TOGBE AFEDE IS NEW PREZ OF NHC

-


The Agbogbomefia of Asogli in the Volta region, Togbe Afede, has been elected as the new President of the reconstituted National House of Chiefs with the paaramount chief the Abeadze in the Central region, Daasebre Kwebu Awudzi as his Vice.

 They will serve for a four year renewable term. 

The tenure of the 50-member National House of Chiefs ended a few weeks  ago and has since been reconstituted by new members elected by the 10 Regional Houses of Chiefs. 

Each of the Regions has five representatives who will also serve for four years from now. 

This arrangement is in accordance with the Chieftaincy Act of 2008, Act 759. The members swore the Oath of Membership by the outgoing President of the House, Naa Professor John Nabila.  

 They later led by the Kumasi Supervising High Court Judge, Justice Nicholas Abodakpi to swear the Oath of Secrecy and Judicial Oath. 

Thereafter, each of the four candidates in the presidential race as well as the three Vice Presidential contenders, was given a limited time to canvass for votes.

 The candidates in the Presidential race were the paramount chief of Akyem Abuakwa, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, his colleague from Esikado in the Western region, Nana Kobina Nketsiah, Awulae Atibrukusu of Lower Axim and the Agbogbomefia of Asgli, Togbe Afede. 

The elections were supervised by a team of officials of the Electoral Commission led by the Ashanti Regional Director, Mr. Serebuor Quaicoo. 

The three contenders for the Vice Presidential slot were also given some time to convince the members to vote for them after which voting began.

 After the voting, Togbe Afede polled 25 of the 49 ballots cast to emerge as the new President of the National House of Chiefs. 

His closest challenger, Awulae Atibrukusu won 11 of the votes, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, 10 while Nana Kobina Nketsiah managed only three of the votes.

 In the contest for the Vice President, Daasebre Kwebu Awudzi of the Abeaze traditional area polled 28 votes with the paramount chief of Lawra, Lara Naa Puowele Karbo placing 2nd with 13 votes while Okatakyie Dr. Amenfe came third with eight of the votes. 

The new President, Togbe Afede, and his Vice, Daasebre Kwebu Awudzi, were sworn into office by Justice Nicholas Abodakpi. 

The elections were observed by the Minister of Chieftaincy Affairs, Dr. Seidu Danaa and some other non-members of the house most of who accompanied the chiefs from their various traditional areas. 

Togbe Afede has succeeded Naa Prof. John Nabila while Daasebre Kwebu Awudzi takes over from Awulae Atibrukusu who have both served the full eight year term. In his victory speech, Togbe Afede pledged to restore dignity and reverence to the  chieftaincy institution while exploring avenues to generate more resource for the effective running of the House. 

The Minister of Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs, Dr. Seidu Danaa, commended the members successfully conducting their elections.

 Meanwhile, the new President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede has implored chiefs and traditional rulers to bring to bear their influence on  their subjects for the maintenance of peace and security in the country before, during and after next month’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections since chiefs will bear the brunt in the event of violence as a result of the elections.

 The Ashanti Regional Director of the EC, Mr. Serebuor Quaicoo, assured the chiefs that the EC is very much determined to produce the most credible elections in Ghana’s history in the upcoming polls.
     

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

JUTE FACTORY IS BACK

-
Image
the administrative block under rehabilitation At long last, the much talked about defunct GIHOC Fibre manufacturing Company popularly known as the Jute Factory, is to be back in operations very soon.  Ashanti Today can confirm that work is feverishly ongoing towards the revival of the once golden sacks manufacturing company with the first production expected in the first quarter of next year.  It is a public-private partnership with a wholly Ghanaian company, Jute Mills Ghana Limited being the operator and has already sunk about five million Ghana Cedis to revamp the company.  The Jute Factory is located within the industrial area of Kaase.  It has been on divestiture for about 20 years now with successive governments paying lip-service to revamp it.   The old machinery at main factory to be replaced soon  It is one project that is dear to the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu, who has used almost every opportunity with business people and investors wh
Read more

THE STATE OF KUMASI'S 'INDUSTRIAL AREA

-
The once Industrial enclave of the Ashanti region within the Kumasi metropolis is fast losing its status as the nerve centre of jobs for the people.     This is due to the collapse of most of the companies in quick succession in  the last few years for various reasons. Background Industrialization was a key component of the first wholly indigenous government of Ghana led by Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. The Ashanti region was not left out in this drive which was meant to create decent jobs for the residents, particularly the youth.  Asokwa, Ahinsan, Kaase, Atonsu and Kyirapatre were the communities that became what is known as the ‘Industrial Area’ of Ashanti from the early 60s.  The christening of this enclave as the ‘Industrial Area’ was the people’s appreciation of the numerous state and privately owned companies that were sited there.  These communities fall within present day Asokwa Constituency which is in the western part of the metropolis from the Accra d
Read more

KWAMANG SHS NEEDS URGENT HELP

-
Image
New Campus of the Kwamang Presby SHS The Kwamang Presby Senior High/Technical School in the Sekyere Central district of Ashanti needs an urgent external intervention to address some of its pressing basic needs to function very well.  A visit by Ashanti Today to the school’s premises revealed that the school does not have an administrative block to administer affairs of the school for which reason the Headmistress, the Bursar and another staff are sharing one room which has been partitioned, while the Assistant Headmaster, the rest of the Accounts staff among other administrative officers are also working from an improvised classroom. Anybody who visits the Kwamang Presby Senior High Technical school for the first time will unavoidably take it for a basic school.  This is more so when it appears to be perching on the premises of the local Junior High School as its old site.  The school is wallowing in a myriad of challenges that are seriously militating against
Read more