The Member of Parliament for the Bolgatanga Central Constituency, Hon. Isaac Adongo had donated a number of assorted food items to the Upper East Regional Chief Imam, Sheikh Alhaji Yussuf Umar through the office of the Bolgatanga Zongo Caucus. The items which included ten 50kg bags of sugar, ten cartons of milk as well as ten cartons of lipton worth thousands of Ghana cedis.

Presenting the items on behalf of the parliamentary candidate, the Bolgatanga Central Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, NDC Mr. Ayamga Mathew said the move was meant to support the Ramadhan Iftaar Initiative for the Ghana Muslims Students Association across the region by the Regional Chief Imam.

The donation which was made on the climax of this year’s Imam’s Tafseer(Holy Quran Interpretation) at his residence in Bolgatanga was witnessed by a cross-section of the muslim Ummah some of whom were representatives from various municipalities and districts of the region and beyond.

Receiving the items on behalf of the beneficiaries, Sheikh Imam Yussuf thanked the MP’s representatives describing the donation as timely adding it will serve the purpose for which it was donated. He used the platform to appeal for more support from other well-to-do individuals and benevolent organisations to enable the project team reach out to many more schools as they prepare for Eid’ul Fitr celebration at the end of Ramadhan and six days optional fast after the Eid celebrations.

The Special Guest of Honour, Sheikh Yakub, the maternal uncle of the Regional Chief Imam used the occasion to pray for the peace of Bawku, Bolgatanga, Doba, Kandiga, the entire region and Ghana as a whole saying that 2024 was an election year and urged politicians to be decorus in their day-to-day interaction with the masses as they seek for their mandate to lead the country.

In his closing remarks after the final Tafseer for the year, the regional Imam called on the youth of the various Zongo Communities in the region not to allow themselves to be used by politicians to score personal goals. He stated that the Holy Quran teaches truthfulness, peace, justice, love and compassion to all matter of persons and above all be a bridge to link individuals and communities. He warned that anything contrary to these attracts the punishment of Allah in this world and on the day of judgement.

Source – gbcuraonline.com

The Upper East Regional Chief Imam, Sheikh Yussuf Umar Imam has donated assorted food items to some eleven selected schools in the the region as part of his initiative dubbed ” Ramadan Iftaar Project for Schools”

The donation which included 22 bags of rice, 7 yellow drums of cooking oil and 7 bags of sugar worth GHC 13, 155.00 mobilised for the project.

The beneficiary schools of this maiden donation comprised of five tertiary schools namely; Navrongo Community Health Nurses Training School, Bolgatanga Technical University, BTU, Bolgatanga Nurses Training School, ST. John BOSCO College of Education and Zuarungu Nurses and Midwifery Training School as well six Senior High Schools including Zamse Senior High and Technical School, Bongo Senior High School, Zorkor Senior High School, Tongo Senior High School, Bolgatanga Girls Senior School and Gowrie Senior High School.

In an address shortly before the presentation of the items the Chief Imam underscored the need to give to the poor and the needy at all times more especially during months of Ramadan.

What necessitated the establishment of this initiative according to the Imam was as a result of yearly pressure from Ghana Muslims Students Association (GMSA) across the region asking for support in that direction.

He thanked donors who contributed in diverse ways towards raising the total amount for the items.

He appealed for support so as to make the initiative sustainable.

He pledged that as and when donations trickle in the gesture would be extended to the many needy schools spread across the length and breath of the region.

Source – gbcuraonline.com