STOP ENDORSING POLITICIANS-NHC WARNS

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The President of the National House of Chiefs, Naa Professor John Nabila has called on traditional rulers to desist from openly giving their backing to political parties or any candidate of a political party ahead of the December 7 elections. 

He observed that of late, certain chiefs openly endorse candidates of one political party or the other.

 Naa Prof. Nabila emphasized that it is not the position of the National House of Chiefs to endorse political parties. 

He has therefore appealed to all chiefs to put an end to such endorsement. 

Naa Prof. Nabila was addressing the second general meeting of the House in Kumasi. 

He noted that as traditional rulers, it is the wish of Nananom that the forthcoming elections are conducted in a peaceful atmosphere.

 Naa Prof. Nabila called on all Ghanaians to ensure that absolute peace is maintained before, during and after the elections.

 He further called on the leadership of all political parties and their candidates not to attack the person of their opponents during their campaigns but talk about what they can do to improve the living standards of the people when voted into power. 

Naa Prof. Nabila noted with concern that with the political campaigns heating up, it appears that insults, threats to peace and name calling are becoming rampant. 

According to him, everything possible must be done by Ghanaians and stakeholders in the electoral process to ensure that the gains the country has achieved in the areas of democracy, good governance, peace and stability are sustained. 

The Minister for Chieftaincy and Culture, Dr. Henry Seidu Danaa, called on members of the National House of Chiefs to promote and protect the dignity of the chieftaincy institution.

 He reminded the House that the National Constitution debars chiefs from taking part in active partisan politics. 

Dr. Danaa said even though traditional authorities should welcome all political parties including their candidates to their palaces, they should try to refrain from making statements that will indicate their choice of a particular political party or candidate to the public.

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