Okofo Dr. Twum Barimah V, Chief of Assin Dansame in the Assin North Constituency in the Central Region has fumed at a widely circulated reportage which depicts him to have endorsed Charles Opoku, candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the area's pending by-election.
According to him, he's a chief for all with an opened arms to every individual devoid of the person's political affiliation.
He emphasized to be forbidden from engaging in politics being the chief he is having unfortunately been touted as such.
The learned chief said this in a press briefing held at his confinement in Dansame.
Okofo Twum Barimah at the presser debunked ever standing anywhere to campaign either for the NPP or for Charles Opoku in the ensuing by-election.
He shared his grieve on how the media has out of fabrication twisted his previous meetings with the NPP candidate to have him tagged as a staunch NPP member.
The chief announced that the last time he made a declaration on Charles Opoku dates back when the NPP held its parliamentary primaries geared towards the by-election after paying a courtesy visit to his palace.
He again stated that the Assin North by-election has helped communities within the constituency facilitate developmental projects it wouldn't have witness on a normal day.
Highlighting, the by-election have engineered his community (Assin Dansame) gain access to street lights and also have their abandoned durbar grounds been attended upon as political parties troop to the area day and canvassing for votes.
He then appealed to the NPP party to redeem its promise made to the people of Dansame to establish a mining scheme at the community.
Source//Sompaonline.com/Eric Annan