REPUBLIC OF GHANA, ‘SEKONDI-TAKORADI METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY ‘OUR REF: STMA/GEN/513/23, YOUR REF! P.O, BOX 74, SEKONDI. TEL: 031-20-46371-2, E-MAIL: info@stma.gov.gh ‘TOLL FREE: VODAFONE: 080011903 / MTN: 18206 WEBSITE: www.stma.gov.gh TRADITIONAL BAN ON DRUMMING AND NOISE MAKING INTH IKADU TRADITIONAL AREA We write to inform you of the traditional ban on drumming and noise making in the Essikadu ‘Traditional Area from Sunday, July 10, to Saturday, August 6, 2022. During this period of the ban, ‘+ Noise levels are to be minimized to the barest limit possible. + The usual form of worship should be cor 1ed to the premises of churches/mosques + Funerals and burials in the Traditional area are banned for the period. + Pounding of fufi after 6:00pm is a taboo in the area. + The positioning of loud speakers outside the premises of churches, mosques and pubs are banned. © Roadside evangelists are to cease their activities during this period, The affected areas are: 1, Essikado 5. European Town 2. Kojokrom 6. Mpeasem 3. Eshiem 7. Nayires 4. Enoe 8. Namakrom The Assembly hereby urges the general public especially the religious bodies, bars, restaurants, entertainment centers, street preachers and funeral organizers to accordingly observe the ban and refrain from making derogatory and inflammatory remarks on the directives. ‘Thank you. qa JOHN NANA OWU METRO CO-ORDINATING DIRECTOR for: METRO CHIEF EXECUTIVE DISTRIBUTION THE CHAIRMAN SEKONDI ~ TAKORADI NETWORK OF MINISTERS & CHURCHES TAKORADI THE WESTERN REGIONAL CHIEF IMAM SEKONDI ce: All Media Houses, Sekondi - Takoradi