TOGBE AFFEDE APOLOGIZES

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The National House of Chiefs is to revise its Code of Conduct for chiefs                across the country to ensure strict compliance with the legal injunction on traditional leaders not to play active part in partisan politics. 

Before the revision of the Code of Conduct, the President of the House, Togbe Afede, has apologized to Ghanaians on behalf all chiefs who flouted the Constitutional restrictions in the run up to the December 7 Presidential and Parliamentary elections and subsequently pleaded for pardon for such erring traditional leaders. 

Togbe Afede made the plea in Kumasi at the first General Meeting of the National House of Chiefs for this year. 

The Paramount Chief of Assin Kushia, Ahunuabobrim Prah Agyensem, was fficially admitted to the House. 

He was led to take the Oath of a Member of the National House of Chiefs by the President of the House, Togbe Afede. He was later led by a Kumasi High Court Judge, Justice Nicholas Abodakpi, to take the Judicial Oath and the Oath of Secrecy. 

The President also made available to each of the Members present a copy of the Strategic Action Plan of the House for the period 2017 to 2020. 

In his address to the House, the President, Togbe Afede, told the members that all the Committees of the House have been re-constituted with the number reduced from nine to six due to the amalgamation of some of the Committees. 

These are the Research and Traditional Affairs, Land, Natural Resources and Environment, Finance and Infrastructure, External Affairs, Legal and the Standing Committees. 

Togbe Afede assured the Members that each Member will serve on at least a Committee while some members have been delegated as Representatives of the House on the Boards of 17 State institutions. 

The President noted that he has already been meeting with President Akufo-Addo and some members of the Diplomatic Corps to reposition the NHC as an important development partner at both the national and international levels.

 He said his administration is focusing on five priority areas to restore the reverence, dignity and resourcefulness of the House.

 Meanwhile, work is feverishly ongoing on phase One of the renovation the National Secretariat of the National House of Chiefs. 

A source close to the NHC told Ashanti Today in confidence that the project, which is being carried out in three phases, is being financed by donations by corporate organizations and philanthropic individuals at an unspecified cost.

 The first phase of the project which also involves expansion of the Conference Hall, is scheduled for completion by the end of February this year.  

Ashanti Today learnt also that expansion of the Conference Hall is to create space to accommodate queen mothers who are expected to be absorbed into the House after Legislative Instrument 2207 is enacted.
                                                                                            
     

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