[ 2017-03-02 ]

Dr Lawrence Tetteh

Black man guilty of documenting stories - Lawrence Tetteh
Dr Lawrence Tetteh, an International Evangelist
has observed that the Black Race is guilty of
failing to document their life stories to enable
generations unborn to learn key life lessons.

“The current generation, I hasten to add are
equally guilty. We must break this trend!

“Sadly, we have inadequate documentation on the
following areas: National history, culture, ethnic
practices, indigenous food, herbal medicine,
literary works such as wise sayings and proverbs,
indigenous and appropriate technology, discoveries
in all sphere or sectors of our lives, heroes and
heroines.”

Dr Tetteh, also an Economist, made the observation
at the 80th Anniversary celebration of Ghanata
Senior High School, which was marked with a Speech
and Prize Giving Day at Dodowa in the Greater
Accra Region on the theme: ‘‘Ghanata at 80,
Advancing into the future.

Speaking on the topic: “The role of Reading and
Research in Attaining Academic Excellence,” said
as result Africa had lost a whole lot of
invaluable treasures, which today would have added
on to the gifts the Almighty had endowed us with
as a race.”

“This has also resulted in our under-development
in comparison with other regions of the world
especially the Far East who only a few years back
were at par with us. Malaysia, Singapore and
Korea.

“The current generation have a huge gap in their
knowledge of the traditional and cultural history
of our communities, in some cases resulting in
chieftaincy disputes, placing the wrong people the
chance to occupy sensitive positions in our
communities.

“Interesting and obvious historical places and
landmarks such as the famous Proverbial Dodowa
Forest, Tseku Waterfall, Shai Hills and Bondazie
Landscape have scanty literature on their history
and cultural significance…In my opinion, we all
have an obligation to ensure that we speak less
and write more.”

Dr Tetteh said gone were the days when schools in
Africa were fashioned solely around the African
culture, traditions and concept of doing things.

He commended the founding fathers of the School
for their vision in leaving Ghanata establishing
Ghana

Source - GNA

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