As part of his campaign tour before the general election in December, Nana Kwame Bediako, the New Force presidential candidate, made a courtesy call to Osagyefo Oseadeeyo, the Dormaahene, Dr. Nana Freduah Agyemang Badu II.
The young presidential contender briefly discussed the ongoing struggle between the Dormaahene and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, while at the Bono Region’s Palace, where he was respectfully received by the chief and his elders.
Cheddar, who seemed worried about the relationship between the nation’s two most revered traditional rulers, pleaded for peace and offered himself as a lamb as a sacrifice to bridge the gap.
The Dormaahene, on his part, said he admired Nana Kwame Bediako’s courage in addressing such a topic and assured that his calls for unity would not go unanswered.
“It takes great courage for such a young man of 44 years to speak to such an issue,” he said, asking his seniors to applaud Cheddar.
Even though the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have been in power alternately for the previous thirty-two years, the country still suffers, according to the Dormaahene.
He pointed out that he would have publicly expressed his support for Nana Kwame Bediako if it weren’t for the 1992 constitution’s limitations on chiefs, which prohibit them from engaging in political activity.
