Senya-Beraku (Central Region) 23 Feb '99

The Senya-Beraku "Abodo or Ampiam" royal family has asked the government not to give in to pressures from certain communities claiming ownership of the piece of land covering the Iron City Industrial Village, near Kasoa. Nenyi Kwesi Brankomah, chief of Senya-Abodo, gave the warning when he briefed members of the royal family at Senya-Beraku last Friday to on the latest developments concerning the land.

Nenyi Brankomah said the call followed recent reports that a syndicate comprising representatives of some communities had allegedly issued a circular declaring ownership over the land occupied by artisans of Iron City. Nenyi Brankomah reminded such false claimants that issues pertaining to the Iron City area land were still pending before the Lands Commission and superior courts, adding that until such time that the case had been effectively dealt with, no one could claim ownership of the land.

He said even though the Senya Abodo royal family has all the necessary legal documents backing its claims to the land, it has decided to wait patiently for the final outcome of the case in the interest of peace and stability.