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The Ejura Traditional Council has officially commenced the 2022 edition of Ejura Yam Festival with a Moslem prayer and a cleanup exercise.
The annual event which is christened “Sekyerene Festival” was formally opened on Friday October 7, 2022 with a special Moslem prayers led by the council of Zongo Chiefs in the Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality.
Hundreds of Ejura residents including traditional authorities, religious leaders attended the prayer to seek God’s blessing for the Ejura community and Ghana as a whole.
The weeklong event immediately followed with a mammoth clean up exercise on Saturday October 8,2022.
The exercise, which begun at 7am throughout Ejura Traditional Area lasted over four hours with shops and markets closed to pave way for a successful work.
In an exclusive interview with OTEC News Kwame Agyenim Boateng the Chief of Ejura Traditional Area Barima Osei Hwedie II appealed to all cooperate organizations, development oriented groups and other stakeholders make it a point and join the other remaining activities in the festival.
He pledged his commitment to developing the entire. Ejura land and urged his subjects to rally behind the traditional council.
The Festival called “Sekyerene” is marked every year by the chiefs of people to thank God, ancestors and the traditional stool for providing the people with bumper harvest of fresh yams in the year just gone by.
Remaining Activities
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 special 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 people.
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
