Akwamus honour Nana Kofi Asamani

Atimpoku (E/R), April 29, GNA - The Akwamu Gorge Conservation Trust, under the auspices of the Akwamu Traditional Council, has restored a statue in honour of the late Nana Kofi Asamani.

Nana Asamani, former King of the Akwamus, took over the Christiansburg Castle at Osu from the Danes between 1693 and 1694, some 319 years ago.

The statue of the late Governor was erected at the Atimpoku Roundabout near the Adomi Bridge with the aim of giving it a facelift to attract tourists.

Odeneho Kwafo Akoto III, Omanhene of Akwamu, called on all to honour their ancestors by maintaining a better Akwamu than they met it.

He called on the people to ensure that the surrounding of the statue remained clean at all times.

'It is our collective responsibility to sustain and maintain the statue; the grounds of the statue should be deemed sacred,' he said.

Mr Carsten Nilaus Pederson, Ambassador of the Royal Danish Embassy, in his goodwill message, lauded the people of Akwamu for recognizing the efforts of their great warrior and honouring him.

He urged all Ghanaians to sustain the peace and stability in the country.

Mr Jonson Ahiakpor, District Chief Executive for Asuogyaman, called on Akwamus to unite in all spheres to ensure total development of the area.

'Partnership, unity is the power we need to prepare us into the next generation; without unity we cannot move forward as a state,' he said.

Mr Ahiakpor assured them of government's development initiatives for the area saying the government had provided GH¢ 1,074,000 for the construction of the Apegusu road.

He said the government had secured a GH¢ 12.9 million aid from the Australian Government to rehabilitate the Adomi Bridge on which work would soon commence.

Mr Ahiakpor assured the people that business would still go on since plans had been put in place by the Assembly to provide means of transportation for them when work on the Bridge starts.

Nana Asamani VI, current Amanguahene of Akwamu, appealed to the government to rename the Osu Castle after Nana Asamani, who risked his life to capture the Christiansburg, now Osu Castle, from the Danes.

Mr Kwame Afari-Yeboah, Director of the Akwamu Gorge Conservation Trust, appealed to the authorities to help fight illegal lumbering and indiscriminate fire burning at the conservation.

This, he said, would help protect the natural resources to boost tourism in the country. GNA