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I am greatly saddened by the comments made by Torgbui Fiti IV, paramount chief of Aflao traditional area of the Volta Region, during the recent visit of President John Maham to Aflao and as a voltarian I feel obliged to make the following observations. Torgbui Fiti IV while seeking to take credit for the over 80,000 votes that John Mahama reportedly made in Ketu-South constituency, promised to increased the votes to over 100,000 in 2016. I find this comments reckless and highly irresponsible especially coming from a chief. This comment is also very offensive to the good people of the Ketu-South constituency because Torgbui Fiti seeks to position them as stooges who would do as they are told. Torgbui Fiti�s comment seeks to entrench the impression out there that voltarians do not have any option but would always vote for a particular party. This impression being created by Torgbui and his ilk is very much unfortunate and insulting to the average Voltarian. Voltarians are a free and a thinking people who would as from now elect their leaders as their conscience tells them to. We would not vote for someone just because a chief for his own selfish, personal and parochial interest promises President Mahama 100,000 votes. I feel extremely scandalized, comparing the comments made by Torgbui to the comments made by the chiefs of the Northern Region when they called on President Mahama some time back. If Torgbui Fiti wants to do NDC politics, let him excuse himself from the exalted chieftaincy institution and don party colors, then we would be free to discuss the integrity and moral fortitude of the man as we know him. If however he wants to be seen and treated as a chief, he must begin to emulate the good examples of other chiefs. Torgbui Fiti must apologize not only to the people of Volta Region, he must also apologize to the national house of chief for bringing the good name of the chieftaincy institution into disrepute. Signed Pius Enam Hadzide (Aspiring NPP National Youth Organizer)