Road Evangelism, Funeral Rites And Church Activities Baned In Accra From 9 May
The positioning of l outside the church premises and mosques is banned in the Ga Traditional Area of the Greater Accra Region during the observation of the ban on this year's drumming and noisemaking in the Ga state, the Ga Mantse, His Royal Majesty King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has announced.
Freeman Koryekpor Awlesu Greater 
The positioning of l outside the church premises and mosques is banned in the Ga Traditional Area of the Greater Accra Region during the observation of the ban on this year's drumming and noisemaking in the Ga state, the Ga Mantse, His Royal Majesty King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has announced.
The one-month long ban is a custom that precedes the celebration of the Homowo festival of the chiefs and people of Ga Mashie.
The event comes off on May 9, 2022, and will end on June 9, 2022.
Addressing a crowded press conference in Accra today, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, entreated all persons within the Ga State to comply with the ban, and refrain from making derogatory remarks about the rites, customs, practices, usages and beliefs of the Ga people.
He stressed, "This is who we are and we value our tradition and culture.
According to His Royal Majesty King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II who doubles as the President of the Ga Traditional Council (GTC), in the observation of the ban on drumming and noisemaking, all religious worship centres within the Ga State should confine their activities within their church premises.
He added that noise-making including clapping of hands, the use of tambourines and other musical instruments should be avoided during this traditional period.
He stressed that road evangelism and the use of megaphones and other loudspeakers should also be avoided during the period.
He added that the funeral rites and their related activities are also banned during this period.
King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II further called on the institutions within the Ga state to celebrate this year's Homowo festival in peace and harmony, devoid of violence.
