​The Diocesan Mothers’ Union of the Anglican Diocese of Accra on Wednesday presented food items and essential provisions valued at GH₵ 10,102 to the Street Academy in Accra.

​The presentation formed part of activities marking the 150th global anniversary celebration of the Mothers’ Union and coincided with the birthday of the founder and Executive Director of the Street Academy, Dr Ataa Lartey.

​The items included 125 kilograms (kg) of rice, 125 kg of maize, 25 kg of beans, 20 American tins of garri, 20 liters of cooking oil, 10 liters of palm oil, two cartons of mackerel, and two boxes of tomato paste.

​The rest were three boxes of oats, two boxes of nondairy milk, three boxes of spaghetti, five American tins of sugar, 19 packs of Bigoo soft drinks, 20 bags of sachet water, and two boxes of biscuits.

​Addressing the children during the ceremony, Mrs Wilhemina Graves, Assistant President of the Mothers’ Union, Anglican Diocese of Accra, urged the beneficiaries to embrace the love of God, learn to share, maintain hope, and respect their elders.

​She emphasised the importance of good health and personal hygiene, encouraging the children to keep their bodies and surroundings clean at all times.

​Mrs Graves stated that the donation aligned with the Union’s core mission of building communities, strengthening families, and transforming lives, drawing inspiration from its founder, Mary Sumner, who dedicated her life to the welfare of women and children.

​She reaffirmed the group’s long term commitment to the institution, noting that having adopted the Street Academy, the Mothers’ Union would continue to extend support through successive generations of leadership.

​The Executive Director of the Academy expressed gratitude to the Mothers’ Union for their continuous generosity and commitment to the welfare of the children.

​The Street Academy provides free non formal education, meals, uniforms, and learning materials to vulnerable children, street youth, young mothers, and early school dropouts aged between eight and 18 years.

​Operating a three year non-graded curriculum comprising Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced levels, the academy collaborates with the Ghana Education Service (GES) to transition an average of 18 pupils annually into formal public and low fee private schools within their local communities.

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New Patriotic Party flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has condemned the arrest and remand of Techiman-based nurse and mother of three, Salomey Bafor Awiti, over allegations of abetting the publication of false news.

In a statement, Dr Bawumia described as worrying reports that the nurse, who has a 4-year-old child, was picked up in the middle of the night by national intelligence officers and remanded for two weeks.

“This is not the Ghana we want to build. I can assure Ghanaians that when given the opportunity, our intelligence agencies will not be reduced to chasing citizens for insulting the President or anyone else,” he said.

Dr Bawumia said while he has always disavowed politics of insults and will continue to remind political actors to be decorous, criminalizing speech pushes democracy backwards.

“The ideas we need to transform our nation won’t come from insults. But I also remind the NDC government that any infringement on the right to free speech pushes our democracy backwards. Free speech, as unpalatable as it may be sometimes, is the foundation of our democracy,” he stated.

He also accused government of selectively applying the law, where some citizens insult and walk free while others are jailed because government does not like the target of their insults.

He called for the release of Salomey Bafor Awiti and others who have been similarly charged and jailed.

“God bless our homeland Ghana and help us to resist oppressors rule!,” he concluded.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme