The Chiefs and  people of Gomoa Akropong No.2 in the Gomoa Central District of the Central Region, have launched their 2026 Akwambo festival to celebrate 70 years of settlement in the town by their forefathers.

Speaking at the launch, Nana Odum Armando VI,  Amankrahene (Divisional chief) of Gomoa Ajumako Traditional Area, urged parents to take full responsibility of their children and stop spending lavishly on cloths and other material things.

He lamented that some parents have neglected their children, and cared less about their clothing, feeding and shelter, forcing them to become wayward.

The Amankrahene who is also the chief of Akropong No.2, stated that the best legacy to leave to their children was to invest heavily in their education to help them become responsible adults in the community, and the nation as a whole.

It was in that direction that an Information Communication Technology (ICT) centre would be commissioned in December, this year to spur students in the town on to become computer literate, he said.

The Amankrahene who was a senior Police Officer, further recounted how education facilitated his travels to many foreign countries during his active service, and appealed to parents to invest heavily in their wards’ education.

The chief reiterated calls on the inhabitants of Gomoa Akropong No.2 to pay the festival levies of GHC50.00 per males and GHC30.00 per female residents to help undertake developmental projects.

Nana Odum Amanfo told the youth of the town that their forefathers toiled to settle in the Akropong No.2 town some decades ago, and it was their turn to participate fully in all activities towards the progress of the town.

He cautioned the youth to abstain from illicit drugs, which could ruin their future, and rather pursue higher education or learn vocational and technical skills to transform their lives.

On the water crisis, which had hit the town, Nana Odum Amanfo assured that the chiefs were in collaboration with Authorities of the Gomoa Central District Assembly to provide boreholes to reduce the burden on people, especially, school children.

The 2026 Akwambo festival to be celebrated in January next year, is expected to be unique with the participation of a number of people from the diaspora for the first time.