With the stool name Nana Adu-Kwasi Botafo II, the business mogul swore the customary oath to the Paramount Chief of Sefwi-Wiawso Traditional Area, Katakyie Kwasi Bumangama II and his elders.

This was after he had gone through the necessary customary rites.

The new chief was out-doored and presented to the large family and the people of Sefwi-Wiawso during the 2021 Elluo Festival (Yam Festival).

In his acceptance speech, Nana Botafo thanked Katakyie Bumagama and the entire Traditional Council for the confident reposed in him.

He urged the people of Sefwi-Wiaso to rally behind him as he had plans to accelerate the development of the area.

Nana Botafo pledged to use his rich business experience to lure more investors to the newly created Western North Region to ensure rapid development to reflect on this year’s theme for the Elluo Festival which was “Uplifting the image of Sefwiman and beyond”.

He commended the government for the introduction of Community Mining Programme which sought to create sustainable jobs for the unemployed youth in the Region and the country at large.

He thus, urged authorities to speed up the processes of acquiring mining license to enable investors take advantage to programme to mine responsibly in the area.

Mr Augustine Yaw Blay, the Executive Secretary to the Vice President and Oheneba Kwabena Osei Agyapong were enstooled as Abuafohene and Ntotoyhene of Sefwi-Wiawso Traditional Area respectively.