Nana Akwasi Issah V sitting in state
THE NEWLY enskinned Anufor-Chokosi Chief in the Ashanti Region, Nana Akwasi Issah V, has vehemently condemned political violence, saying the menace has the tendency of disturbing national peace.
He has, therefore, warned the citizenry, notably the youth, not to allow anybody to use monetary or any other means to influence them to indulge in acts that could plunge the country into chaos during the December 7 polls.
“The upcoming December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections should be peaceful, so I’m urging the youth not to fall for any influence that would lead them into indulging in political violence,” Nana Akwasi Issah V admonished.
He was delivering his maiden speech after all the necessary traditional rites were performed to enskin him as the new chief of Anufor-Chokosi tribe in Kumasi last Sunday.
Nana Akwasi Issah V, who previously served as the chief of the Chokosi tribe in Kunsu, a farming community in the Ashanti Region, succeeded Alhaji Abubakar Awanu Ouchiri, also known as Alhaji Kotoko, after his demise.
The enskinment ceremony was attended by Chokosi people in the Ashanti Region, as well as prominent people and dignitaries such as Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawasi Constituency.
Also present were Alhaji Musa Akambonga, the Chief of the Frafra Community and President of the Council of Zongo Chiefs in Ashanti Region, a delegation from the Manhyia Palace, the seat of Asantehene and some Zongo chiefs.
The Chokosi tribe has a rich heritage tracing back to the Ivory Coast, where they originated from an area called Anou or Ano. The Chokosi people could be found in Ghana, Benin and Togo.
Alhaji Musa Akambonga, the President of the Council of Zongo Chiefs in Ashanti Region, urged Ghanaians to strive for peaceful coexistence among all tribes and people, stressing that Ghanaians are one people with a common destiny.
According to him, the country could be developed only in a peaceful atmosphere, stressing the need for the citizenry to do away with all acts that have the potential of disturbing the peace of the country.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi