Nigerian Man Davis Mac-Iyalla Stripped Of His Ghanaian Chieftaincy For Ties With LGBTQIA

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.

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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.

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

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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.