The statesman

The paper carries a front-page story headlined: "chiefs won't pay royalties". The paper says Paramount chiefs in the Western Region have threatened to stop paying royalties to the various District Assemblies if the latter do not spend these monies on development projects in their areas of jurisdiction.

The paper added that the chiefs see these monies as being misdirected into other ventures, which do not benefit their communities.

According to the paper, what infuriated Nananom was that whenever they approach the Assemblies over the issue, they are told they've used it for "recurrent expenditure".

The paper added that Nana Nkuale Okodom the third, Omanhene of Sefwi Wiawso traditional area who is barely two years old on the throne said since his enstoolment he has been able to pay as much as 800 million cedis in royalties to the District Assembly in his area.

The paper concludes that Nana Nkuale Okodom the third stressed that not even a single project has been undertaken by the Assembly in his are after paying so much.