Don’t associate Nerebehi Chief with demolitions at Bofunase – Queen Mother appeals
Nana Kwarteng Apegyabie Prempeh II, Chief of Nerebehi Traditional Area
The Queen Mother of the Nerebehi Traditional Area, Nana Timah Agyeku, has issued an impassioned plea to the public to cease linking the newly installed Chief of the area, Nana Apegyabie Kwarteng Prempeh II, to recent unlawful property demolitions in neighboring Bofunase.
Reacting to a wave of malicious rumors circulating on social media, Nana Timah Agyeku flatly rejected any assertion that the traditional leader had a hand in the destruction of private properties.
Speaking in a 10-minute video published on Facebook on Sunday afternoon, the Queen Mother described the accusations as baseless and defamatory.
“Please, I urge the public to desist from associating Nana Kwarteng Apegyabie Prempeh II with the evil acts of the unnamed individual alleged to be destroying properties belonging to others in Bofunase,” she appealed.
She added, “Nana Kwarteng Apegyabie Prempeh II was raised with impeccable values and does not dabble in criminal acts. He is certainly not responsible for destroying the livelihoods of innocent citizens.”
She further urged local law enforcement to launch a thorough investigation to expose and decisively punish the true perpetrator behind the land destruction.
Background To Controversy:
Tension has been mounting in the Bofunase community following a series of reckless property demolitions carried out by unidentified actors.
Speculation quickly intensified, with malicious rumors alleging that the newly enstooled Nerebehi Chief was the mastermind behind the operations.
The allegations gained quick traction largely due to the Chief’s high-profile public standing.
Known in private life as Nana Prempeh, he has served for nearly two decades as the prominent President of the Kejetia Federation of Traders, a position of significant influence across Ashanti Region markets.
However, independent investigations reveal a starkly different narrative.
Preliminary findings point away from the traditional leader, instead highlighting one Boakye, an operative associated with the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) and Regent of Bofunase, as the figure allegedly behind the unauthorized demolitions.
Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com/Michael Ofosu-Afriyie, Kumasi.
