Posted on: www.dailyguideghana.com
By William Yaw Owusu
Tuesday, November 01, 2016
The Akwamu Traditional Council in the Eastern Region has
disassociated itself from a comment said to have been made by their acting
paramount chief at the weekend.
Osuogyasono Yaw Boadu IV was said to have gone overdrive, threatening
to curse New Patriotic Party (NPP) flag bearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
The chief, in the presence of President John Mahama, said literally
that some rituals would be performed to cause the deletion of the photograph of
Nana Akufo-Addo from the ballot paper on December 7.
Interestingly, Nana Addo comes from Akwamu Fie - from the Oyoko Royal
Bekae – family from where his great grandmother migrated to settle on Akyem
land, specifically Abomosu.
Open
Endorsement
“We the chiefs have a ritual we perform every 40 days. Anyone who is
familiar with our customs will know that it’s called ‘Adae.’ During this
ritual, what we do in the stool house and at the palace is to take stock of the
good things happening in the nation and ask the nation to continue,” he said at
an NDC rally at Akosombo, attended by President Mahama who was dashing back to
the Volta Region.
Osuogyasono Yaw Boadu IV continued, “We then find a way of remedying
the bad ones. And so Akwamuman, Anumman, Bosoman and the entire Asuogyaman say
JM Toaso!” (JM continue with your governance).
“We are with JM and we assure
him that as we visit our ‘black room’ for the sacred ritual, we are going to
pour libation to delete the picture of the NPP flag bearer from the ballot
paper so that come December those who decide to vote for him do not even find
him. The only image they will see will be that of John Mahama’s” Osuogyasono
Yaw Boadu IV said openly.
Council’s
Reaction
The Akwamu Traditional Council reacted in a statement signed by Nana
Asare Akowua, Krontihene of Akwamu Traditional Area, saying the council did not
endorse the acting paramount chief’s comments.
“The Akwamu Traditional Council has been made aware of recent
reports relating to statements made by the acting president of the Council,
Osuogyasono Yaw Boadu IV, to the effect that the Traditional Council would
engage in rituals towards eliminating the image of a leading political figure
from the ballot papers during the forthcoming elections,” the statement posited.
“The Akwamu Traditional Council wishes to assure the people of Ghana
that it does not engage in rituals of the nature described nor does it intend
to do so at any period in the future. Akwamus have no rituals that we perform
that influence elections and we will never make any statements nor take any
actions to undermine the sovereignty of the people of Ghana in the political
voting process.”
The statement underscored, “We believe a candidate will win the
elections, and that will be determined by the sovereign will of all Ghanaians
with the free expression of their voting choices at the polls on December 7, 2016.
Moreover, the people of Akwamu have never sought, and will never seek to speak
for the chiefs and people of Anum and Boso Traditional Areas. Akwamu, Boso and
Anum have their own Traditional Councils, historically enjoying mutual alliance
and co-existence in the Asuogyaman District.
“The people of Akwamu take this opportunity to wish the people of
Ghana well, as we join hands with our compatriots to ask Almighty God to grant
us peace in our beloved nation. We further call on all Ghanaians, especially
the media, to refrain from uttering, publishing or broadcasting statements that
may incite civil unrest in the lead-up to the general election. We continue to
pray for free, fair and above all, peaceful elections. Long live Akwamuman,
long live Ghana.”
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