Nana Kaakari Appau II, Omanhene of Bekwai Traditional Area, has complained about amount of funds given to traditional councils for their activities saying it is woefully inadequate.
He said the GH¢100 cash currently being given quarterly to the traditional councils by government (the Stool Land Administration) was nothing to write home about considering the number of chiefs in a traditional area.
Nana Appau II said the amount could not even cater for council members' transportation cost when they attend meetings adding "let alone purchase stationery, fuel and other logistics to run the Traditional Council."
Nana Appau said this in an address read for him by Nana Aduse-Poku Amponsem II, Ahwirenhene when Mr Sampson Kwaku Boafo, Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture met the council to acquaint himself with their activities and helped to resolve their problems at Bekwai on Tuesday.
The Omanhene also expressed concern about delays in releasing revenues from the Stool Lands Administration adding that at times chiefs might not know how much they were entitled to even though they were stakeholders in stool lands.
He said chiefs were not only interested in receiving the annual revenue and expenditure statement of accounts, but more so the presentation of the quarterly returns that enabled them plan effectively.
Mr Boafo said, for the brief period that he occupied the newly created Ministry, he had achieved a lot to make the chieftaincy institution to play its unique role in the socio-economic development of the Country.
He said government was committed to facilitating the development of the institution as well as the welfare of chiefs and urged them to also support the effort.
Mr Boafo, who is on a four-day tour of traditional councils in the Ashanti Region, later interacted with the chiefs and people of Denyase, Essumeja, and Kokofu Traditional Councils.
At Denyase, he called on them to ensure a peaceful election stressing that it was through peaceful election that they would be able to go about their duties normally.
He called on the chiefs to educate the youth not to allow themselves to be used by selfish politicians to achieve their whims and caprices adding "all should hope for a violent free and peaceful election".
At Kokofu, Barima Offe Akwasi Okogyeasuo II, Omanhene of the Traditional Area, praised the government for supporting the area with development efforts and hoped the Ministry would do more to assist the Area in its efforts to promote culture and tradition.