A diversity of culture, tribe and friendliness last Saturday characterised the grand durbar of chiefs and people of the Asogli State as they climaxed this year’s celebration of the Yam Festival.
The presence of the Mamponghene, who represented the Asantehene as well as a delegation from the Ga State in addition to envoys from Togo, China and Zimbabwe gave a brilliant atmosphere of unity in diversity as they all joined in celebrating the theme of the festival: “Development, a Shared Responsibility”.
The Vice President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, in his address, lauded the display of unity and described it as a showpiece for all to emulate in the quest to build a prosperous nation on the foundation of oneness, mutual respect and tolerance for each other.
Commenting on the display of solidarity, unity and friendliness that was exhibited at the durbar, the Vice President said that was why Ghana was such an oasis of peace in a turbulent sub-region, adding that, “it is because we are united in diversity; despite our differences, we are guided by the culture of mutual respect, trust and tolerance”.
He commended the Asante Kingdom and the Ga State for their show of solidarity which, according to him, sets the tone for national unity based on mutual trust and inter-tribal tolerance within a democratic environment.
Mr Mahama also lauded Togbe Afede XIV for his instrumentality in the setting up of the Sunon-Asogli Power Plant at Kpone which has added 300 megawatts of power to the nation’s power grid.
The Vice President also commented on the selflessness of the Agbogbomefia in bringing the Gold Coast Project to Accra in conjunction with the Ga State and expressed satisfaction that the project had received the fullest support of all concerned in the area.
He said that government would continue with policies to spur on the development of the country in order to achieve the Better Ghana Agenda and urged investors to take advantage of the friendly environment to invest in Ghana.
In his address, the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, said that in order for the country to attain its development targets, it was imperative to remember that development was a shared responsibility and not only a preserved duty of politicians.
He commended government for the multi-billion dollar development package that had just been negotiated with the Chinese to tackle the country’s infrastructural needs, but added that it made sense to leverage the country’s natural resource endowments to provide the funds for infrastructural development now rather than from piecemeal budgetary allocations.
The acting Volta Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, said that the Asogli State had an advantage in their leader, the Agbogbomefia, who is a well known and development-oriented personality.
“The sons and daughters of Asogli must all, therefore, rally around him and use his personality and connections to bring development to the Asogli State”, he advised.
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