Chiefs and Elders of the Asamankese Traditional have appealed to the government and the Inspector General of Police to fasten the prosecution against Pobi Asomanin and his thugs in court for violently besieging the Asamankese palace to enstool himself as Asamankese hene by firing guns shots and injuring nine civilians in the process and have been admitted to the Asamankese government hospital.
Speaking to Ohene Nana Boakye Yiadom an elder in Asamankese Palace on Plan B FM’s late afternoon show EBAANOSEN told Ohene Kinnah that on Monday, December 20, 2021, after thugs allegedly hired by a faction in a local chieftaincy dispute Barima Pobi Asomaning besieged the Asamankese palace amidst firing of warning shots to aid the performance of traditional rites for his enstoolment as a parallel Chief.
Ohene Nana Boakye Yiadom has said that Chiefs and elders of Asamankese are very happy to hear the news about the ongoing destoolment process against Barima Pobi Asomanin by the Kyem Abuakwa Traditional Council because Pobi Asomanin has been a thorn in the flesh of people of Asamankese for long.
“We thank our gods and ancestors for listening to our prayers because if not Osabarima Adu Darko III is a peace-loving chief there would have been chaos in Asamankese till now”.
The Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council has begun processes to destool the Chief of Aworasa, Barima Pobi Asomanin II.
The embattled Chief who also claims to be the Chief of Asamankese has been cited for gross misconduct against the overlord of the area, Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin.
He is being accused by the traditional Council of defying the orders of the Okyenhene to go back and swear an oath of allegiance as the Chief of Aworasa when he ( Barima Pobi) hauled other Sub chiefs including the Chief of Okurase and Coaltar before the Okyenhene.
He had accused them of usurping his authority to allegedly encroach on portions of lands in his jurisdiction.
However, Barima Pobi Asomanin’s legitimacy as a chief became a subject of questioning at the Ofori Panin fie when he was asked by the Okyenhene in what capacity he had summoned the sub-chiefs.
In answering the question which was posed to him three times, whether he had appeared before the Okyenhene as the Chief of Aworasa or the Chief of Asamankese, he admitted being the former ( Chief of Aworasa).
The Okyenhene then directed that he returns to swear the oath as the Chief of Aworasa.
When he was being ushered by the elders of the Ofori Panin fie to swear the oath, Barima Pobi Asomanin unceremoniously left the palace and never returned.
The Okyenhene in his remarks after he was informed of the alleged misconduct, said
“Henceforth I have taken back my Akofena (the sword of the authority of a chief).
Following that, the Chiefs and elders performed customary rites to start the process of destooling him as the Chief of Aworasa.
“Yes, the process has started to destool him for his misconduct. He goes around carrying himself as the Chief of Asamankese but he’s not. The Council will not allow him to disrespect the Okyenhene,” the Akyem-Abuakwa state Secretary, D.M Ofori Atta stated.
The brouhaha over his legitimacy, according to the Council comes on the back of usurping the authority of Okyenhene who had stopped him from holding himself up as the Chief of Asamankese.
This was after Barima Pobi Asomanin raided the Asamankese palace claiming legitimacy to the throne.
In a statement reacting to the events, the Okyenhene clarified that “Osabarima Adu Darko III remains the legitimate Chief of Asamankese;
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