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- ↑ "Pru West MP installed as Mpuntuohene of Abease in Bono East Region - MyJoyOnline". myjoyonline.com. 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ↑ Atsriku, Selase. "Abease". Ghanaweb.
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