A former Director of Ghana School of Law, has indicted President Nana Akufo-Addo for meddling in the Okuapeman chieftaincy matters by backing one of the two claimants of the Akuapem Stool by name Kwadwo Kesse who got a paltry two votes at a conclave of senior female elders of Akuapem against five votes obtained by Nana Obuobi.
Why and how the President of the land, would be backing the loser of the votes by conclave, is beating the imagination of the respected senior lawyer, Kwaku Ansah-Asare; and he insisted that the President, would have been impeached by now, if Ghana was a serious country because what he is doing was an impeachable offense against the Constitution.
According to Mr Ansah-Asare, he has a document in which the President vowed that he was going to ensure that Kwadwo Kesse, the loser of the conclave, was accepted as Akuapemhene, by all.
Last month, Kwadwo Kesse ,outdoored a sister of the President, as the Abrewatia of Benkum Kyeame Abusua of Akropong-Akuapem. It was attended by many state officials, including the President and his wife.
Mr Ansah-Asare, argued that that assurance from President Akufo-Addo, was “needless” as he does not have the power to select, nominate, elect, enstool and install anyone as Akuapemhene, because it is not part of the constitutional roles of the President.
That power, Mr Ansah-Asare said is the sole preserve of the senior female elders of Akuapem, as well as the Queenmother of Akuapem under Article 277 Clause 1, hence the President must stay away from the Okuapeman chieftaincy matters, including using the Police to frighten people who are against Kwadwo Kesse.
“I am not accusing the President, I am saying he is interfering, and I am also saying that he cannot deny that he is behind the chieftaincy crisis in Akuapem. If he stops, there will be no crisis. He is behind Kwadwo Kesse. Now the whole world should know that the person he is projecting has been convicted by the High Court for Contempt of Court, for disobeying the orders of the court not to do anything whilst the chieftaincy matter was pending”, he said.
Mr Ansa-Asare continued, “now if the matter is pending before the Supreme Court, can any gazette anyone as a chief? No! When he does that, he is violating the Constitution. If Ghana, were to be a serious nation, the President would have been impeached by now for violating the Constitution. I have said it before, he should not do that. Everyone must keep to his line. He should play his role and live a legacy.
Source: theherald
