Apedwa Chief, Osabarima Frimpong Manso
The chief of Apedwa, Osabarima Frimpong Manso, has explained that the Apedwa stool has always been a subject stool of Ofori Panin within the Amantuomiensa section of the Benkum Division of Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area.
He said the Okyenhene holds primordial ownership and control of Akyem Abuakwa lands extending from the Panpanso River in the east to River Pra in the west, and from the Kwahu border in the precinct of Jejeti in the north to the Densu River in the south of Nsawam.
This was contained in a press statement in response to an earlier press conference organised by a group of people calling themselves “Principal opinion leaders of Akyem Apedwa and Mankata family of Panpanso”.
At the said press conference, a certain Opanin Samuel Kweku Obeng, who claimed to be the Asante Agona Abusuapanin of Akyem Apedwa, sought to claim that the overlord of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, is not the allodia owner of Akyem Apedwa lands.
Response
Responding, the chief of Akyem Apedwa averred that the earlier press conference was “a public exhibition of deceit, manufactured historical facts and gross impersonation bordering on outright criminality”.
Osabarima Frimpong Manso explained that COP (rtd) Kwasi Nkansah, who has become the poster boy of Mr. Kofi Anokye, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Koans Building Solutions, is not the Krontihene of Akyem Apedwa, adding that “he is not a member of the council of elders of the Akyem Apedwa Stool and should be ignored”.
He explained that he 2004 Akyem Abuakwa State Council Resolution on the grant of concessions and land allocations reaffirmed the Akyem Abuakwa State Council declaration of 1918 to the effect that “any land in Akyem Abuakwa before alienation should be known by Okyenhene and his consent obtained.”
Never exceptional
According to him, Akyem Apedwa, just as all subject stool to Ofori Panin, had never be exceptional and therefore supported all statement issued by the State Council secretary of Okyeman Council with regard to the matter.
“Besides the above, there is a more important issue of concern which is the naked and selfish act of betrayal by persons who for petty monetary favours, have sold their conscience, but even worse and heartbreaking have stood against Okyenhene in favour of an alien interest,” he bemoaned.
He insisted that the claim that the Mankata family had transferred right of ownership of 27,000 acres of land had no documentary proof, either at the Akyem Apedwa palace or Akyem Abuakwa State archives at the Ofori Panin Fie.
He therefore cautioned that all persons with prospective commercial interest and undertakings with the Mankata family with regard to Akyem Abuakwa lands “do so at their own risk”.
He added that any person who seeks interest in Akyem Apedwa or any Akyem Abuakwa land must first seek the consent of the chief who shall provide guidance and established procedures and documentations.
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