Chef Ebenezer Smith has been revealed not to be a member of the Chefs’ Association of Ghana, despite prominently displaying the association’s logo during his purported record-breaking cook-a-thon.

Mr. Smith participated in the event wearing a jacket adorned with the association’s official logo, creating the impression that he was affiliated with and endorsed by the association in his endeavor to achieve a Guinness World Record for the longest individual cooking session.

However, according to Peter Agbovi, the National Secretary of the Chefs’ Association, Mr. Smith has never been a registered member of the association.

Despite being notified to rectify this misrepresentation by formally joining the association, Mr. Smith did not take any steps to comply.

“In his cook-a-thon attempt, we observed that he was wearing a jacket bearing our logo. We promptly contacted him to clarify that if he intended to use our logo, he must first become a registered member of the Chefs’ Association of Ghana…

“He did not share his videos on our social media platforms during the event because he was not an official member and did not complete the registration process when we reached out to him. Following the cook-a-thon, we did not have any communication from him until yesterday, when he held a press conference,” Mr. Peter Agbovi disclosed in an interview with GHOne TV.

Source: mynewsgh.com

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has expressed admiration for Ghana’s role in leading African countries towards independence.

He made these remarks at an event commemorating Ghana’s 67th Independence Day in Koforidua, Eastern Region.

He lauded Ghana’s efforts in maintaining the honour and pride of its independence and recognized the shared history, friendship, and culture between Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire.

The event, under the theme “Our Democracy Our Pride,” was held at the newly inaugurated 5,000-seater Koforidua Youth Resource Center.

“What a beautiful celebration, bravo to all the Ghanaian people. On this special occasion, congratulations from the people of Cote D’Ivoire who are your brothers and sisters. It’s a great pleasure for me to be here today with you and the great people of Ghana. To experience once more the legendary hospitality of Ghana.

“Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire are bound not only by geography but also by history, friendship and culture. It’s a great joy for me to be sent here by my dear friend Nana [President Akufo-Addo] to celebrate Ghana and the citizens of this beautiful and wonderful country. Whose, since 1957 has shown the way to independence, dignity and pride. Congratulations on the period, it was indeed beautiful and outstanding.”

President Ouattara praised President Akufo-Addo’s leadership since 2016, despite global challenges.

“I would like to use this opportunity to commend you for your leadership and many achievements in Ghana despite the adverse challenges at the global level, with COVID-19, Ukraine-Russia war, obviously Gaza-Palestina,” he said.

He also lauded President Akufo-Addo’s exceptional performance during his term as ECOWAS President.

“I would like to commend you for your commitment towards regional integration shown during your tenure as President of ECOWAS. I must say you did an exceptional, outstanding job. And as the other heads of state know I wanted you to continue for many years.”

The Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has expressed concern with the contributions of women or mothers in Ghana’s National Pledge.

Adwoa Safo contends that the inclusion of the clause “through the toils of our fathers” in the National Pledge without mentioning mothers underplays the role women played in Ghana’s independence struggle.

She describes the omission as gender-insensitive and charged Parliament and the relevant stakeholders to take a look at it and make the necessary amendments if needed.

“The National Pledge talks about ‘through the blood and toils of our fathers’ and omits mothers, but the mothers also toiled for this country, and I think it is gender-insensitive. Even when we are making a reference to the country, we call it our motherland, but when it comes to the National Pledge, and we are referring to the struggles and toils, we omit our mothers, and I want to draw your attention to it so we look at it as a country so that we become more gender-sensitive when it comes to our National Pledge.”

The Dome-Kwabenya lawmaker raised the concern on the back of the implementation of a new provision that requires parliamentarians to recite the National Pledge before each session commences.

The implementation of the new standing orders on February 6 also requires heads of state of institutions to directly appear before Parliament to address queries related to their agencies.