GRi Arts & Culture 30 – 04 - 2003

Lambussie enskins paramount chief
USA Director made Nkosoohemaa of Amanase

Lambussie enskins paramount chief

Lambussie (Upper West) 30 April 2003- All the gates of Lambussie traditional area have enskinned Kuoro Iddrisu Yesseh Bamie III as their paramount chief, five years after the death of his predecessor. In a speech read on his behalf Sahanun Mogtari, Upper West Regional Minister, commended the people of Lambussie Traditional Area for the enskinment of their chief without problems.

He said large sums of money that could have been spent to provide potable water, health facilities, telephones, electricity and good roads was being diverted to maintain peace at war-torn areas of the country.

Mogtari said between 2001 and January 2003 the government spent 250 million cedis on peace keeping and chieftaincy disputes in Wa while other areas such as Dagbon and Bawku are even higher. The Regional Minister cautioned them to be law abiding, bury their differences and co-operate with the new chief.

Mrs. Winifred Dy-Yakah, Jirapa/Lambussie District Chief Executive, said the District Assembly was constructing a youth centre at a cost of 200 million cedis for the people of Lambussie and called on the youth to co-operate with the Assembly to realise their development objectives.

She gave the assurance that the District, with funds from HIPC and GETFUND would construct more day-care centres and provide furniture for schools in the area. Mrs Alice Boon, Member of Parliament for Lambussie, appealed to the chief to collaborate with his sub-chiefs to draw up a development plan for the area. The new chief appealed to the government to assist the area with nurses, police personnel, potable water and dams for agriculture to attract workers to accept postings to the area.
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USA Director made Nkosoohemaa of Amanase

Amanase (Eastern Region) 30 April 2003- The new Nkosoohemaa of Amanase near Suhum in the Eastern Region, Nana Asaah has sworn the oath of allegiance to the Odikro of the town, Baafo Asare Panin II and the people of Amanaseman.

The new Nkosoohemaa, known in private life as Kathy Collins, is currently the Director of Admissions and Public Relations at the Burlington College, University of Vermont, USA. Mrs. Collins, who is the first to ascend the "Nkosoohemaa-thrown," meaning chief for development, is also working as a Volunteer for Vermont Global Village Project, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), in her capacity as Fund Raising Co-ordinator.

This latter activity gave her the opportunity to visit Ghana for two consecutive years with groups of students from USA. Swearing in the new Nkosoohemaa, the Odikro of Amanase referred to Mrs. Collins as a woman who has acted as a bridge of friendship, goodwill, co-operation and understanding between Amanaseman and the US.

Baafo Asare, who noted that of late, every community was making frantic efforts to undertake development projects, called on the people to unite and contribute their quota to support programmes that would bring relief to the people, especially, social amenities to enhance their lifestyle.

He called on the people not to "sit on the fence," but to support Nana Asaah in her quest for "a new Amanaseman." Gilbert Asiedu-Addo an elder of the town, through whose son, Samuel Kwasi Asiedu-Addo, pursuing a doctorate degree course at the University of Vermont that Mrs. Collins was linked to the Odikro and people of Amanase, announced that the community lacked social amenities to better their lot.

Asiedu-Addo also the Managing Director of City Printers Limited in Accra, mentioned schools, public toilets and clinic as the town's priority projects. A Nana Asaah, in a speech, said her "grand dream and vision was to revitalise and reinvigorate" Amanase to its rightful place of glory, honour and eminence in Ghana. The Nkosoohemaa said there should be no room for acrimony and hatred, adding, "after all, we are one indivisible family. Without unity and peace, progress and development will elude us."
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