Posted on: www.dailyguideghana.com
By William Yaw Owusu
Monday, June 22, 2015
A former District
Chief Executive of Ahafo Ano North District in the Ashanti Region Eric Nana
Agyemang Prempeh has given Nana Kwame Poku a linguist to Tepahene, Nana Adusei Atenewa Ampem, who invoked curses on persons seeking to
challenge President John Mahama’s second term bid, a 24-hour ultimatum to
retract the statement.
The ex-DCE says he
will report Nana Kwame Poku, known in private life as Kwame Ato, to Otumfuo’s Sumankwaahene
if he refuses to revoke the curse within 24 hours.
Nana Kwame Poku in
the course of pouring libation on President Mahama’s visit to Tepa last Friday
asked the gods to ‘kill’ anyone who will become a hindrance to the second term
presidential bid of Mr. Mahama.
Nana Kwame Poku was
the linguist of the day when President Mahama and his entourage who were
touring the region to commission projects, paid a courtesy call on Tepahene,
Nana Adusei Atwenwaa Ampem I.
Baffled by the
linguist’s action, the ex-DCE issued a statement saying “I, Hon. Eric Nana
Agyemang Prempeh, I’m giving the linguist a-24 hour ultimatum for him to
retract and unreservedly apologize to the Tepa Traditional Council, all citizens
of Tepa, the Asanteman as well as all Presidential Candidates who would
challenge President Mahama in the 2016 general elections.”
“I humbly appeal to
the Tepa Traditional Council, to as a matter of urgency come out and openly
distant themselves from such an irresponsible comment, and sanction the
linguist for dragging the name of the Council into disrepute.
“The linguist is
again demanded to undo the invocation on all the aforementioned personalities
or I will personally report him to the Sumankwaahene of this Kingdom for him to
explain why he invoked such curse on those aspiring to lead the nation as
President and government,’ he added.
According to the
ex-DCE, the linguist had wondered why people were opposing the second term bid
of the President, when both John Agyekum Kufuor and John Rawlings were given a
second term each by Ghanaians.
However, he said , “As
a former District Chief Executive, Presiding Member and a proud citizen of
Tepa, I am indeed saddened by that particular statement as it has taken away
the shine of what our dear Paramount chief said during the President’s visit.”
He said what was “disheartening”
was when the Asantehene, Otumfou Osei Tutu II had expressly cautioned against
invocation of curses by his subjects, “this linguist impudently went contrary
to such directive, a move I consider an affront and an insult to the Golden
stool and the people of the Kingdom.”
“To express how
devastated I am about this statement, I will personally lead concerned citizen
of Tepa to the Sumankwaahene. This is a disgrace to us, as people of this area,
and I will make sure we clean such mess by letting him apologize to us and the
Paramount stool of Tepa.”
“I believe the President, John Mahama, once a Parliamentarian, a
minister, vice president and now president will be the first person to condemn
any move or curse by on any individual or groups of persons championing a
crusade against efficient democratic principle in the country.”
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