Awudome Traditional Area climaxes yam festival

The Awudome Traditional Area, comprising Tsito, Anyirawase, Bame, Avenui, Kwanta, Dafor, Tsibu among other communities have climaxed their annual yam festival with a grand durbar.

Held on the theme; “Developing through collaborative partnerships”, the festival marked the beginning of a harvest season for the new yam.

Funds were raised at the durbar held last Saturday towards the building of a traditional colonial hall at Anyirawase in the Ho-West District of the Volta Region.

The traditional colonial hall will house the relics left behind by the colonial masters who had lived there. It is hoped that the facility will add to the country’s traditional monuments and museums, while serving as a learning centre for the younger generation.

Donations

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has donated GH¢200,000 out of the GH¢600,000 earmarked by the chiefs and people of the Awudome Traditional Area for the project.

He donated GH¢100,000 to the people during his enstoolment as Togbe Nutefeworla Awudome I, last year and sent another GH¢100,000 through the Member of Parliament for Ho West, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, who represented him as the special guest of honour at this year’s grand durbar to climax the yam festival.  

Speaking on behalf of the Speaker, Mr Bedzrah said Mr Bagbin decided to support the project after he had received their request and hoped that his contributions would accelerate work on the project.

Mr Bagbin said the edifice would present a modern face of Awudome and retain its history and heritage for unborn generations. He thus called on the people, including the various artisans to lend their efforts to the work on the project.

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Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo, the Okuapehene

“I hope that this year’s celebrations will energise all of us and rekindle that enviable Awudome spirit of patriotism, communalism and volunteerism that defined our forebears,” he said.

He also urged the people of the area to continue to live in peace with their neighbours, since that will ensure rapid development.

Mr Bedzrah, who had earlier provided the people with roofing sheets, also donated GH¢2,000 for the project.

Alan Kyerematen

The other guest of honour, Alan John Kyerematen, an Independent Presidential Candidate who was also unable to attend, sent GH¢5,000 to speed up work on the project.

The Paramount Chief of the Awudome Traditional Area, Togbega Addai Kwasi Dzani III, said the project was aimed at the preservation of the history and struggle their forebears went through to bring them to where they are today.

“It was within the context of the historical exploits of our forebears that we decided to give a facelift and improve upon what was bequeathed us, thus the Awudome Traditional Council Building”, he said.

He expressed his gratitude to Togbe Nutefeworla Awudome I, Mr Kyerematen among others for their immense help towards work on the project, which is about 60 per cent complete.

He also expressed his gratitude to the government for the various programmes and policies rolled out and appealed for the construction of the 11-kilometre road from Anyirawase to Bame which is in a dilapidated state and abandoned.