From Nana Konadu Agyeman, Koforidua.
THE 2009 Koforidua Street Carnival came off in a glittering, vivacious and colourful atmosphere that attracted a large number of people who were treated to various music flavours.
The event, fourth in the series saw both the young and old, taking to the streets to dance to hip-hop beats, reggae hits, highlife and live band music.
The one-day extravaganza, which started in 2007 and is considered by many in the New Juaben Municipality as the greatest show in the Eastern Region, created a joyous atmosphere with the revellers jam-packed with little space between them.
A unique feature of this year’s street carnival was the inclusion of games such as snookers and table tennis which equally drew a lot of attention from the youth some of whom took turns to show their talents in the games.
Lasting for 12 hours from 6 p.m to 5.30 a.m, the fiesta set the entire municipality agog with almost all the drinking bars, shops and fuel filling stations opened until the next day.
About eight music ‘spinners’ and three live band music groups graced the event, which saw most of the people moving from one area of the carnival to another and from one live band music stand to the other to savour the variety of music that was being played.
Besides the excitement that characterised the event, there was also enough food and other delicacies which all made the festival enjoyable and one to be remembered for a very long time.
In fact it is being touted as the best ever organised by the Y & K Investment Limited in collaboration with the HFC Bank, TAG Ghana Limited, OLAM, Nestle Ghana Limited, Tigo and Vodafone, Cadbury Ghana Limited, Yas Detergent, Hippo Ghana Limited and Imesco Ghana Limited.
Speaking to The Mirror, the Chief Executive Officer of Y & K Investment Limited, Mr Kwesi Premoh said his outfit initiated the event as part of its corporate social responsibility to provide an interesting and lively atmosphere for the residents to share in the joy of the Christmas festivities.
“Since the New Juaben Municipality abounds in many tourism potentials, we decided to initiate this annual street carnival to add more beauty and variety to entertainment life in Koforidua, which is noted as one of the best places for relaxation and socialisation in the country”, Mr Premoh stated.
According to him, to make the event a permanent one, there were plans to introduce more innovations and seek the support of other sponsors to “ensure its proper organisation every year”.
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