MTN Ghana And Asanteman Celebrate Ashantifest

Ghana’s leading telecommunications provider, MTN Ghana, is celebrating Ashantifest during the entire month of May.

Since the inception of the festival, various life enriching activations including the provision of CSI projects, sports and entertainment have been brought to the doorstep of several communities in the region to help transform lives.

Ashantifest 2016 will involve several days of targeted events, activations and consumer engagements.

One of the major activities for this year is the Asantehene’s Gold Cup which will be held from May 6^th – 8^th in honor of Otumfuo Osei Tutu. This unique event has consistently featured in Ashantifest celebrations over the years.

Some of the activities planned for the celebration are, Sponsorship of SME Business Fair, Community Forum, Health and Fitness Walk, MTN Open Coffee Series, Data/Value Added Services Clinics, Mobile Money Merchant Form and Media Editors/Stakeholders forum.

MTN will also organize some entertainment activities during the celebrations.

In a statement signed by the General Manager for the Ashanti region Mr James Bukari Basintale said, “the festival is meant to bring us closer to the people of the Ashanti region and to show that we are committed to brightening the lives of our customers in that region. At MTN, our customers come first in all that we do and this is why we created the regional festivals to bring us closer to our subscribers.

Ashanti Fest is one of the several regional festivals designed by MTN across the country to acknowledge and promote the rich culture of the communities in which we operate.

It is held in appreciation of the continuous support of the region to the growth of the MTN. Other MTN initiated regional festivals include: Koftownfest (Eastern Region) Suncity fest (Brong Ahafo Region), Oil City fest (Western Region) and Savanna fest (for the three Northern Regions).

MTN Ghana is the market leader in the increasingly competitive mobile telecommunications industry in Ghana, offering subscribers a range of exciting options under Pay Monthly and Pay As You Go Services.