The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has held its annual thanksgiving service and city-wide worship concert, dubbed “Accra Worships”, bringing together staff, residents and invited guests in an all-white gathering to offer praise and prayers for the peace, progress and development of the capital ahead of the Christmas season.

Held at the forecourt of the AMA City Hall under the theme “Counting Our Blessings in Worship,” the service blended music, scripture and intercession, providing a platform for thanksgiving, reflection and prayer for Accra and the nation.

The worship concert featured song ministrations by Terry Johnson, a Ga praise and worship minister, Rebecca Yella of the AMA, Ebenezer Addo, known on social media as “God Son,” and Gifty Nyiraba, who travelled from Kumasi for the programme.

A sermon delivered by Rev. Fr. Thomas Wilson Jacobs urged worshippers to remain thankful and steadfast in faith and to uphold values that strengthen unity and responsible living in the metropolis, particularly during the festive period when commercial activity and movement in the city intensify.

In his address, the Mayor of Accra, Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey described the event as both a public thanksgiving and a personal testimony, saying the Assembly’s progress had been sustained by God’s guidance.

He expressed appreciation to President John Dramani Mahama for appointing him Mayor and pledged to work in a manner that would justify the confidence placed in him.

The Mayor announced that the Assembly would begin operating on a 24-hour basis from the following week, explaining that the shift was meant to strengthen municipal presence and responsiveness.

He called on young people to make themselves available for assignment-based support, including roles to help protect traders, particularly market women, from theft and related risks across parts of the metropolis.

He said the AMA had begun a rebranding drive, citing the branding of official vehicles as an early sign of the changes underway, and appealed to staff across all levels, from cleaners and security personnel to directors and administrators, to support efforts to “do things differently” in the coming year.

He also announced improvements in salary payments, urging staff to plan responsibly as the Assembly moved to restructure and improve performance.

Present at the event were the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ablekuma Central, Hon. Frank Nkansah; the MCE for Ablekuma West, Hon. George Kpakpo Allotey; and the MCE for Korle Klottey, Hon. Alfred Allotey-Gaisie, Coordinating Director of the AMA ,Mr. Douglas N.K. Annoful, among others.