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Asantehene speaks against negative
pronouncements
Kumasi, March 5, Ghanadot/GNA– The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei
tutu 11, has appealed to political party leaders to desist
from engaging in acts and pronouncements that seek to breed
acrimony and divide the people in the country.
He said insults and insinuations would not in anyway help in
the development of the nation.
The Asantehene made the appeal at the Manhyia palace in
Kumasi on Wednesday, during a courtesy call on him by
Professor John Evans Atta-Mills, flagbearer of the NDC.
Professor Atta-Mills, who was accompanied to the palace by a
large number of leading members and supporters of the party,
was to show himself to the Asantehene and Asanteman and also
to dispel the rumour that had been circulating that, he is
seriously ill and therefore could not continue as the
flagbearer of the party.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu, emphasised that what the people were
looking for was how there could be more jobs for the people,
especially the youth to do, improvement in education, health
care delivery, agriculture and the development of the
private sector.
He reminded political party leaders that none of them could
solve all the challenges facing the nation during their
tenure of office and there was therefore, the need for them
to explain to the people, how they could tackle some of the
challenges.
This, the Asantehene said would help convince the people to
vote for them and not the casting of aspersions on their
opponents.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu advised Professor Atta-Mills and the
leadership of the NDC to try to identify what went wrong
that made the people to vote them out of power, package
their messages very well and convince the people on why they
should be voted back to power.
He said the main goal of every political party was for the
development and improvement in the lives of the people there
should be a conscious effort by all parties to promote peace
and unity to ensure the speedy development of the nation.
The Asantehene pointed out that multi party democracy was
necessary for national development and advised all political
parties to engage in civil campaigning in order to reduce
tension and possible conflicts in the run-up to the December
general elections.
Professor Atta-Mills thanked the Asantehene for showing
respect and love for all political parties in the country
and said his pieces of advice had helped the growth of
democracy in the country.
He said what the country needed was peace and unity among
the people to ensure development.
Professor Atta-Mills reiterated that, he was not dead as was
been peddled by some people and was working hard to win the
2008 elections.
GNA
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