The Upper East Regional House of Chiefs led by the Paramount Chief of the Chiana Traditional Area, Pe Dituudini Adiana Ayagitam III who doubles as the President of the Upper East Regional House of Chiefs has said, “it is saddening to note that since these clashes in Bawku in 1983, 1984 and 1985 all has not been well with the inhabitants of this growing township.
The House of Chief President made the revelation on Thursday, May 26, 2022 during a press conference organized by the Upper East Regional House of Chiefs.
The statement said: “In the last quarter of 2021, there was renewed escalation of the regrettably enduring conflict in Bawku. These skirmishes in the township aggravated in the run up to the Samampiid and the purported plans by the Mamprusis to observe the final funeral rites of the late Tampuri Alhaji Adam Zangbeogo, who is still recognized as the last Bawku Naba by the Mamprusis and subsequently celebrate the Damba”.
“This has led to the loss of abled and productive lives and valuable property, stalled economic activities, and deprived several school children of an opportunity to pursue their future dreams. Asa bustling economic hub of the east and Ghana, it has further worsened the woes of a country emerging from the ravaging effects of COVID-19 and its consequences on the national economy. It is from this background that the Chiefs of the Region wish to condemn in no uncertain terms these senseless and morally depraved criminal acts”.
“It is saddening to note that since these clashes in Bawku in 1983, 1984 and 1985 all has not been well with the inhabitants of this growing township”.
“The clashes have transformed, over the years into a war of attrition rather than an action to settle a chieftaincy dispute”.
The statement said: “Despite the political meddling in the conflict, it is worth nothing that successive governments have equally played significant roles in ending the debilitating conflict through their unequivocal declarations on the matter in reference to the Supreme Court Decision”.
“The most recent attempt initiated by His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, by inviting the Nayiri and the Bawku Naba for discussions is highly commendable”.
However, “it is rather disappointing that these high-level interventions have yielded little results in resolving this devastating conflict.
“This has led us to reason that what we are experiencing in the area is organized crime orchestrated by people with doubtful integrity for their selfish interests.
Crime is intolerable in any society and thus must be stamped out. The statement said
“What is particular concern to us in this region is the attempt by some persons to associate the recent acts of lawlessness in Bawku with the desire of Nayiri, Overlord of Mamprugu, to maintain a hold in the Kusaug Traditional Area through violence and intimidation”. The statement said
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