The Bukom Banku and Ayitey Powers well publicized boxing bout of last year can be said to be a cause of the recent flood and fire disaster that led to the loss of over 150 deaths.
The Ga Traditional Council is claiming that the fight which was staged during the ban on drumming and noise making, was held to the “displeasure of the traditional rulers”.
At a press conference in Accra Thursday, the Council argued that organizers of the bout decided to disregard the local traditional rule.
“… a boxing tournament between Bukom Banku and Ayitey Powers was staged at Accra Sports Stadium much to the displeasure of the traditional rulers because it was staged during the ban on drumming and noise making…”
The Council adds that it wishes to “appeal to all residents in Accra and its environs to observe the simple traditional norms and customary rites as enunciated by the Gas to ensure peace which is devoid of any calamity.”
Thursday afternoon’s press conference the Council says was to draw the attention of organizers of such events to the spiritual consequences if the law wasn’t observed.
President of the Council Dodoo Tackie backed his claim with a tall list of national events including the May 9 Accra Sports Stadium disaster of 2001 that led to the loss of 127 lives, and the recent #Dumsormuststop vigil led by actress Yvonne Nelson as case studies of events that flouted the traditional law on ban on drumming and noise making.
By: Kasapafmonline.com/Ghana
