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Look beyond marriage, kitchen …Adiza Ibrahim Sadiq urges Muslim girls
Adiza Ibrahim Sadiq
The founder of the Zango Women Livelihood and Empowerment Programme, Mrs Adiza Ibrahim Sadiq, has urged Muslim girls to look beyond just getting married and performing kitchen duties.
Rather, she urged them to strive for education and be successful women in society and attain financial freedom.
Speaking to The Spectator, she said, though marriage was a good thing, young girls must acquire certain skills to ensure they contribute to sustain their homes.
“Typically, a young Zango (Muslim) girl would be looking forward to a man to come seek her hand in marriage, take her home, become the mother of his children and take care of the family without any skills to contribute financially,” she stated.
That narrative, she said, should change, as a young Muslim girl can attain education, get a profession and be married and assist in the running of the home.
“She must be a very supportive wife to the husband especially when things become tough for the man. That would bring some fulfillment as a woman,” she explained.
Mrs Ibrahim, who is also Head of Marketing and Media Relations Manager at Electroland Ghana Limited said she was committed to empowering Zango girls to take up the challenge of venturing into the working space, attain financial freedom and just like men, support their families.
“The idea is not to transfer power into the hands of women but rather make them resourceful to support their families and community at large,” she stressed.
According to her, the financial liberation of women would help them do better, improve upon their self-esteem and position themselves to take up leadership roles.
Issues of child marriage, teenage pregnancy and other social vices would become a thing of the past when young girls acquire skills that would let them stand on their own.
The future, she said, was bright for young girls and urged leaders in communities to come together and support the youth to become successful and contribute to national development.
“I look forward to a future where women can have financial power and get away from abusive relationships and do well on their own,” she stated.
By Michael D. Abayateye
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Prof Alidu Seidu files nomination for Tamale Central seat
The newly elected parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Tamale Central, Prof Alidu Seidu, has submitted his nomination forms to the Electoral Commission.
As of 10:00 a.m. today, he was the only person who had filed to contest the seat.
Nomination of candidates will close at the end of the day.
Associate Professor and Head of the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana Legon, Prof. Alidu Seidu won the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the Tamale Central constituency with a landslide victory.
The elections, supervised by the party’s Elections and IT Directorate in the Northern Region, saw Prof. Seidu poll 840 votes out of the total valid ballots cast.
His closest contender, Lawyer Hanan Gundadow Abdul-Rahaman, secured 536 votes.
The other aspirants could not make significant gains, with Dr. Seidu Fiter obtaining 44 votes, Aliu Abdul-Hamid 23 votes, and the rest recording fewer than 10 votes each.
In all, 1,500 ballots were cast, with 6 ballots rejected and 7 spoilt ballots recorded.
The results were signed and declared by Dr. Arnold Mashud Abukari, NDC Northern Regional Director of Elections and IT.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) held parliamentary primaries in Tamale Central to choose a candidate for the upcoming by-election following the death of the sitting Member of Parliament, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed. Dr. Mohammed, who also served as Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, tragically died in a military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District on August 6, 2025, alongside seven others.
His passing left the Tamale Central seat vacant, as required by Ghana’s 1992 Constitution.
The Electoral Commission has scheduled the by-election for September 30, 2025. While the NDC moved quickly to open nominations and vet aspirants, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) announced it would not contest the seat, citing the need to respect the somber circumstances and promote national unity.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Ghana to locally refine its gold starting October 2025 – Sammy Gyamfi
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, has announced that plans are far advanced for the establishment of a state-owned gold refinery in the country.
Speaking at the 2025 Minerals and Mining Convention, Mr Gyamfi said the refinery will process locally mined gold into bullion instead of exporting it in its raw state.
According to him, it is unacceptable that Ghana, despite being a leading gold producer in Africa, continues to export raw gold known as dore.
He explained that the Gold Board, working with the Bank of Ghana and local refineries, will from October 2025 begin refining gold locally.
He also disclosed that an ultramodern assay laboratory will be built to ensure international standards in testing gold quality.
Mr Gyamfi noted that the refinery will be wholly state-owned and will help Ghana move away from raw mineral exports to value addition.
This, he said, will boost foreign exchange earnings, create jobs, and position Ghana as a hub for gold refining and jewellery production in Africa.
The CEO stressed that the project forms part of government’s strategy to ensure the country benefits fully from its natural resources and to transform the mining sector into a driver of economic growth.
By: Jacob Aggrey
