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Dr. Sam Ankrah sends touching message to children on his birthday
Leader of Alternative Force for Action Movement (AFA) Dr. Sam Ankrah has sent a touching message to children on his birthday today.
According to him, the message is to encourage children not to give up on their dreams regardless of bad leadership encountered.
In a video which carried the message, a sombre Dr. Ankrah said that even though he is excited on a special day as he celebrates his birthday for being blessed over the years, he was saddened by the rate at which innocent children suffer in the country.
He added that children had to endure all these challenges because the leaders have failed to deliver over the years.
Against this backdrop, he said, “On this day as I reflect on my young self as a child I want to send a special message to all children in Ghana, privileged, underprivileged and the innocent ones on the streets, I want them to know that they are the future leaders and their dreams are valid.”
He then promised to make every child have the best of life when given the mandate as the President of Ghana.
Dr.Ankrah thanked those who have believed in the AFA movement and have supported him over the period.
As part of the birthday celebration, Dr. Ankrah will fete the downtrodden at Madina, Nima and other parts of Accra and visit the mosque as well.
Dr. Ankrah through AFA has indicated that he will provide an alternative national governance which will deliver policies and programmes that will meet the aspirations of Ghanaians.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Ghana Tourism Authority is leading Ghana’s participation at ITB Berlin, which opened in Berlin with a vibrant national pavilion highlighting Ghana’s rich cultural heritage, tourism destinations and investment opportunities.
March 5 has been designated as Ghana Day, a special platform to promote Ghana’s languages, cuisine, Kente, festivals and business prospects to the global tourism community. The stand has already drawn strong interest with traditional arts and crafts displays, immersive multimedia presentations and popular Ghanaian snacks.
Seven private-sector players are exhibiting alongside government officials as part of efforts to deepen trade partnerships, expand market access, and attract investment across the hospitality, heritage tourism, ecotourism, and creative arts sectors.
Ahead of the official opening, the Ghana delegation also engaged young Ghanaian investors in Germany in collaboration with V Afrika-Verein and the Ghana Embassy, strengthening diaspora investment linkages and highlighting opportunities within the tourism value chain.
Ghana’s coordinated presence at ITB Berlin 2026 reinforces its strategy to position the country as the Gateway to Africa and a competitive destination for leisure travel and global investment.
The Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh Dompreh, has expressed concern over delays in the release of the District Assemblies Common Fund, warning that the situation is stalling development across the country.
On his facebook page, he described as a matter of urgent national importance, the Minority Chief Whip pointed to what he sees as a growing crisis of unpaid contractors, abandoned projects, and halted infrastructure works in many districts.
He noted that several communities are grappling with half completed schools, unfinished health facilities, abandoned markets, deteriorating roads, and stalled sanitation projects.
According to him, many contractors who have executed projects for district assemblies have not been paid, forcing some construction firms to demobilise from sites while workers lose their jobs.
He stressed that the District Assemblies Common Fund is not a discretionary allocation but a constitutional requirement under Article 252 of the 1992 Constitution, intended to support development at the local level.
In his view, years of delayed releases and accumulated arrears have weakened district development financing and disrupted projects meant to improve living conditions in communities.
He further argued that some payments made in recent years were largely the settlement of old debts rather than funding for new or ongoing projects, a situation he believes has affected contractor confidence and local economic activity.
He described the issue as more than a budgetary challenge, characterising it as a development emergency and a governance concern.
He therefore urged the appropriate authorities to pay outstanding DACF arrears, settle contractors who have completed their work, and ensure that transfers to districts are automatic and predictable.
He maintained that decentralisation can only succeed when district assemblies receive adequate and timely funding to carry out development projects.
He emphasised that stalled projects directly affect ordinary citizens, since they rely on such infrastructure for education, healthcare, transportation, sanitation, and economic activities.
He called for renewed attention to grassroots development, insisting that national progress should not be concentrated only in major cities but extended to all communities.
By: Jacob Aggrey
