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The National House of Chiefs (NHC) has asked the government to provide state institutions with adequate resources to perform.

It described as troubling the poor funding, which was making it difficult for public institutions and agencies to deliver on their mandate.

The chiefs said things needed to change to help these institutions to live up to expectation and add pace to the nation’s socio-economic and political development.

This was contained in a communique issued by the House after a day’s meeting it held with the National Population Council (NPC) in Kumasi.

The meeting discussed ways to improve sexual and reproductive health of the country’s adolescents.

The House drew attention to the need to make youth development an urgent priority, saying, more resources must be invested in their education and training.

This, it noted, was the way to assure the society of responsible young men and women, ready to contribute meaningfully to its advancement.

The chiefs pledged continued cooperation and support towards the implementation of government’s policies and programmes to enhance growth.

They underlined the need for stronger engagement of key stakeholders – traditional and religious leaders, academia and civil society organizations to keep the country on the path of progress.