Amid ongoing discussions about the use of non-Ga welcome greetings on some state buildings in Accra, an old video of the Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, advocating for a change of the Greater Accra Region’s name to the Adangbe Region has resurfaced.
In the video, captured in October 2021, the Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, is said to have paid a courtesy call on former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House.
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During his visit, accompanied by an entourage of sub-chiefs, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, proposed renaming the Greater Accra Region to the Adangbe Region, seeking the support of the then-President Akufo-Addo.
According to a report by citinewsroom.com in October 2021, the chief said the proposal was aimed at further uniting the Ga state.
“This is part of the effort towards the consolidation and unification of the Ga state. Your assistance in this regard will be appreciated by us,” he was quoted as saying to the former president by citinewsroom.com.
Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II also called on Akufo-Addo to intervene and prevent what he described as the gradual phasing out of the Ga-Adangbe language.
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“The Ga language has been threatened in recent years. Indeed, many schools do not teach Ga anymore in the Greater Accra Region.
“Today, it is a big threat to our very existence and our culture because we have evolved from it. We are therefore, asking that teachers who are trained to teach Ga are posted to our Ga communities,” he said.
Watch the video below:
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