2020 Apuo festival cancelled over Coronavirus scare by Techiman Traditional Council

The Techiman Traditional Council of Bono East Region has called off the celebration of this year’s Apoo Festival which was scheduled to take place on 27th March – 12th April, 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The decision was considered after a meeting held between the Traditional Council and the Techiman Municipal Health Management Team to ensure the safety of residents.

The Festival is celebrated annually in Techiman Traditional Area, in the Bono-East Region of Ghana in the month of April, to serve as a ‘safe period’ for residents to come out openly to ‘reject’ things that they have harboured in their minds which they were not happy about, especially, the hidden wrongdoings of some people in authorities which no one dare talked about in the ancient days.

These measures have been put in place to safeguard their well-being as recommended by the Ministry of Health, Ghana.