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Okyenhene denies Dome Faase land grab and military brutalities; wants ‘purported’ Apedwa Chief arrested

Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has condemned the recent violent clashes at Dome Faase in the Obom-Domeabra constituency. In a statement issued by Secretary of the Akyem Abuakwa State, Dan Ofori Atta, the Okyenhene also called on the Inspector General of Police to take swift action against the purported chief …

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Ex-Soldier cites Okyehene in Dome Faase land grab and military brutalities

The ex-soldier turned Akyem Apedwa Mponuahene, Nana Barfuor Sarpong Okumakuma, the man at the centre of last Tuesday’s shooting and brutalities at Dome Faase, a community in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, has broken his silence, claiming he was working for Okyehene, Amoatia Ofori Panyin II. …

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Okyenhene responds to Daasebre Prof. Emeritus Oti Boateng on House of Chiefs brouhaha

Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has responded to allegations by Omanhene of Juaben Traditional Area, Daasebre Prof. Emeritus Oti Boateng, that the composition of the re-structured Eastern Regional House of Chiefs has breached protocol and is biased. In a recent release, the Omanhene of the Juaben Traditional Area alleged that …

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Okyenhene orders removal of all alien shrines within Akyem Abuakwa

The Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin has given a two-week ultimatum for all alien shrines within his jurisdiction to be closed down. The Okyenhene said he found it necessary to take the action with respect to the provocative spectre of the establishment of alien shrines by fetish priests with no clear …

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Okyenhene issues 4 week ultimatum for retrieval and burial of dead bodies

Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, has ordered for the retrieval of all corpses in the various hospitals in Akyem Abuakwa for internment with immediate effect within a one month period. The decision was triggered by the health concerns following the massive congestion seen in hospital morgues as a result …

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Court quashes Okyenhene’s destoolment of Akyem Hemanghene

The Commercial Division of Koforidua High Court has quashed the destoolment of Chief of Akyem Hemang Osabarima Prof. Mirikissi Apori Atta by the Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin –President of Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council on July 1, 2019. The Court, presided over by Her Ladyship, Mrs Justice Cecilia N.S. Davis …

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Okyenhene demanded 98 cows and 98 bottles of schnapp to be pacified

It has emerged that the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, demanded for 98 cows and 98 bottles of Schnapp from embattled Ashanti Regional Secretary of the NDC, Mr Kwame Zu to be pacified. Daniel Ofori Atta, state secretary of Akyem Abuakwa made the revelation in an interview on Asempa FM’s …

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Okyenhene ‘fights’ Afede on ‘No Vote’ statement

The Paramount Chief of the Akyem Abuakwa traditional area, Asagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II has said the leadership of the various Regional Houses of Chiefs were neither “informed” nor “consulted” about the National House of Chiefs’ decision to issue a statement rejecting the proposal of making local level elections partisan. …

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AUDIO: Okyenhene rejects govt’s community mining initiative

 The Okyenhene made the suggestion when the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Kwaku Asoma Kyeremeh paid a courtesy call on him The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has vehemently rejected government’s community mining initiative instituted by the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Mining as alternative to illegal mining. Casting doubt over adherence …

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