Daboya, S/R, January 30, Mr. Ebenezer Kojo Kum, the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has called on traditonal leaders to effectively play their leaderships roles in a bid to prevent conflicts in their communities.
He said it is the duty of traditional leaders to play an important role to maintain peace and should also support government to enhance development in order to help reduce poverty in their traditional areas.
Mr Kum made the call on a speech read on his behalf during the inauguration of Wasipe Traditional Council in the North Gonja District at the Savannah Region.
The event which was held at Daboya, in the capital of the Wasipe Traditional area was to address challenges in the area.
He advised the traditional leaders to always unite with their people to help find lasting solution and equally resolve conflicts issues within their traditional areas.
Mr Abutu Kapori, the Registrar of the Savannah Regional House of Chiefs who sworn in members of the Wasipe Traditional Council into office urges them to be royalty and justice to their people.
He appealed to all Chiefs and queen mothers to try and register their names to be gazetted so that they will also be part of the traditional council.
He revealed that the Savannah Region has twenty two paramount Chiefs and are still calling on the Ministry to create more of the traditional councils in the region to resolve some of the chieftaincy issues in the region.