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DCE calls for cultural re-awakening
Kete-Krachi, July
30, Ghanadot/GNA - Mr Douglas Koranteng, Krachi West
District Chief Executive, on Tuesday called for cultural
re-awakening and integration into the national psyche to
promote cohesion, unity and uniqueness.
He said borrowed cultures especially those from the western
world resulting from technological advancement,
globalization and urbanization continue to affect the
cultural and social nerve centre of society to almost
oblivion.
Mr Koranteng said this when he opened the 2008 Volta
Regional Festival of Arts and Culture for Second Cycle
Institutions at Kete-Krachi.
The five-day event is under the theme, "Promoting Our
Culture Through A Healthy Living" with participating schools
competing in choral music, dance, drama, sight singing, drum
language, poetry recital and exhibition of artefacts.
Mr Koranteng said a national re-orientation to rediscover
the rich cultural heritage bequeathed society was paramount
if accelerated development was to be achieved.
He urged major stakeholders including the government,
traditional authority, Metropolitan, Municipal and District
assemblies to remain focused in maintaining and sustaining
the country's rich and diverse cultural heritage.
Mr Koranteng appealed to the youth who have just turned 18
years to register to exercise their franchise in the
December general election.
Mr E. P. Sracoo, Krachi West Director of Education, said the
inclusion of music, dance and culture as integral part of
the school curriculum has far reaching benefits to pupils
and students and society at large.
He said cultural norms and values remained the only
integrated sum total of behaviour traits that have been
learnt, manifested and shared from one generation to
another, which needed to be sustained.
GNA
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