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PCG Ga Mission Field shows love to prisons, police cells.
The Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Ga Mission Field, backed their words of love with action when they donated assorted items to inmates of the Nsawam (Male) prison in the Eastern Region, police cells at Pokuase and Sarpeiman in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region.
Rev. Joseph Oman Ocquaye, Coordinator-In-Charge of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Ga Mission Field said, it was not enough to verbally declare the love, sacrifice and forgiveness, Jesus Christ made for mankind without an action of love.
He said, on the occasion of Easter, the gesture was to “express the concern of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana towards the inmates and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ which reveals God’s love to humanity culminating in the death of Christ on the cross of Calvary for the salvation of all.”
Together with his team, he donated assorted items comprising, bars of soaps, detergents, toiletries, food stuffs, bags and boxes of drinking water, bottles of soft drinks among others amounting to GH4,603.00 to the prisons.
DSP Abdul Latif, Eastern Regional Public Relations Officer of the Prison Service, was happy at the gesture of the church and assured that the items would be used for the intended purpose.
He said that “there was no other way to express love to the inmates than the support and donation by the PCG Ga Mission Field especially on the occasion of Easter’.
He said the expression of love was the significance of Easter and expressed gratitude to all organisations and well-meaning individuals who often supported the inmates.
Rev. Joseph Oman Ocquaye, said the gesture to the inmates which was part of the Special Mission of the PCG would be a regular project, as it sought to win more souls for Christ.
The Mission Field he said, would embark on regular community-based activities which would involve traditional leaders, other organisations and well-meaning individuals with the aim of developing the areas both physically and spiritually.
The Ga Mission Field is one of the oldest mission fields in the Presbyterian of Ghana and currently comprises 23 churches.
From Portia Hutton-Mills, Nsawam
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
