Stephen Asamoah Boateng

24 Apr

Chiefs Of Volta Region House Of Chiefs Allege Harassment By Immigration Officials

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Three members of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs (VRHC) have raised concerns about harassment and mistreatment by Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) personnel at the Sogakope and Asikuma inland checkpoints in the Volta and Eastern regions, Graphic Online reports. The chiefs, including the Paramount Chief of Amugo-Vego, Togbi Tenge Dzokoto Gligui VII; Paramount Chief of Tefle, Togbe Dugbaza VIII, and Paramount Chief of Akoefe, Togbe Drake Tsigbe IV, expressed their grievances to the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, during his visit to the VRHC. Togbi Gligui recounted an incident on Easter Monday when he was traveling with…

29 Apr

Chieftancy Conflicts, Disputes: Government Tackles 505 Cases Nationwide – Asabee

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It has emerged that 505 chieftaincy disputes and conflicts are scattered across the country. The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mr. Stephen Asamoah-Boateng, who disclosed this, said the disputes were a result of land litigation, contest for traditional power and in some cases, political interferences. Speaking to the Ghanaian Times in an interview in Accra on Wednesday, he noted that about 139 of those disputes had become an albatross on the country’s security finances. Expressing concern about the growing menace, he said currently 70 percent of all issues being handled by the Ministry of National Security were all chieftaincy…