According to him, the absence of a Ga Mantse has resulted in the lack of effective leadership stalling growth and development in the Ga state.

[contextly_sidebar id=”CzEDdm1ysdRl7gVtEmUPPxa2rvcP2huS”]The Asafoatsemei and Asafoanyemei of the Ga state are therefore demanding a cessation of the many conflicts surrounding the Ga paramountcy, so that an acceptable leader will emerge.

Currently, there are four claimants to the Ga State Stool following the death of the former Ga Manste, Nii Amugi II in 2004.

This situation, the Asaofoatse says is untenable, and must be immediately addressed to ensure the growth of the Ga State.

Addressing journalists today [Tuesday], the Ga Asafoatse, Captain Nii Mankatah, said his group will take serious action if the four royal families do not settle their differences to enable the state have a new Ga Mantse.

“Within the shortest time, I urge the four ruling houses which make the kingmakers of the Ga state to give me and my Asafoatsemei and Asafoanyemei and the Ga state a Ga Mantse within a month. They should let me know the Ga Mantse that I’m going to work with,” he said.

“I cannot be in my palace every day. I cannot call myself asafoatse without a Mantse. If they don’t do so, I and my asafoatsemei will bring fire to them. So I urge them within now and the ending of April, I want to see Ga Mantse,” he added.

In February 2017, the Abola Piam kingmakers enstooled Nii Obli as chief of the Ga State, increasing to four, the number of claimants to the stool.

But according to Nii Okang Osiahene IV, the Stool Father of the Abola Piam We, it was the turn of the Abola Piam We to install the Ga Mantse after the demise of Nii Amugi in 2004, but it was by-passed by the Nii Teiko Tsuru We, who should have waited for its turn as the third house to install a chief.

He said all the three claimants to the Ga stool; King Tackie Tawiah II, Boni Nii Tackie Adama Latse II and Dr.  Tackie Abia were members of the Teiko Tsuru family.

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The king makers of Abola Piam We of the Ga State in Accra over the weekend installed Nii Tackie Obli (the second) as Ga Mantse, bringing to four the number of claimants to the stool since the demise of Ga Mantse Boni Nii Amugi(the second) in 2004.

The Abola Piam kingmakers indicated that Nii Obli was the legitimate chief of the Ga State, thereby nullifying the reign of the late king Tackie Tawiah(the second) known in private life as Dr Joe Blankson, and the current Ga Mantse, Boni Nii Tackie Adama Latse(the second).

The two other claimants to the stool are Ayittey Canada, now deceased and Dr Kelvin Tackie Abia.

According to Nii Okai Osiahene (IV), the stool father of the Abola Piam We, their action was precipitated by the fact that they represent the right house to nominate and install a chief for the Ga state after the  demise of Nii Amugi, a right which he says was usurped by Nii Teiko Tsuru We people.

This development comes days after dispatched a team of officers to secure the Palace of the Ga Mantse in Accra, following near-fatal clashes there on Tuesday.

It took the Police more than two hours to prevent scores of armed, well-built men from firing shots at each other.

The clashes occurred during an induction ceremony of the Ga Mantse, Nii Adama Latse, as the President of the Ga Traditional Council, following an order from the High Court for the ceremony to take place within seven days.

But an opposing faction stormed the palace to prevent the event from taking place.

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By: Marian Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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