From Richard Owusu-Akyaw
THE PEOPLE of Mesewam near Asokore Mampong now have a new chief after the stool has been vacant since 1920.
Mr. Agyemang Boateng, alias Abaah Boateng, a mechanical engineer and businessman has ascended the stool under the stool name, Nana Agyemang Adjei Bota II, succeeding his late uncle Nana Kwame Mensah.
His enstoolment last Tuesday follows the resolution of the prolonged dispute by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and has since sworn the oath of allegiance to the Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, at the Manhyia Palace.
Nana Bota, an old student of the Techiman Senior High School is the Chief Executive officer of Empire Star Ghana Limited, Empire Foods Limited and Erigo Canada Incorporated, with headquarters in Germany and Canada.
He is married with six children. He has pledged to promote education to support the vision of Otumfuo Osei Tutu in establishing the Otumfuo Education Fund.
The new chief has decided to transform the community through infrastructural development and ensure vibrant economic activities for the residents.
Pix: Nana Agyemang Bota being carried shoulder high after swearing in ceremony