Chieftaincy Ministry, National House of Chiefs to amend customs and tradition

The Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Stephen Asamoah Boateng has hinted that the ministry has plans to collaborate with the National House of Chiefs to amend some customs and traditions in Ghana.

This declaration came in while addressing the press on Thursday, April 18 in Accra on the development of the alleged marriage that took place between the 63-year-old Nungua Gborbu Wulomo and a 15-year-old girl, Naa Kromo.

According to the sector minister, modernity has come to advance the way of life however, some of the Ghanaian customs and traditions need amendment.

“As we moved into modern world democracy, law, modernity, more education and all that, we have realized that some of the customs and traditions need to be reformed. And indeed, under the Chieftaincy Act (759), we have been enjoined to work with the National House of Chiefs to look at the codification of relevant customs across the country, because not all customs are the same.

“Even within Greater Accra, within certain areas, it differs. We can get the codification right and we can know what happens in which particular area”, Asamoah Boateng said.

Source: Myrepubliconline