Made-in-Ghana ambassador donates to Muslims
Made-in-Ghana Campaign Ambassador cum gospel singer, Ms Emelia Arthur, has donated a variety of items to the office of the Chief Imam with a call on Ghanaians to consume more locally-produced products.
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The items, donated with support from the Ministry of Trade and Industry and some benevolent organisations, included locally-produced rice, soft drinks and frozen chicken.
Ms Arthur, dressed in Muslim fashion to symbolise the unity between Muslims and Christians in Ghana, said the donation was to help the office of the National Chief Imam and Muslims in general, to celebrate this year’s Eid-ul Fitr which marks the end of the Muslim month of fasting.
“When we patronise Made-in-Ghana products, we create jobs for our youth and help boost our economy,” she said.
Ms Arthur urged Muslims and all Ghanaians to pray for peace as the country gets closer to the next general elections.
She was in January this year officially selected by the Ministry of Trade and Industry as the face of its Made-in-Ghana Campaign launched by President John Mahama in November, 2015.
Her role, according to the Ministry, included serving as a role model for the campaign, creating awareness on Made- in- Ghana goods and services on her various platforms and participating in events related to the Made-in-Ghana campaign.
Receiving the items, the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr. Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, thanked the Made-in-Ghana Campaign Ambassador and the Ministry of Trade and Industry for their generosity toward the Muslim community.
He said Ghana was blessed with large tracts of fertile land and urged the youth to embrace agriculture at this time of job scarcity for young people.
He said Christians and Muslims have traditionally lived in peace with one another for years and called on the youth to eschew violence as the country prepares for the November polls.
Sheikh Dr. Sharubutu asked politicians to avoid the use of intemperate language to help preserve the peace of the country.
Ms Arthur received two nominations with her Kyere Me Kwan album at the 2015 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.
Her latest work, a single titled Nyame Enndi Ye Abro (God Won’t Forsake Us) is to help bolster the Made-in –Ghana campaign.
