Kasoa chiefs invoke deities against MCE over landguard accusation [Video]
Traditional leaders of Awutu Odupong have invoked their deities against the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Awutu Senya East, Seth Sabah Serwonoo-Banini, after accusing him of branding them landguards. The rift follows a media interview in which the MCE addressed the chiefs’ boycott of a sod-cutting ceremony for a proposed 24-Hour Economy Market. During the […]
The chiefs of Awutu Odupong have invoked their deities to confront the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Awutu Senya East, Seth Sabah Serwonoo-Banini. This conflict arose after the MCE accused the chiefs of branding them as landguards. The disagreement intensified following a media interview where the MCE alleged that the chiefs had sent landguards to intimidate residents of Jei River, a suburb of Awutu Ofaakor.
The MCE claimed the boycott was in protest of his role as chairman of the Municipal Security Council in maintaining order in the area. However, the chiefs firmly rejected this claim, insisting they have traditionally relied on Asafo groups for monitoring estate development activities in the region. On Sunday, the traditional leaders convened at the Awutu Ofaakor palace to offer libations and seek ancestral judgment through the "Duabo" ritual, an Awutu custom for addressing perceived wrongdoing.
This development escalates tensions between the assembly and the traditional council as they face further delays in the stalled 24-Hour Economy Market project.
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