Residents of Diaso in the Upper Denkyira West in the Central Region have accused one Yaw Tawiah, who is not from the community of causing fear and panic on their lingering chieftaincy issue.
The man has been accused by the residents with his false news intended to create fear and panic following his allegations about the declaration of Diaso Chieftaincy issue in favour of the faction he supports.
‘’He pronounced it on Accra based Adom Tv that the court has ruled the case in favour of the Ahwenie people in the community whilst the court is yet to rule on the issue’, the youth of the area told the media at a press briefing.
The Diaso chieftaincy issue has been there for the past twenty years and it has affected the development of the community.
The battle is drawn between the Asona Asenkye Royal Family people in the community who are the royals and the Ahwenie people who came from other communities to settle there.
The old aged dispute has been a source of concern to many people including citizens of Denkyira since the Diaso chief played an important role in the Denkyira war.
In 1944, the judgement was made in favour of the Asona Asenkye Royal Family in the community as the rightful royals in the community.
Nana Yitta Amoako II, was subsequently enstooled as the chief of Diaso by the late Omanhene of the Denkyira Traditional Council, Odefour Boamposem in 2014.
Diasohene is supposed to be the Adontehene of the Denkyira Traditional council and its absence has affected their deliberations over the years.
What is left now is for him to be gazetted.
But the other faction, Ahwenie, according to the youth, is still pursuing the case which is currently before the High Court and the Central Regional House of Chiefs.
The residents in the area believe that the comment by Yaw Tawiah, a retired police officer has brought fear and panic in the community.
To them, Yaw Tawiah’s comment is false since the case is still in court and the Central Regional House of Chiefs.
‘’We want to put this across that his comment is false and liable to cause fear and panic and are currently pursuing him for publishing false information. Tension is mounting in the community following his comment. The degree of the tension is immeasurable”, the angry youth asserted.
In their view, the issue has brought sharp division among the residents.
Residents in the Diaso community have allegedly threatened to ‘arm’ and ‘defend’ themselves if immediate steps are not taken to properly address the problem based on the comment made by Yaw Tawiah.
There is an uneasy calm in the Diaso community as a result of a protracted chieftaincy dispute which has raged on for more than 20 years and Yaw Tawiah’s recent comment has worsened the situation.
Youth associations are springing up, some of which have aligned themselves to one faction or another and ready to deal with anyone who crosses their way.
According to the residents, Yaw Tawiah has been found to be engaging in negative comments that has always resulted in causing fear and panic among the people in the area.
For instance, they said his comments over the same issue two years ago resulted in a fight between the two factions where people lost their lives and others sustained various degrees of injuries.
Meanwhile, the lawyer of the Asona Asenkye Royal Family, Lawyer Obiri Boahen, is calling for calm among the people in the Diaso community.
