As part of lined-up activities, they organized a special Quranic recitation and climaxed it with a news conference.

They renewed calls for the apprehension and prosecution of those who caused the late Dagbon overlord’s death.

The Spokesman, Basharu Alhassan Dabal-li in a Citi News interview, maintained that they have been denied justice for far too long.

According to him, successive governments have acted in bad faith by ignoring their incessant demand for justice.

He expressed the family’s dissatisfaction with the delay in bringing the perpetrators to book saying, “It is indeed very strange that this horrifying act of state-sponsored terror unleashed on innocent civilians was never investigated neither was anyone arrested or held to account for this monumental crime.”

Basharu Alhassan Dabal-li advised government to respect the customs and traditions of the Dagbon traditional area.

He condemned a recent attempt by some Abudus youth to occupy the old Gbewaa Palace Yendi.

He served notice that the family will no longer tolerate any acts of impunity and asked the law enforcement agencies there to be extra vigilant.

Basharu Alhassan Dabal-li further implored government to be mindful of “Chieftaincy contractors” meddling in the Dagbon chieftaincy stalemate.

“We urge the Akufo-Addo-led administration and its appointees to avoid engaging the services of groups or individuals outside the framework of Dagbon traditional authority,” he said.

“Such individuals or groups are basically chieftaincy contractors who benefit from the protracted conflict in the area. Dagbon has an unwritten constitution, embedded in its traditional and customary practices.”

Basharu Alhassan Dabal-li urged “government and its appointees to stop their blatant political interferences in the Dagbon chieftaincy matters and rather use their good offices to facilitate the work of the legitimate custodians of Dagbon traditions and customs. And the head of the custodians of these traditions and customs, who is also the most senior member of the elders of Dagbon and the head of the Judicial Council of Dagbon is the Kug’ Naa.”

The demise of the late overlord of Dagbon has since heightened the feud between Abudu and Andani royals.

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At the Standard Bank West Africa Trans-regional Conference held in Accra, Mr Andani said the country Ghana has taken the “tough decisions,” that will restore the country onto the path of growth from 2017.

He thus urged investors to look for opportunities that exist in the retail, infrastructure, agriculture, construction, manufacturing and information technology sectors.

“For those of you looking at investment opportunities, this is probably the best time in Ghana,” he said.

“We have taken all the tough decisions and in 2017 onwards, it will be a fantastic year for us here.”

Vish Ashiagbor, Ghana Country & Advisory Leader for PwC, reiterated Mr Andani’s projection.

“Having taken some difficult decisions, we can look forward to a brighter 2017 and beyond,” he said.

“Looking into 2017 and coming from so many challenges there are signs that we should have a more positive performance than we have had recently.”

Mr. Ashiagbor noted that, with the passage of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016, designed to address persistent weaknesses and promote discipline, transparency and accountability in the management of public funds, things should get better.

“With the amended Bank of Ghana Act, which also limits Central Bank financing of government, these new regulations are now laws and so irrespective of what happens on December 7, it doesn’t look like the situation can reverse,” he added.

The West Africa conference was organized for Standard Bank’s commercial banking clients from across sub-Saharan Africa who are interested in expanding their operations or partnering with businesses in the West Africa Region across a range of sectors such as retail, infrastructure, agriculture, construction, manufacturing and information technology.

It brought together delegates from Ghana, Nigeria, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, China, South Africa as well as clients from southern and eastern Africa.

“Our experience at Standard Bank shows there is a great deal of opportunity in many sectors and markets across the continent if businesses are encouraged to look beyond the short-term.,” Dr Alagbaoso said.

“Positive changes such as government policies to promote commercial businesses, regular and democratic elections, improved literacy rates and education and the most youthful population in the world have highlighted to us that with the right kind of support, advice and innovation, the growth position promises to be significantly enhanced in the years ahead.”
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