By: Emmanuel Oti Acheampong
Residents in Teacher Mante had a double dose of their yuletide as a new chief was enstooled on the day of Christmas, December 25, 2023.
In a traditionally claded ceremony, the people of Teacher Mante, a farming community in the Ayensuano Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana installed a new Mankrado in the name of Nana Opoku-Frefre Ayisi Offei IV.
The new chief, a fashion designer and education enthusiast becomes a second in command to the Chief of Teacher Mante. He was tasked to assist the Chief and people with developmental projects and draw a good name to the seat he was occupying.
In an interview, Nana Opoku-Frefre Ayisi IV expressed gratitude to his subjects and family for the support given during his installation. He stressed that his enstoolment has been well accepted by the people and chiefs of the Teacher Mante Traditional Area and its environs.
According to him, there is currently a rise in teenage pregnancy in their jurisdiction and he believes lack of intensive education among young girls is the cause of that. He pledged to drive investors to the community to equip the youth with some entrepreneurial skills and reduce the unemployment rate among the young people of Teacher Mante.
Nana Opoku-Frefre Ayisi IV further mentioned that he will collaborate with all stakeholders within the government machinery in the constituency to rake in aid for the farmers in Teacher Mante so they can incorporate a modern and safe way of farming methods to increase their yields.
He wished his people an incident-free season and called on them to support him more in ways of advice and counseling so he could diligently perform his duties as Traditional Ruler to them.
