The Bono East Regional office of the Center for National Culture (CNC) has taken steps to host the 2024 National Festival of Arts and Culture to showcase the region and the country’s rich cultural heritage among others.The Region is set to host the national biennial festival next year following the sterling performance of the region in NAFAC, 2022.
Dr Barimah Asumadu-Sakyi Regional Director for the Center disclosed this when he led a team of
management members to pay courtesy call on Mr Kwasi Adu-Gyan Bono East Regional Minister, on
Thursday at Techiman to officially informed him about the preparation towards the organization of the
National Festival of Arts and Culture next year (NAFAC 2024).
Management later presented a NAFAC symbol, an indicator of the region’s turn to host the festival to
the Regional Minister.Mr Adu-Gyan expressed the CC’s preparedness to host the festival next year and commended the management for their commitment to leading the region to be the best when it comes to Arts and Culture.
He observed that hosting the NAFAC would boost the local economy and again projects the rich cultures and the numerous tourists’ potential in the region. The NC commended the Minister and the CC for their continual support in projecting and promoting efforts of the NC to promoting culture in the region.
The National Festival of Arts and Culture is p biennial festival organized by the National Commission on
Culture to promote regional cultural peculiarities in Ghana.
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