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Mrs Asomah-Hinneh,‘Yaa Asantewaa’ of the Western re¬gion brings end to long-term dispute
Nana Akwanzi Abraba IV
You do not have to play mascu¬line to be a strong woman, the king may rule the kingdom, but it is the queen who moves the board.
This is the exact description of the Member of the Council of State for the Western Region, Mrs Eunice Jacqueline Asomah-Hinneh.
Mrs Asomah-Hinneh is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of La¬bianca Company Limited, one of the most successful cold storage facilities in the country.
She is a successful entrepreneur and businesswoman with 35 years of experience, running businesses between Ghana and Italy.Born on June 24, 1964, she attained tertiary education from the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) from 1981 to 1983. She is married with four children
In an interview with The Specta¬tor last week, she said “ I have the knack for driving business results and maximising profitability through the delivery of exceptional product, quality service and prudent manage¬ment of people and processes.”
She said, her expertise include product management, business devel¬opment, partnership development, supplier and vendor relations as well as strategic planning and growth.
Mrs Asomah-Hinneh could also be best described as the ‘Yaa As¬antewaa’ of the Western Region as she helped restore peace among the paramount chiefs in the region.
This act, brought an end to three-year of leadership dispute among the members of the Western Regional House of Chiefs following their Octo¬ber 2020 elections.
Also, she has engaged in several activities in line with her mandate as a regional representative on the Council of State.
With the stool name, Nana Akwanzi Abraba IV, she said she was actively involved in the constitutional man¬date of counselling the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Ad¬do. She also engaged parliament, ministers and public and private institutions to solicit views on all manner of issues before she proffered her advice.
For her achievements in the region, she solely financed the construction of a multi-purpose oil and gas inter¬national conference facility situated on a six-acre land at Ampain in the Elembelle district. The land was donated by the chiefs and people of Western region.
The facility comprised of a 800-seater capacity auditorium, 50 seater conference room, three committee rooms, seven chalet-type office complexes for the seven par¬amount chiefs and queen mothers of the Nzema Male council, two admin¬istrative blocks and a durbar ground for indoor activities .
Described as a mother of the region, she also visited the all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to acquire first-hand information on the challenges of the people in order to offer the needed advice on how best such problems could be addressed.
During the tour, she said “I inter¬acted with other major stakeholders in the region, held periodic meet¬ings with both political and tradi¬tional leaders of the region as well as organised capacity building and investment programmes all aimed at supporting and equipping them with the requisite tool for development.”
Known as a person who has the region at heart, Nana Akwanzi Abra¬ba IV led a cross-section of people including chiefs, queenmothers, businessmen and traders from the Western region on a tour to the Unit¬ed Arab Emirates and five European countries namely Germany, Italy, France, Holland and Belgium.
She said, the aim of the tour was to help them acquire knowledge and learn from other jurisdictions on best practices for community develop¬ment and also market the region to the world.
CHIEFTAINCY DISPUTES
Touching on the spate of chief¬taincy disputes in the region, Nana Akwanzi Abraba IV said, the situation had robbed the Regional House of Chiefs of its members saying “the house is supposed to have 16 mem¬bers but currently has 10 active paramountcies.”
Nana Akwanzi Abraba IV therefore urged the chiefs and all stakehold¬ers to work together to resolve all pending chieftaincy disputes in the region both at the divisional and par¬amountcy levels.
She pledged to help the region to dispute-free and continue to use her resources to promote the course of the house.
APPRECIATION
Mrs Asomah-Hinneh said it was an honour done her by the chiefs to re¬spond to her call to find an amicable resolution to the dispute.
According to her, for the chiefs to allow her lead them to unite was a sign that they wanted development for the region.
“It is my hope to help provide strategic leadership to harness both human and material resources at the region’s disposal for its integrated development, “Nana Akwanzi Abraba IV said.
Nana Akwanzi Abraba IV
By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu
The professor who spends his days exploring the intricacies of African languages found himself at the centre of a different kind of lesson on Friday, October 2, 2026. 
This time, there were no lecture notes, academic arguments or university classrooms. Instead, there was the weight of tradition, the rhythm of a community celebration and the solemnity of an oath at a royal palace.
Professor Ọbádélé Kambon, a full Professor of African Linguistics at the University of Ghana, was enstooled as Apagyahene and Sunsum Ɔsahene of Akuapem Mampong in the Eastern Region in a ceremony that brought academia and traditional authority together.
For the professor, the occasion was more than a new title. It was a moment that connected his academic interests in African languages and indigenous knowledge with the living traditions of an Akan community.
The day’s events unfolded through a series of customary observances. Kambon was first taken to the compounds of the Ɔkyeamehene and Gyasehene, where the preparations for his installation continued.
Then came the application of hyire, the white kaolin powder associated with traditional rites.
With the customary proceedings underway, the new chief was lifted onto the shoulders of celebrants and carried along the main thoroughfare of Akuapem Mampong.
The procession transformed the streets into a public stage for a ceremony rooted in the community’s traditional institutions.
There was something striking about the image, a university professor, accustomed to the measured language of academic discourse, being carried through the town in a display of traditional recognition.
Yet the celebration was not complete with the procession.
A ram was sacrificed at the Mamponghene’s compound before Kambon was taken to the palace, to swear the oath associated with his new offices.
The ceremony brought him formally into his roles as Apagyahene and Sunsum Ɔsahene.
Beyond the colourful proceedings, the titles themselves carry layers of historical meaning.
Kambon in his research explores the historical connections between Apagya and Akan political and military organisation.
Accounts cited in his work linked Apagya to an asafo, or military company, while historical writing traces an Apagya stool in Asante to the reign of Opoku Ware I in the eighteenth century.
These historical associations offer a glimpse into the institutions that have shaped Akan society over generations, although they do not automatically define the precise responsibilities of the office in Akuapem Mampong.
Kambon’s own professional life reflects a similar interest in preserving and examining African knowledge.
His work encompasses Akan language structure, naming practices across the Black world, proverbs and indigenous intellectual traditions.
Through Abibitumi, the platform he founded, he also promotes language learning, scholarship and cultural engagement.
But tradition was only one part of the story that day.
When the formal ceremony gave way to a reception, the occasion expanded into a celebration of three milestones: Kambon’s enstoolment, his promotion to full professor and his daughter Ama’s admission to the University of Ghana.
The gathering therefore carried a personal significance that went beyond the honours bestowed on one man. 
It celebrated professional advancement, the continuation of family aspirations and a connection to cultural heritage.
For a father, seeing a daughter gain admission to the same university where he holds a distinguished academic position offered another reason to celebrate.
For the professor, the moment placed family achievement alongside his own professional and traditional milestones.
Kambon had already established a place in the traditional life of Akuapem Mampɔn through an earlier installation as Banmuhene Kyidɔmhene, recorded in 2017.
His latest enstoolment adds another chapter to that relationship.
In Akuapem Mampɔn, the day brought together the university, the palace and the family table in one celebration. And for Kambon, the journey from the lecture room to the traditional procession showed how scholarship, cultural responsibility and family achievement could converge in a single memorable occasion.
By Enoch Ntiamoah Siaw
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