The Western Regional House of Chiefs (WRHC) will today, Friday October 18, 2024 elect fresh leaders to steer the affairs of the House for the next four years.Today’s election is very critical and would offer an opportunity for the House to redeem itself from the litigations that have plagued itin recent years.
Tetretteh Okuamoah Sekyim III, Omanhene of Wassa Akropong and Angamatuo Gyan, Omanhene of Gwira were elected as President and Vice president respectively but their election became subject of litigation.
In the end, a High Court declared the disputed election null and void and ordered for a fresh election to be held for the position of the President.
The chiefs and the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) later signed aagreement to appoint Acting and Acting Vice president to lead the House until fresh was held.
Awulae Amihere Kpanyile III, Omanhene of Eastern Nzema and Angamatuo Gyan, Omanhene of Gwira, were thus appointed acting president and Vice respectively. As the House goes into the fresh election, information picked up by
The Chronicle indicates that there would be no competition regarding the election of the president.
This is because Nana Kobina Nktetsiah IV, respected Omanhene for Essikado Traditional Area, is the only candidate that has filed to contest.
Those who thought Awulae Amihere Kpanyile III, Omanhene of Eastern Nzema, was going to contest the presidential race had been disappointed.
Amihere Kpanyile who was denied the opportunity to contest the election of the president for the House in the last election over a court writ issued against him fought the disputed election and had the court declared the election of the president null and void.
Why AmihereKpanyile is not contesting for the leadership of the House has come as a surprise to many.
But Nana Kwesi Agyemang, Omanhene of Lower Dixcove told this reporter that “AmihereKpanyile and Kobina Nketsiah are very god friends. There is no way one will contest against the other, most especially, when Kobina Nketsiah is senior to Amihere”.
However, for the race of the Vice president, two candidates have filed to contest. Angamatuo Gyan, Omanhene of Gwira and Kwesi Agyemang would slug it out for the position. The race for the election into the National House of Chiefs (NHC) would also be contested by five candidates.
