Twenty two years ago when Ghana Festival, acronym Ghanafest, actually started, the pioneers of the annual event had no idea that it would grow into the magnitude we are witnessing year after year! Ghanafest has become one of the greatest cultural and ethnic expositions of African descent in the diaspora. As expected, the governor of the state of Illinois, Pat Quinn, made history by being the first governor to attend. The Governor’s 80 year old mother was also present at the festival. Ghana’s ambassador to the USA, H.E Daniel Ohene Agyekum kept the tradition started by Koby Koomson on course when he showed up to meet the largest Ghanaian crowd yet on his tour of duty in the USA at the festival. The well known Kete Group from Cincinnati brought nostalgic memories of authentic and live Kete drumming and dancing to grace the festival. The Chicago Fire Soccer Club of the USA Major League featured Ghanaian International soccer star, Patrick Nyarko, in the festival advertisement book and also took a booth at the festival grounds.
Source: GhanaWeb
