The High Court at Koforidua on Wednesday 22nd April 2026 granted an order of prohibition against the District Magistrate Court at Kwahu Abetifi, restraining it from entertaining parts of an application brought by Nana Adwoa Gyamfua II, the Kwahuhemaa, and sixteen others.
The part of the application sought by the Queenmother at the District court among other reliefs is permission to enter the Omanhene’s Palace at Abene to take inventory of the paramount stool property and to reside in the Abene Palace.
The High Court held that such claims constitute matters affecting chieftaincy and therefore fall outside the jurisdiction of the District Court.
The Court affirmed that the appropriate forum for determining issues relating to custody of the Abene Palace and inventory of stool property is the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs.
The High Court further noted that an injunction dated 24th of June 2025, issued by the Judicial Committee of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs, restrains Nana Adwoa Gyamfua and her supporters, including kingmakers, from interfering with the occupation of the Abene Palace by Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II
Contempt case has been Adjourned to 3rd and 5th June , 2026 respectively.
Background to Kwahu Chieftaincy dispute.
Daasebre Akuamoah Agyepong II, born Eugene Kwasi Asante Boadi, is a chartered accountant who was lawfully nominated, selected, and enstooled as Kwahuhene on June 5, 2017, following the passing of Daasebre Akuamoah Boateng II on September 9, 2014.
His name was duly entered into the National Register of Chiefs and gazetted on September 28, 2017.
Despite his recognition and active performance of customary and statutory functions as Kwahuhene, some kingmakers performed rites to declare him destooled.
They claimed that Daasebre had brought disrepute to the stool following his resignation as Board Chairman of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) after allegations of financial impropriety were levelled against him by a businessman in October 2025.
Baffuor Akoto Osei was purportedly enstooled in January 2025 under the stool name Daasebre Akuamoah Boateng III, to replace Daasebre Akuamoah Agyepong II.
With the aid of heavily armed men, he occupied the Abene Palace, the traditional headquarters of the Kwahu Traditional Area, and warned Daasebre Akuamoah Agyepong II not to step onto the palace grounds.
However, Some Chiefs and Elders of Kwahu seriously disagree with destoolment.
For instance, Nana Kwaku Boateng, the Etena/Bretuo Abusuapanyin contends that the Chieftaincy Act (2008), Act 759, requires that a lawful process be followed before a chief can be removed hence the kingmakers acted in violation of both tradition and the Chieftaincy Act in attempting to destool Daasebre Akuamoah Agyepong II.
On May 5, 2025, Daasebre Akuamoah Agyepong II filed a motion seeking an interlocutory injunction to restrain Baffuor Akoto Osei from holding himself out as Kwahuhene.
The Judicial Committee of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs granted the injunction, restraining Baffuor Akoto Osei and six others — the Krontihene of Abene, Nana Simpe Owiredu III; the Akyeamehene of Abene, Nana Asiedu Kwabeng IV; the Baamuhene of Abene, Nana Ntim Sampong II; the Werempehene of Abene, Baffour Nyarko Kyerefuor II; Nana Odame Ansong; and Okyeame Akuoko Boateng — from interfering in the functions and authority of Daasebre Akuamoah Agyepong II as Omanhene of the Kwahu Traditional Area, pending the final determination of the substantive case.
The ruling, delivered on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at a sitting in Koforidua, was presided over by Committee Chairman Okotwaasuo Kantamanto Oworae Agyekum III, with members Oklepeme Nuer Anobaah Sasraku II and Akusiaku Brempong Kumi Sasraku VIII.
The House of Chiefs ordered that all respondents, their assigns, agents, workers, or anyone acting on their behalf must refrain from interfering with the status, duties, or activities of Daasebre Akuamoah Agyepong II as Kwahuhene.
It further ordered that the respondents are restrained from presenting or recognizing the 7th respondent -Baffuor Akoto Osei as Kwahuhene, and that the 7th respondent himself is restrained from holding himself out as Kwahuhene or performing any function or activity whatsoever at the Abene Palace.
On November 17,2025, the police carried out an operation to enforce the Judicial Committee ruling, restoring Daasebre Akuamoah Agyepong II to the palace.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com
