Chiefs in the Buem Traditional Area at the weekend organized a reconciliation ceremony to end a 10-year stalemate. The dispute arose between Nana Aburam Akpandja IV, Omanhene of Buem and his divisional chiefs over alleged vitriolic actions leading to litigations about his destoolment in court. The reconciliation exercise has, therefore, set the stage for the roadmap for accelerated development which would be spelt out at its first Traditional Council meeting slated next month. Colonel Cyril Necku (RTD), Deputy Volta Regional Minister, acknowledged the significant role of the chieftaincy institution for local level governance and development. He debunked assertions that chieftaincy as an institution has outlived its usefulness, saying it is more relevant in the changing globalized world than ever. Col. Necku said government’s development interventions for national growth and socio-economic development could materialize when the people lived in peace to stem disease, poverty and squalor. He expressed joy that the chiefs after a decade of dispute have smoked the peace-pipe and exhorted other feuding communities in the country to take a cue from the Buem experience. Most Reverend Gabriel Ababio Mante said Buem could only survive when there was peace, stressing that division, animosity and hatred were great elements of destruction and disservice in the face of development. Mr Ford Henry Kamel, Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources said the reconciliation exercise denoted a rebirth of Bueman and called on the people to be proactive towards the rapid development efforts and garner attitudes that would sustain the peace gestures. Source: GNA