The Kwame Nguah royal family of Manya Krobo has described as “baseless and logically flawed” the purported destoolment of the paramount queen of Odumase Krobo, Nana Aplam II by the Odumase council.

A statement issued by the family claims there has not been any rituals performed to destool the queen mother as has been put out by the Odumase Council, and therefore, no one can claim that Nana Aplam II has been destooled.

“Nana Aplam II remains the lawfully-enstooled Paramount Queen of the Manya Krobo State,” the Kwame Nguah family said in a statement.

The family has, therefore, cautioned the Odumase Council to desist from putting the good name of Manya Krobo, the family and, in particular, the name of Nana Aplam II into disrepute.

The statement advised the public to disregard the allegations and press statement issued by the Odumase Council with all the contempt it deserves as Nana Aplam II remains the Paramount Queen of the Manya Krobo traditional area.

The Paramount Chief of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area, Nene Sakite II reportedly destooled the paramount queen of the area, Nana Aplam II, after her recent marriage to a man from the Manya division.

Sources close to the Manya Krobo chieftaincy have revealed that before a meeting of chiefs and elders of the area on Monday, the paramount chief announced the immediate destoolment of the queen mother for “betrayal”.

The queen’s husband hails from the Manya division, which has been declared autonomous from the Traditional Area without approval.

The division headed by the divisional chief of the area, Okpatakpla Nene Sasraku IV together with five other divisional chiefs in October 2019 severe ties with Nene Sakite II.

They elevated all six divisional stools to sovereign paramountcies without the blessings of the overlord of the Manya Klo state.

The paramount chief who was unhappy with the queen mother’s marriage to a lawyer from the breakaway division reportedly summoned her before the chiefs to announce her destoolment.

He described her as unfit to hold herself as the paramount queen mother of the Manya Krobo traditional area after betraying their trust.

Find below the full statement by the family

PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE KWAME NGUAH FAMILY OF MANYA KROBO STATE ON THE PURPORTED DESTOOLMENT OF THE PARAMOUNT QUEEN OF MANYA KROBO IN THE EASTERN REGION OF GHANA

Wednesday 27th May, 2020, Odumase-Krobo: The attention of the Kwame Nguah family of Manya Krobo has been drawn to a press statement purportedly issued by the Odumase Council announcing the destoolment of Nana Aplam II. The Royal Family, hereby states emphatically that:

1. The allegations being leveled against Nana Aplam II which constitute the bases for the purported destoolment are baseless and logically flawed.

2. No destoolment rituals have been performed for Nana Aplam II, as has been erroneously put out by the Odumase Council, and therefore, no one can claim that Nana Aplam II has been destooled.

3. Nana Aplam II remains the lawfully enstooled Paramount Queen of the Manya Krobo State.

The family hereby cautions the Odumase Council to desist from putting the good name of Manya Krobo, the family and in particular the name of Nana Aplam II into disrepute.

The general public is hereby advised to disregard the said allegations and press statement issued by the Odumase Council with all the contempt they deserve as Nana Aplam II remains the Paramount Queen of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area.