A revered Chief and political watcher, Etwienana Baffour Oteatuoso Kokoben II, is demanding an immediate apology from Mr. Julius Debrah after the latter once called into question a statement by the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
Speaking on the Wontumi Morning Show, Etwienana Baffour Oteatuoso Kokoben II, pointed out that he was surprised Mr. Debrah could shamefully join the congregation that visited the Manyhia Palace yesterday.
According to him, it would be proper for the former Chief of Staff under Mr. Mahama to write apology letter addressed to the Asantehene after disrespecting him.
It would be recalled that shortly after Otumfuo Osei Tutu II addressed a UN meeting and publicly stated that his palace had to convince former President Mahama to hand over power to President Akufo-Addo, Mr. Julius Debrah, came out to rubbish the statement.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in his address noted that “at the conclusion of the last presidential and parliamentary elections, the country stood on the edge of disaster. The UN representatives and the diplomatic community were aghast; alarmed that Ghana was going to slip down the slope of electoral violence.
“Fortunately, the moral authority of the palace was at hand. We were able to intervene to persuade the losing candidate to accept his fate and fly both candidates for a quiet encounter to pave the way for a handover,” said the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II claimed.
After his statement were made public, Mr. Debrah responded by stating that his boss handed overpower out of his commitment to the rule of law and democracy.
“I state without equivocation that the decision to concede and congratulate Nana Akufo-Addo even before the official results were declared was taken by President Mahama himself without any persuasion from any quarter. On the day President Mahama willingly conceded defeat, he met with then-Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah- Arthur, NDC Chairman Kofi Portuphy, General Secretary of the NDC Johnson Asiedu Nketia, together with some high ranking members of the party and informed them of his decision to call and congratulate Nana Akufo-Addo.
