By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei
President John Dramani Mahama has initiated moves to restore calm in the Sawla-Bole area of the Savannah Region, following renewed tensions between the Gonja and Brifor communities.
According to a statement from the Presidency, the President, upon returning from a state visit to Singapore, was briefed by the National Security Coordinator and the Minister for the Interior on the situation.
While in Singapore, President Mahama held a telephone conversation with the Yagbonwura, Jira Bikunuto Jewu Soale I, to discuss concrete steps to end the conflict and foster peaceful coexistence.
As part of the peace-building effort, the President has dispatched a government delegation led by the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohamed-Mubarak, to meet the Yagbonwura and other key stakeholders in the area.
Security in the region has also been reinforced with the deployment of additional police and military personnel to ensure law and order.
The President urged all parties to support ongoing initiatives aimed at resolving the conflict and restoring normalcy. He further directed the government delegation to collaborate with the Regional Security Council, traditional leaders, and community stakeholders to promote dialogue and peaceful resolution of disputes.
“President Mahama urges all parties to support the initiatives underway to end the conflict and restore normalcy,” the statement signed by Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications, emphasized.
The government says it remains committed to upholding peace, law, and order in the Savannah Region.
