Veteran highlife musician George Darko has dismissed reports that he was arrested by some security operatives Wednesday morning at the Okuapehene palace.
According to him, they were only sent to Koforidua but have since returned to the palace.
The veteran musician, who is the Tufuhene of Akropong-Akuapim with stool name Nana Yaw Ampem Darko, however, confirmed a raid of the palace by persons believed to be National Security operatives.
The operation at the palace, 3news.com gathered, is a follow-up on intelligence that there is a cache of arms stored by a faction in the raging chieftaincy dispute.
Nana Yaw Ampem Darko was not happy with the manner in which the raid was conducted, describing it as too Rambo style.
“They have desecrated the palace,” he said, adding that doors were broken while his attic was climbed into.
“They took us all away and later on brought us back.”
There has been a dispute over the rightful successor to Oseadeeyo Addo Dankwa III, who joined his ancestors in 2015, having reigned for 41 years.
There are two claimants to the Ofori Kuma Stool – Obuobi Atiemo II and Odehye Kwadwo Kesseh Antwi.
A Koforidua court placed an injunction on any of the factions entering the Okuapehene palace.
George Darko commended the swift reaction of the security operatives to the suspicion of arms, sayind prevention is better than cure but was only not happy with the modus operandi.
He suspected that some powers within government are behind Wednesday’s action.
For him, the whole incident is becoming an irony to him especially when one of his own is the president of Ghana.
“When a northerner was ruling my country I was able to speak but now that my own brother is ruling, look at what is happening.”
Source: 3news.com
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Nicky ur interview was good. The minister was not even able to answer whether it was right for them to brake into Okuapehene's palace or not. They know very well that was not right. I was at Akropong and honestly all those who fired guns that day was from Bamuhene's mother's funeral. So how come they are saying it was from the palace. The National Security came to attack but not protect. We all watching whatever is happening at Akropong. We have an MP and she is quite about what is happening coz she is in the same party with Victor Newman who is behind all these. We will never sit down for government to dictate to us when it comes to chieftancy matters. No government chooses a chief for any gown or village. Victor Newman should know his nephew will never be accepted by Akropong folks.
Now Nana Ampem Darko is reading politics into what is going on with who is the rightful heir to the Okuapemman stool. The disgraceful thing they contributed to installing the wrongful person to the Gyasi stool of Amanokrom is what they are experiencing now. Was it political when they all together with the late Okuapemhene disgracefully colluded to have their puppet as Amanokrom hene. Till they do the right think in Amanokrom they will not know peace in Akropong as the ancestors are very angry with what they have done in Amanokrom
If so why did they destroy the palace gates? Even Rawlings time they did not destroy Manhyia. Nana Addo wo y3 Okroponiba. D3n na 3ko so. Wo to aba ma wo aseda wo ma military fo di ma Oseibrom. Hmmm. Aban b3 ba Aban p3 ko. Busa Rawlings!
Define arrest,even if u were detained for 2 minutes without leaving its an arrest,let alone taken to kof town...say u were released!!!
YOU WERE PICKED UP BY THE SECURITY FORCES? THAT'S AN ARREST GEORGE!