Tema: The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA), in collaboration with the Tema East Member of Parliament, Mr Isaac Ashai Odamtten, has extended support to the Tema Traditional Council with food items, beverages, and financial assistance in preparation for this year's Homowo Festival. The initiative, led by Madam Ebi Bright, Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), and Mr Odamtten, aims to bolster the council's preparations for the annual festival and enhance cooperation between local government authorities and traditional leadership.
According to Ghana News Agency, the donation encompassed a variety of items, including bags of maize and palm nuts, fresh fish, crates of beer, bottled water, canned minerals, cartons of alcoholic beverages, and cash. Madam Bright conveyed her gratitude to the Tema Traditional Council and community leadership for their support of the assembly's sanitation and clean-up initiatives across the metropolis. She emphasized the importance of sustained collaboration among the assembly, traditional authorities, security agencies, and residents to maintain a clean and healthy Tema.
Madam Bright appealed to the traditional authorities to continue their collaboration with the assembly to promote development and maintain peace and unity in the metropolis. Mr Odamtten noted that the support was part of efforts to strengthen the partnership between government and traditional authorities to promote sustainable development in the Tema area. He urged the traditional council to keep collaborating with government and other stakeholders to address challenges affecting communities.
Nii Adjetey Agbo II, Mankralo of Tema and Acting President of the Tema Traditional Council, who received the items on behalf of the council, expressed appreciation to the TMA and the Member of Parliament for their gesture. Nii Agbo used the occasion to appeal to parents to take greater responsibility for their children's education as part of efforts to address teenage pregnancy in Ga communities. He urged parents to ensure that their children attended school regularly and completed their education, while creating supportive and safe home environments to protect them from social vulnerabilities.
Nii Amarh Somponu II, Tema Shippi and Stool Secretary, also appealed to the government to prioritize job creation and skills development for young people in Ga communities to tackle unemployment and poverty. He emphasized that creating sustainable economic opportunities for the youth would help improve livelihoods and contribute to the development of the communities. The traditional leaders expressed hope that the continued collaboration between the assembly, Parliament, and traditional authorities would contribute to peaceful celebrations and sustainable development in Tema.