General News of Tuesday, 16 April 2019Source: ghananewsagency.orgTraditional rulers have critical role in governance - OtumfuoOtumfuo Osei Tutu IIOtumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has implored traditional rulers to endeavour to bring their knowledge and expertise to bear on the nation’s development processes for the benefit of the people. “Chiefs and chieftaincy institution have since time immemorial been the seat of ‘government’ within our various traditional localities. Otumfuo Osei Tutu, who was addressing the opening session of the ‘Chancellor’s Week’ in Kumasi, stressed that due to this first-hand relationship that existed between chiefs and the people, they were abreast with the needs and aspirations of the masses. “This celebration is essentially a wake-up call on traditional rulers all over Ghana, to work with government as nodes of continuity and improve the socio-economic impact as well as the livelihood of the people within the communities of Ghana as a whole,” the Chancellor said. Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso, Vice-Chancellor of the KNUST, lauded the Asantehene for his visionary leadership, which had helped to transform the University positively.

Source: GhanaWeb April 15, 2019 19:41 UTC