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  • Ag Head of Sunyani Traditional Council lauds Bawumia for being a ‘fine gentleman’

    Ag Head of Sunyani Traditional Council lauds Bawumia for being a ‘fine gentleman’

    The acting President of the Sunyani Traditional Council, Nana Kwaku Sarbeng II, has expressed admiration for Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia’s conduct and demeanor in both his national and personal roles.

    Nana Kwaku Sarbeng II referred to Dr. Bawumia as a “fine, fine gentleman” deserving of the accolades he receives.

    Nana Sarbeng II praised the Vice President during Dr. Bawumia’s visit to events commemorating the official One Week observance for the late Nana Bosoma Asor Nkrawiri II, the Paramount Chief of the Sunyani Traditional Area, on behalf of the Sunyani Traditional Council.

    Despite the Council not having officially informed the government of the chief’s passing and funeral arrangements, Dr. Bawumia visited the chiefs to offer his condolences as part of his nationwide engagements with NPP delegates in preparation for the party’s upcoming Presidential Primaries.

    The Paramount Queen mother of the Sunyani Traditional Area, Nana Akosua Duaa Asor Sika Brayie II and other members of the Sunyani Traditional Council commended government for the ongoing developments in the area, and urged Dr Bawumia to remain focused and help to deliver on the promises made to Ghanaians.

    “Since I have known Dr Bawumia, I have never seen him insult or attack anyone. I have never seen him even angry. He is a fine, fine gentleman, and I strongly hope that his prayers and wishes will be granted,” he added.

    Vice President Bawumia was accompanied by the MP for Sunyani West who also doubles as Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Hon Ignatius Baffuor Awuah; Minister for Health and MP for Dormaa Central, Hon Kwaku Agyemang Manu; Bono Regional Minister Hon Justina Owusu Banahene, and other party and government officials.

    The late Nana Nkrawiri Ii, who ascended the throne on March 17, 1980 was born on Friday May 31, 1946 and passed on to glory aged 76 in July 2022.

  • African traditional religion practitioners plead for public holiday

    A coalition of African traditional religion practitioners in the country, has called on government to institute a public holiday in honour of the faith, just as has been done to Christians and Muslims.

    According to the group, led by New Gavriel Enlightenment Traditional Church, traditional religion deserves such consideration since it was recognised by the 1992 Constitution.

    Article 21(a) and (c) of the 1992 Constitution provides respectively that “all persons shall have the right to: freedom of thought, conscience and belief, which shall include academic freedom and [the] freedom to practice any religion and to manifest such practice”.

    This according to the founder and leader of the Church, Torgbui Anaglasi required the state to give equal recognition to all faiths including traditional religion.

    Torgbui Anaglasi, made the appeal at a press briefing held at Somanya in the Eastern Region on Wednesday.

    He explained that on July 9 and 10 every year, deities all over the world embarked on a journey to the spiritual realm to account for their deed to the Supreme Being as a result; it would be the ideal period for the practitioners to showcase their deities.

    “Deities all the over the world embark on a journey to the spiritual realm to render accounts to the Supreme Being upon which they are further fortified to continue saving human lives as such must be celebrated after a successful journey” he added.

    The day, he explained if instituted, would bring practitioners together to impact the new generation the true importance of traditional practices and customs, which are sacred and devoid of criminal activities.

    Torgbui Anaglasi expressed regret that some practitioners or fetish priests were engaging in acts that dragged the name of the religion into disrepute.

    He said “no true practitioner or fetish priest must shed or pour human blood; this cannot be accepted as true practice of tradition. As fetish priests we are to heal with herbs and spirit and to protect lives, not to take lives.”

    Torgbui Anaglasi advised practitioners not to consider money more than human life, and urged them to help expose those destroying the noble and humble practice of the religion.

    He advocated stiffer punishment for people engaging in criminal activities in the name of the African traditional religion, and appealed to the public to “refrain from lumping all traditional practices as evil and also stop casting a slur on their families as they may end up accusing the wrong people .”

    He stressed “we have the Atigali, Nana Tongo, Kpakpaklidi, Azor, Kwaku, Alafia, Brekudi and many more with each knowing how to practice and worship, and do not kill human beings”,

    Torgbui Anaglasi cautioned the public against the get rich quick attitude in order not to fall prey to swindlers and magicians who parade as fetish priests.

    He urged the National Communication Authority to promulgate a law to ban money doubling scenes being displayed on television stations adding “We are calling on managers and owners of media houses not to allow money to rule their conscience but be guided by patriotism, love for fellow human and most likely the vulnerable,” he added.

    Torgbui Anaglasi said a team would be dispatched to Kyebi to plead with the Over Lord of the Akyem Traditional Area, Okyehene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, to reconsider his decision to close down all shrines under his jurisdiction.

    He, however, said “the Okyehene is right in taking that decision, but we have to plead for him to temper justice with mercy because he may or would end up throwing all of us including the good ones away”.

    Source: ghanaiantimes.com.gh

  • Sunyani Traditional Council denies ordering beating of residents not in funeral attire

    The Sunyani Traditional Council has denied ordering men to beat residents in its vicinity who were flouting customs during the funeral rites of the queen mother of the area.

    The council faced some criticism after a social media video showed men, described as palace executioners, beating residents who were not in funeral colours for the mourning of Nana Yaa Nyamaa Poduo II.

    A video also showed a couple of officers of the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) also beating a resident.

    A representative of the Sunyanihene, Kofi Adom Manu, admitted on Eyewitness News that “certain things went wrong but not [to the extent] of what you have been seeing.”

    “The Omanhene and the Abrafour are educated people and have been taught how to maintain order and how to do things. From the onset, we experienced a lot of miscreants,” he added.

    Meanwhile, the Bono Regional Police Command has stated that calm has returned to the area.

    In an interview with Citi News, the Bono Regional Police Crime Officer, Chief Superintendent Nana Kwaku Dua, said a consensus has been reached with the traditional authorities to ensure their men are kept in check

    “Calm has returned to the area. There is nothing to complain about. Police have mounted a very strong operation and wee have also met the traditional authority. Those who were carrying out such actions will not be allowed to do that,” he said.

    In an earlier statement, the Regional Police Command also noted that it had ordered an immediate inquiry into the incident.

     

    Source: citinewsroomÂ