THE Dzaase Asafoatse of the Osu Mankralo Stool, Nii Akapeh II, has expressed his appreciation to the media for their support to the promotion and protection of Ga Dangme traditions and cultural heritage.
He said the media had shown unyielding support to the Ga Dangmes during the celebration of their Homowo and other festivals when it publicised the various activities observed during those occasions.
Nii Akapeh II expressed these and other sentiments when he hosted an end-of-year press soiree in Accra to show appreciation to the media for their support over the year.
“The media have been helpful partners in our attempt at promoting and defending Ga Dangme traditions and customs and we are most grateful for that.”
He stated that as far as he and other custodians of the Ga Dangme tradition lived, they ensure that their rich ancestral heritage was passed on from generation to generation.
“Some of these treasures we have inherited from our ancestors could be developed into viable destinations for cultural tourism and those of us who have decided to protect them will not sleep until that is done,” he noted, and pointed out that the media had also contributed through safeguarding of the waterbodies in Accra.
He expressed the belief that that was part of building a stronger foundation “for the next generation to be aware that they have a tradition to protect and not always follow foreign cultures which are fast eroding our culture”.
He also commended the media for helping to strengthen the country’s fledgling democracy in the first round of the Presidential and Parliamentary election on December 7, 2008 and expressed the hope that they would continue to do the same in the up-coming presidential run-off on December 28, 2008.
Present at the ceremony was Boxing Professor Barima Azumah Nelson.
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