[ 2017-02-27 ]

Tahidu Abdul-Razak

Chiefs deny writing to presidency to select Tahidu as DCE
Chiefs in the Chereponi District have rubbished
reports linking them to a preferred candidate for
the position of District Chief Executive for the
area.

The chiefs describe as ‘fabricated lies’ a
report that said 14 chiefs in the district had
written a letter to the President, nominating one
Abdul-Razak Tahidu as the DCE for Chereponi. The
chiefs say the publication is a deliberate set-up
‘orchestrated for political expediency’ adding
that the report must be treated with the contempt
it deserves.

Read below the full statement by the chiefs of
Chereponi on the appointment of a District Chief
Executive for the area.

We the respected chiefs in the Chereponi District
attention has been drawn to a publication in the
print media on February 21, 2017 which stated that
14 chiefs from the district have written a letter
to H. E., the President, Nana Adu-Dankwa Akuffo
Addo to nominate one Abdul-Razak Tahidu as DCE for
Chereponi. The Chiefs in the district wish to
categorically, and without any shred of doubt
state that the said publication linking chiefs to
an attempt to influence the selection of a DCE for
Chereponi is fabricated and outright lies,
orchestrated for political expediency and must be
treated with the contempt it deserves. No chief in
Chereponi has endorsed, or openly expressed their
support for any candidate. It is unfortunate and a
mark of desperation on the part of the author.

As traditional leaders, we know our constitutional
duties. We respect the process of selecting DCEs
and will never stand in the way of due diligence.
We want to assure the President and the NPP party
hierarchy that we have confidence in the process
of nominating DCEs and we trust that the President
of the republic will nominate for Chereponi the
most qualified, experienced and trust worthy
person to lead the development agenda of the
district.

In the interest of peace, tranquility and
preservation of the dignity and honour of Chiefs
in the district as well as despair any doubt in
the minds of other contestants for the DCE
position in Chereponi and all persons in the
district, we demand an immediate retraction and
withdrawal of the publication and to offer
unqualified apology to all chiefs in the Chereponi
district.

Source - GhanaWeb.com

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