After a 22-year rift, the Mantse Ankrah Royal Family members have come together to celebrate their first Homowo Festival in decades. The joyous occasion, held at the Royal Palace and Family Cemetery Museum in North Kaneshie, marked a new era of unity for the family.
The maiden Homowo festival by the Head of Family of Mantse Ankrah Royal Family, Nii Okanta Ankrah II, brought families from all three sections together for the first time after 22 years of dispute.
The Mantse Ankrah Royal Family has three sections, Ankrah, Ayi and Okanta with its own head of the family. On top of these three, is the overall head of the composite family, who is now Nii Okanta Ankrah II.
Addressing the gathering, Nii Okanta Ankrah II, expressed gratitude to the Almighty God, their forefathers and the gods of their land for making the HOMOWO celebration possible and Peaceful after many years of dispute and called on all family members from the three sections gathered to maintain the unity they are building. He also called on all family members in Ghana and overseas to join hands build a unified family.
The festival was graced by esteemed guests, including the Paramount Chief of Otublohom, Nii Dodoo Nsaki II, and other revered Chiefs, Queen Mothers, Asofoatsemee, Asafoanyemee, and sub-chiefs from the Ga State.
