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Celebrate mothers, they are special
Tomorrow, Sunday, May 12, is a day dedicated in honour of mothers and is celebrated in countries throughout the world.
Ghana is not an exception to this wonderful day, as individuals, families and friends use the occasion to express their admiration for their mothers for the wonderful contribution to their lives.
It is in this spirit that multiple award-winning Ghanaian gospel musician, Empress Gifty expressed the need to celebrate mothers for their special roles.
According to her, mothers will always be special because they were instrumental in raising children and societies.
Speaking to The Spectator ahead of this year’s Mother’s Day celebration, the gospel musician said, “What makes Mother’s Day so special for me is that they are very inspirational. They are people we look up to. They go through a lot for our sake and even when we are matured, they would still be there for us.”
According to the ‘Aseda’ hitmaker, her mother, Evangelist Agnes Annan, affectionately called Maame Fante was one person everyone would love to have as a mother.
“So I see Mother’s Day as an opportunity for us to say thank you in a special way to our mothers. It is a moment for us to honour them and let them know how special they are in our lives.”
“My mother had stood in the gap for me on many occasions, which is why I hold her in high esteem. I believe it is same for many others. These women are very dear to our lives,” she said.
Consequently, she asserted that “I wouldn’t have been this successful in my career without my mother’s constant advice, prayers, and guidance.”
“My mother has received a lot of ‘bullets’ for me, it is because of me my mother was divorced, and I told myself, I will never be separated from her and ensure everything that makes a mother happy would be provided,” she revealed
According to her, the significance of Mother’s Day cannot be overemphasised, considering the mothers’ contribution on the lives of their children.
Empress Gifty said it was unfortunate some people attempt to play down on the day’s significance due to one reason or the other but advised all and sundry to use the opportunity to honour every person that has played a motherly role in his or her life before.
She also advised mothers to forgive their children or whoever wronged them to avoid generational curses.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Presidential Race: EC announces list of qualified candidates to contest 2024 elections
The Electoral Commission has finally announced list of candidates who qualify to contest the 2024 Presidential race.In a statement issued today, the EC indicated that “Following the successful conduct of the Filing of Nominations from September 9-13, 2024.”
” The Commission instituted a thorough
examination of the Nomination Forms submitted by the Candidates to ensure
conformity with requirements as set out in law,” the added.
“The Electoral Commission wishes to inform the General Public that the following persons ave successfully gone through the Nomination process and qualify to contest as Candidates in the 2024 Presidential Election,” they concluded.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Read the statement below
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Police arrest three persons and declare others wanted in connection with violent disturbances at Apam
The Ghana Police Service has arrested three persons and declared others wanted in connection with violent disturbances which left one person injured at Apam in the Central Region on SSeptember 16, 2024.
The suspects, who have been identified as Alhaji Kassim Mohammed, Stephen Cobbinah alias Bonjour, and Joseph Mensah alias Kofi Kokor, together with others, armed with offensive weapons, disrupted a commissioning ceremony for the equipment for the District Roads Improvement Programme (DRIP) at Apam, which resulted in the violence.
Suspects Alhaji Kassim Mohammed, Stephen Cobbinah, and Joseph Mensah are currently in custody and will be put before court to face justice.
Meanwhile, efforts are underway to get the other suspects also arrested.