The Dormaahene and President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Dr Agyemang Badu II, has cautioned individuals attacking the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, over his role in mediating the Bawku conflict, following the submission of the mediation report to the Presidency.

He said it was unacceptable for critics to resort to insults against the Asantehene after the completion of a task entrusted to him by successive governments, describing Otumfuo’s efforts as demanding and worthy of appreciation rather than condemnation.

According to the Dormaahene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was initially appointed by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to lead mediation efforts in the long-standing Bawku conflict and was later asked by President John Dramani Mahama to continue the process.

“The work was extremely difficult. When former President Akufo-Addo was in office, he assigned Otumfuo to handle the Bawku issue, and President Mahama also asked him to continue. After all this effort, it is worrying to see people criticising and insulting him,” he said.

He added that some of those involved in the attacks include chiefs and Members of Parliament, stressing that such conduct must stop.

Meanwhile, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has formally presented his final report and recommendations on the Bawku mediation to President John Dramani Mahama. The Asantehene chaired a Special Peace Committee tasked with finding a lasting solution to the protracted chieftaincy dispute in the area.

In the report, Otumfuo urged the government to strictly enforce existing laws recognising Zugraan Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II as the lawful Bawku Naba and paramount chief of the Kusasi Traditional Area.

The committee described its recommendations as firm and definitive, noting that they were based on Ghana’s constitutional framework and binding Supreme Court rulings, rather than negotiations or customary compromises.

The report reaffirmed the legal position established under the Restoration of Status of Chiefs Law, 1983 (PNDCL 75), which was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2003.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II emphasised that all traditional authorities are subject to the rule of law and appealed to the Nayiri, Naa Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, to respect the established legal position, particularly in light of recent attempts to support an alternative claimant to the Bawku skin.