THE HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE OF AHANTA BY JUSTICE ANKAH-AMPONG SUPERVISED BY MADAM CHRISTINA INSAIDOO
Generally, there is a growing concern among scholars particularly Historians over the lack of adequate information on the people of Ahanta. Ahanta, a component of the Akan tribe have been mistakenly been identified as Wassa to their north, Nzemas to their West and Fantes to their East. This has gradually led to the extinction of their identity. The gravity of this is evidenced in the fact the languages Nzema and Fante are taught across the length and breadth of the Ahanta land. Since it shares its borders with these two prominent Akan tribes, Schools in Ahanta communities close to Nzema such as Baidoo Bonsoe Senior High at Agona learn Nzema whilst Ahanta communities sharing its borders with Fantes such as Sekondi-Takoradi and Shama also learn the Fante language respectively. The language Ahanta coupled with other cultural activities like the celebration of the Kundum festival are complete
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Ahanta West Municipal Assembly, Agona, GhanaThe language Ahanta coupled with other cultural activities like the celebration of the Kundum festival are completed eroded in its biggest city of Sekondi-Takoradi. It is as a result of this erosion of rich cultural identity, the Centre for National Culture (Ahanta West) deems it very necessary and urgent to restore the seemingly lost identity by projecting the Ahanta Culture and history through the tool of research. This research is thus aimed at producing adequate documented information on the history and the everyday life affairs of the Ahanta. Indeed, it is much anticipated that readers of this material will come to appreciate the rich history and culture of the Ahanta tribe and hence view Ahanta as a relevant ethnic group in the nation Ghana.