MR GEORGE GYAU,
ADUANA STARS FOOTBALL CLUB, DORMAA
The 50th Anniversary celebration of the creation of the Brong Ahafo Region has been a successful one, considering the unity that it has brought among the chiefs and people of the region.
The anniversary took off slowly initially due to the low publicity that was given the event but as the climax drew near, the enthusiasm of the people to become part of the celebration as proud citizens of the region became heightened and I hope it would rekindle the spirit of patriotism and selflessness which our forefathers exemplified to achieve autonomy and self-determination for the region.
The region stands to derive maximum benefits from the anniversary celebration as it was also used to showcase the agricultural and tourism potentials of the region. Coupled with the hospitality of the people and the peaceful environment, anybody who invests here will not regret it.
The anniversary, I will say, has further served its purpose since it has promoted our culture as a people by bringing us together and created the opportunity for us to renew our commitment to the ideals and vision of the region.
To me the vision of our forefathers throughout the 50 years of the region’s existence has brought about tremendous infrastructure development in the area of electricity, water, schools and roads, among others.
NANA SAA GYAMFUA,
NKORANZA
ANYIMAHEMAA
The anniversary celebration has passed off successfully, especially in connection with the colourful durbar of the chiefs and people which once again heightened our level of brotherliness and unity as traditional leaders and citizens.
I want to debunk an assertion being fuelled by a section of the media that the anniversary was not all-embracing. It is not true as all the traditional paramountcies and their divisions and people were all present at the durbar.
You know the anniversary was to highlight the fact that the region was created out of unity and this formed the basis for us to act as such and collectively defeat hunger, poverty, illiteracy and ignorance, among other challenges.
For me, the anniversary has served the above purposes and this will go a long way to attract investment into our region and through that, create jobs for our youth.
You know, Nananom played a key role in the success of the celebration, including the request for the construction of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) centre which was inaugurated by the Vice-President, Mr John Dramani Mahama. Mathematics and Science education is of low standard in the region and the ICT centre is one of the ways to reverse the trend.
The anniversary, apart from helping to rekindle the sense of unity and tenacity of purpose among citizens, is also for us to help propel the socio-economic advancement of the region. Indeed the ICT centre will serve as a fitting memorial of the golden jubilee celebrations.
NANA YAA ANSUA,
QUEEN OF DROBO
TRADITIONAL AREA
As a traditional ruler, the Golden Jubilee Anniversary of the creation of the Brong Ahafo Region is worth celebrating since 50 years in the life of any individual, state or an institution is a worthy milestone.
Our forefathers played a lead role in the creation of the region and first of all, I pay glowing tribute to them for laying down their lives in order to secure for us, an independent region whose benefits we are enjoying today.
However, the role that our queens and other women played in the struggle was not highlighted enough during the anniversary celebrations and as an advocate for women’s empowerment, I believe this was necessary to help lift women who have for so long been in the background in the decision-making process in our region.
Girl-child education also ought to have been highlighted, since the enrolment of girls in schools in the region was still low.
I will, therefore, use this opportunity to call on my fellow paramount queens in the region to use the occasion and the festive mood to promote education, especially that of girls in their various traditional areas in order to get more women to occupy key positions in the region.
The anniversary celebration has also opened up the region for investments and I hope that by the time the anniversary comes to an end officially next April, the region would have attracted the needed investors to do business in the region so as to create jobs for the teeming youth.
I am pleased to say that the anniversary has also united the chiefs and people of the region through the colourful durbar which brought together traditional rulers and the people, as well as those in government to the same venue to share in the joy and excitement of celebrating the birthday of our region.
I wish all a happy anniversary celebrations. Long live Brong Ahafo and its people!
COLONEL (RETD) ALEX ANTWI, FORMER BRONG AHAFO
REGIONAL MINISTER
The anniversary has been successful, especially with regard to the durbar of chiefs and people. I think the region has come a long way in terms of infrastructure development.
The creation of the region has helped tremendously to hasten its socio-economic development and I am happy to be associated with the anniversary.
But I would have loved the people right from officialdom to the ordinary or average Ghanaian to be time-conscious. We do not place premium on our time and this has seriously impacted negatively on our quest for development as a region and nation.
We must change our attitude towards time and begin to attend functions early since the durbar started late. We came to the park as early as 11 a.m. and the programme finally took off at 2.45 p.m.
It is good celebrating this occasion but we must also use it as a turning point from our negative attitudes that have impeded our development.
I hope the anniversary celebration would become a pivot to further open up the region and help hasten its further development.
MRS DINAH
OPPONG-ASAMOAH,
TRADER
The anniversary was worth celebrating since it was not only to remember our past heroes and heroines, but to also reflect on the good work that the people of the region had done to serve as a guide and unifying force in our determination and forward-march into the future.
As we enjoy the fruits of standing on our own as a region and in our desire to achieve the development that we cherish for ourselves, it is important that we put in more effort.
I am highly impressed by the way our chiefs and queens turned up in their traditional regalia which depicted our rich culture as a people. This will encourage the youth to have a sense of belonging and be proud of their region.
I wish to appeal to all and sundry, especially our politicians, to stop the bickering so that we can all rally behind the government to hasten the development process of the region.
As a citizen of Dormaa Ahenkro I also want to seize the opportunity to appeal to all citizens of the area, both home and abroad, to give back to the town and the region as a whole through investment to help create jobs for their young brothers and sisters at home. This, it is hoped, will stem the migration of the youth from the region.
Lastly, the trade and investment show dubbed “Dwa Kese 2009”, which was one of the activities to mark the anniversary, also helped to open up the region to the business community and I think we will begin to reap the benefits very soon.
INJINBOVI KEYIJE GYAKWA ABUBAKARI IDDRISU I, GONJA CHIEF, BRONG AHAFO REGION
It is good that we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the creation of the Brong Ahafo Region. For us, the Black Volta Gonjas who are part of the region, we have been neglected in terms of development projects.
Our towns including Babato, Kadelso, Kwamkpe, Glonukpe, Dawadawa and Atta Akura are just a little beyond Kintampo, the capital of the Kintampo North Municipality but for the past 50 years, we have had no electricity in our area, no potable water, no schools and no clinic.
We, therefore, want to use this occasion of the 50th anniversary to draw the attention of the government to our plight and also urge them to let us have our share of the national cake.
I wish all citizens of the region good tidings and may the Almighty Allah richly bless the region and its people. Happy anniversary!
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