House of Chiefs urged to be ahead of disputes


The Minister for Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs, Dr. Henry Seidu Daanaa has admonished the Regional House of Chiefs to as a matter of urgency aim at preventing chieftaincy disputes from occurring. 

Dr. Daanaa emphasized that the Ministry does not only exist for the purpose of solving chieftaincy disputes but also to prevent them.  

The Chieftaincy Minister was speaking at a Conference of Regional House of Chiefs Registrars and Research Officers in Sunyani. 
 
 The conference was among others aimed at giving the Registrars and Research Officers an opportunity to assess the Chieftaincy situation in the country and share ideas regarding their work as a Registrars and Research Officers.  

In attendance were all ten Registrars of the ten Regional House of Chiefs and their Registrars along with their Research Officers.  Opening the Conference, the Minister for Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs, Dr. Henry Seidu Daanaa, commended the various Regional House of Chiefs for their efforts and called on them to be ahead of disputes in their regions. 

He was happy over the participation of the Research officers, saying they are best placed to pick up signals of imminent trouble since they delve deep into chieftaincy matters and report back to the house. 

Dr. Daanaa hinted that plans are underway to bring together all Registrars and lawyers attached to Houses of Chiefs to brainstorm on how to dispose of chieftaincy cases pending before the Houses of Chiefs. 

He cautioned those who work for the interest of their chiefs and not that of the country to refrain from it or else be flashed out.  

The President of the Brong-Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs, Nana Pemampem Yaw Kagbrese, who welcomed the gathering, said the meeting with the Registrars and Research Officers is in the right direction as it will expose individual challenges and achievements, adding that it will lead to the charting of a road map towards a Chieftaincy Institution free of disputes.  

Nana Kagbrese called on the Ministry to organize regular courses for the Registrars to help them be more effective.  

Meanwhile, reports from most of the Traditional Councils in Brong-Ahafo shows that they do not have the necessary logistics, including computers and typewriter to carry out their mandate. 

This trend has affected the Councils' ability to take and keep records. It was indicated that many letters and other important information of the councils are sent to private business operators for typing.  


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