The Dormaahene and President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Dr Agyemang Badu II, has cautioned individuals criticising the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, following the submission of the Bawku mediation report to the Presidency.

According to the Dormaahene, some individuals have resorted to insulting the Asantehene after the mediation report was presented.

He described Otumfuo’s efforts as tireless and deserving of commendation rather than criticism.

Speaking on the matter, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Dr Agyemang Badu II noted that the Asantehene was first tasked by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to mediate the long-standing Bawku conflict and was subsequently asked by President John Dramani Mahama to continue the same process.

“When former President Akufo-Addo was in office, he assigned Otumfuo to mediate the Bawku conflict. When President Mahama assumed office, he also tasked him to continue the same process. After his work, I have seen people criticising and speaking against him.

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“The work was very difficult to handle, so those criticising and insulting him should desist from such acts. Some of those insulting him are chiefs, while others are Members of Parliament. These actions must stop,” he stated.

Meanwhile, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has submitted his final report and recommendations on the mediation efforts in the Bawku conflict to President John Dramani Mahama.

In presenting the mediation report, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who chaired the Special Peace Committee established to find a lasting solution to the Bawku Chieftaincy dispute, urged the government to firmly enforce existing laws recognising Zugraan Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II as the lawful Bawku Naba and paramount chief of the Kusasi Traditional Area.

The directive represents the committee’s final and uncompromising advice to President Mahama on the long-running conflict between the Mamprusi and Kusasi groups, which has led to numerous deaths and significantly hindered development in Bawku and its environs.

Presenting the report, the Asantehene stressed that the committee’s position was grounded strictly in Ghana’s constitutional framework and the Supreme Court’s definitive rulings on the matter, rather than on negotiations or customary compromises.

The report reaffirmed the legal status created under the Restoration of Status of Chiefs Law, 1983 (PNDCL 75), which was subsequently upheld by the Supreme Court in 2003.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II emphasised that all traditional authorities are subject to the rule of law and appealed directly to Naa Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, the Nayiri and overlord of Mamprugu, to respect the established legal position, particularly following recent attempts to endorse an alternative claimant to the Bawku skin.

“The mediation efforts carried out by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, in Bawku deserve commendation, given the difficulty of the task he undertook.”

— Dormaahene Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, cautions the public against speaking negatively or belittling the mediation… pic.twitter.com/KEGv6lfZQ6

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