Mahama hosts Upper West Regional House of Chiefs at Presidency

Kuoro Issaka Zengeh Kazie Tenjie II, the President of the Upper West Region House of Chiefs and Paramount Chief of Lambussie Traditional Area, appealed to the Government to continue and go ahead to codify the succession of the Chieftaincy institution in the country.

He said the institution of Chieftaincy remained one of the oldest and most respected pillars of their national life, and across the Upper West Region, their traditional authorities continue to serve as custodians of tradition and peace, mediators of disputes, and the champions of community development.

He said although geographically, Upper West was one of Ghana’s smallest Regions, it possessed immense strategic importance as a gateway to Burkina Faso and the wider Sahel region, positioning it as a critical half for cross-border commerce under the African continental Free Trade Area.