By Victoria Agyemang
Jukwa (C/R), Feb. 4, GNA – The new Agonahen of the Denkyira people in Asante Akyem Agogo, Nana Amo Agyekum Nkwantabisa, has announced plans to establish schools that incorporate Akan languages into teaching and learning activities.
His vision aligns with the Education Minister’s directive to the Ghana Education Service to make local languages compulsory at the basic school level since October 2025.
Speaking during his enstoolment ceremony in Jukwa, Hemang-Lower-Denkyira district, Nana Nkwantabisa lamented how Western lifestyles have diminished African heritage and stressed the need to strengthen Akan languages.
“As the new chief, I will ensure change. Denkyira is the foundation of Akan culture and tradition. We will establish schools to educate and train our children in our languages. Our dialect may have changed, but we will restore it,” he said.
He urged children to respect traditional authorities and advised the Denkyira people to hold their chiefs in high esteem, noting that this would help preserve lands, culture, and local languages.
The enstoolment ceremony is part of efforts by the Denkyirahene to unite Denkyira people who emigrated across the country due to past wars and reconnect them with their roots.
The Denkyirahene, Odeefo Boa Amponsem IV, tasked the new Agonahen to prioritise unity and uphold his responsibilities. “Your good heart and previous works have pleased us; continue in this path,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Denkyirahemaa, Nana Ama Ayensua Saara III, urged the new chief to lead with peace, collaboration, and humility. She emphasised that Agona chiefs gather to deliberate on development and that respect for superiors must remain, warning against complacency and arrogance.
The ceremony featured displays of Denkyira culture and tradition, highlighting Ghana’s rich and diverse cultural heritage.
GNA
Edited by Alice Tettey /Audrey Dekalu