Dr S. K. B. Asante speaking on Joynews’s Personality Profile monitored by GhanaWeb noted that political influence in chieftaincy disputes disrupts peace and stability in the community. “The proliferation of chieftaincy disputes to disturb the peace is a matter of concern to us, however, sometimes there are certain factors which inflame the dispute. “During my lifetime, I have seen chiefs deposed because they belong to one particular political party in those days and others reinstated because they belong to some political party. So the involvement of politics in chieftaincy perpetrate chieftaincy dispute,” he stated. According to him, a High Court lacks jurisdiction in settling chieftaincy disputes.

Source: GhanaWeb April 26, 2021 06:11 UTC