[ 2016-11-30 ]

Ashanti Youth condemns gross disrespect to Manhyia, Mahama
The Ashanti Youth Association (AYA) has condemned
what it describes as gross disrespect shown to the
Manhyia Palace and the President during the
one-week observation of the late Asantehemaa.

Asanteman was in grief over for the death of the
Queen mother of the Ashanti stool Nana Afia Kobi
Serwaa, Ampem II, the mother of Asantehene Otumfuo
Osei Tutu II.

The 111-year-old queen mother who reigned for 39
years passed early November.
The solemnity of the occasion gave way to chants,
hoots for President John Mahama and his biggest
adversary in December's election Nana Akufo-Addo
suggestive of a political campaign ground;
indicative of the political season the country is
engrossed in.

And it all happened at the Manhyia Palace, much to
the chagrin of some chiefs.
Members of the Asante Youth Association blame the
action of supporters of the
New Patriotic Party (NPP) for what happened.

Speaking at a press conference Tuesday, Vice
President of Association, Dr Ronald Ofori asked
the Party to call its members to order.

He said their attention was brought to the fact
that a "political grouping of some sort was
responsible for heckling members of government who
have come to mourn with us."

Dr Ofori said for them, it is unwelcomed and " an
un-Ashanti act which we wish to categorically
state that we frown upon such a behavior and that
is not who were are as a people."

According to him, when serious matters such as
mourning the Asantehemaa is on the table other
acts of "vile political" nature must not be
injected into it.

The Association is, therefore, calling on the NPP
leadership to call their members to order as such
incidents divide rather than bring people
together.

But a leading member of the NPP and former Mayor
of Kumasi, Maxwell Kofi Jumah says their
accusation is childish.

In an interview with Joy News' Erastus Asare
Donkor, he said the statement is "unfortunate,
irresponsible statement and they should desist
from tying in an august institution like
chieftaincy."

Mr Jumah said there is no way the Party would
apologise for anything as they did not hoot at the
President adding it should rather be said the
people of Kumasi hooted at Mr Mahama and not the
NPP supporters.

Source - Joyfm

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