Standing Toe-to-Toe With Corrupt Traditional Leaders?

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• Kofi Asante 11 years ago

  What is it there to fight for? the whole country is sick, everthing in it is corrupt. Ghana, we need to change how we think, or else, we are heading for a total distruction

  What is it there to fight for? the whole country is sick, everthing in it is corrupt. Ghana, we need to change how we think, or else, we are heading for a total distruction

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• Antiochus - London 11 years ago

  Rockson whom do Kumawuhene swear allegiance to? Which region in Ghana is Kumawu? Empty barrels makes most noise.

  Rockson whom do Kumawuhene swear allegiance to? Which region in Ghana is Kumawu? Empty barrels makes most noise.

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• OMANBAPA KD 11 years ago

  "...my question is do you get rid of the person inviting you to share their throne?", asks Rockson Adofo aka John Fosu. Very intresting.
  
  Well I also have a question or two for Adofo Rockson but before then, a little histor ...
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  "...my question is do you get rid of the person inviting you to share their throne?", asks Rockson Adofo aka John Fosu. Very intresting.
  
  Well I also have a question or two for Adofo Rockson but before then, a little historical check:
  Adofoahyee and his followers from Essumja were chased out of Abira after an incident involving one of the immigrants called Otwee-Su-Agyae (details witheld). After settling at the outskirts of Apimso, they were introduced to Apimsohene Nana Siaw by the then Krontihene of Apimso Nana Adomakopim as his kinsfolk.
  
  Adofoahyee gave detailed account of their movements from Essumja and how they had arrived from Abira, and they were of The Aduana clan. Nana Siaw had confidence in his Krontihene, Nana Adomakopim and for the fact that Adofoahyee and his entourage sought audience with him through Nana Adomakopim was in accord with customary usage and practice and nulled any suspicion that they harboured any evil intentions.
  NANA SIAW received them (Ananangya/Odumase's) with open arms and gave them not only land but also protection from would be assailants from Essumja and Abira.
  
  NANA KOFI SIAW of Apimso died of old age and was succeeded by his brother NANA ABOAGYE. Few years later Maama Senifontom, Adofoahyee's mother died. To give her a befitting burial,Adofoahyee borrowed some paraphernalia from Nana Aboagye which he failed to return after the funeral. Upon demand from Apimsohene for the borrowed paraphernalia, Adofoahyee insisted he burried his mother with all the ornaments. Nana Aboagye ordered his men to retrieve the ornaments from the grave if Adofoahyee was truthful with his story. Adofoahyee used the occasion to stage a Coup d'etat, killing and maiming the Apimso royals. Nana Aboagye was mortally wounded and later died at Aboofrem where he was seeking herbal medical treatment. These group from Essumja crowned themselves rulers of Apimso. Nana Adomakopim rebuked Adofoahyee and his group harshly for that abominable crime they have committed. Nana Adomakopim was stripped off his title as Krontihene of Apimso.
  
  My question is, as asked earlier by Adofo Rockson aka John Fosu: Do you get rid of the person who welcomed you to share his land and who had protected you from emissories who sought to destroy you, by killing them and crowning yourslef as ruler over him? Is it OK to stab The Apimso's in the back? Is that how you reward someone who have saved you? I need an answer from the so called "original royals" What is the meaning of the word ORIGINAL?
  They can drag this case to the highest court of the land; it will boil down to one fact: Kumawuhemaa has to nominate one amongst the contestants. If she was not qualified, why did they send the petition of their candidate to her?
  
  Kumawuhemaa Nana Serwaa Amponsaa has nominated Dr.Yaw Sarfo, whom we the people have embraced whole-heartedly. We pray to the Almighty God to endow him with wisdom, love and humility to lead us out of this present predicament. We choose healthcare, jobs, education, water, electricity, roads and above all BROTHERLY LOVE over LITIGATIONS. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH; WE SHALL OVERCOME.
  KUMAWUMAN NKWASO!!!

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• DAAVI 11 years ago

  INTRESTING!!

  INTRESTING!!

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• Maafioba 11 years ago

  I have followed this Kumawu issue with keen interest. Omanbapa has opened a whole new chapter if this story is true. Rockson, please come clean on this one.

  I have followed this Kumawu issue with keen interest. Omanbapa has opened a whole new chapter if this story is true. Rockson, please come clean on this one.

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• EAF 11 years ago

  Yes this history is true to some extent. The forefathers of the brave one Nana Tweneboah Kodua defeated the people of Apemso and formed what is now known as KUMAWU. This was the order of that era where the brave ones conquer ...
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  Yes this history is true to some extent. The forefathers of the brave one Nana Tweneboah Kodua defeated the people of Apemso and formed what is now known as KUMAWU. This was the order of that era where the brave ones conquered the weak villages and subdued them. The history of Asantes are replete with this situations, and as a matter of fact that's how the kingdom of Asante spread far and wide. When a village was defeated, that vanquished village became absorbed into the victors system and it ceased to have any claim to the ensued royal dynasty. This is exactly what happened to Apemso. If you dig very well into history, maybe there were some original occupants of that land who were also defeated by the Apemso people to claim that territory.
  Now, the people of Ankaase were actually slaves brought into the house of Kumawuhemaa Taa Acheampong to serve her. Taa Acheampong was barren and didn't have any children. This practice was common in those days. For some obscure reasons, these slaves were able to ascend the throne in Kumawu and they are the present day Ankaase. They have no royal ties to the stool of Tweneboah Kodua. That explains why no stool of all the former Kumawu chiefs from Ankaase family was inducted, until quite recently. The first Ankaase Kumawu chief to be inducted was Otuo Acheampong. Prior to that all Ankaase Kumawu chiefs were eliminated mysterious before their deaths to prevent them from dying on the stool and qualify for induction.

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• Maafioba 11 years ago

  (1) Is it true that The Apemso's received and settled The Ananangya/Odumase's and lived with them at APEMSo when they fled from Abira? What happened at Abira before they fled (Omanbapa or anybody can help)
  
  (2) Did Adofoahy ...
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  (1) Is it true that The Apemso's received and settled The Ananangya/Odumase's and lived with them at APEMSo when they fled from Abira? What happened at Abira before they fled (Omanbapa or anybody can help)
  
  (2) Did Adofoahyee borrowed those paraphernalia when his mother died and failed to return them to The Apemsohene? If no, what prompted The Ananangya/Odumase's to attack the Apemso's and conquer them? Give the facts, no speculations.
  
  (3) Last but not the least, are The Ananangya/Odumase's from ESSUMJA? If they are Essumja royals, why don't they go back to the land of their ancestors?
  Pls. leave the Ankaase's out and just answer the questions for me. Thank you in advance and I hope you guys find a more peaceful resolution.

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• EAF 11 years ago

  No one is denying the fact that the Esumeja royals were settled by the Apemso folks. Likewise it's an undeniable fact that there was a conflict between Apemso and the settlers during which Apemso was subjugated and their chi ...
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  No one is denying the fact that the Esumeja royals were settled by the Apemso folks. Likewise it's an undeniable fact that there was a conflict between Apemso and the settlers during which Apemso was subjugated and their chief killed. Just as in all conflicts during those days, the conquerer ruled the conquered and established their own royal lineage thereby obliterating any royal system that had been previously set up by the vanquished. After any conflict, the victor gets to write the history and chart the course of events. Apemso has a history and one may argue that they were treated unfairly by Adofahye and his people but back in those days it was survival of the fittest. The vanquished had no claim whatsoever to any royalty. This is the story of Apemso and I hope they come to terms with it.

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• OMANBAPA KD 11 years ago

  Turn the coin around and say the same to The Ananangya/Odumase's, that, that is their story; they have lost the royalty to the "slaves"= THE ANKAASE'S, so they should deal with it.. Note: The Ankaase's are not "slaves" as you ...
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  Turn the coin around and say the same to The Ananangya/Odumase's, that, that is their story; they have lost the royalty to the "slaves"= THE ANKAASE'S, so they should deal with it.. Note: The Ankaase's are not "slaves" as you guys claim. You don't even know the circumstances that led to their arrival at Kumawu. You guys should thank God for that group of people whom the gods and spirits of the departed have accepted and has brought sanity to the community. All developments have taken place under their administration until your nation wreckers started "mansotwee" to bring Kumawu on her knees. We shall overcome. KUMAWUMAN NKWASO!!!

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• OMANBAPA KD 11 years ago

  What happened at Apemso,that is The Ananangya/Odumase's attack of the Apemsofo) was nothing short of SHEER INGRATITUDE AND GREEDINESS.
  
  Nana Siaw welcomed these folks from Essumja who had settled at various places before f ...
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  What happened at Apemso,that is The Ananangya/Odumase's attack of the Apemsofo) was nothing short of SHEER INGRATITUDE AND GREEDINESS.
  
  Nana Siaw welcomed these folks from Essumja who had settled at various places before finally arriving at Apemso from Abira. The then chief of Essumja whom Adofoahyee had lost the contest to the throne, Nana Gyebi Kankanko heard about Adofoahyee's latest movement and sent emissories to Apemso for their capture. These folks pleaded with Nana Siaw to protect them from Nana Gyebi. Nana Siaw gave instruction for them to be taken to the south of Akwasua village, to a place called Oboten to settle there as a hideout.
  The emissories from Essumja did indeed arrived at Apemso, but Nana Siaw denied having seen any immigrants from Essumja in his kingdom, hence the emissories went back. When time elapsed and there was no fear that Nana Gyebi Kankanko would again be after them, they were brought back by Nana Siaw and made them settle at Papaase - the present site where PAPA FESTIVAL is held. "Yede nnipa na ekyekyere kuro"
  
  
  Whenever Nana Siaw sat in state to decide cases, he would say,"Call me those people from Abira (Abirafo) to come and listen and assist in determining the cases. In this way they came to familiarize themselves with the customs of Apemso. However,because they were immigrants, they were never integrated into the pure Aduana clan of Apemso; and to mark the distinction, they were often refered to as ADUANA-ABIRA.
  Nothing but cordial relationship existed betwee The Apemso's and their visitors: The Adomakopim's, The Akwamu's and The Aduana-Abira. Little did Apemsohene Nana Aboagye knew that Adofoahyee has plotted everything and used the occasion of his mother's death to borrow coppeer and gold necklace and other ceremonial ornaments to decorate the corpse.; which he Adofoahyee claimed were used to burry the corpse.
  This perfidy on the part of Adofoahyee enraged Nana Aboagye, and on one Wednesday(AWUKUDAE)when the people of Apemso were observing the day, Nana Aboagye set out to retrieve/demand the ornaments from Adofoahyee's house. Nana Aboagye was accompanied by few men from Apemso and instead of Adofoahyee returning the ornaments,he and his men seized the opportunity to provoke a quarrel and in the affray, Nana Aboagye was seriously wounded and many of his men were killed by Adofoahyee and his men.
  
  So you cannot say this was the order of that era where the brave ones conquered the weak villages and subdued them. That is outrageous.
  Come back again and explain The PAPA NANTWIE FESTIVAL, if there was nothing wrong with what they did. If you don't know the facts, just keep quiet and don't throw dust into people's eyes. THOSE FOLKS WERE GREEDY AND UNGRATEFUL.

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• EAF 11 years ago

  KD, don't try to throw dust in the eyes of people with this narrative of historical events. When Wurukye made the infamous declaration that "nkokohwede3 mienu nko obi afuo mu", implying that the Kumawu stool belongs to her p ...
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  KD, don't try to throw dust in the eyes of people with this narrative of historical events. When Wurukye made the infamous declaration that "nkokohwede3 mienu nko obi afuo mu", implying that the Kumawu stool belongs to her people, what came out of it? What happened to that claim? Maybe you should check with manhyia palace before establishing the royal claim of Adomako Pim.
  By the way I am waiting for your historical narrative of how Ankaase family came to Kumawu.

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• OMANBAPA KD 11 years ago

  I'm not telling you how The Ankaase's came to Kumawu; maybe another time. But one thing you have not disputed is that The Ananangya/Odumase's are from Essumja and just like the Ankaase's arrived at Kumawu at some point. They ...
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  I'm not telling you how The Ankaase's came to Kumawu; maybe another time. But one thing you have not disputed is that The Ananangya/Odumase's are from Essumja and just like the Ankaase's arrived at Kumawu at some point. They did not occupy any stool until after their Coup d'etat against The Apemso's. I know how they ended up at APEMSO, yet they claim to be the ORIGINAL royals; funny: unless there is a different definition of the word apart from the one I've read in the dictionary.
  The Ankaase's also arrived at Kumawu and did not occupy any stool until after some time. Where is your beef about their royalty? I'm trying so hard not to reveal much through this medium so I'll end with a note that I'm not throwing dust into people's eyes but giving you historical facts you did not know. Truth sometimes hurts but that is what it is. I'm not claiming anything for the Adomakopim's but laying bare the facts and expose your hypocracy. Well tried, Mr. Adofo Rockson/ John Fosu/EAF. I know who you are.

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• EAF 11 years ago

  I think there's no need going back and forth with you on this issue. At the end of the day only the will of God will prevail. Bye the way I am not Adofo Rockson or John Fosu. You have no idea who I am, just as I don't have a ...
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  I think there's no need going back and forth with you on this issue. At the end of the day only the will of God will prevail. Bye the way I am not Adofo Rockson or John Fosu. You have no idea who I am, just as I don't have a clue as to who you are. Have a blessed day.

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• Maafioba 11 years ago

  There is no need to continue when you run out of ammunition and you are pinned against the wall, you have only one option: you throw in the towel.
  I remember Peter denying knowing Christ; a woman standing by said his speech ...
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  There is no need to continue when you run out of ammunition and you are pinned against the wall, you have only one option: you throw in the towel.
  I remember Peter denying knowing Christ; a woman standing by said his speech gave him away. You can run but cannot hide. Your reference to Wurukye and linking Manhyia, your tonation gave you away Mister.
  We have prayed to God and He has answered Kumawuman prayers. He has given to us Dr Yaw Sarfo. That is God's will. Thaks and good night.
  KUMAWUMAN NKWASO!!!

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