"Review some traditional law"- Nene Ologo

Somanya, Sept. 12, GNA- The Konor of the Yilo-Krobo traditional area, Nene Dawutey Ologo, on Wednesday called for the review of the traditional law that mandates queen mothers to nominate and enstool chiefs of their choice.

This, he said, would to a large extent, help solve the many chieftaincy disputes that had affected the institution with its attendant bloody clashes between chiefs and their opponents. According to the Konor, there was substantial evidence to prove that most of the chieftaincy disputes are in traditional areas where queens had the 'absolute power' to nominate a chief. Nene Ologo, made the call when the Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Kwadwo Affram Asiedu, paid a courtesy call on him as part of his tour of traditional councils in the Region.

He told the Regional Minister that the Regional House of Chiefs was bent on settling chieftaincy disputes in all areas, but the uncooperative attitude of some queen mothers was putting impediments in their way.

The Konor said the house of chiefs had no grudge against the intervention of political leaders in mediating in such affairs "after all it is peace that we are collectively seeking to achieve". He said the chieftaincy institution was happy about the way the government was managing the affairs of the country and pledged their support to help fulfill the national development agenda. The Konor said even though chiefs by their status were not supposed to identify themselves with any political party, they would nevertheless give praise where its due.

He said he appreciated the honour done him by the Regional Minister for calling on him and advised that he collaborates with all the traditional councils to enhance a cordial relationship. The Regional Minister commended the Konor for the many successes chalked under his leadership of the house of chiefs and his support for political intervention in solving some of the chieftaincy disputes. Mr Asiedu said the government recognized the pivotal role chiefs were playing and had no intention to usurp or encroach upon that responsibility.

He mentioned the Oda chieftaincy dispute and the Adaklu-Anyigbe in the Volta Region, which the Minister of Chieftaincy affairs intervened in with permission from the house of chiefs, resulting in peace returning to the area.