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Former MCE For Agona West, Hon. Mrs Justina Marygold Assan Sworn In As Central Regional Minister

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On Thursday, 11th March 2021, His Excellency The President of the Republic of  Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo sworn into office the sixteen (16) Regional Ministers at a ceremony at Jubilee House, the seat of the nation’s presidency.

In his remarks, he urged them to provide leadership in their respective regions that will ensure that the work on which they are collectively embarking benefits the progress of our nation, and helps raise the living standards of our people.

The former Municipal Chief Executive for the good people of Agona West, Hon. Mrs Justina Marygold Assan who passed out his vetting before the parliamentary vetting committee was part of the 16 regional ministers designate who were sworn into office by the president. 

Below is a detailed profile for Hon. Mrs Justina Marygold Assan, the current Central Regional Minister. 

Hon. Mrs. Justina Marigold Assan was appointed as the Municipal Chief Executive for Agona West Municipal Assembly on 5th May. 2017.

Prior to her appointment as the Municipal Chief Executive, she had taught for about 18 years and rose to the position of Head of Home Economics Department of Obrachire Senior High Technical School.

She held various positions in the New Patriotic Party at both Constituency and Regional level in the Central Region as a result of her hardwork and dedication to activities of the party.  

These positions include a Polling Station Women’s Organizer, Deputy Constituency Organizer for the party in the Agona West Constituency and a Deputy Regional Women’s Organizer in the Central Region.  

She was appointed as a Government Appointee at the Agona West Municipal Assembly in 2017 before her elevation to the position of the Municipal Chief Executive.

Hon. Justina Marigold Assan is very hardworking, respectful, honest, diligent, eloquent and dedicated to duty.  These attributes have enabled her to chalk successes in the areas of Sanitation, Education, Healthcare Delivery, Job Creation among others, since her assumption intooffice. Considering her background as an educationist, she and some like-minded persons have formed a group known as Ambassadors for Change to promote girl-child education within the Municipality and beyond.

Hon. Mrs. Justina Marigold Assan is married with three (3) children. At her leisure, she enjoys reading, sewing, participating in seminars and cooking.

She is the current Central Regional Minister sworn into office by H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday, 11th March, 2021. 

Source: Sintim Media 

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Include disabled persons in your new MMDCE’S appointments-AEDP president appealing to Nana Addo

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The president of The Association for the Empowerment of Disabled person (AEDP) Mr Isaac Nana Kojo Antwi is Appealing to the president of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo to include some qualify and competent person with Disabilities in his appointment for new MMDCE’S in his second term of office this year.
In his statement he stated that
” I am appealing to you to include qualified, ready, willing and serviceable Persons with Disabilities in the upcoming MMDCE appointments and many others, where persons with disabilities can function, just like you’ve been doing in many circles.”

“So far Mr. President, we commend and applaud your approach to simultaneous national development and implore you not to leave us out but, make us part of this process (MMDCE appointments and the others ).
Thank you and God continually guide and bless you.”

Long Live His Excellency, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Long Live the Republic of Ghana

Isaac Nana Kojo Antwi (Mr),
President, The Association for the Empowerment of Disabled Persons (AEDP).
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Disabled shoe maker who employed 36 street children into dress making for free appeals for more support

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A 29-year old disabled shoe maker Mr.Eric Andoh who have helped thirty six ( 36) needy children,orphans widows amongst other disadvantaged humans and has given every individual his own sewing machine and chair to learn dress making freely without paying any amount of money to anybody has made passionate appeal to philanthropists, political leaders,chiefs and other stakeholders as well as every individual to come to his aid in cash or Kind in completing his dressmaking shop he is building to accommodate all the 36 apprentices he is helping to achieve their goal in future.

Mr.Eric Andoh whom his entire life is a shoe maker started this Support For The Needy project in 3rd January 2017 purposely to help the orphans,widows,needy and other disadvantaged ones learn enterpreneural skills to better their life in future to enable them not to engage themselves in any immoral activity before they eat or survive.

Speaking to Anaafi Kokooto of Kingdom fm Cape Coast, after some individuals donated 1000 Ghana Cedis to Support his project,he said he has been able to secure a land and has started building shops for all the 36 apprentices but will need support to purchase woods, roofing sheets, electrical wires among other items since he can’t afford to buy those items with his little job and his condition.

The disabled shoe maker explained how he has suffered with his condition before he has gotten that little job to feed himself hence when he sees way ward, needy children, orphans and widows, he feels pity for them hence, Support for the needy project to solve part of their problems.

Mr.Eric Andoh then congratulated Mr Francis Arthur who through his interview on Tutu online Tv has gotten the 1000 Cedis Support for the project and expressed sincere gratitude to all those who has contributed to that amount and asked for God’s blessings for them.

He then advised the apprentices not to joke with the work and be serious about it which help them in future to better their life as well as making the mission and vision of the project be prevailed.

Meanwhile some of the apprentices in an interview with Anaafi Kokooto explained what they were passing through before they got help from Mr. Andoh.

They also appealed to all stakeholders and every individual to come to their aid in cash or Kind to complete the dress making shop to help them learn comfortably to better their future.

You can still support Mr. Eric Andoh with any little amount of money.

Donate through
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(Francis Arthur)

Filed by Anaafi Kokooto Kingdom fm Cape Coast

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Assin North District Assembly begins Operation link Every Road to the District Project to Earn Income

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Assin North is a two year old district born out of Assin Central municipality in 2018 by H.E Nana Akuffo Addo purposely to factor development to some deprived areas and Communities across the country.

In other to let the dreams of the President Come through, the Assin North District Assembly has begun operation Link every road to the district project which will help the constituents have easy access to market their farm produce which will earn the Assembly’s income as well as having safe means of transportation.

The district which has completed 29 major projects namely Health Facilities,Road and water projects including ongoing ones such as Six unit Classroom blocks,Construction of a market structure,construction of office for all the departments in the district as well as the construction of the District Chief Executive’s and the District Director’s office is aimed at being the best among all the districts in the Region.

The District Chief Executive Officer for the Assin North Constituency, Hon Charles Ohene Andoh when touring all the ongoing projects in the Constituency told Anaafi Kokooto that,when he look upon all the ongoing projects in the district he can assure his constituents that the district will be on top among all the districts in the Region in the 2021 best district ranking

In an interview with Anaafi Kokooto, Hon. Charles Ohene Andoh revealed that,the Assembly is doing all those projects to let the president’s mission and vision come true and to serve the Constituents as they have promised.

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Video:We must stop pampering LGBTQI members in Ghana – Ntim Fordjour

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Ghanaian lawmaker Reverend John Ntim Fordjour believes Ghana has been too soft on the LGBTQI community resulting in the opening of a centre to champion their activities.

The MP for Assin South said the security agencies must not condone such activities, charging the national security to immediately zoom in and close down the centre.

“Contrary to the notion that persons practicing LGBTQI in Ghana are discriminated against, I strongly hold the view that persons practicing LGBTQI are rather unfortunately pampered and treated with kids’ gloves in Ghana.

“This position of mine, among other references, is premised on the seeming public ‘glorifying’ on media of acts which are serious contravention of our law. The impunity of open and public advocacy and practice of LGBTQI is on the rise largely because perpetrators have not been prosecuted,” Rev Fordjour said in a statement.

“It is appalling and most hypocritical that a state that abhors LGBTQI practices on religious and cultural orientation as well as criminalizes same practices per our Criminal Code would sit unconcerned for such impunity to be perpetrated.

“Some of us, regardless of the ramifications, cannot shut up! I’ll keep up the advocacy for further strengthening of our laws to completely and assertively deal with the complexities of LGBTQI matters and will continue to explore my legislative options under the private members bill until such a time when existing laws will be confidently enforced with additional laws proscribing the advocacy for LGBTQI practices in Ghana.”

Below is the statement:

Our Ghanaian society, since pre-colonial era had always upheld a culture of morality and decency and within our cultural and traditional contexts, the practices of Lesbianism, Homosexuality, Bestiality and Transgender and other related practices of LGBTQI had long held as abomination and utterly abhorred. The concept of family for us as Ghanaians has always been and will always be initiated by marriage between a man and woman. The fundamental principle of Biblical marriage is construed as one between man and woman as it was in the beginning instituted by God between Adam and Eve.

The influence of the West on our society relating to LGBTQI infiltrations remain an age-old pressure, which must be resisted as long as the pressure shows no indication of abating.

Section 104 of Ghana’s Criminal Code proscribes LGBTQI with the specific provision of ‘unnatural carnal knowledge’. While some activists have contended that the provision of ‘unnatural carnal knowledge’ is anachronistic and no longer sufficient to adequately address the emerging trends of LGBTQI matters in the country, and so therefore further strengthening of the law is required to position our laws more robust, encompassing and stringent in dealing with the abominable practices of LGBTQI, I have remained an ardent advocate for the enforcement of existing laws and fully inclined towards further legislation to adequately deal with these matters in consistency with the Constitution of Ghana and in line with our broad religious and cultural orientation, with particular regard for morality.

Contrary to the notion that persons practicing LGBTQI in Ghana are discriminated against, I strongly hold the view that persons practicing LGBTQI are rather unfortunately pampered and treated with kids’ gloves in Ghana. This position of mine, among other references, is premised on the seeming public ‘glorifying’ on media of acts which are serious contravention of our law. The impunity of open and public advocacy and practice of LGBTQI is on the rise largely because perpetrators have not been prosecuted.

The recent opening of LGBTQI resource center in Accra is the height of it. Is the National Security apparatus telling us that they have no information on the location of this so called LGBTQI resource center that has been opened for weeks now? Are they telling us they have no intelligence on the people and groups behind this abominable act? Why are they quiet? If ‘Armed Robbers Association’ or ‘Drug Traffickers Association’ were to publicly open an office in any obscure corner of Ghana, wouldn’t the security agencies conduct a rapid raid by now with alacrity?

It is appalling and most hypocritical that a state that abhors LGBTQI practices on religious and cultural orientation as well as criminalizes same practices per our Criminal Code would sit unconcerned for such impunity to be perpetrated. Some of us, regardless the ramifications, cannot shut up! I’ll keep up the advocacy for further strengthening of our laws to completely and assertively deal with the complexities of LGBTQI matters and will continue to explore my legislative options under the private members bill until such a time when existing laws will be confidently enforced with additional laws proscribing the advocacy for LGBTQI practices in Ghana.

Until then, I strongly urge the national security apparatus to take urgent steps to CLOSE DOWN the LGBTQI resource center in Ghana with immediate effect and prosecute the perpetrators accordingly.

My fervent appeal to our eminent Clergy, Muslim Clerics, and venerable Traditional leaders, respectfully, is that, if these LGBTQI practices and advocacies are truly deemed affront to the values and orientation of what we unanimously believe in as a nation-state, then this is the time to rise up and make our voices and strong position heard and entrenched more uncompromisingly than ever before.

On diplomatic front, I urge all state and non-state actors and external diplomatic entities to respect the sovereign orientation and decision of Ghana in such matters and withhold their undue interference under the guise of human rights.

John Ntim Fordjour

MP for Assin South Constituency

Member of the Appointments Committee of Parliament

Advocate for anti-corruption and anti-LGBTQI values

Source: Daily Mail

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Video: Gay office in Kwabenya closed down by Police

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An office in Kwabenya, a suburb of Accra which was being operated by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexuals, Transgender and Queer Individuals (LGBTQI) in Kwabenya has been closed down by the Police on Wednesday February 24.

TV3’s Stanley Nii Blewu who witnessed the closure of the office reported that the land lord had said the occupants were no longer using the office for the original purpose of which they rented it.

This comes after Director of LGBTQI+ Rights in Ghana, Alex Kofi Donkor, has asked Ghanaians to look at issues relating to LGBTQI, as human right issues.

He told TV3’s Miriam Osei Agyemang on the Mid day news on Friday February 19 that persons who are identified as LGBTQI are verbally and physically attacked in the country

This, he said, must stop because they have fundamental human rights that must be respected and protected by the society.

Explaining the reasons behind the setup of an LGBTQI office in Ghana, he said “We created an office space where we talk about issues which affect us as community and ways in which we can resolve the issues.

Let me quickly say in this country a lot of times we do experience a lot of violence and abuse that are perpetuated towards people who are identified as LGBTQI or people who are perceived as LGBTQI persons.

“When these violence are perpetuated against such people it goes unattended to, people do that with impunity.”

Source:3News

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Akufo-Addo to be first person in Ghana to receive COVID-19 vaccine

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Government is introducing digital applications and call centers for pre-booking of Covid vaccination.

Presidential advisor on health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare who made this known says the move will help with monitoring and also encourage more Ghanaians to avail themselves for the vaccination, which comes at no cost.

He told TV3’s Grace Hammoah Asare in an exclusive interview , that, President Akuffo Addo will be the first Ghanaian to receive the vaccine

Ghana is expecting its first consignment of the AstraZeneca and sputnik Covid vaccines by the close of this week.

Even before its arrival, Ghanaians have expressed mixed reactions on their willingness or otherwise on taking the jab.

For some, the side effects are their concern.

But the Presidential advisor on health, Dr. Nsiah Asare says such reactions are normal.

“President Akufo-Addo will be the first to be vaccinated. This is to assure Ghanaians that the vaccine re safe and any other reactions like headache, dizziness, or pains are all usual with every vaccination”, he assured.

He noted that government is introducing applications and call centers for booking and monitoring of the exercise

“We are even thinking of introducing apps, so that people can book for the vaccinations. We will also set up call centers and send SMS to people on the dates and times of their vaccination”

According to him, it is in the interest of the country, for people to avail themselves to vaccinate.

“We encourage everyone to avail themselves for the vaccine. It is safe and we want other Ghanaian abroad to also put out their videos to encourage others in Ghana”.

Some 20 million Ghanaians are expected to be vaccinated in the exercise which begins in March.

Source:3news.com

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Two MPs condemn homosexuality

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Two Members of Parliament (MP) have condemned the activities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) groups in the country.

According to the MP for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, and Bawku Central MP, Mr Mahama Ayariga, Ghanaian laws abhorred the practice of homosexuality and must, therefore, be identified and dealt with according to law.

“They don’t have the right to practise gay or lesbianism so they cannot say their rights have been violated. You don’t have the right to be gay or lesbians in Ghana,” Mr Ayariga stated.

Context

Since news broke about the inauguration of an office for LGBTQI in Accra, there have been outpourings of condemnation and calls for the closure of the office.

In an interview with the Daily Graphic, Mr Ayariga said as matters stood, the law criminalising sodomy remained in the country’s statute books “so no one has a right to be a practitioner of sodomy or lesbianism or however called”.

He, however, said anyone caught in the act enjoyed the rights of due process of law in the sense that they should not be lynched or beaten and assaulted.

“They should be treated like any suspect for any other offence,” he stated.

Freedom

Speaking from a legal perspective, he said, it was important that Ghanaians differentiated the practice of LGBTQI and advocacy.

“In the case of people who are just advocating the decriminalisation of sodomy and unnatural canal knowledge, I take a legal position that there is a constitutional right to free expression and association to advocate the decriminalisation of the sodomy laws of Ghana,” he said.

Mr Ayariga said if those setting up the offices or advocating were LGBTQIs, then they were engaged in criminal activities and could be individually investigated to establish if they could be prosecuted.

“If the office is created by citizens who don’t identify themselves as actual gays but are just people sympathetic to the cause of the LGBTQI community and want to advocate the law to change to decriminalise sodomy and lesbianism and transgender activities, then we must appreciate the fine balance between advocacy for a change of the law on LGBTQI acts in Ghana and the actual practice of sodomy.

Assin South MP

For his part, Rev. Ntim Fordjour pointed out that LGBTQI was an “abomination and utterly abhorred,” hence must not be encouraged in the country.

“Since the pre-colonial era, Ghana has always upheld a culture of morality and decency and within our cultural and traditional contexts,” he stated.

It said activities of LGBTQIs in Ghana were due to pressures from the western world which must be resisted.

“The influence of the West on our society relating to LGBTQI infiltrations remain an age-old pressure, which must be resisted as long as the pressure shows no indication of abating,” he added.

Laws
In a statement, Rev. Ntim Fordjour pointed out that Section 104 of Ghana’s Criminal Code proscribes LGBTQI with the specific provision of “unnatural carnal knowledge”.

Source:GRAPHICONLINE.COM

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Journalists’ Against LGBTQ urges RED FRIDAY

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As part of efforts to draw the attention of government to express grave disgust to the operations of the Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBT) in the country, Journalists’ Against LGBTQ+ Ghana has urged all Ghanaians and its members to put on red attires or red armbands this Friday.

Following a suspension of our intended demonstration from the Regional Headquarters of the Ghana Police Service, yesterday; we urge all to go all red to ensure our demands see the light of day.

We would also request that we cooperate tremendously and hope to see our demands met.

Thank you.

Isaac BOAMAH Darko
Convenor
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For media interviews
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Emmanuel Ofosu is in dire need of about ₵6,000.00 to undergo surgery.

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A 16yr old Pupil of Anyinam Presby JHS in the Atiwa East district in the eastern region, Emmanuel Ofosu is in dire need of about ₵6,000.00 to undergo surgery.

Emmanuel Ofosu is diagnosed of Kidney Stones and is currently admitted at the Korle Bu teaching hospital awaiting the ₵6,000.00 for a surgery.

The single mother, Vivian Serwaa in tears seeks for support from the general public, as well as NGO’s including individuals to as a matter of urgency come to their aid to save the life of Emmanuel Ofosu.

She pleads with the public to send their donations through; 0557708927

Speaking with Nana Gyasi of Radio 1 100.7fm, madam Vivian Serwaa added that they are given one week ultimatum to provide the money else, they would be sent home.

May God touch your heart as you read and donate to save the life of Emmanuel Ofosu