Godfred A. Polkuu, GNA
Navrongo (U/E) Aug 20,
GNA – Pe Dennis Aneakwoa Belinia Adda, a fire officer was at the weekend
formally Enskinned as the new Paramount Chief of the Navrongo Traditional Area.
He succeeds Dr
Augustine Atudeku Belinia Adda who died on September 13, 2015.
Addressing a durbar of
elders, family and friends and well-wishers, the Upper East Regional Minister,
Mr Rockson Ayine Bukari called on the traditional council to support the new
Chief to develop the area.
Mr Bukari who has been
re-assigned to assume the position of a Minister of State at the Presidency,
said “the traditional council has now moved from the period of contest to that
of work towards promoting the culture and tradition as well as the welfare of
the people of Navrongo.”
He said it was a
moment for them to rally round the status that united and gave them sense of
pride, adding that “it is time for every citizen of Navrongo to assert his or
her role in building the traditional area by pulling your energies and
resources together.”
Mr Bukari urged them
to “let bygones be bygones,” and said it was normal for them in a competition,
brothers and other relations may step on one another’s feet, and indicated that
it was noble for the winner to be humble and the loser to be gracious.
The out-going Minister
said Navrongo was of age and everything must be done to protect its sanctity
and dignity. “I therefore call on the Navro-Pio to reach out to all and vice
versa.”
He said even though
the elders and kingmakers had done well so far, they were not yet done because
they had a bigger responsibility to support the king to succeed in his reign,
and further assured the entire traditional council of the “unflinching support”
of the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
“The President took
keen interest and supported preparations leading to the enskinment of the
Navro-Pio. It was this same concern that brought the President here to pay his
last respect to the late Navro-Pio on July 29, 2018,” Mr Bukari said.
Pe Adda for his part,
said “with the honour bestowed on me and indeed the awareness of the
significance of this responsibility, I declare my commitment and readiness to
commence traditional leadership.”
He expressed gratitude
to the head of family and elders of the Royal clan of Yufebia and their cousins
– Doba, Nangalikinia, Wura with whom they share tradition and custom, and the
eight divisional chieftains of Doba, Wusungu, Bavugunia, Pindaa, Nyangua,
Manyoro, Yua and Natugnia for accepting the “odious duty” conferred on them by
tradition and custom.
Pe Adda used the
opportunity to call on the people of Navrongo to remember that they had moved
on as one people and had come this far not only because of the ability or
vision of their leaders, but because they had remained faithful to the ideals
of their forebears.
He disclosed that he
would launch an educational endowment fund for brilliant but needy students to
be called “Doctor A.B.A Adda Educational Endowment Fund” to help develop the
youth as future leaders of Navrongo Traditional Area.
GNA