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Stay away from ‘side chicks’ …Catholic Priest tells cheating husbands
● Rev Fr. Egidius Melchides Binsasi
The need for husbands to cling to their wives for the two to become one flesh, fulfils God’s demand, deepens the love between the couple, brings unity and marital harmony.
Essential, though, for the progress of married couples, some men on the contrary, rather find solace in the bosom of other women, thereby, causing untold problems in their marriages.
Desirous of keeping men on track, the Assistant Parish Priest of the St. Augustine Catholic Church, Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region, Rev Fr. Egidius Melchides Binsasi (SVD) has cautioned married men to stay away from extra marital affairs.
He said it was important for husbands to discipline themselves and be committed to their wives instead of going after other women and finally ruining their lives and marriages.
In a homily on the Second Sunday of Lent, Rev Fr Binsasi said the cases of married men leaving their wives for younger women had become a matter of concern.
He recalled a case where a husband said his girlfriend had severally celebrated him on social media and displayed him as her profile picture while his wife did not, an indication that the new woman loved him more than his wife.
“Remember that the mosquito is displayed on mosquito spray but the spray and the mosquito are not friends but enemies “ he stated.
The Assistant Parish Priest said the disturbing aspect was after the husbands had given all their attention,time, money and energy to the young women and had grown old, weak and abandoned by the young women, then they would remember their old wives and would like to come back.
He said it was unfortunate that some men who had refused to take care of their children were also neglected when they were ill and faced serious challenges.
Rev Fr. Binsasi said such men returned to the Priests and asked them to plead on their behalf to be accepted back by their wives and children, though they could have saved themselves from such embarrassing circumstances if they had remained committed to their wives.
He said husbands must endeavour to be faithful to their wives and appreciate them even when they grew old and be committed to their families to ensure a happy home.
The Assistant Parish Priest advised wives to work harder to make the home a peaceful place for their husbands and children.
“You must also pray for your husbands and your family,” he stressed.
He asked wives to desist from talking too much and making the home uncomfortable for their husbands, thereby, pushing them out ostensibly to look for peace of mind elsewhere.
From Dzifa Tetteh Tay, Ashaiman.
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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
