{"id":312945,"date":"2017-04-22T09:08:31","date_gmt":"2017-04-22T09:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=312945"},"modified":"2017-04-22T09:08:31","modified_gmt":"2017-04-22T09:08:31","slug":"chieftaincy-minister-defends-suspension-of-nkonya-alavanyo-chiefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/chieftaincy-minister-defends-suspension-of-nkonya-alavanyo-chiefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Chieftaincy Minister defends suspension of Nkonya, Alavanyo chiefs"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Minister Samuel Ahiave Dzamesi has supported the decision of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs to suspend the chiefs of Nkonya and Alavanyo.<\/p>\n
The Volta Regional House of Chiefs took the decision following a recent attack that left two persons dead. Many attributed the attacks to the almost century old feud over land between the two communities.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”00XreBTIHxBtGXO0JaVZtiRer9uOHSAi”]But the Paramount Chiefs and Queen Mothers are unhappy about the decision. According to them, they cannot\u00a0 take responsibility for what they say are the criminal acts of a few. But Speaking to Citi News, the sector minister justified the decision.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe matter in Nkonya-Alavanyo is a very unfortunate one. It is something that has been going on for a very long time. I believe very strongly that the chiefs and queen mothers of Nkonya Alavanyo should continue to seek peace. I don\u2019t understand why after all these years of trying to resolve this issue, it should come up again. So if the Regional House of Chiefs are taking a decision of that nature, I think I am in support of them. So that we understand that we understand that our chiefs are there to ensure that their subjects or citizens always live in peace. We cannot continue like that\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n