Traditional rulers told to be active in development activities



Village and quarter heads as well as ardos and sarkis in Fundong Subdivision who are all members of the Abassakom Traditional Rulers Association, ATRA, have been told that they have a very significant role to play in the developments of their respective communities and the entire municipality as a whole.
Mayor Denis Awoh Ndang of the Fundong council made the call on Friday 26th December 2014 at his Ngwainkuma residence while receiving the traditional rulers who were on a courtesy visit to thank the Mayor and to pledge their support to him and the council administration for the work the council is undertaking in the municipality to better the lives of the population. He told the traditional rulers that belonging to an association was already a step ahead towards learning how to administer traditional rule without excesses in their various areas of competence and also to see how as auxiliaries of the administration, they can better relate with administrative authorities.
The forum also provided an opportunity for the Mayor to tell the village and quarter heads that they have to assist the council as the government decentralised structure in bringing development closer to the population through the participatory approach. He insisted that they have to mobilise their subjects for community works, more especially when it comes to road maintenance. The village and quarter heads have been advised to deceased from taking biased decisions which could eventually create unnecessary tension and conflicts among the population, thereby jeopardising the peace in the municipality.
The second class chief of Abuh and president of ATRA Fonkwah Clement on behalf of the traditional rulerssaid the change brought about by the new council leadership was quite glaring for everyone to see. He said they could not be indifferent to the trend of events occurring in Fundong, adding that they were strongly behind the mayor and the council for more development to come to their villages.
The president of Peace  and Transparency Watch, a Non-Governmental Organisation based in Fundong councillor Kituh Joseph who also took part in the meeting called on the traditional rulers to work in close collaboration with all the stakeholders in the communities including the traditional councils, religious authorities and development organisations as a measure towards fostering growth. He was also against the fact that some traditional rulers are at each other’s throats because of land disputes and other minute differences that crop up among them.

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