The Facts of the Case between Nkonya and Alavanyo

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Obed Adore 12 years ago

Very factual indeed!
So, the question one must now ask is, WHY ARE THE NKONYA'S AND ALAVANYOS STILL FIGHTING AND KILLING EACH OTHER?
Is there any "disputed land" as Ghanaians and the world are made to believe? I do not thi ...
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Very factual indeed!
So, the question one must now ask is, WHY ARE THE NKONYA'S AND ALAVANYOS STILL FIGHTING AND KILLING EACH OTHER?
Is there any "disputed land" as Ghanaians and the world are made to believe? I do not think so. There is no disputed land per se.
The senseless killings should therefore cease, so that the two neighboring ethnic communities can live in peace, and develop their respective areas and citizens. Human potential is just getting wasted through these constant brutalities killings and and the counter actions.
COMMENTARY 12 years ago

When an European was not there these communities lived at peace with one another.
But those devils who introduced the idea and drew the map in the abscence of those it concerns must be blamed for the fights and killings.
We ...
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When an European was not there these communities lived at peace with one another.
But those devils who introduced the idea and drew the map in the abscence of those it concerns must be blamed for the fights and killings.
We forgot that this brutal Germanns who for their evil quest for African wealth brought a lot of conflict between brothers IN GHANA and the entire Africa and causing the FIRST AND THE SECOND WORLD WARS and we IN GHANA refuseD to send them TO THE International Court of Justice for war mongering.
My fellows put aside that evil map and live as good neighbours. No one can send a piece of land into the grave so as God said LOVE NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF. LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF IS THE ONLY SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.
Charles A. 12 years ago

No one supports killing of innocent citizens, no matter which side is committing the murders.

However, one should never draw conclusion on a one-sided story. Is it not strange that, despite the "vividly" stated story abov ...
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No one supports killing of innocent citizens, no matter which side is committing the murders.

However, one should never draw conclusion on a one-sided story. Is it not strange that, despite the "vividly" stated story above, the fighting is still going on up-till today? Doesn't this show us that there is something somewhere that is not included in the above story? This is the reason why one should never rush to judgment after hearing from one side in a dispute between two people. Also, if what is written above is true and factual, why is the negotiation still going on? Because the mediators do not recognize the flawed map drawn by Dr. Gruner (who is a foreigner)

Also, why hasn't the writer included the outcomes of two Supreme Court decisions on the disputed land? Is it because the Supreme Court discredited the Gruner drawn map and described it as an imaginary map that cannot be relied upon to demarcate the boundaries between traditional areas? How can a foreigner (a German) know traditional boundaries in Ghana better than the people who lived there all their lives from generation to generation?
Ataara Finam 12 years ago

What relevance has the german colonial map when it is a fact that it was thje Nkonyas who demarcated part of their land for theAlavanyos to use? It means that whole area belonged to Nkonyas before Alvanyos came. A clear case ...
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What relevance has the german colonial map when it is a fact that it was thje Nkonyas who demarcated part of their land for theAlavanyos to use? It means that whole area belonged to Nkonyas before Alvanyos came. A clear case of being given a finger and taking the whole arm.
Asaseba 12 years ago

Ghana the evil map?

Ghana the evil map?
Asaseba 12 years ago

Is it true that the
Nkonyas gave alavenyos
a place to settle?

Is it true that the
Nkonyas gave alavenyos
a place to settle?
Obed Adore 12 years ago

Wow! I tend to love this "said" decision regarding the Grunner map!
The Judicial Process is what we have to follow here in order to help us make informed judgement and/or understand this very old but long-standing land case ...
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Wow! I tend to love this "said" decision regarding the Grunner map!
The Judicial Process is what we have to follow here in order to help us make informed judgement and/or understand this very old but long-standing land case.
I am not a lawyer and neither do I hold a law degree. However, I can say that the Supreme Court does not judge cases. It would review a case and try to find if judges of the lower courts have "erred" in their determinations or verdicts.
If such is found, the case would then be sent back to the lower courts for redress, in this case the High or Appeals Court.
One question I would like to ask my brother "CHARLES A" is this; with regrads to this Supreme Court's decision you've referred to here (without quoting or referenced), and the FINAL High Court decision of Dec, 12, 1974; which preceeded the other? You may have to answer this question, and then judge for yourself as to whether Nkonya or the Alavanyo, is the RECALCITRANT party. Just judge for yoursel! Please do!
Joseph Hill 12 years ago

When there is justice peace too would reign.Thus no justice no peace !! Alavanyo need equal right and justice.

When there is justice peace too would reign.Thus no justice no peace !! Alavanyo need equal right and justice.
Ka na wu 12 years ago

The mistake of the the people of Nkonya was accepting people like the Alavanyos to their land. The Alavanyos are blood thirsty people and have shown that part of their character by always resorting to brute force to settle di ...
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The mistake of the the people of Nkonya was accepting people like the Alavanyos to their land. The Alavanyos are blood thirsty people and have shown that part of their character by always resorting to brute force to settle disputes.
Asafo Kronto 12 years ago

With such a clear-cut legal case in favor of Nkonya, why has the Alavanyo people ignored the high court's ruling with impunity? Why do the Alavanyo people continue to harass and murder Nkonya residents,claiming, falsely, land ...
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With such a clear-cut legal case in favor of Nkonya, why has the Alavanyo people ignored the high court's ruling with impunity? Why do the Alavanyo people continue to harass and murder Nkonya residents,claiming, falsely, land that does not belong to them?

One short answer is that many Alavanyo people have concluded that the state (specifically the government, army, police and other security forces) is extremely weak. The Alavanyo people have concluded, and correctly, that their actions will go unpunished. Likewise, the Nkonya people realize that only they alone can adequately defend their homeland. They cannot depend on the Ghana government to protect them. So, they retaliate and, sometimes take pre-emptive actions and carry the fight right to the Alavanyo people.

The only way this cycle of violence will stop is when the central government shows some strength and punishes those who commit heinous crimes and disregard what courts over 100 years have consistently and unambiguously ruled in favor of Nkonya.

This case is a textbook case of a very weak central government that is incapable of fighting even a local mob of ragtag criminals. A national army worth its name would have by now, through its intelligence unit, located the nest of criminals at Alavanyo, destroyed their network (if they have any)and brought the pepetrators to justice.

If I were an army or police commander in charge of operations in the Nkonya-Alavanyo dispute, I will infiltrate the Alavanyo community, locate the source of the problem, give a 48-hour ultimatum for the criminals and their supporters to lay down their arms. I would then set up an ambush and arrest all would-be perpetrators and bring them to justice, along with the Alavanyo chiefs and other supporters of these cowardly acts. In our budding democracy, the alleged criminals would then be tried for their crimes.

However, one can bet that the scenario that I just decribed won't happen, because Ghana does not have a strong, professional military and security forces that are capable of pulling off such an operation.

If, in fact they do, let them prove me wrong.

Kwame 12 years ago

Deme means among palm trees, Agorme means among fan palm trees, Abehenase under palm fronds huts.
In Anlo land unlike the Ewhedome land we have these land disputes. Anlos do not lay claim to lands they do not buy from the o ...
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Deme means among palm trees, Agorme means among fan palm trees, Abehenase under palm fronds huts.
In Anlo land unlike the Ewhedome land we have these land disputes. Anlos do not lay claim to lands they do not buy from the original settlers, who are Guans and whose language is no more spoken in Anlo.
Thus Anlos lay claim to the land on which they farm and call it their farm, which they can not sell or give to another person who is not a relative. In some areas the Guans collect taxes on some cash crops that grow on farms.
Ataara Finam 12 years ago

The fact is Guans are historically the first known settlers of what we call Ghana today. That is the reasson why Guan speakers arre found in almost all the ten regions of Ghana. All other tribes met Guans upon arrival in thei ...
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The fact is Guans are historically the first known settlers of what we call Ghana today. That is the reasson why Guan speakers arre found in almost all the ten regions of Ghana. All other tribes met Guans upon arrival in their present areas of GhaNA: That is why the chiefs of Aburi insisted the Accra people have no right to object to the naming of Accra stadium Ohene Djan stadium. Ohene Djan was Guan and the Guan Aburis can prove they allotted the land to the Gas when they arrived from Ile Ife. Guans were always here and are the original landlords of the area called Ghana today. Nkonyas are the landlords who accepted strangers who now want to claim the land.
Boutros butu felix 12 years ago

It pays to relocate place for the bloody thirsty people.am not very proud of being a nective of NKONYA .Abaaaaaaaaaa

It pays to relocate place for the bloody thirsty people.am not very proud of being a nective of NKONYA .Abaaaaaaaaaa
Dziko Kwame 12 years ago

Bro Felix

These types of write-ups interest me so much.

But your conclusion seems 'abrupt' to me.

Was it lights off?

Please kindly re-conclude this educative piece.

Cheers

Bro Felix

These types of write-ups interest me so much.

But your conclusion seems 'abrupt' to me.

Was it lights off?

Please kindly re-conclude this educative piece.

Cheers
COMMENTARY 12 years ago

When THE GERMANS were not there these communities lived at peace with one another.
But those devils who introduced the idea and drew the map in the abscence of those it concerns must be blamed for the fights and killings.
...
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When THE GERMANS were not there these communities lived at peace with one another.
But those devils who introduced the idea and drew the map in the abscence of those it concerns must be blamed for the fights and killings.
We forgot that this brutal Germanns who for their evil quest for African wealth brought a lot of conflict between brothers IN GHANA and the entire Africa and causing the FIRST AND THE SECOND WORLD WARS and we IN GHANA refuseD to send them TO THE International Court of Justice for war mongering.
My fellows put aside that evil map and live as good neighbours. No one can send a piece of land into the grave so as God said LOVE NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF. LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF IS THE ONLY SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.
Charles A. 12 years ago

This is not the whole story. In fact, the writer only wants you to hear the side that favors the Nkonya people.

He wrote about Magistrate and High Court decisions but left out two very important Supreme Court decisions b ...
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This is not the whole story. In fact, the writer only wants you to hear the side that favors the Nkonya people.

He wrote about Magistrate and High Court decisions but left out two very important Supreme Court decisions because, those ones favored the Alavanyo people. The essence of this piece is intended to brain wash the Ghanaian public with half-truths.

His abrupt stop has nothing to do with lights off.
TROUBLE-MAKER 12 years ago

It will be interesting if someone can produce a copy of the Supreme Court ruling in favour of the Alavanyo people for comparison.
This is an interesting piece dating back in 1840 and informative.The writer though has done a ...
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It will be interesting if someone can produce a copy of the Supreme Court ruling in favour of the Alavanyo people for comparison.
This is an interesting piece dating back in 1840 and informative.The writer though has done a good job but he must conclude the article so that his readers can form their own views.
Onipa Nsa 12 years ago

WANEP and Alternative Dispute Resolution etc, have you seen the papers referred to by the writer? Have the Alavanyos showed you theirs? What more do you need to establish the true owner of the land under reference? All your e ...
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WANEP and Alternative Dispute Resolution etc, have you seen the papers referred to by the writer? Have the Alavanyos showed you theirs? What more do you need to establish the true owner of the land under reference? All your efforts will come to naught if you do not uphold the truth. I understand there are Bishops on the Committees? Are they worth their faith?
COMMENTARY 12 years ago

the Whites told the people that there are mineral deposits in the land. This assertion of mineral deposit has sparked the protracted conflict and has for long made the land a bone of contention.
had the Germans not deceived ...
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the Whites told the people that there are mineral deposits in the land. This assertion of mineral deposit has sparked the protracted conflict and has for long made the land a bone of contention.
had the Germans not deceived the people these conflict will never never have been 'born'
The fact is the germans for their evil quest for African resources did all they can to bring hatred and fight between communities who until then were friends.
All the two sides always believed the whites who were there who told them that the Afadzato mountains contains large deposit of minerals as such the struggle and conflict ensueing for the right of ownership for the land between the communities.

MY PEOPLE LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELVES.
KOMLA 12 years ago

I dont know how and i dont know where but whoever is Felix Ohene, u dont help ghana by going to one community and posting all this here, if you feel and want to know the truth and the life of the people of Alavanyo...cum and ...
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I dont know how and i dont know where but whoever is Felix Ohene, u dont help ghana by going to one community and posting all this here, if you feel and want to know the truth and the life of the people of Alavanyo...cum and we will gladly help you with whatever fact you want but note that the people of Alavanyo will never raise arms against the people of Nkonya because if you dont know the is a tradition that dates back to our forefathers that says whoever raise the first arm against the fellow neighbor will be defeated that is why the people of Nkonya always get defeated after they attack us...we have always been peaceful and anyone who have stayed in Alavanyo will tell you that... with all this 'supposed fact by the writer' i think he should advise the people to send this to the Ghana High Court to settle this ones and for all, bcuz the media and all other interested Ghanaians will look keenly to the process of the ruling and we will all know who is at fault. But they should not ambush any of our people or hide behind this media platforms to tarnish the image of the good people of Alavanyo for all we know the disputed land is in the hands of the government so we dont know why you keep rushing to kill our people or providing the media with force information....please know one thing you cant always be right and if all this you said is true then why is the government not taken any steps to help...your foolishness and lies will make the wise in the world to understand why you are so thirsty of land..1840 i wonder how many of the people of Nkonya that still live till now from that year..u feed ur generation anger and hatred that is what brings all this conflict...we will always stand by peace but remember justice before peace..so anyone you kill will be retaliated since you never seem to know which of your inhabitants attack us whenever we report to you about any killing

Asaseba 12 years ago

Just ask ask your elders why
You are called alavanyo not enyo.
If u don't know the history of the
Land please learn.we all want peace.
Be happy with the lanId that u were
given,don't trespass.

Just ask ask your elders why
You are called alavanyo not enyo.
If u don't know the history of the
Land please learn.we all want peace.
Be happy with the lanId that u were
given,don't trespass.
Obed Adore 12 years ago

Please let's be quite civil in our utterances, especially, with the postings on this forum. Healthy arguments could be made without using any foul language against anybody.

Please let's be quite civil in our utterances, especially, with the postings on this forum. Healthy arguments could be made without using any foul language against anybody.
Onipa Nsa 12 years ago

Please let the BISHOPS on the Committees come out and say the truth? To me this matter is straightforward. The litigants have gone to court on a number of occasions. Why not call for the judgements from either side and see in ...
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Please let the BISHOPS on the Committees come out and say the truth? To me this matter is straightforward. The litigants have gone to court on a number of occasions. Why not call for the judgements from either side and see in whose favour the last judgement went? WHERE ARE THE MEN IN CASSOCK? God is watching you as you sit on the Committees and fail to come out with the truth.
CEKTROLLER 12 years ago

One thing people have just decided to forget is about the fact that ,he who God has blessed is blessed forever. Why do I say this? God blessed Israelite with vast land and any nation that tries to stand against this is seve ...
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One thing people have just decided to forget is about the fact that ,he who God has blessed is blessed forever. Why do I say this? God blessed Israelite with vast land and any nation that tries to stand against this is severely punished by God himself by delivering those enemies of progress into the hands of the Israelite.The people of Alavanyo, I think are being greedy and not appreciating what the Nkonya people did for them even when others refused to accommodate them.If they have forgotten, let me remind them that the people of Nkonya are the Voltarian Israelite. Secondly, I also think the leadership or governments haven't done enough to call a "spade a spade". It's important we stop politicizing very sensitive issues and put things right.
TROUBLE-MAKER 12 years ago

Let there be peace.You guys can have lived side by side with each other for so long and it`s about time a peaceful solution is found.

Let there be peace.You guys can have lived side by side with each other for so long and it`s about time a peaceful solution is found.
Azonto 12 years ago

When we need sulution this foolish wee smooker will deray all eforts, while the gov't looks on.Why won't the mediating team call spede a spede.

When we need sulution this foolish wee smooker will deray all eforts, while the gov't looks on.Why won't the mediating team call spede a spede.

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