Nene Tetteh Wakah and Nii Ayertey Charway Laabia during the press conference
The traditional authorities in the Prampram Traditional Area in the Greater Accra Region have refuted claims that a ban has been placed on the annual Kpledzoo Festival, which is celebrated by the chiefs and people of the area.
According to them, owing to the performance of all the necessary customary rites, this year’s Kpledzoo would take place on May 14, 2019.
The announcement by the Chief Priest of Prampram Traditional Area, Nii Ayertey Charway Laabia about the date for the celebration of the festival puts to rest reports that the festival had been cancelled.
Last week, reports suggested that the chief priest, who is mandated customarily and traditionally to perform the necessary rituals to pave way for the celebration of the Kpledzoo, had imposed a ban on the festival due to the perceived tension over purported chieftaincy disputes in the area.
During a news conference yesterday, the Chief Priest announced in the presence of the Chief of Prampram, elders and kingmakers of the Traditional Council that there was no ban on the festival and called on the indigenes of Prampram to celebrate it.
The Paramount Chief of Prampram, Nene Tetteh Wakah III, also denied reports of tension in the town, promising a peaceful Kpledzoo this year.
According to him, all the necessary security arrangements had been put in place to ensure the peaceful celebration of the festival.
He further called on the public to ignore negative reportage about this year’s festival.
From Vincent Kubi, Prampram