Adinkra village is to be established at Suma
Sunyani, Mar. 11, GNA - An international Cultural Centre and Adinkra village which would showcase the 'Adinkra Symbol' and other cultural artifacts to promote tourism and rake in revenue for the nation, will soon be established at Suma-Ahenkro in the Jaman North District of Brong-Ahafo Region.
Odeneho Dr. Afram Brempong, the third, Paramount Chief of the Suma Traditional Area who announced this said the venture would be preserving the artistic images, significance and meaning of the 'Adinkra Symbols' whiles also immortalizing Nana Kwadwo Adinkra, a late King and legend of the ancient Jaman Kingdom, its originator, who died about two hundred years ago.
The Paramount Chief was addressing the maiden lecture he has instituted to honour the memory of the late King and other legendary works of past and present Ghanaian natives who have made positive impacts on society by inspiring creativity and patriotism for national development.
'This event also aims at celebrating Ghanaians who through deliberate nurturing of a strong culture, have aided national development' he added.
The lecture is also part of activities marking the2016 annual Akwantu Kese festival currently underway at Suma Ahenkro.
It is being held under the auspices of the Suma Traditional Council and attracted Senior High School (SHS) students, the academia, the media, heads of departments and the general public.
Professor Mrs. Esi Awuah, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Professor Kofi Agyekum of the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Saarah-Mensah, a former Brong-Ahafo Regional Secretary and Dr. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, the General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana were also on hand to make presentations.
Odeneho Brempong implored Ghanaians to be nationalistic with the willingness to serve the nation and observed that Ghana's socio-economic challenges were not about the scarcity of resources but lack of the ability to manage its abundant resources.
He urged the younger generation to take up the mantle of telling the Adinkra story into the future to build even a stronger cultural heritage that would unify the people to improve their lives.
In a brief history, the Suma Paramount Chief said 'King Adinkra was a charismatic and inspirational leader of the Jaman Kingdom that straddled parts of the present day Brong-Ahafo Region (the Jaman and Tain Districts) and the mid-eastern parts of the republic of La Cote D'Ivoire and ruled during the latter part of the 18th century around 1801'.
Mr. Eric Opoku, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister suggested the need for public and private investment in culture to contribute to the generation of the cultural capital to provide the necessary resources towards reinvestment in education to facilitate the socio-economic transformation of the country.
GNA