No family owns allodial land in Asanteman – Otumfuo

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Abelenkpe Mayor 1 week ago

This shows the difference between a king and a paramount chief

This shows the difference between a king and a paramount chief
Kwasi Addai 1 week ago

That’s why all playgraunds have been sold for rich people to build houses, all the lands around Komfo Anokye Hospital has been sold, so the Hospital can't be extended. All the plots along the railway line have been sold, so ...
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That’s why all playgraunds have been sold for rich people to build houses, all the lands around Komfo Anokye Hospital has been sold, so the Hospital can't be extended. All the plots along the railway line have been sold, so the railway system can't be expanded. This is the situation in the Ashanti Region.
Kwasi Addai 1 week ago

Ghanaians are waiting for a pronouncement from the owner of the lands in the Ashanti Region to ban illegal mining. That bold announcement will really prove that the system works, other than that people will be thinking differ ...
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Ghanaians are waiting for a pronouncement from the owner of the lands in the Ashanti Region to ban illegal mining. That bold announcement will really prove that the system works, other than that people will be thinking differently.
Bobby Stones 1 week ago

Ok points well made and notice duly taken.

Ok points well made and notice duly taken.
Kweku Tsin 1 week ago

BULL-SHIT..So how did the Chinese acquire land for galamsey from other lesser chiefs from Kumasi. Kwaku Duah is just blowing hot air.

BULL-SHIT..So how did the Chinese acquire land for galamsey from other lesser chiefs from Kumasi. Kwaku Duah is just blowing hot air.
Game Changer +447935009178 1 week ago

This Asantehene talks big and unguided, sometimes dabbles in pure illegality but never challenged. It's funny how he's making such a statement before the superior court justices and nobody dares to correct same. How can he b ...
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This Asantehene talks big and unguided, sometimes dabbles in pure illegality but never challenged. It's funny how he's making such a statement before the superior court justices and nobody dares to correct same. How can he be citing an Ashanti customary law to that of the laws of the republic in respect of land administration in Ghana? This is the reason the Dormaahene sometimes openly questions some of the things he says.
Babangida Casagrande 1 week ago

This is B S, what about the Ashanti’s forefathers who bleed their blood for the land, maybe he is talking about non Asantis, I don’t think real Asantis will listen to this crab

This is B S, what about the Ashanti’s forefathers who bleed their blood for the land, maybe he is talking about non Asantis, I don’t think real Asantis will listen to this crab
Frank Agyena-Karikari. 1 week ago

Asantehene has stated his views but what does the Constitution and the Laws of the Country say about Land Acquisition and ownership? I think that the Asante Traditional Law should be subservient to the Laws of Ghana. Yes, man ...
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Asantehene has stated his views but what does the Constitution and the Laws of the Country say about Land Acquisition and ownership? I think that the Asante Traditional Law should be subservient to the Laws of Ghana. Yes, many Ghanaians respect the Asantehene very much but let more knowledgeable about ownership of Land in Ghana educate us more about this. The Asantehene has stated his views but it should not be just accepted if it is at variance with the Laws of the Land and the Constitution.
Kweku Tsin 1 week ago

The government does not initially own lands because all the lands were already owned by traditional rulers during Gold Coast era and before we became a country. However, govt. can acquired land by request or through eminent d ...
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The government does not initially own lands because all the lands were already owned by traditional rulers during Gold Coast era and before we became a country. However, govt. can acquired land by request or through eminent domain for public use.
Koo Manu 1 week ago

You're right.
The constitution gives land rights to the government. What has been done to protect these lands? Chiefs are allowed to manage these lands and nothing good has come out of it. Out lands have been destroyed and o ...
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You're right.
The constitution gives land rights to the government. What has been done to protect these lands? Chiefs are allowed to manage these lands and nothing good has come out of it. Out lands have been destroyed and our rivers are totally discolored.
What can the chiefs boast of?
The Asantehene can stop galamsey right now by calling the chiefs and giving them an ultimatum to close all galamsey sites. The Asantehene also presides over the chiefs in the Ahafo Region.
Let's save our lands and rivers.

Kwame 1 week ago

You are a fool...GO to America and ask if any land belongs to any family....didn't the forefathers of the American citizens also shed blood to capture those lands for their unborn children???

You are a fool...GO to America and ask if any land belongs to any family....didn't the forefathers of the American citizens also shed blood to capture those lands for their unborn children???
Babangida Casagrande 1 week ago

@kwame, dumb ass, you shot yourselve in the foot, you repeated the same thing I said that what about the Asantes forefathers who shed their blood for their unborn children.
Gyai gyimii nu and wise up

@kwame, dumb ass, you shot yourselve in the foot, you repeated the same thing I said that what about the Asantes forefathers who shed their blood for their unborn children.
Gyai gyimii nu and wise up
Kweku Tsin 1 week ago

Yes,families, even some slaves owned lands passed on from generation to generation in America. The Indian reservations belong to Indians.

Yes,families, even some slaves owned lands passed on from generation to generation in America. The Indian reservations belong to Indians.
Eye of God 1 week ago

What the Asante King means is that
All lands within the region or Asanteman belongs to their various chiefs which is held in trust to the Golden stool.
Another angle is this ; all lands within Bantama , although are famil ...
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What the Asante King means is that
All lands within the region or Asanteman belongs to their various chiefs which is held in trust to the Golden stool.
Another angle is this ; all lands within Bantama , although are family lands belongs to the chief of Bantama who is under the authority of the Golden stool so technically the land belongs to the Golden stools.
Just as with the registration of churches
Koo Manu 1 week ago

Who is a real Asante?

Who is a real Asante?
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koblavi Kojoga Gbagbladza 1 week ago

SO ASANTEHENE HAS TO BE BLAMED FOR GALAMSEY IN ASHANTELAND BECAUSE HE OWNS ALL LAND. BLAME ASANTEHENE FOR GALAMSEY> HE JUST CONFESSED!!!!

SO ASANTEHENE HAS TO BE BLAMED FOR GALAMSEY IN ASHANTELAND BECAUSE HE OWNS ALL LAND. BLAME ASANTEHENE FOR GALAMSEY> HE JUST CONFESSED!!!!
Andrew - Accra Kumasi DeathTrap 1 week ago

He doesn’t own the land it belongs to Asanteman. Can you not read?

He doesn’t own the land it belongs to Asanteman. Can you not read?
seth 1 week ago

But he said they are vested in the Golde Stool.

But he said they are vested in the Golde Stool.
Bobby Stones 1 week ago

Exactly, making him the Asantehene the first respondent. I was of impression , the Asante Kingdom have been practicing feudal system of land ownership all these years.

Exactly, making him the Asantehene the first respondent. I was of impression , the Asante Kingdom have been practicing feudal system of land ownership all these years.

Kweku Tsin 1 week ago

You are confused... If it belonged to Asanteman why are the chiefs selling lands and pocketing the money. Do they account for the sale of lands to Asanteman. Keep fooling while you are being robbed blind.

You are confused... If it belonged to Asanteman why are the chiefs selling lands and pocketing the money. Do they account for the sale of lands to Asanteman. Keep fooling while you are being robbed blind.
Saintt 1 week ago

Every chief pays before they get stamps for their allocation after land sales . If you don’t know shit just keep mute .

Every chief pays before they get stamps for their allocation after land sales . If you don’t know shit just keep mute .
Kweku Tsin 1 week ago

Get what stamp, from who? If what you are saying is true, then why was Kwaku Duah accusing chiefs while complaining them that they were behind land sales for galamsey. Was he indeed a fraud, selling lands and blaming it on ot ...
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Get what stamp, from who? If what you are saying is true, then why was Kwaku Duah accusing chiefs while complaining them that they were behind land sales for galamsey. Was he indeed a fraud, selling lands and blaming it on others.
Agya Koo 1 week ago

Asantehene does not own whole lands in Asanti Region as the King unfortunately claimed. The land belong to the individual Amamhene, subchiefs and families. Therefore, the King does not have control of the use of the land. ...
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Asantehene does not own whole lands in Asanti Region as the King unfortunately claimed. The land belong to the individual Amamhene, subchiefs and families. Therefore, the King does not have control of the use of the land. He can not be blamed for galamsey in the region or any part of Ghana. Please blame the individual amamhene, subchiefs and the individual family heads.
Francis 1 week ago

Meaning the Chief is falsely claiming what doesn't belong to him. You see the source of the litigation between him and other chiefs

Meaning the Chief is falsely claiming what doesn't belong to him. You see the source of the litigation between him and other chiefs
seth 1 week ago

That law would only be justified if it were made by a proper and broad representation of the people. So a king and his elite advisers and family says all the land belong to the king, and that law shall hold???
That is the st ...
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That law would only be justified if it were made by a proper and broad representation of the people. So a king and his elite advisers and family says all the land belong to the king, and that law shall hold???
That is the stuff rebelliions ans revolutions are birthed from.
JJ KUFFOUR AKUFO ADDO 1 week ago

So no family fought alongside the so called royal family? You will not go with it when you die

So no family fought alongside the so called royal family? You will not go with it when you die
Agya Koo 1 week ago

I beg to differ from Otumfuo in his claims that no family owns allodial land in Asanti region. The facts remain that before the formation of Asanteman, there were chiefs and families who own lands. For example Ofinso, Kumawu, ...
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I beg to differ from Otumfuo in his claims that no family owns allodial land in Asanti region. The facts remain that before the formation of Asanteman, there were chiefs and families who own lands. For example Ofinso, Kumawu, Mampong, agogo etc were in existence and they own their land and at no time/where they did secede their lands to the Golden Stool. They all accepted the Golden Stool as embodiment of their spiritual and political stool. Actually, they do not plagued alliances to Kumasihene but rather to the Golden Stool. The Golden Stool per se do not own land. Each mamhene , individual subchiefs and families own their lands.
Believe Otumfuo is according himself somethings that does not align with Asanti traditions and customers. The 7 Amamhene who formed Asanti were all equal but Asantihene was equal among equals.The Asantehene is supposed to be military leader and custodian of Golden Stool.
Please note the writer is not trying to diminish Asantehene structure in the Asante. He is the supreme military leader of the Asante Kingdom but the revered King or Golden stool does not own the lands in Asanti region. For example, when General Achaempong government wanted to acquire lands in Afram plains, the government dealt with Kumawuhene and not Asantehene. Because the land belong to Kumawumam. There are a lot of examples existed in Ghana history.
God blessings to Otumfuo and asantefo.
Agblegba 1 week ago

Future galamsey loading???? Please we don't want to believe this. Please leave that land alone .All will be left behind after we're all gone to eternity, courtesy latrine beer !!

Future galamsey loading???? Please we don't want to believe this. Please leave that land alone .All will be left behind after we're all gone to eternity, courtesy latrine beer !!
Nipa 1 week ago

You joking Kwaku Dua

You joking Kwaku Dua

Sammino 1 week ago

We are tired of you

We are tired of you
OGYAFRAMA 1 week ago

Hmmmmmmm. Ya te.Amu !!

Hmmmmmmm. Ya te.Amu !!
JP Obeng 1 week ago

This is what Asantehene is using to bully people in Asante region selling other families lands and one of the reasons why he doesn't want the sell of lands be vested in lands commission for proper demarcation and town plannin ...
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This is what Asantehene is using to bully people in Asante region selling other families lands and one of the reasons why he doesn't want the sell of lands be vested in lands commission for proper demarcation and town planning. Ghanaians major problem is these chiefs who don't want to move forward. Ghana needs proper revolution that can do away with these chiefs.The world is moving forward and Ghana can't be left out.
Otumfuo 1 week ago

Nana, your primary objective is to build the city ! Let Kunasi be like Johannesburg or New york with good roads, hospitals, schools, etc

Nana, your primary objective is to build the city ! Let Kunasi be like Johannesburg or New york with good roads, hospitals, schools, etc
Nana 1 week ago

That means you are responsible for the galamsey in the asante region because all the lands belongs to you so we can't blame any other chiefs apart from you

That means you are responsible for the galamsey in the asante region because all the lands belongs to you so we can't blame any other chiefs apart from you
Mimi 1 week ago

Asantehene wants to rewrite history but it won’t work. . Before the war with Denkyira, Bekwai, Jusben, Nsuta, Mampong, Kumawu kwaman( now Kumasi) and others were independent states . Kwaman( now Kumasi) did not conquered a ...
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Asantehene wants to rewrite history but it won’t work. . Before the war with Denkyira, Bekwai, Jusben, Nsuta, Mampong, Kumawu kwaman( now Kumasi) and others were independent states . Kwaman( now Kumasi) did not conquered any of these states and even among all the states Kwaman was and is the smallest state. Let someone tell us the lands of Kwaman? And even the Denkyira war, Adwumakasse Kese, Kumawu and Mampong , Juaben and others fighting for freedom, Osei Tutu were hiding somewhere. Asanteman is free not because of the Oyoko royal family in Kumasi, it was done by men from different states in the asanteman kingdom whose names are forgotten. And now it’s all about Oyoko royal family. Bekwai lands belongs to the people of Bekwai period. Before asanteman there was Bekwai. Golden stool doesn’t own any land. We have stool lands, family lands and individual lands. What asantehene said today is totally wrong, he should come back.. All those states came together in order for them to fight against thier enemies and of them being their leader doesn’t mean they gave thier lands and properties fo him. Let everyone be in their lane. Do you know that any of the states can break away from asanteman?
GILBERT ABILINSA 1 week ago

At the 21 st Century . In the era of AI Ghana is still wallowing in the Doldrums about traditional Rule? Customary Pratices and conventional governance?
Who sets the Rules or the laws in Ghana? Is it the Government, the par ...
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At the 21 st Century . In the era of AI Ghana is still wallowing in the Doldrums about traditional Rule? Customary Pratices and conventional governance?
Who sets the Rules or the laws in Ghana? Is it the Government, the parliament of the Chiefs?
We must be careful not to bring about a Civil war in ghana?
war about land and religion are the most fericious and long lasting wars.
Ghana land needs proper governance!!!
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Kwame 1 week ago

If all the lands in Ashanti are the property of of the Ashanti stool, then invariably everyone who farms or have an unmovable property is supposed to pay dues to the Asantehene.
It looks like the matter is that the Asantehe ...
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If all the lands in Ashanti are the property of of the Ashanti stool, then invariably everyone who farms or have an unmovable property is supposed to pay dues to the Asantehene.
It looks like the matter is that the Asantehene is the custodian of the land, but there are owners.
Bonus Baba 1 week ago

I would be ery happy if the Otumfuo would help the Ashanti region I'd doing what l am about to say. First build a 200 meter high wall to separate the Ashanti region from the rest of Ghana. Keep all the Mineral resources. ...
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I would be ery happy if the Otumfuo would help the Ashanti region I'd doing what l am about to say. First build a 200 meter high wall to separate the Ashanti region from the rest of Ghana. Keep all the Mineral resources. Change the Ashanti Region name to Otumfuo golden country. Issue your own passport to every Ashanti. Promote yourself to become the President of the OTUMFUO REPUBLIC. Make sure every Ashanti is part of this program. And l say in 5 YEARS TIME, THE NEW COUNTRY UNDER PRESIDENT OTUMFUO WILL BECOME THE VENEZUELA OF AFRICA. America would come back and make a big arrest . Ghana will be rooted out of major crimes. Ghana will become the Emirate of Africa. Peace and joy at last
Bonus Baba 1 week ago

I am lost. Some PZET Guy should advise me. DOES PUTTING GOLD MEDAL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF YOU HEAD PROVE IGNORANCE, PRIDE, ILLITERACY OR WHAT? I DON'T GET IT.

I am lost. Some PZET Guy should advise me. DOES PUTTING GOLD MEDAL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF YOU HEAD PROVE IGNORANCE, PRIDE, ILLITERACY OR WHAT? I DON'T GET IT.
Kwaku Fosu 1 week ago

The citing of the recreating of the Asante Confederacy in 1938 to support the argument that stools own lands fails to consider how colonialism distorted the Asante land tenure systems. Although customs evolve and adapt to ch ...
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The citing of the recreating of the Asante Confederacy in 1938 to support the argument that stools own lands fails to consider how colonialism distorted the Asante land tenure systems. Although customs evolve and adapt to changes of the time, I argue here that the colonial project created this land tenure system and forced it upon the people. The English feudal system is what is the Asante King indicated. What was the nature of customary land law prior to 1938? Did the then Asante paramount chiefs understand allodial title, usufructuary rights, leases, etc? Does the Asante Twi have words for allodial ownership, usufurtuary interest, leases, etc? This suggests that these land rights are new version of customary land law that did not exist in the rural areas of Asanteman. Consequently, if anyone employs such knowledge to categorise land ownership in Asanteman, it will generate lots of tension. The reason is that some stools were elevated in certain communities whose royals were not the original settlers. In addition, the other implications of the new land ownership are that all clans that are not royals in communities are recognised as second class clans. They do not have identity and are tenant-at-will of their chiefs. Their allodial title holders (chiefs) can evict them with or without compensation. This is helping in peri-urban communities around Kumasi Metropolis. This can create apathy among the people, which may affect community development. I think the Asante King should consider history as tool to understand the nature of land ownership in Asanteman instead of leaning only on what occurred in 1938.
Kwaku Fosu 1 week ago

The citing of the recreating of the Asante Confederacy in 1938 to support the argument that stools own lands fails to consider how colonialism distorted the Asante land tenure systems. Although customs evolve and adapt to ch ...
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The citing of the recreating of the Asante Confederacy in 1938 to support the argument that stools own lands fails to consider how colonialism distorted the Asante land tenure systems. Although customs evolve and adapt to changes of the time, I argue here that the colonial project created this land tenure system and forced it upon the people. The English feudal system is what the Asante King is preaching. What was the nature of customary land law prior to 1938? Did the then Asante paramount chiefs understand allodial title, usufructuary rights, leases, etc? Does the Asante Twi have words for allodial ownership, usufurtuary interest, leases, etc? This suggests that these land rights are new version of customary land law that did not exist in the rural areas of Asanteman. Consequently, if anyone employs such knowledge to categorise land ownership in Asanteman, it will generate lots of tension. The reason is that some stools were elevated in certain communities whose royals were not the original settlers. In addition, the other implications of the new land ownership are that all clans that are not royals in communities are recognised as second class clans. They do not have identity and are tenant-at-will of their chiefs. Their allodial title holders (chiefs) can evict them with or without compensation. Land evictions are happening in peri-urban communities around Kumasi Metropolis. This can create apathy among the people, which may affect community development. I think the Asante King should consider history as tool to understand the nature of land ownership in Asanteman instead of leaning only on what occurred in 1938.

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