Northern Regional House of Chiefs Call for Stronger Role for Chiefs in Ghana’s Development Planning

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-18

[00:00:00]We come not primarily to ask what government can do for us, but to declare what we can do for government, through government, for our people.

[00:00:11]We come to offer partnership, not just to present petitions. We come to commit capacity, not just to cite challenges.

[00:00:20]We come to pledge active collaboration in development, not passive reception of interventions.

[00:00:28]Your Excellency, traditional authorities in the Northern Regional House of Chiefs present represent a vast untapped governance resource.

[00:00:39]We have legitimacy that spans centuries.

[00:00:43]We have structures that reach every village.

[00:00:46]We have trust that government sometimes struggles to learn.

[00:00:51]We have conflict resolution mechanisms that predate modern courts.

[00:00:56]We have land administration system that can facilitate or frustrate development.

[00:01:03]The question is, will government engage us as partners or continue to see us merely as ceremonial figures to be consulted occasionally and managed politically?

[00:01:16]We are ready for genuine partnership, and today we outline what the partner what partnership would like.

[00:01:25]Our commitment to supporting government development project partnership. Your Excellency, the Northern Regional House of Chiefs commits to being active partners in all development efforts in our region.