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Gifty Anti, Quarcoo-Tchire named 2018 "Yokama'' for Manya Krobo

Nene Sakite II, Konor of Manya Krobo on Monday, conferred honorary awards on two prominent Ghanaian journalists as ''Yokama'' (Virtuous Woman) for the year 2018.

Date Created : 10/25/2018 2:56:10 AM : Story Author : Ghanadistricts.com

The ''Yokama'' award, instituted in 2003 by the Konor, is a prestigious award in Manya Krobo which is conferred on women with distinction, excellence and virtue and takes place on every Monday of the Ngmayem festival week at the forecourt of the Konor's palace, Odumase-Krobo.

The ''Yokama'' (Vituous woman) award winners for 2018 are Gifty Anti and Comfort Soyokuor Quarcoo-Tchire.

Gifty Anti, a Fante who hails from Cape Coast, is a Journalist, a Broadcaster, and the hostess of the Standpoint program on Ghana Television (GTV) which discusses issues affecting women in Ghana.

Her Co-award recipient, Soyokuor Quarcoo-Tchire is also a journalist with GTV and hails from Kordiabe in the Shai Traditional Area of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

KONOR CLARIFIES THE YOKAMA CONCEPT

Before naming the recipients for this year's awards, the Konor took his time to clarify and Explain the ''Yokama'' concept.

Nene Sakite II, known in private life as Seth Larnor Nyarko, and enstooled in 1998, said the Yokama awards is not only for hardworking and industrious Krobo women, but it goes to all women in Ghana who are making impacts in society.

''The idea behind Yokama is to award women who are hardworking, industrious, and are making impacts in our communities. They are women who, through their toil and sweat, are bringing progress to Ghana and are role models in society. Yokama is not about beauty, women who can dance beautifully, or could sing well. It goes for women not only in Manya Klo but the whole Ghana''.

The Konor said these two Yokama award recipients are distinguished individuals who by their dint of hard work, influence citizens in the entire Krobo area, Dangmeland, Ghana and the entire world.

''Kloma (Krobo land) has seen their hard work. We are going to award them to motivate them. They are Kloma Yokama'', the Konor stated.

The event which came on amidst traditional drumming and dancing was attended by the MP of the area, Hon Ebenezer Okletey Tei Larbi, the Municipal Chief Executive for Lower Manya Krobo; Hon Simon Kweku Tetteh, the MCE for Upper Manya Krobo; Hon Felix Nartey Odjao, and Nene Detse I, a Developmental Chief of the area.