The chairman of Afahye planning committee, Nana Kow Amoasi receiving the cheque on behalf of the traditional council.
MTN, one of the leading telecommunication networks operating in the country on Tuesday donated a cheque of GH¢5,000, MTN recharge cards worth GH¢1,000 and some drinks to the Oguaa Traditional Council.
The donation was in support of this year’s Oguaa Fetu Afahye celebrated by the chiefs and people of Cape Coast which was on the theme “The falling standards of Education in the Cape Coast Metropolis, the Stakeholders’ Responsibility”.
Making the presentation, the Senior Regional Manager for the South-West Business District, Simon Amoh said it has been the responsibility of the company to support traditional authorities across the country to keep alive the values and principles that identify Africans because the company believes in African values and heritage.
Mr Amoh stated that through the continuous support of the Fetu Afahye, the company has contributed in projecting the festival by creating jobs for the youth during the celebration as well as promoting music, sports, and tourism in the area.
“2016 Afahye coincides with our company’s 20 years of operations in Ghana and we thank the people of Oguaa for your contribution over two decades and hope our support had also brought growth and development to the traditional area,” he pointed out.
He added that beyond the donation to the traditional council and other traditional councils, the company has carried out extensive corporate social interventions throughout the country, saying the MTN Foundation has improved access to health and education and improved the economic livelihood of many by investing more than GH¢22.2 million in over 135 major projects which were impacting the lives of more than three million Ghanaians.
The paramount Chief of Oguaa Traditional Area, Osaberima Kwesi Atta II commended MTN for its kind gesture.
He appealed to other corporate organizations to emulate MTN’s example to make the festival a memorable one.
From Sarah Afful, Cape Coast