By Anthony Adongo Apubeo, GNA
Yorogo (U/E), Dec. 28, GNA – The Yorogo community in the Bolgatanga Municipality is significantly leveraging its annual Tigstaaba Festival as a platform to promote unity, self-investment and sustainable development.
The festival, termed as “Development Festival”, begun in 2019 with the aim of uniting the people of Yorogo through peace initiatives, reviving the dying culture, customs and traditions and advancing sustainable community development.
Speaking at the 2025 edition of the Tigstaaba Festival at Yorogo, Naba Johnson Awuni, the Chief of Yorogo, said the festival had evolved beyond a cultural celebration into a strategic tool for mobilising resources, strengthening social cohesion and advancing development projects in the community.
He said the vision behind the festival was to create a forum for reflection and collective action, where the people of Yorogo could assess progress made and renew their commitment to the community’s development agenda.
Naba Awuni expressed pride in the achievements recorded over the years, particularly the near completion of an ultra-modern Library and ICT Complex, which he described as a symbol of the community’s shared commitment to education and human capital development.
He attributed the successful construction of the facility to the grace of God and the support of partners, indigenes and residents, especially Mr Adams Schanz and his team from the United States, who took over the project at the decking stage and brought it to its current phase.
He commended “Yeriba” (the people of Yorogo), members of the Tigstaaba Festival Committee and other individuals who played key roles in the realisation of the Library and ICT Complex and urged all chiefs and sections of the community to actively participate in festival activities to ensure its sustainability.
The project has reached an advanced stage, with internal finishing works and furnishing currently underway.
These works include electrical and network cabling, installation of fittings, furniture and ICT infrastructure to support the deployment of high-speed internet connectivity.
When completed, the facility will be equipped with modern ICT systems and one of the fastest internet services in the area, positioning the Library and ICT Complex as a hub for learning, research and digital innovation.
“This achievement shows what we can accomplish when we unite around a shared vision. The Tigstaaba Festival continues to tell our development story,” the Chief said.
The 2025 festival was held under the theme; “Self-investment today, a sustainable community tomorrow: the role of the Tigstaaba Festival,” which, according to Naba Awuni, challenged residents to invest their time, skills and resources into initiatives that would deliver long-term benefits for future generations.
As the festival marked its sixth edition, the Chief expressed hope that in the coming years, Yorogo would be able to point to development projects across all sections of the community, reflecting collective effort and shared responsibility.
Naba Awuni also appealed to residents not to view the Library Complex as the community’s only development responsibility, noting that Yorogo faced several other pressing needs that required collective commitment and sustained contributions.
He further encouraged the youth to see themselves as partners in development, stressing that the future of Yorogo depended on an empowered and responsible younger generation capable of driving positive change.
Mr Roland Atanga Ayoo, the Bolgatanga Municipal Chief Executive, commended the chiefs and people of Yorogo for taking the development of their community into their own hand, saying that self-help projects were the way to sustainable development.
He expressed the readiness of his office to assist in creating sustainable jobs for the youth and urged them to take advantage when such opportunities avail themselves.
GNA
Edited by Caesar Abagali/Kenneth Odeng Adade