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‘Make the best out of pension’
Members of the Abokobi Local Branch of the National Pensioners Association have been urged not to use their retirement period to withdraw from active life.
According to the chairman of the association, Mr Francis Goka, “Retirement only signal a time for re-direction of life into new endeavours that keep members active as they exploit other avenues to continue to always remain active everywhere they find themselves.”
He made these remarks at the 10th anniversary celebrations of the association at the Presbyterian Women’s Centre at Abokobi in the Ga East Municipality of the Greater Accra Region last Sunday.
The event was on the theme: ‘Ageing: Ensuring our wellness, our visa to longevity in retirement.’
The celebrations, which attracted dignitaries including officials of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and other sister associations, was used to honour the founder, Mr Emmanuel Adjei Duah, and the first Secretary, Madam Cynthia Naa Oyoo Quartey, with citations that extolled their virtues, zeal and determination that brought start the association with only two members but now with over 100 members.
The members also used the occasion to entertain themselves as they danced to some good old tunes.
The chairman stated that, “without activity in retirement, we are only inviting quiet and accelerated fading into sickness, sorrow and loneliness and sooner than later, into the hands of death, adding we need to be active even in retirement.”
He commended the founder and other past executives whose efforts have brought the association this far and the planning committee for making the day a reality.
The Adentan Branch Manager of SSNIT, Mr Harry Ntibrey, urged the members to endeavour and to re-register with their date of birth by April 26,in order to be counted among the active members.
The Adentan District Secretary, Mr Sam K. Duho, pledged to support the members to address the teething problems confronting them while on retirement.
By Lawrence Vomafa – Akpalu
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The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President has hosted a delegation of African diaspora women who are in Ghana ahead of a planned Presidential Conferment of Citizenship ceremony.
The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, explained in a Facebook post that the visit was a gesture of appreciation by the delegation to the Government of Ghana for its continued efforts to reconnect Africans in the diaspora with their ancestral homeland.
He indicated that the ceremony, scheduled for next Monday, will officially grant Ghanaian citizenship to members of the delegation as part of the country’s broader engagement with the African diaspora.
The delegation was led by Erica Bennett, Founder of the Diaspora Africa Forum.
According to Mr Okyere Darko, her years of advocacy have played an important role in strengthening ties between Africa and people of African descent living abroad.
He noted that the group’s journey towards citizenship represents not only a legal process but also a cultural and spiritual return to their roots.
Also present at the meeting was Natalie Jackson, an attorney who is also expected to receive Ghanaian citizenship during the ceremony. She works closely with renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Mr Okyere Darko emphasised that Ghana remains committed to strengthening relationships with the African diaspora and promoting unity, identity, and shared heritage among people of African descent worldwide.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana has signed a debt restructuring agreement with the Kingdom of Belgium as part of efforts to restore the country’s economic stability after the financial crisis that hit the nation in 2022 and 2023.
The Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, today disclosed that he signed the agreement on behalf of the Government of Ghana.
He explained that Ghana experienced a very difficult period during the crisis, which forced the government at the time to declare a debt default.
However, he indicated that the country is now recovering and witnessing a significant economic turnaround.
According to him, stronger systems are also being put in place to ensure that Ghana does not return to such a situation again.
Dr Forson noted that the agreement with Belgium is the eighth deal Ghana has concluded with countries under the Official Creditor Committee as part of its external debt restructuring programme.
He expressed appreciation to the Government of Belgium for its support and partnership with Ghana during the process.
The Finance Minister thanked Carole van Eyll, Ambassador of Belgium to Ghana, for her role in strengthening relations between the two countries.
The agreement forms part of Ghana’s broader effort to restructure its external debts and stabilise the economy following the crisis.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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