The Assin Central Constituency executives of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been held in contempt by the Effutuakwa Traditional Council for violating the customary laws of the Council in the Fosu Municipality of the Central Region.
They are required to present 10 sheep, 6 cartons of Heineken Aromatic Schnapps, and a sum of GHC10,000.00 within a fortnight.
The Party was summoned before the Traditional leaders following reports in the town that they had sacrificed sheep to invoke the river gods, Antoa Nyama and Betinsin, to punish anyone attempting to manipulate the December general election in the Assin Central Constituency.
The NDC had accused the NPP PC of purportedly bringing individuals from Kasoa to shift their votes to the Assin Central Constituency.
The Chiefs and elders were livid that the party officials had invoked curses stressing that invoking of curses is not allowed in the town.
Speaking in an interview with kofitutunews.com, Omanhene of Effutuakwa Traditional Council Okumanini Baffour Asare Kyeahene II made it clear that Invoking of curses is not permitted on Effutuakwa land, the act of invoking curses shouldn’t have happen. It is an act that the traditional authority frowns upon.
Okumanini said If you invoke a curse, and you slaughter a sheep and blood oozes onto the ground it means you are calling for blood. It is a taboo for you to call for the blood of any inhabitant of this community.
“There are dire consequences for the act of invoking curses and we as leaders of this community would not want to experience any calamity that is why we have summoned you here for you to reverse the curses you rained on people. We have to pacify the gods and other spirits on Effutuakwa land for what has happened.”
“As politicians, you eat together, play together but when you meet on radio and TV you act like enemies but we know you guys are friends. So why is it that because of the political power you are searching for, you want to kill people of this land? We’ve never heard John Mahama, Bawumia, Asiedu Nketiah invoking a curse, neither have we heard NPP General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua invoking a curse . So why is that those of you down the political ladder are the ones invoking curses to kill ourselves to gain political power” , Okumanini Baffuor Asare Kyeahene II asked?.
Source:kofitutunews.com/Kofi Tutu
