{"id":4955,"date":"2026-04-11T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/?p=4955"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:01:36","slug":"tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"TMA SUPPORTS 2026 KPELEJOO FESTIVAL."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has donated an undisclosed amount of money to the Tema Traditional Council (TTC) in support of the 2026 Kpelejoo Festival.<\/p>\n<p>The donation, made on behalf of the people of Tema, the President, and the Minister for Local Government, Religious and Chieftaincy Affairs, is aimed at promoting cultural heritage, fostering unity among residents, and strengthening the relationship between the Assembly and traditional authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Presenting the donation, the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, Ebi Bright, said the gesture underscores the Assembly\u2019s commitment to preserving cultural traditions and ensuring peaceful coexistence during the festive period.<\/p>\n<p>She urged the youth and traditional authorities to exercise restraint and avoid actions that could tarnish the image of their communities.<\/p>\n<p>Madam Bright further emphasized the need for moderation in the celebration of festivals, stressing that such occasions should be observed peacefully and without casualties.<\/p>\n<p>She also called on the Tema Traditional Council to take the necessary measures to ensure that the Kpelejoo Festival is celebrated in an atmosphere of peace, unity and mutual respect.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has donated an undisclosed amount of money to the Tema Traditional Council (TTC) in support of the 2026 Kpelejoo Festival. The donation, made on behalf of the people of Tema, the President, and the Minister for Local Government, Religious and Chieftaincy Affairs, is aimed at promoting cultural heritage, fostering unity among residents, and strengthening the relationship between the Assembly and traditional authorities. Presenting the donation, the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, Ebi Bright, said the gesture underscores the Assembly\u2019s commitment to preserving cultural traditions and ensuring peaceful coexistence during the festive period. She urged the youth&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>TMA SUPPORTS 2026 KPELEJOO FESTIVAL. | Tema Metropolitan Assembly<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"TMA SUPPORTS 2026 KPELEJOO FESTIVAL. | Tema Metropolitan Assembly\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has donated an undisclosed amount of money to the Tema Traditional Council (TTC) in support of the 2026 Kpelejoo Festival. The donation, made on behalf of the people of Tema, the President, and the Minister for Local Government, Religious and Chieftaincy Affairs, is aimed at promoting cultural heritage, fostering unity among residents, and strengthening the relationship between the Assembly and traditional authorities. Presenting the donation, the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, Ebi Bright, said the gesture underscores the Assembly\u2019s commitment to preserving cultural traditions and ensuring peaceful coexistence during the festive period. She urged the youth...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Tema Metropolitan Assembly\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/tmaGreenwich1990\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-11T11:40:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-20T10:01:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KPELEJOO-FESTIVAL.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1066\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tma Media\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AssemblyTema\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AssemblyTema\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tma Media\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/index.php\\\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/index.php\\\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Tma Media\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8c5768f30a944c541745cbd9f7708372\"},\"headline\":\"TMA SUPPORTS 2026 KPELEJOO FESTIVAL.\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-11T11:40:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-20T10:01:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/index.php\\\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":175,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/index.php\\\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/KPELEJOO-FESTIVAL.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/index.php\\\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/index.php\\\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\\\/\",\"name\":\"TMA SUPPORTS 2026 KPELEJOO FESTIVAL. | Tema Metropolitan Assembly\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/index.php\\\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/index.php\\\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/KPELEJOO-FESTIVAL.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-11T11:40:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-20T10:01:36+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8c5768f30a944c541745cbd9f7708372\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/index.php\\\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/index.php\\\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/index.php\\\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/KPELEJOO-FESTIVAL.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/KPELEJOO-FESTIVAL.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":1066},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/index.php\\\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"TMA SUPPORTS 2026 KPELEJOO FESTIVAL.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/\",\"name\":\"Tema Metropolitan Assembly\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tma.gov.gh\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8c5768f30a944c541745cbd9f7708372\",\"name\":\"Tma Media\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ce494daae48c464d4e5174213d334f466ff585a6c51629b790cf1cd4cf947aaf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ce494daae48c464d4e5174213d334f466ff585a6c51629b790cf1cd4cf947aaf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ce494daae48c464d4e5174213d334f466ff585a6c51629b790cf1cd4cf947aaf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Tma Media\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"TMA SUPPORTS 2026 KPELEJOO FESTIVAL. | Tema Metropolitan Assembly","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"TMA SUPPORTS 2026 KPELEJOO FESTIVAL. | Tema Metropolitan Assembly","og_description":"The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has donated an undisclosed amount of money to the Tema Traditional Council (TTC) in support of the 2026 Kpelejoo Festival. The donation, made on behalf of the people of Tema, the President, and the Minister for Local Government, Religious and Chieftaincy Affairs, is aimed at promoting cultural heritage, fostering unity among residents, and strengthening the relationship between the Assembly and traditional authorities. Presenting the donation, the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, Ebi Bright, said the gesture underscores the Assembly\u2019s commitment to preserving cultural traditions and ensuring peaceful coexistence during the festive period. She urged the youth...","og_url":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\/","og_site_name":"Tema Metropolitan Assembly","article_publisher":"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/tmaGreenwich1990","article_published_time":"2026-04-11T11:40:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-20T10:01:36+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":1066,"url":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KPELEJOO-FESTIVAL.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Tma Media","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AssemblyTema","twitter_site":"@AssemblyTema","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Tma Media","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\/"},"author":{"name":"Tma Media","@id":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/#\/schema\/person\/8c5768f30a944c541745cbd9f7708372"},"headline":"TMA SUPPORTS 2026 KPELEJOO FESTIVAL.","datePublished":"2026-04-11T11:40:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-20T10:01:36+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\/"},"wordCount":175,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KPELEJOO-FESTIVAL.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\/","url":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\/","name":"TMA SUPPORTS 2026 KPELEJOO FESTIVAL. | Tema Metropolitan Assembly","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KPELEJOO-FESTIVAL.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-11T11:40:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-20T10:01:36+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/#\/schema\/person\/8c5768f30a944c541745cbd9f7708372"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KPELEJOO-FESTIVAL.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KPELEJOO-FESTIVAL.jpg","width":1600,"height":1066},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/tma-supports-2026-kpelejoo-festival\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TMA SUPPORTS 2026 KPELEJOO FESTIVAL."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/#website","url":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/","name":"Tema Metropolitan Assembly","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/#\/schema\/person\/8c5768f30a944c541745cbd9f7708372","name":"Tma Media","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ce494daae48c464d4e5174213d334f466ff585a6c51629b790cf1cd4cf947aaf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ce494daae48c464d4e5174213d334f466ff585a6c51629b790cf1cd4cf947aaf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ce494daae48c464d4e5174213d334f466ff585a6c51629b790cf1cd4cf947aaf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Tma Media"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4955"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4957,"href":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4955\/revisions\/4957"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tma.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}