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Desist from endorsing candidates - Asantehene warns chiefs
Addressing the Ashanti regional House of Chiefs, Otumfuo said chiefs should be seen as being neutral in the eyes of their subjects.
Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
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“All the various parties are in your communities so desist from openly showing that you belong to one side, because you serve and lead all of them.
“As humans, when you go to the booth on Election Day, nobody can tell you who to vote for; that is your choice and nobody can stop you from voting for your preferred candidate. What I urge you, however, is that don’t go showing support for any of them for your people to know where you belong,” he stated.
He was however quick to add that chiefs could go ahead and appreciate government for infrastructural projects undertaken in their area.
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“...If government does something for you and you want to express your appreciation, that is not against the law, and there is nothing wrong with that. But showing support for any of the candidates and political parties is not allowed by our tradition so be careful as chiefs”.
There is a raging debate over the participation of chiefs and traditional leaders in active politics considering the provision of Article 276 Clause 1 of the 1992 constitution which states that, “A chief shall not take part in active party politics; and any chief wishing to do so and seeking election to Parliament shall abdicate his stool or skin”.
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