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FGCI celebrates women judges
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The President of the Full Gospel Church International (FCGI), Bishop Godwin Dela Fiagome, has called for increased effort in ensuring gender parity in the country’s judicial system.
According to him, a higher number of women in the field would serve as “a motivation to younger generation of women and also ensure equal opportunities for all.”
In a statement to commemorate this year’s International Day of Women Judges, observed March 10, every year, he praised past and present governments for appointing female legal practitioners to higher positions but said there was still the chance to augment the existing numbers.
He singled out Former President, John Agyakum Kufour for appointing the first female Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Georgina Theodora Wood as well as Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for also appointing Mrs Justice Sophia Akuffo, who retired recently.
“Our Church considers this year’s theme, “Justice with a gender perspective” as apt seeing that judicial systems have generally been male dominated with supposedly little room for women participation.
“In Ghana, our recent history is a sure indication that we can only get better in the progression and or appointment of our qualified Women Judges in our judiciary towards gender parity,” he noted.
Bishop Fiagome commended the successes chalked by female legal practitioners both in Ghana and the world over in “advancing the cause of women” as well as the contributions they continued to make as Judges at various levels of the judicial system.
He urged the Judiciary to “strictly uphold” the principles of the rule of law, probity and accountability which are essential for sustaining “our democratic gains as a nation,” stressing the need to apply the law fairly on all classes of persons in society.
“A worrying trend is that the political and upper class of our society get away from the law through privileged means at the expense of the ordinary Ghanaians who get to the wrong side of the law through “minor” offences.
“It is our prayer that our judicial system would change for the better to reflect the motherly disposition of our women,” he stressed.
By Samuel Opare Lartey
Deputy National Women Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mimi Duah, has openly declared her support for Mavis Hawa Koomson as the next National Women’s Organiser of the party.
In a statement endorsing Hawa Koomson’s candidature, Ms Duah outlined four key reasons why she believes the former MP and Minister of State is best placed to lead the party’s women’s wing.
According to her, Hawa Koomson is a motherly figure who rose from the grassroots and is widely noted for her forgiving nature and ability to foster unity.
“She is a true grassroots mother who easily forgives, fosters unity, provides guidance and arbitrates to ensure all aggrieved party women are brought on board to ensure a unified women’s wing,” she stated.
Ms Duah also pointed to Hawa Koomson’s vast experience, having served as a Constituency Women’s Organiser, Member of Parliament and Minister of State, noting that the experience positions her to provide effective leadership as National Women’s Organiser.
She further described Hawa Koomson as capable of making the women’s wing resourceful, through her extensive network and business contacts, to lobby for logistics, training and financial support for women organisers at all levels.
Lastly, she said the NPP as an opposition party needs fearless, bold and assertive leadership at the women’s front to inspire regional, constituency and polling station women organisers as the party reorganises towards the 2028 elections.
“We need a Women’s Organiser who has been tested, who is bold, who understands grassroots women, and who can lead us to victory in 2028. Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson is that leader,” she stressed.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister inaugurates Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee
Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has inaugurated the Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee to provide strategic oversight for a five-year programme focused on preserving Ghana’s heritage sites and strengthening their resilience to climate change.
The project will support climate-risk mapping, digital surveying and 3D modelling, joint research, capacity building, community engagement and modern monitoring technologies.
Korea is also providing specialised equipment, including drones, 3D scanners, digital microscopes, thermal imaging cameras and GPS survey instruments, to enhance Ghana’s capacity to scientifically assess, document and conserve heritage structures.
The partnership, which will run through 2030 and beyond, is expected to deepen Ghana-Korea cultural ties while promoting sustainable, technology-driven and climate-adaptive heritage management for future generations.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
