Include chiefs in key committees – Central Regional House of Chiefs President to Mahama
Odeefo Amoakwa Boadu VIII, the President of the Central Regional House of Chiefs has entreated President John Dramani Mahama to reconsider the relationship between government and the chieftaincy institution to give traditional authorities active role in the governance and development of the country.
He expressed disquiet over the sidelining of chiefs in the governance of the country by successive governments, thereby relegating their role to the background.
Addressing a grand durbar held to crown President Mahama’s thank-you tour of the Central Region, Odeefo Boadu urged the President to include chiefs in key and relevant committees that were aimed at addressing national issues.
“Even with our limited capacity, we assure you that we shall als...