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The Asokore Traditional Council has joined calls for the dismissal of the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Sekyere East, Hon. Mary Boatemaa Marfo.

The call by the traditional authority is at the behest of the respected Paramount Chief of the Asokore Traditional Area of the Ashanti region, Nana Dr S. K. B. Asante.

At a press conference at Effiduase-Asokore on Tuesday, the Chiefs led by Asokore Kontihene, Nana Osaberema Asare Ankoma Boama III alleged gross insubordination against the DCE and declared that, she is unfit to be at her post.

The Chiefs accused the DCE of failing to heed a call on her for the settlement of disputes between her and some assembly members.

The party executives had accused the DCE of ordering some thugs to attack the party office in the constituency.

However, Mary Boatemaa Marfo had strongly denied sending the thugs to disrupt the said meeting.

She said the alleged machomen are “all members of the NPP, they are not machomen” – adding that “I did not send them anywhere. I have been advised not to talk but at the right time I will.”

The Chiefs said after hearing of the dispute, they summoned the DCE to a meeting but she refused to appear.

The failure to do so, the Chiefs said amounted to disrespect and hence are demanding that she should be dismissed from office.

“We cannot work with someone who has failed to heed calls by Chiefs for her to come and sit down with us so we settle a dispute between her and the party executives . . . the dispute is hampering our development so we are very concerned,” one of the Chiefs said on Kumasi-based Angel FM.

The Chief further said once she refused to heed those calls, she has to be sacked by the President.

“Not even the President will refuse calls by the Traditional Council, therefore, we can only join the calls by her accusers . . . we can’t allow this to impede our development,” he added.