Christmas signifies the birth of Jesus Christ and is celebrated every December by Christians, worldwide.
Christians believe it is a season to show love to each other especially the less privileged including widows in the society.
It is for this reason that the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, and the Member of Parliament for Tarkwa- Nsuaem, Hon George Mireku Duker, feted widows in his constituency on Boxing Day.
About four hundred and twenty widows received a hamper each, containing rice, oil, piece of cloth each and an undisclosed amount of cash.
Speaking at ceremony, Mr Duker says it is the duty of Christians to care for society to make the world a better place.
Singing his favorite song, a song by the VGMA artiste of the year 2021, Diana Hamilton, ‘Adom’ ,the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources led the widows to thank God for their lives.
“Though the year has come with its own challenges, it will not prevent us from.show affection to each other. Let us all persevere in life and be grateful to God.
“I see myself as an instrument of the Lord to bring smiles on your faces in this memorable occasion to remember the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ ” , he stated.
Some of the widows who benefited from the donation expressed their gratitude for the gesture.
Madam Beatrice Corangle ,the secretary of Widows Might Foundation and a beneficiary asked for God’s blessing for the Member of Parliament, “All that we seek for him is the blessings and guidance of God Almighty because we cannot appreciate him enough for all that he has been doing for us the widows in Tarkwa Nsuaem, Beatrice Corangle said.
It has been a custom for the deputy minister of lands and Natural Resources to celebrate Christmas each year with widows. He promises to continue it in subsequent years .
The event was graced by the presence of all the regional executives of the New Patriotic Party led by the chairman Francis Ndede Siah and party supporters.
Source: Empire FM/Takoradi/ Frank Korsah