<<Print>>A group calling itself Okwahuman Development Youth Association in the Eastern Region has called on the Acting President of the Okwahuman Traditional Council, Nana Aseidu Agyemang III to immediately retract his endorsement of President John Mahama’s second term bid.
Members of the group also appealed to the chief to withdraw curses he invoked on detractors of the president ahead of the November polls. The group, in a press release issued and signed by Frank Obibini Takyi, the spokesman, which was copied to Daily Guide, said the endorsement of President and invocation of curses were unconstitutional.
It added that the constitution bars chiefs from engaging in active politics and therefore he must apologize and retract his comments with immediate effect.
Nana Asiedu Agyemang III last Thursday declared his unflinching support for President John Mahama when he stormed the area to inspect and commission some projects in the area as part of his ‘Accounting to the people’ tour. The chief also asked the 77 powerful gods of the area to protect the President on the tour and also deal ruthlessly with all those who would oppose him.
His statement did not come as a surprise to many political watchers, since chiefs usually heap praises on sitting Presidents in order to get into their good books to ensure development in their areas. According to Nana Asiedu Agyemang III, given the good works of the President in Kwahuman and the entire country, he deserves another four-year term.“It is our prayers that because of your love for the country and love for the people of Okwahuman you should get another four years, he said.
He also admonished other presidential aspirants to conduct peaceful campaigns ahead of the November 2016 polls, adding that the aspirants must desist from “speaking ill about their opponents in the course of their campaign.” However, the angry Kwahu youth, who are unhappy with the comments of acting President said, “For nearly eight years we have had a government which has imposed hardship on the people.”
According to the Okwahu Development Youth Association, “The NDC government has a record of high cost of living, unprecedented increases in utility tariffs, depreciation of the cedi, increasing rate of unemployment and many taxes to constrict the already suffering Ghanaians.’’
The statement added that “the youth of Kwahu dream of developmental projects but see none, and we expect any leader from Kwahu who gets the opportunity to speak on issues, to call for development in Kwahu and also the ailing economy that has made many youth jobless and futureless.”
On the contrary, our well respected acting chief of Kwahu Traditional Area who’s also the chief of Abetifi, Nana Asiedu Agyeman lll had the opportunity to talk on issues and could have even requested for more projects.
“In his remarks, instead of him to appeal for more developmental projects in Kwahu, he rather endorsed the incompetence of the NDC government led by President Mahama and assured him of a second hardship term,” the statement underscored.
The angry members of the group therefore called on Nana Aseidu Agyemang III to retract his comments in the media or else they will demonstrate against him.