Four kingmakers arrested for defying ban on gathering

Four persons have been picked up by Akropong Police for violating ban on social gathering and distancing by holding estoolment ceremony.

The were picked Friday afternoon by the Akropong Police led by the District Police Commander,Stephen Tetteh.

All four persons picked by Police are traditional rulers who led the enstoolment ceremony held Friday Morning.

Armed Police from the Formed Police Unit(FPU) , Military personnel,BNI and National Security operatives with riot control vehicles stormed Akropong since Thursday to maintaining law and order before and after delivery of Judgement by the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs

The swift enstoolment of Nana Kwadwo Kese ,34, as the new Okuapemhene follows nullification of the enstoolment of Odehye Kwasi Akufo by Eastern Regional House of chiefs on Thursday.

The Abrewatia of Sakyeabea Royal Family, and eight of the eleven Kingmakers presented the Paramount Chief elect to the Asonahene,the Krontihene -Osahene Ofei Kwasi Agyemang and Baamuhene -Nana Kwame Asare Bampoe to perform the necessary traditional rites and slaughtering of sheep on the feet of Nana Kwadwo Kese signifying their endorsement.

He was then paraded three times to and fro north and south of Akropong Township as tradition demands.

The Okuapemhene elect has subsequently been confined to undergo customary rites before he’s sworn to the five divisional chiefs and finally outdoored.

Bennett Smith Opoku,a Spokesperson for Sakyeabea Royal Family told the media that, the enstoolment is 85 percent completed.

The Okuapemhene Stool has remained vacant almost five years after the demise of Oseadeeyo Addo Dankwah III, Okuapemanhene, due to dispute among the Sakyeabea Royal family over who is the rightful candidate to ascend the Ofori Kuma stool to succeed the late Oseadeyo Addo Dankwah III, who reigned for 41 years .

The Okuapeman stool has three ruling houses- Nketia, Amogyaa, and Sakyibea. Currently, it is the turn of the Sakyeabea ruling house to select a candidate to be installed as Okuapemhene

In 2017, while Odehye Kwasi Akufo was enstooled by the Paramount Queenmother Nana Afua Nketia Obuo as successor to the late Okuapemhene Oseadeeyo Addo Dankwa III a retired Journalist, the Abrewatia of Sakyeabea Royal family also nominated Nana Kwadwo Kese as Paramount Chief.

This chieftaincy dispute led to several clashes and destruction of properties in Akropong.The Palace was closed down and taken over by the security.

Source:Ghana/Kasapafmonline.com