NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS TO MEET ALL POLITICAL PARTIES

The National House of Chiefs plans to meet with the leadership of all political parties to dialogue on how they can positively and collectively sustain peace in Ghana.

 Other identifiable groups targeted to be met to ensure peaceful elections in 2016 and beyond are, security agencies, Parliament, Council of State, the Executive, Judiciary, and civil society organizations.

 The President of the House, Naa Prof. John Nabila announced this at the end of year meeting of the House in Kumasi. He said the House would like to be proactive in its activities with regard to promotion of peace, stability and democratic governance and that it will never rest in ensuring that the current stable peaceful environment is sustained. Naa Prof. 

Nabila disclosed that as at December 2013, there were 91 chieftaincy related cases pending before the Judicial Committee of the House. The number includes 76 Appeals, and 15 petitions. 

He said while the House managed to successfully dispose off three of the cases, unfortunately two more were added in the course of the year. 

The three cases were the Bimbila and Bunkrugu Chieftaincy Disputes in the Northern Region and Nsoatre in the Brong Ahafo Region.

He said now that the House has been provided with a Counsel, more of the cases would be determined next year. 

The President appealed to members of the Judicial Committee to endeavour to avail themselves for regular deliberations during their meetings.

 He renewed the same appeal to parties and their lawyers to also avail themselves at the committee’s sittings so as to avoid unnecessary adjournments.

 On the current chieftaincy disputes in the country, Naa Prof. Nabila urged chiefs to always try and settle their differences using the mediation process instead of resorting to violence.

 Kingmakers and queenmothers were charged to ensure that there is always the right choice of candidates for vacant stools and skins without considering what he called the highest bidder.