Lawyer Maurice Ampaw has issued an apology to the chiefs of the Ashanti region in response to a summon for him to appear before them on Monday, January 29, 2024, at the Manhyia Palace. This move comes after his previous on-air comments were perceived as derogatory towards certain chiefs in the Ashanti Region."We are going to talk law, and no one is above the law. I will honour the invitation; you will clap for lawyer Ampaw on Monday.

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I am going with the truth. Otumfuo supports the truth, and I am going to lay bare the facts," he said in an earlier interview with Aduanaba Kofi Asante Ennin on GhanAkoma.

in an interview on Asempa FM on January 24, 2024, Maurice Ampaw retracted his earlier statement and extended an apology to the Kumasi Traditional Council, urging them to forgive him for his remarks.“I am using this

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platform to tell Nananom (chiefs) that if my utterances were extreme and they see it very offensive, I retract and apologize.“I believe that let Asanteman move on, there is so much to do in the Ashanti Region and there is so much at stake in this political area and my love for Bawumia and NPP still stands.

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“It is my prayer that we all support Chairman Wontumi to bring victory to the party and also support Otumfuo to bring development to the Ashanti Region and Ghana as a whole,” he said.The General Secretary of the ruling NPP, Justin Frimpong Kodua, had previously presented himself before the chiefs at the Manhyia Palace to address alleged inappropriate comments made by Chairman Wontumi during a vetting process.

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In contrast, Maurice Ampaw had asserted that "some chiefs in the Ashanti Region are corrupt." Despite his initial statement, Ampaw reiterated his respect for the Manhyia Palace and assured that he would honor the invitation.He stated, "Everything that I have said will be subjected to strict proof. I am going there happily because I will explain everything to them. I will wear white-white. I am ready."

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