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The President, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and their spouses were joined by other high profile personalities to bid farewell to the late former First Lady, Mrs Theresa Aba Kufour whose funeral ceremony was held at the forecourt of the State House in Accra on Thursday.
Also in attendance were the Speaker of Parliament, Albin Bagbin, former President John Mahama, former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjor, the widower, former President John Agyekum Kuffour, the Clergy, Diplomats, Heads of political parties, ministers and sympathisers.
Delivering the Homily,Most Reverend Anthony NarhAsare, Auxiliary Bishopand Archbishop of Accra said Mrs Kuffour demonstrated the abilityto be powerful and yet tender, formidable and loving.
In President AkuffoAddo’s tribute, he described the late ‘Mama’ Theresa, as a devoted companion of President Kufuor throughout their 61 years of marriage.
“Her warmth, kindness and grace were exceptional. She bore the variations of life with great patience and an unshakable belief in the sovereignty of Almighty God. My wife, Rebecca, the First Lady, our family and I will miss her a lot.”
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor described his late wife as a goal-getter and was ever ready to do everything for the family.
Final funeral rites for the former First Lady was held at the Heroes Park in Kumasi.
Mrs Kufour died at the age of 87 on October 1, 2023, at her residence in Peduase.
Theresa Kufuor, who married former President John Kufuor in 1962, served as Ghana’s First Lady from 2001 to 2009.
By Linda Abrefi Wadie & Elizabeth Agyeibea
The Paramount Chief of Bamvum, Abdulai Ziblim, has donated a one-acre plot of land at Jongshegu, a suburb of Tamale, to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) for the construction of a new fire station.
The Northern Regional Commander of the GNFS, ACFO I Joseph Koranteng, led a delegation to formally accept the land and expressed appreciation to the Chief for his commitment to public safety.
The proposed fire station is expected to improve emergency response times and strengthen fire safety coverage as Jongshegu and surrounding communities continue to expand rapidly.
The Chief called on stakeholders to support the swift development of the facility, while ACFO I Koranteng described the donation as a strong example of collaboration between traditional authorities and state institutions to protect lives and property.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
A 24-year-old tricycle (Pragyia) rider, has been jailed three months by the Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region for biting a Community Police Assistant (CPA) at Nkawie.
Abdul Aziz pleaded guilty to the charge of negligently causing harm and was convicted on his own plea.
Police Inspector Kwaku Frimpong, prosecuting told the court presided by Mr Robert Addo that, complainants in the case were officers from the Nkawie Divisional Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service.
He said on September 3, at about 8:40am, the complainants led by Chief Inspector Abedi Larbi, were on their official patrol duty to ensure safety at Nkawie township and met the convict, who was in-charge of a Pragya tricycle with registration number M-25-A-3722.
He explained that, after a careful inspection, it was detected that the convict was without licence and other required documents, so Alhassan Seidu, the CPA, was instructed to lead him to the office for the next action.
On their way to the office, the convict took a different direction, so the CPA directed him to take the right route to the police station, but he disobeyed and attacked the CPA, resulting in a struggle between them.
In the process the convict bit the CPA on the chest, so he shouted for help and some nearby youth rushed to the scene and helped him to arrest the convict.
In his caution statement, he admitted the offence and after further investigations he was charged and brought before the court. –GNA
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