Chiefs directed to suspend all traditional festivities in line with coronavirus protocols

The National House of Chiefs has directed all chiefs to suspend traditional festivities in line with directives to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

It has also directed that all rites associated with traditional festivals and traditional religious days as well as special traditional prayers to purify communities, should be restricted to few people, taking into consideration, directives on the social distancing protocols.

The President of the House, Togbe Afede who stated this in a statement issued in Kumasi asked Ghanaians to abide by the preventive measures instituted by Government and Health Experts and also carry out education on the collective efforts in fighting the covid-19 which is the common enemy of this generation.

The statement asked communities rejecting the citing and location of covid-19 isolation centers in their areas to reconsider and remember that all are potential victims of the pandemic.

It also asked those fighting security officers by defying government directives, to stop henceforth and cooperate to avoid the spread of the disease.