Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 3.7K 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 MUSIC VID: French Montana Features Uganda’s Viral Kid Dancers In ‘Swae Lee’ Vid; Everything Wrong With This Video VIDEO: Meet The Ghanaian Artist Amoako Boafo Who Inspired & Collaborated With DIOR For Their Latest Collection 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 EVENTS Click Here To Submit stories Email: [email protected] or HashTag #FashionGHANA Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail FashionGHANA Admin FashionGHANA.com is a Fashion PR Company, Events planning & management team as well as Africa's leading Fashion Media House. Get Intouch with us and let's see how we can help you grow. info@FashionGHANAcom More For You VIDEOS: Dubai Loses Tourism Points as City Struck by Disastrous Floods! From Airport... VIDEO: Traditionalists Threaten The Police To Not Intervene With 63y/o Priest’s Under Aged... “Reject Anti-LGBTQ Bill If You Want Ghana To Flourish” IMF Boss Kristalina Georgieva... Saira Bawumia Finally Launches Clothing Campaign ‘Wear Ghana Everyday’ As Husband Runs For... VIDEO: “People Are Taking Their Sexual Perversion Into The Childrens’ Classroom” Sam George... VIDEO: See Kenya First Afrocentric School Where Kids Learn To Take Pride In... Ghana’s Parliament Passes Long-Debated Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill VIDEO: The Congolese People Fight Back Against The West In A Series Of... Greenpeace Protests Fashion Brands For Dumping Textile Waste In Africa Niger, Burkina Faso & Mali Break Away From ECOWAS Due To It’s Colonial...