The facility after it was commissioned
The Acting President of the Ga Traditional Council, Nii Adote Otintor II, has pledged to protect lands belonging to the Ga State from encroachments.
“Being the Sempe Mantse and the Mankralo of the Ga State, I will not sit aloof while our people in this area get exploited.
“And I will not let anyone take even a plot from us. We will do everything possible to ensure that we protect lands that have been handed down to us by our forefathers,” he said.
He made the remarks on Saturday when he commissioned a new edifice to serve as a stool office for the rural communities of the Ga State.
The facility, located at Otaten near Kojo Ashong in the Ga West District of the Greater Accra Region, was put up to accelerate the development of the fringe communities while forestalling land boundary issues.
He said that the facility which belongs to the Ga people should serve as a place of convergence for brainstorming in developing the area.
He called for unity and appealed to sub-chiefs to eschew quarrels in order to make the task of developing the rural communities easier.
He also hinted about the establishment of a school within the area to help improve literacy within the rural communities.
“When you are enstooled as a chief, you are to think about the welfare of the people and I will make sure development comes to the area,” he added.
The Mankralo of Nsakina, Nii Tetteh Kwabina III in his welcome address commended the acting president for steps taken so far to resolve land disputes within the area.
He further commended indigenes for making the Homowo celebration peaceful and violence-free.
It would be recalled that in August 2020, some residents of Dome-Faase clashed with military personnel over disputed farmlands that were being contested by one Bafour Sarpong Kumankuma who claimed to be Akyem Apedwa Mponuahene.
The Akyem Abuakwa State however disassociated itself from the activities of the contender and further denied his authority as the Mponuahene of the state.
By Issah Mohammed