High Court sets aside Okyeman Council 's decision

A Koforidua High Court has set aside the purported Okyeman Council's revocation of recognition of Nkwantananhene, Barima Adanse Akyem Omane for various actions by him to bring Okyeman and the Okyenhene to disrepute.

The Court presided over by Justice S. Marful-Sau granted leave for Barima Omane to apply for an order of Certiorari to quash the decision of the Council and ordered that the leave granted should operate as a stay of execution.

The Okyeman Council at an extraordinary session between April 11 and April 13 at Kyebi among other things revoked its recognition of Barima Omane as Nkwantananhene and barred his line of the Royal Family from ascending the Wiemtuo Stool of Nkwantanan.

Barima Omane in an affidavit denied all the charges levelled against him and said that he "had a solid record of sacrifice to enhance the image of Okyeman and the occupant of the Ofori Panin Stool".