Ada Asafotufiami Festival 80th anniversary launched in Accra

This year’s festival, which will be the 80th anniversary of the celebrations, is dedicated to two key projects, namely, a palace for the paramountcy and the construction of a health facility.

The Paramount Chief of Ada Traditional Area, Nene Abram Kabu Akuaku III, said the projects earmarked as part of this year’s Asafotufiami festival could not have come at a better time.

“The palace project has become necessary because the Ada state has existed for about 400 years without one and the sacred role of chiefs in the present political landscape in the country is demanding of such project,” Nene Abram Kabu Akuaku III said.

Ms Doyoe Cudjoe- Ghansah, the Member of Parliament for Ada, said the socio-economic growth of Ada depended on the unity rather than the differences of the people.

“On my part as a Member of Parliament, I will continue to do my bit to promote the peace and unity for the betterment of all Adas and I will challenge all of us to also add our bit to the cause”.

She pledged to work hand-in-hand with national security operatives to provide enough security for the protection and life and property, before, during and after the festival.

Speaking at the ceremony, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ideal Financial Holdings, Nii Kotei Dzani, a renowned native of Ada, announced GH?300,000.00 support for the construction of the palace for the paramountcy.

He called on chiefs, traditional leaders and the people of Ada to be united, and champion the development of the area, especially the need to make Ada the preferred tourist destination in Ghana.

The celebrated entrepreneur and member of the Council of State also pledged his support for a successful festival.

The special guest speaker for the launch event, Mr C. O. C. Amate, a renowned writer and native of Ada urged the chiefs of Ada to bury their differences and use their traditional offices to foster the development of the area.

He urged the traditional leadership of Ada to work with “good-spirited and gifted” indigenes from the two district assemblies – Ada East and Ada West – to bring peace and unity that will create the conducive environment for development.

“In my view, what we really need at Ada to enable us achieve the transformation is the reawakening of the political leadership of the Ada traditional area to the realization that it is part of their responsibility to help promote the socio-economic transformation of Ada,” he said.

Asafotufiami is an annual warriors' festival celebrated by the people of Ada, in the Greater Accra Region. It commemorates the victories of the warriors in battle and those who fell on the battlefield.

This year’s celebration, which starts on August 3 and ends on August 10, will mark the 80th milestone of the festival, and will be on the theme; “Peace and Unity as a tool for the Socio–economic Transformation of Ada.

The ceremony is under the auspices of the Ada Traditional Council in conjunction with Groupe Ideal.

GNA

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