Royal Bretuo Family Debunks Dekyirahemaa’s Purported Destoolment Of Nyinawusuhene

Nana Kwadwo Ofori, Head of Royal Bretuo family of Nyinawusu in the Upper Denkyira East District of the Central Region, has refuted claims by Nana Ama Ayensua Saara III, Denkyirahemaa, that Nana Baffour Awuah II has been destooled as the Chief of Nyinawusu.

Emmanuel K. Nanah Esq., Legal Advisor to Denkyirahemaa had stated that Nana Baffour Awuah II has been destooled by his own kinsmen, even before the installation process could be finalised.

In an exclusive interview with The Chronicle, the Abusuapanin stressed that Nana Baffour Awuah II is “still” the Chief and Custodian of Nyinawusu Stool and stool lands.

Nana Kwadwo Ofori explained further that no charges have been preferred against the chief, neither has he done anything wrong to warrant his destoolment.

The family head stated that Nyinawusu does not owe any allegiance to the Denkyira Paramountcy, explaining that the Denkyira Traditional Council rather delegates an envoy to witness the enstoolment ceremony of Nyinawusuhene at Nyinawusu.

He also explained that as Head of family, he leads the enstooled Chief to pay homage to the Denkyirahene at Junkwa, out of respect.

The Abusuapanin said as a result Nana Baffour Awuah has, accordingly been introduced to the Denkyira State two years ago, which qualifies him to the title of “Kronkohene” of the Denkyira Traditional Council, as an indispensable entity of the Denkyira State.

He has challenged the Denkyirahemaa and her Counsel to make public the traditional and customary processes that indicate the destoolment of their chief or face legal action for the malicious claims.

Abusuapanin Kwadwo Ofori also indicated that Nyinawusu is the oldest town in the Denkyira enclave after their forebearers had fought with Aowin people to secure the present day location, before the Denkyiras came from Kyiraa to their present location at Junkwa.

Abusuapanin Kwadwo Ofori indicated that Nyinawusu Stool consists of 18 communities, including Akwaboso, which shares boundaries with Manso Nkwanta (in the Ashanti Region) to the North and Sefwi-Nkurodua to the South.

He attributed the current impasse between the Denkyirahemaa and Nyinawusuhene to ongoing stool land dispute, leading to the alleged use of ‘machomen’ by the Denkyirahemaa to stop the mobilization of royalties by the Nyinawusu Divisional Council from mining activities.

The Head of family questioned a request by the Denkyirahemaa that all issues pertaining to lands and mining at Akwaboso and Adaboye, among other towns should be brought before the Denkyirahemaa at Junkwa.

He quizzed: “how can a Chief /Queenmother of a different Clan (Agona) presides over stool lands of a different Clan (Bretuo)”, which he stressed smacks of intent to forcefully take over the Akwaboso lands by the Denkyirahene and the Denkyirahemaa.

This, he argued, was the reason why the Denkyira-Kyekyewere Kontihene has been stationed at Subin-Akwaboso to act as the liason Officer between the Queenmother and the miners.

He disclosed that Nana Awuah’s life has been threatened on several occasions and now lives in fear resulting in stalled development projects in the area.

Abusuapanin Kwadwo Ofori has, therefore, called for the intervention of the President, Inspector-General of Police, National House of Chiefs as well as Central Regional House of Chief.

From Oswald P. Freiku, Nyinawusu, C/R

 

 

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