The First lady Mrs
Lordina Mahama has stressed the need for parents, leaders of various
communities and other stakeholders in the education sector to prioritize girl
child education. This according to her is the best way they can be empowered to
become relevant in society.
Mrs Mahama made the
call when she addressed the people of New Akrade during the installation of Madam
Hiene as Tufuhemaa of the area with a stool name Nana Lako I.
According to the World
Bank, better-educated women tend to be healthier than uneducated women, they
participate more in formal labor market, and they earn higher incomes, have
fewer children, marry at a later age, and enable better healthcare and
education for their children.
The first lady asserted
that, it is better for society when the girl child is educated and entreated
all to give their wards the best education.
‘’It is about the
education of your children especially the girl child. Girl child education has
several benefits for both parents and society. Girl education is a strategic
development priority’’ she said
Mrs. Mahama noted that
women are entitled to live with dignity and with freedom from want and from
fear adding that gender equality is also a precondition for advancing
development and reducing poverty:
"Empowered women
contribute to the health and productivity of whole families and communities,
and they improve prospects for the next generation’’.
Mrs. Mahama stated that
the Lordina Foundation has been working to eradicate ignorance, disease and
poverty especially among vulnerable women and children through the donation of
items to build their capacity and to give them sustainable means of livelihood
in order that they will be liberated from the clutches of poverty.
The Lordina foundation
has made several donations to hospitals in all ten regions of the country in an
attempt to compliment government efforts in meeting the healthcare needs of
Ghanaians. It has also identified women and children as belonging to the
vulnerable groups of society and has supported them.
The First Lady was happy
that the country is on the verge of meeting the Millennium Development Goals
(now Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs) on maternal mortality.
The First lady congratulated
Nana Lako for her enstoolment and urged her to always show leadership
capabilities by stepping in to hold the community together any time there is a
misunderstanding.
"Women in leadership
positions have always acted as mediators, consultants, advisors, source of
wisdom and a uniting force.It is hoped that you would undertake the task ahead
of you with enthusiasm, hard work and dedication to bring about the positive
change in this community, especially to women and children’’ she added.
She called on all to work
together to make this year’s elections peaceful so that all can continue on the
path of development that we wish for ourselves. “We must be mindful of the fact
that Ghana is the only country we have. We must all endeavor to do well to
maintain it as a united country for posterity.”
She pledge her unflinching
support to Nana Lako and assist her in her endeavor to make the desired impact
in her new role. She called on the youth to support Abrewa Lako with whatever
laudable project she comes out with.
The Akradehene Nana
Okrukata V thanked the first lady for witnessing the enstoolment but appealed to
her to return to the town to witness the grand Dunbar of the Breduru festival
which comes off October 22. He appealed to all to be agents of peace as Ghana
prepares to go to polls come December 7. He advised them to leave the polling
station and return to their homes as soon as they cast their votes on Election
Day.
The Eastern Regional
Minister Mavis Frimpong also commended the First lady for her good works and
also thanked her for her continuous support to health facilities in the eastern
Region. She congratulated the newly enstooled Tufuhemaa Abrewaa Lako I.
The Newly enstooled Tufuhemaa
and queen mother of New Akrade is known in private life as Madam Rose Hiene. She
runs her own business enterprise in London, which has provided employment and
training to many young people in the UK.
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