MASLOC loan not for politics, merrymaking - 2nd Lady

Wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Matilda Amissah-Arthur, has appealed to women groups in the Jomoro District in the Western region to make proper use of the funding support from the Micro-finance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) to enable them undertake and expand their economic activities to take care of their families.

The striking warning, was giving to the beneficiaries when she had an interaction with petty traders in the Jomoro District, where the Micro-finance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) presented a cheque of GHC120,000, to eight groups made up of 200 women in the Jomoro District.

According to the Second Lady, the loan facility which is a revolving fund is only given to traders as start-up cash for their businesses and pay back for others to benefit, but not money meant for merrymaking and Politics.

Mrs. Matilda Amissah-Arthur denied claims that the Centre was for government sympathizers and faithful, saying “MASLOC?is for all Ghanaians”.so the moneys that were been distributed should not be seen as a political monies, so the need for them to pay in time so that others can get access to it.

This was through the intervention of the Second Lady, Mrs. Matilda Amissah-Arthur. She said was established in 2006 by government as a poverty intervention strategy, to support the active but economically poor, to expand their businesses, and advised the public not to politicise the initiative.

The Wife of the Vice President lauded the women groups them for registering the cooperatives and submitting the list to MASLOC to enable the women to receive the financial support.

The Second Lady commended the people of the area for sustaining the peace in the district and urged them to continue to coexist to accelerate.

The beneficiaries included fish mongers, food vendors, hairdressers, foodstuffs sellers and petty traders all in the Jomoro District of the western Region.

As the initiators for the facility, she explained that the amount was given as small loans and the beneficiaries were expected to repay within six months.

The Chief Executive Officer of MASLOC, Mrs Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, asked the beneficiaries to put the loans to good use and pay back promptly to enable other members to benefit. She said their ability to pay on time could allow them to benefit from future opportunities.

Mrs. Matilda Amissah-Arthur also visited the half Assini Government hospital donated quantities of medical equipment and educational materials to the hospital.

The Second Lady commended the hospital management and staff of hospital for the good job that they are doing and encouraged them to do more to ensure quality healthcare for the country. And was still committed in helping to raise awareness about the critical maternal issues in the country,

Some of the items were beds, mattresses, crutches, Zima frames, trolleys, theatre equipment wheel chairs, safety boxes, syringes, walking racks, among others.