Ejura Traditional Council to climax 2022 edition Annual Yam Festival on October 15
The chief of Ejura, Barima Osei Hwedie II
The Ejura Traditional Council have announced dates for the 2022 edition of their Annual Yam Festival
The festival according to the traditional council will commence on October 7, 2022 and end on the 15th day of the same month.
The Festival called “Sekyerene” is marked every year by the chiefs of people to thank God, ancestors and the traditional stool for providing the poeple with bumper harvest of fresh yams in the year just gone by.
This years event is under the theme “Lets Join Hands to Move Ejura Forward “, and it is targeted at completed the Ejura Divisional Police Headquarters which is currently under construction.
In an exclusive interview with OTEC News Kwame Agyenim Boateng the chief of Ejura Traditional Area Barima Osei Hwedie II said festival will combine a number of cultural and social activities , while promoting development in the area.
He appealed to all indigens of Ejura bith home and abroad to join and support the event.
Activities
The even will be opened with Moslem Prayer by all Zongo chiefs on Tuesday October 7, 2022.
A clean-up exercise on the entire Ejura land will follw on October 8.
The festival will continue on October 11,with a massive health walk and free medical screening for Ejura Residents.
On October 12,2022, groups and associations in the Ejura Traditional Area will participate in a series of games including football, volleyball, ludo among others. A specia praises and worship will be held in the evening of that same will where authorities in the area, Member of Parliament, Municipal Chief Executive, Chiefs and other dignitaries will address the poeple.
A special bicycle racing competition coupled with cultural display by all languages on Ejura land will be held on October 13
Ejura Chiefs will embark on a special cultural worship of their ancestors on October 14, after which a cooking competition will be organized on the same day.
This year’s festival will be climaxed on October 15,2022 with a grand durbar at the forecourt of Ejura Palace
Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com/Jacob Agyenim Boateng
