Energy Minister and Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has eulogized Mrs. Theresah Aba Kufuor, the late former First Lady and wife of the 2nd President of the 4th Republic, His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor.

The Energy Minister, who is a paternal grandson of the former President, recounted the motherly relationship with the former First Lady, describing her as a disciplinarian and devout Christian who continued to sing in her church choir even as the First Lady.

Amid deep emotions, the Manhyia South MP reminisced about the last time he shared a space with the late former lady. That was when he, together with Otumfuo Apagyahene, President Kufuor, and the late Mrs. Aba Kufuor, were at the University of Ghana Medical Centre when all four of them tested positive for COVID-19.

“Aunty Aba, as we affectionately called her, will be sorely missed, and we wish her a peaceful and eternal rest.”

The funeral arrangements for the late First Lady start with a requiem mass on Wednesday, 15th November 2023, at the Christ the King Catholic Church, Cantonments.

On Thursday, 16th November 2023, a state funeral will be held in her honour, and the final funeral rites will continue during the weekend on the 18th of November at the Heroes Park in Kumasi.

Source: citinewsroom.com

The National Peace Council (NPC) has cautioned Ghanaians to desist from inflaming religious passion in the 2024 General Elections.

This follows some alleged insinuations and publications on electronic and social media seeking to inflame religious passion in the 2024 General Elections.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the NPC said “As the National Institution responsible for peace in the country, the NPC and our partners wish to remind all Ghanaians of the admirable manner by which we have lived together in peace, despite our Religious, Political and Ethnic diversity. We have a duty as a people to continue to coexist and tolerate our diversity.”

“Article 21(1)(c) of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana recognizes and protects the right of all persons to freely practice any religion and to manifest such practice. Besides, Article 21(3) also provides for and protects the rights of all Ghanaians to freely form or join political parties and to participate in political activities subject to the qualifications and laws as are necessary in a free and democratic society and consistent with the Constitution.”

The NPC further asked all individuals and groups engaged in such insinuations and publications to refrain from such a destructive mission and desist from such actions as they have the tendency to destroy our long-cherished pluralistic friendly society.

“The NPC and our partners further urge all Ghanaians to expose such characters who have embarked on this slippery mission,” it added.

Source: citinewsroom.com