{"id":205796,"date":"2016-04-11T06:58:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T06:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=205796"},"modified":"2016-04-11T06:58:51","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T06:58:51","slug":"ofosu-ampofo-leads-ndc-team-to-beg-for-atebubu-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/04\/ofosu-ampofo-leads-ndc-team-to-beg-for-atebubu-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"Ofosu Ampofo leads NDC team to beg for Atebubu MP"},"content":{"rendered":"

A delegation from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) led by its Director of Election, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has visited the Atebubu Amanten Traditional area to plead with the chiefs and elders to lift a ban it placed on the MP for the area, Sanja Nanja.<\/p>\n

The NDC MP is reported to have hurled insults at the queen mother on radio after a disagreement.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”UkY2bssOknO8Dc5bExOEhuxfBLOmZqlV”]He was subsequently banned from entering the chief\u2019s Palace and also banned from organizing any programme in the constituency.<\/p>\n

Mr. Nanja later apologized for his actions via radio, but that is\u00a0yet to be accepted by the traditional council.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Citi News<\/strong>, the President of the Atebubu Amanten Youth Association, Asamoah Mensah, said the traditional council will decide his fate following the party\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n

\u201cOfosu Ampofo was here and we briefed him on what has happened. He was here with some members of the regional executives. Nananom has customs and tradition, we the youth have heard about the apology but Nananom haven\u2019t and now he is banned from entering the palace. So if they come to render an apology on behalf of the MP\u2026you cannot plead on the person\u2019s behalf whilst he is not there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr. Mensah further noted that they will meet on April 29, 2016 to decide on the next line of action.<\/p>\n

Sanja Nanja begs for forgiveness<\/strong><\/p>\n

The MP during a media interview said he had withdrawn all the abusive words he used on the queen-mother and the traditional authority and pleaded for their forgiveness.<\/p>\n

\u201c…the queen-mother of Atebubu and I had a misunderstanding which resulted in me hurling insults on her out of anger. I want to use this platform to plead with the queen-mother and all the traditional heads of Atebubu to forgive me and receive me as the son I use to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am putting a lot in place to render a proper form of apology to them; they should please forgive me. The queen-mother didn\u2019t say anything against me. The radio on which I made that statement did not air the queen-mother\u2019s comment to me to listen. I spoke out of anger not knowing what she said. I withdraw all the abusive statements I made,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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