Bodwesango Youth Blame Underdevelopment on 40-Year Chieftaincy Vacancy
Bodwesango youth call for traditional leadership to help address development challenges and preserve community customs.
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Concerned youth of Bodwesango in the Adansi Asokwa Constituency of the Ashanti Region have raised concerns over what they describe as the prolonged underdevelopment of the community, partly attributing the situation to the absence of a substantive chief.
The youth say Bodwesango has been without a chief for about 40 years, a situation they believe has negatively affected traditional administration, community development, and the preservation of long-standing customs and beliefs.
Speaking at a press conference, the youth expressed concern that several important traditions and customary practices of the community are gradually being undermined due to the absence of a traditional leader.
President of the Concerned Youth of Bodwesango, Kwaku Anaafi, outlined some of the traditional beliefs and practices that, according to him, are no longer functioning effectively because of the prolonged absence of a chief.
Mr. Anaafi also highlighted several social challenges confronting residents of Bodwesango, including concerns over basic development and essential services.
He called on relevant authorities, traditional leaders, and other stakeholders to support efforts to improve development and address the challenges facing the community.
The youth are also appealing to the Adansihene and the Dadiɛsoabahene, to whom they owe allegiance, to intervene in the matter and help present their concerns to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
They are hopeful that the intervention of the traditional authorities will help resolve the longstanding chieftaincy situation and pave the way for the installation of a substantive chief for Bodwesango.
Story by Sarkodie Samuel
