Togbi Tenge-Dzokoto-Gligui VI marks 25th anniversary

Traditional rulers have been called upon to ensure that the country does not lose its rich culture because of the infiltration of foreign cultural practices.

The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Madam Abla Dzifa Gomashie, who made the call, said Ghanaians risked losing their languages, for example, if they continued to patronise other languages and frowned upon their own.

Madam Gomashie was delivering the keynote address at a grand durbar of the chiefs and people at Anyako in the Volta Region to mark the 25th anniversary celebration of Togbi Tenge-Dzokoto-Gligui Vl, Dufia of Anyako-Konu.

She said one’s cultural identity was lost with the loss of language and urged Ewes, particularly the youth, not to abandon books that had been written in the Ewe Language.

Madam Gomashie urged traditional leaders to seek the interest of the communities they led rather than seek their self-interest.

The Municipal Chief Executive of Keta, Mr Sylvester Tornyeava, reiterated the need for unity, without which there could be no development in the area.

He gave an assurance that the water problem of Anyako-Konu and surrounding towns and villages would be resolved.

In his address, Togbi Tenge-Dzokoto-Gligui Vl noted that his tenure had witnessed a modest development in the area.

He said during his stewardship, the bridge at the entry point of the town which had broken down had been repaired, while the six-kilometre road from Abor to the town had been reshaped. 

The Chairman for the occasion, Dumega Raymond Okudzeto,the Founder and President of  the Volta Foundation, said it was unacceptable that Anyako, which has duly paid its dues to the development of Ghana, could still be confronted with under-development including lack of potable water.