We have not endorsed anyone for appointment as DCE — Apiredehene

The Chief of Apirede in the Okere District in the Eastern Region, Okogyeahene Otoamfom Saforo Okoampah III, has indicated that the people are ready to work with anyone appointed by President John Mahama as the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the Okere District.

The Chief, in a rejoinder, said he had not endorsed any candidate as published in the Daily Graphic on February 3 this year.

The Apiredehene indicated that he had not endorsed the Parliamentary Candidate (PC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Okere in the 2024 election, Prince Henry Anim-Owiredu, to be appointed as the DCE for the district. 

Allegation

The chief also asserted that they had not written any letter to the Presidency calling on the President not to appoint the NDC PC as the DCE.

He, therefore, called on the President to disregard any allegation made against the former NDC PC in the said letter addressed to the presidency.

The traditional leader made the call at the back of an alleged letter sent to the office of the President, indicating the former NDC PC in the Okere Constituency in the last election had been disrespectful towards traditional leaders.

The chief affirmed that they were ready to work with any candidate with the interest of the district at heart and appointed by the President.

The Awukuguahene, Osaberima Opese Konadu II, also in his reaction to the alleged letter dispatched to the presidency, said allegations made against the former NDC PC of being disrespectful against them were palpable falsehood.

He denied knowledge of the said letter, saying he was not consulted and did not support the writing of same by any chief to bring to disrepute the hard-earned integrity of his subject seeking to be the political head of the district.

Osaberima Opese Konadu II affirmed that the said person who “authored the letter will be called and reprimanded when the content of the letter gets to the Okere Traditional Council”.