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Regional News of Saturday, 1 September 2007

Source: GNA

Daasebre Oti Boateng present computers to Moslem Education Fund

Koforidua, Sept 1, GNA- Daasebre Oti Boateng, Omanhene of the New Juaben Traditional Area, on Friday presented two sets of computers and accessories to the Secretariat of the Eastern Region Moslem Education Fund at Koforidua.

In addition, the Omanhene awarded a scholarship of 7, 500 Ghana Cedis to Iddriss Alhassan through the Moslem Education Fund, to enable Alhassan to attended the Koforidua Polytechnic. Daasebre Oti Boateng presented a check for the payment of the first part of the educational requirement of the beneficiary to the scholarship to the Fund.

He noted that there was no one superior religion and said if all adherents to different religions would accommodate each other, the world would be a peaceful and interesting place to live in. Daasebre Oti Boateng appealed to all Moslems in the Eastern Region to support the Moslem Education Fund for it to be able to sponsor Moslem children to acquire higher education.

Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama said the Government was fine-tuning the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) with the view to making it better and urged all Ghanaians to register with the scheme. He explained that, health was important in every aspect of life and said the NHIS provided access to good health care than the discriminatory cash and carry system.

Alhaji Mahama urged Ghanaians to be thankful to God for blessing them with the Government of President John Agyekum Kufuor, which had done so much for the country within the past seven years and commended Daasebre Oti Boateng for supporting the Moslem Education Fund.