{"id":245391,"date":"2024-11-04T15:05:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T15:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/04\/we-would-not-have-faced-bawku-tragedies-if-we-had-addressed-tensions\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T15:05:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T15:05:53","slug":"we-would-not-have-faced-bawku-tragedies-if-we-had-addressed-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/04\/we-would-not-have-faced-bawku-tragedies-if-we-had-addressed-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"We would not have faced Bawku tragedies if we had addressed tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/979\/97902361.295.jpg\" alt=\"John Dramani Mahama is the NDC Presidential Candidate\" title=\"John Dramani Mahama is the NDC Presidential Candidate\" width=\"295\" height=\"171\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>John Dramani Mahama is the NDC Presidential Candidate<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">The National Democratic Congress presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama, has urged Ghanaians, particularly the government, to adopt a proactive approach to addressing issues facing the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mahama, the recent unrest in Bawku, which has escalated and resulted in the loss of several lives, could have been prevented if the government had taken a proactive approach to addressing the tensions that have worsened the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on his official Facebook page on Monday, November 4, 2024, Mahama said \u201cI have always believed that we need a proactive attitude towards peace. Had we been proactive in addressing the tensions in our midst, perhaps we would not have faced tragedies such as those in Bawku, where lives are being lost and families are being shattered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mahama, who is also a former president, assured Ghanaians of his and the NDC\u2019s commitment to upholding the country\u2019s peace.<\/p>\n<p>He reiterated his pledge to be an exemplary leader who advocates for the voiceless while fighting for justice and fairness for every citizen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of the National Democratic Congress, I solemnly commit to upholding the values of dialogue, respect, and justice for all. We pledge to be the voice of the voiceless and to stand alongside every Ghanaian committed to peace\u2014a peace grounded in justice,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read Mahama\u2019s full post below:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FJDMahama%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0ziR7tdmp1u31t7PvPxgam5zfPaTCMcHwoRT7nkLAgF4PBD9iZN1USLqXppq1D1SWl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>MAG\/ ADG<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch the latest edition of BizHeadlines below:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"z7lmy19LSGU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mahama clashes with Bawumia again over economic matters| BizHeadlines\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z7lmy19LSGU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Dramani Mahama is the NDC Presidential Candidate The National Democratic Congress presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama, has urged Ghanaians, particularly the government, to adopt a proactive approach to addressing issues facing the country. According to Mahama, the recent unrest in Bawku, which has escalated and resulted in the loss of several lives, could have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":217742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-245391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>We would not have faced Bawku tragedies if we had addressed tensions - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/04\/we-would-not-have-faced-bawku-tragedies-if-we-had-addressed-tensions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"We would not have faced Bawku tragedies if we had addressed tensions - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"John Dramani Mahama is the NDC Presidential Candidate The National Democratic Congress presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama, has urged Ghanaians, particularly the government, to adopt a proactive approach to addressing issues facing the country. 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