Member of Parliament for the Zebilla constituency, Cletus Avoka, has said the Bawku conflict will not be solved.
According to the member of parliament, Ghana lacks the political will to shut down the root of the Bawku conflict. The conflict has been there for ages claiming innocent lives.
It has persisted over the years between the Mamprusis and Kusasis, leaving scores of people dead and others sustaining injuries.
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Military personnel deployed to the area to restore peace have been accused of being behind the death of the residents. According to reports, the Ghana Army Force is using force to calm the situation down.
Ten people have died from the rekindled conflict. Past presidents have tried to restore peace between the two tribes but to no avail.
The Ghana Armed Forces in a statement on Thursday, February 2, 2023, denied the allegations. According to the statement, the killings explained they engaged a group of armed men and neutralised six of them.
Mr Cletus Avoka has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to ensure that the conflict is ceased in the area by ensuring that the feuding factions respect the court’s ruling.
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I will plead that the government should try to hold the bull by the horn. They are fighting for chieftaincy, but there is no chieftaincy situation hanging in the air in Bawku. There are no chieftaincy matters in any of the tribunals or courts. It has been resolved, what is left is for people to respect the rule of the law. Before peace will prevail, the government must enforce the law.
When people are made to respect the law, then there will be peace in Bawku. If people are allowed to disrespect the rule of law and judicial decisions and processes, then that is what will happen. Mr Avoka cited. Stakeholders have engaged the parties involved to lay down their weapons.
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