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| Tongraan Kugbilsong-Nanlebegtangbeing accompanied by his subjects |
The New
Paramount Chief of the Talensi Traditional Area of the Upper East Region with the
stool name, Tongraan Kugbilsong-Nanlebegtang, has placed a permanent ban on
record playing at social gatherings in the area.
The move forms part of
measures to reduce the increasing rate of teenage pregnancy and curtail the
continuous fallen standard of education in the area.
Speaking at the grand durbar
to climax the maiden ‘Daa’ festival of the chiefs and people of Talensi, Tongraan
Kugbilsong-Nanlebegtang, said the ban is necessary and it is crucial to salvage
the future of the youth in the area.
He warned that appropriate sanctions will
be meted out persons for non-compliance to the said directive.
The celebration
of the maiden Daa festival was to offer thanksgiving to God and the ancestors for
a good bumper harvest.
Its significance
was to show appreciation to God for guiding them through a successful cropping
and harvest season and to solicit his guidance for the ensuing year.
The Daa
festival which is being marked for the first time following the assumption of
the paramount chief provides an opportunity for the indigenes to fraternise and
exhibit their rich cultural heritage to the outside world.
It was marked with
pump and pageantry on the theme: ‘Cultural Development for Positive Social and
Economic Growth of Talenteng’.
In
attendance were traditional heads including queenmothers drawn from the various
traditional areas.
In his welcome
address, Tongraan Kugbilsong-Nanlebegtang thanked his subjects for the confidence
repose in him and called for their continuous support to enable him deliver on
his mandate.
He called for a fair share of development in the region and appealed
to government to help resuscitate the northern star tomato factory.
For his
part, the Talensi DCE, Edward Awunnore seized the platform to discourage the people
from indulging in certain socio-cultural practices that retard the progress of
the area.
He observed that practices such as Female Genital Mutilation and the
giving out of school girls for early marriages as well dehumanizing widowhood
rites have the tendency of derailing the path of development.
Such practices,
he said were baseless and unacceptable.
Mr Awunnore however proposed institutional
measures to halt these negativities, stating that all hands must be put on deck
to wage a relentless war against such inhumane practices.
He also challenged
the youth to maintain and respect the existing cultural values for posterity.
The
colourful event was marked with various cultural performances to add colour to
the event.
Among them were the Baare men and women groups, whose dance performances
were excellently performed to the admiration of all present.
Tongraan
Kugbilsong-Nanlebegtang was known in public life as Dr Robert Duameng Monsore, former
MP for the Talensi Constituency on the ticket of the NPP. His exit paved way
for the recent Talensi bye-election.
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