Editorial
Make Mother’s Day special
Mother’s Day is commemorated worldwide tomorrow. It is a wonderful day to honour mothers everywhere for the special role they have played in our lives over the years.
We must endeavour to make a mother happy on this special day, whether she is your biological mother, aunt, stepmother, grandmother, or another mother figure.
Mothers are the backbone of society; they start in the home and extend across communities and the nation.
Many are the struggles that mothers go through as they raise their children with unwavering love, cherishing, educating, training, and disciplining them so they become responsible adults.
Being a mother is unique and undoubtedly no mean achievement. It is time to honour mothers for their unwavering devotion and affection, which have greatly influenced how our lives have turned out.
Some mothers have raised and mothered children from all walks of life in addition to their biological children. Many orphans have benefited from their mother figures’ selfless affection.
When giving birth, mothers experience a great deal of suffering; some survive, but some pass away, leaving their children and other family members in excruciating misery.
After losing their spouses, some mothers experienced a great deal of suffering, rejection, insomnia, and other difficulties. These women then became single mothers and raised their children to become responsible people on their own.
Mothers sacrifice a great deal for their family, and in some cases, even when their spouses are still alive, they are the primary breadwinners.
Some mothers engage in menial jobs such as sweeping the streets, going from house to house washing people’s clothes, and completing cleaning tasks in order to make ends meet and guarantee that their children have enough.
The Spectator urges all to plan a treat for a mother tomorrow, if you can, take her out for lunch or supper; otherwise, spend time together at home eating special meal, drinking, and having fun.
You still have the option to surprise your mother with something lovely. Buy your mother a card, fragrant soap, flowers, perfume, clothes, food items such as provisions, jewelry, even a phone, or other gifts if you can afford.
What matters most is not the cost but the thought and love behind whatever you decide to give her. Or you could find out what she likes and buy it for her.
As mothers play diverse and unending roles, let us celebrate and honour them tomorrow for their commitment, love, and care.
Dear Editor,
I wish to use this esteemed platform to urge the traditional councils of Osu and La to call for independent investigation into the recent demolition exercise at Kaajaano.
The exercise rendered hundreds homeless.
Information about the reason for the demolition has been scanty with those desiring to know feeding heavily on social media posts.
One particular name –Jato, has been associated with it but under whose instruction the exercise was carried is also not known.
Sadly, instead of getting to know who ordered the demolition and for what reasons, traditional authorities of Osu and La have been embroiled in a tug-of-war over ownership of the said land.
This is premature. At this moment, they should call for investigation into the exercise to know the people behind it.
When that is done, then discussions about the owners of the site can begin. That would end the posture of the two neighbouring town which has the potential to turn into something else.
Ataa Osa Mensah,
Osu
Dear Editor,
I wish to use your respected platform to draw the attention of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to the behaviour of traders and some drivers about the use of lower denomination coins, specifically the 20 and 10 pesewas.
About two weeks ago, I read in your sister newspaper, The Ghanaian Times about this problem and the caution that followed from the BoG and some economic analysts.
The warning they gave was that the continuous rejection of the notes could create pricing problems which can eventually affect inflation.
I thought that would put to bed that practice or refusal to accept the coins when given out as change or use to pay for particular service.
Unfortunately, the problem still persist among traders, drivers, customers and passengers alike. Only last week, there was as altercation in the Accra Central area where a woman refused to accept five 20 pesewas note totaling one cedi.
As the argument continued, the trader decided not to sell to the customer again after by-standers explained to her that it was still a legal tender and those that refused it could become offenders.
This is an issue the BoG and other regulatory agencies must go and explain to the people and let them know that it is unlawful not to accept a currency that is still in use.
It nothing was done, it could create a much more serious problems.
Mary Osei Badu,
Swedru
