Story Reported by Gideon Kotey
The Chiefs and Elders of Oyibi Traditional Council in the Grweater Accra Region final Friday, converged at Oyibi in a grand durbar to climax the 2022 Yele Yeli pageant in peace and concord.
History
The forefathers of the Oyibi group who have been predominantly farmers do on annual foundation, current a part of their farm produce to Almighty God as a part of appreciation for a bumper harvest in addition to his safety from wild animals in the forest.
The Nungua Akwashontse, Nii Akwei Dankwa V, represented the Nungua Mantse, Oboadi Notse King Prof. Odaifio Welenstsi III.
Delivering a speech on behalf of the Nungua Mantse, Nii Akwei Dankwa v, identified that Government can’t lengthen growth tasks to communities the place there isn’t a peace amongst the residents.
According to him, unity is the recipe for growth, the Akwashontse subsequently urged the indigens and residents of Oyibi to unite and rally behind Nii Boye Okanshan VI, in order to advertise peace and growth inside the Oyibi group.
He seized the chance to on behalf of King Welentse III, lengthen his heat regards to Chief, Elders and different conventional leaders in addition to indigens and residents of Oyibi on the event of their annual ‘yele yeli’ Festival.”I’m optimistic {that a} yr by this time, we will all be alive to witness one more vibrant pageant,” he added
Festiaval
The 7-Day celebration begun with a normal clear up train throughout the Oyibi group on the twenty fourth Day of September, 2022 and was characterised by collection of different attention-grabbing and memorable actions together with the colorful show of wealthy traditions and tradition.
The Chief Priest Of Oyibi carried the sacred Stool rapped with white dress and went spherical the whole group amid chant of War songs, firing of muskets alongside pouring of libation, spraying of powder, drumming and dancing up till the sacred Stool was able to “come off” the top of the chief priest.
The obligatory rituals have been carried out and the sacred Stool was taken to the stool room for protected custody.
The Noryaa Manye (Developmental Queen Mother) of Oyibi, Naa Borkor Shwɛlelor II, expressed her gratitude to the chief and folks of Oyibi for the assured re-impose in her as regards the event of Oyibi.Speaking additional, Naa Borkor Shwɛlelor II, disclosed that she finds it an honour to have the ability to inspire younger folks of the group. Saying; the youth are the way forward for the Oyibi group and the nation at massive.
The Development Queen Mother who doubles as a world Business girl pledged to liase with buyers across the globe to come back and make investments in the Oyibi group to supply a greater future in addition to bettering the infrastructure standing of the group.
Touching on schooling, Naa Borkor II, revealed that as a part of her plans to assist in the developmental agenda of Oyibi, she has give you initiatives to reinforce the artistic Arts in the schooling system for the youngsters of Oyibi.
Oyibi Mantse, Nii Boye Okanshan VI, talking to the folks of Oyibi on the durbar, made a passionate attraction to authorities to construct Senior High Schools (SHS) for the Oyibi group in order that college students can enroll after a profitable completion of their Basic and Junior faculty schooling.
“The Oyibi community can boost of some Basic Schools as well as a University but lack of Senior High schools poses a challenge for our children because they have to move out after their basic education to seek for secondary level education and come back to the University at Oyibi,” he added. Another problem being confronted by the Community, based on the normal chief, is the unhealthy nature of the street community inside Oyibi.
He subsequently referred to as on authorities to assemble roads inside the group in order to make vehicular motion swift whiles connecting the Oyibi group to surrounding cities.
The conventional chief referred to as on all indigenes of oyibi to at all times collaborate with conventional leaders in enterprise actions reminiscent of communal labour and different workouts aimed toward bettering upon the sanitation situation of Oyibi.
He expressed his heartfelt gratitude to all and sundry who had come from far and close to to grace the Yele Yeli pageant
