Executive Director of the West African Network for Peace Building (WANEP), Emmanuel Bonbande has called for dialogue to help end the long-standing ethnic conflict in Bawku. Mr. Bonbande believes there is an urgent need to restore peace in Bawku in order to re-establish economic activities to eradicate poverty and build a future of prosperity for future generations of the area.
Mr. Bonbande who was the guest speaker at the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Bawku Senior High School, called for a special effort to integrate peace education into the teaching and training of youth in Bawku to foster peace and stability there The security expert who is also an indigenous son of Bawku emphasized the need for the youth of Bawku to let go of the resentment, hatred and bitterness that they harbor against one another.
President John Dramani Mahama in a speech read on his behalf by the Upper East Regional Minister, Alhaji Limuna Mohammed-Muniru, appealed to the Mamprusi ethnic group in Bawku to return to the Inter-Ethnic Peace Committee in order for lasting peace to return to Bawku and its environs.
The Paramount Chief of the Bawku Traditional Area, Naba Sigri Abugrago Azoka II also appealed for lasting peace in Bawku.
By: Joshua Asaah | A1radioonline.com | Ghana
