[ 2012-04-25 ]

Volta chiefs under fire for engaging in partisan politics
A Political Science lecturer at the University of
Ghana, Dr. Evans Aggrey Darko, has condemned some
chiefs of the Volta Region for their open
involvement in politics.

This follows attempts by some chiefs from the
region to mediate the dispute between former
President Jerry Rawlings and President John Mills.
According to Dr. Aggrey, the action of the chiefs
is a breach of the 1992 Constitution.

Dr. Aggrey in an interview with Citi News said:
“Article 276 (1) says that chiefs should not be
taking active part in partisan politics and
perhaps seeking election into parliament, and so
those who want to do that perhaps must be prepared
to abdicate or might be required to abdicate and
so on so they can then go and contest.”

He added: “But that notwithstanding, those who
qualify if you look at 276 (2), those who qualify
to be appointed into certain public offices why
not they could be appointed because we are saying
that the process of nation building means all
hands must be on deck.”

Source - Citifmonline

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