Apedwahene, Osabarima Frimpong Manso, has dismissed claims by the Mankata family that it owns some 27,000 acres of lands in the Akyem Apedwa traditional area.
In a statement issued under the hand of the Apedwahene and dated 25 August 2022, the traditional ruler stated that “the Okyenhene holds primordial ownership and control of all Akyem Abuakwa lands, extending from the Ponponso river in the east to the neighborhood of the river Pra to the west, and from the Kwahu border in the precincts of Jejeti in the North to the Densu River in the South at Nsawam”.
“The claim that the Mankata family has been transferred right of ownership to 27,000 acres of lands has no documentary proof either at the Akyem Apedwa palace or the Akyem Abuakwa State Archives at the Ofori Panin Palace” the statement read.
“It might be necessary to reiterate that usufructuary right does not imply the right of alienation. Any such claim is not only intolerable assault to the integrity of Okyeman but a clear issue of land theft that threatens the public peace and safety” the statement further read.
Caution on sale of lands
Osabarima Frimpong Manso, further warns in his statement that “all persons with prospective commercial interests and undertakings with the Mankata family with regards to Akyem Abuakwa lands do so at their own risk”.
“Any person seeking interest in Akyem Apedwa or any Akyem town must first seek the consent of the Chief of the town who shall provide guidance on the established procedure and documentation and seek final and decisive approval of the Okyenhene” he added.
Claim of ownership
On Tuesday 23 August, 2022 a group, calling itself “principal opinion leaders of Akyem Apedwa”, held a press conference in Accra to denounce the allodia rights of the Okyenhene to the lands of Apedwa.
The group at the press conference, claimed that the Mankata family were the legitimate owners of some twenty-seven thousand acres of Akyem Abuakwaa stool lands.
But the Apedwahene, described the press conference as “a public exhibition of deceit, manufactured historical facts and gross impersonation which borders on outright criminality”.
Ignore claimants
The traditional authority believes that the press conference of 23 August 2022, was organized by one Kofi Anokye, chief executive officer of Koans Building Solutions Ltd., with active the active participation of COP (Rtd) Kwasi Nkansah.
The traditional authority further noted that “it needs to be stated clearly and emphatically that Commissioner of Police, COP (Rtd) Kwasi Nkansah, is not the Krontihene of Akyem Apedwa, neither is he a member of the Council of Elders of the Akyem Apedwa Stool and should be ignored”.
Click on the link below to read the full statement
Statement by the Apedwa Ahenfie on their stool lands
Wilberforce Asare
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