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Check out beautiful scenes from 2024 Homowo climax

Joseph Odotei — Sat, 10 Aug 2024 20:55:07 +0000

The Ga people celebrate Homowo in remembrance of famine that once happened in their history in precolonial Ghana.

It serves as a reminder of their ancestral roots and the challenges they overcame throughout history.

This year’s celebration commenced with the Gbese Mantse, Nii Ayi-Bonte II, the Adobten (Head of military of the Ga State), sprinkling of the Kpoikpoi from his palace, along the main streets of Ga Mashie, leading to the Usher Fort.

King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II included the traditional sprinkling of kpokpoi in the Ga stool houses, accompanied by lively drumming, dancing, and musketry firing.

Tourists and members of the diaspora graced the occasion to witness the beautiful tradition.

Below are some photos

Gbese Mantse rebukes Henry Quartey, demands apology for modifying noisemaking ban

Dorcas Abedu-Kennedy — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 10:05:16 +0000

Gbese Mantse, Nii Ayi-Bonte II, has asked the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, to render an apology to the Ga state for allegedly varying the terms of observing the month-long ban on drumming and noise making which precedes the celebration of the Homowo festival.

It will be recalled that the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs in collaboration with Faith-Based Organizations signed an agreement to allow the use of microphones and public address systems, clapping of hands at reduced volumes in churches during the ban on drumming and noise-making.

This was after a stakeholders’ meeting between the entities and the Greater Accra Regional Security Council led by Henry Quartey at Dodowa – a move which has since been condemned by the Ga Dangme Council.

Speaking at the Odadao festival celebration to lift the ban on drumming and noisemaking, Gbese Mantse Nii Ayi-Bonte II expressed dissatisfaction over the matter stressing that no one has the right to destroy the traditions of the Ga people.

He, thus, demanded that Mr Quartey renders an apology to the Ga State.

“A lot of things have happened. How is it possible that indigenes of the Ga state, Henry Quartey and Elizabeth Sackey together with religious leaders will try to change Ga traditions and customs? They have no right to do such a thing”.

“I want to pass on a message to the AMA Mayor, Elizabeth Sackey, to be given to Henry Quartey that this should be the first and last time he varies the terms in observing the ban on drumming and noisemaking. We have seen a lot of ministers, and it is not Henry Quartey who will try to destroy our customs and traditions. The Minister has not been able to come here. Elizabeth Sackey should inform Henry Quartey to apologise to the Ga State.”

Gbese Mantse launches endowment fund for community

Abigail Bonney — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:52:35 +0000

Gbese Mantse of the Ga State, Dr Nii Ayi-Bonte II, has launched an endowment fund to create jobs for the youth in the community.

The initiative, Gbese Aforoso Job Bank wallet, is aimed at curbing the high rate of unemployment among the youth in the community hence raising capital of about $10 million in the next five years to bring about millions of jobs.

The Gbese Mantse said a kenkey factory would be set up with a part of the funds to be generated to produce kenkey which would be sold at an affordable price and sizes that are better than the ones on the open market currently.

“We will also buy fishing trollers to open up our fishing industry to process the fish into fried fish and sardines to accompany the kenkey for export and local consumption”, he added.

Nii Ayi-Bonte II said the endowment fund aims at allowing all Ghanaians and philanthropists to support the initiative in order to reach the set target and create more jobs for the youth.

He urged all natives of the community and Ghanaians to support the endowment fund by sending in their support via Zeepay Mobile Money wallet 0725951658 to help the youth in the Gbese community and others outside the community.

According to Nii Ayi-Bonte II, maintaining peace in the Gbese community and the Ga state at large is one of his goals and responsibilities as a traditional leader.

He commended Zeepay, Guinness Ghana Limited, Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, and all other stakeholders who supported the royal feast and the launching of the Gbese Aforoso Job Bank wallet initiative.