Prof. Kwesi Yankah writes that Ndebugre and JJ Rawlings have a disagreement over the national anthem.

Prof. Kwesi Yankah writes: Ndebugre and JJ Rawlings: A clash over the National Anthem That would have meant a journey to the Upper East, as on December 10, 1991, he was bundled into a cell at Bawku on the orders of Chairman Rawlings.

The supreme chief has some reverence for me and also respects the Chairman.

But I was unsure whether the Chairman or I were in the proper frame of mind to engage in peace talks....especially me, since I have no personal grudge against him, but I am a member of organizations that hold principled positions against the government's policies.

For if he had suggested I speak with him, I don't believe I would have declined."

But I explained to him that I have no personal differences; the issue is that I disagree with his policies; and you don't have to adore or hate someone to disagree with them."

.At the Bawku festival, the Chairman was a guest of honor, and Ndebugre was seated near to the chief.

I don't see how his handshake with me could have caused an incident.