By Emmanuel Nyatsikor
Ho, Aug. 11, GNA – The Asogli State will officially launch the 2026 Asogli Teza (Yam Festival) in Ho on August 12.
The celebration, which begins with the launch, will end on October 4, 2026, with a thanksgiving service across all Asogli communities.
This was contained in a programme of activities released by the Asogli State in Ho.
The festival is on the theme: “United in Purpose, Investing in People and Infrastructure for Sustainable National Development.”
According to the programme, activities lined up for the celebration include Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Day, exploration of Mount Galenkui, an auto show, the Asogli Marathon, the Adanukofe event, Women’s Day celebration, and a health walk and screening exercise.
Other activities include an anti-corruption forum, choral music performances, exploration of Mount Adaklu, Vovlowo Fe Nkeke (Ancestors’ Day), the Volta Economic Forum, Nubabla (Covenant) rites, Muslim prayers, the hailing of the new yam, and feasting on the new yam.
The programme further listed activities such as a Borborbor Carnival, lawn tennis competition, summit of Ewe chiefs from Ghana, Togo and Benin, Best Farmer Awards, as well as a State Dinner Dance and Awards Night.
It said Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli, would sit in state at the forecourt of the Asogli Palace on October 2, 2026, to receive dignitaries.
The festival will climax with a grand durbar at the Jubilee Park in Ho on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
GNA
Edited by Maxwell Awumah/Lydia Kukua Asamoah