{"id":80733,"date":"2015-01-09T09:26:56","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T09:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=80733"},"modified":"2015-01-09T09:51:14","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T09:51:14","slug":"manhyia-guards-sacked-yentie-obiaa-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=80733","title":{"rendered":"Manhyia guards sacked over \u00a0\u2018Yentie Obiaa\u2019 video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some security personnel at the Manhyia Palace in the Ashanti region have been sacked after a video recording which captured President Mahama and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu dancing, \u00a0went viral.<\/p>\n<p>The Chronicle,reports that the dismissed security personnel have been replaced.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that security at the Palace has also been intensified with the introduction of strict criteria to regulate individuals who have access to the inner chamber.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The controversial \u2018Yen tie Obiaa\u2019 video <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The video of a royal party held at the Palace showed Otumfuo and President Mahama dancing heartily to the popular \u2018Yentie Obiaa\u2019 song composed by one of Ghana\u2019s popular Highlife artistes, Charles Kwadwo Fosu, also known as Daddy Lumba.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mahama-otu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-80734\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mahama-otu.jpg\" alt=\"mahama otu\" width=\"523\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mahama-otu.jpg 523w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mahama-otu-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The video, \u00a0which went viral on social media, attracted intense criticism from some Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J_f_NRZUZDE\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Though there was no immediate information about who was actually responsible for the recording and leakage of the tape, security personnel around the Otumfuo\u00a0were held responsible for failing to regulate activities during the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>They were also reprimanded for allowing videos and photographs \u00a0of the king and the President to be taken.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EfeAnsah\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @EfeAnsah<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s) [0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some security personnel at the Manhyia Palace in the Ashanti region have been sacked after a video recording which captured President Mahama and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu dancing, \u00a0went viral. The Chronicle,reports that the dismissed security personnel have been replaced. 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