The Omanhene of the Kwahu Traditional Area, Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II, has requested full security to be provided in order to maintain peace and order at the Abene Palace, following a recent ruling by the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs.
The Eastern Regional House of Chiefs, in a ruling on the Kwahu chieftaincy brouhaha, decided in favour of Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II, granting an interlocutory injunction restraining Baffour Akoto Osei from interfering with the status, functions, activities, and duties of Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II as the Omanhene of the Kwahu Traditional Area.
This authoritative pronouncement by the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs, grounded in chieftaincy law and custom, has raised concerns about the potential for unrest in the area.
In response to the ruling and the possibility of escalating conflict, the Omanhene, Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II, has officially written to the National Security, requesting immediate and continuous security support.
The request specifically calls for the deployment of a 24-hour security presence at the Abene Palace to maintain law and order.
The official letter to the National Security stated, “We respectfully bring to your attention an injunction ruling by the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs restraining the Respondents from interfering with the status, functions, activities, and duties of our client as Omanhene of the Kwahu Traditional Area.”
The letter continued, “The ruling further restrained Baffour Akoto Osei from being held out by himself or the Respondents as Kwahuhene. In view of the foregoing, and in order to prevent any clashes and to ensure a peaceful return of our client to the Abene Palace to continue his lawful duties, we respectfully request that your office urgently provide 24-hour security at the palace and its environs to maintain peace and prevent any unwarranted disturbances, which may result in undesirable harm to persons,” the lawyer of Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II wrote.
Intelligence gathered by The New Republic indicates that the National Security has since directed the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) to bolster security within the Kwahu Traditional Area.
The New Republic is yet to confirm the actual deployment of security to the palace, as the possibility of unrest continues to loom.
By Prince Ahenkorah