NORDU CITIZENS CELEBRATES ANNUAL YAM FESTIVAL IN A GRAND STYLE
The people of the Norvisi Development Union (NorDU) celebrated their 39th Annual Festival at Agogoe Lume in the Ho Municipality on Saturday 25th November 2023. This year’s celebration was under the theme: Sustainable Development in Peace and Unity.
Welcoming participants, the Chief of Lume traditional area, Togbe Agbenyedzo IV urged the people to always embrace peace and tranquility to enable development in the area.
The Municipal Chief Executive for Ho Hon Divine R.K. Bosson in His address urged the youth to be law-abiding and respect their elders. He noted that the NorDU Annual Yam Festival, should not be limited to just commemorating agricultural products; but also recognizing the hard work and determination of farmers who toil day-in-day-out to ensure food security in the area.
He added that plans are underway to construct a comprehensive water system for Atikpui, Tokokoe, Avee, Hodzo, and Lume communities to alleviate the water crisis within the enclave. He further stated that a complete school campus with all the ancillary facilities put together by GETFUND and left in the bush for some years now would soon be allocated to the University of Health and Allied Sciences to be used as a satellite campus.
Hon. Bosson also called for the rebranding of the “Miss NorDU” beauty pageantry to ensure value for money. “I am of the firm conviction that; we have been overspending on the NorDU festival. Ranging from the organization of the beauty pageant which I think can be sold as a franchise to event organizers with a win-win agreement in order to ease the burden from the citizens who can channel those resources towards the main celebration.”
I am therefore calling on the 2024 planning committee to ensure a complete restructuring of the festival to the benefit of our people” he noted.
Some dignitaries also present to grace the occasion include, Justice Senyo Dzamefe – a Supreme Court Judge, Hon. Joseph Amenorwode – representive of the former President, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, Hon. Mawunyo Agbe, and Mr. Henry Amesimeku, Presiding Member and Coordinating Director of the Ho Municipal Assembly respectively.
Richmond Abake – PRO
Photo By – Francis Agbesi Dey