Farouk Al Wahab, an international relations expert, has dismissed concerns that the heated public exchange between the Asantehene and Dormaahene over status and influence will degenerate into a wider crisis.
In his view, history has shown that such rifts hardly escalate into confrontations given democratic safeguards and the general awareness on the part of Ghanaians, especially the Ashantis and Dormaas.
Al Wahab, however, admonished the Dormaahene Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II to extend the needed respects to the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II citing two grounds he said were central to Ghanaian culture.
Age and size of the area the Ashanti overlord controls.
“The Ashanti Nation has fought enough, it is the one kingdom in Africa aside eSwatini, that has arranged its affairs properly,” Al Wahab told Okatakyie Afrifa in an interview on Angel FM.
He stressed that no matter now Otumfuo is provoked, the Dormaahene still goes through his territiry when going to Dormaa from Accra, “has he ever been impeded or stopped? No. There is a civilization.”
He added: “Nothing will make some of Dormaahene’s own subjects agree with what he is doing…. Whatever you do, Otumfuo is a big brother to you, are you then using your position to abuse him? I will tell you no… that respect must be given, at least age wise.
“In the post-colonial era, conquests are over but look at age, size of domain and keep the politics at bay because you get it wrong by engaging in that. You are creating animosity,” the expert added.
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
