Asantehene Orders Yabehene to Annul Dikro Appointments in Disputed Areas

The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has given an instruction for all dikro appointments by Nana Kontomere Kwame Frimpong Ababio, Yabehene, in disputed areas to be annulled immediately.

This means all traditional caretakers appointed in various areas by the chief will have to cease holding themselves up as such until a verdict is pronounced on the dispute which has been forwarded to Committees.

Traditional leaders from at least ten different jurisdictions accused him of unlawfully seizing land and appointing caretakers (Dikro) in those areas.

The affected parties include Asafohene, Twediehene, Didahene, Otumfuo Buabasa, Mpataasiehene, Atwima Foasehene, Apemanimhene, Toasehene, Atwima Kwanwomahene, Trabuomhene, and Adomanyahene.

Each of these individuals was given the opportunity to present their case before the Kumasi Traditional Council on 13th March 2025.

Meanwhile, Yabehene denied illegally taking the lands, noting that they were all part of his lands- Yaw Nkrumah lands.

Otumfuo after hearing the parties ordered Yabehene to annul all the enstoolments until the cases are resolved.

“He cannot enstool any Dikro while the case is pending. All those positions must be annulled immediately.”

As a step toward resolving the matter, Otumfuo constituted three committees and grouped the plaintiffs into sets of four.

The Yabehene was included in each group.

Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini