He added that Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo brought him from Oda to Accra to join Nkomode who was also from Angola in Kumasi to form a band.

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PILLARS OF THE CHURCH

She sad the most pressing needs of the home, among many challenges, were wheelchairs, to aid disabled children and a bus to enhance the activities of the home.

Ms Aikins said the donation was overwhelming and urged other organisations to support the home, especially with wheelchairs for the disabled and vehicles to transport the children to and from the home.

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I did not seek any reward for these initiatives except to help my fellow Ghanaians and prove to the world that the black man is also capable of great technological exploits, he said.

In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Apostle Safo mentioned that he was giving free training to 550 students from universities, polytechnics and Senior High Schools across the country.

In the electrical section, a number of items were being designed, including a power alternator and some cars on exhibition. There was also a television set that could be switched on and off with clap of one's hand.

Apostle Safo indicated that the centre had embraced commercial automobile production in an ambitious effort to venture into an industry dominated by global economic giants.

He said he had already carried out a successful experiment in the manufacture of a car that had no engine but moved only with the aid of solar-powered battery.

"The purpose of such a vehicle would be to help the country save fuel, which could be used to power big trucks and for other industrial purposes", he explained.

Since its establishment in 1971, the Kristo Asafo Mission, under the leadership of Apostle Dr. Safo, has undertaken what is arguably the largest philanthropic campaign in the country, making huge donations in cash and in kind to educational institutions, orphanages and other needy institutions.

Mr Seth Adjei Baah, President of GCCI who spoke to the Ghana News Agency during the visit, said the purpose of the trip was to help promote Apostle Safo's Technology Centre on the world market. He called on Ghanaians to purchase and protect locally manufactured goods

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The exercise is part of activities being organised as a prelude to the 36th Annual Technology Exhibition by the KAN scheduled for Sunday, January 1, 2017, at Awoshie in Accra.

CHARGES

In an interview with the Daily Graphic, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of OKS Medical Consult, Dr Kwabena Safo, said participants was encouraging.

According to him, the collaboration between OKS Medical Consult and the Sole Health and Wellness Centre was meant to provide quality health screening to the residents at subsidised cost.

"We are doing this so that a lot of people can get screened. We realised that the actual cost that they are supposed to bear when they visit the health centres is way beyond them so we have to reduce that to very low rates," he said.

Dr Safo said the main purpose of the exercise was to screen, detect cases and if possible refer patients to the appropriate health centres, adding that a lot of people usually found it difficult to go for health screening on their own.

He expressed the hope that by next year a lot of sponsors would brought on board in order to make the entire exercise free.

He admonished Ghanaians to take precautionary measures and go for periodic health screening in order to detect diseases which might be hidden in their bodies for early treatment.

KEEP FIT EXERCISE

Earlier in the morning, the CEO of Sole Health and Wellness Centre, Oheneba Ntim Barimah, also held a keep fit exercise with some residents on the Great ASASS Park. 

Known as 'Recharge your health,' the exercise was meant to encourage good health practices among Ghanaians.

PRECURSOR PROGRAMMES

Earlier in the week, the Kristo Asafo Students Union (KASU) held the third annual inter-regional youth technology exhibition.

The programme saw the exhibition of various technological artefacts made by some of the students, including armoured vehicles, standing fans and small-sized helicopters.

Additionally, a youth forum was held for the youth in the church to educate them on the doctrines of the church.

According to the National Vice-President of KASU, Nana Kofi Safo, the "forum will serve as a plaform for the youth to ask questions about the church's doctrines and be given clarifications on pertinent issues that bother them".

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"They came up with those inventions because they had been trained properly," he noted.

In order for Ghana to rub shoulders with the western world, he said there was the need for the youth to be given the platform and the needed training in the area of technological innovations.

"We must put in place a mechanism where our youth can think in broad terms and design modern technologies that will help better our country. Already, Apostle Safo is training more youth and he has opened the door for others to follow," Nana Safo added.

Ms Akua Sika Safo, who represented her father, Apostle Safo Kantanka, presented the items and the cash respectively at the two needy homes.

CHARITY WORK

She said the church believes in charity work and that supporting needy persons and organisations was its attempt to complement government's effort to resource needy homes since it could not do it alone.

She said it was the prayer of the church that the donation would go a long way to make positive transformation in the lives of the needy children at the two homes. On behalf of Apostle Kwadwo Safo, she appealed to the general public to support all the needy homes in the country so as to reduce pressure on the government.

She, however, pledged the support of the church at all times and called on other churches not to relent in their efforts to collectively help resource needy homes.

The Manageress at the Kumasi Children's Home, Ms Mabel Amponsah, who received the items and the cash on behalf of the home under the Department of Social Welfare, expressed gratitude to the church and called on other churches to also come to the aid of the home.

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He also said they wanted to concretise the collaboration and the cordial relationship that exists between the KATC and UMaT. The other members of the delegation including Odeshieba Kwame, the Project Manager and Nyameba Kwame Bempah, the PRO of the Church and GM of Kantanka TV. Welcoming the delegation, the Pro Vice Chancellor, Assc Prof Bulemana Al-Hassan, expressed the Vice Chancellor's fellcitations to them and apologised for the absence of the Vice Chancellor who was on an urgent call to Accra.

After the Registrar, Mr A. K. Doku had introduced the staff of the University present to the delegation. Prof Al-Hassan spoke about the quality and uniqueness of the programmes being run in UMaT and indicated that as the only mining University in West Africa, UMaT has continued to support local content by producing quality graduates in mining and allied engineering disciplines who are working in various industries especially the mining and energy sectors all over the world. The registrar thanked them for their interest in UMaT and also for coming for this meeting. He hoped that the relationship that had begun on the note of cordiality will grow from strength to strength. 

Also present at the meeting were Prof Richard Amankwaah, Dean of FMRT, Mr Seth P. Agbomadzi, Head, Elec & Electronic Engineering, Mr Erwin Normanyo, the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Dr Issaka Yakubu, the University Training Co-ordinator and Mr Paul Y. A. Yeboah, the University Relation Officer. The delegation took members to inspect one of the Kantanka pick-up vehicles, known as Onante Fo which they travelled with to UMaT for member to appreciate the works of the Founder. Members were very impressed with what they saw and praised the founder for a good work done. 

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He made the remarks when delegates from the Ecclesiastical Bishops and Leaders Conference for Africa (EBLCA) paid a visit to the Kantanka Group of Companies at Gomoa Mpota in the Central Region last Wednesday.

 EBLCA is a non-denominational and non-discriminatory conference of ministries of the Gospel and church leaders with a common faith and belief to build a fortified ecclesiastical front for Africa.

Dr. Safo is known for his contribution to technological innovations.

DETERMINED TO SUCCEED

Apostle Safo said, "people tell us that we are wasting our time because we wont get anywhere, but we pay no attention to them. We rather make sure that we prove them wrong by meeting the targets that we set for ourselves."

"The whites believed in themselves and got to where they are now. They are not different from us." he added.

The General Secretary of Kantanka Group of Companies, Mr Owusu Badu, said one major challenge that confronted Great Kosa Automobile company Limited was lack of patronage and promotion of its locally manufactured vehicles.

He said in some countries, the governments provided support to the growth of their automobile industries. But Ghana, he said, "we've spoken a lot but no avail, they always give promises but nothing is done."

"We await the Ghana Standard Board (GSB) and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to give us permit with serial numbers and other processing documents to sell our products on the market," he added.

OTHER PERSPECTIVE

The Presiding Prelate of EBCLA, Bishop Dr James Obeng Nyantakyi , said it was the intention of church to honour him with a Humanitarian award in the upcoming global excellence award in African Mission for his frantic efforts towards the growth of Africa.

He said the church would link up with him by bringing individuals and students from East Africa and elsewhere to have first-hand information on practical work aside the theoretical aspect.

Professor Tony Karbo, the Vice Chancellor of the Kayiwa International University in Kenya, expressed worry about the inability of the successive governments to support Great Kosa Automobile Company Limited.

He said in some countries, projects such as that of Dr Apostle Safo attracted financial assisstance from their governments in order to boost the automobile industry and economy.

For his part, the Vice Presiding Prelate of East Africa EBLCA, Bishop Dr Simeon Oyugi, said, *if Africa has people like Apostle Safo, Africa will move forward.

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