There appears to be more danger hanging over Bawku in the upper east region of Ghana following withdrawal of the Kusasi’s from the Statutory committee.
The Kusasi side of the inter-ethnic peace committee has announced their permanent exit from the group, on allegation of mistrust.
‘We have reached the end of the road, we cannot continue to waste out time on a committee that is clearly not working’,the co-chair and team leader for the kusasi’s, Naba Thomas Abilla stressed.
The bawku inter-ethnic peace committee was established in May 2009 during the height of the violent chieftaincy dispute.
The government-led initiative was to lead a localized mediation effort to bring about long-term peace in Bawku.
All of the ethnic groups in Bawku are represented on the committee, and the rival factions co-chair it.
The Kusasi side, however, asserts that the committee is not carrying out its mandate.
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A co-chair and the chief kusasi representative, Naba Thomas Abella, claimed that the committee’s judgments are not being followed.
The Tuesday media briefing scheduled for 10 am was delayed for nearly three hours due to intense sporadic gunshots in the township.
At the time this story was submitted, there had apparently been four more fatalities, bringing the total to 15.
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By Peter Quao Adattor
