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PWDs in Ayawaso North Benefit from Common Fund
About 45 Persons With Disability (PWDs) in the Ayawaso North Municipality in Accra have benefitted from their share of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF).
Items distributed to them included chest freezers, refrigerators, laptops, sewing machines, bags of rice, wheel chairs, and cash donations for those who wanted to sell perishable goods.
In a remark, the Municipal Chief Executive, Mr. Mohammed Aminu said the disbursement formed part of the government’s policy backed by law which set aside three percent of the DACF to be used for economic empowerment of PWDs.
He urged the beneficiaries not to sell the items but put them to good use to improve their living condition.
The MCE said initially cash donations were initially handed out to beneficiaries adding that the practice has changed because some PWDs were not prudent in handling the money.
In an interview, the Director of Social Welfare, Ms.Theresa Akutu advised the beneficiaries to properly maintain the gadgets to their own advantage.
Ms. Akutu said before the purchases and disbursements of the various items and cash were made, a team from the assembly embarked upon needs assessment of the PWDs in the community to determine their specific needs.
She disclosed that beneficiaries of the fund are monitored closely in order for them not to abuse the opportunity and therefore advised those capable and interested to avail themselves of underlying possibly undergo apprenticeship training after which they would have acquired a skill which was more beneficial.
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
