A former Minister of Women and Children Affairs as well as Fisheries in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government, Mrs. Gladys Asmah, has been laid to rest at Takoradi in the Western Region.
A burial service held for her at the Sekondi Diocese of the Anglican Church, was attended by Former President John Agyekum Kufuor and other dignitaries.
Preaching the sermon, Right Reverend Kwamena Otoo, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Sekondi, called on the country’s politicians to help the country to develop.
He said politicians must help in the effective management of the oil and gas sector to the benefit of the country.
Adding that everybody would die but death would be a blessing if people died in the Lord.
Right Rev. Otoo said many people were happy to call themselves Christians who wanted to go to Heaven but many of them would not get there because of the way they lived.
He said if people wanted their lives to be meaningful, they must change their lifestyles and should not forget about God in their lives.
Right Rev. Otoo said: “A voice from Heaven is always speaking but people preferred listening to a voice from the earth which tells them to do the wrong things.”
He said today everybody wanted to get rich and if this happened, nobody would be prepared to serve adding that God wanted Mrs Asmah to live for a certain period to play some roles which she performed creditably.
Right Rev. Otoo said Mrs Asmah served God well with dedication and her faith was never shaken by adversity.
He said Mrs Asmah was likeable, hardworking, accommodating to all manner of people and was always prepared to serve.
Late Mrs Gladys Cecilia Asmah, former Member of Parliament for Takoradi and Minister of State died at the age of 77 after a short illness.
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Source: GBC