THE Paramount Chief of the Mo Traditional Area, Nana Takyi Yeleji II, has expressed concern about the way and manner certain unscrupulous individuals and groups within the paramountcy have arrogated to themselves the authority to sell land belonging to the traditional council for their personal gain.
He stated that those parcels of land were the bona fide property of the traditional council, which were solely meant for the effective development of the area to the benefit of the Mo people, more especially the future generation.
Nana Yeleji said for that reason, no person had the right to single-handedly give the land out for sale and pocket the proceeds.
“I like development but not while others want to live by any means possible through cheating and I am worried about that,” he stressed.
Nana Yeleji gave the warning when he addressed a cross-section of the Mo people at Kintampo.
He noted with concern that Kintampo, which is reputed to be the centre of Ghana, had lagged behind in development in many areas including education, agriculture, health, water and sanitation, describing the situation as worrisome.
The paramount chief stated that chieftaincy and land disputes had had a negative toll on the people of Mo, and therefore called for unity among them so that together they could build the traditional area into a prosperous one.
Nana Yeleji emphasised that the long-standing chieftaincy dispute which had been pending at the Brong Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs was hampering the unity in the traditional area.
He, therefore, called on the Judicial Committee of the house to expedite action on the resolution of the matter to ensure cohesion of the people.
The Kyempehene of Mansie, Nana P.K. Badu, also expressed concern about the protracted land litigation and chieftaincy disputes in the Mo area.
According to him, the traditional area was one of the poorest in Ghana and attributed the situation to greed on the part of some individuals.
Nana Badu said apart from charcoal burning in which women in the area were actively engaged in, there was no job for the people to earn a living.
He stressed that if the people did not come together, there was no way they could enjoy meaningful development.
The Chief of Ahenakom, Nana Kwaku Dankwah, called on the people to rally solidly behind the Omanhene towards the development of the area, adding that each one had a crucial role to play in bringing about the desired development of the traditional area.
“We should all support the Omanhene, since not all of us can occupy the stool at the same time, stressing, “It is a taboo for a non-royal to attempt to be considered as a chief of the Mo Traditional Area.”
The Gonja chief of the area, Alhaji Seidu Aboragye, said, “We need to solve our own problem rather than washing our dirty linen in public,” adding, “Let us protect our land through unity.”
The Youth Organiser, Mr Alhassan Atta, called on the government to ensure that Kintampo received its fair share of the national cake, adding, “We do not want what is happening in Bawku and Yendi to occur here, since we need peace but not.”
The Abrafohene, Nana Agyankra Simpah, advised the youth not to hesitate to defend the property of the people and also urged all those who had unlawfully accessed land from unauthorised persons to take steps to do the right thing.
All other speakers at the function called for peace among the people in the interest of effective development of the area.
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