Effutu Municipal Assembly - Winneba

EFFUTU MCE DONATES TO SUPPORT 2023 ABOAKYIR FESTIVAL

April 26, 2023

The Municipal Chief Executive for the Effutu Municipal Assembly, Hon. Alhaji Zubairu Kassim on Wednesday April 26, 2023 led a team of senior officers from the Effutu Municipal Assembly to donate items including rice (20bags), Milk (4 cartons), sugar (5bags) and an unspecified amount of money to the Tuafo and Dentsifo Asafo groups as they prepare to enter the forest for the Deer hunting needed for the 2023 Aboakyir Festival.

Each group was given 10 bags of rice, 2cartoons of milk, and two bags of sugar as well as a cash donation each to support them to prepare adequately for a bountiful catch to make this year’s Aboakyir Festival a success.

Handing over the items to the groups in two separate ceremonies, Hon. Alhaji Zubairu Kassim charged the youth walk towards that path of protecting the security of the area by living to promote peace and unity before, during and after the celebration. This according to him will prove to the world that the people of Effutu value their tradition and culture in an atmosphere of peace adding that this will help promote the Effutu Dream to attract investors to the area.

He applauded the two youth groups for the peaceful manner in which they have executed the activities leading to the celebration of the Aboakyir Festival.

He acknowledged the contribution of the Asafo groups towards a successful organization and celebration hence the decision to support them in this regard.

Whiles showing appreciation for the donation, the leadership of the groups expressed the appreciation of the groups to the MCE and the Assembly for the support and pledged to live in peace with one another to protect the security of the place before, during and after the celebration.

The groups later offered separate prayers for the MCE and the Assembly by pouring libations to invoke the powers of the gods to protect and guide him and the officers in thier quest to extend development to the area.

The MCE was accompanied by the Municipal Coordinating Director, Mr. Banini Dzorgbenyui Kwadzo, Municipal Planning Officer, Abubakar Saddique Adam, Municipal Engineer, Emmanuel Yeboah, Municipal Physical Planning Officer, Isaac Adoah, Municipal Information Officer, Charles Baah Aboagye and the Municipal Internal Auditor, Tawakalitu Raji. Others included the Municipal Finance Officer, Enoch Obeng, Municipal Budget Analyst, Stephen Kyei and the Municipal Procurement Officer, Edward Chapman.

STORY BY: CHARLES BAAH ABOAGYE -ISD

Last modified: April 27, 2023

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