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Great Ningo Queen donates sanitary pads, examination materials to BECE candidates
Naana Dugbakuwor Dugba II
The Paramount Queen of the Great Ningo Traditional Area, Naana Dugbakuwor Dugba II, has visited some schools in the area to encourage the children as they write their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
In the course of the two-day visit, she presented assorted examination materials and sanitary pads to enable them go through the examination successfully.
Addressing the children numbering over a thousand, the queen charged them to take their books seriously to enable them achieve the desired results.
She pledged to sponsor six female and four male students that records single grades through their secondary education to the tertiary level.
The Paramount Queen, through her foundation, Manye Dugbakuwor Foundation, engaged candidates from both the private and basic schools across the three circuits, namely the Tsopoli-Dawa Circuit, the Ayertepa-Mangotsonya Circuit and the Ningo Circuit of the traditional area.
She vowed to continually influence the development of education in her traditional area and promote girl child education at all levels.
She called on sons and daughters from the area who are blessed with resources to support the upcoming generation, since they are the future leaders of the area.
She assured that her NGO was ready to partner with other NGOs and individuals to drive the developmental agenda of the area.
Naana Dugbakuwor Dugba II was accompanied by the Chief of Nyigbenya, Nene Teyetsu Bediaku II, Nene Tetteh-Wayoe Duamorh XI, the Queen of Ayertepa, Naana Korkor Kudi I and Assemblymen of the Ayertepa-Mangotsonya and Lekpongunor electoral areas, Michel Nartey and Henry Kwao on the development-oriented tour.
By Spectator Reporter
The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President has hosted a delegation of African diaspora women who are in Ghana ahead of a planned Presidential Conferment of Citizenship ceremony.
The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, explained in a Facebook post that the visit was a gesture of appreciation by the delegation to the Government of Ghana for its continued efforts to reconnect Africans in the diaspora with their ancestral homeland.
He indicated that the ceremony, scheduled for next Monday, will officially grant Ghanaian citizenship to members of the delegation as part of the country’s broader engagement with the African diaspora.
The delegation was led by Erica Bennett, Founder of the Diaspora Africa Forum.
According to Mr Okyere Darko, her years of advocacy have played an important role in strengthening ties between Africa and people of African descent living abroad.
He noted that the group’s journey towards citizenship represents not only a legal process but also a cultural and spiritual return to their roots.
Also present at the meeting was Natalie Jackson, an attorney who is also expected to receive Ghanaian citizenship during the ceremony. She works closely with renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Mr Okyere Darko emphasised that Ghana remains committed to strengthening relationships with the African diaspora and promoting unity, identity, and shared heritage among people of African descent worldwide.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana has signed a debt restructuring agreement with the Kingdom of Belgium as part of efforts to restore the country’s economic stability after the financial crisis that hit the nation in 2022 and 2023.
The Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, today disclosed that he signed the agreement on behalf of the Government of Ghana.
He explained that Ghana experienced a very difficult period during the crisis, which forced the government at the time to declare a debt default.
However, he indicated that the country is now recovering and witnessing a significant economic turnaround.
According to him, stronger systems are also being put in place to ensure that Ghana does not return to such a situation again.
Dr Forson noted that the agreement with Belgium is the eighth deal Ghana has concluded with countries under the Official Creditor Committee as part of its external debt restructuring programme.
He expressed appreciation to the Government of Belgium for its support and partnership with Ghana during the process.
The Finance Minister thanked Carole van Eyll, Ambassador of Belgium to Ghana, for her role in strengthening relations between the two countries.
The agreement forms part of Ghana’s broader effort to restructure its external debts and stabilise the economy following the crisis.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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