President Kufuor opens photo exhibition
Accra (Greater Accra) 08 January 2002 - President John Agyekum Kufuor on Monday opened a photo exhibition highlighting major social and political activities of the President over the past 12 months of his administration at the Accra International Conference Centre.
The exhibition depicted the President's trips to France, Canada, Norway, Spain, Togo, Mali, Morocco and Nigeria. The exhibition is part of activities marking the 9th Anniversary of the 4th Republic and one year of Positive Charge.
On show were photographs of foreign Heads of State that visited the country and these included President Abdulaye Wade of Senegal, President Alpha Konare of Mali and President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa.
Others were President Kufuor's regional tours, tourism and housing sectors, activities marking the 41st Republic Day and the 43rd Independence Day cerebrations.
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Winneba (Central Region) 08 January 2002- The Tufuhene of Effutu Traditional Area, Neenyi Siripi has, in consultation with the two Asafo companies, fixed May 4 for the celebration of this year's Aboakyir Festival.
Supi Kobina Osukor, leader of the Tuafo Asafo Company, who announced this at a traditional council meeting at Winneba at the weekend, said it was the sole prerogative of the two companies - Tuafo and Dentsifo - to give a date for the celebration.
He said for the past six years the Paramount Chiefs had been proposing dates for the festival, adding that in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001 when the Omanhene fixed the dates without involving the Asafo companies, the celebrations were marred.
He assured both the regional and district security councils that this year's festival would be peaceful because the two companies had agreed to plan the various activities together.
Supi Osukor appealed to the President to intervene to solve the Winneba chieftaincy dispute, which had retarded the development of the traditional area.
Neenyi Gyankumah V, Adontenhene of the area who chaired the meeting, appealed to the government, public-spirited individuals and companies, as well as citizens of Winneba, to assist in ensuring a successful festival.
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