Traditional leaders in the Central Region have suggested to government and Parliament to consider allocating one per cent of Assemblies Common Fund (ACF) to recognised traditional authorities under their jurisdictions.
This they believe would ensure that the traditional authorities were well equipped and financially sound to monitor and support government's developmental agenda efficaciously.
According to them, it would as well support the traditional authorities without natural resources to spearhead development initiatives and meet regularly to settle disputes which were regarded as the axles for maintaining national co-existence, peace and tranquillity.
"Traditional authorities play a very silent and almost unnoticed but significant contributions as the first point of call in settling communal disputes, therefore, government should consider at least a percentage of ACF to supporting their operations," says Nenyi Ghartey III, Omanhen of Effutu Traditional Area.
The traditional authorities said this when Kwamena Duncan, Regional Minister and his entourage paid separate courtesy calls on them in their respective palaces and traditional councils.
Apartment from that, they also stressed the need for government to support the traditional Councils with official vans to complement their traditional activities as custom and the constitution imposed on them.
At Mankessim, the commercial city of the Region, Osagyefo Amanfo Edu VI, President of Mankessim Traditional Council, re-echoed their demands saying a well-equipped traditional Council would help in the quick settlement of the numerous traditional conflicts among others.
He said a well-resourced traditional council would also enhance research activities, public engagements and respond to the needs of the people as custom and tradition demands.
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