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Ho cured lepers complain of starving….Appeal for help
The restriction on large public gatherings is pushing residents of the Ho Cured Lepers’ Village to the brink of starvation.
This is because the churches and various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which often visited the cured lepers regularly, and brought them food, clothes and detergents, have all put a hold on those benevolent activities, according to Mr Nelson Atito, caretaker of the village.
He said that apart from the churches and the NGOs, various schools and schools’ alumni in the municipality visited the village to present food and other items generously to the cured lepers but that was not the case anymore.
“Now, life is difficult at the village as food has become very scarce to the residents who cannot go to the town in search of jobs to raise some money for food, due to the stigma attached to them,” the caretaker revealed.
To make matters worse, the craftsmen and women at the village can no longer sell their artefacts as their customers in the municipality and beyond do no longer visit the village to buy those items.
Mr Atito made the remarks when the Vicarchie Ghana Limited shopping mall and the Sky Plus Hotel in Ho feasted the residents and also presented them with detergents, toiletries and clothes almost a fortnight ago.
He described the gesture by the mall and the hotel as timely and touching.
Mr Atito said that there were 70 residents at the village, who now wondered where their next meal would come from.
Meanwhile, he said that only one of the three boreholes at the village was functioning and that situation was adding to the woes of the residents.
The untarred road which led to the village had also now become very soggy and scaring off motorists, Mr Atito said.
The caretaker expressed gratitude to Mrs Victoria Letsa, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the mall and the hotel for the concern for the welfare of the village all the time.
Mr Atito said that although the Department of Social Welfare had come out with a financial assistance package for the residents, the lack of proper database on the residents was frustrating the smooth distribution of the package to the residents.
He thanked the Paramount Chief of Kpenoe, Togbe Kotoku XI, for periodically reaching out to the cured lepers with food and other items.
On her part, Mrs Letsa gave the assurance that the donations by the mall and the hotel would be sustained.
“We are committed to helping the cured lepers because they are part and parcel of the society,” she added.
Mrs Letsa commended the people of the village for strictly adhering to the protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and urged them to keep it up.
From Alberto Mario Noretti, Ho
The legal tussle over the removal of the former Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Sackey Torkonoo is far from over as she filed another process before the High Court in Accra to halt the vetting of the newly appointed Chief Justice.
The application, which is in the nature of a judicial review, is asking for grant a number of reliefs and declarations.
The legal action filed is also seeking to stop the vetting and subsequent appointment of Justice Baffoe Bonnie as Ghana’s Chief Justice.
Justice Torkonoo is asking the court for an order of certiorari to quash the proceedings of the May 15, 2025 and the entire proceedings and outcomes of the Article 146 set up to consider petitions to remove the Applicant chaired by Pwamang JSC (“Pwamang Committee” “Committee).
She also wants an order of certiorari to quash each and all of the three reasons/grounds given by the Pwamang Committee for recommending her removal from office as stated in the letter of the Secretary to the President dated September 1, 2025.
Justice Torkonoo is further asking the court for an order prohibiting the denial or withdrawal of the salary, benefit, courtesies, and other entitlements due to her before the Warrant of Removal dated September 1, 2025.
By Malik Sullemana
Organiser of Ghana Music Awards (GMA) -USA have honoured Founder of Reign House Chapel, Prophet Eric Boahen Uche for his enormous support to the music industry.
GMA-USA led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr.Denise Boafo, affectionately called Don, made the presentation on Sunday, October 12, at church.
Presenting the citation, Mr.Boafo said Prophet Eric Boahen has been a support system for various sections of Ghana’s music echoe system.
This, he said, has gone a long way to keep many gospel artistes in business regardless of challenges confronting the industry.
“This is in recognition of remarkable contribution to the gospel music industry in Ghana and beyond,” he said.
He revealed that the Man of God substantially supported this year’s GMA-USA, a gesture which cannot kept under the rug.
On his part, a grateful Prophet Eric Boahen expressed his appreciation to the organisers for such an honour.
According to him, the gesture is a motivation to him and others to continuously support the cause of GMA-USA.
He charged the organisers to work assidously to promote Ghana Music in the diaspora.
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