A
group calling itself Okwahuman Development Youth Association in the
Eastern Region has called on the Acting President of the Okwahuman
Traditional Council, Nana Aseidu Agyemang III to immediately retract his
endorsement of President John Mahama’s second term bid.
Members
of the group also appealed to the chief to withdraw curses he invoked
on detractors of the president ahead of the November polls. The group,
in a press release issued and signed by Frank Obibini Takyi, the
spokesman, which was copied to Daily Guide, said the endorsement of
President and invocation of curses were unconstitutional.
It added
that the constitution bars chiefs from engaging in active politics and
therefore he must apologize and retract his comments with immediate
effect.
Nana Asiedu Agyemang III last Thursday declared his
unflinching support for President John Mahama when he stormed the area
to inspect and commission some projects in the area as part of his
‘Accounting to the people’ tour. The chief also asked the 77 powerful
gods of the area to protect the President on the tour and also deal
ruthlessly with all those who would oppose him.
His
statement did not come as a surprise to many political watchers, since
chiefs usually heap praises on sitting Presidents in order to get into
their good books to ensure development in their areas. According to Nana
Asiedu Agyemang III, given the good works of the President in Kwahuman
and the entire country, he deserves another four-year term.“It is our
prayers that because of your love for the country and love for the
people of Okwahuman you should get another four years, he said.
He
also admonished other presidential aspirants to conduct peaceful
campaigns ahead of the November 2016 polls, adding that the aspirants
must desist from “speaking ill about their opponents in the course of
their campaign.” However, the angry Kwahu youth, who are unhappy with
the comments of acting President said, “For nearly eight years we have
had a government which has imposed hardship on the people.”
According
to the Okwahu Development Youth Association, “The NDC government has a
record of high cost of living, unprecedented increases in utility
tariffs, depreciation of the cedi, increasing rate of unemployment and
many taxes to constrict the already suffering Ghanaians.’’
The
statement added that “the youth of Kwahu dream of developmental
projects but see none, and we expect any leader from Kwahu who gets the
opportunity to speak on issues, to call for development in Kwahu and
also the ailing economy that has made many youth jobless and
futureless.”
On the contrary, our well respected acting
chief of Kwahu Traditional Area who’s also the chief of Abetifi, Nana
Asiedu Agyeman lll had the opportunity to talk on issues and could have
even requested for more projects.
“In his remarks, instead
of him to appeal for more developmental projects in Kwahu, he rather
endorsed the incompetence of the NDC government led by President Mahama
and assured him of a second hardship term,” the statement underscored.
The
angry members of the group therefore called on Nana Aseidu Agyemang III
to retract his comments in the media or else they will demonstrate
against him.
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