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Last week Friday to Sunday,there was a great celebration of honouring the kotokoli Chief in Ashaiman municipality, for being enstooled for fithteen years as a Chief for the kotokoli's.
Sunday was the climax of the whole occasion where there was a total display of cultural dance at the Chief's residence.
There were a lot of people who traveled from far places like Togo and the volta region who came to the witness and support the occasion.
Cultural dancers came to displayed their dancing skills,a section of women in an association uniforms also came to rock the grounds with song request to dance.Monies were showered on those who dance to attract and was appealing to the crowd.It ended very joyous and glorious.
After the end of the programme, speaking to the organizer,who is one of the son's of the chief,Razak Salifu he was very thankful to all those who came to Grace the entire occasion and gave a vivid account of what the kotokoli Chief and his people have contributed for the developments in Ashaiman municipality.
He highlighted on the kind of assistance they have given to Ashaiman municipal assembly and the government.He said the youth in the kotokoli community always involves themselves into any clean up exercise that goes on in the municipality, he stressed that the Cheif himself tried his possible best to intervene for those who have issues with the police, and advice the youth to desist from any nefarious and fiticious activities that will land them into prison.
As the saying goes to whom much is given much is expected.He added that they are going to build an Ultramodern Islamic school complex in Nkwanta in the volta region,at a village called Aquayie.
They have received three awarding certificates of their good work for humanity and soceity.
He advised the youth to live a Godly life style, so that people will says good things about them, and desist from any criminal activities, and be law abiding citizens.
The fithteen years celebration of the kotokoli Chief in Ashaiman, Alhaji Salifu Osumanu,has become a talk of the Town, and he has set a record based on the caliber of high profile personalities, in the country, who were among of the diginities who came to Grace the Occasion.
On the Saturday, the main occasion took place at St Mary's school park in Ashaiman.
The national chief Imam Sheikh Nuhu Osmanu Sharubutu, and his entorage came to Grace the occasion and pray for the kotokoli Chief and the entire people who came to witness and support the occasion.
The former president John Dramani Mahama also came to honor the occasion with his Eminence.He got the crowd excited when he spoke some few kotokoli language,in his delivery speech, he gave the origin of the kotokoli's, when he said that the perception of some Ghanaians about the kotokoli's not been Ghanaians is not true, he said they are from the volta region nkwanta to be precised.
He said under his watch many roads in Ashaiman township was constructed, he made mention of the Zenu,Atadeka, and katamanso roads, that was constructed under his tenure as President, and he pray that the current government led by president Akufo Addo will construct all the deporable roads in Ashaiman.
The member of parliament for the constituency Hon Enerst Henry Norgbey who was also part of the diginities of the occasion said one of the major concern and problem of the people living in Ashaiman is the bad roads that has surrounded the municipality.
There was also an international guest, who is the governor of Filand,known as Alhaji Tanko , who also came to Grace the celebration of the fithteen years Alhaji Salifu Osumanu the Cheif of kotokoli's in Ashaiman.
All the sub Cheifs in the kotokoli communities were also present at the occasion, the Cheif Imam in Ashaiman also came to Grace the occasion.
There were hundreds of people who came to support and witnessed the occasion.
There was this magical display of a section of people who came to showcased an element of Africa power,by using Cutlasses to cuts themselves but they weren't injured and wounded this made the former president John Dramani Mahama gave a name to their display by calling it Africa electronics.
The security presence was very tight to ensure law and order.There wasn't any fight or misunderstanding in the crowd.The security services controls the massive crowd, who came in their numbers.
The media coverage was very effective, many media houses came to cover the occasion.
Per the narrative of some senior citizens in the municipality assertion's and analysis's there have not been any Islamic occasion like this, to get the national Cheif Imam and a former president to come and Grace such occasion.
The excitement of the crowd was indescribable and unimaginable.
There was a fare well wishing for the kotokoli Chief Alhaji Salifu Osumanu,by his people, wishing him good health, long life and prosperity.
For more informations kindly contact Razak Salifu Osumanu.
The organizer of the kotokoli community in Ashaiman.
Story by kwabena Yeboah the founder of speak your mind movement. 0244934434
. www.EweGhana.Net
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