19-05-2010
Narration: a few years ago at Wulensi in the Northern Region, a guinea fowl triggered an ethnic conflict leading to the loss of many lives and just last month ,claims over a piece of land between two clans in the Bumkpurugu-Yonyoo District of the Northern Region also led to communal clashes. The people however appealed to the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocese of the Catholic Church under which the district falls to help bring peace to the area. A stakeholder’s dialogue was therefore organized by the church at Bolgatanga to find an amicable solution to the conflict. Correspondents, Isaac Asare and Abraham Dimmie were at the dialogue and throw more light on the issue.
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The Bunkprugu –Yonyoo District has in recent times been characterized by violent conflicts. This, worrying trend has compelled some residents of the area to resettle in other areas for safety. The recent unpass is a land conflict involving two clans namely Nakuk and Nandog. The unfortunate incident has necessitated a peace dialogue between the two clans to ensure that sanity prevails. The Navrongo – Bolgatanga Catholic Diocese, under which East and West Mamprusi Districts as well as the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District fall, organized the peace talks. In attendance were the Bunkpurugu chief, the chiefs of Nakuk and Nandog, the M.P for Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo, Assembly Members as well as youth and women leaders. On March 18th, 20th and 21st April this year, disagreements between the Nakuk and Nandog clans over the ownership of a piece of land led to a bloody clash. Four people lost their lives, 346 houses in six communities were completely destroyed and 3,768 people displaced. The peace talk was therefore in response to an appeal by the people in the district to the Catholic Church to intervene and bring peace to the area. The Nayiri, Na-Game Buhagu said, he has set his own investigations in motion and that those identified to be fanning the conflict would be dealt with severely. He therefore appealed to the two clans to lay down their arms and give peace a chance. He said the raining season is at the corner and that instead of the people fighting among themselves, they should go to the land and fight against poverty which is their greatest enemy. The MP for Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo, Duut Emmanuael Kwame was not happy that he has used his almost two years in parliament to fight for soldiers and police to keep peace in the district instead of fighting for development projects. He therefore appealed especially to the youth in the area to think of the future of the district and give peace a chance. The Rev. Fr Lazarus Amnyere of the Damango Centre for Conflict Transformation and Peace Studies said while the world spends about 450 billion dollars annually on peace keeping, only 5 percent of that amount is given as development support. According to him, if such an amount was given for development, over 450,000 clinics would be built throughout the world.
Rev Fr Amnyere said if the money Ghana spends on peace keeping was used for development areas, there would have been great improvement in the lives of the people. The Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocesan Administrator, Monsignor Thomas Anamooh said the Catholic Church is not only interested in the spiritual welfare of its people but the physical and total wellbeing as well. He gave the assurance that the church would continue to work until total peace returns to the area. He commended government and all those who in diverse ways have helped to bring peace to the area. Ghana today is hopeful that the peace talk would help in settling their differences. From the Upper East Region, this has been Isaac Asare and Abraham Dimmie reporting from Bolgatanga.
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Narration: a few years ago at Wulensi in the Northern Region, a guinea fowl triggered an ethnic conflict leading to the loss of many lives and just last month ,claims over a piece of land between two clans in the Bumkpurugu-Yonyoo District of the Northern Region also led to communal clashes. The people however appealed to the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocese of the Catholic Church under which the district falls to help bring peace to the area. A stakeholder’s dialogue was therefore organized by the church at Bolgatanga to find an amicable solution to the conflict. Correspondents, Isaac Asare and Abraham Dimmie were at the dialogue and throw more light on the issue.
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ANCR V/O
Report:
The Bunkprugu –Yonyoo District has in recent times been characterized by violent conflicts. This, worrying trend has compelled some residents of the area to resettle in other areas for safety. The recent unpass is a land conflict involving two clans namely Nakuk and Nandog. The unfortunate incident has necessitated a peace dialogue between the two clans to ensure that sanity prevails. The Navrongo – Bolgatanga Catholic Diocese, under which East and West Mamprusi Districts as well as the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District fall, organized the peace talks. In attendance were the Bunkpurugu chief, the chiefs of Nakuk and Nandog, the M.P for Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo, Assembly Members as well as youth and women leaders. On March 18th, 20th and 21st April this year, disagreements between the Nakuk and Nandog clans over the ownership of a piece of land led to a bloody clash. Four people lost their lives, 346 houses in six communities were completely destroyed and 3,768 people displaced. The peace talk was therefore in response to an appeal by the people in the district to the Catholic Church to intervene and bring peace to the area. The Nayiri, Na-Game Buhagu said, he has set his own investigations in motion and that those identified to be fanning the conflict would be dealt with severely. He therefore appealed to the two clans to lay down their arms and give peace a chance. He said the raining season is at the corner and that instead of the people fighting among themselves, they should go to the land and fight against poverty which is their greatest enemy. The MP for Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo, Duut Emmanuael Kwame was not happy that he has used his almost two years in parliament to fight for soldiers and police to keep peace in the district instead of fighting for development projects. He therefore appealed especially to the youth in the area to think of the future of the district and give peace a chance. The Rev. Fr Lazarus Amnyere of the Damango Centre for Conflict Transformation and Peace Studies said while the world spends about 450 billion dollars annually on peace keeping, only 5 percent of that amount is given as development support. According to him, if such an amount was given for development, over 450,000 clinics would be built throughout the world.
Rev Fr Amnyere said if the money Ghana spends on peace keeping was used for development areas, there would have been great improvement in the lives of the people. The Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocesan Administrator, Monsignor Thomas Anamooh said the Catholic Church is not only interested in the spiritual welfare of its people but the physical and total wellbeing as well. He gave the assurance that the church would continue to work until total peace returns to the area. He commended government and all those who in diverse ways have helped to bring peace to the area. Ghana today is hopeful that the peace talk would help in settling their differences. From the Upper East Region, this has been Isaac Asare and Abraham Dimmie reporting from Bolgatanga.
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