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Ohene Kwame Frimpong, the philanthropist …funds expansion of Agogo Central Mosque
Ghana’s National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu has praised business magnate and philanthropist, Ohene Kwame Frimpong for his outstanding commitment to the Muslim community and the people of Agogo in the Ashanti Region.
According to the Chief Imam, such commitment by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Salt Media GH, has brought about unity and peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims in the area.
The National Chief Imam made this pronouncement at Asante Akim Agogo, when he paid a visit to the town together with other top Muslim leaders on a special invitation by the Salt Media boss.
Sheikh Sharubutu thanked Ohene Kwame Frimpong for singlehandedly funding the completion of an expansion project at the Agogo Central Mosque.
Speaking at the forecourt of the Mosque, where a planned project to upgrade the Mosque was unveiled at a total cost of GH¢222,000,the Chief Imam asked for God’s blessings for Ohene Kwame Frimpong and promised that he would make sure the money was used for its intended purpose.
The businessman donated an amount of GH¢185,000, representing 80 per cent of the total cost of completing the upgrade of the Agogo Central Mosque, a prime place of worship and prayers for many Muslims in the district.
The amount would be used in converting the building into a storey mosque for the Muslim community.
The project is scheduled to be completed in four months.
Dignitaries present at the event included the Ashanti Regional Chief Imam, various Chief Imams from Konongo, Ejisu and other surrounding Zongo Communities. Also, present to welcome the Chief Imam to the area was the Local Council Head of the Saviour Church, Opanyin Owusu.
Chief Imam toured Salt 99.5 FM, the only radio station in the locality with extended coverage in major parts of the district to interact with staff and management.
The Chief Imam paid a courtesy call on Nana Kwame Akuoko Sarpong, Omanhene of Agogo at his palace.
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
