The queen mother of Kwahu Pepease in the Kwahu East district of the Eastern Region, Nana Foriwah Pokua II has appealed to investors in and around the globe to consider Kwahu Pepease for investment.
According to the queen mother, who is also the Kwahu Kyidomhemaa, Pepease has all the necessary potentials for any investment.
In an interview with The Chronicle on Sunday, after a Thanksgiving Service at the Kwahu Pepease Emmanuel Congregation of the Presbyterian church of Ghana, Nana Foriwah Pokua expressed profound gratitude to the people of Kwahu Pepease for their prayers and support throughout the struggle.
Talking about the development drive of the late chief of the area, Nana Foriwah Pokua hinted that the late Chief of Kwahu Pepease, Nana Ampadu Okyere II left an enviable developmental footprint, but the protracted chieftaincy situation has negatively affected the gains of the former.
She mentioned that Nana Ampadu Okyere, known in private life as Odehye Kwaku Oduro, was enstooled as the Pepeasehene in April 1950, at the age of 36, and indeed manifested one of his sterling qualities in life –love for people.
According to the queen mother, her late chief was blessed with long life and long reign, passing away at age 99, having ruled for 63 years. He gained the reputation as the longest-reigning chief in the Kwahu Traditional Area and also one of the oldest chiefs in the country.
The late chief was credited for the expansion of educational facilities at Pepease, following which the local Roman Catholic continuation school was converted into Secondary/Technical school.
Other development projects provided in the town through the influence of the chief include a modern post office, electricity supply, pipe-borne water and a Bible College.
He encouraged his people to establish the Kwahu Rural Bank at Pepease in 1979. But despite his sterling performance, his demise saw the rise in chieftaincy dispute in the area.
The Kwahu Pepease chieftaincy, which dispute started in 2016, was seen as a serious security threat to inhabitants of the area, as the two main feuding factions, Nana Bonsu Ayiripe Ababio, Chief of the area and the queen mother of the PepeaseSantaseBretuo royal family, Nana Foriwah Pokua battle each other.
But peace and understanding have finally been restored after a five member judicial committee of the National House of Chiefs unanimously pronounced judgement on Kwahu Pepease chieftaincy dispute on September 29, 2022.
The five member panel was chaired by Takyemanhene, OsagyefoAmeyawAkumfi,withTogbegaPatomiaDzekley IV, Nana MprahBasemuna, Krachiwura, Osagyefo Kwame Akonu X and OsabarimahOkokyeredomSakyiako, Drobohene, as members.
The National House of Chiefs (NHCs) subsequently awarded a cost of GHC 25,000 against Nana Bonus Ayiripe, the respondent.
Nana Foriwah Pokua entreated all affected communities facing chieftaincy dispute to use legal and dialogue means to settle all issues and desist from all manner of atrocities, adding that women, children and the aged are the most vulnerable people in chieftaincy disputes.
