Don’t Celebrate Asafotu in your capacities as chiefs – House of Chiefs bans Ada feuding factions
Ada Traditional Area
The Greater Accra Regional House of judicial committee has banned two factions of the Dangmebiawe Clan in the Ada Traditional Area, from holding themselves as heads of the clan at this year’s Asafotufiami festival.
The ban came at the back of a longstanding feud between one Victor Larweh Okumo and Enoch Lanuerh Okumo, both from the same clan claiming legitimacy to the vacant Wetsoyi position after the death of Nene Lanue Okumo III, head of clan.
Violent clashes erupted between supporters of the rivalry factions at the 2017 Asafotufiami festival as to which faction was to swear allegiance to the paramount chief at the 2017 durbar.
To avert recurrence of the 2017 incident, the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs accordingly bares both factions from holding themselves as the Wetsoyi, at the 2023 Asafotufiami festival which commences today Friday August 4, 2023, until the pending case at the house is determined.
Victor Larweh Okumo, one of the factions speaking on the issue welcomed the restraining order and urged his followers to remain calm in the interest of peace.
The other faction, Enoch Lanuer Okumo, on the other hand said he will defy the restraining order, adding that he will go ahead to carry himself as such in readiness to face the consequences.
The funeral of the late Nene Osabutey Okumo lll, is yet to be performed as a result of the dispute since per the custom of the people of Ada, the one who performs the funeral of the clan head automatically becomes a successor to the demised.
Story, Daniel Akpaloo Nyorngmor
