In the May 9th edition of the daily graphic a statement made by the Bawku Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) in the above article and I quote ‘Mr. Abanga said Bawku had been on the verge of attaining peace when the last incident occurred. “After the meeting between the President and the chiefs of the feuding sides and intensification of peace efforts at the local level, we were all very hopeful that peace was gradually returning, only to be hit hard by this latest development,”
This statement was misunderstood and mischievously commented upon by one Abugri Michael Mbe of the Internal Revenue Service, Suame Kumasi.
Mr. Abugri in his letter in the 19th edition of the daily graphic among other things said “One would understand that the president met the Kusasi chief on one side and then the Mamprusi on the other. This goes to say that there are two chiefs in Bawku”. “If my understanding is right, then is Mr. Abanga, who is the Municipal Chief Executive of Bawku, and supposed to know better, not aware that there is only one paramount chief in Bawku”? “If this is so, then Mr. Abanga should speak for himself”.
When I first read the letter challenging MCE to speak up, I wanted to ignore it but upon second thought and the peace we are all seeking for in Bawku compelled me to write this rejoinder.
First and foremost, I must state emphatically there is no doubt that Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II is the paramount chief of the Bawku traditional area. Secondly to state clearly that the MCE was not referring to two chiefs in Bawku rather he meant, when the president invited the feuding sides, Bawku Naba asigri Abugrago Azoka II met the president in accompany of some of his divisional chiefs. Similarly, the king of Mamprugu did so in a large company of his chiefs.
In effect the “chiefs” used in the MCE’s statement referred to all the chiefs who went to the castle at the invitation of the president.
It is therefore surprising that Mr. Abugre who knows Bawku too well would want to start such a controversy.
Perhaps what Mr. Abugre needs to know is that the Bawku Naba and his chiefs and the Mamprusi have cooperated well with the MUSEC, REGSEC and Government and we intend have exhibited our neutrality in the handling of the crisis in Bawku. I therefore want to invite Mr. Abugre and all well meaning people from Bawku to team up with the security agencies and government to see how we can find lasting peace in Bawku and not make inflammatory comments capable of derailing the peace efforts made so far.
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
BAWKU MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY
POST OFFICE BOX 1
BAWKU-UPPER EAST REGION
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