"African kings root for traditional modes of governance"

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10/13 - A Ghanaian monarch Tuesday requested the African Union (AU) to consider giving African traditional leaders a seat in its regular meetings to discuss development issues of the continent.

Addressing the fourth African Development Forum (ADF IV), convening here, His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene of Ghana, also appealed to African nations to critically look for convergencies in the traditional and modern systems of governance.

"Remember that as traditional rulers, our contract with our people is forever and not for the next election," said the Asantehene, who was given a standing ovation after highlighting aspects of traditional leadership performance in various parts of the continent.

He said the old stereotype of a chief as an ignorant native leader, susceptible to manipulation by unscrupulous foreign traders or self-seeking politicians was no longer valid.

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