The chiefs and people of the Somé traditional area in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region have launched the 2024 celebration of their annual festival, Sométutuzã, with a commitment to the area's socio-economic development.

Major activities lined up for the celebration include general cleaning, religious activities, a quiz competition, a health walk, a youth and professional summit, and a children's durbar.

The celebration will climax with a grand durbar of chiefs and queen mothers on September 28 at Agbozume, the traditional capital of the area.

Speaking at the launch event on Saturday, May 25, the Paramount Chief and President of the Somé Traditional Council, Torgbiga Adamah III, stressed the need for all Somé indigenes to unite and pull resources together towards the socio-economic progress of the area and for the general well-being of the people.

He said no community can advance economically in an atmosphere of insecurity and instability. He, therefore, enjoined all his subjects to embrace peace and fellow-feeling for one another.

He called on all citizens of Somé, both home and abroad, to join hands in ensuring that the annual event was a memorable and successful one.

Sométutuzã or Sometutu festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Agbozume, Denu, and surrounding communities to commemorate their migration from Keta to their present settlement in 1792, after the Keta-Anloga war.

The 2024 event, which promises to be a catalyst for uniting and rallying together for the peace and development of the area, is swirling around the theme "Sustaining the Peace and Unity of Somé for Development."