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Regional news for Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Source: angelonline.com.gh
2020-09-23
File photo of the activities that mark a previous celebration of the Hogbetsotso-Za
The Hogbe Institute has adhered to the postponement of this year’s Hogbetsotso-Za Anlo after consultation with the Local Organizing Committee of the annual festival.
The postponement, according to a statement issued Sept. 21, is due to public health and safety concerns following the Covid-19 pandemic that has hit the country since the beginning of this year.
The statements signed by Hogbe Institute Executive Director Dr. Kwashie Kuwor said the decision to reschedule the festival is supported by the Anlo Youth Council, the Chiefs Congress and the Anlo Traditional Council.
Dr. Kwashie Kuwor said the decision was made in Anlo’s best interest and was reached after careful consultation with all stakeholders.
“In accepting the recommendations of the Hogbe Institute Functional Executives, the chairman of the board, Togbi Agbesi Awusu II, Awadada of Anlo, and the board of directors, considered the enormous challenge of enforcing the existing Covid-19 protocols established by the government to protect citizenship in Hogbetsotso, which attracts tens of thousands of citizens and foreigners.
“The Hogbe Institute, therefore, announces for the information of all Anlos, residents and non-residents, festival lovers and the general public, that this year’s celebration has been effectively canceled,” he stated.
He continued: “As regrettable as it may be, the Institute considers it a matter of national interest to advance the opportunity for the virus to spread in our fragile ecosystem.”
The Hogbe Institute first assumed responsibility as the main organizer of the Hogbetsotso Festival in 2018 under the motto “Strengthening our cultural capital: Uniting in Commonwealth and Resolve”. This was in an attempt to explore Anlo’s bodies of knowledge, values and virtues embedded in the festival and to determine how these bodies of knowledge could be harnessed and used holistically, as a tool for economic empowerment and eradication of poverty.
According to Dr. Kuwor, “Hogbe’za 2019, the second Hogbe Institute event, won the prestigious Festival of the Year Award in the Volta region and 2020 was heralded as a markedly improved and marketable celebration than any other in the history of the festival, but for the pandemic ”.
He expressed his gratitude to the key sponsors, especially the MTN flagship sponsors, who have kept faith in the festival over the years and said that “next year’s celebration will greatly contribute to everyone’s interest.”
Dr. Kuwor emphasized that “the new organizational and planning structure will bring socio-economic development to Anlo in multiple ways while ensuring accountability and transparency of all Hogbe Institute activities.”
He also took the opportunity to encourage all the other former Hogbetsotso-Za organizers to share their rich experience with the institute for the public good. “
He urged festival sponsors and citizens to support the Institute’s work by contributing their quota while strengthening the festival’s structures and systems for inclusion. “Hogbe’za is a unique festival owned by all of Anlo as a public good,” he concluded.
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