Some residents of Mpatasie in the Atwima Kwanwoma District have expressed fear over missing royal ornaments and regalia that have been with the community since time immemorial.
The residents say they fear a calamity will befall the community if the missing artefacts are not returned to the town’s stool house.
An opinion leader and member of the royal family, Mr. Kwadwo-Bi, in an interview with journalists on Sunday said the ornaments went missing after the chief of the community, Nana Kofi Asante Amorben, stormed the community’s black stool room to forcefully remove the main black stool, a move against cultural norms.
“The black stool, per tradition, is not supposed to come out in the day.
However, the chief, in an attempt to relocate it, broke into the room in broad daylight to bring it out,” he said.
“This very incident came after the Asantehene had warned the chief to allow the stool to remain in the black stool room,” Mr. Kwadwo-Bi added.
Mr. Kwadwo-Bi noted that the chief has flouted the Asantehene’s Great Oath, calling for an immediate investigation into the matter.
“We invoked Otumfuo’s Great Oath on him to stop him from removing the black stool but he showed no respect to the Great Oath,” he stated.
Kwadwo-Bi has also revealed that the chief has for over five years refused to install a queen for the community although they have eligible candidates.
He noted that all attempts to get a queen for the community have been blocked by the chief.
Responding to the allegations, the Linguist for the Mpatasie Community, Okyeame Osei, denied any wrongdoing by the chief.
He noted that matters regarding the Oath have been resolved.
On the installation of the queen, Okyeame Osei said nobody can force the chief to install a queen.
