Osabarima Agyare Tenadu II, the Kadehene has asserted his authority as the Kadehene, emphasizing the need for the enforcement of the November 13, 2023, Supreme Court ruling that grants him legitimacy as Chief of Kade.
He said a decision by the Kumasi High Court quashing the entry of the name of Osabarima AsareTwe II as the Chief of Kade confirmed his status as the legitimate and legally recognized chief of the town.
Osabarima Agyare Tenadu II, therefore, called on all stakeholders, including the Inspector General of Police (IGP), to ensure peace and security in Kade and not allow the town to descend into chaos.
Addressing a press conference in Kade, the capital of the Kwaebibirem Municipality, he said: “I want to solemnly promise that I will discharge my functions as chief without firing any bullet at anybody.
I pledge my allegiance to my overlord, the Okyehene, and loyalty to the Constitution of Ghana.
Osabarima Tanadu II said it was unfortunate that there had been litigation on who was the legitimate chief of Kade and called for calm while the issues were resolved, stressing that he did not want Kade to be on the list of communities embroiled in a chieftaincy brawl.
On October 23, last year, the Kumasi High Court quashed the decision by the National House of Chiefs to enter the name of Osabarima Asaretwe II as the Chief of Kade in the Register of Chiefs.
In a ruling, the court presided over by Justice Priscilla Dirko Ofori held that the National House of Chiefs breached the rules of natural justice by failing to give Osabarima Tanadu a hearing before entering the name of Osabarima Asaretwe into the Register of Chiefs.
