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Why do we hound the honest and crown the criminals?… Ben Dotse Marlor writes
Former Presidential Advisor, with stints with the United Nations, Benjamin Dotse Marlor has written on Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng and the Office of Special Prosecutor brouhaha.
In a post on Facebook, Mr.Ben Dotse Marlor raised many questions about the handling of Prof.Frimpong Boateng.
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PROF KWABENA FRIMPONG BOATENG: Renowned, respected, and acclaimed cardiothoracic surgeon, who has done a whole lot for GHANA, trained many hearts surgeons across Africa, and sought the best for Ghana. He has done more for the people of Ghana than many of those seeking to demonise, intimidate, and disrespect him. I believe he is a man with a good heart who means well.
“People say that Ghana is not a country worth dying for … But I say, it is precisely for that reason that you have to die for Ghana,” he states. “If you want to die for an entity for which you expect something in return then that is no sacrifice. From my belief: what really did Jesus gain by coming down here to die for us? Why? It was very sacrificial.”
He goes on, “So, if you’re expecting something in return for something you do for an entity, NO, that is no sacrifice, So, I take it that I’ve done my job. And at the end of it all, when I’m no longer there, at the end of my life, I will say, ‘YES, I did my job. I TRIED TO MAKE GHANA A BETTER PLACE. I TRIED. With all my mistakes … but, I don’t think, with all these mistakes, you can find many people who have gone through and done what I’ve done in this country.”
This statement deserves to be engraved in gold for the reflection, education and emulation of every leader, every public official, and for every man or woman of goodwill.
This man would have been hailed a hero and national example in many countries.
He could have settled for a comfortable. He could have settled, easily, for the rich life of a millionaire doctor in the USA, for example.
Why unleash the Special Prosecutor on him and put him “under arrest” with a requirement for bail in the amount of two million cedis? Why do we hound the honest, and crown the criminals, greet the greedy, and hail the nation-wreckers? WHY?
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Central Regional NADMO hold handing over ceremony
In line with established practices & conventions, the Central Regional NADMO Secretariat witnessed a peaceful change of leadership yesterday, April, 23, 2025 between the outgoing acting Regional Director, Mr Emmanuel Kweku Arkoh Yeboah and the new Regional Director, Emmanuel Kwesi Dawood Mensah.
The ceremony brought the transition process to a remarkable end for work to continue under the new and experienced leadership with the Reset Agenda.
During the the handing over, Mr.Dawood appreciated the outgoing acting director and wished him well in his next assignment whilst urging the staff to continue giving their best towards achieving the set objectives of the Organization in line with the Director-General’s mandate.
CDCO Kwesi Dawood, brings onboard a wealth of risk reduction, professional, academic, military, civil defence, humanitarian, governance, political, climate adaptation, communications, relief mobilization, DVG mobilization, management and disaster prevention experiences which are highly needed towards the Reset Agenda within NADMO Central in line with the Director General’s mandate.
He joined NADMO as a Senior Disaster Control Officer, rose through the ranks to be a Deputy Chief Disaster Control Officer in 2013 and was appointed as the Agona West Municipal Director.
In 2016, he was given additional responsibility as a Deputy Regional Director and was on his way to becoming the Regional Director in 2016 after the retirement of Mr. E. Sandy Amartey, but for the change in Govt in 2016.
Against this backdrop, his appointment in April 2025 does not come as a surprise.
In attendance were former Metropolitan, Municipal & District Directors of NADMO, Management & staff of the Regional Secretariat, staffs from some Districts and Assembly Members from CCMA as well as other stakeholders.
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Gender and Education Ministry hold joint press conference on launch of Free Sanitary Pads for girls
A joint press conference was held today, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at the conference room of the Ministry of Education by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) and the Ministry of Education (MoE), ahead of the official launch of the Free Sanitary Pad Initiative scheduled for Thursday, April 25, 2025, at the Salvation Army Cluster of Schools in Accra.
The press conference aimed to brief media organizations and the general public about President John Dramani Mahama’s commitment to ensuring access to free sanitary pads for adolescent girls in schools across the country.
In her brief remarks, the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, stated that the initiative seeks to promote menstrual health and hygiene among adolescent girls.
She emphasized that this intervention is expected to significantly reduce absenteeism, improve retention, and enhance academic performance.
The Minister further noted that approximately two million girls in both Junior and Senior High Schools are expected to benefit from the initiative.
She therefore called on the media to support in widely disseminating information about the launch and the broader benefits of the Initiative.
