Kwahu youth demand Kwahumanhene’s removal over GH₵2 million ADB extortion
Some angry youth of the Kwahu Traditional Area in the Eastern Region, have petitioned the traditional council to take action against the Kwahu Paramount Chief, Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II, over his alleged misconduct as Board Chairman of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB).
This decision followed an order from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) on October 11, instructing the ADB Board Chairman to resign immediately and honourably.
The allegations stem from a petition by customer Collins Darkwa, who claims the Board Chairman, also the Kwahumanhene, extorted money from him in exchange for a GH₵12 million loan.
The youth, clad in red, marched to the palace on Saturday, October 12, and presented their petition to the Queenmother, Nana Adwoa Gyamfua III and the Adontenhene, Akyeamfour Asiedu Agyeman II.
In the petition, the youth argued that the issue had damaged the image of the stool and that the traditional council should take steps to restore its reputation.
“As clearly stated and labelled in the letter from the Bank of Ghana, demanding his immediate resignation, it is of public knowledge that it sought to suggest that Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II’s (Kwahumanhene) continuous hold of office as the board chairman had become untenable due to the irreparable damage it had caused the image of the bank’.
“We are affected as the youth of Kwahu and anticipate the same for all people of Kwahu descent everywhere, as such aspersions have and will continue to dent our highly built reputations as respected Kwahus in the eyes of right-thinking Ghanaians both at home and around the globe,” they stated.
The youth, therefore, demanded the council to take decisive action as demanded by the customs to restore the sanctity of the Kingdom of Kwahu within seven days.
They further threatened that if the traditional leaders delay in taking action as demanded, they will resort to other constitutional and customary means.