"We won't entertain 'landguard' chiefs "--- Omanhene

The Omanhene of the Gomoa Akyempim traditional Area in the Central Region, Obirifo Ahunako Ahor Ankobea Ababio II has stated that the traditional will not entertain any person or group of persons who were not properly screened by the national security agency as a recognize chiefs in the traditional council. According to the Omanhene some people managed through back doors to become chiefs who later turned out to become some sought of landguards thus tormenting the people they should have provide them with security. " I want to urge all kingmakers in the Gomoa Akyempim Traditional Area to refer all their potential chiefs to the B. N. I to screen them with crime free certificates before they are install as chiefs.

This will reduce land disputes which many chiefs have been found of being the brain behind the disputes ". Obirifo Ahunako Ahor Ankobea Ababio II stated these in and address he delivered at the State Council meeting at Gomoa Whida in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region on Friday.

He lamented over the rather high rates of lands disputes in the area and called on the people to monitor activities of chiefs in their vicinity and report them accordingly to the traditional council for appropriate sanctions to be taken against them. On teenage pregnancy which he said was on the rise, the Omanhene called on chiefs to implement bye-laws that had been erected by the traditional council in collaboration with the the District Assemblies to ensure that teenagers do not roam about after 8 pm.

According to him, this measure has reduced the canker in Gomoa soil. The Omanhene of the Gomoa Ajumako Traditional Area Obrempong Nyanful Krampah XI assured Obirifo and his nananom that the Gomoa Ajumako traditional council would always uphold the decisions and laws made by the Gomoa Akyempim Traditional Council to ensure cohesion between Gomoa Akyempim and Gomoa Ajumako Traditional Areas as has always been the case. " I would like to appeal to the Council to ensure that all it's chiefs are gazetted for the laws of Ghana to recognize them as enshrined in the constitution".