The Akuapem Traditional Council in the Eastern Region has reaffirmed its readiness to celebrate the 2025 Odwira Festival.
This year’s festival is slated for Friday, October 24, under the theme: “Preserving Our Heritage, Securing Our Future.
However, concerns have been raised about the upcoming events due to the standoff between the council and Nana Afia Obuo Nketiah, the Akuapehemaa, over the legitimacy of the Akuapehene’s position.
The Akuapehemaa, in a press conference in Accra last week, stated that she does not recognize Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III as Akuapehene and thus barred him from holding the festival.
Meanwhile, the Akuapem Palace challenged that no man born of a woman can withhold the Odwira Festival and further issued a stern warning to those who intended to do so to advise themselves to avoid facing the palace’s wrath.
The Akuapem Traditional Council states this in a counter-press conference held on Friday, October 10, where it refuted such allegations and stated categorically that Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III was legally installed as Akuapehene, indicating nothing binds him from celebrating the 2025 Odwira Festival.
The press conference was addressed by the Spokesperson of the Akuapem Kingmakers, Odehye Adu Mfum. He used the medium and emphasized that nobody can nullify this year’s Odwira Festival, which marks 199 years since its inception in 1826.
Odehye Adu Mfum called on the indigenes of Akuapemman, both at home and abroad, to grace the forthcoming 2025 Odwira Festival events to make it successful.
He assured the general public of stringent security measures to ensure that no individual is harmed during the occasion.
The Yagbonwura, Bii-Kunuto Jawu Soale I, is the special guest of honor of the year’s Odwira Festival to mark its 199-year celebration.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline.com.
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