Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Alhaji Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has received barrage of SMS with threats of harm over comments he allegedly passed regarding the Ashanti Kingdom.
Mr Baako had said he’ll under no circumstance ever kneel before the revered Overlord of Asanteman, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
According to him, he is not a coward and there’ll be no justification for him to ever kneel before the Asantehene.
Speaking on Kokrokoo with Kwami Sefa Kayi, he praised the progressive vision of the Asante monarch and how they are friends but insisted that when it comes to kneeling down before Otumfuo, he will not.
Abdul Malik Kweku Baako made the comment after some top executives of the New Patriotic Party who trooped to the Manhyia Palace to have a word with the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II last week, had no choice than to kneel and beg after the angry King asked them to leave his Palace.
The NPP executives were led by acting General Secretary, John Boadu – who was in the region to campaign – Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, party Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, and Regional Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organization, Kwabena Senkyire.
The Asantehene was reportedly angry over concerns that some members within the NPP government are attempting to pitch him [Asantehene] against the Ohyehene and Akyems.
Threats to harm Mr Baako
“I will come after you at Peace FM and deal with you. I will seize your bag of documents and burn them.”
The above is just one example of messages Mr Baako received over his remarks.
MyNewsGh.com confirmed this information from Kwaku Baako himself who was speaking to Randy Abbey on Good Morning Ghana. He said some of the threat messages he received came from social media users who abused him based on “ethnocentric pomposity”.
“Out there I have seen mounting attacks and threats on social media. I have seen a lot of attacks. Social media…, Mr Baako said.
“If you are a man come to Kumasi and say those things on Hello FM”, another person baited him with a message.
Mr Baako has said that he spoke positively of the Otumfuo on the set day, except when it came to the kneeling part, he said he begged to differ.
That part, unfortunately, is what the media chose to highlight.
Source: mynews
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hehehe asem beba dabi. These ppl paaa
Can't believe this is happening in 21st century! what did kwaku say wrong? By stating his opinion to which he is entitled just like otumfuo? Let those faceless cowards do their worst and they will be dealt with in such a manner that they can't remember the word otumfuo!
Who cares abt Kweku Baako. He's a non entity to be pursued. He's making up a story to attract attention to himself.
Why should any sane person respect such cesspit of authorithy when that authorithy is DISHONEST ; CORRUPT and has no respect for the people and think they are above the law ; the Ashantehene is same ; the full cannot demand respect just because by accident of birth he is the Ashanthene ; in life whether president ; chief or as an elder you earn respect from your people besides you cannot go around listening to gossips and then decide to be angry and want people to come and kneel before you ; Kweku Baako is simply saying I will not do such thing because you only kneel befor Allah or God ; you do not kneel before a man born of a woman ; a mere mortal being called Kweku DUA - A STILLER and A DISGRACE TO ASHANTIS !!!!!
Kweku did not say one thing. He said Otumfuor is his friend and he respects him and even cited his contact with him in South Africa which was very positive. And that he doubts the way he handled this hearsay matter in the public. Which to him Kweku the intelligence of Otumfuor he knows him to have, goes beyond that supposed 'reaction' of his. And that above everything and his respect for him, he would not kneel before him. This is a clear and honest statement. Any meaning which anyone reads into Kweku's statement is mere speculation and whether he was being sarcastic is here not clear. It does not make any sense, therefore, to use speculation to threaten somebody's life, as much as to kill him is idiotic. I would say, as a very proud Asante the pedigree of his predecessors could even invite me to go to war and fight for Asnteman when the need be. And if I would do same this time under the present 'Otumfuo' is very, very doubtful.
let's be truthful to ourselves. Kwaku Baako wasn't invited or provoked to say what he said. it's was total disrespectful. those who knelt before him were not coerced; Kwaku Baako didn't apply common sense at all.
It is really a high time Asantehene started to do something about his image. And to help him do that, we better stop this hypocritical attitude of seeking a blessing from him, a self-centered man, who walks in the shadows of his majestic predecessors. Predecessors, who by their deeds certainly deserved to be accorded the title King of the Ashantis. The question is where does 'Otumfuo' want to draw his majesty from? From flattering, kneeling before him, engaging in a dubious financial transaction, acquiring multi-million mansion in the UK, missing gold in a hotel in an ostensive manner or from his dishonest loyalists who threaten to kill anyone who doesn't feel comfortable to kneel before him. Oh, come on!
That's his own problem. If you think you know everything in this world that's what happens to you. Respect authority.
The Ashantehene is a man who steels from his people buys a house in theUk and SA ; launders money to the UK and some innocent party loses their job ; a man who steels his ancestors ornaments sells them abroad and claims it was stolen; an iditic so called King who allows his Kumasi city to become a 'SHEEET HOOLE' whilst he adorns himself with gold and always fulling Ashantis with this so called 'Akwasidae'creating the impression that Ashantis are some important tribe in Ghana with their fake Kingdom ;there have never been an Ashanti Kingdon it is a MYTH !!!!!;this full should listen to what the Chief of Abuakwa said 'STOP SENDING OUR STOLEN MONIES TO THE WHITEMAN'
Primitive joke, also go to central region where Kwaku Baako comes from and openly issue those nervous empty threats,why text message, ask for where you can located and threaten him in his face , then you will know there is no such a thing as a kingdom in Ghana, Ghana is a republic and our constitution does not recognize kings, you can go and lick your chief's ***barred word*** who cares.