Former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Joseph Yammin has hit hard at
Nana Nkansah Boadu Ayeboafo, Chief of Agric-Nsima in the Kwadaso
Municipality of the Ashanti region, over what he describes as the
latter’s “useless comments” against former President John Dramani Mahama
and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), MyNewsGh.com
reports.
Mr Yammin boldly admitted on live radio that, he was “insulting the
comments of the chief and not his person”, because his comments smack of
hypocrisy and a needless show of dislike for the national democratic
congress.
Speaking in an interview on Kumasi-based Angel FM monitored by
MyNewsGh.com, the former Deputy Sports Minister faulted the chiefs
surrounding the Ashanti monarch for “being mute at the time that the New
Patriotic Party (NPP) was in opposition and its members were spewing
venom on the Asantehene and calling him names, because they all belonged
to that party”.
This portal reported earlier that, the Chief of Agric-Nsima, Nana Boadu
Ayeboafo had cautioned former President John Dramani Mahama and the
opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to mindful of their
commentary that connotes disrespect to the Asanteman and the King
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
He had sent a strong warning to Mr. Mahama and his NDC never to dare to
rope the Asantehene into their ‘dirty’ and ‘uncensored’ tribal
politicking.
The Chief warned Mr. Mahama and former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah as
well as their party to stay off issues about Asanteman and Manhyia since
the King does not dabble in party politics.
To him, if the NDC does not respect the dignity of Asanteman and its
King, they should be bold to say it rather than hiding behind such
trivialities, adding that ‘no power can bring Asanteman down’, and urged
all in the kingdom to reject any move to bring disgrace to the golden
stool.
Nana Boadu Ayeboafo was reacting to some media publications that
described Otumfuo Osei Tutu II as a liar which has left residents of the
Asante Kingdom fuming with rage over the NDC’s attack on the respected
King.
But the fuming Mr. Yammin would not have any of that and urged the show
host, Kwame Tanko to dissociate himself and the station from his
description of the chief’s comments.