Kingmakers (Asafohene) of Takoradi Traditional Area have called on the Judicial Service to ensure that a chieftaincy case involving Nana Busumakora III, a claimant to the Takoradi stool pending before a Sekondi High Court is dealt with expeditiously to avert any unforeseen situation.
According to the kingmakers, Nana Busumakora known in private life as Dr Fiifi Quayson has for a period of years carried himself as the Chief of
Takoradi, which he is not.
Addressing a press conference in Takoradi to protest against Nana Busumakora's claim, the Safohene Korampong Whindo, flanked by his colleague kingmakers said the alleged chief is not known in the circles of the Takoradi chieftaincy institution.
He said Nana Yaw Nketia, the Chief of Takoradi died some years ago and nobody has succeeded him, adding that "since 1982 the stool has remained vacant".
He explained that by the Takoradi tradition, when a stool is declared vacant, heads of royal families meet to nominate a candidate, after which the selected candidate goes through the necessary customary rites before being outdoored and enstoolment all with the active participation of the kingmakers.
In the case of Nana Busumakora, Safohene Whindo said, he never went through these procedures and asked "wherein lies your claim to be a Chief of Takoradi?".
He said "our point is that you are not known to have gone through all these as a chief, because you have not been properly nominated for you to be classified as such, indeed there is no precedent to your pretensions of ascendancy to the throne".
Safohene Whindo stated that the "Ahanta history of Takoradi has void in your claim of your line of succession" and challenged him to prove how he became the Nana Busumakora III, since the first and second never existed, let alone the third.
The Safohene said they have adopted this diplomatic procedure to seek redress, but warned that if it is not addressed ,then "we will advise
ourselves".
The press conference was attended by majority of the youths and royals in Takoradi, all wearing red bands around their wrists and foreheads, and carrying placards whose inscriptions called on the claimant to abdicate in his own interest.