Mahama tasks peace council to prioritise Bawku conflict resolution

President John Dramani Mahama has urged the National Peace Council to prioritise resolving the protracted Bawku conflict.

During the inauguration of the Council’s 13-member Governing Board at the Jubilee House in Accra, President Mahama charged the Council to proactively identify and address emerging conflicts nationwide.

The Board, chaired by Most Rev. Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, was tasked with working diligently to bring peace to the Bawku area, which has been plagued by violence and chieftaincy conflicts for years.

“As we speak, violence in Bawku has claimed numerous lives and displaced several households. Chiefaincy conflicts are also rife, and it calls on the National Peace Council assiduously if we are to maintain Ghana’s reputation as an oasis of peace in the sub-region.

“These measures are not optional but essential to building the inclusive Ghana we all desire. We must also be mindful that peace is not merely the absence of war. It is the presence of justice. It is the presence of fair access to fair opportunities for all,” he said.