There is no Paramount Chief in Upper Axim in Nzema East Municipality in Western Region because, the royal family in charge of selecting the Paramount Chief, has been litigating over the right person who is qualified to occupy the stool, therefore making the stool vacant for well over 43 years.

This was disclosed by the Registrar of the Upper Axim Traditional Council, Solomon Kwafo.

According to him, the Upper Axim Traditional Council in the Nzema East Municipality cannot boast of any substantive President due to the protracted Chieftaincy dispute in the area.

“The reason is that, the traditional area has been engulfed in chieftaincy dispute for decades, approximately 43 years, therefore making the stool vacant, and in the process retarding development ”

The Registrar says the negative development must be tackled by all stakeholders to give peace and stability the chance to reign in the area.

Upper Axim Traditional Council, is one of the five Traditional Councils in Nzema East Municipality in the Western Region.

However, currently, the Traditional Council operates without any substantive President following the absence of a substantive Paramount Chief to ascend to the stool.

“The royals from the main royal gate entitled to ascend to the stool, have been in dispute for decades, therefore rendering the stool vacant,” he said.

Explaining the repercussions of this unending dispute, the Registrar of the Traditional Council, Solomon Kwafo, said development in the area obviously is being impeded.

Explaining the genesis of the dispute, the Registrar noted that although he was transferred to the council quite recently, his understanding is that members of the royal gate responsible have not been cooperating with each other.

“They ought to have buried their differences for the sake of unity, peace and harmony. In the end, it is progress and development that matters ”

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He could not fathom why the same family would litigate for all these years without an amicable solution found to cure the disturbances.

Solomon Kwafo has therefore appealed to prominent citizens of Upper Axim, religious leaders in the area, and opinion leaders who will greatly influence, to intervene to force the family to select the right leader deserving enough to ascend the throne.

” I have been speaking to religious leaders, opinion leaders, telling them to make their voices count so that at the end, the family will decide who will lead the Paramountcy so that the traditional council will have a substantive President,” he said.

Chieftaincy, he noted should be used to promote the development, well-being and welfare of members of society, and not the selfish interest of a few individuals, he underscored.

 

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