IGP called to intervene in Kumawu chieftaincy row

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COMMON SENSE 9 years ago

KUMAWU PEOPLE SHOULD BE HUMBLE AND LET KUMAWU HAVE A KING,EVEN THE KING IS NOT COMING TO FEED ANYBODY,THE PEOPLE SHOULD PEACE WORK,EVERYDAY KUMAWU CHIFTANCY,GHANAIANS ARE TIED OF KUMAWU.

KUMAWU PEOPLE SHOULD BE HUMBLE AND LET KUMAWU HAVE A KING,EVEN THE KING IS NOT COMING TO FEED ANYBODY,THE PEOPLE SHOULD PEACE WORK,EVERYDAY KUMAWU CHIFTANCY,GHANAIANS ARE TIED OF KUMAWU.
Mozato 9 years ago

So refreshing to hear that the civilized Kumawu citizens are applying the superior Asante wisdom to exhaust all the existing legitimate structures to resolve this dispute which could have turned bloody if the Kumawu were to ...
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So refreshing to hear that the civilized Kumawu citizens are applying the superior Asante wisdom to exhaust all the existing legitimate structures to resolve this dispute which could have turned bloody if the Kumawu were to be a place like Trokosi Hohoe, Yendi, Saboba or Chireponi. Enough respect to kumawu people and hope they would lift high the mantle of peace no matter how the final verdict may be.
HONESTY 9 years ago

FELLOW ASHANTIS, WHILE WE FIGHT OVER PETTY ISSUES, SERIOUS CRISIS AWAITS US. LET'S DEVELOP A FORESIGHT THINKING CAPACITY LIKE OUR GREAT ANCESTORS WHO CREATED ASHANTI.

I have a history lesson and a warning to my own ASHANTI ...
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FELLOW ASHANTIS, WHILE WE FIGHT OVER PETTY ISSUES, SERIOUS CRISIS AWAITS US. LET'S DEVELOP A FORESIGHT THINKING CAPACITY LIKE OUR GREAT ANCESTORS WHO CREATED ASHANTI.

I have a history lesson and a warning to my own ASHANTI FOLKS.

Osei Kofi Tutu I was shot and killed by Akyems in 1717.

The Akyems have always been a small but divisive group. They would align with anyone, anything to get their wishes.
Ghana is changing fast. The Ewes are increasing in size and education, the northerners are also multiplying.

If we do not change and tell these Akyem mafias to get off our backs and learn to settle within the hegemony of a greater good for Ghana, there will come a time when we will be out- numbered and I fear our children will suffer for our past misdeeds.

Our past can be forgiven but we have to change first.

Stop trusting these Akyems. They aligned with the Akwamus, Fantis, Gas and even till now Colonialists just to get their interest.

Imagine, they turned you against your own Son, Alan Kyerematen even when signs were that he could have been the bridge between Ewes and Ashantis at long last.

What can't they do? This is not an alliance of equals but one of opportunism. It is wrong and bad for future Ashantis.

Hey my people, you can do better, don't be deceived. We brought down the might Denkyira with wisdom and great tact. Where has these virtues gone.
We stand together as brothers and sister of a common Ghana against globalization, extremism and pestilences like Ebola.

We have always had values of the common good, unity and strength and not fear of an unknown. Don't let these Akyem Mafias use you, Nananom.
Wake up, Nananom, wake up Ashanti. Let's forge a better future with our fellow Ghanaians
G WILLS / canada 9 years ago

Oh WoW no kidding,,this is pretty bad' dude! What is an Ashanti or Akim ?
Ain't they all the same?, at the least they speak the same language and uses the same names,,, Where is the indifference ?

Oh WoW no kidding,,this is pretty bad' dude! What is an Ashanti or Akim ?
Ain't they all the same?, at the least they speak the same language and uses the same names,,, Where is the indifference ?
HONESTY 9 years ago

Tell that to an Ashanti. Of course, I only seek to destroy the Mafia group of Akyem and call on well meaning Akyems to denounce them.

Tell that to an Ashanti. Of course, I only seek to destroy the Mafia group of Akyem and call on well meaning Akyems to denounce them.
kyeretwie Osei Agyeman 9 years ago

I wonder how some ppl foolishly talk about Akyems as if they own human and they are super humans. Is abt time this babaric and empty headed talks like this stops. If u have a problem address it and stop atargeting some ppl as ...
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I wonder how some ppl foolishly talk about Akyems as if they own human and they are super humans. Is abt time this babaric and empty headed talks like this stops. If u have a problem address it and stop atargeting some ppl as the cause of ur problem. If u think u want to wage war try and see and I bet u you will see real men and not out-numbered men...Aboa toriwa
Dc Akowua 9 years ago

Our wise Queen should have been humble too to have consulted the Elders of the Three Houses...Odumase, Ankaase and Aninangya with her choice so they could have all rally behind the chosen one. There was no need for Police an ...
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Our wise Queen should have been humble too to have consulted the Elders of the Three Houses...Odumase, Ankaase and Aninangya with her choice so they could have all rally behind the chosen one. There was no need for Police and Soldiers the day he went before the King Makers or today for that matter. This is and event that should have been witness by the entire Kumawuman so we can all rally behind our King for Unity(though a few may have objected) Some of us may not live to see such an event. And it should have been an event witnessed by the young so they could learn from it and use it to guide them for future events.
Omanhene(U$A) 9 years ago

Why can't somebody with some knowledge of this long standing chieftaincy problem inform “some of us”, who don’t have much intimate knowledge, about what the heck is going on in Kumawuman? For instance:

1) Why is the ...
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Why can't somebody with some knowledge of this long standing chieftaincy problem inform “some of us”, who don’t have much intimate knowledge, about what the heck is going on in Kumawuman? For instance:

1) Why is the Kumawuman queen mother such a lightning rod to handle—even by “medicine” men?

2) Who is this Dr. Yaw Sarfo (a PhD in what or a medical doctor in what)? Who were his competitors?

3) Why was his selection so poignant that the Kumawu queen mother, the Asantehene, most of Kumawu subchiefs, big & small dogs, cats and dabo-dabo in Kumawuman have all been sued over the selection of Dr. Yaw Sarfo?

4) Did the selection of Dr. Yaw Sarfo violate the protocol of the rotational selection of a chief among the three Royal families in Kumawuman?

Please, would somebody out there help us to understand much of this? After all, some of us are also from royal families and know a thing or two about chieftaincy issues in Ghana, but with these inadequate and insufficient pieces of info in this write-up, I don't know what to make out of it. SO, HELP WANTED!!
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Osbon 9 years ago

We need new methods to chose our Chiefs and Omanhene's. I personally think that, including the Asantehene the Royal families through the Queens should nominate at least three candidates for the people to vote on the one to go ...
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We need new methods to chose our Chiefs and Omanhene's. I personally think that, including the Asantehene the Royal families through the Queens should nominate at least three candidates for the people to vote on the one to govern them. Period.
DAVI 9 years ago

AS PER ASANTE CULTURE AND TRADITION, THE QUEENMOTHER HAVE THREE CHANCES TO SELECT ANY OF HER MALE ROYLARS AND PRESENT HIM TO THE KING MAKES,IF THERE ARE NO CHARGES FOUND ABOUT HIM,THEN HE IS PRESENT TO OTUMFUO.WATCH YUTUBE U ...
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AS PER ASANTE CULTURE AND TRADITION, THE QUEENMOTHER HAVE THREE CHANCES TO SELECT ANY OF HER MALE ROYLARS AND PRESENT HIM TO THE KING MAKES,IF THERE ARE NO CHARGES FOUND ABOUT HIM,THEN HE IS PRESENT TO OTUMFUO.WATCH YUTUBE UNDER OTUMFUO AND KUMAWU CHIEFTANCY CASE IN PUBLIC BETWEEN 2 TO 24 FEB.2014 AND EDUCATE YOURSELF MORE ABOUT ASANTE DEMOCRACY.
adumtumi nyansafuo 9 years ago

Let him sit on the stool Kumawu. We are in modern times. Come one, chiefs do not rule like they use to.

Let him sit on the stool Kumawu. We are in modern times. Come one, chiefs do not rule like they use to.
Dc Akowua 9 years ago

Yes we are in modern times so we should demand more accountability from our Kings especially when it comes to a Kumawuman. With all our land and the royalties we receive, the king should be able to develop the entire Kumawum ...
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Yes we are in modern times so we should demand more accountability from our Kings especially when it comes to a Kumawuman. With all our land and the royalties we receive, the king should be able to develop the entire Kumawuman...Akotosu,Bodwease,Wonoo,Kumawu,Abotanso,Amanfrom,Abenaaso,Pepease,Nkwanta,Temate,Drobonso,Besro,Bodomase,Aninangya,Woraso and the rest. I hope they are not stuck in the old way of thinking still...that the money belongs to a few People of Ankaase and the ones in Manshyia who helped the Queen
Ghfuo: hang nyantakyi, NOW!!! 9 years ago

This issue needs to be handled by the National house of chiefs. Not the police. Police instill peace and order. They don't act as solicitors for chieftancy disputes

This issue needs to be handled by the National house of chiefs. Not the police. Police instill peace and order. They don't act as solicitors for chieftancy disputes
Asembisa 9 years ago

Lawyers should know where to go for injunction. Not run to the IGP but a to a court of competent jurisdiction.
This looks like buga buga tactics

Lawyers should know where to go for injunction. Not run to the IGP but a to a court of competent jurisdiction.
This looks like buga buga tactics
bum-likkle 9 years ago

bla kweku bla na b3 fa blodi3 wine no ko adwom ma me wai.

bla kweku bla na b3 fa blodi3 wine no ko adwom ma me wai.
Ugly Akufo Addo 9 years ago

Ashantis are bastards, allow them to kill themselves

Ashantis are bastards, allow them to kill themselves
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Kojo Kodua 9 years ago

Otumfuo, Nana Asantehene, please settle Bompata chieftaincy dispute case. As a result of this inaction on the part of your Asanteman Council, the town has been left without a queen mother for several years now, while the cur ...
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Otumfuo, Nana Asantehene, please settle Bompata chieftaincy dispute case. As a result of this inaction on the part of your Asanteman Council, the town has been left without a queen mother for several years now, while the current chief who resides in Accra hardly visits the town.

No wonder there is no development whatsoever going on in this town. Without vision, the people really perish, especially the youth of this town. Is this what the Asanteman Council wishes for the same people they are supposed to serve?

It is amazing how we fail to correct injustice in our society as leaders even if our failure to do so is detrimental to the very society we are expected to serve; yet we cry out loud for justice when the matter at hand adversely concerns us.

It is equally amazing to observe that cases brought before the Asanteman Council can drag for over 40 years without any attempt to call for settlement. Such gross inefficiencies definitely call for urgent need to reform the way the Asanteman Council operates.

In the name of all the Asantehenes Otumfuo Nana: Twum; Antwi, Kobia Amamfi, Oti Akenten, Obiri Yeboa, Osei Tutu Opemsoo, Opoku Ware Katakyie, Kusi Obuadum, Osei Kwadwo Okoawia, Osei Kwame Panyin, Opoku Fofie, Osei Tutu Kwame Asiba, Osei Yaw Akoto, Kwaku Dua I, Kofi Karikari, Mensa Bonsu, Kwaku Dua II, Prempeh I, Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II, Opoku Ware II; who have ruled the Asante kingdom before your turn, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, please help and bring this case to a peaceful closure!
Ghanaba 9 years ago

Where is the national House of Chiefs in all such regional house of chiefs dispute matters? We also have the Ministry of Chieftaincy? Is this ministry relevant at all?

If they cannot intervene under such circumstances th ...
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Where is the national House of Chiefs in all such regional house of chiefs dispute matters? We also have the Ministry of Chieftaincy? Is this ministry relevant at all?

If they cannot intervene under such circumstances then we have a problem.
Kk 9 years ago

At long last the battle has ended Kumawu our beloved town is free. Let us unite help our new king with his expertise develope the place. Together we build divided we fall. My fellow kumawumanians a new dawn is here with us ...
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At long last the battle has ended Kumawu our beloved town is free. Let us unite help our new king with his expertise develope the place. Together we build divided we fall. My fellow kumawumanians a new dawn is here with us , let us embrace it wholeheartedly and help Barima Tweneboa Kodua build the town. The town is lacking a lot of basic social amenities that should not be the case at the normal circumstances, we are lucky to have gotten a full district which is advantageous to us. We are ready to contribute our quota for the benefit of all. I believe Barima Asumadu Sakyi will now rest in peace? Unto our new king I pray for long life, peace and development during your reign. Long live Kumawu.
Dc Akowua 9 years ago

And how many of us, Kumawumanians were allowed to attend the fake swearing? This is and event that should have been witness by the entire Kumawuman so we can all rally behind our King for Unity(though a few may have objecte ...
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And how many of us, Kumawumanians were allowed to attend the fake swearing? This is and event that should have been witness by the entire Kumawuman so we can all rally behind our King for Unity(though a few may have objected)

IGP called to intervene in Kumawu chieftaincy row

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