Accra, June 1, GNA - Reverend Father Andrew Campbell, Director of We ija Leprosarium, has set a record on the television game show "Who deserves t o be rich" by being the first contestant to win GH¢25,000 since the show started. Since the show started a few months ago, few people have won up to GH¢12,500, but this is the first time a contestant has doubled that amo unt. Father Campbell was ably supported by ace Ghanaian musician Akosua Agyepong during the nerve racking session, a statement from show headline
sponsors, MTN, said.
They stopped short for answering the ultimate question, which could have earned them the maximum GH¢50,000.
The ultimate question was 'in what year was the movie 'The Colour Purple' released' but they could not answer and decided to walk away with
the record GH¢25,000. The Irish-born Catholic priest has lived in Ghana for several decade s and made valuable contributions to the welfare of cured leprosy patients and children through the Weija Leprosy Rehabilitation Centre and Princess Mar ie Louise Children's Hospital in Accra. Father Campbell had for many years been fighting for the re-integrat ion of lepers into society and their treatment with dignity. The elated Catholic priest said he would use the money to improve on
the lives of inmates of the leprosarium, adding that, "the lepers would b e so much happy because this is a lot of money and this can do a lot for them." He said he had been begging for the lepers daily because they had be en neglected by their families and society. "Even though they are poor and we are doing our best to take care of
them, we still pay utility bills, which drain us heavily," he said. For the past four Sundays between May 9 and May 30, the game show, ' Who wants to be rich' was specially dubbed 'Who deserves to be rich' and featured deserving Ghanaians who were supported by celebrities to earn mo ney to support a project.
The special edition provided a unique opportunity for these deservin g Ghanaians who have served their communities regardless of challenging circumstances to make some money to support their projects. Deserving Ghanaians who were previously featured were Rose Hart, veteran Olympic Champion now on retirement, Ali Jahraah, a former goalkee per for Ghana's Under-17 football team, the Black Starlets, who won the World
Cup, and Enyonam Ansah (an armless woman who has been teaching for 20 years). Zacues, a young man who runs an NGO for street children in Ashaiman,
also appeared on the show, which is broadcast on Metro TV and GTV on Sund ay nights. Each of them had been supported by various category of celebrities including Koo Fori, Fred Amugi, Grace Nortey, Rama Brew, Bibie Brew, Dian a Hopeson, Joe Lartey, Kojo Dadson and recently Akosua Agyepong.
