Krobos celebrate silver jubilee of the passing of Oklemekiku Azzu Mate-Kole

By Henking A. Adjase-Kodjo, Odumase-Krobo

The chiefs and people of Krobo will, this week, be joined by those from the Dangme speaking areas and the entire nation to revive and relive memories of the late Oklemekuku Azzu Mate Kole, the immediate past Konor (Paramount Chief) of the area, to mark twenty five (25) years of his passing.

The three day programme, including a memorial lecture and book launch under the chairmanship of Nene Sakite II, Konor of Manya Krobo is to provide a platform for a reflection on the life and achievements of his predecessor, the legendary Krobo King whose fifty (50) year of glorious reign ended in March 1990 following his demise.

The celebration which is hinged on the theme, “25 years of the end of a remarkable life and the end of an era- lessons, inspirations and challenges of a state”, will take off with a memorial/public lecture to be delivered by Professor Samuel Tetteh Addo of the University of Ghana who is als