It wasn’t easy replacing my husband – Widow of Mfantseman MP on her decision to contest seat
Mfantseman Member Parliament (MP)-elect, Mrs. Ophelia Mensah Hayford has for the first time admitted that the decision to quit her job, replace her late husband and contest as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the area was not an easy one.
The 47-year-old Police officer who was with the Interpol Unit at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters in Accra, resigned as a Chief Inspector to begin her political journey on October 11, 2020.
Speaking on what pushed her to accept the decision to go into politics, she admitted it was not an easy one but said she had to in view of the circumstances that presented themselves.
The donation was made on the occassion of the birthday of the late husband of the MP-elect
Member of Parliament-Elect for Mfantseman, Ophelia Mensah Hayford who’s the wife of the slain Member of Parliament, Ekow Quansah Hayford, has donated to the Saltpond Government Hospital in the Central Region on the occasion of her late husband’s 50th birthday.
According to Mrs. Hayford, she did the donation in memory of her late husband who while alive had planned to donate to the hospital on 24th December 2020 which is his birthday.
“Though he was not able to meet his objective of donating to the hospital due to the shooting incident, I deemed it to do it on his behalf because I have promised the good people of the Mfantseman Municipality to continue everything my husband had started and what he has left aside and complete it.”
Mfantseman MP-elect donates to Saltpond Hospital on murdered husband’s birthday
Member of Parliament-Elect for Mfantseman, Ophelia Mensah Hayford who’s the wife of the slain Member of Parliament, Ekow Quansah Hayford, has donated to the Saltpond Government Hospital in the Central Region on the occasion of her late husband’s 50th birthday.
According to Mrs. Hayford, she did the donation in memory of her late husband who while alive had planned to donate to the hospital on 24th December 2020 which is his birthday.
“Though he was not able to meet his objective of donating to the hospital due to the shooting incident, I deemed it to do it on his behalf because I have promised the good people of the Mfantseman Municipality to continue everything my husband had started and what he has left aside and complete it.”
Mrs Ophelia Mensah Hayford, Member of Parliament (MP) elect for Mfantseman has pledged her commitment to empower women and the youth to make informed decisions in the Constituency.
“My biggest vision is investing and building up responsible women and youth who will freely make informed decisions and take responsibilities for their lives in order to contribute to national development,” she said.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Monday, the Mfantseman MP elect said there was the need for a paradigm shift from individualism to collective pursuance of growth and development.
Mrs Hayford explained that her focus was to bring on board, fresh minds to constructively strategize on creating role models in the communities to impact positively on the lives of the people in her Constituency.
Slain MP s Wife pledges to empower women, youth in Mfantseman LISTEN
DEC 22, 2020
Mrs Ophelia Mensah Hayford, Member of Parliament (MP) elect for Mfantseman has pledged her commitment to empowering women and youth to make informed decisions in the Constituency.
“My biggest vision is investing and building up responsible women and youth who will freely make informed decisions and take responsibilities for their lives in order to contribute to national development,” she said.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Monday, the Mfantseman MP elect said there was the need for a paradigm shift from individualism to collective pursuance of growth and development.