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Okogyeman Kwaku Gyamprah III, the Paramount Chief of Sefwi Chirano Traditional Area, has called for responsible and ethical mining to ensure sustainable development and protect the environment from destruction.
According to him, mining contributes to the country’s development in terms of job creation, foreign exchange earnings, infrastructure development, and tax revenues, among others, it is absolutely important that we optimise these benefits, since these resources will be untimely depleted as we mine.
The Chief, who is also the Vice President of Western North Regional House of Chiefs, made the call when he was speaking at the 2025 Elluo Festival durbar at his palace in Sefwi Chirano
He charged all stakeholders, especially the law enforcement agencies to continually champion in support of the government to keep the fight against illegal mining in the forefront to eliminate the canker since the government could not do it alone.
Okogyeman Kwaku Gyamprah lll, pledged to support youth who are under apprenticeship programme with a support due to a lack of financial support from their family members.
Nana Ackaah ll, Amamerehene of Sefwi Chirano Traditional Area, gave a brief history of the Festival and said Elluo Festival was a harvest festival celebrated annually by the people and chiefs of Sefwi Chirano to express gratitude for blessings them with bountiful harvest as well as in other spheres of endeavour.He said it was a period to feed their ancestors with their preferred meals and ask for protection, blessings, long life, and better harvest in the ensuing year.
The Elluo Festival displayed the rich culture of the area through drumming and dancing and was attended by government officials, including Mr. Sebastian Obeng, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Bibiani-Anhwaiso-Bekwai and some heads of departments, Management of Asante Gold Coorperation Limited, Clergy, traditional leaders from Sefwi Anhwiaso, Bekwai, Waiwso traditional councils were also present to grace the occasion.
By: Daniel Akwasi Nuako, Bibiani
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