Chairman Wontumi Calls For Review Of Law That Says Chiefs Should Be Politically Neutral

Chairman Wontumi Calls For Review Of Law That Says Chiefs Should Be Politically Neutral Ashanti Regoinal Chiarman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako A.K.A. Chairman Wontumi has questioned the relevance of the clause in Ghana’s constitution which has imposed a tight restriction on the country’s traditional leaders in doing inclusive politics. Article 76 of the 1992 Constitution states that “A chief shall not take part in active party politics; and any chief wishing to do so and seeking election to Parliament shall abdicate his stool or skin.” But speaking on Wontumi TV/Radio in Kumasi on Thursday, Chairman Wontumi observed that the framers of…