President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed worry about the expenditure incurred in restoring peace to the Bawku Traditional Area.
According to the president, money spent to ensure security in and around the Bawku municipality could have been channelled to other developmental projects.
Delivering his State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament on February 27, 2024, the President described the prolonged chieftaincy issues in Bawku as “troubling.”
“While we are spending time, money and energy on lives, keeping the country safe from external forces. I must add that it is a matter of great concern that we continue to have so many chieftaincy and land disputes around the country.
“I must make special mention of the troubles in Bawku. The tragedy is not only thriving in a dynamic town, it’s been reduced to a wasteland of destruction and mistrust. We’re spending money and energy that would have been better spent on developing the needs of Bawku. Providing security to keep brothers and sisters from killing each other.”
Recent violence in the Bawku Municipality had caused the government through the Ministry of Interior, to impose a curfew in the Municipality and nearby towns and villages.
The imposition followed the advice from the Upper East Regional Security Council (RESSEC) after alleged chieftaincy disputes ensued in the Bawku Municipality.
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