Ursula Installed Development Queenmother

The Minister of Communication, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has been enstooled development queenmother (Nkosuohemaa) of Akyem Asuom in the Kwaebibirim District of the Eastern region with stool name  Obaapanyin Abena Bema Oforiwaa Gyankobaa.

The colourful enstoolment ceremony, which was attended by family, friends and some government officials, took place over the weekend at the Palace of Asuomhene Osabarima Ofosuhene Apenteng II.

Volleys of symbolic sporadic gunshots by George Andah, Deputy Minister to Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, at the ceremony added some touch of beauty.

Nkosuohemaa, which literally means “Development Queen”, is a non-inheritable traditional position bestowed on revered personalities who are development-oriented, selfless and committed to improving the living standards of the people.

Ursula Owusu- Ekuful, an indigene of Akyem Oda, a neighboring community to Akyem Asuom, merited the criteria by the traditional Council, hence the enstoolment.

Osabarima Ofosuhene Apenteng II, Chief of Akyem Asuom, said the community is lagging behind in development but was hopeful that the enstoolment of the Minister as Nkosuohemaa would help to facilitate development and fix the infrastructural deficit.