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IFMA-Ghana executives hold bilateral talks with Works and Housing Minister
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Some members of the association with Mr. Francis Asenso-Boakye (middle)
Some executives and members of the Ghana Chapter of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA-Ghana) recently paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Works and Housing Mr. Francis Asenso-Boakye in Accra.
The visit, among other things, was to discuss how facility managers could help maintain public facilities that were deteriorating due to poor maintenance culture and also push for the need to pass legislation that would ensure every orginisation had a certified facility manager.
Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Sampson Opare-Agyemang, President of the association, raised concerns about the country’s public facilities and the chapter’s role in developing the capacity of facility managers in Ghana.
“Over the past years we have visited some technical universities and educated them on the need to start a course in Facility Management,” he noted.
According to him, one of the challenges facility managers faced was the absence of a maintenance manual to aid effective management of the buildings.
He, therefore, stressed the need for contractors to provide maintenance manuals to guide the operations of facility managers while Parliament initiates a bill to ensure effective regulation of activities within the built environment.
Responding to the plea of the team, Mr Asenso-Boakye also expressed delight and the ministry’s commitment to support the members of the association and other initiatives within the sector.
He further encouraged the team to continue public education on the essential role facility management played in ensuring the safety and sustainability of public and private infrastructure.
Founded in 1980, IFMA is the world’s largest and most widely recognised association for facility management professionals, supporting over 20,000 members in more than 100 countries.
The association, among other objectives, aims to “lead the future of the built environment to make the world a better place.” The Ghana Chapter, since its inception, continues to organise training programmes for new and existing members, and leading advocacy on the need to ensure public and private structures remain in good shape.
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Christians have been urged to demonstrate a living faith in Jesus Christ by allowing their confession of Him as Lord and Saviour to reflect in their daily lives.
According to the Kaneshie District Pastor of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana (EPCG), Rev. Dzidzor Nathaniel Affram, a genuine Christian’s confession should go beyond words and be demonstrated through obedience to God, love for others and service to the Church.
He made the call at the 40th anniversary remembrance service for the late Wesley Kwasi Kwadzo at the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana, Maranatha Congregation at Awudome Avenui in the Volta Region.
Speaking on the theme, “The Church Built on a Living Confession,” Rev. Affram said life would continually present challenges capable of testing Christians’ faith, making it necessary for believers to hold firmly to their confession that Jesus Christ is Lord.
He explained that accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour required Christians to live according to His teachings, stressing that their faith must be evident in their conduct.
“A living confession listens to God and not man,” he said, urging Christians to remain obedient to God even when faced with difficulties and pressures.
Rev. Affram further encouraged the congregation to care for vulnerable people and demonstrate concern for others, adding that such acts were practical expressions of Christian faith.
He also urged Christians to identify and use their God-given gifts to build the Church.
He said every member of the Church had a role to play and cautioned Christians against looking down on others because of their status or abilities.
The remembrance service brought together family members, friends, members of the congregation and sympathisers to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the late Wesley Kwasi Kwadzo.
By Lizzy Okai
