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Kumasi South, Effia Nkwanta hospital receive medical supplies

The United States government has donated critical medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Ghana Health Service to assist frontline health workers in Kumasi and Sekondi in the fight against COVID-19.  

US Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, presented the supplies to members of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) at Burma Camp last Friday.

A statement following the presentation said , “GAF will transport the supplies and be joined by representatives of the US Embassy to deliver them to the Kumasi South Hospital in the Ashanti Region and the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital in the Western Region.

“The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) provided the funding to purchase the supplies, valued at over GH¢430,000.00 which include 10,000 N95 face masks, 1,600 hospital gowns, 2,000 litres of methylated spirit, 3,000 litres of sodium hypochlorite, 20 glucometers, 200 glucometer strips, and 14 pulse oximeters. 

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“This donation of medical supplies and the cooperative delivery between USAFRICOM and the GAF are testaments to the advanced partnership between the United States and Ghana,” it said. 

The US Ambassador said:“The United States is leading the world in providing critical international assistance as together, we battle this global pandemic.

“GAF continues to play a leading role, along with the Ministry of Health, in responding to the pandemic here in Ghana. The US Embassy and AFRICOM are proud to partner with the GAF in this and many other endeavours.

“USAFRICOM previously supported 37 Military Hospital with a similar donation of medical supplies and notably provided two state-of-the-art Level II Field Hospitals to the GAF in February 2020. 

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“The GAF has since deployed one of the hospitals in Accra, and it is now the second-largest COVID-19 treatment centre in Ghana,”  the statement added.

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 Ghana makes history with first female Vice President-elect, Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyeman

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 Ghana has made history by electing its first female Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyeman. This milestone marks a signif­icant step forward for women’s represen­tation in Ghanaian politics.

This is also a testament to the progress Ghana has made in pro­moting gender equal­ity and women’s empow­erment which has the tendency to inspire future generations of wom­en to pursue careers in politics and public service.

President-elect John Mahama and Vice President elect Naana Jane Opoku Agyeman

This historic feat comes at a time that Ghana’s Parliament had passed the Affirmative Action and Gender Equity law which has been assented by the President, a legal document to demand gender parity in Ghana.

Currently, the agenda to increase women’s participation in political leadership is receiv­ing universal support through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 5.5 which seeks to ensure women’s full and effective partic­ipation and equal opportunities for leadership, and at all levels of decision-making including political, economic and public life.

Prof Opoku- Agyemang and Children

Women’s representation in politi­cal decision making continues to increase but at a dragging pace, years after the Beijing Platform for Action, which remains the world’s most compre­hensive agenda for gender equality.

Globally, research by the United Nations Women (UN Women) estimates that men represent 77 per cent of parlia­mentarians, 82 per cent of government ministers, 93 per cent of heads of government and 94 per cent of heads of state.

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Today, it is possi­ble for one to name all of the current fe­male leaders within few minutes, which is why whenever a woman gets to the top of an organisa­tion or political par­ty, it makes global headlines.

Vice President -elect Naana Jane with some leadership of NDC

Since the nomina­tion of Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyeman as the running mate of NDC’s flag bear­er, many women groups have issued congratulatory messages with many women fan clubs springing up.

In order to pave way for women and girls to enter into politics in the near future, Ghana’s Vice Pres­ident-elect on Monday reaffirmed her commitment to inclusivity and empowerment and vowed to pave the way for others to succeed in her groundbreaking role.

She said her election as the first vice president in Ghana’s history was not about personal glory but it was about creating opportunity for all.

Prof Opoku-Agyeman said “I know this is a big responsibility, and I don’t intend to travel the journey by myself. You are all part of it. NDC is an inclusive party, and we are demonstrating it in many ways.

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President elect John Dramani Mahama and Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang exchanging pleasantries

“My job was to open the door and it does not end there, actual­ly, that is where the work begins. I will hold the door open. The method is holding the door open so other wish to travel that door is what I’m implying. It is not self-ag­grandising positing, it is a position that empowers others”, she said.

Prof Opoku-Agyeman called on all Ghanaian to contribute to the collective goal of improving collective growth particularly for the marginalized and vulnerable in society.

 By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu

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Election 2024: ‘Men of God under siege as prophecies go wrong’

Periodic elections have always come along with spiritual twists and the lead up to this year’s presidential and parliamentary election in Ghana was no exception.

Prior to the polls on December 7, 2024, several men of God gave prophecies which either proposed a win or loss for either of the two leading contenders in this year’s race – Dr Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and John Dramani Mahama of the National Demo­cratic Congress (NDC).

However, following outcome of the election which gave an emphatic win for Mr Mahama who polled 6,328,397 represent­ing 56.55 per cent of the total votes cast, many Ghanaians have raised eyebrows over the genuineness of these ‘Men of God’.

Notable among those that prophesied a one-touch victory for Vice President and flagbear­er of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Bawumia, were founder and leader of the Power Chapel Worldwide, Dr Victor Kusi Boateng.

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As far back in July 2024, during a church service, Dr Boateng predicted that Dr. Bawumia would be declared the winner on December 9, after the polls.

Others were Apostle Agyenim Boateng of the Peniel Outreach Ministries International, Prophet Azuka who dared doubters of Dr Bawumia’s win to burn his church to the ground should he lose and Prophet Kusi Appiah (Warrior prophet) of the Charis­matic Temple International Min­istry (CTIM) who went further to describe an attire Dr Bawumia and his running mate, Dr Mat­thew Opoku Prempeh, would wear for their inauguration on January 7, 2025.

On the other hand, Prophet Bernard Elbernard Nelson-Eshun, Head pastor of the Springs of Life Chapel International, Proph­et Nigel Gaisie of the Prophetic Hill Chapel, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah, founder and leader of Glorious Word Power Minis­try International and Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi, Glorious Wave Church International, prophesied a landslide win for John Dramani Mahama.

With an overwhelming win for the opposition NDC and John Dramani Mahama as presi­dent-elect at the end of polls as declared by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Jean Mensah, some pastors who predicted a loss for Mr Ma­hama have spoken.

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Rev. Kusi Boateng, delivering a sermon last Sunday, December during church service insisted he saw and prophesied right.

“I saw right, I heard right but the opposite has happened and there is nothing I can do. I will not blame God and this will not stop me from prophesying be­cause God never gets it wrong. If there is any mistake, I made the mistake,” he said.

For Evangelist Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa who is General Overseer of the Heaven Way Chapel who swore a win for Dr Bawumia, claiming to return to fetishism if Mr Mahama wins, reacting to the turn of events said, Dr Bawumia’s loss was as a result of disobedience.

“I saw clearly that NPP has won the elections and I was in­structed to openly declare it but there was a direction that from the time of the prophecy till the election results are declared, Dr Bawumia should always wear white and change the slogan from “It is possible” to “It is possible to win” among other spiritual instructions to be per­formed to support fulfillment.

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However, these instructions to the party were not obeyed leading to their loss,” she said in a media interview amidst wild jubilation with her church members last Sunday following Mr Mahama’s win of the 2024 elections.

The question remains though that are electoral prophecies re­ally from God or they are borne out of one’s love and affinity to parties involved?

 By Abigail Annoh

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