The Edina Bakatue festival for 2024 has been announced by the Edina Traditional Council. “Patronizing made in Ghana goods and services to enhance economic development: The role of the people of Anomansa” is the topic of this year’s Edina Bakatue festival.
Fifty Elmina teenagers will receive entrepreneurship training in advance of the Edina Bakatue Festival Expo in 2024.
At the ceremony to kick off the festival’s luanch activities, Edina’s Omanhen, Nana Kwodwo Condua VI, urged the community to provide constructive criticism in order to ensure the event’s success.
He emphasized the value of group input and dissuaded criticism, reinforcing the Edina community’s inclusiveness.
Nana said that although some critiques were constructive, some were harmful and that it was time for people to stop directing their negative criticism at the media.
According to him, constructive criticism was essential to accelerating improvement and the Edina community is for everyone.
Appreciation
The Edina Bakatue Festival would not have been possible without the community’s participation and cooperation, which Nana expressed gratitude for to everyone who gave of their time and energy to attend and support the inaugural event.
The festival’s cultural history and significance have been enhanced over the years by the combined efforts of individuals, organizations, and stakeholders, as recognized by Nana Conduah.
To guarantee the prosperity of the community and the success of this year’s Bakatue Festival, he urged everyone to continue their active participation and engagement.
Expo Bakatue
Samuel Kofi Dentu, the deputy chief executive officer of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority, promised that as part of the exhibition for the forthcoming Edina Bakatue festival in 2024, the organization would teach 50 young people from Elmina about entrepreneurship.
He emphasized the growing significance of business, particularly for the younger generation in the KEEA Municipality.
He said that the necessity for this year’s expo stemmed from the beneficial effects last year’s fair had on local entrepreneurs.
He emphasized that entrepreneurship is a vital means of generating employment possibilities and that it is consistent with the government’s objective of decreasing unemployment.
MCE
Solomon Appiah, the Municipal Chief Executive for Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem, on his part, advised the Omanhen of Edina to raise money to assist kids who want to go to school but don’t have the means to do so.
Learning and growth
In addition to highlighting the critical role that education plays in the development of a country, he urged the private sector to fund educational projects that go beyond the free senior high school program.
“The secret to the development of every country is education. Without education, KEEA Municipality and/or Ghana as a whole are nothing,” the statement continued, stressing the need of diverse stakeholders in the municipality working together to advance high-quality education in KEEA.
Additionally, Mr. Appiah asked parents to put money on their kids’ education above buying them clothes.
“Parents who have neglected their children too should be responsible since and take care of the children they bring into the world.
Go for peace
Mr. Appiah warned other lawmakers not to take any steps that may impede the municipality’s progress, stressing the importance of unity as embodied by the Bakatue celebration.
He voiced worry about how political differences could jeopardize initiatives for community development.
“Since development has no political colors, politics must be free of anything that would undermine the municipality’s development,” he declared.
Bakatue activities in 2024
The first week of July is when the 2024 Edina Bakatue Festival is expected to take place.
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The celebrations this year promise a wide range of events honoring the community’s rich cultural legacy.
The Edina Marathon Miss Bakatue pageant, the “Repping Your Bicycle” competition, and the cookery competition are some of the highlights of the events.
Elmina’s past
Ghana’s south coast is home to the fishing port of Elmina. Both its beaches and its part in the previous transatlantic slave trade are well-known. The Portuguese term meaning “Mine” is where the name originates. The term “Gold Coast,” which originally referred to what is now Ghana, was also derived from the gold that was discovered in these mines.
Elmina is known by her native name, Anomansa, which translates to “inexhaustible supply of water.” It alludes to the Kakum and Suruwi River tributary where, in accordance with local legend, Kwaa Amankwa, the town’s founder, stumbled while out on a hunting excursion.
Due of his availability, he founded a hamlet where he could rest; this was the beginning of Elmina town.
