Odau Twafohene Baffour Osei Afrifa appointed Regent of Akyem Chia
Baffour Osei Afrifa has been appointed Regent of Akyem Chia in the Odau traditional area of the Eastern region. As Regent, Baffour Osei Afrifa will assume the traditional leadership of the Chia township overseeing community development. Barima Amankwaa Agyare explained that he needed to travel back abroad, where he is based, to prepare for his permanent relocation to Ghana.
Barima Amankwaa Agyare said, "Having consulted with my elders and queen mother about my planned extended travel out of Ghana, we felt it was important that we found someone well capable of leading the administration of the town. Having cast our search wide, we settled on our very own Baffour Osei Afrifa, the Odau Twafohene." Daasebre Ofosu Kwabi Ayebiahwe said "I am happy to endorse my own Twafohene as the regent of Chia." Daasebre charged Baffour Afrifa to work diligently towards bringing unity to the royal family to drive development for the people of Chia.
The Chia party left Odau fie in Akyem Etwereso for Akyem Chia where Barima Agyare and Ohemaa Boadiwaa presented Baffour Afrifa to the Chia town as the regent. This presentation was supervised by the chief of Akyem Odumase Barima Sonfo Korantwi Bekoe, who represented the Odauhene.
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Baffour Osei Afrifa, a businessman and Odau Twafohene, has been appointed to a new role in the Eastern Region. The appointment was made to oversee community development - but what does this mean for the region?
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