Peace Council trains traditional leaders on dispute resolution

The Eastern Regional Peace Council held a capacity-building programme for traditional leaders and local government officials in the Akuapem Adonten Division, aimed at strengthening traditional and local governance systems and promoting sustainable peace. The two-day event, held at Aburi in the Eastern Region, brought together about 200 participants under the theme: ‘strengthening Traditional and Local Governance Systems.’

Participants were trained in customary law, statutory provisions relating to case adjudication, principles of natural justice in traditional adjudication, customary arbitration, adjudication of cases by traditional leaders, and traditional governance and contemporary leadership. The Council’s Chairman, Dr Mark Boadu, noted that the initiative was informed by the Council’s 2025 Regional Peace Index findings, which identified chieftaincy disputes as a major source of conflict in the region, accounting for about 61 per cent of conflict issues recorded in the area.

The programme aims to equip traditional leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to adjudicate cases fairly and transparently, reducing the number of disputes that end up in formal courts and promoting greater transparency and accountability within traditional institutions.

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