A security analyst, Samuel Nana Appiah, has underscored the need for stakeholders to take steps to ensure that the long-standing dispute in Bawku is resolved once and for all.
He described the situation as disturbing, stating that the crisis has long-term consequences for the country and that urgent steps must be taken to resolve it.
He believes that the conflict is taking on new dynamics, and that the sooner all key stakeholders can come together and work to resolve it, the better for everyone.
In an interview with Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, he urged President John Dramani Mahama’s appointees, particularly those from that region, to see it as their duty to speak to their people from all sides in order for them to stop fighting.
”They (appointees) should appeal to their people to end the crisis. They should also let their people understand that no matter which side they belong to, the ongoing crisis is not healthy for the country. We will appeal to those living in Bawku to accept peace. They are the only ones who can make the Bawku conflict end. Has the conflict become normalised to the point that the people have lived with it in perpetuity? I don’t think that is what they want. They should give peace a chance. It is high time they were told to their faces that Ghana is fed up with them, and if they don’t take care, the country will ensure that, by hook or by crook, we need to stabilise that environment. This will affect several people, and the measures will be drastic.”
“The more the crisis continues, the more vulnerable Ghana becomes,” he said, warning that the curfews could be so severe that the residents might not have much time to leave their homes.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
