● Dormaahene Agyemang Badu II

The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeyor Agyemang Badu I has announced a ‘sanctioned regime’ against chiefs and elders who fail to observe environmental cleanliness in their communities within the Dormaa Traditional Area of the Bono Region.

The Dormaahene called for regular clean-up exercis­es in the communities to rid the area from any possible outbreak of communicable diseases and promote the culture of cleanliness among the people.

This, according to the Dormaahene, would ensure the people stayed healthy and improve the local economy.

Chiefs who flout this directive would be compelled to pay a certain amount to be determined by the Omanhene as fines or be reprimanded to serve as a deterrent to erring chiefs.

This came to light at a special meeting held by the Traditional Council last week to deliberate on issues affect­ing the development of the Dormaa area.

Key among the issues were illegal mining activities and moves to curb its impact in the area.

After the deliberations, six Divisional Chiefs and their el­ders signed a pact to protect the Dormaa land from illegal mining activities.

He said he was not in­terested in just punishing any chief or elders but his preoccupation was to ensure the development of Dor­maaman as was bequeathed to them by their ancestors

According to him, chiefs who could not support the cause of development in the traditional area would have to vacate the respective stools they occupied.

He said as a chief, he has led series of clean-up exer­cises in various communities in the Dormaa area as a way of encouraging the people to embrace the culture and expected others to emulate the example.

The Adontenhen of the Dormaa Traditional Council, Barima Okogyetuo Agyemang who spoke on behalf of the chiefs commended Osagyefor Oseadeyor Agyemang Badu I for his bold leadership and assured him of their support to protect and promote Dor­maaman in general.

The Dormaa Traditional Council is made up six of tra­ditional areas which include Bomaa, Abesim, Chiraa, Dormaa Municipality , Dormaa and part of Sunyani.

 From Daniel Dzirasah, Dormaa Ahenkro.