New Juaben

HISTORY OF TRADITIONAL AREA

The history of the New Juaben State is a complex story of a People who had to migrate from their traditional homes in Asante in the 187os and resettled in the then British Protectorate of Akyem Abuakwa. Their choice of Akyem Abuakwa as a destination was by design rather than by accident. In the 183os, the Juabens under their great leader, king Kwasi Boateng, had sojourned at Kyebi in self-imposed exile and savoured the lavish hospitality of the Akyems.

The founding of the New Juaben State in the Eastern Region of Ghana is a consequence of two civil wars within 43years (1832 and 1875) between Kumasi and Juaben, two of the Most Prosperous states in the Asante Union which led to the historic exodus of the Juabe ns and their allies to the then British protectorate in the Eastern Region and the subsequent establishment of the New Juaben State since 1878.

Development in Unity for the Welfare of the People

NAME OF TOWNS IN THE TRADITIONAL AREA

1. Koforidua
2. Effiduase
3. Asokore
4. Oyoko
5. Jumapo
6. Suhyen
7. Nyamekrom
8. Ada
9. Akwadum

• The institutionalization of the Akwantukese Festival in 1997 to celebrate the great migration from Asante Juaben to the present New Juaben.
• Given of land and the facilitating of the establishment of the Catholic Church, Methodist Church and Anglican Church in New Juaben, leading to the establishment of schools by these churches.
• Given of land for the establishment of Central Hospital and now the Regional Hospital.
• Given of land for the establishment of the All Nations University, Koforidua Technical University and many other institutions.
• The successful deployment of Ghana’s first satellite, GhanaSat1 into space by All Nations University Students under the chancellorship of Daasebre Prof (Emeritus) Oti Boateng, the Omanhene of New Juaben.