Residents of Kwahu-Abetifi, a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana has enstooled a Chinese man, Sun Qiang, as development chief  (Nkosuohene).

The title Nkosuohene is often given to non-royals, who could be politicians or tourists engaged in development.

In Kwaju-Abetifi, this title was conferred on a Chinese man, and some Ghanaians are not so enthused over the development.

Per custom, Sun Qiang, following his enstoolment, was given a traditional stool name — Barima Kofi Ayeboafo.

The name Ayeboafo in Ghana literally means “one who has done something to benefit others.”

A grand durbar was held at the Kwawu-Abetifi Palace on Saturday to officially unveil Sun Qiang as the newly enstooled Nkosuohene of the traditional area.

According to George M. Bob-Milliar:

“Since the 1990s, hundreds of African Americans and some white Westerners have been honoured with various royal titles.”

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