Rawlings surprises a street father; donates cash for his daughter's graduation

General News of Sunday, March 31, 2019

Source: starrfm.com.gh

2019-03-31

Former President Jerry John Rawlings delighted Emmanuel Ofoe, a street beggar with physical difficulties, by donating an undisclosed amount to finance his daughter's hairdressing diploma.

Emmanuel, who is traveling in a custom wheelchair and carrying a numbered license plate at the Kawukudi junction in Kanda, slipped a note detailing his plight with the former president in the traffic jams earlier in the week.

The memo informed the former president of the challenge he was meeting to help his daughter, who had completed her training as a hairdresser in Ada, to graduate.

Excited after the donation to the office of the former President, Emmanuel expressed gratitude for the generosity and confirmed that the money will be used to pay the graduation fees as well as a decent reception for family and friends after ceremony.

Emmanuel said that he had been "stationed" at Kawukudi for about ten years. He became physically disabled at the age of six after becoming ill and later developed a neurological side effect that could not be treated.

Former President Rawlings has a warm relationship with hawkers at the Kawukudi junction. A peanut seller who has persistently dropped a small bag of peanuts into his car is now selling minerals and iced water from a freezer offered by the former president's office.

Another young woman who was found selling to raise money to continue her education was sponsored to return to school.