Return To Normalcy In North West : Traditional Rulers Explore Avenues

As a contribution to a return to normalcy in the North West Region, traditional rulers of the locality are meeting to exchange peace ideas in order to guarantee a safe back-to-school. An initiative of the President of the North West House of Chiefs, Fon Kevin Yakum, the various meetings with Fons, Lamidos, Ardos and Sarkis of the region are to chart a way forward to peace and subsequently adopt an action plan for the various communities, taking into consideration their respective specificities.
Highlighting on the objective of the meeting, Fon Kevin Yakum said peace is of prime importance in the region and the participation of traditional rulers in the process is very important. He noted that he intends to meet with the custodians of culture of all the seven divisions of the North West Region before the beginning of the 2021-2022 academic school year. “Generally, peace is the best atmosphere for the execution of several projects. With a peaceful atmosphere, there is development. Education follows its normal course and the population remains literate. As traditional rulers, we want to put hands together to ensure that peace returns to our communities and a better life can take its course,” he noted. 
Fon Kevin Yakum added that besides discussing peace building, they saw to the reorganisation of the traditional rulers and the institutions that they incarnate. To him, traditional institutions have a major role to play as auxiliary of administration and custodians of t...