Youth groups of Aowin in the Western North Region have accused Nana Kwame Nkansah II, known in private life as Louis Yamoah, who they claim is the Odikro of Jomoro, of fomenting trouble in the traditional area.
According to the youth groups, numbering sixteen, the actions and inactions of Nana Kwame Nkansah and his cohorts had thrown the Aowin Traditional Area into chaos.
They have, therefore, appealed to Nana Nkansah to halt what it described as ‘nefarious’ activities in the area, else they would advise themselves.
In a resolution adopted and signed by each of the sixteen leaders of the youth groups, it warned that “we cannot sit unconcerned and hence call on these detractors to halt their nefarious behavior else we will embark on any actions necessary to stop them.”
To the group, chieftaincy disputes had stalled the development of Aowin. As a result “We would like to remind Louis Yamoah and his gang that Regional and National Houses of Chiefs are the most appropriate venues to settle chieftaincy disputes.”
But, speaking in a telephone interview, Nana Nkansah laughed off the accusation, arguing that they had no evidence to accuse him as being the cause of troubles in the Aowin Traditional Area.
Nana Nkansah also told this reporter that he was not an Odikro, but a gazetted Divisional Chief of Aowin, and had even won the Best Divisional Chief, an award organised by the National House of Chiefs.
However, the groups, in their resolution, alleged that “the machinations of Nana Nkansah indicate he is an Odikro whose major aim is to foment trouble, and also to tarnish the hard-earned reputation of the Omanhene of Aowin Traditional Area.”
For this reason, “we, the undersigned youth leaders (Mmrantehene), who represent and lead the whole youth of the Aowin Municipality, will not allow any disgruntled Chief to destroy our kingdom at a time when we are rallying behind our Omanhene to resolve all disputes in order to bring development to all of us.”
According to the youth, they did not support and subscribe to what they described as the “actions and inactions”, including the alleged covet meetings held by Louis Yamoah and some people.
The group has, therefore, called on the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs to freeze all payments into the Aowin Traditional Council’s account until all outstanding issues were resolved.
“We, the youth leaders of the Aowin Traditional Area, call on the Minister to appeal to the National House of Chiefs to expedite the ruling on the Aowin chieftaincy dispute pending at the Judiciary Committee of the National House of Chiefs,” they pleaded.
The resolution was signed by Nana Payin, Mmrantehene of the Aowin Traditional Area, Nana Etiboah Kofi, Mmrantehene of Akutubo, Nana Sam Emmanuel, Mmrantehene of Nankaba, Nana Monne CK, Mmrantehene of Begyeahaso, and Nana Salekyi Karim, Mmrantehene of Enchi Zongo.
Others are Nana Salekyi Farouk, Mmrantehene of Old Zongo, Nana Kwasi Allubulu, Mmrantehene of Nfante New Town, Nana Asare Koah, Mmrantehene of Abokyia, Nana Kwame Attah Payin, Mmrantehene of New Yakasi, and Nana Koomson, Mmrantehene of Achimfo.
The rest are Nana Annor Amoh, Mmrantehene of Nkwanta, Nana Ntaah Ntow Mmrantehene of Nyankamam, Nana Anane Joseph, Mmrantehene of Yiwabra, Nana Beyeebewo Barnabas, Mmrantehene of Jema, Nana Kwaku Payin, Mmrantehene of Boinso, Nana Alele, Mmrantehene of Sewum and Nana Gyato, Mmrantehene of Amonie.
The resolution has also been copied to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Minister of the Interior, the Western North Regional Minister, and the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) amongst others.
Meanwhile the chiefs have also held a press conference at Enchi, where they pointed accusing fingers at Louis Yamoah. “It is for this reason that we resolve to paint the true picture of the calibre of [the] person by name Louis Yamoah (aka Nana Kwame Nkansah),” the chiefs said.
Nana Enoku Payin II, Chief of New Yakasi, who addressed the press conference, indicated that it had come to their attention that Mr. Louis Yamoah was a close associate to one of the claimants to the Paramount Stool.
“We, at this press conference, resolve to indicate as follows: Louis Yamoah, (aka Nana Kwame Nkansah), the Odikro of Jomoro in the Aowin Traditional Area, has, over the past four (4) years, made a series of baseless allegations against our Omanhene, Beyeeman Tano Kwaw Benbuin III.”
The spurious allegations, according to the chiefs, had been calculated to disgrace and diminish the person of their Omanhene in the eyes of all right-thinking people. The chiefs have, however, called on the Ghana Police Service to investigate to expose Yamoah.
Present at the press conference were Nana Abokyia Nana Bullu Tano II, Chief of Amonie, Nana Meisu Payin lV, Chief of Sewum, Nana Kojo Jema Miah III, Chief of Boinso, Nana Asamoah Kokole I, Adumhene/Odikro of Mile 4, and Nana Amankwah Payin, Odikro of Kordjour.
Others are Nana Amuaku Payin, Fantehene of Enchi, Nana Konadu Yiadom, Odikro of Amanshia, and Nana Kwaw Borto, Odikro of Yiwabra Nkwanta.
