‘Let’s cherish, preserve our culture’

 The Sunyani Estate District Pastor of the Church of Pentecost in the Bono Region, Mr Benja­min Nobi, has emphasised the need for Ghanaians to cherish and preserve the country’s culture in its truest form devoid of any form of adulteration.

According to him, “suc­ceeding generations stand the risk of missing out on the valuable cultural heritage and possibly engage in acts con­trary to what reflect what our forebears bequeathed to us.”

Pastor Nobi explained that “as we celebrate Ghana month in March, it must not only celebrate the occasion in passing but reflect and preserve the original cultural practices as passed on by our forebears so as to stand the test time.”

Pastor Nobi also stated that this during a book launch on Sunday at the Newtown Assembly of the Church of Pentecost.

The book title: ‘The Real Person’ was authored by Mr Emmanuel Frimpong, an elder of the church.

To buttress his point, he in­dicated that for instance “our forebears used to harvest rain water known in Akan as Nyan­kontonsuo to pour libation be­fore the whites brought hard liquor like Schnapps,” adding that those who introduced hard liquor in pouring libation in our traditional certain have adulterated our culture.

“This aspect of our culture needs to be highlighted for the youth to know” he stated.

Stressing the importance of writing the book, Pastor Nobi stated that writing a book helps to share knowledge and pass on information which could be relevant for the future.

Elder Emmanuel Frimpong in an address added that the motive for writing the book was to draw attention to how some people can present themselves from their true character and how such peo­ple can change to reflect the will of God.

He said he spent seven years to author the book which has 108 pages with 25 sub topics.

Elder Frimpong expressed his gratitude to his family, church and individuals who supported him both in kind and cash to enable him come out with the book.

 From Daniel Dzirasah, Sunyani