Bolgatanga Central Member of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has blamed the government for the unabated conflict in Bawku.
The MP says government has not exhibited honesty in dealing with the matter. He says rather than manning the community with the military, the government should look at the real issues and tackle them.
“I think that government has to be honest and do the right things to bring closure to the situati on in Bawku. Running away from the problem, sending soldiers and stationing soldiers in Bawku clearly has not solved the problem. There are underlying issues [and] instead of government addressing the issues boldly and dealing with them, they have shovelled it to His Majesty Otumfuo.
“So, I want to use this platform to call on His Majesty Otumfuo to look into the matter and try and bring closure to the issues. Just being silent and not taking action as I can see being done by the government is not the solution to the problem. Sending more soldiers to Bawku is not the solution to the problem. But being frank and honest and dealing with the issues resolutely is what will bring closure to the situation,” he said on Ghana Tonight Thursday, January 18, 2023.
He also condemned the spread of the attacks amongst the feuding factions to other parts of the country.
“Some months ago, there were similar assaults in Ashaiman and so increasingly, it is getting outside Bawku and then citizens of Bawku in different parts of the country attacking one another,” he told host, Alfred Nene Akrofi Ocansey.
The Bawku Central lawmaker, appealed to “all sides to stop what they are doing. This attempt to begin to attack one another outside Bawku in Bolgatanga, in Accra, Walewale, on the roads, Tamale etc, Zebilla, Binduri, all those districts around us; it’ll not help so I’m appealing to everybody to cease those attacks and urge government to be firm and resolve the issues in Bawku.”
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Two individuals lost their lives with several others sustaining injuries in a shooting incident near the Bawku Police station on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.
The injured victims were transferred to a nearby local healthcare facility for medical attention.
The Bawku Municipal Chief Executive, Hamza Amadu, confirmed the tragic event, stating, “One person died on the spot during the shooting incident, while the second person died on Thursday.”
