THE Konor of Manya Krobo Traditional Area, Nene Sackitey II, says the aged in the country should consider their advanced aged as a blessing bestowed on them to provide guidance to society, particularly the youth.
He, therefore, encouraged the aged not to feel dejected to enable them to continue to stay alive and enjoy their lives to the fullest and impact positively on the lives of the young ones.
“Since in every society the people, especially the youth, treasure grey hairs in advanced age, our aged fathers and mothers should always pray for a longer life so that the young ones can benefit immensely from their wisdom and guidance to enable them to also live longer and meaningful life”, Nene Sackitey said.
He made the appeal when he organized a senior citizen affair Christmas party for over 350 aged residents of Manya Krobo, Akuse, Kpong and other surrounding communities in the Lower Manya Krobo District in the Eastern Region.
The initiative, first of its kind to be held for people above 70 years, was meant to create a conducive atmosphere for Nene Sackitey to express his appreciation for them and also share the joy of the yuletide with them, especially those who are without any families.
The event was also used to educate the aged on how to stay healthy to enjoy their old age.
The Konor of Manya Krobo noted that since old age was a blessing and not a curse, the aged must appreciate the fact that they had been blessed with a long life to enable them to impact positively on the young ones, especially the youth.
He also urged society to show appreciation and support for the aged to enable them to stay alive and serve as “our source of wisdom and guidance in charting a meaningful life”.
Nene Sackitey expressed serious concern over how some members of society, especially the youth, had often accused and attributed their misfortunes to their aged mothers and grandmothers, noting that such misconception about old age had adversely affected some of the aged to die prematurely.
He, therefore, urged aged women not to be perturbed by such ill-conceived behaviours shown to them by their relatives, adding that “you must endeavour to overlook them so as to stay and enjoy your old age”.
Nene Sackitey appealed to the Krobos to make investment in their children’s education a priority, adding that “we can never aspire to secure the future of our children and improve the socio-economic progress of our communities without education”.
Educating the aged on how to enjoy their old age in good health, the Medical Superintendent of the St Martin Hospital at Agormanya Dr Charles Nyarko advised them to seek medical attention before resorting to the use of any other medication to enable them to stay healthy and strong.
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