Day: October 29, 2023

Mr. Abraham Lincoln Owusu, Chief Executive Officer and Lead OD Consultant, Africa Institute of Organisational Development, has singled out leadership as an important aspect of all human activity. He said this was because leaders played key roles in shaping, directing and solving problems in the society. Mr. Owusu said this when he delivered a talk on the topic ‘leading through change’ at a two day capacity building workshop organised for Project Pastors, Frontline Church Partnership Chairpersons and Child Development Workers in the Adaklu /Agotime Cluster of Child Development Centres. The workshop, which was attended by about 80 participants, was sponsored by Compassion International Ghana, a Christian Child Development organization that releases children from poverty. Mr. Owusu entreated those who found themselves in leadership positions to mirror the behaviour they expected from their followers. ‘A leader must have positive influence on his or her followers,’ he said. He told the participants that as leaders of their various Centres, they should have a vision and a purpose, adding ‘work hard with your followers to translate your vision into reality.’ ‘You should always create and articulate a clear vision, a vision that must bring growth and progress,’ he advised. Mr. Owusu also advised them to always focus on the positive outcome of their works and not be anxious about the credit they would take. He urged them to be humble, compassionate, understanding and accessible in order for them to win the confidence and respect of the people they lead. Mrs. Emily Adevor, Partnership Facilitator of the Adaklu/Agotime Cluster, encouraged the participants not to relent on their efforts in putting what they learnt at the workshop into practice for the positive transformation of their Centres. She urged them to train the children into God fearing leaders of tomorrow.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Ambassador Huseyin Gungor, the Turkish Ambassador to Ghana, has congratulated Dr Freda Prempeh, the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources on her appointment. Mr Gungor said the Republic of Turkey was keen on partnering with Ghana to accelerate the development in the sector and added he was convinced and optimistic the Minister would bring a lot of transformation to the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector. The Ambassador congratulated Dr Prempeh, also the Member of Parliament for Tano North constituency in the Ahafo Region when he paid a courtesy call on her at her office in Accra. A statement issued and signed by Mr Noah Tumfo, the Chief Director, Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) said discussions were centered on deepening bilateral ties between Ghana and Turkey. Dr Prempeh acknowledged the long-standing relations between the two countries and expressed gratitude for the visit. She indicated that Ghana remained one of the best investment destinations in Africa with available opportunities in the sector also opened to the Turkish Government, investors and companies. Dr Prempeh, therefore, assured the Ambassador of her commitment to promoting and initiating policies to improve the lives of the people through the sector and asked for partnership from Turkey. Also present at the meeting were the Commercial Consular at the Turkish Embassy, Talha Tol, and Mr Tumfo.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Mr Thomas Nyarko Ampem, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asuogyaman, is exploring various avenues to mobilise support for victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage in his constituency. His efforts are yielding results as relief items keep pouring in from well-wishers to meet the challenges of the people. One of such philanthropists, Mr Horthman Ansah, the Chief Executive Officer of Asuogyaman Company Limited, dealers in wood products, has donated items worth GHS100,000 to Mr Ampem for distribution to the victims. The items: rice, tomato sauce, sardines, cooking oil, mackerel, and drinking water, will be distributed to affected persons at Abume, Kokontekpedzi, Labolabo, Small London, Kudikope, Dzidzorkope, and adjoining communities. Mr Ansah, in a statement issued to the Ghana News Agency on Saturday, said the donation was to alleviate the plight of the people and ensure they came out of the precarious situation soon. The MP expressed profound gratitude to the Company for the swift response to his plea, which would go a long way to give the victims some comfort. He said other companies had also agreed to support, however he appealed to non-governmental organisations and individuals to assist. Mr Ampem advised persons capitalising on the vulnerability of the constituents to score political points to desist from the act and rather channel their energies to ‘rescue the perishing and care for the dying.’ Approximately 50 residences have submerged with enormous damage caused to fish farming on the Volta Lake within the constituency. ‘Prior to receiving the relief items, the MP has made several donations and cash presentations to victims in the constituency and beyond,’ the statement said.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The elders and people of Salo in the Anlo Traditional Area have outdoored a businessman as the newly installed Togbi Agbelorm Agbotokor II. His outdooring happened about two weeks after he was captured, confined and taken through the rites of passage in accordance with the chieftaincy customs and traditions of Anlo to succeed his predecessor who passed or as traditionally put ‘journeyed home’ decades ago. He was outdoored along with his Chief Linguist, Agbotadua Dzreke and Mama Amedzor Agbotokor II, Queen of Salo. Togbi Agbotokor, speaking to Ghana News Agency (GNA) on the sidelines of a solemn ceremony to outdoor them from confinement, said he was prepared to harness all available resources towards the socio-economic transformation of the area. The Founder and Executive Chairman of Nana Asamani Foundation, a non-governmental organisation with focus on providing the less-privileged with sustainable livelihood support programmes, said he would direct his empowerment programmes at the youth, especially to curtail the drift in the area occasioned by lack of employment opportunities. ‘I am always for development to empower the youth. Our people leave behind the youth who are the future but that will not happen in my reign …’ Mama Agbotokor, an educationist and technology expert, said she would prioritise investment in the education of the younger generation to make them acceptable internationally. She indicated she was open to suggestions in improving the lot of the indigenes, especially the aged saying, there was the need to do something about the poverty level in the community. Agbotadua Dzreke assured of working together with the Chief, the Queen and other community leaders so Salo could see the development projects, including health and education facilities. Mr Christian Dugah, Kingmaker of Salo, said the new chief had good plans for the community and would in consultation with other community leaders consider ways of bringing jobs and pooling resources to develop the area. Some indigenes, who spoke to GNA, said they expected the reign to usher in a new dawn for Salo so they could be proud to call the community noted for mangroves, their home. Togbi Agbotokor is also the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rainbee Group of Companies and the Ghana, Togo and Benin representative of the Committee of Ewes Association of North America (CEANA).

Source: Ghana News Agency