705 The Coalition of La Associations (COLA) has asked the government to have confidence in their ability to manage resources and release their lands to them. Addressing a press conference at La, the spokesperson of COLA, Mr Jeffrey Tetteh, reaffirmed that the consensus reached during their previous meeting with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources still binds on the current Minister. He stressed that any attempt to alter the earlier decisions or re-open negotiations on the matter will not only be a sign of disrespect to the Chiefs and people of La but also a mockery of the time-consuming two-year-long consensus-building process engaged in by all interested parties.