When traditional authority speaks with raw, unvarnished anger, the nation ought to sit up and pay attention.A sharp warning shot echoed from the stool room of Kukuase. Odeneho Kwabena Amponsah Kyere, the Kukuasehene, aimed his words directly at prominent religious leaders, and the target was impossible to miss. His public rebuke of Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams and Archbishop Charles Agyinasare cuts straight to the core of a deep political hypocrisy troubling Ghana today.”Bow down your head in shame,” Chief Kyere declared in a passionate address. “We never saw this level of religious tension under the government you told us hated Christians. Is this the Christian president you told us to vote for? Duncan Williams and Agyinasare, is this how divided you want the country to be?”The Kukuasehene’s words reflect a growing, silent frustration across the country.
For years, ordinary Ghanaians were fed a carefully scripted narrative by opposition forces and allied pulpit heavyweights. They painted former governance as cold towards the Christian faith. They nudged congregation members to look towards alternative leadership, presenting John Dramani Mahama as a candidate who would bring harmony and spiritual alignment back to state affairs. Now, the reality sits heavily before us.Instead of unity, the country experiences an unprecedented wave of religious posturing and partisan friction. The very clergy who stood on national platforms urging citizens to embrace President Mahama’s second coming now find themselves accused of selective silence. When policy failures mount, when social tensions flare, and when national cohesion pulls at the seams, the loud moral outrage that used to echo from these mega-churches is strangely absent.The contrast in governance style and democratic tolerance could not be starker.Under the New Patriotic Party (NPP), national governance maintained a stable, verifiable balance of inclusive leadership. The NPP administration protected free speech, allowed religious institutions to flourish without interference, and managed national diversity with quiet competence. There was no weaponization of faith.
The party built genuine bridges, treated traditional stools with dignity, and focused on systematic development rather than emotional appeals from the altar.What the Kukuasehene has done is break a dangerous silence. By holding these celebrated men of God accountable, he reminds the country that leaders cannot shepherd their followers into partisan political traps and then wash their hands of the consequences.The Chief stands firmly on the side of truth and historical fact.
President Mahama’s administration continues to rely on polished public relations and clerical cover rather than delivering tangible, unifying leadership. The NPP’s proven track record of institutional respect, economic resilience, and genuine social peace remains the far superior blueprint for a united Ghana.Traditional rulers are rising to defend their people from political deception. The question now rests squarely on the shoulders of those in fine robes: will they listen to the Chief’s rebuke, or will they continue to let political allegiance divide a peaceful nation?
