A Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri-Boahen, has said the rejection of President Akufo-Addo’s Minister-nominee for the Brong Ahafo Region, Kweku Asomah-Cheremeh, by Sunyani Traditional Council will come to nothing.
He however said an attempt by people to promote a back and forth on the matter, could create unnecessary tension in the Sunyani Township, considering that its only one paramountcy out of the many that has raised the concerns.
The Sunyani Traditional Council at a news conference on Thursday, announced their rejection of the Minister-nominee for the Brong Ahafo Region, named by President Nana Akufo-Addo, because according to the council, Mr. Asomah-Cheremeh has over the years disrespected them through unwarranted attacks.
Mr. Obiri-Boahen acknowledged that the council had every right to complain about the nominee, but he suggested that they should have used more appropriate avenues to air their grievances.
In an interview on Eyewitness News, he said, “I believe that to be fair to all of us, the proper thing they ought to have to have done was that they should have put their allegations and their grievances on paper and then submit same to the vetting committee.”
Mr. Obiri-Boahen further downplayed the effect of the grievances of a single Traditional Council.
“We have about 30 paramount stools and traditional councils in this Region. So if one of the 30 decides to raise up a red flag, fair enough; but that is not sufficient justification for people to be reading a lot of meanings into the nomination of the Regional Chairman,” he stated.
Friction was resolved
Mr. Obiri-Boahen also indicated that, President Akufo-Addo and the chiefs had settled the differences during the campaign period in 2016.
“We went to the chief’s palace and the chief raised some issues in the presence of Nana Addo, other chiefs and linguists, and then we said let sleeping dogs lie. There isn’t the need for us to revisit what happened so we were able to bury our differences,” he recounted.
Meanwhile the nominee, once a Regional Chairman for the party, was on the same day Thursday, given a rousing welcome into the Sunyani Township by hundreds of NPP supporters.
Background
During the 2016 election campaign, the Sunyani Chief, Nana Bosoma Asor Nkrawiri,, endorsed the candidate of President Mahama, pledging 80% votes for the NDC.
The NPP’s Regional Chairman then, now the Regional Minister-nominee, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, who is also a lawyer reportedly scolded the chief and reminded him of the constitutional provisions regarding chiefs engaging in active partisan politics.
But the chiefs felt offended by the criticism and demanded an apology, but the Regional Chairman refused to apologize. National executives of the party and Nana Addo were compelled to do so on his behalf when the party visited the region to host it’s conference at the Sunyani Coronation Park.
Source: Today
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The Lawyer ASOMAH has made NANA has lose soo many lands, thats where the hate is.
They gambled with their stools and lost. They should be men enough with balls and destooled themselves and save us the agony of their shame and ssttuuupppiiidddiiitttyy period. What they did was AGJANI 1 ....AGYANI 2 with their stools. Their subjects voted overwhelmingly for NPP and Nana. They took bribes in the form of cars which influence their selfish decision. Chiefs should listen to their subjects before a decision is made. This shows how corrupt and selfish the chieftaincy institution has become. These ssstttuuuupppiiiddd 111DDD111000TTT chiefs can be bought easily. They only think about their stomachs with little respect for their subjects. This is not how it used to be. People buy to become chiefs and try to make capital out of it. Chiefs used to conduct durbars to discuss important issues affecting their communities and solicit opinions and ideas from their subjects before issuing statements true theirs linquist and sub chiefs. What is happening to our chieftaincy institution? They're nothing but greedy self centered bbaassttaaaarrrdddss crooks parading as chiefs to enrich themselves at the expense of their subjects through any means shameful or not. The process of selecting our chiefs is now morally bankrupt. The highest bidders get the nod but not the rightful owner.
These Sunyani chiefs are unrealistic and annoying. They're out of touch with their people. B/A is not Sunyani. They should go to hhheeellll.
the soo called chiefs should shout up.after failing to get 80per for their mahama,they are turned around to do this unnecessary press conference.so far as they neglected their core mandate as chiefs and do politics,we too match them boot for booth.your 80per target was not met so return the monies you took from mahama and stop these unnecessary accusations.fire will burn you one by one in the corrupt palace.
What the Sunyani Chiefs are saying is very pathetic. The appointee is to serve the entire BA REGION and Sunyani alone. The fact is, can GA CHIEFS reject THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA? Absolutely not.