The Nkusukum Traditional Council in the Mfantseman Municipality has launched the celebration of the Odambea Festival at the Nankesedo (Saltpond Lower Town) in the Central region.

The week-long festival will be celebrated by 20 towns and villages comprising the Nkusukum from Sunday 19th August to 26th August 2012. The Festival, like many other festivals in Ghana, is celebrated in the last week of August during the beginning of food harvesting to signify hooting at hunger and to commemorate the achievements of their ancestors.

A Member of Council of State, Daasebre Kwebu Ewusi VII, has appealed to the youth to emulate the examples of senior citizens who in diverse ways contributed to the development of the nation.

Daasebre Kwebu Ewusi, who is also the President of the Central Region House of Chiefs, urged the youth to use their exuberance to champion development of their communities instead of engaging in destructive activities.