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Bawku indigenes must embrace peace – NDF

By Ajibola Adedoye

The Northern Development Forum (NDF) has urged indigenes of Bawku to sheath their swords and join hands in making the communities a better places for all and generations yet unborn.

NDF made the call in a statement signed by its Chairman, Major Albert Don-Chebe (Rtd.).

Major Albert Don-Chebe (Rtd.)
Chairman NDF

 

According to Major Don-Chebe (Rtd.) “The peoples of Bawku and its environs have witnessed untold suffering in the last four (4) years. There are no signs that this carnage will end anytime soon because the acts of provocation and impunity appear to be intensifying by the day”.

The statement reads in part: “We are much appalled that scarce resources have to be diverted from promoting livelihoods and development to the endless security and so-called mediation efforts. Citizens of Northern Ghana are completely dismayed and traumatised by the intensity of the recent clashes and call upon the government to exercise its authority to sanitise the Bawku area for peace to prevail.

“We are greatly concerned by the seeming absence of discernible government strategy and programme aimed at removing the agent provocateurs in the Bawku area.

The NDF once again wishes to admonish our Northern compatriots to reflect deeply on the consequences of the resort to violence to resolve matters arising from minor ethnic, traditional and Cultural differences.

“Unless we the people of Northern Ghana unite in one accord in the pursuit of peace and development, we will dissipate our energies and resources in never-ending conflicts founded upon dubious historical narratives that have no relevance for the accelerated development of our communities as we so much desire.

“Once again, Northern Ghanaians without exception, are confronted by poverty, illiteracy and ignorance. These intolerable ethnic clashes will not contribute to the success or development of any community.

“We should continue to cherish the richness and diversity of our cultures and history. We believe that our cultural and historical diversities are an invitation for mutual respect, cooperation, learning and sharing of our unique identities. These differences should never provide any grounds for power struggles and domineering.

NDF is a non-partisan organisation that brings together people from the five Northern Regions of Ghana. The group is deeply troubled by the resurgence and intensifications of mindless violence and the resultant needless deaths of innocent citizens in Bawku.

 

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