{"id":697813,"date":"2019-09-03T13:30:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T13:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\t\t\n<p><strong>Beyeeman Tano Kwaw Benbuin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Paramount\nChief of Aowin Traditional Area in the Western North Region, Beyeeman Tano Kwaw\nBenbuin III, has flatly denied that he was involved in the recent flogging of a\nyoung m"},"modified":"2019-09-03T13:30:38","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T13:30:38","slug":"aowin-chief-rebuffs-detractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/03\/aowin-chief-rebuffs-detractors\/","title":{"rendered":"Aowin Chief Rebuffs Detractors &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Beyeeman Tano Kwaw Benbuin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Paramount<br \/>\nChief of Aowin Traditional Area in the Western North Region, Beyeeman Tano Kwaw<br \/>\nBenbuin III, has flatly denied that he was involved in the recent flogging of a<br \/>\nyoung man in his palace.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He admitted that<br \/>\nalthough the incident took place in his palace at Enchi, he was not in the town<br \/>\nat the time and when the issue got to him he made sure the police went after<br \/>\nthe culprits.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>According to<br \/>\nBeyeeman Benbuin, his name is being dragged in the mud by his detractors<br \/>\nbecause he has taken a stance that he would not allow illegal mining activities,<br \/>\npopularly called galamsey, in his area.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At a news<br \/>\nconference in Enchi last Friday, the chief said those making the spurious<br \/>\nclaims about the flogging incident should check their facts again since he<br \/>\nhasn\u2019t done anything like that.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Nana Benbuin<br \/>\naccused some rival factions in a chieftaincy dispute in the town, who he said were<br \/>\nin cahoots with some security personnel, especially the police, and who are<br \/>\ndoing all in their power to give him a bad name.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He alleged that<br \/>\nhe is only being maligned because he (Nana) formed an anti-galamsey task force<br \/>\nthat has been helping to expose illegal miners, including some Chinese.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u201cHow could we have over 200 excavators now on<br \/>\nour land and over 600 shangfans on our river body without the knowledge of the<br \/>\npolice?\u201d he queried and vowed that he would ensure illegal mining is curbed in<br \/>\nhis traditional area.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u201cMy sub-chiefs and I will not be discouraged<br \/>\nin our fight against the numerous social ills going on in Enchi and its<br \/>\nsurrounding areas in spite of the incessant and unwarranted attacks on us,<br \/>\nbecause people see us as having curtailed their illegal sources of income in<br \/>\nview of our fight against galamsey activities in the town,\u201d he also added.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beyeeman Tano Kwaw Benbuin The Paramount Chief of Aowin Traditional Area in the Western North Region, Beyeeman Tano Kwaw Benbuin III, has flatly denied that he was involved in the recent flogging of a young man in his palace. 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