Tarkwa–Nsuaem celebrates Queen

The chief and people of Dompim in the Tarkwa -Nsuaem municipality of the Western Region, last Sunday held a thanksgiving service to celebrate and thank God for the life of their  Queen,  Nana Angaba 11, who had reigned for 20 years.

The event was to mark also the contribution, leadership, and role of Nana Angaba  in the history and development of Dompim, a  farming and mining community.

Nana Angaba, now 78, was enstooled on May 1, 2001.

The ceremony attended by the Member of Parliament for Tarkwa-Nsuaem and Deputy Minister, Lands and Natural Resources, Mr George Mireku Duker,  the Western Regional Minister, Mr  Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah and the clergy, was used to solicit funds for the reconstruction of the Dompim palace, which was destroyed during clashes on August 26, 2020.

Preaching the sermon from Psalm 51, the Head of the Christ Divine Church  (CDC), Rev Felix Joe Entsiwah, told the congregation that it was appropriate to thank God for the wonderful things He had done for Dompim and the Tarkwa -Nsuaem community.

He noted that the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Benjamin Kesse and Mr Duker were sons of Dompim playing great roles in the political administration of the Western Region.

Rev Enstsiwah said “God has been our Helper and has blessed Dompim all these years. Indeed, we are also thankful to God for the life and reign of our queen, Nana Angaba 11. We are grateful and Dompim must thank God for this. Today’s service is  befitting  one.”

The Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, also reiterated the blessings God had showered on Dompim despite some security and leadership challenges that had rocked the community.

He told the congregation that  Dompim helped secure support of about 90  per cent votes for Mr Duker, who was elected MP for Tarkwa -Nsuaem Constituency in the 2020 elections.

He said, the needless chieftaincy dispute which had engulfed Dompim for some years now, must end and that, no group of persons should be allowed to disturb the peace and progress of the area by installing quack chief.

He stressed: “Development must come home. Our palace will be rebuilt and inaugurated next year but we need the supports and prayers of everybody.”

Chief of Dompim, Ohyeawora Bianowah 1V, thanked God for the leadership of Nana Angaba 11 and urged Dompim to remain united and support the palace.

From Clement Adzei Boye, Dompim