The Royal Akua Korang Akwamu Abrade Family of Asamankese in the Eastern Region is calling on the government to take immediate steps to enforce judicial and traditional rulings in the protracted chieftaincy dispute in the area.
At a press conference on Monday at the family’s ancestral home, Akwamu Fie in Asamankese-Beposo, the family expressed frustration that despite securing favourable judgments from multiple adjudicating bodies, including the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs Judicial Committee, the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council Judicial Committee, and the High Court in Koforidua, the decisions have not been implemented.
The family recalled that under the previous government, a petition to the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs initiated dialogue sessions, but the process stalled. A new petition submitted this year to the current administration has yet to receive a response.
“In the course of our engagement with government and its institutions, we have realized that our plight is not being given the needed attention simply because we are peaceful people,” the family stated.
According to Osabarima Kentinka Pobi Asomaning, who insists he is the legitimate chief of Asamankese, the Royal Akua Korang lineage remains the undisputed custodian of Asamankese lands, sharing only a one-third arrangement with the Overlord of Akyem Abuakwa.
He argued that no person outside the family has the right to ascend the Asamankese Divisional Stool.
He further alleged that his rival, Osabarima Adu Darko II, is not from the lineage and is relying on what he described as a “fraudulent gazette.”
The family insists that, under the Chieftaincy Act, the duly installed chief is Osabarima Kentinka Pobi Asomaning.
The family also warned against attempts to alter inheritance procedures, referencing colonial-era Executive Instruments from the 1930s and 1940s that established the Asamankese Division for the Akua Korang Abrade Family.
“Any machination or arm-twisting of the inheritance procedure to the Asamankese Divisional Stool will be resisted by the descendants and members of the Royal Akua Korang Akwamu Abrade Family,” they cautioned.
The family is demanding the removal of Osabarima Adu Darko II from the palace as directed by the courts, insisting that such a step is necessary before any meaningful dialogue can take place.
They further urged government and state institutions to enforce existing rulings to safeguard peace and stability in Asamankese.
By: Martin Kwame Henyoh
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