Regional News of Sunday, 1 March 2026Source: GNAResidents of Akuapem celebrated Awukudae at the palace of Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III, deepening cultural heritage and unity through drumming, dancing, ancestral homage and the launch of a new education project. Awukudae symbolically signifies a traditional occasion celebrated by the people of Akuapem in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He explained that the celebration expresses the people’s cultural heritage and represents a time for family reunions, where illustrious sons and daughters return home to strengthen family bonds. He commended the chief’s vision for education and prayed for its realisation to reinforce Akuapem as a citadel of education in Ghana. To climax the occasion, newly installed chiefs and queen mothers were introduced to the Okuapehene, including Aboasahene’s Abusuapanyin and Abrewatia, and the Kuronti Guantoahene, Simpihene to the Okuapehene, drawing the curtains on the programme.

Source: GhanaWeb March 01, 2026 08:26 UTC