Armed Military and personnel from the Formed Police Unit (FPU) of the Ghana Police Service on Saturday, April 3, 2021, stormed Akropong Akuapem with riot control vehicles to provide security around the Okuapehene’s palace as the Okuapehene held a mini durbar to celebrate Easter with his subjects.
The heavy presence of the security was to quell any unforeseen attacks as chieftaincy dispute among the Royal family still rages on with recent contempt of court cited against the Okuapehene Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III in an application filed at the Koforidua High Court by the Queen-mother.
The Koforidua High Court in the Eastern Region convicted both the ‘Okuapehene’ and Abrewatia Lilly Agyemang, for contempt of court.
The court presided over by Justice Doris Dabanka-Bekoe, after holding that the two were guilty of contempt, fined each of them an amount of GH¢10,000 in default within 7 days serve 14 days imprisonment each.
The judgment followed a suit filed by Nana Afua Nketiaa Obuo II, the Queen-mother of Akuapem Traditional Area, and Nana Kwasi Omenako II, the Asonahene of Akuapem against the contemnors for blatantly ignoring the judgment of the Judicial Committee of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs.
The Committee on April 30, 2020, in its judgment, nullified the nomination, selection, and enstoolment of Odehye Kawsi Akuffo as Akuapehene, on grounds that the processes that led to his installation were not carried out by custom, hence null and void.
Easter Message by Okuapehene
Okuapehene Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III on Saturday, April 3, 2021, celebrated Easter with his subjects.
The Okuapehene held a mini durbar at the forecourt of the Okuapehene’s palace where he celebrated Easter with his subjects and some sub-chiefs, queens as well as Adikrofo in smaller towns under Okuapeman.
Gifts were shared with Children and the elderly during the event.
Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III -Okuapehene used the occasion to wish his people a happy Easter and called for unity, peace, and love among his subjects.
As a Staunch Presbyterian, Okuapehene upholds Easter as very sacred and believes it is a period to show love especially to the elderly in reflection of the greatest love and sacrifice made by Jesus Christ to humanity.
He wished his subjects well in all their exploits and prayed for a fruitful year and forward March of Okuapeman in terms of development.
Nana Kwame Odiagoro Kuma-Okuapem Guantoahene told mybrytfmonline.com after the durbar that, Okuapehene is a Christian in good standing, therefore, believes in death and resurrection of Jesus Christ the savior hence the celebration of Easter with his subjects.
He was hopeful that, Easter celebration which is not synonymous to Okuapeman will now be part of the annual calendar aside from the Odwira in the expression of appreciation to the sacrifice made by Jesus Christ on the cross to humanity for same to be extended to children and the elderly and used the occasion to preach peace and development.
Nana Kwame Odiagoro dispelled the rumor that the Okuapehene initiated the mini durbar during Easter to reaffirm to his subjects that he has not been destooled and that still the Okuapehene.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Solomon K. Nuwordu/Kojo Ansah
