Chieftaincy disputes remain a thorny internal security threat to be dealt with - National security minister

The Minister for National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah, has warned that the increase in cases of chieftaincy disputes and land guards' activities may disrupt Ghana’s democratic stability.

Reacting to the death of Lance Corporal Michael Danso, a military officer who was murdered over a land dispute at Millennium City in Gomoa East, Kan-Dapaah explained that these issues, especially chieftaincy disputes, pose a serious threat to internal security and require immediate sustainable solutions.

“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,” he said while speaking at the 2024 Civil Service Week and 2023 Awards Ceremony in Accra, a citinewsroom.com report said.

He added, “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 could have been channelled into other productive sectors of the economy."

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