Regional News of Tuesday, 26 September 2023

Source: Ayisah Foster, Contributor

Journey to Nkroful has come to stay - Joana Gyan-Cudjoe declares

MP hopeful for Amenfi Central Constituency, Joana Gyan-Cudjoe MP hopeful for Amenfi Central Constituency, Joana Gyan-Cudjoe

Member of Parliament hopeful for Amenfi Central in the Western Region on the ticket of the NDC, Joana Gyan has indicated that the journey to Nkroful, an annual event meant to celebrate the birthday of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana has come to stay.

According to her, her outfit will always liaise with organizers of the annual event to ensure that our first President's birthday is celebrated every year in a grand style.

She revealed that the first President of Ghana needs to be celebrated because his contribution to the development of the country can never be underestimated.

She called on Ghanaians to patronage the journey to Nkroful agenda to encourage citizens in the country to also contribute their quota to the development of the nation.

She was of the view that "if we begin to celebrate our leaders who fought for the development of the Nation it will rather encourage the upcoming ones to also commit themselves for the progress of the Nation".

"I visited the house of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and saw the bed he slept on before dying and I said to myself that if Kwame Nkrumah slept on this bed and became the first President of Ghana then I have hope that one day I will become the first female president of Ghana", she asserted.

She however advised the youth in Nkroful, especially women not to belittle themselves no matter their situation but to sit up right so that they can become somebody in the future.

Joana Gyan after contributing to the organization of the gargantuan week-long event also donated GHC 70,000 for the refurbishment of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's mother's residence.