Tag Archives: OKYENHENE

A big chief like you should not speak like that in public – Obiri Boahen to Okyenhene

A Former Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Obiri Boahene, has berated the Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, for insulting persons who have been criticising President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over happenings in the county. The Okyenhene said that persons who have been criticising the president over the current economic …

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No well-nurtured person will insult the president – Okyenhene

Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II has stated that persons who have made it a duty to criticise and insult President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over current economic hardship have no sense of appreciation. Describing these people as uncivilized villagers, witches, and wizards, the overlord of Akyem Abuakwa said Ghanaians must appreciate the significant …

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Those who insult Akufo-Addo are villagers and witches – Okyenhene

Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin has hit back at persons criticising and insulting President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over the current economic hardship, describing them as uncivilized villagers, witches, and wizards who have no sense of appreciation. According to the overlord of Akyem Abuakwa, Ghanaians must appreciate the significant contribution of President …

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Legacy over wealth, learn from Akufo-Addo – Okyenhene tasks appointees

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is more focused on securing his legacy than amassing material wealth, the Okyenhene has articulated. Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, when he received Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA, at his palace stressed that it was important for all appointees of …

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Mahama ignored my advice to establish a university at Bunso – Okyenhene

One of the legacies of former President John Dramani Mahama was the establishment of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development, UESD, located at Somanya. The Eastern University was one of many campaign promises of the former administration prior to the 2012 elections. Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has stated that he advised the …

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1999: The year Asantehene, Dormaahene and Okyenhene were enstooled

The year 1999 was very significant in the history of traditional governance in Ghana. Three Akan traditional rulers were enstooled to steer the affairs of their respected traditional areas. Chronicling the significance of the year 1999 on its official Facebook page, The Asante Nation – a page created to project …

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Pressure mounts on Okyenhene to disown, disband ‘land guards’

His Majesty Osagyefuo Nana Amoatia Ofori Panin Okyenhene is under intense pressure from the people of Kyekyere, Amanase, and surrounding communities to publicly disown and take steps to disband a group calling itself Okyeman Task Force allegedly engaged in land-guarding activities and currently ‘terrorizing’ residents and farmers living in communities …

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Okyenhene summons Togbe Shitor; threatens to banish Amanase priestess

eyehe The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has issued a one-week ultimatum to an Akyem Kukurantumi-based fetish priest Togbe Shitor to produce the woman seen in leaked videos invoking curses and chanting to kill President Akufo-Addo and others in his shrine. The Physically livid Okyenhene issued the warning Monday, April …

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Okyenhene’s concerns against government’s community mining genuine – Small scale miners

The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners is backing Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin who has threatened to resist the government’s community mining program. According to the Okyenhene, the program which was introduced to regulate illegal small scale mining nationwide has rather degraded lands and caused pollution to water …

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Okyenhene demands closure of Bright SHS over exams fraud

The Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council has called for the immediate closure of Bright Senior High School at Akyem Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region for allegedly perpetuating fraud in examinations over the years. The Traditional Council headed by Okyenehene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin is also calling for the prosecution of the …

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