The Nkoranza Traditional Council in the Bono East Region has distanced itself from a viral video of some of its elders cursing the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The said elders cursed any of their subjects who vote for the NDC in the upcoming 2024 general election, claiming the Flagbearer of the NDC, John Dramani Mahama, stood up the paramount chief of the area and members of the council for several hours after scheduling a courtesy call with them.

The council, in a statement issued on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, indicated that it had nothing to do with the said video.

It added that the statements made by the people captured in the said video do not reflect its values.

“The Nkoranza Traditional Council wishes to clarify recent false reports alleging that the Traditional Council has expressed outrage and invoked curses against the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its flagbearer, His Excellency the ex-president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, following an alleged missed meeting.

“The Traditional Council categorically denies these claims, as they do not reflect our values or practices. The Council remains committed to fostering dialogue and collaboration with all political entities for the betterment of our community,” part of the statement reads.

It added, “We urge the public to disregard these misleading statements and encourage responsible reporting to uphold the integrity of our traditional leadership.”

Background:

A video shared by Kumasi-based Ashh FM showed the members of the council fuming as they expressed their disappointment with the NDC and its flagbearer for failing to meet them.

According to them, Mahama was scheduled to call the paramount chief of Nkoranza but left the chief and his elders waiting for hours and eventually did not show up.

The elders stated that Mahama and his party's actions were a great disrespect to the area’s paramount chief.

They warned their subjects not to vote for the NDC in the upcoming December 7, 2024, election, and they could be seen in the video invoking curses on any person who votes for the party.

“John Mahama has made us sit here from morning to evening. Anybody who is coming for a rally here should go to (sic). Anybody who votes for this party (the NDC) would die,” one elder fumed in Twi.

Another elder said, “They don’t respect anybody. They have made our chiefs sit here from the morning. They told us they would be coming at 9:00 am, then they changed the time to 6:00 pm, and we have been sitting waiting for them since then. They came to do their campaign, and they have left.”

The linguist of the council also said, “I’m the one who speaks for His Majesty. You told Obrimpong that you were coming, and you made him sit here from 9:00 am to about 8:00 pm and you failed to show up. You arrived in this town and disrespected its chief. If you have disrespected our chief, we are also going to disrespect you throughout Ghana.”

Read the full statement of the council below:



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