New Dzaasetse installed

The Djaasetse of Kpakpatse We Royal Family of Asere, Nii Kwatei Olemla I has called on the government through the Ministry of Local Government and Rural development to ensure that more sanitation workers are employed especially the youth within the Ga Mashie community to tackle waste and filth in the city and its environs so as to curb the sanitation problems as well as create employment for them. These measures he believe will prevent diseases which have been the source of untimely deaths and a drain on the nation's scarce resources.

Nii Kwatei Olemla I known in private life as Mr. Nii John Quartey, Chief Executive Officer of Pegasus Security made this call when he was enstooled and outdoored as the new Djaasetse of the Kpakpatse We Djaase Council at the Asere Kpakpatse We in Accra on Saturday.

He also expressed worried about the various chieftaincy disputes within the Ga State and pledged that he will assist the various institutions such as the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs in bringing peace to the region.

He appealed to all Ghanaians especially, those residing in the capital city and its environs to respect, accommodate and tolerate the customs and traditions of the Ga-speaking people as they do in their respective communities, since every traditional area in Ghana has rules and regulations, customs, traditions and taboos that governs as well as guides them in their daily lives.

The ceremony was under the distinguished chairmanship of Nii Amarkai III, Djaasetse and Acting Asere Mantse.

The Kpakpatse We Royal Family of Asere has for the past five years or more been without a Djaase Council and a Djaasetse to direct the affairs of the family as well as to assist in the administration of the Ga Mashie community and for this reason, the council of elders selected from the three Royal Households names: Kpakpa Kakadaan We, Kpakpa Fio We and Kpakpa Blofonyo We and in collaboration with the Principal head of family (Weku Nukpa) Alhaji Kasim Kwatelai Quartey enstooled Nii Kwatei Olemala I as the Djaasetse after the performance of all customary rites in accordance with the Ga custom, traditions and usage. The Chairman of the planning committee was Sheikh Nii Kwatei Watson-Quartey.

Source: ISD, Charles Nii Ayiku Ayiku

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