Dormaahene pledges to end 'feud' with Otumfuo

Dormaahene Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II has pledged to resolve all misunderstandings and disputes with the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II gave this assurance during a courtesy visit by Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, the presidential candidate of the New Force.

As part of his regional tour to promote his campaign messages, Cheddar visited the Dormaahene’s palace, where he advocated for peace between the Dormaahene and the Otumfuo.

“Otumfuo and Osagyefo are two significant names, and both are chiefs. If it weren’t for the blessings of God, they wouldn’t have become chiefs. But things happen for a reason.

“I came here with drinks to appease you, and I will plead on behalf of Otumfuo as well to cease all grudges between the two of you.

“I, Nana Kwame Bediako, am offering my head for the sake of peace. If the two of you are united, we have peace in Ghana. But if there is separation, then we are also separated. What I am asking them to do, if it doesn’t become possible, they should behead me,” Cheddar said.

In response, Dormaahene pledged to ensure that his efforts to maintain peace with Otumfuo would not be in vain.

“What he said has left me speechless. He has addressed issues that our leaders in the country cannot talk about. Who doesn’t want peace? I have thought about it, and I promise him that his efforts won’t be in vain. If not for Ghana’s 1992 constitution that prohibits chiefs from engaging in politics, I would have declared my support for him,” he said.

Dormahene has been a vocal critic of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II over certain traditional authorities to whom he feels the Asantehene is not entitled.

Despite the lack of a direct reason, it remains a fact that Dormaahene and Asantehene are not friends.

This strained relationship has been evident over the years through various instances of their supposed ‘bad blood,’ as reported in the media.

Dormahene’s latest criticisms of Otumfuo involve a dispute surrounding Fiaprehene’s elevation to paramountcy by Otumfuo, which Dormaahene argues is beyond the Asantehene’s authority.