The Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council has demanded an apology from the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Akyemansa, Linda Ahenkora, over what it describes as an unlawful intrusion into chieftaincy matters.
The Council accused the DCE of interfering in the Etwereso chieftaincy dispute by allegedly recognising and elevating the Etweresohene, Ofosu Kwabi, to paramountcy status.
In a letter dated August 12, 2026, and signed by the State Secretary, D.M. Ofori-Atta, the Council directed the DCE to immediately withdraw a July 7, 2026 letter which it said purported to confer paramountcy status on the Etwereso Stool.
The Council said it had taken note of the DCE’s actions and demanded an apology, warning that failure to comply would lead to the escalation of the matter to the appropriate authorities.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council has not appointed any person as Regent for the Etwereso Stool. The purported appointment of a Regent was an inadvertent omission, and the anomaly was rectified when the attention of Nananoom was drawn to the matter at the State Council meeting,” the letter stated.
The Council maintained that it was fully aware of the customary and legal processes governing the selection, nomination, appointment, installation and deposition of chiefs.
Mr Ofori-Atta said the Council’s position on the status of the Etweresohene, as contained in previous correspondence, remained unchanged.
He said the DCE should have exercised caution and sought clarification from the Ofori Panin Fie before taking any action on the matter.
“ A District Chief Executive cannot confer paramount status to any person or stool under the pretext of maintaining public peace, public order and administrative clarity,” the Council stated.
It further cited Article 270(2) of the 1992 Constitution, arguing that even Parliament is prohibited from enacting laws that confer on any person or authority the power to recognise or withdraw recognition from a chief in a manner that undermines the dignity of chieftaincy.
The Council stressed that the administration, registration and recognition of chiefs are matters for constitutionally and legally mandated chieftaincy institutions, rather than Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives.
It argued that a DCE cannot confer chieftaincy titles, determine disputed customary status, grant paramountcy ranks or determine the allegiance of chiefs through executive action.
The Council maintained that the Etwereso Stool remains a sub-stool of the Benkum Division of the Ofori Panin Stool.
It added that the Okyenhene remains committed to pursuing peaceful processes to resolve the Etwereso matter and would not abdicate responsibility for the issue.
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