[5][6] From pre-colonial times through the establishment of the British colony the Gold Coast, (Effutu) Winneba served as a port town.

The people of Winneba (Efutu) were led by their fearless spiritual leader and warrior, Kwamena Gyarteh Ayirebi-Gyan with the support of a large youthful militia called the Asafo Groups made up of both men and women.

Winneba Senior High School is the only major public secondary cycle educational institute available in this town.

The festival is held in a football park at the North campus of the University of Education, Winneba by the five main masquerade groups.

[11] The Aboakyer Festival is being celebrated by the people of Effutu, who were among the earliest settlers of Ghana, for an uncountable number of years.

It sprang up when the Effutu people departed from Western Sudan and journeyed to the present town of Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana.