A group calling itself the Patriotic Citizens of New Juaben has condemned a demonstration by the New Juaben Youth Association and Concerned Citizens of New Juaben in Koforidua against the Omanhene of the area, Daasebre Oti Boateng. According to the Patriotic Citizens of New Juaben, the demonstration which was organized by “some tiny minority in the area” was a calculated attempt to destabilize the peace in the new Juaben Municipality for the interest of one person who has interest in the new Juaben stool. The spokesperson of the group Nana Kokoti Asamoah II, who is the Abrasehene of New Juaben, pointed to the fact that the demonstration was allegedly marshalled and sponsored by one Nana Topeng who he claimed has interest in the New Juaben stool. According to the Patriotic Citizens of New Juaben, the chieftaincy system in Ghana does not permit a few to mobilize protests to unseat a chief but has laid down procedures of addressing and redressing grievances. He said the so-called Concerned Citizens of New Juaben whose number will not even be up to 50, has not tabled any grievances to any of the traditional authorities, hence finds the motive behind the demonstration mischievous. Nana Kokoti Asamoah II adviced the demonstrators not to preach violence or tamper with the peaceful atmosphere the people of the town are enjoying. A section of New Juabeng residents calling themselves as royals of the traditional area joined forces and organized a press conference and demonstration on Tuesday against the Omanhene, Daseebre Oti Boateng for allegedly creating lapses in their customs. The spokesperson of the demonstrators, Nana Yaw Buabeng II who is the Nseniehene of the area noted that chieftaincy customs and traditions and palace ethics of Dasaabre Oti Boateng have fallen to its ebb. According to him, the result of these is that, the chain of command at the New Juaben palace is not working while the role of chiefs are not followed but are arbitrarily delegated without any regard to customs and tradition, which is the hub around which the chieftaincy institution revolves. They also accused Daseebre Oti Boateng of unlawfully suspending some chiefs and called on him to step aside as the Omanhene since he has no respect for his sub-chiefs and also ruled as an autocratic leader. Story: Maxwell Kudekor/Asempa News/Ghana