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Residents of Horti honour chief, Torgbui Ladzekpo Tete Gefu
The Chief of Horti, Torgbui Ladzekpo Tete Gefu, has been honoured by the people of Horti with a Citation of Honour for his visionary leadership and dedication to community development.
The award was presented to him at the Denya Za celebration, an annual gathering of the people of Horti, on December 30, 2025.
Togbui Ladzekpo Tete-Gefu, who is known for balancing tradition with progress, has been leading and supporting transformative projects in Horti, including a mechanised borehole which provides clean water for the community and a 2-unit classroom block with a canteen, promoting education and sanitation.
Residents of Horti praised Torgbui’s kindness, wisdom, and selfless service since his enstoolment in 2020, prompting the Horti Development Association (HDA) to present him with a citation of honour.
In his address, Torgbui expressed gratitude to the people and urged residents to join him in developing Horti.
“No one would build Horti for us, except the people of Horti. Let’s build Horti together” he said, praying for their success to fuel further development in Horti.
“May God bless and expand all your businesses; sons and daughters of Horti will flourish to lift the name of Horti to bring progress and development,” he added.
Currently, Horti has a Kindergarten to Primary School, with plans to build a Junior High School.
The Dufia wished residents and communities under Horti including Tagbanu, Hiagba, Dzameshi, Abledu, Ahorlu, Kadro, Akpabli, Akorlor, Hortiga, and Ashimenu a prosperous New Year and success in all their endeavours.
The Denya Za celebration of the people of Horti is an annual gathering held on December 30, where townsfolk’s and indigenes from far and near return home to contribute and give account of the development of Horti.
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Dr Theresa Baffour, an advocate for ending violence and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SAHM SAHW Foundation, has said that society plays a critical and pivotal role in breaking the cycle of domestic violence.
According to her, domestic violence is a major contributor of making women, who are mostly the victims, mentally derailed and unable to engage in economic activities.
She said this when the foundation called on the Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, to solicit support for the initiative by the “Strong and Healthy Minds, Strong and Healthy Women” (SAHM SAHW) to combat domestic violence within the Ga State.
The visit was occasioned by the fact that domestic violence cases have become quite prevalent in the Ga communities and is retarding growth.
According to her, the canker was an impediment to national development because the victims were usually tortured and would have to go through series of therapies to return to the right state of mind.
Dr Baffour mentioned that Gender-Based Violence (GBV) places a mental toll on women, and was, therefore, important to break the cycle through comprehensive mental health support, crisis intervention and empowerment programmes in communities with high rates of GBV.
This intervention, she underscored, would help in empowering the denigrated victim of domestic violence to soundly heal, build and thrive.
Dr Baffour added that the initiative would provide holistic, trauma-informed mental health care and advocacy for young women affected by domestic violence.
According to her, the above statement would create safe spaces for healing and equipping them with entrepreneurial skills for renewed hope and empowered life.
The Ga Mantse pledged his support for the laudable initiative to combat domestic violence and also acknowledged the need to address it in the Ga State.
Further endorsement came from Justice Julia Naa-Yarley Adjei Amoah, Chief of Staff at the Office of the Ga Mantse, as she commended the team of SAHM SAHW Foundation for taking a bold step to end the canker in the Greater Accra.
She added that it was a step in the right direction to save vulnerable women from torture, stress and emotional abuse.
By Alfred Nii Arday Ankrah
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Traders have returned to the streets of Accra, occupying pavements and stretches of some roads after the last major decongestion exercise.
The exercise, which was aimed at restoring order in areas like Kingsway, CMB, Rawlings Park, Tudu etc, have now been defeated.
From Kingsway to Rawlings Park, traders display several wares including, footwear, herbal medicines, plastic products, fresh fish, second-hand clothing, and vegetables, among others.
Local Evangelists are also not left out as they scramble for spaces on the streets.
Pedestrians, therefore, find it difficult to move around when shopping, due to the human and vehicular congestion created by the traders.
In an interview with The Spectator, Auntie Abigail, a trader, said her return to the streets was to sell more, and she saw nothing wrong with it.
Hajia, who deals in wholesale items, indicated that they were unable to make sales as their colleagues move to the pavement and since customers don’t want to come inside, they prefer to buy from them.
Meanwhile, the Chief Executive Officer of Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has given traders a grace period to go back to their shops.
By Linda Abrefi Wadie
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