The upper eat regional house of chiefs said the residents are now living in fears following a renew clashes in the Bawku conflict.
The regional house of chiefs said the clashes have escalated to the other parts of the region.
The President of the Upper East Regional House of Chiefs, Pe Dituudini Adiana Ayagitam III, has called on the government to urgently establish a relief fund to provide support to residents affected by the Bawku chieftaincy conflict.
According to him, the renewed chieftaincy conflict had reached crisis level as many residents, families and individuals had lost their source of livelihoods and were currently struggling to survive in the area.
call on the government to establish a fund and appeal for donations from institutions and corporate organisations to alleviate the humanitarian crisis currently unfolding in the Bawku area,” he said.
Addressing a press conference on behalf of the house of chiefs in Bolgatanga, Pe Ayagitam, who is also the Paramount Chief of the Chiana Traditional Area, said “for the long term, we encourage the government to consider providing special investment packages to provide jobs for the teeming unemployed youth.
The press conference was held to address pressing issues relating to the renewed Bawku chieftaincy conflict, which has worsened the security situation in the area, as well as deprived many residents of their source of livelihood.
Pe Ayagitam stated that Bawku, the capital of the Kusaug Traditional Area, was home to a number of settler communities including Yanga, Hausa, Bimoba, Bisa, Moshie and Dagomba, besides the Mamprusis and other tribal groups.
He said all these groups of people desire to live in peace and tranquility and to go about their legitimate businesses and activities in an atmosphere and environment devoid of tension and insecurity.”
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