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Breaking: Speaker declares Agona West, Fomena, two other seats vacant

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has today declared four seats in parliament as vacant.

This follows a motion filed by former Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu.

He argued that the MPs, who are seeking to contest the upcoming December elections as independent candidates, must renounce their parliamentary positions as outlined in the constitutional provisions governing parliamentary membership.

The affected MPs are Cynthia Morrison (Agona West), Kojo Asante (Suhum), Andrew Asiamah (Fomena), and Peter Kwakye Ackah (Amenfi Central).

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Ruling on the matter in Parliament today, Bagbin stated that “Honourable members it is important to point that the speaker is called upon by the standing orders of parliament particularly order 18 to inform the house of the occurrence of a vacancy of the seat of a member under clause (1) b to e, g and h of article 97 of the constitution.”

He added, that the “Accordingly, I will proceed to inform the house that by the notification of the polls the following MPs are by their actions vacated their seats in parliament.”

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme

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NTC starts New Year with thanksgiving service

Reverend praying for management

Reverend praying for management

The New Times Corporation (NTC), publishers of the Ghanaian Times and The Spectator newspapers on Wednesday held a thanksgiving service to kick-start its operations for the year.

Speaking on the theme ‘The essence of thanksgiving,’ Reverend Joshua Samson Aduamah, Head of the Accra North and South Association of the Ghana Baptist Convention (GBC), urged staff to continue to give thanks to God because he is good and his mercies endure forever.

“God is great because He fights battles we don’t see. We sleep and believe it’s a template for us to wake up,” he said.

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Citing Psalm 123:1-4, he explained that “we must emulate the lifestyle of David and the fact that he adores God in every situation.”

The Editor of the Spectator and Acting Managing Director of the Corporation, Mrs Georgina Naa-Maku Quaittoo, thanked staff for their support and immense contribution over the years despite the challenges and urged them to eschew all forms of laziness and adopt professionalism and positive working habits.

According to her, in order to yield positive results, staff must rededicate themselves to responsibilities to achieve greater things.

“There are brighter days ahead; with resilience and hard work we would sail through.”

She further called on government to support the corporation to work to improve its fortunes.

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Management and staff of the corporation were led in praises and worship by Mrs Chystable Aduamah, wife of the preacher.

In attendance were the Acting Editor of The Ghanaian Times, Alhaji Abdul Rahman, Acting Marketing Manager, Mr Ofori Addo among others.

By Linda Abrefi Wadie

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Rise of Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyeman A beacon of hope for women

Founder and General Overseer of Kingspride Word Chapel International, Rev. Dr Sam Ayi Ankrah has described the ascension of Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang to the office of a vice president as a significant recognition and affirmation of women’s capabilities and roles of leadership in society.

According to him, women are a repository of lofty capabilities which remained insufficiently tapped for the benefit of society.

At a consecration service of a 66-year old Joyce Adomako into the office of ‘The Church Mother’ on Sunday, Rev. Dr Ankrah stated that the investiture of the first female vice president highlighted the capabilities and acceptance of women as equals in leadership, challenging the traditional patriarchal norms in the political space.

In a sermon titled: ‘Considering me worthy and appointing me to serve,’ he said that the investiture has also set the tone for greater representation of women in decision-making and leadership at all levels.

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He also indicated stated that, the honour reflected a commitment to inclusivity, signaled progress toward gender equity in the political spaces and disproved the beliefs that prohibited women from holding higher leadership positions.

He further stated that her new position symbolised a significant and historic shift in political leadership paradigms, emphasising the promotion of equality and the broader role of women in community building.

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That, he advised, the vice president to inspire broader societal change by demonstrating the importance of breaking barriers to leadership for women.

Rev. Dr Ankrah then urged Ms Adomako to use her vast experience and deep knowledge and understanding of life to offer guidance and counseling to the congregation to inspire positivity towards unearthing their abilities for the greater benefit of their communities.

Ms Adomako for her part, also advised women, particularly young women to avail themselves for the tutelage of older generation and take inspiration from the position of the current vice president and other women trailblasers to guide their pursuits.

By Ken Afedzi

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