The Gbese Somnenaa of Nii Doku We, Nii Doku III on Saturday, August 16, 2025, joined thousands of GaDangme indigenes and well-wishers to celebrate this year's Homowo Festival in a colorful ceremony that showcased the rich cultural heritage of the Ga people.
The festivities featured drumming, dancing, traditional rituals, and the sprinkling of the sacred food for the festival, Kpokpoi.
The Supreme Head of Gbese Somnenaa led his Asafoatsemei (warlords) in performing age-old rites at the Usher Fort before proceeding through some principal streets of Gbese.
Clad in a red ceremonial smock, Nii Doku III led his Asafoatse, Asafoatse Christopher Branford Nettey V to sprinkle the Kpokpoi in family homes and sacred places, accompanied by traditional chants, singing, drumming, and the firing of muskets, symbolizing the rejection of hunger and invoking blessings for the year ahead.
