Former President John Dramani Mahama has commended President
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for completing the Adaklu Senior High School at
Adaklu-Waya in the Adaklu District of the Volta Region.
He said education remained the key to opening up
societies for rapid development and praised the government highly for finishing
construction works on the project started by the Mahama administration to make
secondary education accessible to people in the catchment area.
Former President Mahama said this in an address
delivered on his behalf by Mr Kwame Agbodza, Member of Parliament for Adaklu at
the first Goeviwo festival durbar at Adaklu Goefe in the Volta Region.
The festival, which was on the theme “Reuniting
Goeviwo for development” brought together five communities, said to be
descendants of one Togbe Goe who after their migration from Notsie in the
Republic of Togo settled at different locations in the Volta Region.
The communities are; Adaklu Goefe, Adaklu
Kodzobi, Tsrukpe, Woadze and Goviefe.
Former President Mahama asked the people to use
the festival to showcase their rich culture and also for development.
Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister
asked the people to live in unity because it was a prerequisite for any
meaningful development.
He also asked them to rally behind the
government saying “the government will not leave the people of Adaklu out
of its development plan.”
Mr Phanuel Kadey Donkor, Adaklu District Chief
Executive said government secured funds for extension of potable water to the district
and that a contractor was working on the road from Waya, the District capital
to Tsriefe, which would be tarred.
Mr Matthew Wormenor, Chairman of the interim
planning committee said the festival would be rotational and said funds raised
would be released to the host community for its development projects.
Togbe Dzegblade IV, Chief of Adaklu Kodzobi who
chaired the function appealed to all descendant communities to come on board because
their strength and development was in unity.
Former President Mahama donated GH¢2, 000
towards the celebration.
Mr Agbodza also donated GH¢1, 000 and 20 bundles
of roofing sheets in support of a community centre put up at Adaklu Goefe.
Dr Letsa and Mr Donkor also donated 100 and 50
bags of cement each towards the project.
GNA