Paramount and divisional chiefs, as well as queen mothers, according to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, are going to receive living allowance from government, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flag bearer, has promised.
Dr. Bawumia says the allowances would go a long way to empower the traditional authority to support government’s initiative for development.
Speaking to the Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs as part of his campaign tour Monday, June 10, 2024, the Vice President expressed the need to amend Ghana’s laws to empower the chiefs to contribute towards nation building, reemphasising the need to also resource them financially.
According to Dr. Bawumia, what is required of the chiefs would be difficult to achieve if they are not resourced financially.
Dr Bawumia made the remarks when he met members of the Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs as part of his campaign tour on Monday.
“I want to amend section 63 (D) of the Chieftaincy Act to empower the chiefs to help the government to govern this country. It will help all of us. We need to empower the chiefs to help the government and empowering the chiefs is not only to change the law.
“But to financially resource the chiefs. If we don’t financially resource the palaces of the chiefs, they can’t do the work we want them to do.
“So my manifesto team has looked at all of it. We are saying that we have to pay living allowances to the paramount chiefs and not stop there but to the divisional chiefs and the queen mothers so that we can have a complete chieftaincy institution that is empowered to help government,” he stated.
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