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Women gather at state house to give
thanks
Accra, March 17, GNA- Mrs. Gifty Affenyi-Dadzie, Member of
the Council of State on Saturday led thousands of women in a
non-denominational prayer and thanksgiving service at the
forecourts of the State House.
The service, mainly attended by members of the Women Aglow
Ministry from all over the ten regions of Ghana was in
appreciation to God for a successful jubilee celebration and
also to ask God to continue to bless and protect all the
people of the land throughout the rest of the year and in
the coming.
Mrs. Affenyi-Dadzie, who is also the National Prayer
Director of the Aglow Ministry, entreated all women to
continue to pray to God for him to appoint the next
President for Ghana in the upcoming 2008 general elections.
"Whilst we may be looking out for a Presidential Candidate
who is ruddy and handsome, God could help us find someone
with the right policies, principles and approach to lead
Ghana to become the state that he desires it to be," she
told the congregation, amidst shouted and the raising of
miniatures national flags in agreement. Some members laid
prostate on the floor in reverence to the Lord Almighty.
Mrs Gladys Asmah, Minister of Fisheries urged the women to
cultivate the habit of nurturing their children, especially
the females to dress modestly, adding, "it is a mother's
duty to ensure that her child is dressed modestly for every
occasion".
"If we continue to allow are daughters to go about half
naked, what would happen to their children since they would
be required to teach them? They may end up being totally
naked," she said
Mrs Asmah urged all women to help raise the standard of
morality in the nation.
She also urged the to pray to God to give the nation rains
so that the Volta Dam could be filled for the production of
electricity at full capacity, so that all industries would
operate at full capacity for employment generation for the
youth.
Ms Elizabeth Ohene, Minister of State, appealed to the women
to ensure that all children of school-going age were in
school, adding, "It is our duty to ensure that our children,
the children of our relations and friends were all in school
between the ages of four and 16, to reduce the illiteracy
rate in Ghana.
Mama Dorothy Danso, Aglow National President said like Dr
Kwame Nkrumah who stated that, "the independence of Ghana is
meaningless unless it is linked with the total liberation of
Africa," likewise, Aglow women needed to affirm that their
salvation was meaningless unless it was linked with total
liberation of all women.
She urged the women to show love to one another, especially
by helping people who were less privileged.
"Our vocational school complex is still under construction
and I encourage you to be led and solicit for funds to come
to our aid to make our vision of helping the 'Kaya yo' and
less privileged girls acquire skill and give them economic
empowerment become a reality," she said.
Mama Danso thanked the over 10,000 women throughout the
country who gathered on a monthly basis to intercede on
behalf of the nation.
"Your labour indeed have not been in vain but yielded good
results, because we have already started to experience some
of the blessings of Jubilee," she added.
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