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The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga is alleging that the National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, is given some six million Ghana cedis (GHS6,000,000.00) monthly by the Finance Ministry to manage the Bawku conflict.
This, Mr. Ayariga says, translates into a whopping eighteen million Ghana cedis (Ghc18,000,000.00) each quarter.
Speaking on Woezor TV on Saturday, August 3, the outspoken MP said despite the huge sum of money allocated to the Ministry there is no evidence of work done.
Subsequently, he dared Mr. Kan-Dapaah to respond to his allegations.
The former Minister of Youth and Sports under the John Dramani Mahama administration further explained that the ongoing conflict also made it impossible for his party’s presidential candidate to visit the town during his tour of the region.
He asserted that this decision by John Mahama to bypass the area based on advice from security experts resulted in the anger expressed by the youth through the burning of posters.
There has been recurring chieftaincy dispute in Bawku and its environs, characterized by violent clashes that have claimed hundreds of lives over the years.
In addition, properties running into millions of Ghana cedis have been lost to the violence.
According to available information, the dispute is over the rightful ownership of the Bawku skin, referred to as na’am.
As of April 2024, 10 more deaths had been recorded with four local radio stations shut down
