[ 2016-11-16 ]

We fully support your presidential bid – Akwamu Council assures Akufo Addo
Nana Asare Akowua, Krontihene of the Akwamu
Traditional Area, on behalf of the Akwamu
Traditional Council, has declared the
“unflinching and unalloyed support” of the
Akwamu Kingdom, to the 2016 presidential candidate
of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo-Addo.

This declaration of support by the Akwamu
Traditional Council, with 20 days to the conduct
of the December 7 election, according to Nana
Asare Akowua, is because “he (Nana Akufo-Addo)
is an Akwamu, and will do the job.”

He said, “Had it not been his (Akufo-Addo’s)
quest to ascend the highest office of the land, we
had a stool in Akwamu for him – the Nana Bakai
stool. If he is, thus, seeking the Presidency of
the land, we back him fully.”

The Krontihene of the Akwamu Traditional Council
made this known on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at
Atimpoku, in the Asuogyaman constituency, when the
NPP flag bearer interacted with electorates, as
part of his 4-day campaign tour of the Eastern
Region.

In the presence of thousands of residents and NPP
sympathizers at a night rally held at Atimpoku,
Nana Asare Akowua, reiterated that “because he
is one of us, I am, on behalf of the Akwamu
Kingdom, stating here and now, that we are going
to vote massively for him so he wins the
elections.”

He added, “When the handing over ceremony is
being done, power will be handed over to Nana Addo
Dankwa Akufo-Addo. On 7th January, we are sending
a son of the Akwamu Kingdom to occupy the seat of
government.”

Nana Asare Akowua, also used the opportunity to
publicly dissociate itself from recent comments by
its acting president, Osuogyasono Yaw Boadu IV
against Nana Akufo-Addo.

Osuogyasono Yaw Boadu IV is reported to have said
that the Council will perform rituals to remove
the image of the NPP presidential candidate from
the ballot papers during the December 7
elections.

“Akwamus have no rituals that influence
elections. We wish to assure the people of Ghana
that we do not engage in rituals to delete
contestants from the ballot paper. We cannot
remove someone from the ballot paper spiritually.
What our brother said was out of exuberance and
over excitement, and, perhaps, he wanted to say
something to please some people,” he said.

Nana Asare Akowua, thus, appealed to the “Nana
Akufo-Addo and the NPP not to pay heed to the
statements made by our brother (Osuogyasono Yaw
Boadu IV). Kindly ignore it completely.”

Source - Kasapafm

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