Let's use festivals to promote peace and unity- Chief

Accra, Sep 2, GNA- Nii Armaah III, Dzaasetse of Asere, has underscored the need to use the celebration of festivals to promote peace and unity in the country.

To this end, he said, traditional rulers and opinion leaders must ensure the people did not indulge in acts that would results in conflicts during festivals. Nii Armaah, who is also the Acting Asere Mantse, made the call at a reception he organised in Accra over the weekend, for his subjects to round off activities marking the celebration of this year's Homowo Festival of the Chiefs and people of Asere. He cautioned that, though there were conflicts relating to chieftaincy, they should not be drawn or carried over into the celebration of festivals.

The Acting Asere Mantse, therefore, urged elders and opinion leaders to get actively involved, and try to address symptoms of conflicts before, during and after the celebration of festivals. He advised the youth in the area to channel their energies into viable ventures and desist from idling about. Nii Armaah wished his subjects peace and prosperity in the ensuing years, and expressed the hope that through hard work, they would be able to initiate development projects to improve their standards of living. 2 Sept. 08