Cletus Avoka, the Upper East Region’s Member of Parliament for Zebilla, has pleaded with President Akufo-Addo to use his creativity to put an end to the unrest in Bawku.
In his State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Akufo-Addo voiced his serious concerns about the costs associated with settling the Bawku conflict.
He regretted that instead of being used for other development initiatives, the money was spent on maintaining security in and around Bawku.
The member of the Defence and Interior Committee told reporters in Parliament on Monday that the President can handle the conflict more skillfully before his term expires.
“Teachers have run, nurses are running away, workers have run away and who will accept posting to Bawku when they will come and burn down people’s property? People have lost their lives in the crossfire and so life in Bawku has come to a standstill as I said earlier.“Because of the border between Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Togo, Bawku has become very vulnerable, and so it is my humble plea to the president to resolve the Bawku conflict just as he did with the Dagbon issues. He should bring the same ingenuity to conclude the Bawku matter before he hands over on January 7, 2025.”
“I plead with the president to use his good offices and all the resources at his disposal as the Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces to be able to resolve the Bawku, otherwise, he has not done enough,” he stated. He also voiced concerns about the Upper East Region’s indigenous population not being represented in the President’s constitutionally mandated nomination of Ministers of State.
