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Women equal partners in development -
Nana Nketsia
Sekondi, July 28, GNA - Women should regard themselves as
equal partners with men in the efforts to build a just,
peaceful and harmonious society for accelerated development.
Nana Kobina Nketsia V, Omanhene of Essikado in the Western
Region, speaking in Sekondi on Saturday, noted that Ghanaian
culture and tradition recognised the complementary role of
both sex to achieve cohesion, unity, love and loyalty.
He was addressing the opening of the second biennial
delegates conference of the Susanna Wesley Mission Auxiliary
of the Sekondi Diocese of the Methodist Church.
Two hundred delegates from the eight circuits of the Diocese
are attending the three-day conference on the theme, "Do
everything possible on your part to live in peace with
everybody".
"No sex must be regarded as superior or inferior to the
other because we cannot have equality if one is regarded as
inferior, since we were all created in his image," Nana
Nketsia stated.
He also called on women leaders to be in the forefront to
project the cultural identity of the Ghanaian woman for them
to be proud of their heritage as instrument of peace, unity,
honesty, loyalty and hard work.
"The African woman who is not inferior to any race or
civilisation should take pride of her make, looks and social
life," he stressed.
The Christian woman, he said must adopt attitudes and
behaviour that promoted peace and unity and to be role
models in their communities.
The Right Reverend John Harvey Ewusi, Bishop of the Diocese,
asked Christians not to limit their love and kindness to
their relations and friends alone but to extend them to
those they even see as enemies irrespective of their
attitudes towards them.
Mr. Thomas K. Mensah, Lay President of the Diocese, advised
female members of the Church do away with petty squabbles
and jealousies and to be at peace with all people to promote
harmony in the society.
Sister Joyce Takyi-Aboagye, Connexion President, in a
message read on her behalf asked members to encourage young
women to take more interest in religion and Church
activities.
She commended the hierarchy of the Church for supporting and
promoting the activities of women groups within the Church.
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