Sunday 19th August, 2018
By A.B.
Kafui Kanyi, GNA
Kpetoe (V/R), Aug. 19, GNA – The chiefs and
people of Agotime Traditional area have launched the 2018 Agotime Kente
Festival, targeting 15,000 local and foreign tourists to Kpetoe, the kente
weaving village.
More than 37 communities in Ghana and Republic
of Togo every year celebrate kente as an economic and cultural heritage at
Agotime-Kpetoe.
Mr Eddie Akotey, Chair
By A.B.
Kafui Kanyi, GNA
Kpetoe (V/R), Aug. 19, GNA – The chiefs and
people of Agotime Traditional area have launched the 2018 Agotime Kente
Festival, targeting 15,000 local and foreign tourists to Kpetoe, the kente
weaving village.
More than 37 communities in Ghana and Republic
of Togo every year celebrate kente as an economic and cultural heritage at
Agotime-Kpetoe.
Mr Eddie Akotey, Chairman of the 2018 Festival
Planning Committee, said the event has been packaged to appeal to all and
reposition Agotime as home of quality kente with aesthetic indigenous designs.
He said highlights of this year’s event would
be medical outreaches, a “borborbor night” firing of musketry, kente weaving
competition, clan celebrations, “Godigbe” and a grand durbar on October 20.
Mr Akotey said they were expecting about 100
tourists from the United States and other foreign visitors including natives in
the diaspora.
Togbe Kasa II, Chief of Ho Ahoe, who launched
the festival, said it was time kente weaving was revolutionised into a
sustainable world class industry and not only a “merry-making” event.
Mr Charles Agbevem, Member of Parliament for
Agotime-Ziope, appealed to government to help complete the Kente Village -a
one-stop shop project to promote the industry.
Nene Nuer Keteku III, Paramount Chief of
Agotime, in a speech read on his behalf, called for unity and a successful
celebration.
GNA