By Rukayatu Musah
Former Finance Minister, Prof. Kwesi Botchway has emphasized the need for parents, especially mothers to nurture and build solidarity amongst their children to make them united and strong to face the future.
Speaking at the launch of a book by the Ahwoi and Adu-Gyamfi families in Accra, Professor Botchway entreated the youth not to take the role of mothers in their lives, for granted.
He said the onus lies on today’s youth to emulate the past on how to train and instill discipline in children to confront some hurdles in life.
House No. D13, South Suntreso, Kumasi, is a collective biography of eight siblings who share their life stories.
The book achieves the purpose of showing a remarkable togetherness and moral support system that enable the children of House No. D13, South Suntreso, Kumasi, to overcome many hurdles along individual paths in life.
It was also centred on their mother, Maye Charllotte Hudson also known as Mrs. Ahwoi.
The authors are Ato, Kwesi and Kwamena, better known as the Ahwoi brothers. The rest are Mrs. Ama Twum, Mrs. Amaadoma Bartels-Kodwo, Mrs. Efua Bram-Larbi, Mrs. Agnes Appiagyei-Dankah and the late Theodora Naana Adu-Gyamfi.
Speaking at the launch, Professor Kwesi Botchway said, ”the roles of the sibling’s in the development of the nation, especially during the PNDC era is worth emulating.”
The Ahwoi Brothers and Sisters took turns to read their favourite portions of the book.
The first three copies of the book were sold for GHC220,000 with Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong of the Jospong Group, buying the first book at GHC50,000 followed by a special son of the Ahwois, with GHC70,000 and another son paying GHC100,000.
