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March 11, 2016
Follow Roadmap document to sustain peace in Dagbon -
Commander
Tamale, Dec. 23, (Pobia), GNA - The Commanding Officer of
the Sixth Infantry Battalion in Tamale, Col. Omane Agyekum
has called on all stakeholders in the Dagbon chieftaincy
dispute to ensure that the "Roadmap to Peace Document" works
to sustain peace in the area.
He said all parties involved in the peace process should be
patient, exercise restraint and show commitment towards the
Roadmap.
Col. Agyekum made the call at the unit's edition of the West
African Soldiers Social Activity (WASSA) in Tamale on
Friday.
He urged the people of Dagbon, especially the youth to
exercise greater restraint and not to allow themselves to be
misused.
He said: The future of Dagbon is in the hands of the youth
and what you do today will determine what Dagbon will be
tomorrow".
Col. Agyekum advised them to use their youthful strength to
mobilise and reconcile the people to move Dagbon forward and
not to keep it at a standstill or destroy it.
He assured the people in the Northern Region that the
security personnel would not shun their responsibility to
allow any person or a group of persons take the law into
hands to create confusion.
He however, pointed out even though the security personnel
would always ensure that the region was stable and secured
at all cost, it was the responsibility of each and everyone
to work towards the sustainability of peace in the region.
The Commanding Officer commended the security agencies in
the region for the professional manner they provided
security for the burial of the late Ya-Naa, Yakubu Andani
II, the enskinment of his regent and the maintenance of law
and order in Tamale and Yendi.
He also commended chiefs, opinion leaders and other
stakeholders for playing their roles well and making it
possible to achieve peace in the area.
Col. Agyekum said the insurgence of armed robbery was still
a concern for all the people in the region and gave the
assurance that his unit would continue to work jointly with
the personnel of the Ghana Police Service through the
"Operation Calm Life" to clamp down on them.
Mr. Charles Abass, Northern Regional Coordinating Director
appealed to the personnel of the security agencies not to
loose sight of other pockets of potential conflict areas in
the region.
GNA
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