Prof. Nsia-Pepra Donates to Kwabre East District

Professor Kofi Nsia-Pepra, of the Ohio Northern University, United States, donated various items to the Kwabre East district health directorate, the district educational department and orphanage at a durbar of chiefs, school children, medical personnel and citizens of the district at Mampongten Ashanti region. Prof. Nsia- Pepra was in Ghana for his mother’s burial and funeral ceremony.

The items valued about $50,000 that included medical supplies-such as wheel chairs, bed sheets, gloves, 60 computers, chairs, books, clothing, shoes, toys were contributed by Puritan Street Church of Christ , Detroit, Michigan USA and the Faculty , Staff and students of Ohio Northern University. The items were later distributed to schools, orphanages, churches/mosques, and health posts in the district.

The Chairman for the occasion, Nana Kwakye Berko Nkosohene of Adanwomase thanked, on behalf of the citizens of Kwabre East district, Professor Kofi Nsia-Perpa, the Puritan Church of Christ and Ohio Northern University USA for their kind gesture. He asked all citizens of Kwabre East both abroad and in Ghana to emulate the remarkable contribution of Prof. Nsia-Pepra towards the development of health and education in the district.

Receiving the items, Dr. Boateng Boakye, district director of health services, thanked Prof Pepra, Pastor Mary Ealy, Ms Leslie Matthews and the entire congregation of the Puritan church as well as the faculty, staff and students of Ohio northern university for the philanthropic contributions. He said that the medical center faces numerous challenges and asked all citizens and friends of Kwabre East district to contribute towards the development of the health needs of the people in the district.

The District education officer, Mr J B Danquah, on receiving the school items also thanked the donors and promised to use the items, especially the computers, for the benefit of the school children. He equally appealed for support to establish a computer laboratory for the schools in the district.

Prof. Nsia-Perpa thanked the gathering for the warm reception back home. Citing his own humble beginning from abject poverty, then as a former Airforce Officer of the Ghana Armed Forces and now as a university professor, Prof Nsia-Pepra advised the school children and the youth that nothing comes easy in life but with determination, dedication and perseverance they can achieve their dreams. He advised them to avoid dangerous short cuts to success and acts of immorality such as drugs. He asked them to focus on their studies and choose good and moral role models in society and follow their examples. Prof Nsia-Pepra also advised the Ghanaian political leadership to be self-less and make people-centered policies to develop the human capacities of the “leaders of tomorrow.” He asked Ghanaian politicians not to close the door of opportunity behind them when they walk through it to deny the youth similar opportunities. He asked politicians to eschew corruption and redirect the resources into productive endeavors for the youth. He promised to continue to support the district because “to whom much is given much is expected”.