The Eastern Regional House of Chiefs has served notice it will forcefully evacuate Mr. Samuel BoamaDanso from the Kwahu Nkwatia palace for carrying himself as the chief of the area.
The said operation according to the Registrar, RichmondPeseu, will be carried out on Thursday, April 29, 2021, under the supervision of the Nkawkaw Divisional Police Command.
The Registrar in his letter explained that the planned evacuation of the disgruntled chief follows a ruling delivered by the Judicial Committee of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs which ordered him [the Registrar] to take over the palace and all properties belonging to the Nkwatia Stool.
“I write this letter pursuant to the ruling delivered by the Judicial Committee of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs on Nkwatia Stool Affairs which specifically ordered the Registrar of the aforementioned House to take procession of Nkwatia stool properties and deliver same after resolution of the dispute.
According to the letter, “The Registry of this House has therefore decided to carry out the said Order on Thursday 29th April 2021.”
Samuel BoamaDanso was illegally installed chief of Kwahu Nkwatia in October 2020 with a stool name Nana BoamaAyiripe II, by the Krontihene of Kwahu Nkwatia – Nana Odei Tutu Ababio and section of stool elders and kingmakers under heavily armed military and police protection.
But his installation was later challenged by the Queen mother of the town, Nana AgyeiwaaKodie II at the Judicial Committee of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs.
The Queen-mother accused the Krontihene, Nana Odei Tutu Ababio, and a section of the stool elders and kingmakers of installing Samuel BoamaDanso as chief without her involvement.
The Queen mother’s plea was subsequently granted following an order for Nana Boama to vacate the chief’s palace.
The Queen mother, Nana AgyeiwaaKodie II, and nine other stool elders filed a petition against the Krontihene and four elders who selected, nominated, and enstooled Nana BoamahAyiripe II as Chief of Nkwatia challenging their traditional legitimacy in enstooling Nkwatiahene without her involvement.
The petition was however dismissed by the Judicial Committee of Kwahu Traditional Council on October 16, 2020, and among others declared that Nana BoamahAyiripe II was duly elected, nominated, and enstooled therefore must continue with processes to swear an oath of allegiance before the Head of Benkum Division of Kwahu within three days from the day of Judgement and take steps to swear to the Omanhene of Kwahu traditional council which were done.
After the dismissal, the Queen-mother and the nine other stool elders lodged an appeal application at the Judicial Council of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs and subsequently applied for an interlocutory injunction on November 20, 2020, against the respondent from carrying himself as chief of Nkwatia which has been granted in a ruling delivered on March 24, 2021, by the Judicial committee pending the final determination of the substantive case.
In considering the application, therefore, Nananom was granted the application restraining the Respondents from dealing with or doing anything at the Chief’s Palace at Nkwatia in any manner or whatsoever pending final determination of this appeal.
“However, to preserve the stool property affected by this dispute and so that the Palace will be fully secured, Nananom hereby orders the Registrar of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs to take possession of the Palace until the final determination of the Appeal”.
A protracted chieftaincy dispute rendered the Kwahu-Nkwatia Stool vacant for three years after the death of Nana AtuobiYiadom IV in 2016 who reigned for 60 years.
