Queenmother Of Boadua petitions National House of Chiefs over fake Queenmother 

The Queenmother of Boadua, ObaaPanyin Afia Kyerewaa II  has  petitioned  the National  House of Chief to  reject any attempt by  One Akwasi Agyarkwa  Annor to  lure them to gazette a fake Queenmother  at the House if Chiefs

Obaa Panyin  Afia Kyerewaa II has already  filed  a lawsuit at the Koforidua High court seeking  to stop a self-styled chief and a self-styled Queenmother from declaring themselves as chief and Queenmother for the  area. The petition with a copy of the suit were submitted to the Registrar of the National House of Chiefs.

The petition which was sent to the president of the National House of Chiefs  and copied  the Registrar, seeks to raise awareness and inform them about the underhand dealings by the so called chief and prompting them to reject any such move  should  it get to them.

The registrar received the petitioned and filed it on notice to prompt all staff to take note

Obaa  Panying  Afia Kyerewaa , the legitimate Queen mother of Boadoa has sued one , Kwasi Agyarkwa Annor , a self-styled chief  over his decision to install a self-styled queen mother, Akua Bosompemaa Kyeraa, with the support of Abusua Panyin  Kojo Yeboah  when there is an original and genuine queen mother who has been installed since 1991 and reigned since without any opposition.

The plaintiff, Obaa Panyin Afia Kyerewaa II is therefore seeking a perpertual injunction  to restrain the defendants , thats Kwasi Agyakwa Annor , Akua Bosompemaa Kyeraa and Abusua Panyin  Kojo Yeboah  from and their agents , assigns personal representatives and any persons claiming title through them from installing Akua Bosompemaa Kyeraa  or any other person as Queenmother of Boadua during the subsistence of the plaintiff’s reign and position as Queenmother.

A declaration that ObaaPanyin Afia Kyerewaa II was installed as Queenmother of Boadoa in the Akim Abuakwa Traditional Area in 1991.

A declaration that at all material times the position of the plaintiff, thats Obaa Panyin Afia Kyerewaa II as a Queenmother of Boadoa has not been challenged in any judicial proceedings in any forum of competent jurisdiction in which destoolment  charges have been brought against her  either by the defendants or any other person .

According to the suit, the Plaintiiff , Obaa Panyin Afia Kyerewaa II is a royal of the Boadoa  Banka -Bretuo  royal family and the Queenmother of Boadoa of the Akim Abuakwa Traditional Area in the eastern  region of  Ghana.

The suit described the 1st defendant as a self-styled chief of Boadoa , thec3rd defendant as the family head of the Boadua Banka  Aduana family of which the first 1st and  2nd defendants are members

According to the suit  the plaintiff was installed as ghe Queenmother of Boadua in 1991 in accordance with  the customs  and traditions of the people of Boadoa  during tne reign of the late Nana Owusu  Konadu II Chief of Boadoa.

Over the past  32 years  she has without hindrance from any quarters continually exercised  her traditional functions as Queenmother of Boadua .

The plaintiff contends that at no point in time whatsoever has her position as Queenmother been terminated by destoolment, abdication or any other process and neither has any destoolment  process in any form been commenced against her in any forum of competent jurisdiction

She declared  that at all material times she has been acknowledged and duly recognised as the Queenmother of Boadoa since her installation in  1991 and her occupation of the said role in the absence any findings against her on grounds’ of destoolment .

The plaintiff  state that it recently came to her knowledge that the 1st and 3rd  defendant acting in concert have undertaken some moves to install the 2nd defendant as the Queenmother of Boadoa whist the plaintiff still reigns in her position and capacity as the Queenmother of Boadoa..

The plaintiff states that the actions of the defendants are contrary to the customs of the People of Boadua and an affront tobthe laid down customary process in the traditional  of the people Boadoa which actions have formented chaos within the town and likely to lead to a breach of the peace

The plaintiff states that all efforts to restrain the defendants from proceeding with the unlawful installation of the 2nd Defendant  as Queenmother of Boadua  have proven futile and that the defendants will not refrain  from doing so unless compelled by an order of the honourable  Court

By Adu Koranteng