{"id":240964,"date":"2024-10-28T21:02:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T21:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/28\/mahama-calls-for-restraint-amid-renewed-chieftaincy-clashes-in-bawku\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T21:02:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T21:02:29","slug":"mahama-calls-for-restraint-amid-renewed-chieftaincy-clashes-in-bawku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/28\/mahama-calls-for-restraint-amid-renewed-chieftaincy-clashes-in-bawku\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama calls for restraint amid renewed Chieftaincy clashes in Bawku"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>John Dramani Mahama, the presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has expressed serious concerns over the disruption of peace during the New Patriotic Party\u2019s (NPP) administration, particularly in light of a renewed chieftaincy clash in Bawku.<\/p>\n<p>The long-standing conflict has flared up again following the return of rival chief Alhaji Seidu Abagre from exile, resulting in the loss of at least two lives and several injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to supporters in Saboba on Monday, October 28, as part of his Northern regional campaign, Mahama urged all factions involved to exercise restraint and avoid any form of violent provocation.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized the importance of dialogue in resolving the conflict. Mahama also pledged his commitment to restoring total peace in Bawku if elected in the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout peace, there cannot be progress, unfortunately, any time the peace of Ghana will be disturbed, it is the NPP government that is in power. Recently, I have been hearing some things happening in Bawku that appear to be threatening to disturb the peace there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will just appeal to the people of Bawku area and all those who are stakeholders in what is happening there to exercise patience and exercise restraint. We know that some sinister hands are trying to stoke the fires of ethnic conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should not allow themselves to be provoked into violence. And so, please the people of the Bawku area, I\u2019m begging you, pleading with you to remain calm, be restrained, and don\u2019t resort to conflict. NDC is coming and when we come, we will make sure that there\u2019s peace in Bawku and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most dangerous person to avoid is a person who says one thing and does another thing, the most dangerous person is someone who says something today and says something tomorrow. 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