Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 3.5K If You Like This Article Kindly Give Us A Share! A popular Nigerian British LGBTQIA+ rights campaigner Davis Mac-Iyalla has had his chieftaincy reversed after the Nkusukum Traditional Council in the Central Region discovered he was part of the LGBT community. According to the traditional leaders, until the day of the traditional process to confer the chieftaincy title on him, they never knew that he was an LGBTQIA+ advocate. More Articles You Would Love Dates Set For Africa Fashion Week 2015 But Dont Expect Fashion Shows: Read About It Here Osei Duro & EFYA @ Music Meets Runway 2014 – Nigeria, #MMR2014 Ghanaian news media outlet Graphic.com.gh reported the council stated that it only knew him as Kweku Adu, a resident of Cape Coast for the past 10 years but only got to know that he was also known as Davis Mac-Iyalla, an LGBTQIA+ rights activist only a few moments to the installation. Press Statement “During the process of his installation as Amankorehen, (Nkosuohen – Development chief), information came that Kweku Adu is also known as Davis Mac-Iyalla and has been supporting LGBTQIA+ and its related activities.” “Immediately this information came to our attention, we called for the whole process of Mac-Iyalla to be halted. We wish to state that no title has been conferred on him as Amankorehen of Yamonranza in view of the latest information about him and does not carry any such title as Amankorehen,”Information as published on the state-owned news website quoting the chiefs as saying at a press conference on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. At the same press conference, Nana Okese Esandoh IX, Paramount chief of the Nkusukum Traditional Area declared the installation of Mac-Iyalla as Amankorehen of Yamonransa null and void. “We wish to state that no title has been conferred on him as Amankorehen of Yamonransa in view of the latest information that reached us about him and does not carry any such title as Amankorehen” he stated. Davis Mac-Iyalla Falls Off His Palanquin A ceremony was held at Yamonransa to unveil Davis Mac-Iyalla as a chief at the weekend under the stool name Nana Kweku Gyasi I. As he was being paraded through the streets, the palanquin in which he was being carried dramatically pulled apart and he fell down causing the video to go viral. Many people characterized as the gods of the land were unhappy with the ceremony and thus rejected him. Video: When Gay rights activist Davis Mac Iyalla fell down from Palanquin during installation as chief https://t.co/rDWzje8dY9 pic.twitter.com/inqK7dNqkv — GraphicOnline (@Graphicgh) January 29, 2023 Many Ghanaians expressed disappointment in the Nkusukum Traditional for allowing the ceremony to happen, fearing it might lead to the brainwashing and initiation of the youth into LGBTQIA+ activities. Ghanaian cultures frown on LGBTQIA+ activities, so any attempt, both directly and indirectly that has the potential to create an environment for it is fiercely resisted by the locals. Read More Like This On Ghana Politics UPCOMING TOP EVENTS! VIEW ALL EVENTSDIRECTION COLLECTION: OUT NOW!Click HereFollow us on Instagram @FashionGHANA_com | Twitter: @fashionGHANA | Facebook: Fashionghana.com To Submit stories Email: [email protected] or HashTag #FashionGHANA Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail More For You VIDEO: “I’m So Very Excited To Be Here” Watch US Vice President Kamala... “Homosexuals Are Deviation From The Normal, But You Don’t Kill Them!” – President... Former US President Donald Trump Set To Be Arrested On Tuesday & Calls... Kenya Cracks Down On LGBTQ Infiltration In Schools With Aims To Ban Gay... Kamala Harris Scheduled To Visit Ghana First On African Outreach Tour Set For... North African Country Tunisia Targets & Kicks Out Black African Immigrants After President... The Ghana Government Must Bring The Soldiers That Attacked Civilians Of Ashaiman To... BREAKING: Lawless Armed Soldiers With Guns Terrorize Random Ghanaian Citizens After The Murder... Ghana’s NCC Themes The 2023 Edition Of ‘Wear Ghana Festival’ “Wear Ghana For... USA Imports Over 3 Billion Dollars Worth Of Clothes From Africa