The festival is on the theme: “Championing our Ancestral Legacy”
The Effutu Police Command has given assurance of its preparedness to maintain peace and order during the 2025 Aboakyer Festival of the Chiefs and People of Effutuman.
The command however called on celebrants of the upcoming festival to cooperate with the law enforcement agency for a peaceful celebration.
The command gave the assurance in an interview with the Ghana News Agency after a joint float by various security agencies in Effutu to create awareness, on their readiness.
The festival is on the theme: “Championing our Ancestral Legacy”.
The festival commenced on Sunday, April 26, 2025, will climax on Saturday, May 4 with the two Asafo companies-Tuafo Number One and Dentsefo Number Two, going into their ancestral forest to catch a live bushbuck.
The first catch will be presented to Neenyi Ghartey VII, Paramount Chief of Effutu Traditional Area who will be sitting in state to receiving homage, to step on three times to signify its acceptance by their god, Penkye Otu.
“Aboakyer festival attracts a lot of people to Effutu Municipality, particularly Winneba the capital town, which brings issues of security and therefore, we must be prepared to combat crime,” ACP Ibrahim Opoku, the Commander in Charge of the Effutu Police Commnad, said.
He added that creating an enabling environment for merry makers to celebrate the occasion without any hindrances will not be compromised.
He gave assurance that they were adequately ready and will continue to provide protection for lives and property before, during and after the festivity.”
ACP Opoku underscored the need for the entire people living in Effutu to remain vigilant, while key stakeholders of the festival worked tirelessly to sustain the Aboakyer as one of the well-known festivals in the country and the world at large.
The police entreated the public to complement their role during the period by giving out information on suspicious persons seen around their environment for immediate action.”
He cautioned that the police would ruthlessly deal with any individual or group of persons who would attempt to foment trouble or to indulge in activities to mar the celebration and the peace of Effutu Oma.
On strategies to combat crime, he said a number of personnel have been deployed at various points in the municipality including residential areas, the beaches, recreation and event centres, lorry parks and markets to ensure sanity.
“We have put in place snap checks mechanisms to clamp down on criminals, especially armed robbers and violent criminals,” the officer said.
ACP Opoku said day and night patrols have also been intensified to ensure that each one in Effutuman executed their work without any hindrances.
He advised drivers to respect all road traffic regulations and rules while driving or transporting people to join the chiefs and people of Effutuman to celebrate the festival.
