President John Dramani Mahama will today pay a
courtesy call on the Okyenhene and President of the Eastern Regional House of
Chiefs, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, at Ofori Panin Fie, Kyebi.
The
visit forms part of President Mahama’s re-election campaign tour of the Eastern
Region.
However, Bismarck Tawiah Boateng and Apau Wiredu Haruna, Eastern
Regional National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman and Youth Organizer
respectively, will not be among the team.
This is because the two were
recently banned from entering the king’s palace for reportedly disrespecting the
Okyenhene over the past three years.
The two NDC executives were said to
have insulted Osagyefuo, leading to the traditional authorities banning them
after they had refused to render an apology.
A number of NDC activists
have been banned by some traditional authorities across the country over
reported insulting behaviours.
The Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council in a
letter signed by its Assistant State Secretary, D.M. Ofori-Atta, reminded the
leadership of the NDC that the ban on Tawiah Boateng and Apau Wiredu Haruna
still holds.
The letter, which was in response to an earlier letter from
the Regional Minister, Mavis Ama Frimpong, indicating President Mahama’s visit
to the palace today, October 27, 2016, said, “We believe strongly that we have
the right to expect that your outfit will be committed to take steps to ensure
that the campaign delegation excludes the banned Eastern Regional Executives to
avoid any protocol breach.
“This will be necessary to safeguard the
existing cordial relations between Okyeman and the Government of the
NDC.”
The Okyeman Council however, assured the leadership of the NDC that
the usual royal courtesies of the Okyenhene would be accorded President
Mahama. |
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