The Divisional Chief of Princess Town and a Member of the Council of State, Nana Akwanzi Abraba IV, whose real name is Eunice Jacqueline Buah Asomah, has achieved her first major feat since her enstoolment.
She has united the feuding factions in the Western Regional House of Chiefs (WRHC), thereby restoring peace and harmony among the chiefs.
This brings an end to the leadership challenge and multiple legal suits that have rocked the Regional House of Chiefs since the disputed election held in November 2020.
Following the disputed election that elected Tetreteh Okuamoah Sekyim III, Omanhene of Wassa Akropong, as president of the House in November 2020, there has been no peace until the intervention of the Council of State member to unite the chiefs.
On Wednesday last week, Nana Akwanzi Abraba IV held a marathon meeting with nine out of the ten paramount chiefs at the Regional House of Chiefs Secretariat in Sekondi, where all the issues were discussed and resolved amicably.
The meeting, which lasted for over three hours, was successful in brokering a peace deal between the chiefs.
Present at the meeting were Agyefi Kwame II, Omanhene of Nsein, AwulaeAttibrukusu III, Omanhene of Lower Axim, Awulae Annor Adjae III, Omanhene of Western Nzema and Nana Kwesi Agyemang IX, Omanhene of Lower Dixcove.
The rest were Obrempong Hima Dekyi, Omanhene of Upper Dixcove; Osabarima Kow Entsie, Omanhene of Mpohor; Angamatuo Gyan, Omanhene of Gwira; Nana Kobina Nketia IV, Omanhene of Essikado Traditional Area and TetrettehOkuamoahSekyim, Omanhene of Wassa Akropong.
AwualeAmihereKpanyile, Omanhene of Eastern Nzema, could not make it to the meeting.
The chiefs agreed to a proposal by the Council of State member to cease hostilities and give peace a chance.
Nana Akwanzi Abraba IV expressed her gratitude to the chiefs for recognizing the support she has provided to the advancement of the Western Region, both in her capacity as a successful businesswoman and as a member of the Council of State.
She also bemoaned the spate of chieftaincy disputes in the region and how they have affected development.
Nana Akwanzi Abraba IV urged the chiefs and all stakeholders to work together to resolve the pending chieftaincy disputes in the region, both at the divisional and paramount levels.
She also pledged to continue to use her resources to promote the cause of the House.
Nana Akwanzi Abraba IV called on all stakeholders to come together to help resolve the long-standing disputes in Apatem, Shama, Sekondi, Wassa Fiase, Upper Axim, and Ahanta.
She prayed that in no time, the House would have the six paramount chiefs joining the existing ten, so that the Regional House of Chiefs could be fully functional.