THE NEWLY enstooled Chief of Yonso in the Mampong Municipality in the Ashanti Region, Nana Oduro Boahen III, has vehemently condemned political violence.
According to him, national elections offer a great opportunity for political parties to campaign for votes, with their plans to develop the country “which should be done peacefully”.
In this regard, he admonished all the major stakeholders in the election, especially politicians, to commit themselves to peace both in their utterances and actions to make the polls peaceful.
Nana Boahen III was speaking to journalists after he had successfully sworn the oath of allegiance to his overlord, Nana Kumanin Gyamfi Bonsu, Jamasehene, in the Sekyere East District.
The colourful traditional ceremony, which took place last Thursday, saw eight chiefs separately swearing the oath of allegiance to the Jamasehene in his palace.
Continuing, Nana Boahen III reiterated his call on Ghanaians to play vital roles so that the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections would be peaceful and successful.
The Yonso traditional leader reminded the citizenry that the country could only be developed effectively in an atmosphere of peace, stressing the need to protect the country’s peace.
Besides, he urged chiefs to act as agents of positive change and development in their various traditional areas, giving an assurance that he would soon lead Yonso into prosperity.
The traditional leader, who is passionate about the development of his community, appealed to contractors working on the 1.3-kilometre Yonso road to speed up.
Meanwhile, there were massive celebrations at Yonso after Nana Boahen III was successfully enstooled as their chief. The people said the new chief could develop the area.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi