The Kwahu Traditional Council and the Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II advisory board in collaboration with the Ghana State Book has said it will finally launch the Kwahu state book on April 16, 2022.
Addressing a team of press men, the advisory board and representatives of Ghana state book at a press conference held in the Kwahu Traditional Council headquarters on Saturday, March 19, Barima Dr. Ofori Ameyaw who served as a representative of Kwahuman Hene Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II said, Ghana state book has launched a series of state books in Offinso, Techiman and Senya.
He said the state book would viciously depicts the history, culture and customs from all the sub towns under the Kwahu land. Dr. Barima stated that the process to draft the Kwahu state began some two years ago.
He said, apparently if Ghana state book wants to initiate any state book, they used to secure donor funding from UNICEF, UNDP and other donor community but Kwahu was not lucky enough to secure funding due to the insurgence of the dreaded Covid-19 pandemic.
“We begun this about two years ago, apparently, Ghana state had funding from donor agencies including UNDP, UNICEF and other sources but Kwahu was not lucky because of the Covid-19 pandemic” he said.
Consequently, he revealed that there was no funds to initiate the Kwahu state book but rather, the Kwahu indigenes kept heads together and mobilized resources for the actualization of the book.
“Unfortunately, we did not get any support but the can do spirit of the kwahus, we were able to put heads together and sourced funds for this book”, he added.
He also noted that the Kwahu state book would focus on chieftaincy.
The book will also focus on remembering historic achievements made by Kwahus, including people who ensured development in their various jurisdictions.
The Kwahu state book boast of one thousand, two hundred pages (1,200) after a draft was made available to Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II but a review and changes made has been shoot up to over 3,000 pages to make sure fairness is achieved.
According Dr. Ofori Ameyaw, a copy of the book can be purchased at a cost of GH¢1, 200.
The event will take place on April 16, 2022 at the Mpraeso social Center at 9am prompt.
Kwahuman Hene Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II will be present, including other dignitaries in the likes of former presidents John Agyekum Kuffour, John Dramani Mahama and the President of the republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and vice Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Otumfuo Osei Tutu || and Okyehene Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi who also doubles as the current national house of chiefs president as well as Togbe Afede and Nene Sackitey among others.
The traditional council has warned that all events on that day from 9am to 4pm shall be grounded to pave way for the grand launching of the historic Kwahu state book.
