Every father will accept a prodigal son but… - Akyem Abuakwa State Council declares Etweresohene persona non grata in all Okyeman palaces

Nana Ofosu Kwabi Ayebiahwe, the Etweresohene, has been declared persona non grata in all palaces within the Akyem Abuakwa State. He has also been banned from attending all customary activities, including funerals and state functions organised under the auspices of the Akyem Abuakwa State, but the ban does not include participation in statutory duties. The State Council of Akyem Abuakwa unanimously took this decision at an emergency meeting held at the Ofori Panin Fie on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Kyebi.

The decision is premised on alleged secessionist and treasonable conduct, leading to the stripping of his Daasebre title and his failure to honour an invitation from Nananom to answer to his actions. Okyeame Antwi Boasiako Sekyere, Okyenhene Kyeame, noted in a statement on behalf of the Council that on the 10th day of April 2026, Nana Ofosu Kwabi Ayebiahwe disrespected summons to appear before His Royal Majesty the Okyenhene and Nananom of the Standing Committee with a 14-day medical excuse duty, only to resurface with a rented coterie of people at Etwereso, where he announced a failed secessionist decision which has been denounced by his Aduana Royal Family, Nananom and principal stool elders within the Odau Group.

The State Council is communicating by letter to the stool elders of the Aduana Royal family of Osenase and Etwereso for their necessary action. The State Council has decided that any chief who violates these orders would have acted in aberration of his oral and written oath, and will, in consequence, suffer the penalty for it.