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The President of the Western Regional House of Chiefs and Paramount Chief of Wassa Fiase Traditional Area, Osagyefo Dr. Kwamina Enimil VI, has destooled the Chief of Ayiem for insubordination, thereby denigrating his status as the overlord of the area. Nana Amponsah Panyin, IV, was destooled by his paramount chief last Wednesday, January 15, after a sheep was slaughtered to perform the necessarily rituals to conclude the destoolment process at Ayiem. Osagyefo Dr. Kwamina Enimil confirmed this to the Ghana News Agency on Friday in an interview. He said in September last year, the former chief permitted illegal mining activities, popularly called galamsey in the Subri River, a source of drinking water for the people and some surrounding communities in the Mpohor District of the Western Region. He said some youth in the town therefore protested against the move, however, Nana Amponsah Panyin caused the arrest of the youth and later sent them to court. However, the Paramount Chief of Wassa Fiase withdrew the case from the court and amicably settled all the differences and concerns of the feuding factions. After amicable settlement, Osagyefo Enimil said, he dispatched his Linguist to the town to perform a ritual to seal the matter, however, Nana Amponsah Panyin refused to accept the staff of the paramount chief, the symbol of authority. In view of this, Osagyefo Enimil directed Nana Panyin to step aside and asked the chief of Nsueam to take over as a Caretaker chief, while preparations were underway to unveil a new chief.