The members of parliament from the Kusaug traditional area have described as null and void the enskinment of a new Bawku Naaba by the Nayiri.
Addressing the media in parliament, the group condemned the action amidst the conflict, which has claimed many lives, questioning government’s commitment in ensuring lasting peace in Bawku.
It has come to the attention of the Members of Parliament for Bawku Central, Zebilla, Binduri, Pusiga, Timpane and Garu, thus, Mahama Ayariga, Cletus Apul Avoka, Abanga Abdulai, Hajia Laadi Ayii Ayamba, Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba and Albert Akuka Alalzuuga that the overlord of maprugu, Nayiri, Naa Bohugu Mahami Abdulai Sherigah Il, has enskined a rival chief for Bawku.
A statement signed by the leader of the Kusaug caucus in parliament noted that such purported enskinment is null and void and will not be recognized by any institution under the 1992 constitution.
It called on the Government to immediately take steps to ensure the maintenance of peace and security and hold perpetrators of the criminal act accountable.
Meanwhile, the Members of Parliament for the area call on the people of the Kusaug Traditional Area and its environs to remain calm and allow the laws to take control of the situation.
The statement noted that the conduct of the Nayiri has the potential to aggravate the already precarious security situation in Bawku.
It further called on president Akufo Addo and his Vice, Alhaji Mamudu Bawumia to exercise political will in respecting the Constitution of Ghana, to ensure that rule of law prevail in Bawku.
The MPs reminded all that the Zugrana, Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II, who is the Bawku naaba and President of the Kusaug Traditional Council remains the only recognized paramount chief of the Kusaug Traditional Area as recognized by law.
