Traditional authorities attends seminar on their roles and responsibilities

Nkoranza (B/A) Sept. 8, GNA - A day's seminar on cultural practices, aimed at educating chiefs and queenmothers on their roles and responsibilities as traditional rulers and custodians of land, has ended at Nkoranza in Brong Ahafo Region.

It was organised by Nkoranza Traditional Council under the leadership of the Omanhene, Okatakyie Agyeman Kodom IV.

Topics discussed included: 93Process of enstooling chiefs/Queenmothers," "procedure for nominating a chief," 93the significance and negative practices that call for the disqualification of a chief or a queenmother."

Okyeame Baafour Kentankrankyi, Linguist of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, who was the resource person at the seminar urged the youth of the various royal families to live above reproach.

He explained that as role models in the communities their involvement in questionable activities would cast a slur on their image.

"If any royal should get involved in any criminal activity it will adversely affect his/her future nomination for the position of a chief or a queenmother," he said.

Okyeame Baafour deplored the tendency by non-royals to use money 93to push" themselves into royal families to be considered for enstoolment. He explained that every traditional seat originated from a special royal family and only the generation of the ancestral family tree qualified to inherit the stool.

"Since the crow cannot force itself to become a hawk people who are not royals should not use their wealth to position themselves in the royal families because the spirits of the ancestral seats would reject them."

The linguist advised the youth not to allow themselves to be influenced to rebel against traditional authorities.

Okatakyie Agyeman Kudom expressed concern about the number of chieftaincy problems in the country and advised the chiefs and queen-mothers to team up and promote unity, peace and understanding among the people.