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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
The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Abena Osei Asare has expressed concerns about the failure of the Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) Mr. Paul Adjei to honour invitation of the Committee to assist in dealing with abandoned projects cited in the 2024 Auditor-General’s report.
She emphasised that some of the projects have been abandoned for more than 20 years and it kept reoccurring in the Auditor-General’s report yearly, stressing that the GETFund Administrator could assist by prioritising these projects.
However, he has failed to personally appear before the Committee since the commencement of the Committee’s public hearing in the 9th Parliament.
According to the 2024 Auditor-General’s report on Pre-University Educational Institutions, nine (9) Institutions with 16 projects awarded by the GET Fund Secretariat had been abandoned/delayed for a period ranging between three (3) and 28 years.
Some of the affected schools include Adanwomoase Senior High School (Boys and Girls dormitory abandoned for 12 years), Atoa Senior High School (Home Economics Block abandoned for 27 years), Beposo Senior High School (Dinning Hall and Kitchen Complex abandoned for 10 years and lastly KNUST Senior High School (Three storey classroom block abandoned for 20 years).
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy continued its oversight responsibilities with a working visit to the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) yesterday.
Chairman of the Committee, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, said the visit formed part of efforts to familiarize members with the Authority’s operations and to explore ways Parliament could provide the necessary support.
He explained that the NPA’s work is focused on regulating Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector, a critical area for national energy security.
Mr. Bedzrah noted that the Committee is particularly interested in assessing whether the country has adequate petroleum stock to meet demand.
He noted that rising geopolitical tensions, including the ongoing US–Iran conflict, could have adverse effect on Ghana’s energy supply and pricing.
He further disclosed that the Committee intends to engage closely with the Authority on a proposed new petroleum bill.
According to him, a draft of the legislation will be reviewed and possibly presented to Parliament under a certificate of urgency.
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