Former President John Dramani Mahama and the opposition NDC have been advised to focus on what they can do for Ghanaians when re-elected and stop attacking The Asantehene and Manhyia Palace.
The Chief of Agric Nzema in Kumasi, Nana Nkansah Boadu Ayeboafo, speaking in an interview with Kumasi-based HelloFM, said instead of engaging in insults and character assassination of the Asante King and his subjects, the NDC must channel their energies into promoting programs and policies that can benefit Ghanaians when elected into power.
He said the current administration, under the leadership of His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo is implementing laudable social interventions such Free SHS, Planting for Food and Jobs amongst others which have brought relief to many Ghanaians, adding that the NDC should rather emulate such shining examples and refrain from insults and mudslinging.
"The attacks on Manhyia Palace and the King won't do them any good. They should know that no matter the attacks and character assassination, the Asantehene and the Asante Kingdom will continue to remain strong and recognized across the globe," he emphasized in an interview on HelloFM in Kumasi.
Former President Mahama and the NDC have for the past few days come under barrage of attacks following what many described as gross disrespect exhibited against the Royal King and the Asante Kingdom, after the former President issued a statement challenging an assertion made by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II during an address at the United Nations last week.
Many groups and individuals have condemned the behaviour of the former President and the NDC, calling them to render unqualified apology to the Golden Stool.
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Rubbish! So if the Asantehene lied he should not be told to behave kingly? What does he gain by the lies he peddled? And who says he can’t lie? Have you forgotten the cocaine tag ..?
It's either all these hungry and stomach directed chiefs do not understand the English language or as usual, want to get popular using John Mahama. To begin with, the Asantehene lied against John Mahama. In fact, what he said in the UN Address is very slanderous to John Mahama. Out of respect for the stool he occupies, John Mahama respectfully put out the facts instead of demanding a retraction and apology from the Asantehene. If anybody is attacking John Mahama and NDC for putting out the facts, are those people telling us that the Asantehene is infallible or what? That whatever the Asantehene does and says is sacrossant to the truth and must be obeyed by all? Are they telling us that the Asantehene is a superhuman who cannot err? In 2o13 thereabouts, Akufo Addo and his NPP with their surrogates took on the Asantehene for allegedly bribing judges for John Mahama. The NPP through that Lebanese writer, churned out several allegations against the Asantehene including he having given his daughter to John Mahama as a girlfriend. All these passed. Was it not the same Asantehene? Or is the NPP and their stomach directed chiefs in the Asante kingdom telling us that the Asantehene ceases to be Otumfuour when the issues have to do with the NPP? ***barred word***
The UZLESS Chief of Agric Nzema in Kumasi, Nkansah Boadu Ayeboafo, instead of engaging in chieftaincy matters and finding solutions to the rampant killings in Ashanti Region he rather insults and character assassination of former President Mahama. Ashantes must channel their energies into promoting their culture which is what they know best to the benefit their people and not stealing royalties and killing successors.