The Minister of Trade and Industries Hon. Alan Kwadwo Kyeremateng has supported the construction of an ultramodern palace in Koforidua- Effiduase in the Eastern region
Addressing the chiefs and the people in Koforidua during the Effiduase Traditional Authority Fund Raising Ceremony towards the completion of phase one of the new palace, the trade minister said “the foundation of every country or society is its culture therefore the need to build our country through the existing cultural practices crafted by our forefathers”.
“The cultural practices also emanate from the traditional authorities in our various palaces hence the need to build a resilient palace for our chiefs so that they can propagate or disseminate these cultural practices to its citizenry, palaces play major roles in the development of a country in that it serves as a traditional court of arbitration for peace enhancement in our various communities,” he said
He reiterated further that “palaces also serve as a safe place for all strangers or foreigners who may need urgent help or support since they are not indigenes of that particular community, therefore any country or society which exists without a well-structured and resilient palace can be exposed as having a weak foundation making that country’s or society’s culture weak as well”.
Meanwhile, Okoawia Dwomo Baabu II who is Effiduasehene and also the Nifahene of New Juaben Traditional Area narrated that Effiduase Traditional Area has existed for about 140 years without a community palace, and he inherited the throne 12 years ago therefore he decided to change the situation by building a community palace for Effiduase Traditional Area before he exits as a chief.
He said “any traditional area that depends on the family house as their palace creates misunderstanding and frictions among the family members and the traditional council especially when the need arises to install another chief hence it is imperative to immediately find a solution to avert any such situation in the future regarding the Effiduase Traditional Area”
“There are some palaces which prohibit women who are on their menstrual cycles from entering where the palace stools (nkonyaafie) are but with ours and in the wisdom of the architecture, we have situated the “nkonyaafie” far away from the palace so upon the completion of the palace, all persons can visit the palace at all-time whether you are on your menstrual cycle or not,” he said.
Alan Kyeremanteng donated Ghc20,000 and 100 bags of cement.
The Eastern regional minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong on behalf of the regional coordinating council also supported with a cash donation of Ghc 10,000 and a hundred bags of cement.
At the fundraising ceremony, individuals, institutions, and churches also made donations to support the construction of the Effiduase new palace.
The Church of Pentecost donated Ghc500 and promised to fund the electrical wiring cost of Ghc35,000 for the project.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
