Appolonia (GAR), Nov. 14, GNA – Mr. Daniel Akwetey Tetteh, an entrepreneur and real estate mogul, has appealed to the youth to be guided by the thought of the legacies they will bequeath to society.
He said being young was an opportunity to dream big into the future, and the question is, “What positive thing will you be remembered for?”
Mr. Tetteh, popularly known as Dan Tee, was delivering his closing remarks as the chairman of the 80th anniversary celebration of Appolonia Methodist Primary School.
The school, located in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality, began with a few local children in an old Methodist Chapel in 1945.
Mr. Tetteh and many high-profile personalities, including his brother, Mr. Joseph Akweteh Tetteh, the Member of Parliament for Kpone Katamanso, were educated at the school.
Mr. Tetteh, who has provided logistics and other forms of help to the school over the years, said it was always good to have a life plan, not only to achieve personal goals but to make a positive contribution to the growth of society.
The Board Chairman of Appolonia City, a residential and business enclave, said everyone must have a good story to tell about their contribution to human civilization.
“Some are born natural visionaries, but for many of us, we need to be humble to listen to the advice of the elderly and create the path of greatness in humility,” he said.
After chalking some personal achievements, my father, Nii Tei Adumoah, called me and said, “Son, what legacy would you leave behind? So, I decided to build a city that will decongest Accra and Tema.
He admonished the youth to be disciplined and respect their elders. “When you are young and strong physically, you think the world is at your feet, but you need good counsel to become a responsible adult,” he said.
He advised the pupils to take correction from teachers as a form of love that would make them clever and disciplined.
Mr. Tetteh praised his teachers for the values they instilled in him.
He mentioned Miss Rebecca Mansah Narteh, his teacher, who used to discipline him, as one of mentors.
He publicly gave her an unspecified amount of money, saying, “As a child, I thought she did not like me but as I grew older, I realized that she was rather strengthening me for the task ahead in life.”
“People say teachers have their reward in heaven but I believe that good and disciplined teachers must be rewarded on earth before they go to heaven.”
GNA
15 Nov. 2025
Edited by Samuel Osei-Frempong