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"I will make chiefs cornerstone of
my administration" - Kyerematen
Tolon (N/R), Nov. 9,
Ghanadot/GNA - Mr Alan Kyerematen, a presidential aspirant
of the ruling Patriotic Party (NPP) has pledged to make
chiefs the cornerstone of his administration if he is
elected President.
He said the relative peace and stability in the country was
not due to the efforts of politicians alone but credit must
also go the chiefs and religious leaders.
Mr Kyerematen made the pledge when he paid separate courtesy
calls on the Regent of Tolon, Tolonlana, Major Abubakari
Sulemana (Rtd) and the Nyimbu-naa, Yakubu Andani on Thursday
during his campaign tour of the Northern Region.
He paid homage to the chiefs to seek their guidance and
spiritual blessing in his bid to become the presidential
candidate of the NPP and eventually the President of Ghana.
Mr Kyerematen said chiefs were not supposed to be involved
in active politics but "as leaders of your communities, you
have a moral responsibility to help determine who becomes
the nation's leader".
He said if elected President, he would seek the wisdom,
advice and good counsel of chiefs to enable him to rule
justly and fairly.
Mr. Kyerematen said he would ensure that Tolon get its fair
share of development and pledged to provide jobs for the
youth in the area if elected President.
Regent Sulemana said he and his people were behind Mr.
Kyerematen in his ambition to become the President of Ghana
and assured him of his moral and spiritual support.
Counselling Mr Kyerematen, the Regent said: "We can only
pray and talk to our children, we don't give power, it is
only God who gives power".
He bemoaned the attitude of politicians, some of whom he
said: "Would go to all lengths to give promises to the
people and immediately they get power, they forget about
them".
"This does not augur well for the practice of democracy, as
the people tend to lose confidence in politicians," he
added.
GNA
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