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CEO of Flokefama donates shelves to St. Augustine’s College
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of leading pharmaceutical company, Flokefama, Mr Emmanuel Kenney has provided a new set of shelves for the library of St. Augustine’s College in Cape Coast.
The gesture was made after the Librarian of the school, Kingsley Kuranchi, reached out to Mr. Kenney, a member of the 1998 Year Group about the plight of the shelves at the library.
In all, he provided the school with about 20 new shelves to improve reading and ensure the books are always in good condition.
Speaking to a session of the media after handing over the shelves to the school in Cape Coast last Saturday, March 16, 2024, he said “I provided new shelves because the old shelves were old, destroyed and couldn’t hold the books.”
According to him, he was personally touched because of the significance of the library in shaping his life during his time at St. Augustine’s College.
He said, reading made him dream big and imagine places he only got to know through books.
Mr. Kenney said giving back to society has become a way of life of Flokefama, adding that they will continue to impact the lives of the larger society through Corporate Social Responsibility.
The headmaster of the school, Bishop Henry Atta Djan, and the Auxiliary Bishop of Accra, John Kobona received the shelves and expressed their appreciation to Mr. Kenney for the gesture.
They promised it would be put to good use.
Flokefama Limited was founded in 2008 and has been offering world-class healthcare products ever since. The company has installations in both the private and public sectors throughout Ghana and West Africa.
Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Afenyo Markin criticises Police over handling of Abronye’s case
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo Markin has raised concerns about the handling of the arrest and detention of Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye.
According to him, the police invited Abronye on Monday, September 8, and he honoured the invitation with his lawyers.
He said Abronye submitted himself to interrogation but, within an hour, was taken into the custody of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB).
The Minority Leader questioned why the police, who were investigating the case and had their own holding cells, decided to send someone being investigated for a misdemeanor to the NIB.
He intimated that checks confirmed that the NIB was not investigating or interrogating Abronye, but had only kept him because the police requested it.
He wondered whether the move was meant to punish Abronye, stressing that the police detained him the whole of Monday night and Tuesday morning, before presenting him to court on 9th September.
The Minority Leader added that in court, the police asked for Abronye to be remanded to allow further investigations, and the judge granted the request.
He however described it as unfortunate that the police handcuffed Abronye when he was leaving the court.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Power Is like an ice block, it melts from day one – Afenyo-Markin warns
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has urged political leaders to learn from past mistakes and handle power with caution.
Speaking at the Accra Circuit Court for Abronye DC proceedings, Afenyo-Markin admitted that governments in the past, including his own side, had made mistakes and were not perfect.
He warned that if such mistakes were repeated, the country could be heading in the wrong direction.
He pointed to the removal of a former Chief Justice as an example, saying a report was prepared even before a committee hearing was completed.
According to him, such actions make it difficult to control extremists and hardliners in Ghana’s politics.
The Minority Leader stressed that power is temporary and must be exercised responsibly.
“Power is like an ice block, When it’s given to you, it starts to melt from the very day,” he noted.
By: Jacob Aggrey
