Residents of the Abossey Okai area in Accra, Ghana celebrated their traditional Homowo Festival on September 7, 2024, benefitting in part from a contribution of soft drinks, water, and money from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The chief and elders of the Abossey Okai Divisional Stool (governing council) gratefully received and acknowledged the donation.
Nii Abossey Okai III, chief of Abossey Okai, with local Church leaders at donation of supplies for Homowo celebration, 7 September 2024.
Nii Abossey Okai III, chief of Abossey Okai, with local Church leaders at donation of supplies for Homowo celebration, 7 September 2024.© 2024 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.Various representatives of The Church participated in the ceremonial hand-off of the donation, including Seth Frimpong Adjei, President of the Accra Ghana Laterbiokorshie Stake; Stephen K. Ghartey, bishop of the Korle-Bu Ward; and other stake and ward leaders and members. Officials of the Abossey Okai Divisional Stool, including Nii Abossey Okai III, chief of Abossey Okai, accepted the donation in “the spirit of goodwill – in partnership, co-operation and in support for each other.”
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Homowo, which can be loosely translated as "hooting or jeering at hunger," celebrates thanksgiving for relief from a devastating period of drought and famine suffered by their ancestors in generations past. Besides thanksgiving for hunger relief, it is also a time to focus on peace, unity, and harmony. Residents of the different districts across Accra all celebrate Homowo within their own respective areas, but in acknowledgement of that focus on peace and unity, Nii Abossey Okai called on citizens in his own area as well as across the country to work towards a shared future by setting aside political and social differences.
The Abossey Okai area of Accra is a hub and significant marketplace for trade and commerce in automotive supplies.