Alhaji Mustapha Oti Boateng
For the very first time on the Ghanaian sporting calendar, people from various religious backgrounds-Christians, Moslems, traditional worshipers, spiritualists etc will vie for honours in the Chocho national inter faith games.
And on July 1, between the hours of 10am to 5pm, the various registered identifiable religious groups in the country would be expected to scramble for mouth-watering prizes at the Nicholson Stadium, Burma Camp in Accra.
At stake for the men?s football competition is a saloon car and Chocho products, while a 42? plasma television as well as Chocho products would be up for grabs as the ultimate prize in the lady?s Tug-of-peace.
The Chocho Foundation initiative, a Corporate Social Responsibility wing of Chocho Industries, seeks, among other things, to give back to society using sports and other platforms to reach out to the less privileged.
At the media launch of the expected high profile event, Alhaji Mustapha Oti Boateng, CEO of Chocho industries, indicated that the purpose for the concept was to celebrate the relative peace in the country and looked for ways to preserve it.
?We at Chocho believe in protecting and preserving cherished values and treasures, hence our brand logo ?Somu yie? which literally means in Akan ?hold it with care?.
?What we are doing is a long term project intended to bridge the gap between the rich and poor in the society, we consider it as responsibility more than a duty to share with the less privileged. You see, peace is not like a fixed asset, it cannot be quantified in monetary terms, and it is virtue that should be guarded against, else we lose it, hence this campaign,? Alhaji added.
Chocho Foundation, according to the organisers has on the quiet embarked on various charity programmes including the construction of school buildings and water projects.
By Kofi Owusu Aduonum
