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Motherhood goes beyond biology Include impactful women in celebrating Mothers’ Day
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On the occasion of Mothers’ Day celebration, a Lady Reverend Minister, Mrs Florence Ama Bentil, has said that the festival should not only be focused on biological mothers but other women that have impacted and invested into the lives of others.
Rev. Mrs Bentil, who is the wife of the Senior Pastor of Liberty Centre Assemblies of God Church Lapaz in Accra, explained that there were women without children of their own but have supported others in various ways to achieve their dreams and aspirations.
“Such women cannot be left out of the celebration; they must equally be celebrated just like the biological mothers,” she mentioned.
Mrs Bentil said this in an interview with The Spectator on Wednesday in Accra as Ghana joins the rest of the world to celebrate Mothers’ Day tomorrow.
The day was set aside to celebrate mothers in countries throughout the world and is marked on every second Sunday in the month of May.
Speaking ahead of the celebration, Lady Rev. Bentil, who doubles as a Counsellor, said it was instructive to note that the emotions of the day could be mixed for biological mothers and women without any fruit of the womb.
“The day is either one of joy or sorrow for mothers, especially for those who do not have their own children. Definitely, it will break their hearts when they hear of Mothers’ Day.”
But some of these women without biological children, according to Rev. Mrs Bentil may have taken care of other people’s children and through that show of love and compassion have impacted lives positively.
According to her, mothers should always be celebrated because of their unique qualities and the roles they perform in the lives of many.
“Setting the day aside to celebrate our mothers is good but we must also know that we must not only wait for this particular day to appreciate a mother. We need to remember the women who took care of us and nurtured us to become what we are today. Let’s put in our best to celebrate them,” she stressed.
She then urged the youth to put in an effort to impact generations and those around them, and not wait to become mothers before impacting the lives of others.
The Marriage Counsellor also cautioned young women not to rush into marriages to be celebrated on Mothers’ Day.
“Single women must not rush into marriage just for the fun of it. They should wait for God’s time. They must not force themselves into marriages or have children though unmarried.”
“To the Christian young women, “I will ask them to wait for God’s time and invest into other lives which will yield results in future,” she admonished.
Additionally, she said an ideal way to celebrate a mother was to obey and honour her as Bible specified in the book of Ephesians 6:1-3.
To the mothers, she advised them to keep praying for their children and urged them not to put pressure on them with what they see on social media.
By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu
The Director of Legal Affairs of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gary Nimako Marfo, has questioned who will bear the cost of conducting presidential and parliamentary primaries following the Supreme Court’s ruling on the party’s delegate system.
Speaking to journalists, Mr. Nimako Marfo said he would not immediately comment on the ruling, adding that he wanted to wait for the full details before sharing his views.
“I don’t want to comment on it now. Let’s wait,” he said.
When asked about the Supreme Court’s decision that all members in good standing should vote in party elections, he shifted attention to the financial implications of implementing the ruling.
According to him, allowing all members in good standing to vote would increase the cost of organising internal party elections.
He questioned who would pay for the expanded electoral process.
“Who is going to pay for the cost of the elections?” he asked.
When a journalist suggested that political parties would bear the cost, Mr. Nimako Marfo replied, “Let’s wait and see.”
The comments come after the Supreme Court ruled that political parties should allow all members in good standing to vote in their internal elections, a decision that is expected to expand participation but also increase the financial and logistical demands of organising presidential and parliamentary primaries.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The Supreme Court of Ghana has declared the delegate system used by political parties to elect presidential and parliamentary candidates unconstitutional.
In a 5-2 majority decision delivered, the Court ruled that the long-standing system violates democratic principles and ordered all political parties to ensure every registered, card-bearing member participates in presidential and parliamentary primaries.
The ruling brings to an end decades of internal party elections conducted by a limited number of delegates.
The suit was filed by former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng; veteran politician Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe; and former Minister for Lands and Forestry, Dr. Christine Amoako-Nuamah.
The plaintiffs argued that the delegate system created inequality among party members by granting voting rights to a privileged minority while excluding ordinary members in good standing.
They told the Court that restricting voting rights to delegates was inconsistent with the democratic principles enshrined in the 1992 Constitution.
The Attorney-General’s Department supported the suit and urged the Court to adopt a “one member, one vote” approach.
In its submission, the State argued that political parties perform an important public function in Ghana’s democratic framework and that their internal electoral processes must reflect constitutional values of equality, participation and universal suffrage.
The Attorney-General further submitted that expanding voting rights to all registered members would strengthen accountability and deepen internal democracy within political parties.
The judgment means that going forward, presidential and parliamentary candidates will be selected by all registered members of a political party, instead of by delegates alone.
Political parties are expected to review their constitutions and structures to comply with the Court’s directive ahead of the 2028 general elections.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
