Police only take donations for funerals and not bribes – Supreme Leader of Elmina

General News of Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

2019-07-09

Nana Kodwo Conduah VI, supreme leader of Elmina, blamed Ghanaians for denigrating the image of the Ghanaian police by constantly describing his officers as bribe takers.

According to him, the police still contribute to the maintenance of order in society, but because of the dark nature of their uniform, they only take what he calls "gifts for funeral".

"Police officers do not receive bribes … no police officer receives bribes, but rather donations for funerals because of their black uniform which means that they are in mourning, "he said during a party at the Bakatue 2019 festival.

Nana Kodwo Conduah VI also urged Ghanaians to renounce such negative marking by the Ghanaian police.

The Edina Bakatue 2019, presented by the inhabitants of Elmina in the central region, is a master show of culture, customs and the best of traditional African religion.

On Tuesday, July 3, 2019, members of the Edina Royal Family participated in a morning royal procession of chiefs and stool holders.

The leaders rode in beautifully designed palanquins led by the supreme leader of Elmina, Nana Kodwo Conduah VI, adorned with rich traditional costumes, as they exhibited their dancing prowess to the sound of drumming and dancing in the Ritual streets of the city city of the ancient civilization in Ghana.

Later in the afternoon, the chiefs offered Nana Brenya (the god of the river) the sacred food of eggs and yam puree mixed with palm oil. They prayed for peace, catching fish and farm produce.

This was followed by the casting of the Omanhene net, which was carried out three times to mark an exceptional harvest and the subsequent musket fire to declare the end of the ban on fishing, drumming, funerals and other social activities in the traditional area of ​​Elmina.

Another attraction was the ride on the lagoon by women dressed in rich kente clothing and wearing a local festive headdress (Tekuwa) adorned with a gold tiara while they were firing with firearms to the admiration of all.

The royal procession leading to the chief's palace in the midst of traditional music put an end to this colorful event after the traditional priests had offered the gods all the fish caught by the Omanhene net, symbol of the world. appreciation of the harvest.