Conflicts In Bawku, Buipe, And Battor Distress Peace Council

Recent disputes in various regions of the nation have alarmed the National Peace Council (NPC), particularly in Bawku in the Upper East Region, Battor in the Volta Region, and Buipe in the Savannah Region.

The Council stated that disagreements, many of which have been chieftaincy-related, have resulted in fatalities, injuries, and property losses in these areas alone in December 2022.

According to the Council, this could “derail the gains of peace and stability in the country.” 

However, it expressed satisfaction with Ghana’s placement in the report of the 2022 Global Peace Index.

The Council brought up these issues in its end-of-year statement iterating,  “The 2022 Global Peace Index Report ranked Ghana as the second most peaceful country in Africa and the first in West Africa.

“This feat has not been achieved in a vacuum. It’s indeed, our collective efforts, as a people, determined to sustain our peace and democracy.”

It expressed appreciation for the “contributions to the peace and stability of the country” made by the government, traditional leaders, political parties, businesses, academics, the diplomatic community, civil society, and the Ghanaian people.

Moreover, the Council encouraged the regional security councils (REGSECs) of the affected regions to “perform the necessary probe into the circumstances that led to these regrettable occurrences” in regard to the pockets of violence.

Furthermore, it exhorted everyone participating in conflict resolution procedures to cooperate closely with the REGSECs in order to settle issues amicably.

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