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WHEREAS the Nkoranza 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 Nkoranza Paramount Stool; the name of the Skin of the Traditional Area is Baffo Pim Stool and the seat of the Stool shall be at Nkoranza.

WHEREAS the Brong Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs upon representation from the Nkoranza 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 Nkoranza Traditional Area needed a declaration;

AND WHEREAS by a unanimous decision the initiative has been accepted by the National House of Chiefs;

NOW THEREFORE under the powers conferred on the National House of Chiefs by Article 272 (b) of the 1992 Constitution, to inter alia compile the customary laws and lines of succession to the Baffo Pim Stool; and in compliance with the above mentioned provisions, the following procedures are hereby adopted:

1. Succession to the Baffo Pim (Asene) Paramount Stool of the Nkoranza Traditional Area shall be strictly non rotatory in the Nkoranza Traditional Area

2. On the death of the occupant of the Baffo Pim Paramount Stool the Omanhemaa shall in consultation with the Abusuapayin, Ankobeahene, Gyasehene and Pemasehene nominate according to established customary law pertaining to a Chief and present an occupant to succeed the deceased as contained in paragraph 1. The Amakomhene, Antoahene and Kwamohene shall advise and supervice the installation to ensure that it conforms to customs and usage.

3. At anytime that the Baffo Pirn Paramount Stool becomes vacant by reason of abdication, de-stoolment 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 has occurred by death.

4. (1) The Omanhemaa shall in consultation with the Abusuapanim, . Ankobeahene, Gyasehene and Pemasehene make their choice to the Kingsmakers through the Pemasehene, Gyasehene and Ankobeahene.

(2) Nomination of a candidate for the Baffo Pim Stool shall be done at any time on a Monday or Thursday, forty days after the Stool had become vacant.

(3) Nomination of a candidate for the Baffo Pim Stool shall be done at the Omanhemaa's Palace.

5. (l)The election or selection of a candidate to the Baffo Pim Stool shall be done by the Omanhemaa, Gyasehene, Ankobeahene and Pemasehene.

(2) Any number of qualified candidates shall apply with drinks and cash through elderly people to the Omanhemaa for consideration to be elected or selected as the Omanhene.

(3) The election and selection of a candidate to the Baffo Pim Stool shall take place in the forenoon at the Omanhemaa'sPalace.

6. (1) The Akyeamehene assisted by the Kingmakers as mentioned in paragraph 2 of this instrument shall instal the new Nkoranza Omanhene.

(b) on the first day the Gyasehene and Pemasehene shall present the Chief-elect to the Akyeamehene,

(c) the Akyeamehene shall take the Chief-elect to Gyeduakese or Dwabrem, where the installation shall be done,

(d) the Chief-elect shallbe introduced to the public at Geduakrase or Dwabrem, ;

(e) the Akyeamehene with the assistance ofthe Kingmakers shall hold the hand of the Chief-elect and place him on an Asesedwa (Stool) three times,

(f) the Chief-elect shall be carried shoulder high with powder smeared on him and paraded through the town amid singing, drumming and dancing. He shall be taken to town and back to the palace three times,

(g) on the second day the Chief-elect shall meet all the sub-chiefs at the Omanhene's palace,

(h) the Chief-elect shall swear the oath of office to the chiefs and Elders and each Chief and Elder shall in turn swear the oath of allegiance to the new Chief,

(I) the Ankobeahene, Gyasehene, Pemasehene, Kyidomhene, and Akwamuhene shall meet the new Omanhene at the Stool House,

(j) the Omanhene shall be shown the Black Stool and other stool regalia and the same handed over to him by the Gyasehene and inventory shall be prepared by the Gyasehene and signed by him and the new Omanhene and witnessed by the
Akwamuhene, Kyidomhene, Pemasehene and Ankobeahene, and

(k) the new Chief's installation shall be said to be comsummated after he has sworn the oath of office; taken over the Black Stool and other Stool regalia and a sheep slaughtered and has sworn the oath of allegiance to the Golden Stool of Asante.

(a) embezzlement of Nkoranza Traditional council funds,
(b) refusing to perform customary rites,

8. The destoolment charges against the occupant of the Baffo Pim Stool of the Nkoranza Traditional Area shall be prepared by two-thirds (213) of the Kingmakers mentioned in Paragraph 2 of this instrument.

9. The destoolment procedure for the occupant of the Baffo Pim Stool shall be as follows:

(a) the Charges shall be lodged with the Amakomhene, Antoahene, Agonahene and Kwamohene,

(b) the Amakomhene, Antoahene, Agonahene and Kwamohene shall give the Omanhene the chance to defend the charges preferred against him and attempt to solve the problem,

(c) the Omanhene shall be warned and pardoned if the offences are not so grievious,

(d) the Omanhene shall be warned three times if he persists in committing the offences, and

(e) the offences shall be lodged with Brong Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs when the chief commits any of the offences after the third pardon.

10. (1) The destoolment of the occupant of the Baffa Pim Stool of the Nkoranza Traditional Are shall be complete when the Omanhene is found guilty of any of the offences mentioned in paragraph 7 above and a sheep is slaughtered by all the Kingmakers and the foreleg given to and
accepted by the Asantehene, the overlord.

(2) The destooled Chief shall be made to hand over all the stool properties to the Gyasehene.

11. The Kingmakers of the Baffa Pim Stool of the Nkoranza Traditional Area shall be the:

(g)Ankobeahene,
(h)Kyidomhene,
(i)Nifahene,
(j)Benkumhene,
(k)Akyeamehene, and
(l)Twafohene.

System of inheritance

12. Succession to the Baffa Pim Stool of the nkoranza Traditional Area shall be by the matrilineal system of inheritance.

13. For the avoidance of doubt the Baffo Pim Stool of the Nkoranza Traditional Area is subject to only the Golden Stool of Asante.