The National Executives of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) were in Kyebi in the Eastern Region on Thursday, together with the Ashanti Regional Secretary of the party, Mr Kwame Zu, to apologise to the Okyenhene and Okyeman.
Following that, the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council accepted the apology and lifted the ban on the activities of the NDC in the area.
The traditional council imposed a ban on the NDC following an unsavoury remark against the Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II by the Ashanti Regional Secretary of the NDC, Mr Kwame Zu, during an anti-government protest in Kumasi, about four months ago.
Subsequently, the traditional council banned the NDC in all the 940 communities in Okyeman. At a meeting in Kyebi on Thursday, the leadership of the NDC led by its national chairman, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo through the Gyantoahene, Barima Kofi Agyei Twene, pleaded for mitigation from the council.
Other members of the delegation were Mrs Betty Mould Iddrisu and Ambassador Victor Smith. After a closed-door meeting earlier, Mr Zu in the company of leadership of the party was led outside where libation was poured and a ram slaughtered to revoke curses made against him on September 23, 2019, after a demonstration in Kyebi.
An attempt to hang the ram by some irate youth was however resisted by the NDC delegation. After a back and forth discussion, Mr Zu was fined 98 rams and 98 cartons of Schnapps. However, this was reduced to 48 apiece. Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin who was not at the meeting after consultation with some members of the council waived off the fine bringing much relief to the NDC leaders.
Advising Mr Zu, the Okyenhene through his chief linguist Okyeame Barima Kodwo Antwi Boasiako, described the comments of Mr Zu as unacceptable hence the decision of the council to ban the activities of the NDC in the area.
He said the party can now campaign in the traditional area and that Mr Zu should go and sin no more. He used the opportunity to invite the NDC to his 20th-anniversary durbar slated for December 14, 2019, at Kyebi.
For his part, the National Chairman of the NDC, Mr Ofosu Ampofo thanked the council for its magnanimity and gave the assurance that such an unfortunate incident would not happen again. He said the NDC would be fully represented on December 14, to pay homage to Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II.
After the meeting, Mr Zu was whisked away by the police through a back door to avoid being attacked by a charged crowd gathered at the forecourt of the Ofori Panin Palace.
Source: graphic.com.gh
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i would like to know,under the constitution of ghana do any body,chief or king in ghana have the authority to banned a person or any political party in ghana?
The King has forgiven and it is DONE. Ghana moves on Okyenman moves on. As if Akufo Addo has done anything in Kyebi that the people are benefitting from but everyday Akyem this and that forgetting we voted for Owuraku Amorfa over Akufo Addo so we are fair to both NDC and NPP and if I were to be a leader in the NDC I would've stand on my grounds in Kyebi to compete because the PRESIDENT HAS DONE ZERO IN KYEBI AND PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING OUT TO VOTE 2020 SO WHY DO YOU insult us all when there are undecided voters to win over but you've blown the chance.
NDCFUO HO AKYERE WON. NDC RASCALSSS NEVER DO ANYTHING RIGHT. THEY SHALL NEVER STOP APOLOGIZING BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO WISEMEN TO ADVICE THEM. ALL THIS COMES AS THE RESULT OF NDC ROOTS IN OPEN AND SECRET KILLINGS OF THOSE WHO WOULD HAVE BECOME ELDERS IN GHANA. THERE IS A STORY OF A KING WHO ORDERED HIS CITIZENS TO KILL THEIR MOTHERS. ALL THE PEOPLE COMPLIED EXCEPT ONE SMART PERSON WHO MANAGED TO HIDE THE MOTHER. THEN THE TOWN HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM. NOBODY COULD OFFER SOLUTION TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE SMART GUY WENT TO THE HIDDEN MOTHER WHO PROVIDED THE RIGHT ANSWER AS THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. WHEN KING AND PEOPLE DEMANDED TO KNOW HOW HE COULD GET THE ANSWER HE TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS PROVIDED BY HIS MOTHER. EVERYBODY BECAME SURPRISED AND REALIZED HOW STUPIDDD THEY HAD ALL BECOME. NDC HAVE NO REGARD FOR THE ELDERLY. THEY CAME TO POWER BY ELIMINATING ALL THE FORMER HEADS OF STATE AND SOME PROMINENT MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR LAND. AS CONSEQUENCE THEY ARE CURSED WITH LACK OF WISDOM.
NANA YOU NEED NOT TO FORGIVE THIS NDC MAN. NANA NEXT TIME HE WILL INSULT YOU MARE. WAIT AND SEE. JUST LISTEN TO FELIX OFOSU KWAKYE, SAMMY GYAMFI, APPAIAH STADIUM, ASEIDU NKETIA AND MANY OTHERS.ALL OF THEM ARE THE SAME
LONG LIVE GHANA, LONG LIVE Okyenhene