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Wesley Girls’ ‘96’ supports Cape Coast Teaching Hospital
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The 1996-Year-Group of Wesley Girls’ High School (WGHS) has presented equipment to the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, as part of activities to commemorate its 25th Anniversary.
The items included an incubator, two phototherapy machines, and a radiant warmer estimated at GHS100, 000.00.
The items were presented by the President of the 1996 Year-Group, Ms Leninsor A.D. Kakrabah-Quarshie together with other Executives including the Organising Secretary Mrs Akua Asare, and the Treasurer, Ms Francesca Bedzra.
The gesture according to her, was to contribute to the development of the Cape Coast community where their alma mater is located.
“Following a Joy FM documentary on the hospital, we decided to take up the project to minimise the anguish of parents, especially mothers, who have to watch on helplessly as their new-born and preterm babies struggle to survive due to lack of basic equipment such as incubators,” the 1996 Year-Group President added.
The Director of Pharmacy, Dr Joyce Ansong, Head of Paediatric NICU, Dr Robert Inkoom -, Deputy Director of Nursing Services, Madam Paulina Adomako and Kafui Agbedenu – Deputy Director of Finance and Budget jointly received the equipment on behalf of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital.
Also present at the ceremony were the National President of the WGHS Old Girls’ Association – Mrs Effie Simpson, and the President and Vice President of the 1997 Year Group, who took over the 25th Anniversary baton.
“Wesley Girls’ High School, Cape Coast has a longstanding tradition of Old Girls undertaking various projects to support the infrastructural needs of the school, the community and nation as a whole.
“The group had previously hosted school’s 180th Anniversary Speech and Prize-Giving Day, as tradition demanded but were unable to host its Fundraising Dinner Dance last November due to the COVID-19 restrictions.”
Instead, on 30th April, 2022, the innovative young women organised a Fundraising Breakfast at East Legon to raise funds for their chosen project.
By Spectator Reporter
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has taken note of public allegations of extortion and related conduct made against the Minority Leader of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
The allegations were made by the Chief Executive of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi.
In a brief statement, the OSP said it has also received a joint petition submitted by two persons, as well as two separate petitions from other persons, in relation to the same allegations.
“Given the nature of the allegations, the OSP will assess the case and determine whether it falls within its statutory mandate and whether further investigative action is warranted,” the statement said.
The development comes amid a heated public feud between the Minority in Parliament and the leadership of GoldBod over the operations of the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme.
The Minority, led by Afenyo-Markin, has accused GoldBod and the Bank of Ghana of causing a loss of over $1.7 billion, citing the International Monetary Fund’s August 2026 report. The Minority has vowed to pursue the matter as Parliament has reconvened for an emergency sitting.
GoldBod, on the other hand, has rejected claims by some NPP MPs, including Tano South MP Dr Gideon Boako, that it owes the Bank of Ghana GH¢1 billion in overdrafts, describing the claim as “false and malicious.”
In the latest twist, GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi has accused the Minority Leader of extortion and related conduct, an allegation that has triggered petitions to the OSP.
The OSP is mandated under Act 959 to investigate and prosecute specific cases of alleged or suspected corruption and corruption-related offences involving public officers and politically exposed persons.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has filed his nomination to contest the position of General Secretary again as the party begins its rebuilding efforts ahead of the 2028 general elections.
He was accompanied by party stalwarts and supporters who were in high spirits, expressing confidence that he is the right person to hold the position.
Speaking after filing his nomination, Mr Kodua Frimpong assured the rank and file of the party that he would not disappoint them.
“I can assure you that the faith the rank and file of the party have had in me, I will never disappoint them,” he said.
He also pledged to run a clean campaign devoid of personal attacks.
“I can assure you that our internal campaign will be devoid of personal attacks,” he told his fellow contestants and the rank and file of the party as he seeks to retain his position.
His tenure has seen the party through the 2024 general elections, where the NPP lost power to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) after eight years in government.
The party is currently in a rebuilding phase, with internal elections scheduled to elect new national executives to lead its reorganization towards the 2028 polls.
The General Secretary position is considered one of the most influential in the party’s administrative structure, responsible for the day-to-day running of the party secretariat and implementation of party decisions.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
