The Andani Family has accused government of attempting to facilitate a repeat of the 2002 palace massacre where the then Dagbon Overlord and many other sub-chiefs were killed.
In what appears to be a total collapse of the Asantehene-led peace talks, the family has accused the NPP government of moves contrary to the recommendations mutually agreed by the committee.
The family at a news conference on Wednesday in Tamale said a government delegation headed by the National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah had already taken actions that bore same resemblances to what preceded the three-day assault on the Old Gbewaa palace that led to the death of Yaa-Naa Yakubu Andani II.
Specifically, The family claims that the National Security Minister had already met the Kug Naa and announced to him government preferred candidate for the position of the Yaa Naa.
They allege also that government had given permission to the Abudu family to occupy the Gbewaa Palace for the funeral of Naa Mahamadu Abdulai.
Giving chilling details of how the murder of the Yaa Naa unfolded, the family insisted that “evidence abound to support the claim that the murder of the Yaa Naa was politically motivated involving some highly placed NPP government officials”.
The family warned that the National Security Minister and government were walking in the path that led to the 2002 massacre by his utter display of contempt for the customs and traditions of Dagbon.
“Clearly, the provision in the Kan Dapaah delegation, which allows the family of the Mahamadu Abdulai to occupy the Gbewaa palace for one week to perform the funeral of the said Mahamadu Abdulai is a continuation of the process that led to the murder of Yaa Naa Yakubu Andani II. We have no doubt in our minds that the NPP government is hell-bent on fulfilling their earlier promise to the Mahamadu Family”
The immediate family of the murdered Yaa Naa cautioned the minister to stay away from traditional matters of Dagbon to those customarily entrusted with such responsibilities.
They repeated calls for the arrest and prosecutions of the killers of Naa Andani II, adding that, “there can never be any talk of performing the funeral of our murdered father”.
The family also vowed to resist, by any means necessary, attempt by government to grant access to the Abudu family to perform the funeral of Naa Mahamadu Abdulai at the old Gbewaa Palace.
The conference addressed by an elder son of the late Naa Andani, Abdulai Yakubu Andani concluded by saying, “allowing the Abudus to perform the funeral at the palace would be a desecration of the memory our fathers. The year 2017 will not be like the year 2002”.
Source: Eliasu Tanko/starrfmonline.com
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Brothers from north, please sit and resolve your own differences because no one can solve the problem for you.
One question people writing on this platform have to ask is "why is that anytime NPP comes into power such things happen'? Instead of castigating our Northern brothers, let us pause and reflect on this question. Why this particular group? They pretend to be 'angels' but...
Why peacefmonline? have you turn yourself into NPP or government machinery. Why have you chose not to publish my comment which has no profane or insults. Is it because my stand is not in support to NPP idealogy? I am ashamed by this standard. are you also in the pocket of government.
I STRONGLY AGREE WITH EARLIER COMMENTS.WHO CAN SOLVE THIS MESS FOR THEM?THEMSELVES,AND THEY ARE NOT READY.HOW CAN ORDINARY CITIZENS BE ISSUING THREATS TO STATE SECURITY APPARATUS?YOU ARE REALLY DIFFICULT GUYS.LEFT TO ME ALONE,THE CHIEFTAINCY INSTITUTION SHOULD BE SCRAPED ENTIRELY.CUZ MOST OF OUR SOCIETAL PROBLEMS ARISE FROM THIS VERY INSTITUTION.LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ACCRA.ALL LANDS MUST BE TAKEN BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT.DO WE HAVE THIS ***barred word*** CHIEFTAINCY ISSUES IN THE DEVELOPED WORLD? #COLLAPSEALLCHIEFTAINCIES
You people are just a shame to humanity. What kind of human beings are these? I will advise government to just leave them. If they fight, let them kill themselves. What can a third party do if you the feuding parties are not prepared to agree on anything? You blame everyone else besides yourselves, so how can the problem ever get resolved?
If these people think it through fighting that they can resolve the feud then I ask government to allow them to fight till a winner emerges.No one has created or is creating any platform for what you termed massacre of the 2000.You think you can fight please fight.Your emotional outburst describing the killing of the Yaa Naa will not help your stance.Your stance is to fight.Be men enough and fight your siblings and find the rightful Yaa Naa.Government is not interested in who becomes the next Yaa Naa.You start peddling such falsehood just to incapacitate state officials from performing their legitimate duties.Just like Dagbon,all other places with chieftency issues should be treated like what i've suggested if they will not allow common sense to prevail
You people can fight all you want, now we are tired. Is it a case of 'NORTHNERS ARE DIFFICULT'? Your priorities are just wrong.
It seems it is only God who can intervene and bring peace and reconciliation in this matter. Any human mediator seems partial to one side or the other. For the sake of peace we must all pray to God Almighty to help in this matter. Let us seek God for His intervention because His wisdom id past human comprehension. May God help us.