Bawumia to bring “golden age” for state-chieftaincy relations, says Kofi Tonto
The political aide to the NPP presidential candidate has outlined Bawumia's vision to enhance the role of chieftaincy in governance and resource management
New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Mahamudu Bawumia aims to usher in a “golden age” for the relationship between the state and the chieftaincy should he win the 2024 general elections, according to his political aide, Kofi Tonto.
Speaking on the Asaase Breakfast Show (ABS) on Tuesday (6 August), Tonto disclosed that Bawumia, during a meeting with Nene Sakite II, the Konor of Manya Krobo traditional area, outlined his vision for enhancing state-chieftaincy relations.
“His excellency took the time to explain his vision when it comes to what he terms as the golden age of relationship between the state and the chieftaincy tradition and then the state and then the faith-based organisations,” Tonto stated.
Bawumia emphasised the significant role the chieftaincy can play in governance. “He (Bawumia) spoke about the relevance of our chieftaincy in our governance system and cited an example that there are a lot of petty cases that go to the courts; these are cases that can easily be resolved by the chiefs. So why not give them the powers to be able to support in that regard?” Tonto explained.
Bawumia also proposed involving chiefs more actively in the management of natural resources and land allocation. “One of the policies we’ve been talking about is the chiefs playing a critical role in how we use our natural resources and how we allocate the lands. So when you read the section on our minerals and mining, we talk about the chiefs playing a role in the mining committee that we’ll set up in the various districts,” Tonto added.
Additionally, Bawumia plans to enhance the resources available to chiefs to boost their impact. “[He] then spoke about resourcing chieftaincies; for example, the queen mothers, the sub-chiefs and the divisional chiefs; we need to give them a bit of resource to be able to give us more impact than they are already doing,” Tonto noted.
“The chiefs took it in great strides because it’s a good thing,” Tonto concluded. “We need to bring our chiefs closer and find ways where they can contribute more to our nation-building exercise.”
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