Residents, including Chiefs and Elders of Akwadum in the New Juaben North Municipality of the Eastern Region, have demonstrated against their traditional ruler Nana Owusu Agyare over an alleged illegal sale of community lands coupled with the lack of social amenities confronting the area.
The demonstrators alleged that Nana Agyare had sold the Akwadum stool lands to some institutions and individuals in the region.
Speaking after the exercise, the Obaahemaa of Akwadum, Nana Adwoa Animah who spearheaded the demonstration accused the Akwadumhene of unlawfully selling community lands of 1,701 acres.
She explained that 1100 acres of land were sold to the management of the Cocoa Research Institute (CRIG) in Akim Tafo, 100 acres to the Joy Daddy Industries, and 501 acres to the Koforidua Technical University.
According to her, totaling an amount worth over Four Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (¢400,000.00) was profited from the land sale without rendering an account to the people of Akwadum.
Nana Adwoa Animah, while expressing her disappointment in the traditional ruler for his gesture said, his failure to consider using part of the profit made to develop the area with the provisions of social amenities is mind-blowing.
“As a mother of the town, I can not sit down, fold my arms, and watch him continue destroying Akwadum. So, this why we embarked on such demonstration exercise to demand accountability from him [Nana Owusu Agyare] on exactly what he used the huge sum amount for..,” she added.
Nana Animah hinted that although they referred the Akwadumhene to the Omanhene of New Juaben Traditional Area, Daasebre Kwaku Boateng III called him to order however their efforts proved futile.
The Akwadum Obaahemaa thus cautioned that the agitated youth of the area would not hesitate to take their actions to a different level should the accused chief fail to heed their accountability call.
For his part, the Ahenemahene of the area, Nana Boakye Yiadom also registered his displeasure against the New Patriotic Party’s Parliamentary Candidate for the Constituency, Nana Osei-Adjei for turning a deaf year to the lack of developmental projects of the area.
He indicated that, before the party’s parliamentary primaries in January 2024, the latter visited the area and prayed to them for votes but after his election, he refused to show up in the community amid assurance of delivering the promises made to the people during his campaign.
He added that the Parliamentary Candidate has also refused to use his influence to intervene in some disputes retarding the development of Akwadum for more than three years.
“We are sending a signal to him that since he cannot console us in difficult times to help address the issues at hand, then we will also advise ourselves in the December 7 polls,” said the Ahenemahene.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline.com.
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