The Manya Krobo Traditional Council has placed a ban on public gatherings in celebration of this year’s Ngmayem festival.
The Overlord and Paramount Chief of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area, Nene Sakite II has therefore charged the Police to arrest any group of persons who flout the ban on public celebrations of this year’s Ngmayem festival.
The Konor in a meeting with some of his Regents, Standing Committee members, and opinion leaders at the Odumase Palace on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, said his decision to ban all public gatherings during the Ngmayem festival this year was in line with the safety protocols in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to him, only specific rites including the performance of customary rites at the Krobo Mountains, a visit to the royal cemetery, and purification of stools, all by a small team of members of the traditional authorities, will be performed.
He however warned that public activities such as the grand durbar of Chiefs and people, mini durbars by the various divisions, fanfare at the Krobo Mountains, Yokama (virtuous woman), public funerals, etc. will not be observed, adding that anyone who flouts these directives will be dealt with according to law.
Nene Sakite also condemned the actions by some Dipo Priests who defied the earlier ban on the performance of Dipo rites by performing the rites on some girls.
The Konor maintained that these actions of the priests defiled the sanctity of the innocent girls, noting that there were bound to be dire repercussions of this.
Nene Sakite also condemned the recent activities of Volta secessionists, the Homeland Study Group Foundation for mounting billboards at Akorley and Akuse.
According to him, Krobos are Ghanaians and will forever remain so and called on the people to arrest any member of the group who perpetrates mischief in the area.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah
