Indigenous Chief of Defense of the Ga State and founder and president of the Ga-Dangme Lands Administration (GDLA), ‘King’ Ayi Tunnmaa II, is calling for unity among Ga-Dangme people for youth development.
‘King’ Ayi Tunnmaa II, said he is poised to spearhead the transformation and development of sustainable cities and aid in the empowerment and creation of opportunities for the youth.
“The sight of seeing young adolescents, especially women who have travelled from all over the country to settle in the hub of greater Accra where they dream of equal opportunities but have instead been met with drudgery and hardship, forced to live in squalor for accommodation. This should be a concern to our traditional leaders and politicians,” he said.
He said he plans to collaborate with all stakeholders, especially the traditional authorities in the Ga-Dangme traditional area to address these issues that have enhanced a dysfunctional cyclical generational decline of the social fabric that binds families together.
‘King’ Ayi Tunnmaa II hinted of a 25-year GA-DANGME DEVELOPMENT PLAN soon to be showcased during the official announcement of a youth development program to enroll projects that will bring employment to the youth.
This plan is to ease the economic hardship that has plagued Ga-Dangme.
This plan will make available lands in the region that can be developed to provide affordable housing units. The GDLA will also establish workshops to provide vocational and skills training in various areas to create a linear representation in opportunities.
“We will not abandon them to their fate, but we will do what we can with the vision of what we have now as the custodians of the Greater Accra lands to ensure an inclusive environment for success,” he said.
According to ‘King’ Ayi Tunnmaa II, Ghana is one nation and Ghanaians are all one people with diverse cultures and traditions, and so the Ga-Dangmes who have for ages served as the host of these diverse lineages will always provide a hospitable environment for all and sundry.
He further called for a concerted effort by the chiefs of Ga-Dangme and all royals and stakeholders in the 15 other regions to form a united front so that collectively with the GDLA the aims and objectives of the Ga-Dangme will be achieved.