NUNGUA’S TRUE HERITAGE REVIVED ....After Landmark Supreme Court Ruling

After decades of chieftaincy disputes in Nungua moves are now underway to revive and restore the true royals to the thrown of the town and consequently redeem the town and its people of their checkered chieftaincy history.
These moves have been made possible by the Supreme Court judgment on February 17, 2010, which unanimously dismisses an appeal filed by Nii Odai Ayiku IV, a disposed self style chief, and confirmed Wor-Nii Bortelabi Borketey-Laweh XIV, known in private life as Dr Samuel Okla Bortei-Doku, as the true and legal chief of Nungua.
Wor-Nii Bortelabi Borkete-Laweh XIV, was made chief of Nungua in March 11, 1999 and placed on the Borkete-Laweh Royal stool, the authentic Nungua stool.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with the Royal Mail, Wor-Nii Bortelabi Borkete-Laweh XIV, noted that finally the truth about who is chief of Nungua has come out. According to him, to ensure that the youth and people of Nungua know and learn about their true history and identity, a document that was produce in 1913 by the elders of Nungua, which set out laws governing the town and also the town’s lineage will soon be publish into books and pamphlets.
He told the Royal Mail that the decades chieftaincy disputes in Nungua would not have happened had the people known their true history and attempts not made by some selfish and unscrupulous elders to destroy this document.
According to history, the Ga townships migrated from Benin together led by Wor-Nii Borkete-Laweh I, king and leader, to their present destinations. Wor-Nii Borkete-Laweh I prefixed the names he gave to all his major towns with “Wor”. Thus all the land from Ningo to the Volta River was named “Wor-Kpler”, Nungua was named “Wor-Borbor” and it covered all the land from Ningo to Accra. The land from Accra to the Langma hills (East of Winneba) was named “Wor-Shiagba”, and “Wor-Doku”, which would be translated as New Nungua, had Legon at the centre and stretched to the foot of the Akwapim hills. “Wor-Dordi” was all the hinterland to the west of “Wor-Doku”.
The term Krowor was used to describe all the Wor-townships or communities, which were solely ruled by the Borkete-Lawehs as Kings. Each town also had its Gbalor (Priest or Prophet) appointed by the Konor of Krowor or Mantse. Two surbodinate priests, namely, the Oofu Priest and the Oswe Priest were later on appointed under the Chief Priest or Gbalor. However, after the death of Lumo Bortey, his eldest son, the Chief Priest, combined the office of the priesthood with that of the governorship.
In demonstration of loyalty to Wor-Nii Borkete-Laweh XIII, Nungua installed no mantse or chief till March 11, 1999, when Wor-Nii Bortelabi Borkete-Laweh XIV was installed as chief.
Setting the historical records straight, Wor-Nii Borkete-Laweh XIV, explained that Nii Odai Ayiku IV, who is from Ayiku We, has never been a chief of Nungua or is he entitled to it because he is not from a royal family. He said Nii Odai Ayiku belongs to the war fetish stool called Oswe, which is inferior to the Borkete-Laweh stool.
He pointed out that in 1784, a war between the Ga and the Ewes compelled Numo Bortei-Din to give the war fetish stool to Adzin We, then an outcast clan, to represent Nungua. This was so because the descendants of Borkete-Laweh could not go to war against the Ewes, since the wives of Lumo Borte were both Ewes, and the present generations were their offspring. He said the inferior Oswe stool was later abandoned for the people of Adzin We because they returned it tainted with human blood.
Another issue Wor-Nii Bortelabi Borketey-Laweh XIV clarified was the circumstances that led to the destoolment of Nii Odai Ayiku IV. According to him, Nii Odai Ayiku IV was imposed on the people of Nungua in 1958 through the maneuverings of political opportunists. He was deposed of in June 1967 by the people for squandering Nungua resources, disrespecting the royals and harassing the people.
He further explained that it is never true that it was the PNDC government that destoold Nii Odai Ayiku IV. “He was already deposed of before the Executive Instrument 18. His destoolment was published in the public notice of the Ghanaian Times on September 2, 1970, which was signed by Nii Botwe Laryea, Dzasetse of Nungua for and on behalf of the elders of Nungua.
But it was his attempt to hang on to power that generated to violence and chaos in the town which eventually compelled the issuing of the E.I. 18 by the PNDC Government to restore peace and order,” Wor-Nii Bortelabi Borketey-Laweh XIV, emphasized .