Aburihene Urges Traditional Leaders to Serve Communities with Humility.

Otoobuor Djan Kwasi, the Aburihene of the Akuapem Traditional Council in the Eastern Region, has called on chiefs and queen mothers nationwide to humble themselves and respect their people.

He criticized the trend of traditional rulers viewing themselves as more powerful than the citizens they are meant to serve, labeling the attitude unacceptable.

Instead, he emphasized that a leader’s primary responsibility is to respect their community members and to drive development initiatives.

Akuapem Adontenhene made these remarks at Nsakyi on Wednesday, September 23, after the successful lifting of the noise-making ban (Adaebue).

The ban, which took effect on Wednesday, August 12, was lifted to pave the way for the 200th anniversary celebration of the Akuapem Odwira Festival, slated for Friday, September 25, at Akropong.

He argued that community members play a crucial role in the life of every Chief or Queen Mother. Without the people, traditional leaders cannot succeed, and their reign would ultimately fail.

He highlighted that no traditional leader can carry themselves in a palanquin during public festival celebrations; it takes the community members, especially the young men, to perform that task.

“For this reason, leaders must remain humble and dedicated to their people to ensure the success of their traditional rule,” he added.

The Akuapem Adontenhene then advised Chiefs and Queen Mothers across Ghana to work collaboratively with their people to drive community development.