Akwamu Traditional Council vows to resist renaming of Adomi Railway Station

The Akwamu Traditional Council has vowed to use all legitimate means to resist attempts to rename the Adomi Railway Station to Juapong Station.

According to the Paramount Chief of Akwamu Odeneho Kwafo Akoto III, the Legislative Instrument published by the Railway Development Authority indicated that there would be an Adomi Railway Station.

However, in a recent development, the infrastructure is likely to bear a new name.

Odeneho Kwafo Akoto III made these remarks during an exclusive interview with Channel One News on the sidelines of an emergency traditional council meeting held at the Bogyawe Palace on these developments in the Eastern Region, on Thursday, October 31.

He demanded that the initial arrangements about the naming of the railway station, be restored.

He further warned that the Akwamu traditional council will go all out to resist the renaming of the Adomi Railway station to protect the culture and heritage of Akwamuman.

“Today is a special day because we heard bad news…We all know this railway line that comes from Tema, through Akwamu land to Mpakadan, which is also Akwamu. The main issue we have is the naming of the Juapong Railway station instead of Adomi.

“Our case is very simple, the Railway Minister, the Railway Development Authority and everybody knows that where they are trying to name Juapong Station is Adomi station. Adomi is Akwamu and all of us know that is Akwamu land. We don’t know when the Adomi Railway was changed to Juapong Railway station. We were not consulted.

“All that we are saying is that the status quo needs to be restored. The ministry and the government agencies that look over these railay activities, can’t take Akwamus for granted, we won’t agree. We are telling the government emphatically that we won’t agree, no.”

source: citinewsroom.com