Woodworkers at the Sokoban Wood Village enclave in the Ashanti Region are urgently seeking intervention from the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) and relevant authorities to prevent a potential conflict between the association and traditional authorities over a piece of land.
Tensions are brewing as a local chief in the area has been involved in a tussle with woodworkers over a piece of land earmarked for phase two of the Sokoban Wood Village.
The situation escalated when alleged armed land guards, purportedly hired by the local chief, destroyed woodworkers’ sheds at the new site on Tuesday, November 21, causing heightened tension in the enclave.
Speaking to the media, an executive member of the Sokoban Wood Village Workers Association, Mohammed Kamil Ishaq, stressed that authorities at KMA endorsed their decision to erect the sheds, making them rightful owners of the land.
Story by: Osei Akoto / Ahotoronline.com
