The Abudu Royal Family in Dagbon has denied media reports that it is beating war drum following its alleged stance to forcibly take over the Gbewaa palace towards the final funeral rites of of Ya-Na Mahamadu Abdulai IV.
The family[Abudu gate] said rumours citing an imminent violence, as quoted by some media outlets from the presser held by the Abudu’s is complete falsehood, insisting that” the Abudu family is not for war”
The Abudu’s, according to its spokesperson Alhassan Dokurugu who spoke to Fiifi Banson on Anopa Kasapa on Kasapa 102.3 FM Monday said its position as pertained in their communication was rather to “use all necessary means within the confines of the law to make sure they have the palace for such purposes”
“Inasmuch as the Abudu family is concerned there is no cause for alarm, not in the very least. We said that if by close of Monday, January 25 there is no response we will advise ourselves. So we’ll meet any day after today and take a decision, but I can assure this we’ll be in the confines of the law, ” he stated.
The Abudus gave a week ultimatum at a news conference in Yendi, for the Asantehene led eminent chiefs committee mediating the Dagbon chieftaincy dispute to expedite moves to get the final funeral rites of Naa Mahamadu held at the Gbewaa palace.
The Abudu family said the implementation of the roadmap document is being delayed unnecessarily, adding that it was disappointed by the turn of events so far.
However in a reaction to the development on Kasapa FM, Chief O.S Mahamadu, spokesperson for the Andanis said what has been touted otherwise as an agreement between the two families has never been the case.
He said the provisions in the roadmap were just mere proposals, and cannot be binding as being speculated.
On efforts to get an end in sight of the protracted conflict in the Dagbon enclave, Chief Mahamadu said: “We don’t want war, we want peace, but we’re saying that like the Andanis have been killed twice, we’re not going to allow anybody threatening us to go scot free. We have confidence in the government and security agencies to see that law and order is obeyed. We believe in dialogue, reconciliation and unity”
