Fawoman In The Ashanti Region Enstools New Chief After 8-Year Chieftaincy Dispute

Fawoman,
a
town
located
within
Kumasi
in
the
Ashanti
Region
has
enstooled
a
new
chief.

This
comes
after
the
town
was
faced
with
8-
an
8-year
chieftaincy
issue,
which
made
the
community
an
anarchical
state.

With
the
help
of
the
Asantehene,
Otumfour
Osei
Tutu,
and
presided
over
by
the
chief
of
Abuakwa,
named
by
the
pseudonym,
Oheneba,
Fawoman
now
has
a
new
chief.

On
Friday,
November
22,
Oheneba
enstooled
Kwaku
Poku
Ampofo
as
the
new
chief
of
Fawoman.

Speaking
during
the
enstoolment,
Oheneba
stated
categorically
that
he
was
giving
some
of
his
powers
to
Kwaku
Poku
to
ensure
that
peace
prevailed
in
the
small
community,
Fawoman.

Meanwhile,
the
brother
of
Kwaku
Poku,
was
also
enstooled
as
the
Baaman
gene
of
the
Fawoman
community.