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MTN gives special treat to mothers on Mother’s Day
On Sunday, May 14, 2023, MTN Ghana gave a special treat to more than 500 women across the country as part of activities to mark this year’s Mother’s Day celebrations.
A number of mothers were treated to the MTN Movie Mania experience at the Golden Eagle Cinema in Kumasi. Other mothers received gifts items such as electronic vouchers from Max Mart and Melcom to shop online.
The celebration continued on May 19, 2023, with the premiere of the ‘Fast and Furious’ movie at the Silver Bird Cinema at Accra Mall.
Commenting on the celebrations, the Senior Manager for Consumer Marketing at MTN Ghana, Mrs. Nana Asantewaa Amegashie, said, “Mothers occupy a special place in the family system, working to ensure that families are well nurtured for the benefit of the entire society.
“As the biggest family in Ghana, MTN decided to use the Mother’s Day occasion to allow mothers to take a break from their daily activities, have some fun and enjoy some gifts. We celebrate mothers for their priceless contributions that have contributed to the growth of the MTN brand.”
The beneficiaries of this year’s MTN Mother’s Day celebrations expressed their gratitude to MTN for being thoughtful and recognising them not just as customers but as mothers making significant contributions to the development of Ghana.
They congratulated MTN for its achievements over the years and especially for their Loyalty Schemes that have kept customers happy.
The MTN Movie Mania is one of the innovative programmes that MTN introduced nine years ago to reward high value customers for their brand loyalty. It provides customers with free tickets to watch movies at the Silver Bird Cinema at the Accra Mall.
Mother’s Day is an occasion that is observed every second week in May in many parts of the world to show appreciation and affection to mothers.
The occasion is meant to recognise the contribution of mothers to society, the nurturing and care they give to their children, and other important social roles they play.
For several years, MTN has selected some mothers on its network and celebrated them with various special offersas part of the Mother’s Day celebrations.
Ghana Tourism Authority is leading Ghana’s participation at ITB Berlin, which opened in Berlin with a vibrant national pavilion highlighting Ghana’s rich cultural heritage, tourism destinations and investment opportunities.
March 5 has been designated as Ghana Day, a special platform to promote Ghana’s languages, cuisine, Kente, festivals and business prospects to the global tourism community. The stand has already drawn strong interest with traditional arts and crafts displays, immersive multimedia presentations and popular Ghanaian snacks.
Seven private-sector players are exhibiting alongside government officials as part of efforts to deepen trade partnerships, expand market access, and attract investment across the hospitality, heritage tourism, ecotourism, and creative arts sectors.
Ahead of the official opening, the Ghana delegation also engaged young Ghanaian investors in Germany in collaboration with V Afrika-Verein and the Ghana Embassy, strengthening diaspora investment linkages and highlighting opportunities within the tourism value chain.
Ghana’s coordinated presence at ITB Berlin 2026 reinforces its strategy to position the country as the Gateway to Africa and a competitive destination for leisure travel and global investment.
The Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh Dompreh, has expressed concern over delays in the release of the District Assemblies Common Fund, warning that the situation is stalling development across the country.
On his facebook page, he described as a matter of urgent national importance, the Minority Chief Whip pointed to what he sees as a growing crisis of unpaid contractors, abandoned projects, and halted infrastructure works in many districts.
He noted that several communities are grappling with half completed schools, unfinished health facilities, abandoned markets, deteriorating roads, and stalled sanitation projects.
According to him, many contractors who have executed projects for district assemblies have not been paid, forcing some construction firms to demobilise from sites while workers lose their jobs.
He stressed that the District Assemblies Common Fund is not a discretionary allocation but a constitutional requirement under Article 252 of the 1992 Constitution, intended to support development at the local level.
In his view, years of delayed releases and accumulated arrears have weakened district development financing and disrupted projects meant to improve living conditions in communities.
He further argued that some payments made in recent years were largely the settlement of old debts rather than funding for new or ongoing projects, a situation he believes has affected contractor confidence and local economic activity.
He described the issue as more than a budgetary challenge, characterising it as a development emergency and a governance concern.
He therefore urged the appropriate authorities to pay outstanding DACF arrears, settle contractors who have completed their work, and ensure that transfers to districts are automatic and predictable.
He maintained that decentralisation can only succeed when district assemblies receive adequate and timely funding to carry out development projects.
He emphasised that stalled projects directly affect ordinary citizens, since they rely on such infrastructure for education, healthcare, transportation, sanitation, and economic activities.
He called for renewed attention to grassroots development, insisting that national progress should not be concentrated only in major cities but extended to all communities.
By: Jacob Aggrey
