Wednesday 27 July 2016

SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE SOIL ...Part 1

Name : Francis Xavier Kojo Sosu
Occupation : Lawyer / Politician
Wife: Felicia Adwoa Konadu Sosu
 
From : Denu, Volta Region .Ghana















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He was born to into a poor and deprived family in Accra New Town .
His mother, a native of Keta and Keji in the Volta Region and his father hails from Denu also in the Volta Region.
He was Born into a family of six siblings, daily life was a matter of survival.
He Subsequently became a street child, hanging on to any job: selling iced water, vegetables, fruits, boiled corn, roasted plantain among others just to keep body and soul together. He even sometimes pushed trucks.
 
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Due to his disadvantaged background, he went to the nursery when he was eight years old.
In spite of these enormous challenges, Francis was endured life, keeping his eyes on education, which to him, was his only gateway to a successful life. He knew it was only through education that he could make something out of his life.
 
He was finally adopted by the Village of Hope Orphanage at Gomoa Fetteh when he was in the Senior High School. Interestingly, though Francis grew amid social miscreants-drug addicts and drug pushers, alcoholics, thieves and the likes but his desire for a better future through education made him defy all odds and remained uncontaminated by his depraved social environment.
While living and studying at a market place a Mallam Atta Market, Francis was still able to pass his B.E.C.E with distinction.
 
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In his first year at the Senior High School(St. Johns Grammar Sch), Francis was impressive, picking up six (6) awards. The travails of Francis did not end there however and he still learned with a lantern at Taifa because they had no electricity at home. Even against this backdrop, Francis still contributed substantially to student leadership.
 
Many would be confounded by the fact that even when Francis was the Senior Boys Prefect and the S.R president of the Greater Accra Zone 5 S.R.C., he was still sleeping in a kiosk at Kotobabi and selling ‘REFRESH’ (a onetime Ghanaian fruit drink) on the ring road to keep himself in school until the Village of Hope came to his rescue. 
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Today through the grace of God, and by virtue of his steadfast commitment to his dreams, he has become an accomplished lawyer whose interest lies in promoting Human rights, child support, social protection and humanitarian works and he is also a politician . He is happily married with kids. He strongly believes that there are no mountains insurmountable in the life of man and also believes in leading by serving.
 
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Francis has not forgotten his past and has decided to give back to society through humanitarian works which include fighting on behalf of the poor and needy of society through legal assistance, and feeding and clothing the needy, Francis hopes to achieve his life mission on earth.
He still visits and donates to the orphanage home that adopted him and he sometimes invite vulnerable kids to his home and serve them food .
May God grant him the strength to continue his good works. The world would have been a better place if everyone was like you. Stay blessed Francis.













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