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WHEREAS
the Atebubu Traditional Council
under the provisions of section
51 of the Chieftaincy Act 2008,
(Act 759), recommended to the
National House of Chiefs through
the Brong-Ahafo Regional House
of Chiefs a modification of the
customary law relating to
succession to the Atebubu
Paramount Stool; the name of the
Stool of the Traditional Area is
Owusu Asare Stool; the seat of
the Stool shall be at Atebubu;
WHEREAS
the Brong Ahafo Regional House
of Chiefs upon representation
from the Atebubu Traditional
Council and backed by their own
initiative submitted to the
National House of Chiefs have
declared that in their opinion
the customary law relating to
succession in the Atebubu
Traditional Area needed
declaration
AND WHEREAS
by a unanimous declaration the
initiatative has been accepted
by the National House of Chiefs;
NOW THEREORE,
under the powers conferred by
Article 272
(b)
of the 1992 Constitution on the
National House of Chiefs to
inter alia, com- pile the
customary laws and lines of
succession to the Owusu Asare
Stool, and in compliance with
the above mentioned provisions
the following procedures are
hereby adopted:
1 . Succession to the Owusu
Asare (Asona) Paramount Stool of
the Atebubu Traditional Area,
shall be non rotatory in the
Atebubu Traditional Area.
2.
On the death of the occupant of
the Owusu Asare Paramount Stool
the Omanhemaa shall in
consultation with the
Abusuapanin nominate according
to established customary law
pertaining to a chief and
present an occupant to succeed
the deceased as contained in
paragraph 1.
3.
At anytime that the Owusu Asare
Paramount Stool becomes vacant
by reason of abdication,
destoolment or any other cause,
succession shall be in the
manner specified in paragraph I
or as may be in the established
customary manner as if the
vacancy had occurred by death.
Nomination
4.
(1) The Omanhemaa shall in
consultation with the
Abusuapanin select a candidate.
The Kyidomhenc is the heir to
the throne subject to the
approval of the Queenmother and
the elders.
(2) The Queenmother shall make
fresh nomination from the royal
family, if the Kyidomhene is
rejected.
(3) Nomination of a candidate
for the Owusu Asare Stool shall
(a)
be before the burial of the
Omanhene or after his
destoolment; and
(b)
take place at the Omanhemaa's
place.
5.Election or selection
(1) The Eleection or selection
of a candidate to the Owusu
Asare Stool shall be done by
members of the Traditional
Council any time convenient to
the Council.
(2) The Adontenhene and
Akwamuhene shall present the
nominee to the Traditional
Council at the Traditional
Council's meeting to be held at
the Adontcnhene's palace for the
election or section.
Installation
6.
The installation of a new
Atebubu Omanhene shall be as
follows:
(a)
the Adontenhene and Akwamuhene
shall instal the new Atebubu
Omanhene in the presence of the
royal family and the public,
(b)
the Adontenhene shall hold the
right hand and the Akwamuhene
the left hand of the
Omanhene-elect on the Stool
three times by saying "today we
are installing you on
Nana Owusu Asare's Stool",
(c)
the installation of the new
Atebubu Omanhenc shall take
place on a Monday evening
between 5.00
a.m. and 5.00pm in front of the
Omanhene's palace, and
(d)
the new Atebubu Omanhene shall
(i) swear the oath of office to
the Chiefs and Elders and the
people of the Atebubu
Traditional Area and each Chief
and Elder shall in turn swear
the oath of allegiance to the
new Omanhene,
(ii) be confined for forty days
after he has sworn the oath of
office,
(iii) spend thirty-nine of the
forty days at the Asamanfo house
where he shall be taught the
customs and traditions of the
Atebubu Traditional Area, and
(iv) leave the Asamanfo house
for Nkruwaso house on the 40th
day and then to the Omanhene's
palace.
This shall be said to consummate
the new Atebubu Omanhene's
installation.
Destoolment offences
7. An Atebubu Omanhene shall be
destooled for committing any of
the following offences:
(a)
acting contrary to cutomary
rules and traditions in the
Atebubu Traditional Area,
(b)
travelling outside Atebubu on
Fridays but can travel after
6.00 p.m. on Fridays.
(c)
stealing,
(d)
extra marital relationship with
spouses of subjects or other
persons in the Traditional Area,
(e)
eating in public in the
Traditional Area, or
(f)
doing any act that affects the
dignity of the Stool.
Destoolment process
8. The destoolment charges
against the occupant of the
Owusu Asare Stool of the Atebubu
Traditional Area shall be
preferred by any of the
Kingmakers as mentioned in
paragraph 2 of this instrument.
Destoolment procedure
9. (1) The destoolment charges
against the occupant of the
Owusu Asare Stool shall be
brought before the Omanhemaa at
her palace.
(2) The Oman-hene shall be given
the chance to defend himself
before the Omanhemaa.
(3) The Omanhene shall be
destooled when he is found
guilty of the charge preferred
against him.
Completion of destoolment
10. The customary destoolment of
the Omanhene of the Atebubu
Traditional Area shall be
complete when his sandals are
removed and a sheep slaughtered
after the charges have been
brought against him before the
Brong Ahafo Regional House of
Chiefs and he is convicted of
the offences and he fails to
appeal.
Kingmakers
11. The Kingmakers of the Owusu
Asare Stool of the Atebubu
Traditional Area shall be the
(a)
Adontenhene;
(b)
Akwamuhene;
(c)
Krontihene;
(d)
Benkumhene;
(e)
Nifahene;
(f)
Twafohene;
(g)
Gyasehene;
(h)
Akyeamehene; and
(t)
Gyasewahene.
System of succession
12. Succession to the Owusu
Asare Stool of the Atebubu
Traditional Area shall be by the
matrilineal system of
inheritance.
Autonomy of Stool
13. For the avoidance of doubt,
the Owusu Asare Stool of the
Atebubu Traditional Area shall
not be subject to any other
Stool anywhere.
Made this 23rd day of March,
2010.
WULUGU NABA PUGANSOA NAA PROF.
JOHN S. NABILA
President
National House of Chief
Date
of
Gazette
notification: 17th September,
2010.
Entry into force:
2nd December, 2010.
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