President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo reportedly held a closed door meeting with the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Monday to mediate in the friction between the king and some functionaries of his administration.
The president was said to have dashed to Kumasi in connection with allegations that two leading members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government were surreptitiously scheming to tarnish the image of the monarch.
President Akufo-Addo, former lawyer of the Asantehene, who respects tradition, was said not to be comfortable when Otumfuo disclosed the matter during a traditional sitting at Manhyia.
The first gentleman of the land, according to people close to the government, therefore decided to personally go and plead with the Asantehene to let sleeping dogs lie.
Even though the meeting was not open to the public, sources at the palace claimed the president and the Asantehene held fruitful talks, which lasted for more than one hour.
President Akufo-Addo, they said, also used his visit to personally wish Otumfuo a happy 68th birthday and also congratulated him on being on the Golden Stool of Asanteman for 19 years.
Otumfuo’s Concern
During the celebration of the Awukudae festival at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi last Wednesday, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II openly expressed concern about how some leading figures in the NPP were working against him.
NPP officials, who were at the palace at the time – Acting General Secretary, John Boadu; Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah and the Kumasi Mayor, Osei Assibey – knelt to beg Otumfuo.
Party gurus in the region such as Bernard Antwi Boasiako, aka Wontumi and Kwabena Nsenkyire, the Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman and first Vice Chairman, respectively, also joined to beg the Ashanti king.
Source: Daily Guide
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all this shows that Nana Addo is not serious about what the prez is supposed to be doing. HE HAS TO BE FIXING SOCIAL ECONOMIC PROBLEMS facing GHANAIANS!!! what is this about? why is he having time for this yet he cannot solve unemployment? Nana Addo has lost his way or he is another John Mahama but with an elephant head instead of a deceased Gooooooatttt
If Nana Addo was a serious president and focussed on developing Ghana, and reducing the misery, he would NOT HAVE TIME FOR SUCH THINGS. Ashanti King has money but he does nothing for the people of Ashanti other then chill with the money in London!!! What is wrong with Ghanaian leaders?
this shows how cheeeap and low-minded the Ghana govt is. No wonder the British governor went to kumasi and demanded to be given the Golden Stool. In our case, the prez went to kneel down and BEG!!!! Haba!!! Independence my foooot!!!!
Frankly; I do not understand why some of these NPP members should waste their time with this begging and kneeling before this Ashantehene ; the case in point is that these hearsay business by some people should not send the Ashanthene into some frazeny of hatred and and paranoia besides why on earth should fellow human beings go kneel before this misguided Chief afterall he became this Chief by accident of birth ; if I were Gabby and Bediatuo we shall sue these peddlers of toxic tribalism ; TO ME THE ASHANTHENE IS PLAYING POLITICS AND A DANGEROUS ONE !!!AND MUST BE CAREFUL BECAUSE IT IS HIS PEOPLE WHO GO OUT AND PEDDLE THINGS THAT THE ASHANTEHENE DOES; NANA ADDO IS NOT JON MAHAMA .