BIG CATCH FOR ABOAKYIR FESTIVAL

Aboakyir  is a renouned  Ghanian festival celebrated by the people of Simpa in may each year. The festival is used to receive a productive harvest and spiritual guidance from the gods for the coming year

Aboakyir which is one of the most celebrated and memorable traditional festivals in the country took turn again this year and attracted people from all walks life. Present were the central regional minister HonourableE. K.T Addo, Winneba M.C.E Nii Ephraim, CapeCoast M.C.E  Honourable Pricilla Arhin the deputy regional minister and MP for agona East, honourable Quenstar Pokuah Sawyer,…….

The theme for this years celebration was PEACE ANDE UNITY THE KEY TO DEVELOPMENT. The Central Regional minister addressed the garthering and appealed to Naananom to create investor friendly environment to facilitate economic growth and development. He also admonished drivers to avoid reckless driving and carniage on our roads. He finally presented 8 crates of drinks, 2 bottle of schnapps and an undisclosed amount to Nanaanom.

The District Chief Executive noted that the involvement of the Efutu municipal assembly is purely to attract investments

The Tufuhene of the Efutu Traditional Area drew the governments attention to the much twice said promise of the construction of a landing site, Modern Market Complex at winneba junction and an oil refinery at Efutu Gyangyanadze to be constructed for them.

CONFUSION ROCKS ABOAKYIR FESTIVAL

Deer cathing in aboakyir festival is the major expedion that makes the festival extra ordinary. It came about as an appreciation to a god called  Otu  whome the people believed protected them from all dangers during their migration to their present location.

On Saturday of the celebration, the two Asafo Companies (warriors)namely TUAFO NO. 1 and DENSTEFO NO 2 in Winneba  set out on a hunting expedition to catch a live deer and present it to the chief to step on it at the durbar grounds. The first group to present the deer to the chief is declared winner  and highly regarded for bravery.

After long hours of waiting The deer to climax the celebration of the aboakyir festival for this year was presented by the DENTSI ASAFO COMPANY after long hours of waiting. The other Asafo group TUAFO couldn’t make any catch  for the year.  However the celebration turned rioty when another group wanted to snatch the deer from the simpa people.                                                       

According to Atsu who is believed to have caught the dear,  the simpa people fought with him and took the dear from him after he caught the animal. He says the simpa people are lazy and always rely on them for the catch and after takes it from them. He opined that, this is the second time this has happened to him however peace was restored by the police personnel around.

ATV news spoke to the Swedru Divisional Commander, Chief supreintendent Ahmed Issa Yaw about security issues.

Supretendent Samuel Asiedu Ocanta. Deputy commandant of the Ghana police command and staff colledge at winneba

SOURCE : PHILEMON BUABENG

OBREMPON FM ORGANISES BLOOD DONATION EXERCISE

Obrempon fm, an Agona Swedru based FM station has organized a blood donation exercise to support the blood bank at the swedru government Hospital. The exercise which is organized by the radio station every April 26 as part of their cooperate resposibilty has taken place for the third time since 2012.

The exercise dubbed “Drop a blood to save a life organized at the Metro Mass Transit Bus station, was supervised by health officials from the swedru municipal hospital and patronized by members of the public. Speaking on behalf of the swedru municipal hospital, Mr. Nkansah micheal, a   Biomedical Laboratory scientist of the hospital noted some challenges of the hospital as

Lacking blood in the blood bank that can serve the whole encatchment area which comes as a result of lots of emergency cases referred to the facility from nearby hospitals which requires adequate blood to deal with such situations. , it is in the light of this that there is the need to shore up the pints of blood at the hospitals blood bank to prevent death as a results of blood shortage.

            The general manager of the station Nana Yaw Ayensu said as part of their cooperate social society they hope to stock the Agona swedru blood bank by donating. They also give out donor certificate from the ministry of education and some items to everybody that donates.

SOURCE: BUABENG PHILEMON

KWANYAKO METHODIST CHURCH CELEBRATE 10TH ANNIVERSARY

The Methodist church of Ghana, Agona Kwanyako circuit has celebrated its 10^th anniversary after one hundred and three years in the life of its establishment. The church led by the SUPT. MINISTER of the kwanyako Circuit Very Rev.Humphrey Amo – Baiden led the anniversary to DEDICATE THE BETHEL CHAPEL  and in the process dedicated the bethel chapel situated in Agona Kwanyako.

The programme saw in attendance the member of parliament for Agona East and the Deputy Central Regional minister, Honourable Queenstar pokuah Sawyer,RT. REV. COL. RTD William Jonfia, Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel K. Asante was represented by Rt. Rev.col Rtd Brewu (Bishop of Akyem Oda)

Speaking on behalf of the most rev. prof. Emmanuel k. Asante, Paul Brewu charged all Christians to live a life worthy emulating

The occasion was also used to unveil a new plaque of the church.

STORY: BUABENG PHILEMON

CORPSE DUG OUT OF GRAVE

A week corpse has being dagged out of the grave in Agona Asafo in the central region of Ghana. The late, called Akos who use to be a student of the Omega preparatory school in agona Swedru died last week after complaing of stomache pains and headeache.

            However, on 24^th april 2014, a pastor from winneba reported to the King of Agona Asafo as having seen the victim in his dream asking them to dig her out. The chief of agona Asafo after turning down the pastor’s plea went to farm but the town folks of Agona Asafo went with cutlasses and pick axe and hoe to dig the corpse out without permission but to their dismay and disappointment the body was totally rotten. The youth in an angry manner wanted to rush and beat the pastor but couldn’t find him.

SOURCE: BUABENG PHILEMON