Odomase: The Odomase Number One Traditional Council in the Bono Region has enstooled seven sub-chiefs, with a call on traditional authorities to shun unhealthy lifestyle that desecrate the image and dignity of the chieftaincy institution.
According to Ghana News Agency, Odomfour Dr. Kwasi Apraku III, the Paramount Chief of the Odomase Number One Traditional Area, emphasized the need for chiefs and queens to maintain moderation in their conduct, avoid alcoholism, and lead decent lives. Addressing a durbar of the chiefs and people at Odomase Number One in the Sunyani West Municipality, Dr. Apraku, a United States-based medical practitioner, highlighted the role of chiefs and queens as societal role models.
He stated, "We must endeavour to abstain from behaviours that desecrate and thereby expose our noble chieftaincy institution to public ridicule and disrepute," urging that their social lives should inspire the younger generation.
Dr. Apraku further noted that chiefs and queens, as custodians of land, culture, and tradition, are pivotal in spearheading developmental agendas that contribute to national progress. He also stressed the importance of traditional leaders in addressing youth indiscipline, moral decay, and other societal issues.
Accompanied by Nana Yaa Adanse Poduo II, the Paramount Queen Mother of the area, and other royal family members, Dr. Apraku performed traditional rites to formalize the enstoolment of the sub-chiefs. The newly enstooled sub-chiefs include Nana Baah Fosu Agyapong, the Nkonwasoahene; Nana Sarfo Adu Amankwaa, the Dabenhene; Nana Apentin Obiri Gyau II, the Twafohene; Nana Adu Boahen Pesew I, the Asokwahene; and Nana Yeboah Tabiri Gyansah, the Dwantoahene.
Others are Prof Nana Tabiri Abomini, the Tufuhene; Obouba Asiedu Amoah I, the Nantahene; and Oheneba Ahenkan Antwi Bawuah, the Akyempemhene. Following tradition, the royal families paraded their sub-chiefs through the streets, confirming their acceptance amid celebrations involving dancing, drumming, and musketry by traditional warriors.
