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| GUBA AWARDS WINNER - JOHN MENSAH |
Black stars captain and Guba
award winner last year John mensah has donated some items to the inmates of Nsawan
prison.
The items included 500 bags of
agua sachet water, 150 cartons of tropico fruit drink, ten bags of rice, seven
bags of sugar, bags of gari, powdered milk, bread, gallons of cooking oil and
other toiletries.
in his short but impressive speech, mensah
said: “i was touched to minister to the in mates, hence the donation.
He maintained: ‘this is my first
time, and am more touched after seeing them:
“some of you are here through no fault of yours, you are in your
difficult moment, but don’t throw your hands in the air in despair, god knows
best.
Black stars captain added: “i
have heard your concerns, and will do all i could to contribute my widow’s
mite. Next time I will make sure i come with some of my colleagues,” these
inspirational words generated thunderous applause from the in mates,
particularly when he pledged to attend to their sporting equipment needs.
prior to the stars skipper’s
speech, the assistant director of prisons (adp) Eric Hini thanked mensah for
the gesture while some of the team mates appealed for sporting equipment and
the construction of a volley ball and basket ball courts. ADP Hini pointed out
that sporting activities take some boredom from the inmates and keep them
healthy in their reformation process. a special football match involving
two selected sides among the inmates, which saw mensah performing the official
kick off and inspection was played in his honor.
Skipper Mensa, donated a trophy
to the wining team, while presented puma football boots and his customized
black stars shirt to the players who excelled.
In return, D. David, chairman of
sports, an inmate decorated mensah with red yellow and green muffler in
appreciation on behalf of his mates. The Ghanaian defender left the prison yard
leaving good footprints as the first ever black stars player to visit the
inmates.
Source: www.gubaawards.co.uk
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