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Joseph Matthew releases “My Story”
United Kingdom-based Ghanaian gospel artiste, Joseph Matthew, affectionately called JM, has released an inspirational song dubbed “My Story”.
‘My Story’, which is from JM’s upcoming Solid Rock album was produced by the award-winning instrumentalist, Francis Osei.
The gospel song, is a fusion of afrobeat, hip hop and quintessential highlife rhythms to inspire music lovers.
JM in the song praises God for His mercies and how he was rescued from the hands of enemies among other challenges.
He encourages Christians not to give up in their adversities, but only look up to God for all their troubles for “He can make all things possible in life for them.”
The audio and the music video are all available on all digital platforms around the world.
Born into a Christian musical family at Tema, Joseph quickly learnt to play various musical instruments at a tender age and sang in the church choir which was led and directed by his father.
He then went on to play in the church band where he had the opportunity to develop his skills further and realised his vocal gifts.
JM has performed and worked alongside many artists from different genres including hip-hop, RnB, Afro beats, reggae and gospel due to his versatility .
JM caught attention and was featured in a local magazine in 2007 after a captivating performance at Stratford Rex London.
He released his debut single track “Hallelujah” in January 2019 ,’Nyame Ye’ another smashing hit song in April 2019 and now out with ‘My Story’. All these will feature on his long-awaited gospel album (Solid Rock) which he intends releasing in 2021.
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
Richard Appiah, the footballer who killed two children and stored part of their bodies in a fridge at Abesim in the Bono Region in 2021 has been handed a lifetime sentence.
This was after a five member panel of judges at the Accra High Court returned a verdict of guilty against the convict.
Appiah, 32, also a draughtsman would spend the rest of his life in prison after he was convicted of murder.
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BY MALIK SULLEMANA
