Member of Parliament for Zebila, Cletus Avoka has condemned the enskinment of new Chief for Bawku in Nalegiru on Wednesday, February 15.
He said the action is null and void.
Mr Avoka said this at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday after leading five Members of Parliament from the Kusaug traditional area to register their disapproval of the enskinment.
“It is unacceptable, and should not come from a person of his stature. Such purported enskinment is null and void and will not be recognized by any institution under the 1992 Constitution.
“The government of Ghana must take every step to ensure the maintenance of peace and security and hold perpetrators of this criminal act accountable,” Mr Avoka said.
The government has also condemned the enskinment of a new Bawku Naba.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Information said Naa Asigri Azoka I is still the Bawku Naba.
The King of the Maprugu Traditional area Naa Bohugu Mahami I was reported to have enskinned Alhaji Seidu Abagre as the new chief for Bawku on Wednesday, February 15 at the Nayiri Palace in Nalerigu.
But the government in a statement condemned the act and directed the security to arrest anyone who holds himself as such.
“The Government condemns developments in Nalerigu today February 15, 2023, concerning the purported enskinment of a new Bawku Naba as illegal and a threat to National Security,” the government said.
“Government further reiterates that Naa Asigri Azoka I is the Bawku Naba, duly gazetted and a member of the National and Upper East Regional House of Chiefs.
“The security agencies have therefore been directed to arrest and prosecute any other person who holds himself as Bawku Nana,” it added.
By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana
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