By Isaac Arkoh
Agona Nsaba (C/R), Dec 14, GNA – Mr Charles Baah, a 38-year-old educationist has been installed the Omanhen of Agona Nsabaa Traditional Area in the Agona East District of the Central Region.
The new Paramount Chief from the Dwumana Okropong Royal Family of Nsaba, was installed under the stool name, Nana Okeseku Afari Mintah III.
His installation followed Bishop Isaac Kwesi Dadzie Buabeng’s abdication in January this year.
With pomp and pageantry, the new Omanhen was carried in palanquin for a parade through the principal streets of the town amidst dancing to fontomfrom beats and brass band music to the durbar grounds to climax the ceremony.
He took the oath of allegiance before the chiefs and the people in the community at a durbar held in the forecourt of the Nsaba Palace.
The ceremony was graced by traditional and religious leaders, senior security officers, politicians, people from academia, among other walks of life.
Addressing the people later, Nana Mintah pledged to be fair and just to everyone living within his jurisdiction and be loyal to the people.
He would also design and execute medium to long-term development plans in collaboration with the people to promote unity and sustainable security of the area.
He promised to operate an open-door policy to allow all people to play their roles and contribute meaningfully to their collective wellbeing, saying all should assist in upholding the sanctity of the chieftaincy institution.
“I pledge to maintain the sanctity of the chieftaincy institution with a dynamic and progressive culture of development,” he said.
“I will at all times promote unity in diversity with a human-centred leadership for development as my cardinal principle, particularly, in education, health and social infrastructure,” the Omanhen assured.
As an educationist, he expressed worry about the low standards of education in the area and asked all stakeholders in education to step up their efforts to raise the performance of school children.
For her part, Nana Adwoa Nkansah Aduam III, Paramount Queen-mother of Agona Nsaba Traditional Area, who acted in the absence of an Omanhen, congratulated the new leader and his team of elders for their role in the successful installation.
Nana Adwoa Aduam, who is also the President of the Central Regional Queenmothers Association, urged them to ensure peace and tranquility in the area to facilitate development in their area.
She charged the new chief to utilise new ideas and skills to advance the development of the town but not to be deterred by the harsh criticisms, which may come from his people.
In August 2016, Bishop Isaac Kwesi Dadzie Buabeng was enstooled as Omanhen under the stool name Osabarima Bishop Boapiah Afriyie II, but he peacefully abdicated the stool on January 20 this year after serving a formal notice to the Agona Nsaba Traditional Council about his decision.
The relevant rituals were, subsequently, performed to formalise his abdication and to find his successor.
Bishop Buabeng, however, wrote to the Traditional Council on September 1, 2022, to rescind his decision, and asked for reinstallation as the Paramount Chief on the same day.
“I regret any inconvenience caused and will fully cooperate with you to ensure the effective administration of the Council for the benefit of Nsabaman,” he told the Council.
However, a letter signed jointly by representatives of the Traditional Council, replied: “We vehemently and vigorously reject the withdrawal of abdication letter by Osabarima Bishop Boapiah Afriyie II on the grounds of procedural impropriety.
GNA