ADMIT CHRISTIANS INTO CHIEFTAINCY INSTITUTION (Page 26)

Story: Emmanuel Mordey, Akpafu Adorkor

THE Moderator of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EP), Rt. Rev. Dr Livingstone Buama, has lamented at the alienation of some Christians from the chieftaincy institution.
He explained that the chieftaincy institution, like other forms of leadership arose out of the natural instinct for self and community preservation.
Rt Rev Dr Buama was preaching the sermon as part of activities to climax the 75th anniversary celebration of the Akpafu Adokor E.P Church in the Hohoe District of the Volta Region.
“Some people have become so holy that they see the institution as ungodly,” the Moderator said adding that such people did not respect their chiefs, leading to indiscipline in the society.
He advised the congregation that in addition to transmitting all government policies, chiefs were still considered as custodians of the cultural heritage.
He commended the congregation for starting their magnificent chapel and encouraged them to finish it in good time.
Rt. Rev Dr Buama asked Christians to strive to work hard in all their endeavours and reminded them that the Christian life was not rosy.
The Presiding Member of the Hohoe District Assembly, Mr Ayega Kamabla, on behalf of the Hohoe District Chief Executive, Mr John Peter Amewu asked Christians to leave a positive mark in their lives for others to emulate.
He urged the congregation to rise up and shine by doing something for the church.
An appeal for fund to complete the church yielded ¢45 million, whilst a citizen of the town Mr Eugene Atikpo, an official of the Bank of Ghana, Sunyani, donated an organ worth ¢8 million to the church.
Earlier in a welcoming address, the SSUB-chief of the town, Bosate Akpangla was thankful to the church for all that it had done for the town over the past 75 years.
The E.P Church, he said, was the dominant church in the town with a school which has produced a lot of notable people who have served and are serving in very important positions in the country.
He noted that the chiefs had played important roles in the development of the town but decried the lack of enthusiasm among the youth towards communal labour.
He noted that the chiefs have played important roles in the development of the town but decried lack of enthusiasm among the youth communal labour.