The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia E. Palmer has paid a working visit to the President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II in Accra.
The purpose of the visit was to familiarize herself with the activities of the National House of Chiefs and to assist the house to undertake the lines of succession exercise.
Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II stated that chieftaincy disputes are most prevalent in areas where the stool or skin occupant is patrilineal, stressing that, the house was doing everything within its power to mitigate its occurrence.
He further noted that some of the harmful cultural practices that chiefs were accused of were the belief system of the people and it takes only education to conscientize them.
“Some of the traditional areas have started state books, however, it is a very expensive exercise to undertake,” he added.
On her part, Virginia E. Palmer called for measures to curtail chieftaincy disputes in the country.
She said chieftaincy disputes were drawing back the nation’s development and causing a lot of havoc to people and properties.
She commended the House of Chiefs for its contribution to the development of the nation and appealed to the House to employ innovative measures to nip chieftaincy disputes and harmful cultural practices in the bud.
Dzifa Hukporti, ISD
