The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated his commitment to ensuring that the Ghanaian electorate are able to cast their vote in peace, security and freedom on 7th December.
Addressing the Bono Region House of Chiefs on Thursday 10th September 2020, President Akufo-Addo assured the House of the “wholehearted efforts that are going to be made by my Government and I to ensure the peace and stability of the nation, as we enter the last three (3) months of the electioneering campaign”.
Ghana, according to the President, “has rightly earned a reputation as the pacesetter in democratic governance on the continent, a reputation I am determined to uphold, and, indeed, enhance prior to, during and after the 7th December elections.”
To this end, he appealed for the full collaboration and co-operation of the Bono House of Chiefs, adding that “we all have to work together to create the environment that will allow the Ghanaian people to make their decision on 7th December in freedom, peace, and security. It is their right”.
Appreciating the indispensable role played by Chiefs in the history and development of Ghana, he explained that ever since his Government assumed office in January 2017, a lot of steps have been undertaken to strengthen the institution of chieftaincy.
These include a 100% increase in the quarterly budgetary support to the Traditional Councils and Houses of Chiefs, and a GH¢3.5 million support for the completion of the new headquarters office complex of the National House of Chiefs in Kumasi.
“The Ministry, in collaboration with the National House of Chiefs, has also begun the process of digitising records of the National House of Chiefs, particularly records in the National Register of Chiefs,” he added.
