20.02.2007 Wa, Feb 20, GNA - Mr Ambrose Dery, Upper West Regional Minister, on Monday lighted the "Freedom Flame" at Wa, at the start of a 15-day-run covering 2,600 kilo meters through the regional capitals ending in Accra on the eve of Ghana's Golden Jubilee Independence anniversary on the sixth of March.
The journey of the Freedom Flame, which is being organised by Toyota Ghana, Total and Virgin Nigeria Airline and other sponsors, is under the theme, "Lighting the Path for African Excellence.
The flame was carried through the principal streets of Wa accompanied with brass band music for about two hours before setting of on a run to Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Dery urged Ghanaians to soberly reflect on the achievements of the country for them to be filled with the patriotism that enabled the nation's founding fathers to struggle to end colonial rule.
He said, "We have an obligation to develop our motherland into a nation of hope for the future generations" and urged the people to follow the steps of the founding fathers to overcome obstacles confronting the country.
The Catholic Bishop of Wa, the Right Reverend Paul Bemile, in a prayer called on Ghanaians to "Let the flame inflame" their patriotic spirits to rededicate their lives to the development and progress of the country.
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GNA
| Nsawam Prison gets library
Accra, Feb 20, GNA -
A library facility was on Tuesday inaugurated at the condemned block of the Nsawam Medium Prison with the hope that it would help as a tool of change for inmates.
The library was provided the New Life Christian Love Fellowship, a Non-governmental Organisation.
Miss Ama Lokko, president of the Fellowship, expressed the hope that the facility would enable inmates read widely to update their knowledge and skills.
"We opened the library so you can read and upgrade yourselves," she told the inmates.
The Ghana Book Trust and some individuals provided the books, which covering social studies, fiction, religion and literature. There were also reference documents.
Miss Lokko urged the inmates to read and conform to changes that evolve around them so as to reintegrate into society, thereby doing away with the stigmatisation from the public.
She appealed to the prison authorities to expand the condemned block and provide enough ventilation for the inmates. Mr Samuel Kofi Esubonteng, a member of the Prison Council, who performed the inaugural ceremony, said called on Christians to give love and care to the prisoners. He noted that the library would greatly enhance facilities in the prison service.
"This is a transformation of the condemned block to a more humane place for inmates to read and write," he said, noting that education is a pivot around which development evolves. The Director-General of Ghana Prison Service, Mr William Kojo Asiedu, expressed the hope that it would transform the life of the inmates.
Mr Asiedu announced that inmates would soon have the opportunity to participate in a distance learning programme and a computer facility to be provided with support from the Church of Latter Day Saints. Source:
GNA
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