The Ga Youth Forum has honoured the Mayor of Accra, Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey, for his outstanding leadership and dedicated efforts toward the promotion and preservation of Ga language and culture.

The honour, in the form of a citation, was presented to the Mayor on Wednesday at the Accra City Hall, when a delegation from the Forum comprising Naa Kwaley Quartey, a journalist with Hot FM; Albert Larbi, Deputy Organizer; Godfred Larbi, Organizer; and  Theocarlus Tagoe and Malik Odenkey Abbey called on him to commend him for taking practical steps to uphold and advance the indigenous identity of the Ga people.

Malik Odenkey Abbey said the visit reflected the group’s commitment to working closely with city authorities to improve living standards within Ga communities and gratitude for the Mayor’s visible contributions to cultural revival and civic development.

Reading the citation, Naa Kwaley Quartey lauded Hon. Allotey’s “visionary commitment to reviving indigenous identity.”

 The citation particularly acknowledged his directive to display the “Oobake” symbol at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and to have it inscribed in basic schools across the metropolis, an initiative described as a significant gesture of pride and service to the Ga State.

It further commended the Mayor for revitalising the use of the Ga language in public life and education, enhancing the city’s aesthetics, and embedding cultural preservation within civic policy.

Receiving the honour, a visibly elated Hon. Allotey expressed appreciation to the Forum for the recognition and reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to promoting Ga heritage.

He announced new plans by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to expand the visibility of Ga symbols and culture within the city.

 “In a major step, the AMA will be rebranding its entrance and reception area with the ‘Oobake’ symbol,” he revealed.

 “This initiative will also be extended to selected roundabouts across Accra to make our culture a visible part of the city’s landscape.”

Hon. Allotey also acknowledged the leadership of the Ga Mantse, His Royal Majesty King Tackie Teiko Tsuru III, for his guidance and encouragement and  called for greater unity and collaboration among the Ga people, stressing that “people will take you seriously when you act, not just when you speak.”

As part of the event, members of the Forum announced plans to host a cultural beauty pageant dubbed “Miss Oobake” and an “Oobake Cultural Festival”, aimed at celebrating Ga identity and creativity, and appealed for public and institutional support to make both initiatives successful.