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Prez. Akufo-Addo hails Okyenhene over galamsey fights

October 14, 2024 8:43 am Add a Comment

President Akufo-Addo has commended Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin for his tireless efforts in combating environmental degradation, particularly galamsey, over the past 25 years. Speaking at the grand durbar to commemorate Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin’s 25th-anniversary celebration, Akufo-Addo acknowledged the … Read more →

Okyenhene calls for 1 year suspension of mining

May 28, 2021 7:57 am Add a Comment

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amotia Ofori Panin, has called for the suspension of mining in the country for a year for a review of the legal regime governing the whole sector. He also called for the decoupling of the Minerals Commission … Read more →

Okyenhene returns Daasebre Oti Boateng’s ‘fire’

August 18, 2020 7:58 am Add a Comment

The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin has responded to concerns raised by the Omanhene of the New Juaben Traditional Area, Daasebre Professor (Emeritus) Oti Boateng over the composition of the re-structured Eastern Regional House of Chiefs (ERHC). Lawyers for the … Read more →

Akufo-Addo can’t use 2 years to fix Ghana’s problems – Okyenhene

September 18, 2019 8:06 am Add a Comment

The Overload of Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area, Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has called on his subjects to be patient with the Akufo-Addo-led government as it fixes the challenges of the country. According to the Okyenhene, Rome was not built … Read more →

3 Arrested for allegedly insulting Okyenhene

July 17, 2019 9:34 am Add a Comment

POLICE in Kyebi, the seat of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council in the Eastern Region, have arrested three persons for allegedly insulting the Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin. The suspects: Gabriel Oppong, 25, Patrick Frimpong 30 and Jacob Arhin 19, … Read more →

Okyenhene demands immediate apology from BNI for galamsey accusation

May 12, 2017 7:22 am Add a Comment

The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has demanded an immediate apology from the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) for wrongfully accusing him of engaging in ‘galamsey’ activities. His demands follow a BNI report which named the chief and his palace … Read more →

Trust selfless, incorruptible Akufo-Addo to deliver – Okyenhene

April 24, 2017 9:44 am Add a Comment

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has reposed high confidence in Nana Akufo-Addo’s presidency to consign poverty to oblivion. He is trusting the president to prioritize education to conquer poverty, which is high in the Ghanaian society. “That every child … Read more →

Freeze small-scale mining – Okyenhene

April 10, 2017 9:46 am Add a Comment

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has appealed to the government to freeze small-scale mining because it is not different from illegal mining (galamsey) that is destroying water bodies and the environment generally. Describing small-scale mining as official galamsey, he … Read more →

Desist from claiming you provided us with potable water – Okyenhene to NDC

October 31, 2016 5:46 am Add a Comment

The President of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs, who doubles as the Paramount Chief of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has warned members of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the government to desist … Read more →

Okyenhene didn’t endorse Prez. Mahama – Effiduasehene

January 23, 2016 12:50 pm Add a Comment

Okoawia Dwomo Baabu II, chief of Effiduase, has vehemently debunked assertions by a section of the media that his 5th anniversary provided a fertile ground for Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin to promote the agenda of the ruling National Democratic Congress … Read more →