The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Dr. Agyemang Badu II, has emphasized that there are no kings in Ghana, as the constitution of the country does not recognize such a title. According to him, the paramount chief holds the highest position among chiefs, as specified in the Chieftaincy Act of Ghana. This statement from the Dormaahene follows the use of the term 'kings' to refer to certain chiefs in Ghana.

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Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II conveyed his stance during a meeting with fellow chiefs at the Bono Regional House of Chiefs. He reiterated that Ghana does not have kings and cautioned his fellow chiefs against external parties that bestow chieftaincy titles on individuals.“We [Bono regional house of chiefs] have heard that some people are calling some of our chiefs to make them kings.

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As Bono Regional House of Chiefs, anyone who has been appointed as chief of the various towns is recognized and accorded the respect due to them. The Chieftaincy Act indicates the number of chiefs in Ghana including paramount chiefs, the Asantehene, divisional chiefs, sub-divisional chiefs, Adikromfo, and other chiefs recognized by the National House of Chiefs.

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“There is no law that says that if you are a chief, there is a superior one above you. I want to say without any doubt that there is no king in Ghana - there is not. For the whole of Ghana, the paramount chief is the greatest. If anyone thinks he is the king in the country, then all paramount chiefs should be dissolved for that person to rule so that some of us can go to maybe Cote d'Ivoire or Burkina Faso," he explained.

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Meanwhile, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Dr. Agyemang Badu II has cautioned members of the general public to desist from referring to chiefs and kings."It is something that has been entertained in Ghana, if someone is not a king, how can he be a paramount chief? As I am here as Dormaahene, am I not a paramount chief? We are hereby serving notice,” he added.Dormaahene Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Dr.

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Agyemang Badu ll in a meeting with Nananom at the Bono Regional House of Chiefs says there is no KING in Ghana and again cautioned the Bono jurisdictions, stakeholders and public on any chief in Bono who accepts Paramount status from a third... pic.twitter.

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com/GguC2bgwyK— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) August 26, 2023 What does the law say?Section 57 of the Chieftaincy Act, 2008, ACT 759, provides the following definitions of a chief:(1) A chief is a person who, hailing from the appropriate family and lineage, has been validly nominated, elected, or selected and enstooled, enskinned or installed as a chief or queenmother in accordance with the relevant customary law and usage.

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(2) A person does not qualify as a chief if that person has been convicted of high treason, treason, high crime or for an offence involving the security of the State, fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude.(3) A chief shall not take part in active party politics and a chief wishing to do so or seeking election to Parliament shall abdicate the stool or skin.

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(4) Despite subsection (3) and subject to the Constitution, a chief may be appointed to any public office for which the chief is otherwise qualified.

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(5) A person shall not be considered to be a chief for the performance of a function under this Act or any other enactment, unless that person has been registered for the performance of that function in the National Register of Chiefs and that person's name has been published in the Chieftaincy Bulletin.

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Section 58 has details on the Categories of chiefsThe following are the categories of chiefs(a) the Asantehene and Paramount Chiefs, (b) Divisional Chiefs,(c) Sub-divisional Chiefs,(d) Adikrofo, and(e) other chiefs recognised by the National IIouse.

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