Mafi Traditional Council Announces 77th Mafi Hogbetsotso Za

Togbe Asafo Buatri IV - Ag. President of the Mafi Traditional Council

The Mafi Traditional Council has announced the solemnisation of the 77^th Mafi Hogbetsotso Festival, which volition instrumentality spot from Monday, 8^th December 2025, culminating successful a Grand Durbar of Chiefs and People connected Saturday, 13^th December 2025, astatine Mafi Adidome, the accepted superior of the Mafi State.

The 2025 variation of the festival carries the compelling theme: “Fostering Unity, Peace and Love for Development.” This taxable underscores the committedness of the Mafi State to fortify cohesion among its people, deepen taste pride, and transmission corporate vigor toward development.

This year’s festival volition diagnostic Mafi’s affluent lineup of traditional, cultural, and communal ceremonies. Key activities include, the Ancestral Pilgrimage to Kpordoave, the archetypal colony of the Mafi People.

As customized demands, the Chiefs of Mafi volition transverse the River Volta to Kpordoave, the archetypal ancestral location occupied by Mafi aft the historical flight from Notsie nether the oppressive regularisation of King Agorkorli. At Kpordoave, ineffable ancestral rites volition beryllium performed to officially usher successful the festival, invoking blessings and guidance for the people.

There volition besides beryllium the “Traditional Procession to Adidome Torkor.” This involves a symbolic procession of Chiefs and radical to Adidome Torkor, a revered tract representing the battlegrounds and struggles of the forebears of Mafi.

This gathering serves arsenic a reminder of the courage, sacrifices, resilience and unity of intent displayed by the ancestors successful safeguarding the onshore and practice of Mafi, and further serves arsenic value benchmarks for the learnings of the existent generation.

The climax of the festival volition beryllium the expansive durbar of chiefs and radical connected Saturday 13^th December 2025. This colourful gathering volition showcase Mafi’s affluent taste practice done accepted drumming, dance, regalia, and the show of chieftaincy hierarchy among respective different displays.
Distinguished guests from crossed Ghana, the Volta Region, and the diaspora are expected to grace the event.

Commenting connected this year’s celebration, the Acting Paramount Chief and Acting President of the Mafi Traditional Council, Togbe Asafo Buatri IV, noted: “This year’s festival volition beryllium different furniture of gathering blocks connected the beardown instauration laid by our forebears and our caller efforts. It is meant to unite each citizens of Mafi, some location and abroad, astir a communal intent of development. Our unity, peace, and emotion stay the bedrock upon which we volition physique a prosperous aboriginal for Mafi.”

He further called connected each sons and daughters of Mafi, friends, firm institutions, and improvement partners to enactment afloat and enactment the festival successful the tone of togetherness and development.

The Mafi Hogbetsotso Za is celebrated annually successful remembrance of the large flight of the Ewe radical successful general, and the Mafi radical successful peculiar from the cruelty of King Agorkorli.

The Mafi Traditional Council invites each citizens, stakeholders, taste enthusiasts, tourists, and the wide nationalist to articulation successful celebrating this historical festival. The 77^th Mafi Hogbetsotso Za promises to beryllium spiritually fulfilling, culturally vibrant, and development-oriented.