The chiefs praying for peace
The Nsuaem Divisional Council in the Western Region has made it clear that it will not allow anyone to threaten the relative peace the people in the traditional area are enjoying.
According to the Council, chaired by Nana Essuon Kumah of Nyaso and Nana Kojo Boakwah of Akodwaa, sustainable peace is the essential foundation for infrastructure development, economic growth, and community investments.
Addressing a press conference yesterday, the Council stressed that there is currently no regent in the Nsuaem Traditional Area, and has called on the people to disregard anyone parading himself as the regent of the area.
“If you have heard any story about a new regent, it is not coming from the traditional council,” the chiefs told journalists.
“We are peaceful people who want more development projects for the Divisional Area. So we will not allow anyone to toy with the peace we have,” the Council members added.
They noted that for close to six years, Nsuaem has not had a chief because of alleged chieftaincy dispute, which is retarding the progress of the Divisional Area.
Nana Kwesi Twumasi III, Chief of Kedadwen said from 2018 when Nsuaem had Nana Kwamena Adadie II as the chief, the area saw a number of development projects.
“We used to celebrate the Apakese festival through which we were able to construct our primary school, a clinic, which has been upgraded to a polyclinic status and a Senior High School constructed by former Member of Parliament, Mireku Duker,” Nana Kwesi Twumasi III disclosed.
“But since an injunction was placed on the chief because of the disputes about six years ago, the area is retrogressing in terms of projects,” he indicated.
The chief therefore appealed to the elders, the royal family and all stakeholders to, as a matter of urgency, find a peaceful way to resolve the issue to allow Nana Kwamena Dadzie continue his reign.
He noted that if the stakeholders ignore his plea, the traditional area could lack the necessary development projects.
He said, “For the sake of the development of the area, the traditional leaders should unite and rally behind anyone who will properly be appointed as the regent for the meantime.”
“As for the current one parading himself as a regent, he was not properly chosen and so he does not have the support of the traditional council,” he pointed out.
For his part, Ebusuapanyin Kwabena Owusu of the Dadieso Royal Family explained that if the traditional council was to appoint someone as a regent, the Tufuhene of the area should have been the one to be chosen.
“How can some people converge in a hotel to choose a regent when the venue for such a function should have been the chief’s palace at Nsuaem,” he said.
“I am also reiterating that Nsuaem is very peaceful and we do not want anyone to foment trouble. So we call on the Minister for Chieftaincy Affairs, and all stakeholders to intervene,” he noted.
Safohene Kweku Bankyim of Jukwa also asserted that the person parading himself as the regent is the same person allegedly behind the chieftaincy dispute.
He then called on the Western Regional House of Chiefs and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to also intervene to help prevent possible conflict.
Nana Hemaa Nyarko of Adiewoso corroborated what the chiefs disclosed, and stressed the need for the prolonged chieftaincy dispute in Nsuaem to be resolved to pave way for the progress of the area.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Nsuaem