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Members of National Peace
Council meet leaders in Bawku conflict
Bawku(UE), May 28, Ghanadot/GNA – Members of the National
Peace Council (NPC) on Wednesday appealed to Upper East
Regional Security Council (UEREGSEC) and other stakeholders
working towards lasting solution to the Bawku conflict to
remain neutral.
His Eminence Peter Cardinal Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Archbishop
of Cape Coast Diocese of the Catholic Church and Chairman of
the Council made the appeal when he led members to pay a
courtesy call on Mr Alhassan Samari, Upper East Regional
Minister at Bolgatanga.
Members of the Council were on their way to Bawku to meet
leaders in the conflict, Kusasis and Mamprusis.
His Eminence Cardinal Turkson, said in conflict and peace
resolutions neutrality was a major tool and urged the
stakeholders to be neutral in discharging their duties to
facilitate the restoration of lasting peace in the area.
He commended the security personnel for their high sense of
duty in maintaining peace and security in Bawku and urged
them to continue to exhibit professionalism in the execution
of their duties.
“You need to remain responsible but humane in discharging
your duties to perfection,” he added.
Mr Samari said the situation in Bawku was returning to
normalcy but not stable as there was lack of confidence and
people could not interact as in the past.
Mr Samari said economic activities in the area had been
affected, the hospital was working at low capacity and
schools had been closed down.
He said another problem that was likely to spark off another
conflict was farming as farming activities were about to
start and people would struggle for land.
Mr Samari commended the Stakeholders, especially religious
leaders who played an important role in maintaining peace in
Bawku and appealed to them to continue the process.
Members of the Council in separate meetings with the Bawku
Naba and leaders of Mamprusis in Bawku appealed to them to
co-exist in peace whilst Government examined their issues
and come out with a concrete solution to address the
problem.
GNA
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