The Acting General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu has clarified why some leading members of the party knelt before Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
According to Mr. Boadu, they took the action to plead for clemency in a bid to assuage Otumfou’s anger, however, he did not say exactly what they had done wrong.
There were media reports suggesting that the Asantehene was angry because of claims that some persons close to the government of attempting to pitch him [Otumfuo] against the Akyem tribe [in the Eastern Region].
The reports claimed that Mr. Boadu, who is contesting for the substantive General Secretary position of the NPP, had gone to the Manhyia Palace last to seek Otumfuo’s blessing when the incident occurred.
According to Mr. Boadu, he was accompanied by the NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, and a host of other NPP stalwarts.
“We saw from his [Otumfuo’s] speech that there was something going on that he was unhappy with….he was complaining about it. You know that as part of our culture, if you are a child you can’t have a dispute with an adult and be guiltless. No matter what, because we were in front of a revered person, we had to give him the necessary respect. So that is why when he started complaining and we realized that from the way things were going, we had to plead for forgiveness,” he said on Asempa FM Friday.
Mr. Boadu said when they realized that the conversation was becoming sour, “those of us in front had to kneel and plead with him [Otumfuo]…you can’t plead with someone while standing on your feet.”
He said after kneeling for a while, Otumfuo “subsequently told us to get up.”
Source: citinewsroom.com
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WHAT CAN THE ASHANTE DO ?you have spoken well. I have nothing meaningful to add
WHAT CAN THE ASHANTE DO ? You have spoken well. I comment no further.
Massa;YOU GAIN RESPECT FROM YOUR SUBJECTS YOU DO NOT DEMAND RESPECT FROM YOUR SUBJECTS AS THIS IDIOTIC ASHANTEHENE SEEM TO PORTRAY IN SOCIETY AS THE HIGHEST BEING WHO IS ABOVE THE LAW AND REPROACH !!!!!!!!!!; sometimes you think why do some people with sound intellectual capabilities behave the way they do and for John Boadi -IT IS SAD !!! because people respect this guy for his intellectual initiative -this is NOT NORMAL !!!!; how can a human being go kneel before a MERE MORTAL as the Ashanthene ; how can a whole party descend into this idiotic senseles mode of kneeling before this KROOKED Ashanthene who has painted himself with the faeces of poltics ; stilling and money laudering and low morality because these are facts ; John Boadi and these idiotic NPP party members should learn that it is only the higher unseen creator that you kneel down to beg for your ills and accept GRACE from NOT ASHANTEHENE !!!!!!; WHO IS THE ASHABNTEHE ? the man is just a CHIEF and amongst many other Chiefs in Ghana that you never hear of causing mischief and disgrace to the people of Ashante ; the man adorns himself with gold and portrays his existance as this progressive KING ; but frankly it is FAKE !!!!besides what is it that the NPP did that John Boadi and others out of their STOOOOOPIDY have to kneel before this mis informed Ashantehene; why does this Chief of the Ashantes listen to gossips and tales and then start making a moutain out of a mole hill-VERY SAD !!!!!besides why is he so paranoid ; the TRUTH is that Nana Addo an Akyem has no time for this idiotic full called Ashantehene; he has lost his respect with the NPP government because the Ashanthene was involved with JOn Mahama a krook and a thiff who bankrupted Ghana ; today Ashante land including Kumasi is as dirty as a pigs stile and what does the Ashathene do ; he rather stills the gold and lauders moneies of Ashanti people ; GO ON THE STREETS OF KUMASI TODAY AND SEE THE FILTHY A CITY FULL OF A CESSPIT OF MISGUIDED FULLS !!!!!FOLLOWING AN IDITIC DONKEY LIKE THE ASHANTHENE !!!!
In as much as you have to respect your elders and for that matter any chief including the Asantehene, NPP must note that the the success or failure and winning 2020 or otherwise will depend on how they are able to improve the lives of the people through good economic policies. The government should just ignore him. The people of Ghana who voted for the NPP in 2016 did not do so because of the prompting s of the Asantehehe. After all, if he wants to be mischievous against the ruling government, he must be taken on. In what state did his friend John Mahama left the Ghanaian economy.
JGEE who is JESUS, do you know him. If you do know him you won't even sent that comment. You need to repent and please don't allow politics to lead you to the path of destruction.
OH! PEOPLE ASHANTEHENE IS JUST A MORTAL BEING. STOP THIS ***barred word*** OF KNEELING BEFORE HIM.KNEEL ONLY BEFORE GOD ALMIGHTY.ASHANTEHENE IS A POLITICIAN NOT A CHIEF.AN NDC POLITICIAN SO BEWARE.HE IS NOT EVEN A KING.THE ONLY KING IS JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETETH.
JB,you still haven't said anything about your mission in manhya That palace isn't jubilee annex You should tell the chief to stop the hypocrisy and be aware that he is a politician and we will treat him a such He is ranting too much,is he the only tribal chief in Ghana? He's soo bitter since Nana became President Gabby has done nothing wrong