Security analyst Adib Saani has posited that the politicisation of the Bawku crisis is escalating the issues and making it much more difficult for authorities to deal with the matter holistically.
Mr. Saani lamented that the Bawku crisis is a sensitive national security threat that should be addressed without political bias.
Speaking in an interview with Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, he said it was not surprising that the Bawku crisis had resurfaced given how poorly it had been handled over the years.
In his opinion, bringing peace to Bawku will necessitate a collaborative approach, with the government playing a critical role in ensuring that the problem is resolved once and for all.
”One of the factors complicating the Bawku crisis is the issue’s increasing politicisation. The politics surrounding the crisis are overwhelming. I believe that politics is complicating the issues, and that we must proceed with caution. Beyond that, the Bawku crisis is a multifaceted problem that necessitates a multifaceted solution. So, if you think that deploying security personnel and imposing curfews is the only way to solve the problem, you’re mistaken. “There is a need for us to approach this crisis with a multidimensional solution to ensure that it is resolved once and for all,” he added.
He added that it seems the security personnel deployed to the area are also fed up because the intervention is very limited and this is an unfortunate situation.
He maintained that, while other factors may have contributed to the problem, politicisation of the crisis has exacerbated it. We must put a stop to it because if we do not address the issue, the Bawku election may be impossible. Until the security situation improves, you cannot put polling agents’ and other officials’ lives in danger. Aside from politics, the proliferation of arms in the area is a challenge, and it sometimes surprises soldiers how residents can obtain guns and use them in the conflict”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
