Source: GhanaWeb
The day Tuesday, November 27, 2012, has come and gone. It marked a very historic and significant milestone in Ghana’s democratic journey. It would perhaps, be an indelible imprint/blueprint for posterity. History was made in Kumasi. The venue was the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology’s Great Hall. His Majesty, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, the pivot of the Ashanti Kingdom, ensured that his dream child was born on that eventful day and truly he was born. As the proponent of that colourful event, it was not a surprise therefore that he was gorgeously dressed and clad in one of his best and never-seen-before traditional Kente cloths matched with priceless and meticulous ornamental gold rings on the two opposite ring fingers and special symbolic leather talisman on his head for very special occasions such as this. He was surrounded by Ghana’s two ex-presidents, Jerry John Rawlings on his right and John Agyekum Kufuor on his left. The seating arrangement was, however, a delight to watch our former presidents on the television sets who, occasionally, were in a tete-a-tete with the Otumfuo seated in the middle. On the right side of these distinguished gentlemen and on the left side of our television sets were seated in grand style, the members of the National Peace Council, the National House of Chiefs, Her Ladyship, the Chief Justice, Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, some leading members of the Institute for Democratic Governance and probably, an empty seat meant for Dr. Kwadwo Afari Djan, who was very conspicuously missing from the action spot to give room for suspicion. His absence till now continues to give room for speculations as to why such an important occasion, he failed to attend.
SUMMARY – Generally, the solemn and memorable occasion were delightful, but still, wonder whether there would be any positive defiance to the peace accord despite the live telecast. His Eminence, Maulvi Wahab, Emir of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, gave the closing prayer.
By: kofiappiah2002@yahoo.com