Grace Omaboe

Grace Omaboe (born 10 June 1946), popularly known as Maame Dokono, is a Ghanaian actress, singer and television personality. She ran the former Peace and Love Orphanage which is now Graceful Grace school in Accra. Omaboe and others were honoured by the organisers of 3Music Awards for her achievement in the entertainment industry in Ghana.

• The disgrace and insults I received for going into politics openly was too much for me. I have learnt my lessons and will not go into politics again. Even if I will go into politics, I will be behind the scenes and not as openly as did in the past.
  • How she was insulted for going into politics

• Like everyone else, I have my political party but I won’t be seen openly doing politics as I used to do in the past. It won’t ever happen again, trust me.
  • Talking about politics

• It hasn’t been easy but we are managing and looking up to God. Some of the pupils don’t even pay their fees but what can we do? We have always been there for the poor so we manage the situation.
  • Talking about how she converted the Peace and Love Orphanage into a school

• It has really gone down, though some are still producing, I know Kumawood for instance is still quite active.
  • Talking about movie industry in Ghana

• We don’t see the big shots in the industry doing productions and that is rather unfortunate.
  • How big names in movie industry are missing

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