Sonnie Badu pledges to support the Osu Correctional Centre
UK based Ghanaian gospel musician
Sonnie Badu has promised to support the Osu Correctional and Juvenile Centre.
According to the singer, the
children in the three homes (the Boys, Girls remand and Shelter for abused
children) are the future leaders of this country and they need the maximum
support. He expressed sadness at the plight of the children in the three
institutions.
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| Sonnie interacting with a section of boys on remand |
At the Boys and Girls
correctional home, Sonnie advised the children to be of good behavior and
believe that God has a plan for their lives, hence finding themselves in the
homes. He also prayed with them, prophesied over their lives and encouraged
them.
As a way of bringing Christmas to
the deprived in society and putting a smile of their faces, Sonnie Badu who is
now under the Smartty’s Production and Management, owned by Selassie Ibrahim
feted three institutions in the country.
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| Sonnie making a presentation to Help Age Ghana |
The institutions that benefited
from the kind gesture are the Help Age Ghana, the Boys and Girls correctional
home, also known as Osu Shelter and the Surgical ward of the 37 Military Hospital.
At each of the institution Sonnie
also known as the true worshipper presented bags of rice, oils, detergents,
confectionaries and an undisclosed amount of money. In addition inmates of the
various institutions were feted with cooked rice, drinks and snacks.
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| Sonnie with a patient at the 37 military Hospital |
The highlight of Sonnie and his
management’s Christmas was spending time with convalescing patients at the 37 surgical
wards, specifically the Tamakloe and Anoff Wards. In all 80 patients of the
surgical ward were feted. Sonnie who went round each hospital bed to present
the Christmas gift also sang to some of the sick patients who requested for him
to sing specific songs from his repertoire.
Some of the inmates expressed the
believe that his visit to the hospital would aid in their recovery.
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| Sonnie making a donation to the nurses at the 37 Tamakloe ward |
Sonnie Badu
also made a presentation of an undisclosed amount of money to the nurses on
duty at the surgical ward.
Madam Georgina Mensah, and
Ebenezer Adjetey-Sorsey, the Centre Manager for the Osu
Correctional institute and the Executive
Director for the Help Age Ghana, including Captain Amegashie and Lieutenant Colonel
Hammond of the 37 surgical ward expressed their appreciation to Sonnie Badu and
his team for remembering them during the
Christmas season.
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| Sonnie making a donation to the Osu Correctional Centre |
Madam Georgian Hammond reminded Sonnie to keep his promise of
supporting the centre.
Meanwhile fans of Sonnie Badu who
missed his Ghana worship concert can join him in Kumasi to worship with Dr. Ron
Kenoly on January 17th ,2014.
Sonnie Badu is a multiple award winning Gospel
singer, songwriter, philanthropist, producer, TV presenter and author. He is
known to have received multiple awards in the industry.
