The health walk, which is the first of its kind forms part of many other pre-festival activities ahead of the main event which comes off in the first week of December.

The walk, according to organizers, is aimed at getting participants to stay healthy as well as connect and socialise among themselves.

The General Secretary of Gbidukorza National steering committee, Korku Baka, told citifmonline.com, that the walk is to get participants stay healthy as well as serve as a platform for networking between with indegenes from both traditional areas.

Mr. Baka explained that, the Gbidukorza celebration is a festival of re-unification between the people of Peki and Hohoe.

About Gbidukorza Festival

Narrating the history surrounding the Gbidukor festival, Mr. Baka noted that, the Gbi’s used to live in Togo under King Agorkorli until they decided to migrate.

He said it was during the migration process, that there was separation where some of the Gbi’s settled at Hohoe known as the ‘Gbi Dzigb3’, whilst others settled at Peki also known as the ‘Gbi Anyigb33.’

However, 22 years ago, the Traditional leaders from both Traditional areas initiated a process to come together and re-unite with their brothers and sisters hence the Gbidukorza festival.

He said the festival has been celebrated for the past 22 years, which has brought about peaceful coexistence and brotherhood among both indegenes.

“Gbiza is an annual festival which rotates between the two Traditional Areas, Peki and Hohoe, and each year the host receives its counterpart from the other Traditional area until the celebration is over.”

This year’s celebration, which is being hosted by the people of Peki, starts from the 1st of December to the 5th, 2017.

Activities outlined for the celebration includes ‘Miawoezor’, which is to welcome the indegenes from Hohoe on the 1st of December, which would be followed the next day by a grand durbar of chiefs and people of Gbidukor.

Mr. Baka called on all indegenes from both Traditional areas to endeavour to participate in this year’s celebration as it is a way to learn and observe the true traditions of Gbidukor.
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Coming from the same ancestral roots and migrating together as a united family among the host of other Ewes from Notsie, the Gbis, separated in two groups upon arrival to present day Ghana.

Although events of history separated them about 56 miles apart, the people have since been making efforts to reunite through social-cultural activities.

The reunion, which was attained two decades ago, was commemorated by a traditional festival dubbed Gbdidukorza, aimed at initiating development in this part of the Volta Region.

The two traditional blocks; Peki in the South Dayi District, and Hohoe in the Hohoe Municipality, are set to mark another year of the rotational festival in the Peki Traditional Area.

Speaking at the launch of the festival at Peki, Togbe Ayim Mordey VI, Adontehene of Peki, hinted of plans of to use proceeds from the celebration to establish a craft village for the two areas.

The project, which comes with a guest house, fuel filling station and other economic ventures, seeks to provide direct jobs for the youth in the area and stimulate the local economy.

He said a 60-acre land has been secured for the project, and was optimistic the project would be completed before the next celebration.

The theme for this year’s celebration is “consolidating two decades of Gbidukor Unity” with objectives of resolving chieftaincy disputes in the area, and fostering unity among citizens.

A grand durbar is expected to be held in Peki Tsame on December, 2, 2017, and it promises to be an exciting celebration with highlights that include health walks, Quiz contests, and food bazaars.

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He made the promise during a 3-day campaign tour of the region, specifically Hohoe.

[contextly_sidebar id=”nLmGSNh8DGjGErBxNbnGU78C6tKrjVFG”]Some residents in the region had threatened to vote against President John Mahama if the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) fails to construct some roads in the region.

The residents in the region indicated that several attempts to get government to fix their roads had proved futile.

The President, during his tour of the region howwever assured residents in the area that the roads will soon be completed.

“One of the major issues that is on the heart of the people of the Volta Region is the Eastern corridor road. Sometimes I go to areas that are not even along the road and they say why isn’t the Eastern corridor road progressing fast enough and so it shows that it something that all of us are looking forward to.

“Indeed I’m more anxious about that road than you and I assure you that that road is going to be completed. There are other roads to Likpe that we are doing so that all the people and the surrounding area can have access to the Eastern corridor.”

He further promised to provide residents of Hohoe one of the over fifty farmers service centres government intends to build across the country to facilitate their work.

“We are going to give major support to our farmers and that’s why we are setting up farmer service centre. We are starting with 50 of them and I am certain that one of them will be coming to Hohoe,” the President said.

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With Medeama having been involved in the 2014 CAF Confederations Cup, Lions had to wait until Sunday afternoon to claim all three points at home with a last gap goal deep into injury time.

With four minutes additional time after normal regulation, Prince Acquah popped up with a late finish to ensure Medeama picks up just a single win from their four accumulated outstanding games after their African adventure.

And with just three rounds of matches to end the 2013/2014 season, Medeama still sit eighth on the league chart while Lions would be fervently hoping that Kotoko drops points to have any possible chance of causing an unlikely upset.

Having cleared all outstanding matches, the First Capital Plus Premier League is expected to return on Wednesday, May 21, at all eight league centres.

Source: Footy Ghana

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