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Philanthropist donates to students of single parents
●Ms Naomi Danso, mother (left) and Akosua Danso (middle) presenting the scholarship
to Benjamin Afful
Akosua Kyerewaa Danso through her group, LendAhand Disability Organisation in the United States of America (USA), has donated GHc4,000 to two students of single parents at Tarkwa Senior High School (TARSCO) in the Tarkwa -Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region.
The beneficiaries, Charles Asare and Benjamin Afful, final year students, each received GHc2,000, under the Grace Karikari scholarship awards.
The presentation formed part of the 60th anniversary of TARSCO held at Tarkwa last Saturday, to honour pioneers of the school.
In an interview with The Spectator, Akosua explained that the donation was to honour her grandmother, Madam Grace Karikari, who was a single parent, raised about 14 children without any fixed tuition or help from anyone.
“I came from the US to present scholarship to Charles and Benjamin, as an honour to my grandmother, Grace. I thought I would make a legacy here. My mother and uncles attended TARSCO.”
Already, Akosua who has lived most her life in the US, and attending College at Syracuse, New York, USA, said, her foundation, LendAhand, had previously donated and helped needy students and sponsored the tuition of a blind student.
She told The Spectator, that she had again donated white canes to blind students in Ghana and some items during COVID -19 pandemic.
Akosua added “People had to quit school because they didn’t have devices. So I donated two laptops, two phones to students, broadly, the foundation seeks to assist all students including those with disabilities or disadvantaged.
“We seek to help them reach the same level as their peers in order to succeed. The scholarship is to help others and encourage them to do more .”
Madam Naomi Danso, Akosua’s mother and TARSO old student, explained that, the two students selected must come from a single family home with one parent dead.
She indicated that 10 of her siblings including herself, attended TARSCO and were all taken care of by Mrs Grace Karikari,
Akosua, since 2020, had made donations to the disabled and needy students in Ghana.
“In 2021,during the International menstrual hygiene week celebration, Akosua donated six months worth of sanitary products to 100 students at the Wa School for the Blind in the Western Region and Adjei Kojo School of the Deaf in the Greater Accra Region,” Naomi added.
From Clement Adzei Boye, Tarkwa
Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammy Awuku, has expressed deep sorrow following the sudden passing of Isaac Batsa, the constituency secretary for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker issued a statement on Tuesday reacting to the news, which has shocked the local political community.
Mr.Awuku praised the late NDC secretary for his bipartisan approach to local governance.
He noted that despite their different political affiliations, Batsa consistently rose above party lines to serve the constituency with diligence.
The MP revealed that the news was particularly shocking given that he had last interacted with Batsa just three days prior on Saturday.
Concluding his statement, Sammy Awuku extended his heartfelt condolences to Batsa’s family, the constituency and regional executives, and the entire NDC fraternity, wishing the deceased peaceful eternal rest.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has petitioned the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps to intervene in what it describes as the unlawful arrest and detention of the Bono Regional Chairman of the party, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC.
Speaking during the presentation of the petition, NPP Member of Parliament, Jerry Ahmed Shaib accused the government led by John Dramani Mahama of promoting what he described as a “culture of silence.”
According to him, the continued detention of Abronye DC over a bailable offence was unacceptable and against the principles of justice.
He argued that keeping an accused person in custody until a matter is fully determined was not common practice in democratic states.
“It can only happen in a kangaroo or banana state,” he stated.
Mr. Shaib further alleged that state institutions were being influenced to intimidate political opponents.
He maintained that the criminal libel law had long been repealed in Ghana and questioned why individuals were allegedly being targeted over comments on national issues.
According to him, citizens should not be arrested simply for expressing views, including claims that power outages, popularly known as “dumsor,” had returned.
The lawmaker also accused the presiding judge in the matter of showing bias and claimed the court had failed to indicate when Abronye DC would reappear or be released.
He explained that the NPP deliberately chose a peaceful approach in presenting the petition to the diplomatic community instead of organising demonstrations.
Mr. Shaib noted that the delegation was acting on the instructions of the party leadership, including the Minority Leader, the General Secretary, the National Organiser, and former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia.
He called on the diplomatic community and ambassadors in the country to engage the Ghanaian authorities and ensure that justice and human rights were upheld.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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