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| Nii Tete Kpobi Tsuru III (La Mantse) shaking hands with His Excellency Mr. John Benjamin( British High commissioner,Ghana) more pics below |
The British High Commissioner to Ghana,
His Excellency John Benjamin has paidan honourable visit to the traditional
council of La in honor of the La Homowo festival. His visit brought lots of delightful
lmembers of the townto welcome him with traditional dance displays.
He
paid this visit as a result of a courtesy call by the La Paramount Chief, Nii Tete
Kpobi Tsuru III and the La traditional council members which coincided with the
La homowo celebrations. The British High Commissioner honoured the call in
order to exchange homowo greetings with the people of La through the members ofthe
traditional council as indicated by the council.
Speaking
with Mr. Amarkai Amarteifio, the Legal advisor to the La stool and the Dean of
the Honorary Consult of Ghana, he said the High commissioner resides on La soil
at the cantonment hence he being a “tenant” of La deemed it fit to fulfill the
call.
He
revealed that, there have been many visits of that sought from the past years
as the U.S ambassador, Germany ambassador and other international delegates had
carried on special visits to celebrate the homowo festival with the people of
La.
Mr.
Amarteifio told B&LG news that La has hosted several British institutions
as cantonments have been the main area harboring them. It is only nice for us
to be good neighbors with the international communities on La soil as it
promotes unity in the country, he added.
He further revealed the plans of La to change the
name of La Wireless Cluster of Schools to Queen Elizabeth Cluster of School as
a way of acknowledging the Queen of England for her selfless support to the La
community.
Speaking with the British High
Commissioner, His Excellency Mr. John Benjamin, he said La has been very nice
to him throughout his stay and diplomatic duties in La as he and other
colleagues have been going to the La Beach Resort every weekend to relax. The
town had had personal relationship with many British officials in the past as
one of their governors in the early twenties called Governor Slater who had a
friend among the La citizens also show great generosity to the La community.
Nii
Tete Kpobi Tsuru III, La Paramount Chief finally assured British commission of
a cordial relationship as the visit strengthens the bond between the two
parties. His Excellency Mr. John Benjamin jovially urged La traditional council
to organize a football match between La and the British High Commission workers
to strongly tie the friendship between La and the British people.
Story
by Addotey Michael
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| His Excellency John Benjamin(middle) in a group picture with the La council members. second from left is La mantse, Nii Tete Kpobi Tsuru III |
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| La mantse in discussions with the high commissioner for the way forward of strengthening the relationship |
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| La citizens waiting anxiously to welcome the British high commissioner, Ghana |
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| the high commissioner addressing the council |
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| staffs of La traditional council. from the right, Mr. J.T Aryeh( La Stool Secretary), Madam Beata Gogo(La Stenographer) and Mr. Oko Adjei - Mensah(La Stool Treasurer) |
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