Ghana’s Minister of Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has assured that the President John Dramani Mahama’s government will take every step necessary to restore peace in the country’s Sawla-Bole township.
The Minister assured
the Overlord of Gonja, Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I, that peace will return to the area.
He gave the assurance while speaking with journalists after a closed-door engagement at the Jakpa Palace in Damongo.
He expressed government’s concern about the loss of lives and property.
According to him, there was need for collaboration in restoring peace in the area.
He says “We have taken note of all the concerns and we have also assured him that we will do everything humanly possible to ensure that peace will be restored. But we need his cooperation and the cooperation of all others. Surely, what talking can solve, dance cannot solve.”
He pointed out that dialogue and cooperation were the most effective tools to resolve disputes, adding that government would implement its share of the agreements reached, with the hope that all parties would also adhere to their commitments.
The meeting follows renewed tensions in Sawla-Bole, which have displaced scores of residents and threatened stability in the Savannah Region. The minister reaffirmed that restoring calm and law and order remains a top priority.
“Surely, what talking can solve, dance cannot solve, so we are hoping that after all the lengthy discussion, the conclusion that we have come to, we will go and implement our part, we are hopeful that they will also listen to us and also adhere to the whatever agreement that we’ve had,” he noted.
Source:Africa Publicity