By King Amoah
The Paramount Chief of Ofuman Traditional Council in the Techiman North District of the Bono East Region, Nana Kweku Gyan Borokuo II, has voiced a profound concern over what he perceives as a direct correlation between the rise of democratic governance and a precipitous decline in societal discipline and the rule of law.
He contends that democracy as currently practiced has systematically eroded the powers of traditional leaders and leading to an alarming surge in lawlessness and disrespect across the nation.
Speaking through his linguist, Nana Kweku Owusu Mensah in an exclusive interview on Saturday September 29th, Nana Kweku Gyan Abrokuo II painted out of a vivid picture of a disciplined past.
He reflected on an era preceding the current democratic dispensation where discipline and rule of law was the order of the day.
In those days, he emphasized, that respect for the elderly, humility and fear God were in existence because the chiefs play a noble roles that seek to transform the society towards national development.
Nana Kweku Gyan Borokuo II noted when democracy was absence in the country the administration of chiefs witnessed true discipline and and and economic development.
However the advent of democratic governance has according to the Paramount Chief lowered the chieftaincy institution to the background.
He posited that the democracy that is championed by the politicians under the banner of freedom of expression has effectively taken over the powers of chiefs resulting in a chaotic erosion of traditional authority.
This usurpation, Nana Kweku Gyan Borokuo II lamented, has manifested in widespread lawlessness a stark disrespect for elders and traditional leaders, rampant indiscipline, and various conducts that undermine national unity and progress.
He cited of an alarming instances where a teenagers freely attack the elderly even chiefs, opinion leader or the whole President of a country on a social media platforms under the norms of the so called rights of citizens.
The Paramount Chief minced no words in laying the blame for Ghana’s current economic and social ills squarely at the feet of politicians by asserting that their actions stall the progress of mother Ghana.
Amidst this critique, Nana Kweku Gyan Borokuo II found a glimmer of hope in former President John Dramani Mahama’s recent commitment to address irresponsible social media attacks.
He commended President Mahama’s assurance during a press conference to deploy a technology to track down the irresponsible post from bloggers for punishment, viewing it as a necessary step towards restoring sanity.
To reverse this concerning trend, where politicians have seemingly rendered chiefs powerless and are taking the country for a ride, the Paramount Chief urged traditional leaders to take a decisive action.
His call is for chiefs to “petition the Parliament where chiefs would be allowed to play their normal roles as before to ensure a disciplined and lawful country whose citizens are up for development but not retrogression.
Without such swift intervention Nana Kweku Gyan Abrokuo II warned that the very future of the country would be at stake, emphasizing the urgent need to reintegrate traditional authority for societal cohesion and genuine national advancement.
