The Abola Piam family of Obleman, also known as Doodo in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, is cautioning the public against conducting business with four individuals from the Addey family, particularly the Gbese Addeyaqua family.
These individuals are accused of improperly using the stool title “Tackie Oblie” to claim authority and ownership over family properties.
According to the family, although “Tackie Oblie” is indeed associated with the Abola Piam lineage, it is strictly a stool name conferred on individuals who have been properly vetted and enstooled as Ga Mantse and, therefore, cannot be used as a surname by anyone to exert power or claim rights over properties under the Abola Piam umbrella.
At a press conference held at the Chief’s Palace in Oblieman on Thursday, June 26, 2025, addressed by the stool secretary, the Abola Piam family explained that “Abola Piam is a great and a royal family name which houses over four different groupings, with ‘Tackie Oblie’ being a stool name which was given to an individual who was enstooled as a king or Ga Mantse of the area so many years ago on behalf of the Abola Piam family.”
He further disclosed that the family has become aware of four individuals who have adopted “Tackie Oblie” as their personal surname and are allegedly using it to exert influence and sell property belonging to the wider family to unsuspecting individuals in areas such as Opah, Pobiman, Kutunse, Oblieman, Satellite and Sowutuom.
“Today we want the public to know that there are some four people who have strongly taken the name Tackie Oblie as their personal family name to help them do what they do when it is not supposed to be so,” he revealed.
The chief also disclosed that the individuals in question had recently secured a court judgement allowing them to use “Tackie Oblie” as a surname. However, he stated that the family has failed to set the ruling aside, citing a previous High Court decision which restricted the use of the name and barred the individuals from selling land or conducting any business under the title.
“They have recently acquired a judgement from the court which we have set aside; we’ve filed against it because there had been a previous judgement from the High Court which restricted them from using the name Tackie Oblie and also stopped them from selling lands and engaging in any form of transactions using the title Tackie Oblie,” he emphasized.
Nii Anumle noted that the family remains open to reconciling with the individuals, acknowledging their roots in the Gbese Addeyaqua We branch, some of whom were present at the press conference.
Nii Oyankah concluded by reiterating that “Tackie Oblie” is a royal title and not a family name, adding that the individuals supporting the press conference are legitimate members of the Abola Piam family and part of the Abola Piam Royal Council — a duly established and registered body responsible for handling land and chieftaincy matters.
“Three or four members can’t claim ownership of the title and use it unnecessarily,” he stressed.
