Ada Traditional Council distances itself from controversy

Ada Foah, (G/A), March 4, GNA - The Ada Traditional Council on Thursday condemned pronouncements by certain individuals in the area and warned people with their own agenda, not to drag the name of the Traditional Area into any controversy.

It has, therefore, disassociated itself from the recent ultimatum given by a group calling itself Chiefs and Headmen of Ada Traditional Area, which demanded that the Government should repeal PNDC Law 287 that vested the area in the Government, within a week, without which they would take over the operations of the Songhor Salt Project.

At a press conference to declare its position on the matter, the Council said it was "unfortunate that a group of individuals with no mandate whatsoever should spring up from nowhere to hoodwink unsuspecting innocent Adas into believing that they are the righteous leaders fighting for the right of the down trodden Adas".

A statement read by Nene Korle III, Divisional Chief of Tekperbiawe, the Council stated that machinery had already been set in motion concerning "the land use plan where representatives of the different clans were working hand-in-hand with their government counterparts. "We find it very uncomfortable that Ada should be invaded by a huge mob consisting of non-Adas purporting to be fighting our cause when we have not come public with any problem."

The statement said the Traditional Council had ignored several instances that certain misguided elements mounted public platforms and the electronic media to utter various statements bothering on insults to the Council and its President.

The Council warned that serious disciplinary action would soon be taken against such people and bodies purporting to represent the Paramount Chief, the Traditional Council or any village chief of Ada without the consent of the Paramount Chief or the Council.

Nene Sogbodjor Oboade I, Manoyam Mantse of the Ada Traditional Area, explained that there was no problem between the Council and the Village Chief and therefore warned the detractors to stop throwing dust into the eyes of the general public.

He advised businessmen, who wanted to do business in the area, not to hide behind unscrupulous people and cause trouble, but to go through the proper channel to achieve their aim. Nene Oboade called on the people not to politicise the Songhor land issue, since such a situation would not be in the interest of the people of the Traditional Area.