The Paramount Chief of the Dormaa Traditional Area, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Nana Agyeman Badu II, has finally reacted to the injunction application filed against him, barring him from attending the funeral of the late paramount chief of the Berekum Traditional Area, Daasebre Dr Amankona Diawuo II.
This comes after the Sunyani High Court issued the injunction, preventing the Dormaahene from participating in the final funeral rites, following a legal action initiated by Osabarima Kyere Yeboah Darteh II of the Berekum Traditional Council. The legal move was prompted by concerns about potential disruptions to peace arising from conflicting attendance plans during the burial.
Sources close to newsalertgh suggest that the Dormaahene’s intention to attend the burial on the same day as the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, led to the legal intervention to avoid possible clashes.
But in a viral video, the Dormaahene disclosed that he was advised against attending the funeral by the Ministers for National Security and Chieftaincy. Despite expressing amusement and sadness at their statements, he conveyed that he is not disturbed by the situation but would always remember it.
“The Minister for National Security called me; the Minister for Chieftaincy called me and when I listened to what they were saying I was amused and at the same time sad. But I am not disturbed by this because I’m the one who was going to honour the Berekumhene … I have nothing to say regarding what has happened. But I would forever remember what has happened.. one day, I would become important to the people of Berekum,” he said in Twi.
Watch the video below by kind courtesy of a Twitter user @SIKAOFFICIAL1. The video has garnered 44.2k views.
Dormaahene reacts to the restriction imposed on him by the court, which bars him from attending the funeral of Berekumhene Daasebre Amankona II.
pic.twitter.com/WaRObWMpL1— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) November 23, 2023
