Yendi (Northern Region) 28 April ?99

Ya-Na Yakubu Andani the second, has assured 20 newly elevated paramount chiefs of the Dagomba Traditional Area that the government will formally recognise their elevation as soon as the necessary procedures have been completed.

The Ya-Na was addressing a delegation of chiefs from Tatali Traditional Area who paid a courtesy call on him at Yendi.

The delay was due to the long process of compiling documents on all elevated chiefs throughout the country, he explained, and appealed to chiefs concerned to be patient.

The leader of the delegation, Obore Poadi Chamanya, divisional chief of Sheini, thanked Ya-Na for his fatherly saying: "we will ensure that peace and unity continue to prevail in the area".