MCE Donates Foodstuff, Cash To Ga Chiefs on Behalf of Veep Towards Homowo Celebration
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly (LaNMMA) Hon. Jennifer Dede Adjabeng has donated a variety of items to seven Ga sub-chiefs in the La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal of the Greater Accra Region towards the celebration of the Homowo festival.
The donation which was made on behalf of the Vice President, Dr. Alhaji Mahamadu Bawumia serves to recognize the significance of the festival in the socio-cultural landscape of the country which promotes unity among the people.
The jurisdictions of the sub-chiefs include Otinibi, Danfa, Kweiman, Teiman, Oyarifa, Nkwantanang and Okataban. The donation which was done on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22, August 2024 included food items such as maize, palm oil, palm nuts, tuna fish and cash amount of Ghc5, 000.00 to each of the chiefs.
Making the presentation, Hon. Jennifer Adjabeng said the management and staff of the Assembly extends their goodwill to the Ga state, particularly the section within the municipality for the celebration of the festival.
She said being a festive season, the Assembly took a calculated decision to pay homage to the traditional authorities while donating a token to lighten up the celebration of the festival.
“As custodians of the land, government must extend its courtesies and well-wishes to you as you mark this memorable and auspicious occasion” she said.
According to her, such a gesture from the Assembly was important to cement and sustain the cordial relations between the two parties for the sake of achieving the development aspirations of the area”, she added.
Receiving the items Nii Dzanie Tsuru Afutu Brempong commended the gesture of government through the assembly, which he said was a testament of the prosperous mutual relationship between both sides.
He prevailed on both parties to sustain the collaborative effort to lift the municipality from all negative odds towards a better all-inclusive development aspiration.
He seized the occasion to appeal to the MCE to use her good office to bring face-lift to the Ayi-Mensah – Danfa stretch of road to boost socio-economic activities of the area.
He prayed for the progress and prosperity of the Assembly in all its development intentions.
SOURCE: ISD – LaNMMA