The Untold Story of Nii Borlabi Kukubi Okanshan VI and the Oyibi Yeleyeli (festival) Importance

The Untold Story of Nii Borlabi Kukubi Okanshan VI and the Oyibi Yeleyeli (festival) Importance

Oyibi is geographically located between the proverbial Katamansu and the Greater Accra regional house of chiefs at the base of the Akwapim hills which is also next to the historic Dodowa forest. The town produces the “Holy corn” meant for the celebration of Nungua Kplejoo which begins the entire Homowor festivities within the Ga-Dangme communities.Oyibi

Nii Borlabi Kukubi Okanshan VI, Oyibi Mantse and “Oyibi September Trouble”.

Nii Borlabi Kukubi Okanshan VI, Oyibi Mantse and “Oyibi September Trouble”.

The role of traditional institutions in political change and development is the purpose of establishment of those facilities and among development practitioners, there is growing interest in the search for more ‘authentic’ and socially embedded civil society actors. Renewed interest is being shown in whether locally-based traditional institutions match this description, given their continuing importance

THE IMPORTANCE OF GADANGME CULTURE FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH “THE JOURNEY OF NU0’6MA (NUNGUA).

THE IMPORTANCE OF GADANGME CULTURE FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH “THE JOURNEY OF NU0’6MA (NUNGUA).

Culture is a very popular subject in Ghana today. Unfortunately this subject has time and time again been trivialised. Some reduce the understanding of culture to fetishism and other archaic and anachronistic acts good perhaps only for the museum. Others consider culture to be just drumming and dancing. Some Anthropologists have however given a deeper

IN THE HEART OF THE GADANGME STATE

IN THE HEART OF THE GADANGME STATE

The Katamanso forest is the one of the richest nature tourism sites in the Gadangme state.The eco-tourism site which originated through war covers about 415 acres.The site is enriched with variety of herbal medicine and archeological remains as well as game reserve.The site is an ancestral heritage and a point of referal oath during enstoolment