DATE, AIM AND ACTIVITIES FOR AKIM ACHIASE AHOTAN AND NORMA FESTIVAL

Yesterday, 28th October,2022 the Chief, elders, and Committee members of Akim Achiase had a successful lunching of the incoming (“AHONTAN and NORMA”) festival. There was soo many activities and talks at the gathering. Before the gathering the Chief, joined the committee and other citizens of Akim Achiase to roam in the town with musical interlude.

In a speech by “Nyame Akoa Moses”who is the   Main Speaker for this year festival, He said the festival is scheduled from 16th December (Friday) to 20th December ( Tuesday) 2022. Activities involved starts from 15th December, on this day the citizens of Akim Achiase including the Chiefs,pastors, politicians  will join to clean every corner of the town. The chief urge everyone to participate in the general cleaning. NB: on that very day no one will buy or sell from that moment until the general cleaning is over. The speaker also added that there will be alot of activities and that has been grouped in Sports, culture, entertainment, religious and education.

Based on the sports, there will be inter-community gala which has been named “aponkye gala”. The registration for the gala for any interested community is Ghc 50. The winner will be crowned with a trophy and ” aponkye”. Honourable Samuel Brako has also organised “aponkye” match between the Chief and the Pastors of Akim Achiase. There will be also bycle race which will start from Achiase roundabout to Braka.

On entertainment, the committee has organised a talent kids and Bueaty contest which has been named Miss Achiase. Miss Fabiola who won miss Achiase on 2018 said in a speech that, Children from 7 to 15 years are eligible to participate in the talented kids with a registration fee of Ghc20 and Ladies with the age from 16years to 30years are also eligible to participate in the bueaty contest with registration fee of Ghc20.

With the culture; The whole community will move to the shrine on 16th and on the 20th December to pray and pour libations to thank the lesser god’s. After that the chief and sub chiefs will be carried in a palaquin to roam in the town as usual.

On Sunday 18th December there will be a thanks giving service at Akim Achiase Methodist park. All churches are urged to involve in this gathering. This and many more are the major activities that will take place at the festival.

The main speaker also pleaded to the community to help in sponsoring the program. Any sponsorship is welcomed. Follow @nana Kwame Deblogger on Facebook and brorich TV GH on YouTube for detail.