Accra Zabarma Chief marks annual festival, calls on government to address challenges facing Zabarma Community
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4 months ago
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GhanaWeb
The Greater Accra Zabarma Chief, who doubles as the President of the Council of Zabarma Chiefs, Sarki Musah Yahaya Yendu, marked the 3rd annual Zarmai Annaamai festival on Sunday, August 18, 2024, with a call on the Zabarmas to promote Zabarma culture and heritage as well as protect their rights as Zabarmas in Ghana. The festival seeks to promote the Zabarma culture and tradition as well as bring together leaders of various ethnic and tribal chiefs, groups, and Muslim clergy, as well as members of the Muslim community in the country, under one umbrella. The Zarmai Annaamai festival also welcomed dignitaries from the various political parties, Nigerians, and some special guests from Niger and other countries who gathered to celebrate the festival. This follows their weeklong social activities such as a health walk, a football game, and a recitation of the Holy Qur'an, among others, marking this year's Zarmai Annaamai Fesival on the theme "Promoting the Cultural and Heritage of the Zabarama: The Role of the Zabarama Communities in Ensuring a Peaceful 2024 General Election," which resonates with the principles of justice, equality, and inclusivity upon which the Zabarma tribe is built. Addressing the gathering in a speech read on his behalf, the Greater Accra Zabarma Chief, Sarki Musah Yahaya Yendu, assured the people of his commitment and that of the Zarma Community to safeguarding the rights of all Zabarma's in Ghana and ensuring that the people live a life worth emulating by all and sundry.