manifesto to work with the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and others, including the financial institutions, to build an adequate and affordable road transport sector,” he said.
The Vice-President announced that the government had received an offer for the supply of buses following his recent visit to Brazil early this year, saying that the offer would provide additional modern and comfortable buses for Intercity STC and other transport organisations.
He further said Yutong was working to establish its West African spare parts centre and assembling workshop in the country and gave the assurance that the government would provide the necessary support to enable the company to achieve its objective.
In a message, the Managing Director of Stanbic Bank, Mr Alhassan Andani, said the bank was proud to be part of the success story of bringing the buses into the country.
He said as a subsidiary of the largest bank in Africa, Stanbic Bank Ghana had made it a priority to engage in business that would ultimately better the lives of Ghanaians.
The Deputy Minister of Transport, Mrs Dzifa Aku Ativor, commended the Yutong Company for the initiative, saying it would enhance the road transport sector.
Story:Timothy Gobah & Matilda Attram
THE Vice-President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, yesterday assured the business community that the macro-economic stability being witnessed in the country is a reality which has come to stay and not a fluke.
He, therefore, urged banks that were pursuing a wait-and-see attitude to wake up to the reality and take a cue from the positive economic performance to reduce their interest rates.
Mr Mahama gave the assurance when he launched 490 Yutong buses on the theme, “An efficient transport system for a better Ghana”, in Accra yesterday.
In 2010, the need to ensure an efficient transport system and augment the stock of buses that were imported arose.
Consequently, the 490 buses were imported in bits to operate as intercity buses to ferry workers and other travellers in the country.
J.A. Plant Pool Ghana Limited has been a major stakeholder in importing fresh buses to beef up the stock of commercial long-distance vehicles in the country.
The Vice-President said the unrestrained over expenditure of the 2006 to 2008 era had largely been contained, with the “runaway inflation, rising interest rates and sharply eroding currency that characterised the economy when we took power brought under control”.
He said the cedi had enjoyed the most stable 12-month period since foreign exchange deregulation was introduced in the country, stressing that that created a predictable environment for business planning.
Mr Mahama said inflation had dropped to a single digit and expressed strong optimism that it would reach the eight per cent mark by the end of December.
“Let me thank the banking sector for taking a cue from the positive economic performance to reduce interest rates. It is not possible to accelerate the growth of the small and medium enterprises (SME) sector in an environment of high credit costs,” he said.
The Vice-President said agricultural growth had been robust, attaining 6.1 per cent last year, and expected to exceed seven per cent growth this year.
He said that had stabilised food prices, particularly in the crop sub-sector, and gave positive indications for achieving food security for Ghana in the near future.
He said an important stabilising factor for the economy had been the increase in the country’s foreign reserves from $1.8 billion to $3.5 billion.
Mr Mahama said preliminary data from the Bank of Ghana indicated a half-year GDP growth rate of 7.2 per cent and an increase in government spending of almost 30 per cent above 2009 and noted that the government anticipated GDP growth above eight per cent and 10 per cent for 2011 and 2012, respectively.
He said the transport sub-sector was a crucial part of the SME sector and one that the government considered very strategic to the growth of the economy.
“This is why the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government promised in its manifesto to work with the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and others, including the financial institutions, to build an adequate and affordable road transport sector,” he said.
The Vice-President announced that the government had received an offer for the supply of buses following his recent visit to Brazil early this year, saying that the offer would provide additional modern and comfortable buses for Intercity STC and other transport organisations.
He further said Yutong was working to establish its West African spare parts centre and assembling workshop in the country and gave the assurance that the government would provide the necessary support to enable the company to achieve its objective.
In a message, the Managing Director of Stanbic Bank, Mr Alhassan Andani, said the bank was proud to be part of the success story of bringing the buses into the country.
He said as a subsidiary of the largest bank in Africa, Stanbic Bank Ghana had made it a priority to engage in business that would ultimately better the lives of Ghanaians.
The Deputy Minister of Transport, Mrs Dzifa Aku Ativor, commended the Yutong Company for the initiative, saying it would enhance the road transport sector.
Give more time for climate change
Published in the Daily Graphic on 12/08/2010, pg 46
Story: Matilda Attram
THREE speakers at an environmental symposium on climate change have underscored the need for the media to devote more airtime and editorial pages to issues related to global warming and climate change.
That, they said, was important to create awareness of the phenomena and promote behavioural change.
The speakers were Mr Samuel Anku, the Director for Intersectoral Networks of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Mr Tsetseku Yaw Oppong-Boadi, the Principal Programmes Officer of the Energy Resource Climate Change Unit of the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) and Dr Nicholas Iddi, the National Project Co-ordinator of the Ghana Environmental Conventions Co-ordinating Authority under the MEST.
It was a collaboration between MEST and the EPA and sponsored by Nokia, a mobile phone manufacturing company.
The one-day event was to build the capacity of journalists on issues related to climate change.
In a presentation, Mr Oppong-Boadi pointed out that Ghana, among other developing countries, was affected by the impact of climate change due to some negative human activities in communities.
He stressed that farmers and rural communities required access to information to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change.
He mentioned the felling of trees without replanting them and water and industrial pollution as some of the activities that contributed to climate change and called on the media to educate the public on the effects of those conducts.
For his part, Mr Anku stated that although scientific evidence proved that climate change was taking place and that human action was responsible for the speed of the changes, there was still a perceived lack of information and data available to journalists.
He said climate change was a relatively new concept within the Ghanaian media and that only few journalists and editors had a good appreciation of the issues involved.
He indicated that due to that, efforts were being made by organisations to promote closer collaboration between researchers and journalists to make existing information available to the media.
In his remarks, Dr Iddi described climate change as a developmental and governance issue which had implications for all sectors of the economy.
He stated that the issue continued to receive and retain the attention of policy makers, since it was recognised as one of the key drivers of development.
According to him, the impact of the phenomenon was projected to be most severe for developing nations, including Ghana, and, therefore, needed careful attention by all.
“The socio-economic implications of climate change are real and conscious efforts should be made to manage them,” Dr Iddi added.
In a statement, the Communications Manager of Nokia, West Africa, Mr Osagie Ogunbor, said the company embarked on a recycling exercise on electronic waste as its contribution to sustain the environment.
Story: Matilda Attram
THREE speakers at an environmental symposium on climate change have underscored the need for the media to devote more airtime and editorial pages to issues related to global warming and climate change.
That, they said, was important to create awareness of the phenomena and promote behavioural change.
The speakers were Mr Samuel Anku, the Director for Intersectoral Networks of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Mr Tsetseku Yaw Oppong-Boadi, the Principal Programmes Officer of the Energy Resource Climate Change Unit of the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) and Dr Nicholas Iddi, the National Project Co-ordinator of the Ghana Environmental Conventions Co-ordinating Authority under the MEST.
It was a collaboration between MEST and the EPA and sponsored by Nokia, a mobile phone manufacturing company.
The one-day event was to build the capacity of journalists on issues related to climate change.
In a presentation, Mr Oppong-Boadi pointed out that Ghana, among other developing countries, was affected by the impact of climate change due to some negative human activities in communities.
He stressed that farmers and rural communities required access to information to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change.
He mentioned the felling of trees without replanting them and water and industrial pollution as some of the activities that contributed to climate change and called on the media to educate the public on the effects of those conducts.
For his part, Mr Anku stated that although scientific evidence proved that climate change was taking place and that human action was responsible for the speed of the changes, there was still a perceived lack of information and data available to journalists.
He said climate change was a relatively new concept within the Ghanaian media and that only few journalists and editors had a good appreciation of the issues involved.
He indicated that due to that, efforts were being made by organisations to promote closer collaboration between researchers and journalists to make existing information available to the media.
In his remarks, Dr Iddi described climate change as a developmental and governance issue which had implications for all sectors of the economy.
He stated that the issue continued to receive and retain the attention of policy makers, since it was recognised as one of the key drivers of development.
According to him, the impact of the phenomenon was projected to be most severe for developing nations, including Ghana, and, therefore, needed careful attention by all.
“The socio-economic implications of climate change are real and conscious efforts should be made to manage them,” Dr Iddi added.
In a statement, the Communications Manager of Nokia, West Africa, Mr Osagie Ogunbor, said the company embarked on a recycling exercise on electronic waste as its contribution to sustain the environment.
Audit Service donates to orphanage
Published in the Daily Graphic on 17/08/2010, pg 19
Story: Matilda Attram, Bawjiase
The Countryside Orphanage at Bawjiase in the Central Region has received a donation of assorted items worth GH¢3,000 from the Ghana Audit Service.
The items are toilet rolls, gallons of cooking oil, bags of sugar and rice, cartons of Cowbell powered milk, bags of used clothing and cash of GH¢2,500.
The donation, made by the management and staff of the Ghana Audit Service, is to assist with the upkeep of the inmates.
It also forms part of activities slated for the centenary celebration of the service.
According to the Assistant Auditor-General in charge of Public Accounts, Mr George Winful, who presented the items, the decision to assist the orphanage was meant to express love to the inmates of the orphanage and share with others in society, especially the less privileged.
He said apart from visiting the Countryside Orphanage, the service had also made presentations to other institutions, such as the Akropong School for the Blind in the Eastern Region.
He expressed satisfaction with the operations of the orphanage and assured its management of the service’s support.
Receiving the items, the Founder and Mother of the orphanage, Mrs Emma Boafo, said since its establishment in 1983, it had depended on the support of benevolent organisations for its smooth operations.
She said the aim of the institution was to nurture and train needy children to become responsible adults in future.
Mrs Boafo thanked the management and staff of the Ghana Audit Service for their gesture and appealed to other organisations to donate towards the operations of the orphanage.
The Countryside Orphanage, which started with six needy children, now houses 78, including babies, toddlers and physically challenged children.
Story: Matilda Attram, Bawjiase
The Countryside Orphanage at Bawjiase in the Central Region has received a donation of assorted items worth GH¢3,000 from the Ghana Audit Service.
The items are toilet rolls, gallons of cooking oil, bags of sugar and rice, cartons of Cowbell powered milk, bags of used clothing and cash of GH¢2,500.
The donation, made by the management and staff of the Ghana Audit Service, is to assist with the upkeep of the inmates.
It also forms part of activities slated for the centenary celebration of the service.
According to the Assistant Auditor-General in charge of Public Accounts, Mr George Winful, who presented the items, the decision to assist the orphanage was meant to express love to the inmates of the orphanage and share with others in society, especially the less privileged.
He said apart from visiting the Countryside Orphanage, the service had also made presentations to other institutions, such as the Akropong School for the Blind in the Eastern Region.
He expressed satisfaction with the operations of the orphanage and assured its management of the service’s support.
Receiving the items, the Founder and Mother of the orphanage, Mrs Emma Boafo, said since its establishment in 1983, it had depended on the support of benevolent organisations for its smooth operations.
She said the aim of the institution was to nurture and train needy children to become responsible adults in future.
Mrs Boafo thanked the management and staff of the Ghana Audit Service for their gesture and appealed to other organisations to donate towards the operations of the orphanage.
The Countryside Orphanage, which started with six needy children, now houses 78, including babies, toddlers and physically challenged children.
Ama Dela survivors ask for compensation
Published in the Daily Graphic on 17/08/2010, pg 19
Story: Matilda Attram
Exactly 25 years ago today, when more than 30 lives were claimed at the Tema Harbour during the launch of ‘Amma Dela’, a fishing vessel, no compensation has been paid to survivors and families of those who perished in that tragedy.
Consequently a survivor of the accident, Mr Chris Ackummey, has called on the National Insurance Commission and the government to come up with compensation packages for survivors and families of those who perished in that tragedy.
He said the accident was believed to have been caused by a faulty keel of the boat, which claimed more than 30 lives on board, living just few who could survive.
On August, 17, 1985, a tragedy hit the Tema Fishing Harbour when a newly launched fishing vessel capsized and drowned 50 people who had gone on board for a cruise shortly after the unveiling of the vessel.
The 35-footer motor trawler, constructed by KOFIFO Boat Yard Company Limited and owned by Somen Fisheries Limited, keeled over about 15 metres from the wharf after negotiating a curve to return to the quay.
Some victims survived with the help of fishermen who swam towards the vessel to rescue people on board.
Mr Ackummey yesterday told the Daily Graphic in Accra that “according to reports, the boat had not been insured, hence no compensation was paid to survivors and families of those who perished”.
Mr Ackummey claimed his appeal to the National Insurance Company and the government to compensate survivors and families of those who perished lives was in line with the practice in other countries.
“In other countries, the National Insurance Company takes up compensation matters when there is no insurance cover for the deceased,” he stated.
Some survivors of the tragedy include Mr Joe Okyere of the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and Mr Gamel Nkum, formerly of GCGL.
Story: Matilda Attram
Exactly 25 years ago today, when more than 30 lives were claimed at the Tema Harbour during the launch of ‘Amma Dela’, a fishing vessel, no compensation has been paid to survivors and families of those who perished in that tragedy.
Consequently a survivor of the accident, Mr Chris Ackummey, has called on the National Insurance Commission and the government to come up with compensation packages for survivors and families of those who perished in that tragedy.
He said the accident was believed to have been caused by a faulty keel of the boat, which claimed more than 30 lives on board, living just few who could survive.
On August, 17, 1985, a tragedy hit the Tema Fishing Harbour when a newly launched fishing vessel capsized and drowned 50 people who had gone on board for a cruise shortly after the unveiling of the vessel.
The 35-footer motor trawler, constructed by KOFIFO Boat Yard Company Limited and owned by Somen Fisheries Limited, keeled over about 15 metres from the wharf after negotiating a curve to return to the quay.
Some victims survived with the help of fishermen who swam towards the vessel to rescue people on board.
Mr Ackummey yesterday told the Daily Graphic in Accra that “according to reports, the boat had not been insured, hence no compensation was paid to survivors and families of those who perished”.
Mr Ackummey claimed his appeal to the National Insurance Company and the government to compensate survivors and families of those who perished lives was in line with the practice in other countries.
“In other countries, the National Insurance Company takes up compensation matters when there is no insurance cover for the deceased,” he stated.
Some survivors of the tragedy include Mr Joe Okyere of the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and Mr Gamel Nkum, formerly of GCGL.
MOWAC to support female aspirants
Published in the Daily Graphic on 26/08/2010, pg 11
Story: Matilda Attram
The Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs (MOWAC) has relaunched a programme of activities to support women aspirants in the upcoming district assembly elections.
The support is in the form of jingles in six local languages, a cash of GH¢10,000 and the launch of a 96-page training manual on how to contest elections.
The programme is being undertaken by the ministry, in collaboration with its development partners and the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.
Speaking at the launch, the Deputy Minister of MOWAC, Madam Hawawu Gariba Bouya, stated that women contributed immensely to the socio-economic development of every nation but lacked behind their male counterparts in key decision making processes.
She described development as total human centred entity which involved majority of the populace, especially women.
She stressed the need to recognise the role of women in society to move Ghana forward in the right direction.
“It is necessary that as a nation, we recognise the importance of this exercise which seeks to involve the critical mass of the people who happen to be women to be part of the decision-making process in the country”, she stated.
The Minister of MOWAC, Mrs Juliana Azumah-Mensah, said the government paid much attention to the participation of women in decision making, adding that women were significant, legitimate and competent actors in society which gave them enough ability to participate in both formal and informal sectors of decision making processes.
She said although the Affirmative Action Policy guidelines of 1998 granted 40 per cent quota to women’s representation on policy making bodies and councils, much had still not been achieved as women continued to remain underrepresented at all levels of development, adding “We are still far from even the target of 30 per cent of decision making positions”.
“Though minimal, our efforts will continue and be sustained until the number of women participating in district level elections increases, and subsequent to that, increase our numbers at the parliamentary level as well”, added Mrs Azumah-Mensah.
The Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, added his voice to the importance of promoting women’s representation in local governance, saying “promoting women in district assembly elections is crucial due to the significant role they play at the grassroots”.
He said although women had little influence in the formal level of decision making processes, they played major roles in the informal sectors, especially in shaping the individual and society.
He further urged all to support women in taking leadership roles at the local levels to promote development.
The Member of Parliament for New Juabeng South Constituency, Madam Beatrice Boateng, who chaired the function, shared her experience in participating in local and national governance with the invited guests and encouraged prospective contestants to be focused in attaining their aims, as well as doing away with timidity and fear.
Story: Matilda Attram
The Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs (MOWAC) has relaunched a programme of activities to support women aspirants in the upcoming district assembly elections.
The support is in the form of jingles in six local languages, a cash of GH¢10,000 and the launch of a 96-page training manual on how to contest elections.
The programme is being undertaken by the ministry, in collaboration with its development partners and the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.
Speaking at the launch, the Deputy Minister of MOWAC, Madam Hawawu Gariba Bouya, stated that women contributed immensely to the socio-economic development of every nation but lacked behind their male counterparts in key decision making processes.
She described development as total human centred entity which involved majority of the populace, especially women.
She stressed the need to recognise the role of women in society to move Ghana forward in the right direction.
“It is necessary that as a nation, we recognise the importance of this exercise which seeks to involve the critical mass of the people who happen to be women to be part of the decision-making process in the country”, she stated.
The Minister of MOWAC, Mrs Juliana Azumah-Mensah, said the government paid much attention to the participation of women in decision making, adding that women were significant, legitimate and competent actors in society which gave them enough ability to participate in both formal and informal sectors of decision making processes.
She said although the Affirmative Action Policy guidelines of 1998 granted 40 per cent quota to women’s representation on policy making bodies and councils, much had still not been achieved as women continued to remain underrepresented at all levels of development, adding “We are still far from even the target of 30 per cent of decision making positions”.
“Though minimal, our efforts will continue and be sustained until the number of women participating in district level elections increases, and subsequent to that, increase our numbers at the parliamentary level as well”, added Mrs Azumah-Mensah.
The Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, added his voice to the importance of promoting women’s representation in local governance, saying “promoting women in district assembly elections is crucial due to the significant role they play at the grassroots”.
He said although women had little influence in the formal level of decision making processes, they played major roles in the informal sectors, especially in shaping the individual and society.
He further urged all to support women in taking leadership roles at the local levels to promote development.
The Member of Parliament for New Juabeng South Constituency, Madam Beatrice Boateng, who chaired the function, shared her experience in participating in local and national governance with the invited guests and encouraged prospective contestants to be focused in attaining their aims, as well as doing away with timidity and fear.
Two projects inaugurated at Akramaman
Published in the Daily Graphic on 27/08/2010, pg 18
Story: Matilda Attram
THE Anglican Archbishop of the Province of West Africa, Most Rev. Dr Justice Ofei Akrofi, has commissioned two development projects at Akramaman in the Ga West Municipality.
The projects, a six-classroom block and a clinic worth about GH¢102,000 is to serve the Akramaman community and its neighbouring communities with basic education and health services.
It was built by the Anglican Diocese of Accra, with support from the Ghana Mothers Hope Incorporated, an NGO in the United States of America (USA).
The classroom block which is to accommodate children from primary one to six adds up to the already built basic schools in the community, but the clinic is the first in the community.
A mini durbar of the chiefs and people of the of Akramaman and its neighbouring communities was held on the school compound to grace the occasion.
In his remarks, Rev. Dr Akrofi encouraged Ghanaians to help themselves to acquire the needed facilities in their communities.
He also entreated them to engage in activities that would enhance peace and development in the country.
For her part, the Chief Executive Officer of Ghanaian Mothers Hope Incorporated, Mrs Debie Frock, expressed appreciation to all who assisted in the development of the projects and assured the Anglican Church of her organisation’s continuous support in providing the needs of the less privileged in society.
She had earlier been installed as the queen of Akramaman with the stool name ‘Naa Shika’ due to her benevolent services towards the development of the community.
The District Chief Executive of Ga West, Nii Armah Tackie, in his address, observed that the completion of the projects were a blessing from God through the Anglican Church and the Mothers Hope Incorporated for the people of Akramaman.
According to him, the community was one of the most peaceful in the district.
Story: Matilda Attram
THE Anglican Archbishop of the Province of West Africa, Most Rev. Dr Justice Ofei Akrofi, has commissioned two development projects at Akramaman in the Ga West Municipality.
The projects, a six-classroom block and a clinic worth about GH¢102,000 is to serve the Akramaman community and its neighbouring communities with basic education and health services.
It was built by the Anglican Diocese of Accra, with support from the Ghana Mothers Hope Incorporated, an NGO in the United States of America (USA).
The classroom block which is to accommodate children from primary one to six adds up to the already built basic schools in the community, but the clinic is the first in the community.
A mini durbar of the chiefs and people of the of Akramaman and its neighbouring communities was held on the school compound to grace the occasion.
In his remarks, Rev. Dr Akrofi encouraged Ghanaians to help themselves to acquire the needed facilities in their communities.
He also entreated them to engage in activities that would enhance peace and development in the country.
For her part, the Chief Executive Officer of Ghanaian Mothers Hope Incorporated, Mrs Debie Frock, expressed appreciation to all who assisted in the development of the projects and assured the Anglican Church of her organisation’s continuous support in providing the needs of the less privileged in society.
She had earlier been installed as the queen of Akramaman with the stool name ‘Naa Shika’ due to her benevolent services towards the development of the community.
The District Chief Executive of Ga West, Nii Armah Tackie, in his address, observed that the completion of the projects were a blessing from God through the Anglican Church and the Mothers Hope Incorporated for the people of Akramaman.
According to him, the community was one of the most peaceful in the district.
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