Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will be the Guest of Honor at the first annual fundraising event of the friends of Nana Akufo-Addo (FONAA) institute-USA scheduled to take place at the Ghanata hall, 2180 Webster ave, Bronx, New York, on Saturday, April 4, 2015.
The accomplished economist extraordinaire aka Dr. Pink Sheet will deliver the keynote address on the theme “One Ghana, Moving forward.”
The event will feature the Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)-USA, Nana Agyei Yeboah and Dr. Akwasi Achampong, Chairman of the New York Chapter of the party.
The fundraising event will attract members of the Ghanaian community in the United States, community elders and chiefs.
Apart from seeking to cast its membership net wider, FONAA Institute-USA hopes to marshal the needed resources to fund its activities amongst which are, educating and empowering the youth, instilling a sense of self-awareness of their democratic and political rights and ensuring responsibilities and adherence to the rule of law.
The Coordinator of FONAA Institute-USA, Ms. Aisha Salifu, revealed that the Institute would remain an ideological think-tank that would serve as a platform for nurturing the ideals and the values of democratic governance.
Major highlights of the event are that Dr. Bawumia will observe the Jumah Prayer with the Ghanaian Muslim Community in New York on Friday, 3 April; the major grand fundraising event on 4 April and worship at the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, New York, on 5 April.
Source: GhanaWeb
