English translation of “aban”

aban _noun

government

1. 1. Opoku yɛ aban adwuma 
      Opoku does government work; Opoku works in government
   2. wobɛkɔ o, wonkɔ o, aban nsa aka wo
      whether you’ll go or not, you’ve been nabbed by the government
   3. aban no ahyɛ sɛ obiara nna anwummerɛ nnɔnsia
      the government has ordered that everyone sleeps at 6 p.m.