{"id":588370,"date":"2019-01-28T12:02:32","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T12:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\t\t\n<p> <br\/><strong>Former President Jerry John Rawlings and Otumfuo Osei Tutu II <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former President Jerry John Rawlings\nhas showered praises on President Akufo-Addo for restoring peace to Dagbon\nwhich used to be a conflict-pro"},"modified":"2019-01-28T12:02:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T12:02:32","slug":"rawlings-otumfuo-laud-nana-for-dagbon-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/28\/rawlings-otumfuo-laud-nana-for-dagbon-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Rawlings, Otumfuo Laud Nana For Dagbon Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Former President Jerry John Rawlings and Otumfuo Osei Tutu II <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former President Jerry John Rawlings<br \/>\nhas showered praises on President Akufo-Addo for restoring peace to Dagbon<br \/>\nwhich used to be a conflict-prone state.<\/p>\n<p>He also commended the Committee of Eminent Chiefs<br \/>\nchaired by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, for the role it played in<br \/>\nbringing lasting peace to Dagbon after more than 15 years of leadership crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Rawlings stated: \u201cLet me also commend<br \/>\nPresident Akufo-Addo for his dedication to the work of the Eminent Chiefs and<br \/>\nall who in diverse ways worked towards today\u2019s climactic event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI pray the government and the security agencies<br \/>\nwill continue to work in tandem with the new overlord, and the people of Dagbon<br \/>\nto ensure and maintain lasting peace and security,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also commend the Committee of Eminent Chiefs<br \/>\ncomprising the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II; Yagbonwura, Tuntumba Boresa Sulemana<br \/>\nJakpa I and Nayiri, Naa Bohogu Abdulai\u00a0Mahami\u00a0Sheriga, for their<br \/>\npainstaking efforts in bringing about this welcome development,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Asantehene himself had thanked President<br \/>\nAkufo-Addo for the peace in Dagbon.<\/p>\n<p>Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, in a statement read on his<br \/>\nbehalf by the Chairman of the Council of State, Nana Otuo Siriboe<br \/>\nII, said even though other presidents contributed to the peace process in the<br \/>\npast, it was Mr. Akufo-Addo, who fast-tracked everything and thus he<br \/>\n(Akufo-Addo) deserves praise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Focus On<br \/>\nPeace, Development<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the former president, in a message on<br \/>\nthe occasion of the investiture of the new Yaa-Naa, Abukari Mahama II, on<br \/>\nFriday, January 25, 2019, at the Gbewaa Palace in Yendi, Northern Region,<br \/>\nequally tasked citizens of Dagbon to devote themselves to peace and<br \/>\ndevelopment.<\/p>\n<p>He also urged them to be very mindful of the<br \/>\ncomplexity of their history, moving forward. <\/p>\n<p>The former president observed that it was time to<br \/>\nbuild Dagbon since many years have been wasted on fighting.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cThe people of Dagbon have gone<br \/>\nthrough a difficult and painful period since 2002, and it is a sign of great<br \/>\nmaturity, tact and patience that the processes of the burial ceremonies of the<br \/>\nYaa Naas and the investiture of the new overlord have progressed in relative<br \/>\npeace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cThe peace in Dagbon would be sustained if the traditional leaders and people in the area are committed to the fact that they are brothers and accept to dwell together in an atmosphere of peace and justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Melvin Tarlue <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Jerry John Rawlings and Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Former President Jerry John Rawlings has showered praises on President Akufo-Addo for restoring peace to Dagbon which used to be a conflict-prone state. 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