The Nanung Chieftaincy Crisis, A Critical Perspective

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• GOLD COAST 11 years ago

  Some folks in Ghana are still living in the 18th Century.Chieftaincy was relevant before the introduction of the system of government in the Gold Coast,and the abolition of the Slave Trade.In this 21st Century - where meritoc ...
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  Some folks in Ghana are still living in the 18th Century.Chieftaincy was relevant before the introduction of the system of government in the Gold Coast,and the abolition of the Slave Trade.In this 21st Century - where meritocracy is the core of democratic institutions - this antiquated, parasitic,useless and divisive chieftaincy institutiion should be abolished,as in India,Nepal and Ethiopia.
  
  Chieftaincy in Africa is partly to blame for the relentless ethnic, political and religious conflicts,and violence on the continent.Just checkout the millions spent by the government to quel the violence in the north since Rawlings' administration. Money that could have been used to build infrastructure in the area.Also,witness the money spent on chieftaincy litigations all over the country.
  
  Chieftaincy is not relevant in this age and the earlier we dumped it unto the trash heap of history,the better it would be for Ghana and Africa. Just because some folks' ancestors headed militias and armies that burned down villages and towns - and either killed or captured the inhabitants to be sold into slavery -does not mean we have to call them ROYALS. My foot!
  
  (By the way,yours truly is also from a so-called "royal" family but supports MERITOCRACY. Though it is counterintuitive,but that's the truth).
  
  Change the Constitution. Abolish chieftaincy.
  
  PEACE

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• IDRIS PACAS 11 years ago

  The traditional persons especially of Northern background are naturally peaceful.
  
  Thus, built-in measures existed for settling disputes. However, when people such as Awal got educated, you turned to House of Chiefs and law ...
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  The traditional persons especially of Northern background are naturally peaceful.
  
  Thus, built-in measures existed for settling disputes. However, when people such as Awal got educated, you turned to House of Chiefs and law courts for settling minor disputes. Because of your money and education, you can hire lawyers, write articles and organize press conferences to worsen the crises.
  
  Until the educated persons such as you (Awal)learn to settle disputes at Bimbilla, no govt (whether NDC or NPP) will come there to perform magic to solve your problems.
  
  Have you heard of the ethnic groups in the south killing each other because of chieftaincy disputes?
  We are fed up with you people and your problems.

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• Issahaku Musharraf 11 years ago

  It's a wonderful and educative peace but the fact of the issue is that,Ghanaians are lazy.

  It's a wonderful and educative peace but the fact of the issue is that,Ghanaians are lazy.

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• kafilu 11 years ago

  brilliantly

  brilliantly

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• MANI 11 years ago

  Why pretend neutral when obviously u judged one side wrong.if history has repeated itself then just as ABAVANA judged in favour of NAA DASANA so as history repeated HSE of Chiefs judgement in favor of another DASANA. in democ ...
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  Why pretend neutral when obviously u judged one side wrong.if history has repeated itself then just as ABAVANA judged in favour of NAA DASANA so as history repeated HSE of Chiefs judgement in favor of another DASANA. in democracy majority carries the vote. so naa DASANA had 6 against 3. u cant alter it. he was kiled a king burried as a king and will have his funeral performed as a king.period

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• DOO BIA 11 years ago

  You seem like a fairly educated guy but one sided. I am sure all that you said were already revealed to the pannel who sat on the case. I leaned all the places the case has been, ruled in favor of Andani Dasana. There is got ...
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  You seem like a fairly educated guy but one sided. I am sure all that you said were already revealed to the pannel who sat on the case. I leaned all the places the case has been, ruled in favor of Andani Dasana. There is got to be a reason. I don't know what it is exactly.

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• Bang-bebu 11 years ago

  Indeed, I agreed with you with that intellectual delivery. Let no body deceive him/herself about the truth. for, truth is only one as against lies which can be painted with different colours. The good people of Nanung should ...
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  Indeed, I agreed with you with that intellectual delivery. Let no body deceive him/herself about the truth. for, truth is only one as against lies which can be painted with different colours. The good people of Nanung should remember that "what goes around comes around", and so proterity is there to judge all of us.

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• Hadi 9 years ago

  This is lack of experience, what was the relationship between naa mahama kalo n Nakpa nahakurugu, u are write well but all chaffs. Those chief u mentioned they were buried in bimbilla non of was claiming as Bimbilla naa as ...
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  This is lack of experience, what was the relationship between naa mahama kalo n Nakpa nahakurugu, u are write well but all chaffs. Those chief u mentioned they were buried in bimbilla non of was claiming as Bimbilla naa as compare to Salifu Dawuni the so called Nakpa naa.

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• Adam suhuyini 8 years ago

  You don't know anything about the history of NANUNG so stop lieing to Ghanaians
  The reason why Alhaji salifu Dawuni was a marteinal grandson of the Gbugmayili is that his Grandmother was a woman called Nabii Kasuwa the dort ...
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  You don't know anything about the history of NANUNG so stop lieing to Ghanaians
  The reason why Alhaji salifu Dawuni was a marteinal grandson of the Gbugmayili is that his Grandmother was a woman called Nabii Kasuwa the dorter of Nakpaanaa Nagkurli and his grandfather was a slave in the parlice his name was Awushi kuame he was taking care of the horses of the King and the reason why Nabii Kasuwa fell in love with the slave was that she was having incurable wound on leg and he (the slave)
  Was treating her and in that process he impregnated her and run away out of fears that they might kill so when Nabii Kasuwa gave birth to Dawuni (the father of Alhaji salifu), Nakpaanaa Nagkurli gave him to his brother Nabiyong Dahmani so Lipuhinaa Dawuni was not the son of Nabiyong Dahmani. But rather the son of Awushi kuame. So Alhaji salifu Dawuni's grandfather is Awushi kuame

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• abukari naporoo dagbandoo 8 years ago

  they should burial nakpaa naa in nakpaa so that, they would be peace in bimbilla,if not people are lossing their lies, and if some children suffer God punish those who say they would'nt burial him in nakpaa

  they should burial nakpaa naa in nakpaa so that, they would be peace in bimbilla,if not people are lossing their lies, and if some children suffer God punish those who say they would'nt burial him in nakpaa

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