Nathan Kofi Boakye, a retired Commissioner of Police (COP) has called on Ghanaians to cherish Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for the prominent role he plays in the nation’s scheme of things.
According to him, it was the intervention of the Asantehene that facilitated the announcement of the 2016 election results.
Speaking to Kumasi-based Opemsuo Radio, Kofi Boakye, who served as the Ashanti Regional Commander at the time, revealed that Otumfuo engaged all stakeholders to ensure peace prevailed during the election period.
“In fact, when the EC could not announce the result of the 2016 election, it was His Majesty who intervened. It was him (the Otumfuo) who came in for Charlotte Osei to be able to announce the results, I’m telling you plainly.”
“If you know the kind of talks that went on at the Manhyia… Ghanaians must cherish him (the Asantehene) and pray for him to live long,” he said in the Twi dialect.
He reiterated “I’m telling you, if you know the level of talks that went on for the announcement of the results of the 2016 elections… I can’t disclose everything. So, we should give the Asantehene, the respect due him”.
Declaring the 2016 election results could have been disastrous if not for Asantehene's intervention#opemsuoradio pic.twitter.com/17SmR4VRKu
— Opemsuo Radio (@OpemsuoRadio) April 16, 2024
