Daasebre Oti Boateng
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15th November, 2010
Chiefs Must Learn From Elders - Daasebre
The Omanhene of the New Juaben Traditional Area, Daasebre Oti Boaten, has called on chiefs in the country to learn their customs and traditional practices from their elders.
By this, he said, they would be knowledgeable about traditional practices and empower them to know their customs and cultural practices.
Daasebre further advised the chiefs to desist from rushing to court at the least provocation to settle traditional issues saying that some lawyers take advantage of their ignorance to cheat them.
He was speaking at the installation of Okowia Dwomo Baabu II, as the Koforidua Effiduase chief and Nifahene of the New Juaben Traditional area.
Daasebre said custom, culture and traditional rites could not be taught in the classroom or at law schools but by traditionalists who were the elders.
He attributed most chieftaincy disputes in the country to chiefs with inadequate knowledge of traditional practices.
He said it was wrong and against traditional laws for a chief to go to court on matters which could be settled by traditional leaders.
Daasebre said often times, most kingmakers, heads of families, chiefs and queens consulted laymen on issues that bother on custom and in most cases lead them into long litigations.
“This is unacceptable because we do not have to wash our dirty linen in public as our institution is revered and commands respects,” he said.
In view of this, Daasebre announced that with the assistance from the traditional council he had published a book entitled, ‘Standard Orders of New Juaben Traditional Council’ which would be distributed to king makers, chiefs, and heads of clans in the area for study.
He said it was his hope that the book would assist them in such that no one would go and declare him/herself a chief when that person is not in line for that position.
Daasebre expressed the hope that this would bring peace, particularly, in the New Juaben traditional area.
Nana Baabu II, 75, is known in private life as Kwadwo Dwomo Donkor. He worked as an Auditor of COCOBOB.
He succeeded his uncle Nana Omane Akyemfour, who died in 2007.
By this, he said, they would be knowledgeable about traditional practices and empower them to know their customs and cultural practices.
Daasebre further advised the chiefs to desist from rushing to court at the least provocation to settle traditional issues saying that some lawyers take advantage of their ignorance to cheat them.
He was speaking at the installation of Okowia Dwomo Baabu II, as the Koforidua Effiduase chief and Nifahene of the New Juaben Traditional area.
Daasebre said custom, culture and traditional rites could not be taught in the classroom or at law schools but by traditionalists who were the elders.
He attributed most chieftaincy disputes in the country to chiefs with inadequate knowledge of traditional practices.
He said it was wrong and against traditional laws for a chief to go to court on matters which could be settled by traditional leaders.
Daasebre said often times, most kingmakers, heads of families, chiefs and queens consulted laymen on issues that bother on custom and in most cases lead them into long litigations.
“This is unacceptable because we do not have to wash our dirty linen in public as our institution is revered and commands respects,” he said.
In view of this, Daasebre announced that with the assistance from the traditional council he had published a book entitled, ‘Standard Orders of New Juaben Traditional Council’ which would be distributed to king makers, chiefs, and heads of clans in the area for study.
He said it was his hope that the book would assist them in such that no one would go and declare him/herself a chief when that person is not in line for that position.
Daasebre expressed the hope that this would bring peace, particularly, in the New Juaben traditional area.
Nana Baabu II, 75, is known in private life as Kwadwo Dwomo Donkor. He worked as an Auditor of COCOBOB.
He succeeded his uncle Nana Omane Akyemfour, who died in 2007.
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