Albert Kan-Dapaah, Minister for National Security, has raised concern over the increased number of chieftaincy disputes and landguard activities.
The Minister stated that these occurrences pose a threat to Ghana’s democratic stability.
He was addressing the 2024 Civil Service Week and 2023 Awards Ceremony in Accra.
The Minister believes that we should put in place measures to adequately handle these dangers in order to prevent any more instability in the country.
In his opinion, chieftaincy disputes, in particular, pose a chronic threat to internal security and necessitate immediate and decisive response.
“Let me say that chieftaincy disputes, in particular, remain a thorny internal security threat that must be permanently dealt with. It is interesting to note that chieftaincy disputes constitute a significant portion of the daily situational reports that are received by my ministry.
“The potential for such chieftaincy disputes to degenerate into violent confrontations compels us to constantly dedicate considerable amounts of resources to the mitigation of such threats. And these are resources that would have been channelled into other productive sectors of the economy.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana