Mantse Ankrah Royal Mausoleum receives facelift

Nii Adjabeng Ankrah II, the Supreme Head of MantseAnkrah Royal Family of the OtublohumDadeben-Naa Division in Accra has given the Mantse Ankrah Royal Mausoleum located at the North Kaneshie Feo Eyeo Street a facelift.

The Head of family said abandoning the resting home for departed royals was not a good sign of cultural integration and history for posterity.

He said that, cemeteries were homes for the deceased and should to be preserved well for memorial purposes because families, sympathisers and friends usually or occasionally paid reverence to the dead.

Explaining the purpose of the mausoleum, Nii Adjabeng Ankrah II said it was a cemetery for only royals who were from the stool houses.

The Supreme Head noted that there were some deceased who were buried at the cemetery, but did not belong to the Mantse Ankrah royal family.

In a bid to curb such practice, Nii Adjabeng Ankrah II petitioned the court about the scenario and won the case.

He lamented that, the cemetery which was not in good form and was surrounded by squatters, had now been given a new look.

He was optimistic that, the renovated mausoleum would serve as a tourist attraction for people who would want to know the rich culture and history of the family.

In a brief statement to the public, Nii Adjabeng Ankrah II called on individuals respect traditional authority because chiefs were highly revered in their communities and areas of jurisdiction.

He again called on all chiefs in the Ga Traditional Area to live in harmony and unite for the betterment of the Ga State and pleaded with kingmakers to help preserve properties given to them by their forefathers.

By Alfred NiiArday Ankrah