Don’t blame judiciary in Dagbon issue-Retired security Chief warns

A retired National Security Coordinator, Kofi Bentum Quantson has said that it will be unwise for any President to come to conclusions that failure to find lasting solution to the crisis in Dagbon,is as a result of judicial flaws.

Mr. Quantson said the Judiciary cannot be blamed for the inability of the courts to find specifically who the alleged killers of the overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Na Yakubu Andani are. “The conflict in Dagbon has serious security implications rather than judicial flaws in the judgment,” he added.

Speaking to Adakabre Frimpong Manso on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem on Thursday, Mr. Quantson said “it is easy for the security to come out clearly to say the issue is a pure criminal matter”.

The former National Security Co-coordinator has also cautioned that the present political atmosphere does not augur well for peaceful elections in 2012.

He said tribal inferences have the tendency of disturbing the peaceful atmosphere in the nation if not checked and stopped immediately.

“There are also critical issues that would ignite or be ignited if not properly managed. These relate to chieftancy matters particularly in Bawku, Dagbon, Yendi, Tamale, Anlo, Sefwi and elsewhere, with clear or perceived discrimination and selectivity in the criminal justice system, all having the potential for settling scores ever present”, he warned.

He added that the intra-party skirmishes in the leading political parties could also affect the political stability towards the elections adding that the description of the 2012 elections by politicians and political parties as “a do- or-die” affair complete with insults, open threats of recriminations and counter-recriminations, among other things, are all indicators of potential disputing of election results.

Mr. Quantson said in an acrimonious, divisive, volatile political environment, there is the possibility that fanatical or unthinkable people could be manipulated to embark on criminal acts for parochial political interest.

He noted that people fail to acknowledge national interest ahead of tribal interest and will therefore not defend the property of the nation, but rather will die for their tribes.

Story: Samuel Mantey/Adom News/Ghana