He made these remarks
when a delegation of traditional rulers from the Mamprungu and Dagbon
traditional areas, paid a courtesy call on him to congratulate on him on
his election victory, and to pledge their support to him.
Nana
Akufo-Addo also reassured the people of Dagbon he would be a strong
partner in restoring the dignity of the Dagbon Kingdom following the
chieftaincy dispute between two feuding royal gates, the Andanis and the
Abudus.
He said “I have no interest in the
domestic matters of Dagbon. All that I need to do is to encourage
everybody to work together so that we can bring progress to our country.
That is my interest.”
“I want to reassure with
the statements I made in Yendi when I came, that I am not the hostage
of anybody in the Dagbon matter. Those statements continue to be true
today.”
Nana Akufo-Addo during his visit to
Yendi whilst campaigning, dispelled some rumours that he was siding with
the Abudu royals in Dagbon.
According to him,
he had no business in meddling with the Dagbon chieftaincy institution
and called for absolute reconciliation and unity in the once vibrant
Dagbon kingdom.
During the courtesy call, the
President-elect said he would be counting on the traditional rulers for
cooperation so that “the issues that have to be resolved are resolved,
and that the Dagbon that all of us have known as one of the most
respected traditional states in our country, becomes that again.”
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