A male newborn in Dormaa Ahenkro has been given the name of Dede Ayew, the captain of the Black Stars (Ghana’s national football team), following an instruction from Dormaahene, Nana Agyemang Badu II.
The decision to name the baby after Dede Ayew was made to honor his exceptional leadership and his influence in attracting other well-known personalities to visit Dormaa Ahenkro.
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Expressing his happiness about the visit, Nana Agyemang Badu II directed that the first baby boy born the following day at the Dormaa hospital should be named after Andre Ayew.
“ANDRE DEDE AYEW JR IS BORN
On the 22nd of June, Black Stars Captain Andre Ayew led some of his teammates to play a ceremonial game in Dormaa Ahenkro organized by the BAC Group. It was the first time the Black Stars captain had visited and played in the region. Honored by the historic gesture, Dormaahene Nana Agyeman Badu II instructed that the first male born the next day at the Dormaa hospital will be named after Andre Ayew. At 2:05am on 23rd of June, a baby boy was born to Mr Appiah Tuffuor, a teacher with the Ghana Education Service.
The family agreed to name the baby after Andre Ayew. The ceremony was held today in Dormaa to a mammoth gathering. Dormaahene donated an undisclosed amount of money to the family. The child’s education will be supported by the Dormaa Traditional Council till he reach majority age. Nana Agyeman Badu says the gesture is to honour Andre Ayew for his exemplary leadership and also inform other big personalities to visit Dormaa Ahenkro. 👏👏.”
