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No ‘pain’ no gain: Stop paying pastors to fast on your behalf
Rev John Buertey Lawerteh
The Reverend Minister in-charge of the Trinity Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) in Big Ada of the Greater Accra Region, Reverend John Buertey Lawerteh has cautioned Christians who pay pastors to fast on their behalf to desist from it since it was not a good Christian practice.
He observed a new trend that people usually preferred to pay pasters on their behalf to avoid the inconvenience that came with fasting.
Reverend Lawerteh gave this advice when he delivered a sermon on the theme “Search for the hidden treasure” during his send-off ceremony after two years of service with the congregation.
He said where there was no pain, there was no gain such Christians were not serious with their Christian lives because no good thing comes easily.
“You must search for the hidden treasure yourself and not sit back and expect someone to do so on your behalf,” he said.
According to him, God is available and accessible to all who seek him deligently and not for a privileged few so everyone should endeavour to have a personal relationship with Him to easily approach Him.
He said there was no guarantee that the Man of God who was paid would honour his side of the agreement.
The Reverend Minister was surprised at the rate at which Christians had become nonchalant with the things of God in this era and advised them to wake up from their slumber and work hard to get the best from God.
He revealed that even in academics, people prefer taking the easy “but it doesn’t work like that. You must sacrifice to get what you want.”
“The youth also engage in sexual immorality yet claim to be praying to God for the right marriage partner which is a double standard because God expects His children to be pure and stay away from fornication,” he added.
Reverend Lawerteh became a catechist with his service with the PCG for seven years and 29 years as a Minister totaling it 36 years of service in the vineyard of God.
From Dzifa Tetteh Tay, Big Ada.
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Prof Alidu Seidu files nomination for Tamale Central seat
The newly elected parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Tamale Central, Prof Alidu Seidu, has submitted his nomination forms to the Electoral Commission.
As of 10:00 a.m. today, he was the only person who had filed to contest the seat.
Nomination of candidates will close at the end of the day.
Associate Professor and Head of the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana Legon, Prof. Alidu Seidu won the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the Tamale Central constituency with a landslide victory.
The elections, supervised by the party’s Elections and IT Directorate in the Northern Region, saw Prof. Seidu poll 840 votes out of the total valid ballots cast.
His closest contender, Lawyer Hanan Gundadow Abdul-Rahaman, secured 536 votes.
The other aspirants could not make significant gains, with Dr. Seidu Fiter obtaining 44 votes, Aliu Abdul-Hamid 23 votes, and the rest recording fewer than 10 votes each.
In all, 1,500 ballots were cast, with 6 ballots rejected and 7 spoilt ballots recorded.
The results were signed and declared by Dr. Arnold Mashud Abukari, NDC Northern Regional Director of Elections and IT.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) held parliamentary primaries in Tamale Central to choose a candidate for the upcoming by-election following the death of the sitting Member of Parliament, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed. Dr. Mohammed, who also served as Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, tragically died in a military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District on August 6, 2025, alongside seven others.
His passing left the Tamale Central seat vacant, as required by Ghana’s 1992 Constitution.
The Electoral Commission has scheduled the by-election for September 30, 2025. While the NDC moved quickly to open nominations and vet aspirants, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) announced it would not contest the seat, citing the need to respect the somber circumstances and promote national unity.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Ghana to locally refine its gold starting October 2025 – Sammy Gyamfi
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, has announced that plans are far advanced for the establishment of a state-owned gold refinery in the country.
Speaking at the 2025 Minerals and Mining Convention, Mr Gyamfi said the refinery will process locally mined gold into bullion instead of exporting it in its raw state.
According to him, it is unacceptable that Ghana, despite being a leading gold producer in Africa, continues to export raw gold known as dore.
He explained that the Gold Board, working with the Bank of Ghana and local refineries, will from October 2025 begin refining gold locally.
He also disclosed that an ultramodern assay laboratory will be built to ensure international standards in testing gold quality.
Mr Gyamfi noted that the refinery will be wholly state-owned and will help Ghana move away from raw mineral exports to value addition.
This, he said, will boost foreign exchange earnings, create jobs, and position Ghana as a hub for gold refining and jewellery production in Africa.
The CEO stressed that the project forms part of government’s strategy to ensure the country benefits fully from its natural resources and to transform the mining sector into a driver of economic growth.
By: Jacob Aggrey
