Calm has finally returned to the Juaso Zongo community after months of agitations in protest against the installation of a new Zongo chief.
This follows a marathon meeting between the District Security Committee (DISEC) and the two factions engaged in the chieftaincy dispute on Monday.
The leadership of the Juaso Zongo community had been split into two factions for over a year after some elders installed one Musah Bogobiri as the new chief without adequate consultation with others.
The situation resulted in a series of confrontations between the two factions at virtually every social gathering as some people refused to recognize Musah Bogobiri as chief.
Not even the numerous interventions by the Asante-Akim South District Chief Executive, Dr Lord Justice Gyamfi-Fenteng and the District Police Commander, Superintendent Francis Agrippa Oppong could resolve the impasse.
As a result, about eight persons, including Musah Bogobiri were remanded by the Juaso circuit court for various assault charges as the struggle for supremacy between the two factions raged on, thereby heightening tension in the Zongo community.
This necessitated the meeting between the two aggrieved parties and the DISEC to find a lasting solution to the problem.
After a lengthy deliberation which saw both parties presenting their cases, it became evident that Musah Bogobiri was eligible to be installed as chief but this was being hampered by certain flaws in the procedure.
Having identified procedural errors as the cause of the impasse, an apology was rendered to the aggrieved chiefs which was accepted on condition that the situation in the community be observed for a period of three weeks before confirming the new chief.
The DCE commended the two factions for their co-operation and frank discussion towards achieving peace in the Zongo community.
Dr. Gyamfi-Fenteng entreated them to respect the agreement reached in the interest of the larger community and further urged them to withdraw all cases pending before court to be settled amicably at home.
Source: GNA
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