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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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National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Executive Committee member and Volta River Authority (VRA) Board Member, Wonder Victor Kutor, has described calls for the resignation of Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as premature and unjustified.
He argued that there was no evidence to establish that the minister had committed any wrongdoing to warrant such demands.
Speaking on Joy News in Accra on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, Mr Kutor questioned what had changed to justify the growing calls for the minister to step down.
He recalled that the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, had earlier indicated that the opposition was not accusing Mr Ablakwa of any wrongdoing.
Mr Kutor, therefore, challenged those demanding the minister’s resignation to provide fresh evidence to support their position.
“The call for the Minister to resign is premature, it is untenable. There is no evidence. I mean, what has he done wrong?” he questioned.
He added that documents, including boarding passes, airline receipts and flight manifests relating to the minister’s return journey, had been provided.
Mr Kutor expressed concern that the calls for Mr Ablakwa’s resignation could discourage young politicians from speaking out against corruption and advocating transparency.
According to him, politicians should not be targeted or maligned for demanding accountability, warning that such treatment could create the impression that speaking against corruption could later become a liability when one is appointed to public office.
He maintained that calling for accountability and transparency should not be used as grounds to target public officials without evidence of wrongdoing.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana will host the Africa Festival of Arts, Culture and Creatives (AFESTAC) 2026 alongside Industrial Skills Week Africa (ISWA) 2026 in Accra from December 9 to 12, 2026.
On the back of these programmes, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on corporate Ghana, the media and the general public to support the initiative through partnerships, sponsorships and active participation.
The events, supported by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), will bring together stakeholders to celebrate Africa’s rich cultural heritage, strengthen the creative economy, promote industrial skills development and create employment opportunities for young people.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
