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Don’t confine physically challenged children …Local NGO urges parents
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● Children with cerebral palsy need special attention
Children who have disabilities also deserve an opportunity to go out and experience life like their peers who have no physical challenge, the Acting President of the Hope For Life Foundation, Mr. George Yaw Kyei has said.
According to him some parents have been hiding their physically incapacitated children in their rooms to avoid public ridicule.
Speaking in an interview with The Spectator on Sunday, Mr. Kyei said, “The case is more terrible for children diagnosed with cerebral palsy. (a condition marked by impaired muscle coordination and or other disabilities typically caused by damage to the brain before or after birth).
He said it was depressing that people called such children “water babies” and other derogatory names hence stigmatising them and embarrassing their parents.
He said to prevent such situations, some parents and even communities found a crude way to discard them by either drowning them or leaving them in the forests to die after performing some rituals.
Mr. Kyei said his facility which had about 17 branches all over the country had tried to address the situation by providing assistance in various forms to over 100 of such children through various physical and psychological support.
He said “sometimes what some children with disability needed was medical attention to improve their health so the Foundation tried in its small way to uplift the image of their members and give their families hope as it is challenging taking care of such children”.
He said the Foundation was currently in need of a Physiotherapy Centre estimated at Ghc10,000 to offer them mobility assistance and medical interventions of various forms.
The centre had to be suspended because of lack of resources and equipment to run it and called on the public to donate generously to help them make life convenient for their members and their families.
From Dzifa Tetteh Tay, Tema.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has clarified that former Finance Minister Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta remains the subject of criminal proceedings in Ghana and is still wanted under a valid arrest warrant issued by the High Court in Accra.
In a public notice, the OSP said it had taken note of a transcript of a hearing from a United States immigration court that has been circulated by some media organisations.
According to the office, the document has been interpreted by some to suggest that Mr. Ofori-Atta has not been credibly charged or linked to any wrongdoing in Ghana.
The OSP rejected that interpretation, explaining that it is not involved in Mr. Ofori-Atta’s immigration proceedings in the United States.
It said its involvement relates only to extradition proceedings, which are being handled through Ghana’s Attorney-General as the country’s central authority.
According to the OSP, the extradition documents are not before the US immigration court and the court has no authority to determine whether the criminal charges against Mr. Ofori-Atta are credible.
“The credibility or otherwise of the criminal charges against Mr. Ofori-Atta is a matter for determination by the courts in Ghana,” the OSP stated.
The office explained that there are three separate legal proceedings involving the former minister.
These include the immigration proceedings in the United States concerning his immigration status, extradition proceedings to determine whether he should be returned to Ghana, and the criminal case before the High Court in Accra involving corruption and corruption-related offences.
The OSP reiterated that Mr. Ofori-Atta remains before the High Court in Accra as an accused person and that a valid warrant has been issued for his arrest.
It maintained that he remains a fugitive from justice in Ghana and is required to appear before the High Court to answer the charges against him.
The Special Prosecutor also stressed that the criminal proceedings in Ghana would continue in accordance with the law and the directives of the High Court, whether or not Mr. Ofori-Atta is physically present in the country.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Telecel Ghana has announced that it has resolved the intermittent challenges that affected its voice and data services.
In a message to customers, the telecommunications company announced that its network services had been fully restored after experiencing temporary disruptions.
“We are pleased to inform you that intermittent challenges with our voice and data services have been resolved,” the company said.
Telecel apologised to customers for the inconvenience caused by the service interruptions and thanked them for their patience during the period.
“We appreciate your patience and apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused,” the company added.
The company assured customers of its commitment to providing reliable communication services under its slogan, “Connecting Energies.”
By: Jacob Aggrey
