Effutu Municipal Assembly - Winneba

EMA HOSTS FAREWELL DINNER FOR 2025 CHARLOTTESVILLE DELEGATION

January 5, 2025

The Management of the Effutu Municipal Assembly on Friday, January 3, 2025 hosted a farewell dinner for the 2025 Charlottesville Sister-City Delegation to Winneba.The team had arrived in Ghana to partner with the Effutu people for the celebration of the Masquerade Festival which forms part of the rich cultural heritage of the people in the area.The glittering in-door event, which was held at the Municipal Assembly’s main conference room, brought together the crème de la crème of the Effutu Traditional Council, Assembly’s Management and the Charlottesville contingent to Winneba for a night of celebration, fine dining, music, and dance.The night also provided a platform for high-spirited networking and camaraderie among the Charlottesville – Winneba Sister City Union Members and peers while celebrating the mutual benefits realized from the union of friendship and brotherliness over the years.The Municipal Chief Executive for the Effutu Municipal Assembly, Alhaji Zubairu Kassim, expressed his delight at the gathering, highlighting the significance of the event in fostering connections among members from both cities of Winneba and Charlottesville.He praised the Charlottesville group for their continuous support by the granting of aid to various sectors of the local economy. Hon. Zubairu Kassim mentioned amongst them, reading materials to fill the various Libraries in the Municipality, a Fire Fighting Machine, an Ambulance, as well as Medical Equipment for the Winneba Government Hospital and the Trauma and Specialist Hospital as some of the support granted by the Sister-City in Charlottesville. He encouraged participants at the dinner to seize the opportunity to network and build lasting relationships, adding that the event offers an opportunity to connect with each other by sharing experiences, and creating bonds that will last beyond the present.The highlight of the night was the presentation and decoration of the sixteen-member delegation with beautiful Kente Sash made in the colours of the Ghana Flag as a show of love and appreciation to the group by their counterparts in Winneba.The Farewell Dinner was attended by Dignitaries including the Paramount Chief of the Effutu Traditional Area and Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, Neenyi Ghartey VII, Effutu Municipal Chief Executive, Alhaji Zubairu Kassim and the Effutu Municipal Coordinating Director, Mr. Alhasan Abdullai Issifu as well as some Heads of Department and Senior Staff of the Assembly.

STORY BY: CHARLES BAAH ABOAGYE -ISD

Last modified: January 5, 2025

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