Recent Killings in Ghana: Blame it on our abandoned traditional culture – Togbe Nana
According to him, Ghanaians should be expecting dead bodies at their door steps by the year 2030 if...
For months Ghana has been experiencing series of murders across the country and sections of Ghanaians are of the view that the occurences are due to the current economic hardships in the country.
However, a fetish priest at Krobo Odumase in the Lower Manya Municipality in Eastern Region, Torbge Nana Ahiadju, has told Ghananewsonline.com.gh in an interview that the current crises is due to the State’s inability to sustain the traditional culture of the country. He said traditionalists have been sidelined in all national activities involving the State.
Togbe argued that Ghana as a country was born out of its unique traditional culture long before the arrival of the colonial masters and their introduction of the Bible as well as the Quran, but today the country has sidelined its culture and adopted a foriegn culture to the extent that pouring of libetion has been abandoned in state functions. He observed that the lifestyle of the western world has also been copied and has now become the true culture of Ghanaians.
“Ghana was born out of traditional Culture with so many gods and rivers in the country and these are the sources of our protection before the arrival of the so called colonial masters, river pra, densu, ankobra, afram, oti among others were all gods protecting this country, but today what do we see?” he asked rhetorically.
According to him, Ghanaians should be expecting dead bodies at their door steps by the year 2030 if the country fails to go back to its routes.
He predicted that there is going to be rampage killings in the country as serial killers would be visiting homes and be slaying people physically without any fear.
Togbe Nana Ahiadju observed that Ghanaians have three religions in the country namely Christianity, Islamic and traditional, “but we have neglected the traditional religion, meanwhile, the country was formed by traditional priests”. He advised that the only remedy is for the country to go back to its routes by teaching “our way of worship and living”.
By William Dei Gyau
