General News of Sunday, 17 November 2019Source: Myjoyonline.comReferendum: We were not consulted on National House of Chiefs' position – OkyenheneThe Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin IIThe President of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs has rejected the “purported” position of the national body on the December 17 Referendum. In a statement, the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, said the reported position of the National House of Chiefs on making district level elections partisan, was not taken through due process. The National House of Chiefs in a statement on Thursday called on Ghanaians to vote No in the referendum. “The Leadership of the various Regional House of Chiefs have not been informed or consulted. “The public should expect from Nananom [National House of Chiefs] in the coming days, a communiqué on this critical national issue in line with established consultative processes,” the statement added.

Source: GhanaWeb November 16, 2019 19:41 UTC