Navrongo, Dec. 27, GNA – The Tamale Knights of St John International and Ladies Auxiliary, a benevolent society in the Catholic Church, has feted inmates of the Navrongo Prisons in the Upper East Region with some hot local dishes.
The meals included Kenkey and fish, rice and beans, Bambara beans, and Tobaani (Beans cakes) accompanied with assorted soft drinks.
The Order also donated assorted products valued at GHC 5,750 to the Prisons. The items included; toiletries, used clothing, confectionery, fruits, sanitizers, gari, and rice.
Dr (Major) Jude Bayor, District Commander, who presented the items to the officers and staff of the Prisons, said the cardinal role played by the Order in the Catholic Church was to serve humanity through charity works.
Dr Bayor said the usual annual visit to the Sirigu Babies Home, which had been adopted by the Order, was suspended due to security issues in the area.
Mrs Gloria Atigeyellah Ayamga, Deputy Superintendent of Prisons, who received the items on behalf of the leadership, expressed gratitude to the benefactors for their kindness to the inmates.
ASP Oscar Puiyire, Officer -in charge of religious affairs, also thanked the Order, saying the Prison was dealing with many challenges following the Covid-19 pandemic.
She mentioned were inadequate beds or mats, medications for the management of minor health problems, inadequate food and clothing for the inmates and urged organisations and philanthropists to go their aid.
The visiting team, which included members of the Holy Angels in Garu, Holy Family in Bawku, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bolgatanga, St Theresa’s Parish in Tongo, and Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Basilica in Navrongo, shared the word of God, inspired and prayed with the inmates.
Other members were from the St Francis Xavier of Sirigu, St Paul’s Parish, Walewale, St Joseph’s Parish, Soe, and Wiegah.
Noble Sister Albana Dong, the District Organiser of the Ladies Auxiliary, advised the inmates to consider their various punishments as a measure of reformation and urged them to comport themselves in order to live responsible lives upon rejoining their societies.
GNA