Simpim Aferdi Katamanso Yilagbeye I, the head of the Hiowe Gblaka Family of the Hiowe Seh in Doryumu in the Shai-Osudoku District, Greater Accra, says there are no stool lands in Dangme.
Given this, he said the Prampram and Shai Traditional Councils should not be lost in the thick of affairs and “jealous” of the Hiowe Gblaka Family.
Simpim Aferdi Katamanso Yilagbeye I, at a news conference at Doryumu on Friday, said the Hiowe Gblaka Family, legally, has truncated the erroneous views of the two Traditional Councils that some long-standing land boundary in dispute is a stool land.
“Their (Prampram and Shai Traditional Councils) hold on that boundary has legally slipped through their fingers, and their dependent and reliance on the Jackson Report for their claim has fallen flat,” Simpim Aferdi Katamanso Yilagbeye I told a section of the media.
He corrected the media that they are not called ‘Shai’ but ‘Seh’, explaining that the two are not the same.
Background
To stop the years of violent clashes, arrests and legal battles between the Prampram and Shai Traditional Areas over a long-standing boundary dispute, the heads of the two met a fortnight ago to resolve their issues.
The resolution, based on the Jackson Report, a Colonial-era document that provides historical clarity on land ownership in the area was facilitated by the Lands Commission and key elders from both sides.
The officials assured landowners affected by the demarcation process that they would not lose their lands. The parties reaffirmed the commitment of their traditional authorities to ensuring lasting peace and effective land management.
Present at the presser were Evans TN Nartey, Administrator, Prampram Customary Land Secretariat, Nene Ayiku Obleh Adebontenya IV, Divisional Chief of Kley and family heads from Olowe, Kley, Annor We and Lakpleh Divisions, demonstrating a unified front in the implementation of the agreement.
