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Catholic Priest advises mourners: Sympathise with the bereaved, don’t ‘feed on them’
● Reverend Father Joy Ofori-Kumeni expressing appreciation
Are you one of those persons who go to funerals to mourn with the bereaved family or you go there to see how the family will be disgraced because they do not have the means to have an extravagant funeral?
The Vice Rector of the St. Paul’s Catholic Seminary, Sowutuom in the Greater Accra Region, Very Reverend Father John Doe Dormah, has advised all persons in the latter group to desist from their actions.
Delivering his homily at the Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Madina, during the Thanksgiving Mass for Reverend Father Joy Ofori-Kumeni’s ordination recently, Very Reverend Dormah, said it was disheartening that funerals had graduated to a level where families were financially burdened.
He noted with concern that instead of people going to console the bereaved, they rather went to “feed on them” which ended up leaving some families who had lost loved ones in debt.
The Vice Rector said such behaviours of some Christians were not good enough and so they should mend their ways.
He again drew the attention of the parishioners to share their food and water with the needy because that was what God wanted.
Very Reverend Father Dormah encouraged Christians to make time to visit the hospitals, prisons and those in difficulty to encourage and also pray with them as such acts were significant and meant a lot to those who were visited.
Speaking on fear, he admonished the church to eschew fear and doubt but always trust in God in whatever situation they found themselves because God was always with His children and ready to help them.
He advised Rev. Father Ofori-Kumeni not to compromise his integrity but serve the Lord in all humility.
Reverend Father Ofori-Kumeni on his part recalled his journey as a Presbyterian and later to a Catholic Priest.
He said God sometimes did not require understanding but the trust in Him and encouraged all to do so while expressing his appreciation to his family, the church and asked for their prayers for his journey ahead.
By Dzifa Tetteh Tay
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GEXIM deepens relations with US EXIM Bank
A management team of the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) led by the Acting Chief Executive, Sylvester Mensah met with the leadership of the Export–Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) on Wednesday April 23, 2025 in Washington DC, United States of America.
The Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM, Mr. James C. Cruse and Vice President, International Relations, Ms. Isabel Galdiz received the GEXIM delegation, which included Deputy CEO for Banking, Mr. Moses Klu Mensah and Head of International Cooperation, Mr. Jonathan Christopher Koney at the headquarters of US EXIM.
The meeting offered the GEXIM team the opportunity to share the strategic direction of the Bank in line with the resetting agenda of the President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for the repositioning of the Ghanaian economy into an export-led one by providing the requisite investment to Ghanaian businesses.
Mr. James C. Cruse expressed US EXIM’s eagerness to deepen its existing relations with GEXIM and proposed the signing of a new Cooperative Framework Agreement following the expiration of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2019 to utilize US EXIM’s medium term loan guarantees to procure machinery by GEXIM for qualified Ghanaian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
Mr.Sylvester Mensah thanked the Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM for hosting the GEXIM delegation and reaffirmed the Ghanaian government’s commitment to strengthening trade and investment between Ghana and its global partners for economic transformation of Ghana with GEXIM playing a pivotal role.
The two teams will be meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 US EXIM Annual Conference on 29th and April 30, 2025 to explore possible areas of collaboration and matching Ghanaian businesses to American companies. The meeting ended with an exchange of gifts.
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Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation –Pres.Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over the misuse of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) for personal financial gain by individuals in leadership positions.
Speaking during a meeting with Chief Executives of specified entities under the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) on Thursday, March 13, the President directly attributed the dire state of SOEs to their leadership, accusing chief executives, management teams, and governing boards of prioritising personal enrichment over organisational efficiency.
He pointed to bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures as factors draining public funds while SOEs continue to rely on government bailouts.
“Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation by appointees. The chief executives, management, and boards of these enterprises are responsible for this situation. Some SOEs have become perennial loss-makers, draining public funds with bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures while relying on government bailouts as if entitled to them. Many of these entities are at their lowest point in the entire history of the Fourth Republic,” he said.
President Mahama further noted that many SOEs have been plagued by inefficiencies, corruption, and mismanagement, leading to consistent financial losses. He cited the 2023 State Ownership Report by the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), which highlighted systemic inefficiencies and wasteful expenditures within these entities.
He therefore reaffirmed his commitment to reforming under-performing SOEs and ensuring they serve national interests.
He warned that loss-making SOEs will no longer be tolerated and will either be merged, privatised, or closed.
“I will assess you based on your performance. If you do not align with the pace of the reset agenda, you may be asked to step aside. If that adds to the horror movie, so be it,” he added.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
